{"id":496,"date":"2011-11-12T13:52:20","date_gmt":"2011-11-12T17:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/geog250\/?p=496"},"modified":"2016-01-27T11:59:26","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T15:59:26","slug":"snowtober-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/geog250\/2011\/11\/12\/snowtober-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Snowtober 2011 in the Northeast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The North East and Mid-Atlantic region of the United States (from West Virginia to Maine) experienced an unseasonably early snow storm on the weekend of Halloween, October 29-30, 2011. The nor\u2019easter brought as much as 81 inches of snow in some places and the weight of the snow on the still-attached leaves, made branches to snap more easily. The snapping of trees led to many downed power lines and a chaotic attempts by utilities personnel to restore power. Over 3 million homes lost power during this time, exceeding the number of power outages experienced in September 2011\u2019s Hurricane Irene.<\/p>\n<p>Central Park in New York City broke records \u2013 it was the only time in its history that snow accumulation exceeded 1-2 inches within the month of October. By the first morning of the storm on Saturday, October 29, 2011, Central Park had already received 2.9 inches of snow.\u00a0 The storm also brought New York City closer to the \u201call-time wettest\u201d year in its history,\u00a0 In total, the storm gave New York City 65.75 inches of precipitation &#8211; over 2 feet above average! In New Hampshire and Massachusetts, 31.4 inches and 32 inches of snow were produced, also above average during the month of October. According to NOAA, the Northeast had 86% snow cover with approximately 4\u201d deep. Very, very unusual.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_505\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/geog250\/files\/2011\/11\/northeastus_tmo_2011303_lrg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-505\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-505\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/geog250\/files\/2011\/11\/northeastus_tmo_2011303_lrg-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"http:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/IOTD\/view.php?id=76267\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/geog250\/files\/2011\/11\/northeastus_tmo_2011303_lrg-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/geog250\/files\/2011\/11\/northeastus_tmo_2011303_lrg-1024x819.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-505\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NASA&#039;s &quot;Image of The Day&quot; during Snowtober 2011<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">One weather historian Christopher Burton has called the storm, \u201cthe most extraordinary October snowstorm in over two centuries in the northeastern US\u201d. This unseasonable snowstorm is further proof of a warming world. With warmer temperatures, the atmosphere is able to hold more moisture and thus heavier precipitation. With temperatures falling just below freezing during late October 2011, this precipitation came down as snowfall.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">&#8212;<br \/>\nFreedman, A. (2011, October 31). <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/capital-weather-gang\/post\/historic-october-northeast-storm-epic-incredible-downright-ridiculous\/2011\/10\/31\/gIQApy7LZM_blog.html#pagebreak\" target=\"_blank\">Historic October Northeast storm: Epic. Incredible. Downright ridiculous<\/a>. Capital Weather Gang. The Washington Post. Accessed November 5, 2011<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The North East and Mid-Atlantic region of the United States (from West Virginia to Maine) experienced an unseasonably early snow storm on the weekend of Halloween, October 29-30, 2011. 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