A Cohasset,MA Man Covers The Super Storm of '93 Part 3

It was called a superstorm because it affected the entire eastern third of the U.S. There was a major severe weather event in the southeast, flooding and snow in the Mid-Atlantic states and blizzard conditions in the northeast. An intense area of low pressure moved out of the Gulf of Mexico and northward along the east coast, dropping the pressure to record levels at many locations along the eastern seaboard...Albany reported 28.68 inches of mercury, the fifth lowest pressure on record. The storm dumped 26.6" at Albany, the second highest storm total on record, while other areas received as much as 40", with Halcott Center reporting 40" and Prattsville coming in with 36". During the peak of the storm, snow was falling at the rate of 5 or 6 inches an hour in some locations. Strong winds compounded the problem as there was significant blowing and drifting of the snow, as well as structural damage. Travel was extremely difficult and a state of emergency was declared across most of eastern and It was called a superstorm because it affected the entire eastern third of the U.S. There was a major severe weather event in the southeast, flooding and snow in the Mid-Atlantic states and blizzard conditions in the northeast. An intense area of low pressure moved out of the Gulf of Mexico and northward along the east coast, dropping the pressure to record levels at many locations along the eastern seaboard...Albany reported 28.68 inches of mercury, the fifth lowest pressure on record. The storm dumped 26.6" at Albany, the second highest storm total on record, while other areas received as much as 40", with Halcott Center reporting 40" and Prattsville coming in with 36". During the peak of the storm, snow was falling at the rate of 5 or 6 inches an hour in some locations. Strong winds compounded the problem as there was significant blowing and drifting of the snow, as well as structural damage. Travel was extremely difficult and a state of emergency was declared across most of eastern and central New York state.

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