Global Warming and New England Winters

2011/Jan 27

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=1735

Remarkably, five of New York City's top-ten snowfalls of the past 142 years have occurred in the past decade (highlighted in the list below.) According to the National Weather Service, the top ten snowstorms on record for New York City's Central Park since 1869 should now read:

1) 26.9" Feb 11-12, 2006

2) 26.4" Dec 26-27, 1947

3) 21.0" Mar 12-14, 1888

4) 20.8" Feb 25-26, 2010

5) 20.2" Jan 7-8, 1996

6) 20.0" Dec 26-27, 2010

7) 19.8" Feb 16-17, 2003

8) 19.0" Jan 26-27, 2011

9) 18.1" Mar 7-8, 1941

10) 17.7" Feb 5-7, 1978

Storm Status

the links might be useful in the next storm

HARTFORD CITY BUS: hope to start normal schedule at 11am outbound runs, ~noon for inbound.

http://www.cttransit.com/

AMTRAK: down

MT NORTH: New Haven on Sunday schedule, but expect super over-crowding

NYC: subways nearly normal, some buses running, some not

http://www.mta.info/

CT HIGHWAYS: officially closed,

* Merritt Parkway blocked by fallen trees.

* 17" of snowfall in the CT panhandle ( Greenwich & Norwalk )

* many reports of collapsed rooves, beware of creaking sounds.

* sunny day, lots of melting, hostile ice tonight

http://www.greenwichcitizen.com/local/article/Your-morning-guide-to-the-snow-storm-in-980471.php

WHAT NEXT?: Hartford 14'F Thursday night, 35% chance of snow showers Friday and Saturday, sunny Sunday

http://www.wunderground.com/US/06105