Record Blizzard Snow Totals, Photos
Record Setting Snowfall - Feb. 12, 2006 - A dog named Ken peaks up above the snow at River Meadow Farm in Windsor, Conn., Sunday, Feb. 12, 2006. A major storm slammed the mid-Atlantic and Northeast states on Sunday with nearly 2 feet of windblown snow, nearing record levels as it blacked out thousands of customers and shut down air travel from Washington to Boston. (Ap Photo / Jessica Hill)
The Blizzard of 2006 (CNN article) became the worst ever for New York City and for the Hartford, Connecticut area yesterday when Central Park and Windsor Locks Airports recorded the highest ever one-day snowfall totals (26.9" and 21.9" respectively).
Records for February 12th snowfalls were also set in many other cities such as Philadelphia and Allentown, PA, Bridgeport, CT, Newark, NJ, and Worchester and Boston, MA. The highest total reported was 30.2 inches at Fairfield, CT.
APPROXIMATE MAP OF SNOWFALL TOTALS MAY NOT INCLUDE LOCALIZED MAXIMUMS
A complete list of reports of the highest amounts per state (2 NWS reports and 1 SnowMatrix report per state) is below.
REPORTS MARKED "(SM)" ARE FROM THE SnowMatrix!
*Report includes snowfall not directly associated with the Nor'easter's origin, but rather in the days following.
**AccuWeather.com Meteorologists believe this report is questionable authenticity. If you made this report, please contact me.
Archived earlier reports from the blizzard, which may have had different cities, can be found here.
Check out these awesome blizzard photos taken by our Photo Gallery members:
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