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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. This article was originally published on January 26, 2015.Scene on residential street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island This coastal storm brought heavy snow and strong winds to the Northeast. This wind-driven snowstorm brought whirling snow from Virginia to New York, before blowing into New England. The January blizzard occurred just a couple of weeks before the infamous Blizzard of '78. This storm buried parts of New England and also dumped 38 inches of snow in Salem and Plymouth, according to NOAA. The Harvard Medical School’s Jeff Way makes crosses BU Bridge through today’s snow storm en route to his office. Some coastal communities also experienced flooding. In Providence, the storm dumped 19.1 inches of snow and became that city's fourth-biggest snowstorm. This "blizzard of 2015" brought more than 2 feet of snow to Boston and record-breaking snowfall totals to Worcester, where it left 34.5 inches and became the city's largest snowstorm on record. People dig out their cars after a snowstorm in Boston in February 2013. That same storm dumped 28.7 inches in Worcester and 22.8 inches of snow in Providence, all of which paled in comparison to Portland, Maine, which received 29.3 inches of snow. The 2013 blizzard became Boston's fifth-biggest snowstorm with 24.9 inches of snow. The top section of the ship's foremast, left, snapped during the fierce snowstorm on April 1, 1997. Navy MS Seaman Jared Kendall cleared snow near the USS Constitution. ![]() This April 1 storm of 2007 was no joke and dropped more than 2 feet of snow on the city. This storm lasted several days and left 26.3 inches of snow in Boston.Ĥ. Residents of Farragut Road in South Boston dig out cars from snowdrifts from the blizzard of '78. It caused $500 million in damage in Massachusetts and left 73 dead and 4,324 injured, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The infamous Blizzard of 1978 destroyed hundreds of homes and flooded the coast. MIT's Building 10, the Great Dome, is behind. A group from the Cambridge Community Fellowship Church played football at MIT's Killian Court during a storm on Feb. This President's Day storm continues to hold the all-time record for snowfall in Boston. Here's a look at Boston's 10 biggest snowstorms (according to the National Weather Service): ![]() After bringing 24.6 inches of snow to Boston, Tuesday's blizzard is now the city's sixth biggest snowstorm, according to the National Weather Service, which takes its official measurements at Logan Airport.
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