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Boston received a record-breaking 27.1 inches (69 cm) of snow; Providence also broke a record with 27.6 inches (70 cm); [3] Atlantic City broke an all-time storm accumulation with 20.1 inches (51 cm); two Philadelphia suburban towns in Chester County received 20.2 inches (51 cm), while the City of Philadelphia received 16.0 inches (41 cm). [5]
30.7 inches (78 cm) of snow fell in Philadelphia (as measured at the official city observation location, Philadelphia International Airport), the most of any major city in the storm's path. It remains the city's all-time greatest snowstorm, compared to its previous greatest snowstorm which was a "mere" 21.3 inches (54 cm). [9]
The above-stated death tolls are listed in the USACE report on cleanup efforts in the storm, [3] while a slightly different death toll is listed by the NWS on their Blizzard of 1977 webpage, which indicates 29 deaths resulted from the storm. [36] The Buffalo Area Chamber of Commerce estimated a total economic loss for Erie and Niagara counties ...
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PHILADELPHIA - The week is kicking off with a snow day as the white stuff falls across the entire Philadelphia region from morning until evening on Monday. FOX 29's Weather Authority is tracking ...
An inch (2.5 cm) or more, usually much more, of snow remained on much of that area for nearly two months. In Indiana, schools were closed for as much as three weeks, [13] and the historic Indiana High School Boys Basketball Tournament was postponed for 17 days. [14] The storm did much damage to the Ohio Valley and the Great Lakes.
Philadelphia International Airport (Credit: Getty Images) As record highs are reported across the United States, snow in July seems impossible, especially in Philadelphia. Yet, as temperatures hit ...
The North American blizzard of 2006 was a nor'easter that began on the evening of February 11, 2006 and impacted much of eastern North America.It dumped heavy snow across the Mid-Atlantic and New England states, from Virginia to Maine through the early evening of February 12, and ended in Atlantic Canada on February 13.