Storm Analysis

Good morning everyone

We just experienced a one of a kind snowstorm in October that resembled a storm that we would typically experience in January.   Wow!! This storm was called a bomb, or defined as a storm that strengthens rapidly as it moves up the coast.  Here are some statistics from the storm.

24 hour snowfall accumulations
A). Eastern NY
1). Millbrook, NY 21.6 in
2). North Hillsdale 18.0 in
3). Elka Park, NY 16.0 in
4). Phoenicia, NY 10.0 in
5). Albany, NY 3.8 in
6). Saratoga Springs 2.0 in

B). Southern New England
    1). Massachusetts
         a). Peru, MA  32.0 in
         b). Plainfield, MA 30.8 in
         b). Windsor, MA 26.0 in
         d). Worcester, MA 14.6 in
         e). Springfield, MA 14.0 in
         f). Natick, MA 4.0 in
         g). Boston, MA 1.0 in

    2). Connecticut
          a). Bakersfield, CT 18.6 in
          b). Bistrol, CT 17.0 in
          c). Ridgefield, CT 15.5 in
          d). Oxford, CT 12.3 in
          e). Windsor Locks(Bradley Airport) 12.3 in
          f). Storrs. CT 6.0 in
          g). Lisbon, CT 5.9 in
          h). Stonington, CT 0.9 in

     3). Rhode Island
           a). West Gloucester, RI 6.6 in
           b). Woonsocket, RI 3.8 in
           c). Providence, RI 2.0 in

C). Northern New England
     1). Vermont
           a). West Halifax, VT 16.0 in
           b). Marlboro, VT 15.8 in
           c). Woodford, VT 14.0 in
           d). Bennington, VT 9.0in
           e). Woodstock, VT 6.0 in
           f). NNW Sheffield, VT 2.9 in

      2). New Hampshire
           a). Jaffrey, NH 31.4 in
           b). Troy, NH 25.0 in
           c). Peterborough, NH 24.0 in
           d). Keene, NH 18.1 in
           e). Bradford, NH 13.5 in
           f). Concord, NH 13.6 in
           g). Nashua, NH 11.0 in
           h). Pinkham Notch, NH 10.0 in
           i). North Conway, NH 7.0 in

      3). Maine
            a). Poland, ME 15.3 in
            b). Hartford, ME 13.8 in
            c). Gray, ME 12.9 in
            d). Bethel, ME 10.0 in
    
Peak Wind Gusts
      1). Barnstable, MA 69 mph
      2). Chatham, MA 62 mph
      3). Scituate, MA 55 mph
      4). Newport, RI 50 mph

Power outages...
Millions of people are in the dark across the northeast.  Trees and power lines are down across region impacted by the heavy snow and wind.
Connecticut: 750,000 customers without power
Massachusetts: 660,000 customers without power
New Hampshire: 280,000 customers without power
Rhode Island: 10,000 customers without power
NY: Scattered power outages in Eastern NY

Road impacts....
A lot of roads will remain impassible over the next few days.  Watch out for fallen trees and power lines.

Record Breaking Daily Snowfall....
City                 Recorded Snowfall    Previous Record
Albany, NY    3.8 in                           0.4 in
Hartford, CT   12.3 in                         Trace
Worcester, MA 11.4 in                       0.5 in
Concord, NH    13.6 in                       0.2 in
Portland, ME     2.7 in                        Trace

Not common to have this much snow in October. This historic storm will be talked about for years to come.

-NWS Regional Offices
-New York Times