New York City Snow Totals & Great Video Feb. 10th, 2010 & CHICAGO BURBS TIME LAPSE FEB. 9TH
THE LATEST WINTER STORM TO MOVE THROUGH THE NEW YORK CITY METRO AREA DID NOT MEET THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLIZZARD DEFINITION. SUSTAINED WIND OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR GREATER
AND…CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW…FREQUENTLY REDUCING
VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE.
THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE OBSERVED AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS LIKE JFK
AIRPORT AND MACARTHUR AIRPORT…BUT NOT LASTING FOR 3 HOURS.
ALTHOUGH THE NWS CANNOT CONFIRM THE OCCURRENCE OF A BLIZZARD AT
OFFICIAL REPORTING STATIONS…IT IS POSSIBLE THAT OTHER LOCATIONS
DID MEET THIS CONDITION.(SOME SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM FEB. 10TH, 2010 ARE LISTED BELOW)
Greenwich, CT 12.5″
Ridgewood, NJ 13.0″
Jersey City 11.5″, Hoboken 10.5″, Union, NY 16.8″
Bronx 11.5″, Brooklyn Marine Park 13.5″, Long Beach 9.0″, Floral Park, Long Island 16.1″, JFK 11.1″, LGA 10.4″, Suffern 13.0″, Central Park Official 10.0″
CHICAGO SNOWSTORM WAS OFFICIALLY 12.9″ AND A RECORD 24 HOUR FEBRUARY SNOWFALL