The North American blizzard of 2005 was a three-day

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that affected large areas of the northern

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, dropping more than 3 feet (0.9 m) of snow in parts of southeastern

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, as well as much of the

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metropolitan area. While this was by far the hardest hit region, it was also a significant

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for the

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and

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areas, which both suffered occasional

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conditions and snow accumulations. The storm began dropping snow on the upper Midwest on Thursday, January 20, 2005. It slowly moved eastward affecting the

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region and the Mid-Atlantic states on Friday and Saturday, January 21 and January 22, 2005. On Saturday evening the storm entered the Southern

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area. The strength of the storm, coupled with the extreme Arctic temperatures, created a light, fluffy snow which increased the snowfall totals. The storm shut down

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in Boston, Massachusetts and

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, while also impairing travel throughout much of

due to the high amount of snow covering the roads. Practically all schools in the Metrowest and South East regions of Massachusetts were closed for at least two days. Cape Cod Community College, as well as all public schools on

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, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket were closed for up to a week. After traveling across the Atlantic Ocean, the storm system hit parts of Great Britain and Ireland and the Scandinavian peninsula, causing even more widespread blackouts and a small number of deaths in the region. In New York City, 3 Firefighter Down Calls (5-5-5-5) we're transmitted during this Blizzad. First in the Mount Hope section of the Bronx. Box 2997 at 226 East 178 Street was tramsitted at 0759. Despite the conditions Engine 42 and Ladder 27 arrived 4 minutes later. At 0823 Division 7 made the call, "Transmit a second alarm. We have a MAYDAY from several fire fighters." Lieutenant Curtis Meyran was the first LODD of this Blizzard, FF John Bellow died a short time later. Next from Battalion 44 at a First Alarm in Brooklyn at 577 Jerome Avenue in the East New York section, "Transmit a second alarm! We have a Mayday!". Fire Fighter Richard Sclafani, somehow, became separated from the rest of the company. He was found minutes later on the cellar stairs in respiratory arrest. He was brought to the local trauma center but it was too late. The LODD's we're 1129, 1130 and 1131 respectively.

Conditions

Conditions throughout much of eastern

were near-whiteout and, in some cases, were whiteout. State Police in both Dartmouth and

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suggested that residents travel as little as possible. Major highways, such as Route 24, Route 6 and Route 140, could not be properly cleared because of the heavy snowfall and high winds. Secondary highways, such as Route 79 were nearly impassable in some areas. Many Boston-area

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credit the New England Patriots football game on January 23 for keeping most travellers indoors, avoiding the pile-ups and endless lines of stuck cars that were the hallmark of the Blizzard of 1978. The fact that the storm fell on a weekend when many people did not have to go to work or school also helped to this effect.

Aftermath

With much of the snow cleared from the roads by the evening of January 24, snowpiles on street corners were in excess of ten feet high in some locations. Roads were severely narrowed in most congested areas, due to parked cars that were not towed and instead simply plowed in. Most schools in eastern

and

remained closed for an extended period of time to allow for clean-up of the road debris.

Storm totals

Location - storm total - time/date - comments - snowfall measurement

Connecticut

Litchfield County

*Litchfield- 12.2

Hartford County

* East Granby 14.3 inches (36.3 cm) * Burlington 13.3 inches (33.7 cm) *

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12.8 inches (32.5 cm), 8:54 p.m. January 24 General public * Windsor Locks 12.5 inches (31.8 cm), 1:08 p.m. January 23 airport ang (bdl) * South Windsor 11.5 inches (29.2 cm), 1:14 p.m. January 23 *

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11.0 inches (27.9 cm), 8:20 p.m. January 23 * Unionville 8.8 inches (22.4 cm), 1:30 p.m. January 23

Tolland County

* Stafford Springs 16.0 inches (40.6 cm), 2:23 p.m. January 23 *

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12.0 inches (30.5 cm), 1:20 p.m. January 23 *

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7.0 inches (17.8 cm), 3:09 p.m. January 23 * Storrs 7.0 inches (17.8 cm), 1:23 p.m. January 23

Windham County

* North Grosvenordale 14.0 inches (35.6 cm), 2:18 p.m. January 23 * Plainfield 9.5 inches (24.1 cm), 1:22 p.m. January 23 * Ashford 9.0 inches (22.9 cm), 1:16 p.m. January 23 * Eastford 8.0 inches (20.3 cm), 1:21 p.m. January 23

Massachusetts

Barnstable County

* Mashpee 30.5 inches (77.5 cm), 5:23 p.m. January 23 * Sagamore Beach 30.0 inches (76.2 cm), 9:44 p.m. January 23 *

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29.0 inches (73.7 cm), 2:40 p.m. January 23 * Brewster 28.5 inches (72.4 cm), 8:20 p.m. January 23 * Harwich Port 28.0 inches (71.1 cm), 10:49 p.m. January 23 general public *

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27.5 inches (69.9 cm), 3:15 p.m. January 23 NWS employee * North Eastham 26.5 inches (67.3 cm), 5:28 p.m. January 23

Bristol County

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26.0 inches (66 cm), 5 Ft (1.5 m) Drifts *

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26.0 inches (66 cm), 3:31 p.m. January 23, 5 Ft (1.5 m) Drifts * Fairhaven 25.5 inches (64.8 cm), 8:47 p.m. January 23 * Rehoboth 25.0 inches (63.5 cm), 2:47 p.m. January 23 * Easton 23.0 inches (58.4 cm), 1:07 p.m. January 23 W.E. 1.71 * Acushnet 21.5 inches (54.6 cm), 3:04 p.m. January 23 *

