
Snow Storm
BLIZZARD OF '06 CRIPPLES EAST
The biggest winter storm in New York City history - destined for lionization as the Blizzard of '06 - buried the region and much of the Northeast on Sunday under blowing, drifting, thigh-high snows that crippled transportation and commerce, knocked out power and disrupted life for millions in 14 states.
Ref. https://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1%2C3949%2C%2C00.html
What was interesting was that the next day or two, the temperatures in that area rose to 60 degrees Fahrenheit and melted all the snow. However, the effects from all that snow still lingered on for a while, even though the snow was all gone.
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FOUR KILLED, 250,000 WITHOUT POWER IN WINTER STORM
More than a quarter-million homes and businesses still lacked power across the Northeast on Saturday as temperatures plummeted following a storm with hurricane-force wind gusts that was blamed for four deaths.
Ref. https://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/02/18/wint...t.ap/index.html