10 million hear thundersnow during NE blizzard
As much as two feet of snow fell in Maine! Here's an approximate map and new list of the highest amounts:
Highest Amounts By State:
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Cooper, ME: 24"
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East Longmeadow, MA: 19"
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East Hartford, CT: 19"
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Feura Bush & Voorheesville, NY: 18"
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Nottingham, NH: 17"
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North Foster, RI: 14.5"
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Bear Creek, PA: 13"
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Redhouse, MD: 12.3"
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Wilmington, VT: 12"
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West Milford ,NJ: 11.3"
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Cheat Lake, WV: 8.5"
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Hightown, VA: 6"
Ski Resorts:
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Windham Mountain, NY: 20"
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Hidden Valley, PA: 19"
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Ragged Mountain, NH: 15"
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Mount Southington, VT: 14"
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Sundown, CT: 14"
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Mountain Creek, NJ: 12"
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Jiminy Peak, MA: 12"
Major Cities:
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Hartford: 12.5"
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Boston: 10.9"
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New York City: 9.4"
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Philadelphia: 2.0"
A full-out blizzard with frequent thundersnow has dropped more than a foot of snow in five states. According to undefined, over 250 lightning strikes hit the ground prior to 3 p.m. Since you can hear thunder at least 10 miles from a lightning strike, I've estimated there were about 10 million people who may have been able to hear thunder today during the snowstorm!
Of course, that's only an estimate and the snow can dampen sound. In any case, it's likely that millions could have heard it if they were outside. The storm is still ongoing from Long Island to Massachusetts, so it's impossible to draw a snow accumulation map yet. As of 4 p.m. (UPDATED 8 PM), these are the highest amounts I've found by state:
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East Hartford, CT: 19"
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Ludlow, MA: 18"
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Guilderland, NY: 16.3"
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Berwich, ME: 15.4"
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Greene, RI: 14"
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Flinton, PA: 11"
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West Milford, NJ: 10"
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Oakland, MD: 7"
The map below is *approximate* and local amounts may vary.
Reports included over 9 inches of snow in parts of New York City, where it fell at a rate of 3 inches per hour. This is what it looked like in Manhattan this morning via AccuWeather's Reed Timmer:
Here's a look at satellite, radar and observations at 4:30 p.m.:
