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Snowfall rates of over 3 inches per hour; NYC public schools closed
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Massive disruptions to transit systems; wind gusts to 70mph in Suffolk County; over 30" of snow in parts of NJ
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Extensive damage & power outages from wet snow North; dry snow South & heavy rains East; 3rd major Eastern snowstorm in February
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Largest snowstorm in NYC history, surpassing Dec. 26-27, 1947 (26.4"); rare thundersnow reported
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Presidents' Day Snowstorm II
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25.6" of snow recorded at JFK Airport; "Presidents' Day Snowstorm I" brought 12.7" on Feb. 19, 1979
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Areas of more than 30" across portions of New Jersey; NYC schools closed, first time since Blizzard of '78
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Occurred during one of the strongest El Niño's of the 20th Century
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Long Island & New England hardest hit, near hurricane strength winds, thundersnow, 36-hour storm duration
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Mayor John Lindsay took the heat after sections of NYC remained unplowed for a week
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Blizzard conditions produced totals of over 20" in parts of New Jersey
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Storm followed prolonged cold period (16 days of teens and 20's); JFK Airport recorded 24.0"
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20.4" recorded at Newark and 17.0" at The Battery
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20-hour duration; Widespread totals of 12-18" across the Metropolitan Area
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The worst blizzard since 1888, and record holder until 2006
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Quick drop-off towards the coast as parts of New Jersey and Eastern Suffolk reported less than 10" of snow
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Snows from Gulf Coast to Maine
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Parts of Westchester received over 20" of snow
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Temperatures in the single digits for most of the storm
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Before the storm, temperatures started out around 0°F, before rising to just above freezing.
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Followed a warm spell when temperatures reached as high as 54°F
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St. Patrick's Day Snowstorm
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Largest snowstorm on record for many areas in the South
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Extreme blizzard conditions left behind over 50" of snow in some areas of Connecticut and the Hudson Valley
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Snow fell from Virginia to Maine and West to Mississippi River
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Interior sections saw widepread 30-40" tallies
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Rivals Superstorm of 1993 for expansiveness of coverage
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48 hours of continous snow
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Snow from Maryland to Maine
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