When was nemo snow storm

State officials have said about 2, utility crews are prepared to respond to storm outages but won't be able to do so until conditions are safe for them. Forecasters said wind gusts up to 75 mph could cause more widespread power outages and whip the snow into fearsome drifts.

Flooding was expected along coastal areas still recovering from Superstorm Sandy, which hit New York and New Jersey the hardest and is considered Jersey's worst natural disaster. Meteorologist Jeff Masters, of Weather Underground, said the winter storm was a collision of two storms and may end up among the Boston area's Top 5 most intense ever. It could break Boston's all-time snowstorm record of The storm also comes almost 35 years to the day after the Blizzard of '78, a ferocious storm that dropped 27 inches of snow, packed hurricane-force winds and claimed dozens of lives.

Masters said the region could get a break from warmer air trailing behind that is expected to push temperature up to the 40s by Monday. Drivers were urged to stay off the streets lest their cars get stuck, preventing snowplows and emergency vehicles from getting through.

New York City ran extra commuter trains to help people get home before the brunt of the storm hit. Amtrak stopped running trains in cities around the Northeast on Friday afternoon. Airlines canceled more than 4, flights through Saturday, and New York City's three major airports and Boston's Logan Airport shut down. Interstate 95 was closed to all but essential traffic in Rhode Island, where the governor said power outages remained the biggest threat.

Lincoln Chafee said. In Massachusetts, Gov. Deval Patrick enacted a statewide driving ban for the first time since the Blizzard of ' Hours before the ban went into effect at 4 p. James Stone said he was saving the remaining regular gas at his station in Abington, south of Boston, for snowplow drivers.

In New York, Fashion Week, a series of designer showings with some activities held under tents, went on mostly as scheduled, though organizers put on additional crews to deal with the snow and ice, turned up the heat and fortified the tents.

The snow did require some wardrobe changes: Designer Michael Kors was forced to arrive at the Project Runway show in Uggs.

He stocked up on gas and food, got firewood ready and was installing a baby seat in the car. The couple also packed for the hospital. Nemo is actually the convergence of two pressure systems: One traveling east across the Great Lakes, and another coming up from the south. On Thursday night, half the storm will move through Lower Michigan and continue into upstate New York.

These conditions will persist into Saturday. Why is it called Nemo? The Winter Storm Team dubbed the storm "Nemo" because of its potential impact. In Greek, Nemo is a boy's name meaning "from the valley. Skip to header Skip to main content Skip to footer Instant Guide. Here, everything you need to know about Winter Storm Nemo, 's first nor'easter: How much snow are we talking about?

Eastern Europe's vaccine hesitancy problem. Daily briefing. Top aid official says thousands of Afghan refugees are entering Iran every day. So far this winter, we really haven't had that much snow, but that could all change as fast as you can say "low pressure system".

That's exactly what happened on February 8 and 9, back in Two low pressure systems, one from the Midwest and one from the South, merged off the Northeast coast and produced record snow totals from New York to Maine. The Danbury area got 14 plus inches, with much higher totals in Milford - 38 inches, and a record 40 inches in Hamden.

The record setting blizzard became known as Winter Storm Nemo. Watches and warnings were issued in preparation for the storm, and state governors declared states of emergency in all states in New England, Connecticut, and New York.