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Scene on residential street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978 [1] [2] was a catastrophic, historic nor'easter that struck New England, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the New York metropolitan area. The Blizzard of '78 formed on Sunday, February 5, 1978 and broke up on February 7. [3]
The highest tide in Long Island was 11.27 ft (3.44 m) at Willets Point, Queens. [17] The tides and flooding decreased after the winds shifted to the north, [ 4 ] ending on December 14. [ 17 ] High tides canceled ferry service to Fire Island , and the only bridge onto the island was closed to all but emergency personnel and homeowners.
While located just east of Long Island on December 27, the nor'easter began its second phase of rapid strengthening that brought central pressure down to 976 hPa (28.8 inHg). During this period of intensification, snow propagated around the western side of the system, reaching as far south as Long Island. [8]
There was continuous snow cover from November 29 until the day of the blizzard, and 151.3 in (384 cm) of snow had fallen that winter prior to the blizzard – 59.1 in (150 cm) in January alone [14] – well above normal even for a city that averages about 100 in (250 cm) of snowfall per year. This resulted in a snow depth of 33 in (84 cm) on ...
The men were digging out during winter storm Kenan, which dumped a foot of snow onto New York City and between 18 and 24 inches across Long Island. At about 2:30 p.m., a 75-year-old man collapsed ...
New York State and New England bore the brunt of the storm; damage was extensive on Long Island, and in Connecticut, 130,000 households lost electric power during the storm. Widespread damage and power outages also occurred throughout Rhode Island and Massachusetts, where the storm generated 30-foot (9.1 m) waves along the coast. Because of the ...
The February 1969 nor'easter was a severe winter storm that affected the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions of the United States between February 8 and February 10. [1] The nor'easter dropped paralyzing snowfall, exceeding 20 in (51 cm) in many places.
The February 2013 North American blizzard, also known as Winter Storm Nemo [5] [6] and the Blizzard of 2013, [7] was a powerful blizzard that developed from the combination of two areas of low pressure, [8] primarily affecting the Northeastern United States and parts of Canada, causing heavy snowfall and hurricane-force winds.