One thing is for certain…the New England blizzard of 2013 will be remembered for years to come! As the two pieces of energy came together Fri night creating our historic nor’easter, intense snow bands inundated Long Island up into New Hampshire dumping large snowflakes at rates up to 2-4+ inches per hour through the night! Also, widespread thundersnow and flashes of lightning were reported under these great intensities. An "eye" of the storm could even be seen in satellite imagery. Of course who can forget the howling winds that reached hurricane force gusting over 74 mph in Massachusetts. The combination of tremendous snow and high winds led to over 300,000 without power and snow drifts up to 6-7 feet. Incoming photos show snow drifts as high as front doorways! Snow continued to fall heavily Saturday morning in Massachusetts and New Hampshire so official storm totals will not be in until Sunday. So far, this storm ranks among the top 10 all-time highest total for Boston but New Haven and Fairfield County Connecticut were the big winners topping nearly 3 feet! Check out the photo below from Hartford, CT.
Heading further south, New Jersey did not see quite the same intensities but certainly did not miss out on the action. After a break from the snow yesterday evening as the two storms phased together, snow quickly filled in and dumped 1-2 inches per hour overnight. Overall, 5-14” fell from Central to Northern NJ while South Jersey topped near 1-5”. Despite the lower totals, gusty winds created poor visibilities and high snow drifts. The Mid-Atlantic was spared as the back end of the storm did not quite reach that far south. With plenty of powder on the ground and clear skies tonight, lows will plummet into the single digits so watch for black ice Sunday morning.
Speaking of ice, our next wintry threat comes in the form of freezing rain that we are tracking for the Monday morning commute. Keep checking back with us for further updates.
