500,000 Without Power, 156 MPH Winds
UPDATE: A new list of the highest snowfall totals has been added below. AccuWeather has also drawn this summary graphic (wind gust for Mount Washington is incorrect, I know):
ORIGINAL POST: Here are updated stats from the storm. A lot of great photos and videos have been sent in by users and these will be showcased tomorrow morning. Here are the latest newsworthy photos:
And here are the storm's stats...
Human Toll:
>500,000 (Half A Million) Without Power*
>15,000 Evacuated (14,500 in NJ Alone)
- 5 Deaths (1 NY, 1 CT, 1 SC, 5 TX/KS -- CNN)
*CNN reported 300,000 from MD to ME; The Times News reported 213,000 in Carolinas .
Mount Washington, NH: 156 mph*
Stow, MA: 86 mph***
Cape Elizabeth, ME: 81 mph
Flattop Mountain, NC: 81 mph
Mantinicus Rock, ME: 80 mph
Shinnecock, ME: 79 mph
Johnstown, PA: 78 mph**
First Connecticut Lake, ME: 77 mph***
Ship Offshore: 72 mph sustained
Brooklyn, ME: 71 mph
Patuxent, MD: 71 mph (MD DOT)
*Only the 3rd Category 5 strength wind since 1996!
**Measured by blog reader Ron with handheld anemometer on a mountain near Johnstown.
***Data is questionable.
Mount Mitchell and Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina did not report today but typically have winds in excess of 100 mph on days like these.
Pressure & Waves:
Low Pressure:
28.54" at Buoy 44025 Offshore*
28.60" at New York LGA & JFK
Wave Height: 33 feet at Buoy 41001 Offshore
*Equal to a strong Category 2 hurricane. A Category 3 hurricane has pressure under 28.50" (WikiPedia)
UPDATE: A new list of the highest amounts is available, not researched by me but other AccuWeather.com Meteorologists:
Locke, N.Y. - 23.0"
Moravia, N.Y. - 22.0"
Caroline Center, N.Y. - 20.2"
Boonville, N.Y. - 19.0"
Forest Lake, P.A. - 17.0"
ORIGINAL LIST (Highest Per State):
Blue Mountain Lake, NY: 19.0"*
Warren, VT: 17.0"
Groton, NY: 16.5" (SNOWMATRIX)
Centralia & Dushore, PA: 12.0"
Crawfords Purchase, NH: 11.0"
Florida, MA: 9.0"
Jackman, ME: 8.0"
Ashland, NC: 6.0"
Grantsville, MD: 6.0"
Gratton, VA: 3.5"
Winsted, CT: 1.5"
Hopatcong, NJ: 1.2"
Yorklyn, DE: 1.0"
*A storm total of Tupper Lake, NY: 26.0" was later corrected to 10.5".
Riverdale, NJ: 9.30"
New York, NY: 8.41" (Central Park)
East White Plains, NY: 8.22"
Cornwall, NY: 8.00"
Harrison, NJ: 7.92"
Bronx, NY: 7.55"
Teterboro, NJ: 7.50"
Tannersville, NY: 7.40"
White Plains, N.Y.: 7.45"
Jersey City, NJ: 7.31"
Ramsey, NJ: 7.30"
New York, NY: 7.19" (LGA)
Ridgewood, NJ: 7.16"
