Not A Good Travel Day NE USA

We have so many reports out of the NE part of the country, that we could make this post 10-feet long. We will not do that, of course, but here are some highlights. Just a bit of good news, the intense storm is beginning to relax it’s grip, at least partially, on the northeast.

* 75 inches of snow in Philadelphia so far this winter, including 48 inches just in February so far. The average for the entire winter, as of today, is only 15 inches.
* 17 inches of snow from this storm in NYC Central Park.
* 40 inches of snow this winter at Newark, which is double the average amount.
* 28 inches of snow from this storm at West Milford, NY.
* 31 inches at Monroe, NY.
* 30 inches of new snow in Prattsville, NY.
* 14-foot waves at the Boston buoy.
* 39 inches of new snow at Franconia Notch, New Hampshire.
* 38 inches of snow at Randolph, New Hampshire.
* 8.38 inches of rain from this storm at Scarborough, Maine. Widespread heavy rain over Northern New England.
* 121 mph wind gust around midnight atop Mt. Washington, NH
* 24-foot waves overnight at the Portland buoy.
* Numerous flight cancellations in the Northeast.
* Hundreds of traffic accidents.
* Numerous motorists have been stranded in the heavy snow, especially north of NYC.
* Estimated 700,000 people without power in the winter storm area.
* 300-year-old dam collapsed this morning at Freetown, Mass. flooding homes. People were being evacuated.

USA EXTREMES
High of 79 yesterday at Palm Springs, California
17 below zero this morning at Ely, Minnesota
43 below at Nuiqsut, Alaska with a wind chill of minus 60
41 below at good old Deadhorse, Alaska with wind chill of 64 below
56 inches of snow on the ground at Valdez, Alaska
Zero snow on the ground at Birmingham

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