![]() Strong winds and extremely heavy precipitation brought zero visibility for travelers, and numerous power outages ensued. The huge storm surge resulted in broken sea walls and massive property loss. Since it developed during a new moon, an unusually large high tide occurred, and the storm brought a massive amount of water along coastal communities. This storm system made its way up the coast and approached southern New England late February 6 and early February 7. An Arctic cold front and a cold air mass then merged with the storm, creating the perfect ingredients for a large and intense low-pressure system. The storm was formed from an extratropical cyclone off the coast of South Carolina on February 5. Meteorological history Car buried by snow in Boston It caused more than US$520 million (US$2.33 billion in 2022 terms ) in damage. The storm killed about 100 people in the Northeast and injured about 4,500. Nearly all economic activity was disrupted in the worst-hit areas. Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts were hit especially hard by this storm.īoston received a record-breaking 27.1 inches (69 cm) of snow Providence also broke a record, with 27.6 inches (70 cm) of snow 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). Snow fell mostly from Monday morning, February 6, to the evening of Tuesday, February 7. The storm was primarily known as "Storm Larry" in Connecticut, following the local convention promoted by the Travelers Weather Service on television and radio stations there. The Blizzard of '78 formed on Sunday, February 5, 1978, and broke up on February 7. The Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978 was a catastrophic, historic nor'easter that struck New England, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the New York metropolitan area. ![]() Let's just say we COULD be looking at some ice or snow.Scene on residential street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island As for Friday, well, that's another blog for another day. We start to warm things up by midweek, we should get into the 40's Wednesday and Thursday. It will be cold for the next few days, but bright and dry. Thankfully we get several days to catch our breath. Swampscott and Danvers were among several towns north of Boston that ended up with more than 2 feet of snow. Places like Sharon, Whitman, Rockland and Norton all received over two feet of snow, some topping the 30" mark! Not to be outdone, the North Shore also had some whopping totals. The jackpot with this storm was just south of Boston thanks to a semi-stationary, intense snow band which dropped 1-to-3" per hour for most of the day. This winter has been absolutely crazy - 97% of the total snowfall for the entire season has fallen on two days, January 7th and January 29th.īreaking it down even further, you could say 97% of our snowfall this season in Boston has fallen in about 15 hours! Incredible!
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