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Defend America on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 7:28:44 PM
Tuesday Snowstorm Shatters Local Records
Daily Record For February Broken When 12.6 Inches Fall At O'Hare
CHICAGO (CBS) ?
The seemingly endless snowstorm is finally moving out of the area
Wednesday morning, after leaving more than a foot of snow on the ground
in many parts of the area and shattering a record for the date.
The official snowfall for Tuesday was 12.6 inches, measured at O'Hare
International Airport, which set a new daily record snowfall for the
month of February. The last record for daily snowfall for February in
Chicago was 11.5 inches, set on Feb. 18, 1908.
http://cbs2chicago.com/local/snow.foot.chicago.2.1481078.html
Record Snowfall Closes Major Pa. Interstates
Snow Closes Highways, Schools And Shuts Down SEPTA
Pennsylvania shut down major highways Wednesday after the roadways were
rendered nearly impassable by a winter storm that brought much of the
state to a standstill.
Governor Ed Rendell ordered the closure of Interstate 76 and I-676 in
Philadelphia, leaving the city of 1.5 million with only a single major
artery, Interstate 95. The state also closed I-476 in suburban
Philadelphia and I-83, I-78, I-176 and part of I-81 in central and
eastern Pennsylvania.
http://cbs3.com/local/interstate.closure.blizzard.2.1484840.html
One emailer told me he thinks of this storm as a “Snowatomic Bomb”,
and meteorologically he might be right. The low pressure system
responsible for the blizzard conditions today was a “meteorological
bomb”, meaning the pressure dropped at least 1 millibar an hour for 24
hours. Tuesday evening the low was a fairly weak 1005 millibar low
developing on the coast of South Carolina. This evening, 24 hours
later, the storm is an intense blizzard with a central pressure near
976 millibars…a 29 millibar drop in 24 hours!
For Baltimore the storm has set several records:
Snowiest February 10th: 12.9″ (4.0″ on yesterday = two day total of 16.9″)
Snowiest Month: 46.6″
Snowiest Winter: 77.3″
To put it in perspective, as of today we are 65.2″ above normal
snowfall for the winter. More than 5 feet above normal! And there are
weeks to go before the winter is over.
http://www.wbaltv.com/blogometer/index.html
Storm to depart, takes century-old record along
Second blizzard in days sets seasonal snow record
It's not often we witness a 100-year-plus record fall. Perhaps it's fitting it went out in such extreme fashion today.
As reported here earlier,
National Airport's preliminary (2 p.m.) snow total of 54.9" for the
2009-2010 winter thus far puts D.C. above the previous high mark of
54.4" set way back in 1898-1899. Baltimore has also broken its all-time
record with this event.
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/capitalweathergang/?hpid=topnews
N.J. Again Taking Brunt Of The Storm
Conditions To Rival Blizzard As Wednesday Progresses
Totals: 10 To 16 Inches For NYC And Most Of The CBS 2 Viewing Area
NEW YORK (CBS) ?
A blizzard warning is still in effect for the five boroughs of New York
City, Long Island and central, southern New Jersey, as authorities deal
with a winter storm that forecasters said could dump about 10 to 16
inches of snow on the metropolitan area. Though the snowfall seemed to
be fairly light for much of the early part of Wednesday, forecasters
warned not to be fooled: the brunt of the storm came fast and furious
during the afternoon.
The blizzard warning, which the National Weather Service issued early
Wednesday, is in effect until 6 a.m. Thursday, and wind gusts of up to
40 mph are expected.
http://wcbstv.com/local/blizzard.like.storm.2.1483705.html