From News Nation:
“Snowfall totals: National
Weather Service says these cities were hit hardest”
Wondering which of your friends
will be spending the most time shoveling snow from the driveway? The National
Weather Service recorded impressive totals across several states from the most
recent round of storms. As the storm began to wind down Friday afternoon,
several states were seeing totals north of a foot, with the lake effect driving
that number as high as 18 inches in Upstate New York, according to the National
Weather Service. Late Friday, the NWS sent out totals – as of 4:30 ET – for the
hardest-hit city in each state from Kentucky to Maine:
NY – Cheektowaga/Henderson 18″
(lake effect)
MA – Blue Hill – 15.2″
WV – New Canaan 15″
CT – Danielson 13.3″
RI – Harrisville 12″
PA – Davis 10.7″
KY – Lexington 9.9″
NY – NYC-LGA 9.7″ (storm)
ME – Millbridge 9″
MD – Thurmont 8″
OH – Chardon 8″ (lake effect)
VA – Big Black Mtn 8″
NJ – Closter 7.3″
NH – Sandown 6.8″
OH – Chesapeake 6″ (storm)
DE – Smyrna 4.5″
Washington DC 3.8″
NC – Banner Elk 3.5″
VT – Woodford 3″
The weather combined with this
week’s coronavirus surge to disrupt classes and flights across the map. By
mid-afternoon Friday, airlines had scrubbed more than 2,600 flights, with the
largest numbers at airports in Boston and the New York City area, according to
tracking service FlightAware. Drivers in the hardest-hit areas were urged to
stay off the roads, but there were reports of crashes around the eastern United
States. Plow driver Michael D’Andrea got a firsthand look at the mess. He saw
plenty of vehicles spin out as the thick snow fell. “The first storm is always
a bit more dangerous,” said D’Andrea, 34, of Norwood, Massachusetts. “No one
has driven in this weather for like six months. People have to relearn how to
drive in this. And it’s usually not a foot of snow the first one. This is
almost a blizzard with how fast it came down. 2022 is off to a bang, but I
suppose we were overdue.” The storm also affected coronavirus testing sites,
many of which have been overwhelmed with long lines and waits for days. Some
testing sites in Rhode Island delayed their openings. In Connecticut, most state-sponsored
testing sites that are usually open Fridays closed because of the storm, but
some sites run locally and by pharmacies, remained open. The storm brought
record-setting snow to some areas of the South on Thursday. Nashville saw 6.3
inches Thursday, shattering the city’s previous Jan. 6 record of 4 inches,
which had stood since 1977, the weather service said.
^ We didn’t get much snow from
this storm, but I cleared everything that fell. ^
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