Elsewhere, storm was less than advertised, but region got genuine blizzard

[NutmegYankee]

By Colin A. Young
Publication: The Day

Though the snowstorm that moved through the region Tuesday may not have lived up to prognostication elsewhere, southeastern Connecticut felt the full brunt of the blizzard, finding itself blanketed beneath about 2 feet of snow.

While total snow accumulation was roughly in line with what had been forecast, fears of extended power outages did not materialize, and a state-imposed travel ban kept roads empty for plow drivers to clear the falling snow.

"We have our main arteries open, we have the resources we need, we pre-planned very well, we're operating off of our plan and it is going very smoothly," New London Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio said. "When you get two feet of snow and it snows for 24 to 48 hours, the snow doesn't get cleared in 18 hours. We're moving as quickly as possible to get the city plowed out."

Tuesday's weather was a tale of two storms, said Gary Lessor, a meteorologist at the Western Connecticut State University Weather Center.
http://www.theday.com/local/20150128/region-got-genuine-blizzard

I got 24 inches of snow.

[NV Whino]

1. Can you pack some of that up and send it our way?

Just dump it on the Sierras.

[GreatGazoo]

2. Aside: the term "blizzard" refers to wind speed, not the amount of snow fall

In the US, a "genuine blizzard" has to have winds above 35 MPH for more than 3 hours. I can't tell if your article went into this because the text is blocked out for me.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard#Definition

24 inches is major. Hope you and yours are well.

[NutmegYankee]

3. Yes, we had the winds.

[GreatGazoo]

4. Sorry to hear that. Wind makes a huge difference for exposure and frostbite.

Even indoors, your home heating system has to work harder in high winds. Outdoors it is dangerous as heck -- for those that have to handle metal tools (even with gloves on) or perform emergency functions in blizzards, the wind is brutal.

We got only about 5 inches here by the Hudson River. Hope you guys catch a break and have a chance to clear some of that.

[NutmegYankee]

5. I finished digging out today.

My Ariens snow blower did most of the hard work for me. I was very impressed with that snow blower. I drove it right into snow higher than the intake and it still chewed right through it.

[ladym55]

6. Thank you for posting this

Somehow Connecticut gets left out of national coverage. Apparently if it isn't happening in NYC or Boston, it doesn't matter.

[NutmegYankee]

7. I know! Very frustrating to watch to news.