Nemo Not So Epic

From TWC:

"Latest on Nemo: State by State"

As travel around New York City and New Jersey slowly started moving again Saturday morning, Winter Storm Nemo continued to slam a large swath of the coast from eastern Massachusetts to Maine. Blizzard conditions pounded Portland, Maine, where the city had already seen 29-inches of snow, setting a new snowfall record. Boston was on track to claim one of its top five highest snowstorms on record.  Despite road crews working through the night, heavy, blowing snow was still making roads impassible across New England. Rhode Island and Massachusetts were under a full travel ban Saturday morning. The governor of Connecticut closed all roads until further notice.

Police in Suffolk County, NY, said they're making a little headway removing about 100 stranded cars from the Long Island Expressway.  Approximately 660,000 homes and businesses were without power - and without heat - from New Jersey to Maine.

Here's how states and major cities are handling the epic winter threat.

New York State

• Two deaths reported. One in Germantown, the other in Poughkeepsie.
• Police continue to remove as many as 100 cars stranded on the Long Island Expressway and surrounding frontage roads.
• Hurricane-force wind gusts reported in Suffolk County.
• 11,000 customers without power.
• Snow report: 28" in East Setauket.
• State of Emergency continues.
• Interstate 84 closed to trucks between Pennsylvania and Connecticut.

New York City

• Mayor Bloomberg says "an enormous amount of resources" out on the streets.
• 2200 salting and plowing equipment on the road.
• All Saturday school activities are cancelled.
• Snow reports: 12" in the Bronx; 10" in Upper Manhattan; 11.4" in Central Park.
• FDNY keeping extra firefighters on duty through Saturday.
• Mayor says primary roads have been plowed, but asks people not to drive Saturday. Track the progress of snow plows on the city's website.
• Amtrak cancels Saturday's service for the Acela Express train between NYC and Boston.

Massachusetts

• Significant flooding possible this morning. Evacuations encouraged around Hull.
• Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth shut down after losing off-site power. No threat to the public.
• About 410,000 customers without power.
• On Cape Cod, shelters opened at high schools in Sandwich, South Yarmouth, Eastham and Falmouth after a flood warning was issued.
• Winds 30 to 50 m.p.h. forecast this evening off Cape Cod.
• State of Emergency continues.
• STATEWIDE DRIVING BAN remains in effect.
• As many of 5000 National Guard troops could be working in the state this weekend.

Boston

• Snow, high winds continue to pound the city Saturday morning.
• Snow report: 21.8" at Logan International Airport. The airport remains closed.
• Blizzard warning is posted.
• Amtrak cancels Saturday's service for the Acela Express train between NYC and Boston.
• City shelters are open through the duration of the storm.
• Previous Boston snowfall records: Feb. 17-18, 2003: 27.5 inches; Feb. 6-7, 1978: 27.1 inches; Feb. 24-27, 1969: 26.3 inches

Connecticut

• TOP SNOW REPORTS: 38" in Milford; 36" in Oxford; 34" in New Haven.
• All roads are CLOSED until further notice, according the governor.
• About 38,000 customers without power.
• State police confirm a pedestrian was hit and killed in Prospect, according to local media.
• Bradley International Airport is closed.
• State of Emergency continues.
• Widespread power outages across the state.
• All CT TRANSIT busses have suspended service.
• Snow will wind down on Saturday, but it will remain windy.
• Out-of-state utility crews are moving in to help.

Rhode Island

• More than 180,000 without power statewide.
• Travel ban remains posted.
• Smithfield, RI: 24" snow so far.
• State of Emergency issued.
• All RIPTA service is suspended.

New Hampshire

• Gov. Hassan urges people to stay off the roads Saturday morning, because high winds and blowing snow will continue create dangerous driving conditions.
• State of Emergency issued.
• Liberty Utilities has initiated an emergency readiness plan in anticipation of Nemo.
• Concord's biggest snowfall on record was 27.5 inches in the Blizzard of 1888. That storm is followed by 22.5 inches in a December 2003 storm and 22.2 inches in the Halloween nor'easter of 2011.

Maine

• Portland sets a brand new snowfall record with 29.3" so far, easily beating the previous record of 27.1" set in January 1979.
• Snow report: 33" in Gorham.
• About 14,000 customers without power.
• Blizzard conditions forecast through Saturday afternoon.
• Gov. LePage issued a limited emergency declaration, which focuses on allowing more utility crews to help restore power.
• The weather is blamed for a 19 car pile-up on I-295 in Falmouth Friday. Several people were injured.
• The heaviest snow is expected to end between 9 a.m. and noon Saturday.

New Jersey

• NJ TRANSIT resumes bus service Saturday morning.
• Newark Airport is reopening.
• 5000 customers without power.
• Toms River office of emergency management issued a voluntary evacuation order for residents in barrier island homes or low lying mainland areas through high tide.
• State Emergency Operations Center continues operating.

Vermont

• Snow reports: 16" in Springfield; 9.6" in Burlington.
• State Police say 2 people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a crash in I-89 in South Burlington.

^ Well as usual Nemo turned out not to be the "historic, epic storm" that everyone hyped it would be. Right now we have about 16 inches of snow and expected to get several more before it ends later this morning, but no where near the 28 inches they said we would get. It is very windy though. The town plow already came so hopefully the guy who plows my driveway will come soon. The USPS cancelled all activity for today in the whole state and did so last night. This is just plain dumb since they even delivered when we got 2 feet in the past. I really wish the media would calm down on all these storms (whether they are hurricanes or snow.) In the past few years they have gone over-board with all their hype and caused lots of chaos and panic-  more than the storms did themselves. While some areas were hit hard by Nemo (ie MA) most were not and so if the media is going to go crazy about the storms they should focus only on the areas that will actually get hit hard instead of generalizations - all of New England, etc. ^

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