Damage, Observations from Snowicane

February 26, 2010; 10:41 AM ET
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As the Snowicanetm continues to pummel the Northeast with snow, heavy rain and high wind gusts, observations and damage accounts are being reported.

This Northeast snowstorm has been marked by very low barometric pressure, comparable to that of a solid Category 2 hurricane.

A pressure reading of 28.64 inches out of southwestern Connecticut was among the lowest reported.

More than 200,000 power outages have been reported as of Friday morning in the three-county region encompassing New York's Hudson Valley and the Catskills.

Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. has over 600 personnel currently working to restore power in upstate New York.

In Vermont, 26,000 electric customers are without power as the second big winter storm moves through the area.

High wind gusts in Hampton, N.H., spread flames from a burning hotel onto other nearby buildings. No injuries were reported, but well over $1 million in damages is being assessed.

A man walking through Central Park in New York City on Thursday was killed when a tree branch weighted down by heavy snow snapped and plunged 40 feet onto his head.

Reports are varying between one and two feet of snow for the Big Apple.

Top Wind Gusts:

Official Reports:

--67 mph Beverly, Mass.

--68 mph Concord, N.H.

--53 mph Baltimore, Maryland

--63 mph Hudson, N.H.

--63 mph Manchester, N.H.

--61 mph Lawrence, Mass.

--60 mph East Boston, Mass.

Unofficial Reports:

--60 mph Latonsville, Maryland

--67 mph Newton Square, Pa.

--73 mph in Brooklin, Maine

--77 mph Salem, Mass.

--81 mph Bath, Maine

--90 mph Isle of Shoals Buoy

--120 mph Mount Washington, N.H.

Snowfall Reports:

-Randolf, N.H.: 37.6"

-Prattsville, N.Y.: 30.0"

-Tuxedo, N.Y.: 26.0"

-Green County, N.Y.: 30.0"

-Wantage, N.J.: 20.0"

-Pocono Summit, Pa.: 19.0"

-Woodford, Vt.: 8.5"

-Multiple Locations, Md.: 8.0"

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