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20:15 • 4 months ago

nbcnews:

Snow snarls Detroit interstates; winter storm warning for New England
(Photo: Janet S. Carter / The Free Press via AP)
Whiteout conditions in the Detroit area on Saturday caused pile-ups involving dozens of cars and trucks that closed several highways, including Interstates 75 and 94, all part of a weather system that brought winter storm warnings for parts of Massachusetts.
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An arduous winter continues for many in the northeast — the National Weather Service estimates snowfall approaching ten inches in some parts of Massachusetts this Sunday.

Snow snarls Detroit interstates; winter storm warning for New England

(Photo: Janet S. Carter / The Free Press via AP)

Whiteout conditions in the Detroit area on Saturday caused pile-ups involving dozens of cars and trucks that closed several highways, including Interstates 75 and 94, all part of a weather system that brought winter storm warnings for parts of Massachusetts.

Read the complete story.

An arduous winter continues for many in the northeast — the National Weather Service estimates snowfall approaching ten inches in some parts of Massachusetts this Sunday.

11:22 • 1 year ago

Small Alaskan town gets all the snow the rest of the country isn’t getting

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18′ amount of snow, in feet, that has fallen in the town of Cordova, Alaska this winter
6′ amount of snow, in feet, that has fallen in the past few days alone; it’s reaching a crisis level source

» How bad is it getting? To put it simply, the remote Alaskan town needs help. According to one resident, ”there is getting to be more snow in Cordova than people and shovels to deal with it.” In some cases, buildings have collapsed. The city’s mayor has already declared a state of emergency and called the National Guard. And they’re not alone: In Nome, in the same state but 700 miles away, they’re waiting on an ice tanker with necessary fuel — and it’s moving very, very slowly.

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09:34 • 1 year ago

Didya guys hear about all this snow in the friggin’ Northeast?

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22″ the amount of snow that fell in one Massachusetts town on Saturday — one of the highest points for the major storm
2.3M the number of people that lost power during the storm, including New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (oh no!)
three the number of deaths reported from the storm, including an 84-year-old hit by a tree that fell into his home source

» A Halloween surprise? For many people, the dramatic change in weather was surprising, to say the least. “This is absolutely a lot more snow than I expected to see today,” said New Jersey resident and driveway-shoveler Carole Shepherd. ”I can’t believe it’s not even Halloween and it’s snowing already.” (Edit: We’re idiots, we put a single prime instead of a double prime on the first number. Our bad. Fixed.)

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