10 February 2013
Buried in Snow The View from Space
Posted by Dan Satterfield

Click the image for a much larger version. Image from NASA's Terra satellite. This image is in true colour.
This blizzard was one of the strongest on record in many areas of New England. The top snowfall total was 40 inches in Hamden Connecticut!
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS ENDED... ...CONNECTICUT... HAMDEN 40.0 MILFORD 38.0 CLINTONVILLE 37.0 OXFORD 36.2 EAST HADDAM 35.5 FAIRFIELD 35.0 TOLLAND 35.0 NEW HAVEN 34.3 GLASTONBURY 33.5 NEW HARTFORD 33.0 STRATFORD 33.0 COVENTRY 32.5 HARTFORD 27.0 ...ILLINOIS... BEACH PARK 7.0 GRAYSLAKE 6.1 CAPRON 4.0 ...MASSACHUSETTS... SOUTHWICK 28.3 WORCESTER 28.0 BELMONT 27.0 SHREWSBURY 27.0 MELROSE 26.5 WRENTHAM 26.0 BLANDFORD 24.0 FALL RIVER 24.0 NORTHAMPTON 24.0 NORWOOD 24.0 BOSTON LOGAN ARPT 21.8 AMHERST 20.6 ...MAINE... GORHAM 35.5 BERWICK 32.0 PORTLAND JETPORT 31.9 WESTBROOK 30.0 SOUTH WINDHAM 1 ENE 28.0 SACO 2 NNW 27.0 RICHMOND 26.5 GRAY NWS OFFICE 26.4 KENNEBUNK 2 NE 26.0 WELLS 25.6 LEWISTON 2 E 25.5 OTISFIELD 1 W 24.0 TURNER 4 S 24.0 ...MICHIGAN... MUSKEGON 5.5 ESE 11.6 BAY PORT 0.1 NE 10.7 MOUNT PLEASANT 10.5 GRANDVILLE 1.3 WSW 10.4 BAY CITY 4.8 N 10.0 COMSTOCK PARK 3.7 NNE 10.0 BYRON CENTER 2.9 NE 9.0 LEOTA 9.0 HOLLAND 4 WSW 8.7 ALMA 8.4 WALKER 2 WSW 8.4 AUBURN 8.2 WELLSTON 8.0 ...NORTH CAROLINA... CATAWBA 3.0 LOVILL 3 NE 3.0 BOONE 1 S 2.0 ...NEW HAMPSHIRE... SEABROOK 5 W 29.3 GOFFSTOWN 28.0 FARMINGTON 2 SSE 27.0 EAST HAMPSTEAD 1 S 26.0 NEW IPSWITCH 25.0 EAST WAKEFIELD 1.2 SE 24.5 HAMPTON 1 NNW 24.0 NASHUA 24.0 LACONIA 23.6 DERRY 3 ENE 22.0 CONCORD 20.3 WASHINGTON 1 ESE 19.0 ...NEW JERSEY... RIVERVALE 15.0 CHATHAM 14.0 HILLSDALE 14.0 VERONA 14.0 HIGHLAND LAKES 13.2 WEST MILFORD 13.2 TENAFLY 1.3 W 12.6 HAWTHORNE 1 SSE 12.4 SCOTCH PLAINS 12.0 NORTH ARLINGTON 0.7 WNW 11.0 NEWARK AIRPORT 5.9 JERSEY CITY 4.7 MORRISTOWN 4.3 ...NEW YORK... UPTON 30.3 COMMACK 29.1 EAST SETAUKET 28.5 ISLIP AIRPORT 27.8 ST. JAMES 27.5 STONY BROOK 27.5 BRONXVILLE 21.3 WASHINGTONVILLE 20.5 SCARSDALE 20.2 SUMMIT 20.0 LOCKPORT 1 NE 16.5 MOUNT VERNON 13.9 ROCHESTER INTL ARPT 12.4 NYC/LA GUARDIA 12.1 CENTRAL PARK 11.4 LONG BEACH 10.0 STATEN ISLAND 6.8 ...PENNSYLVANIA... NEW MILFORD 10.0 SAYRE 8.0 YOSTVILLE 8.0 SUMMIT HILL 7.0 PEN ARGYL 6.0 SCIOTA 6.0 SLATINGTON 5.2 TUNKHANNOCK 4.5 BRACKNEY 4.0 ...RHODE ISLAND... WEST GLOCESTER 25.7 BURRILLVILLE 25.0 WOONSOCKET 1.3 ESE 24.4 SMITHFIELD 24.0 MANVILLE 0.2 NE 23.9 PAWTUCKET 1.4 SW 21.0 WEST WARWICK 19.0 NORTH KINGSTOWN 18.0 COVENTRY 15.0