Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Blizzard Heading Mary's Way


This second storm will be nothing short of a monster. Even in light of the blizzards earlier this winter that targeted the southern mid-Atlantic, this may be the one that people remember the most this winter in parts of New England and the northern mid-Atlantic.

At its peak, the storm will deliver near hurricane-force wind gusts (74 mph) blinding snow falling at the rate of over an inch per hour. For some people in upstate New York and eastern and northern Pennsylvania, this may seem more like a "snow hurricane" rather than a blizzard.

Cities likely to be impacted by heavy snow for all or at least part of the storm include: New York City, Albany, Rochester, Syracuse, Binghamton, Scranton, Allentown, Reading, Williamsport and Burlington.

So much for the weekend plans. (Better stock up.)

UPDATE

2 comments:

mary said...

update: Nothing even approaching hurricane force winds here, but a nice and thick layer of snow ~2 feet? Shoveled the driveway for the first time all winter w/ the housemate yesterday. Goooood workout!

Carol said...

Pictures??