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20.0 inches (50.8 cm), 3:03 p.m. January 23 *

18.0 inches (45.7 cm), 7:00 p.m. January 23 NWS Office kbox * Seekonk 15.0 inches (38.1 cm), 4:30 p.m. January 23, 5 Ft (1.5 m) drifts

Dukes County

* Edgartown 24.0 inches (61.0 cm), 2:40 p.m. January 23

Essex County

* Salem 38.0 inches (96.5 cm), 2:56 p.m. January 23 Em * North Beverly 32.0 inches (81.3 cm), 8:25 p.m. January 23 * Peabody 30.0 inches (76.2 cm), 1:55 p.m. January 23 * Saugus 30.0 inches (76.2 cm), 2:34 p.m. January 23 * Topsfield 30.0 inches (76.2 cm), 5:52 p.m. January 23 * West Peabody 30.0 inches (76.2 cm), 3:53 p.m. January 23 * Marblehead Neck 29.0 inches (73.7 cm), 2:34 p.m. January 23 * Methuen 27.0 inches (68.6 cm), 2:04 p.m. January 23 * Salem 27.0 inches (68.6 cm), 10:40 p.m. January 23 Salem state * Haverhill 26.5 inches (67.3 cm), 9:59 p.m. January 23, 7 Ft (2.1 m) drifts *

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26.5 inches (67.3 cm), 3:09 p.m. January 23 * Beverly 26.0 inches (66 cm), 8:02 p.m. January 23 CO-Op observer *

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26.0 inches (66 cm), 3:10 p.m. January 23 * Marblehead 26.0 inches (66 cm), 9:41 p.m. January 23 * Lynn 24.0 inches (61 cm), 2:50 p.m. January 23 * Rowley 24.0 inches (61 cm), 2:56 p.m. January 23 *

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24.0 inches (61 cm), 3:53 p.m. January 23 *

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23.0 inches (58.4 cm), 1:30 p.m. January 23 *

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26.0 inches (66.0 cm), 1:00 p.m. January 23, 6 Ft (1.8 m) drifts

Franklin County

* Ashfield 15.5 inches (39.4 cm), 3:38 p.m. January 23

Hampden County

* Chicopee 14.0 inches (35.6 cm), 11:56 p.m. January 23 * Granville 12.0 inches (30.5 cm), 2:15 p.m. January 23 * Wilbraham 11.0 inches (27.9 cm), 2:07 p.m. January 23 * Southwick 10.0 inches (25.4 cm), 2:23 p.m. January 23, 0.84 inches (2.13 cm), we

Hampshire County

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12.5 inches (31.8 cm), 2:06 p.m. January 23 * Northampton 12.0 inches (30.5 cm), 2:32 p.m. January 23 *

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11.0 inches (27.9 cm), 2:31 p.m. January 23 * Amherst 10.0 inches (25.4 cm), 2:06 p.m. January 23 * Belchertown 8.5 inches (21.6 cm), 2:05 p.m. January 23

Middlesex County

* Melrose 36.0 inches (91.4 cm), 1:16 p.m. January 23 *

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30.0 inches (76.2 cm), 2:58 p.m. January 23 *

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28.0 inches (71.1 cm), 4:00 p.m. January 23 *

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27.5 inches (69.9 cm), 9:17 p.m. January 23 * South Chelmsford 27.0 inches (68.6 cm), 1:14 p.m. January 23 * Everett 26.5 inches (67.3 cm), 3:00 p.m. January 23 * Belmont 26.0 inches (66 cm), 9:18 p.m. January 23 * North Billerica 25.0 inches (63.5 cm), 1:00 p.m. January 23 * Malden 28.5 inches (71.6 cm), 2:30 p.m. January 23 * Wilmington 27.0 inches (68.6 cm), 1:37 p.m. January 23 * Woburn 24.0 inches (61 cm), 10:40 p.m. January 23 * Wayland 22.0 inches (55.9 cm), 3:40 p.m. January 23 * Westford 22.0 inches (55.9 cm), 5:26 p.m. January 23 * Lexington 21.0 inches (53.3 cm), 2:49 p.m. January 23 * Stoneham 21.0 inches (53.3 cm), 1:23 p.m. January 23 *

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20.3 inches (51.6 cm), 3:30 p.m. January 23 * Littleton 19.0 inches (48.3 cm), 2:41 p.m. January 23 *

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18.5 inches (47 cm), 2:19 p.m. January 23 * Dracut 18.2 inches (46.2 cm), 2:20 p.m. January 23 * Pepperell 18.0 inches (45.7 cm), 2:49 p.m. January 23 *

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18.0 inches (45.7 cm), 4:02 p.m. January 23 *

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14.0 inches (35.6 cm), 1:05 p.m. January 23 * Hudson 13.5 inches (34.3 cm), 3:00 p.m. January 23

Nantucket County

* Nantucket 24.0 inches (61 cm), 4:00 p.m. January 23

Norfolk County

* Weymouth 28.5 inches (72.4 cm), 2:44 p.m. January 23 * Braintree 28.3 inches (71.9 cm), 4:42 p.m. January 23 * North Attleboro 28.1 inches (71.9 cm), 7:37 p.m. January 23 * Milton 27.0 inches (68.6 cm), 4:00 p.m. January 23 * South Weymouth 27.0 inches (68.6 cm), 9:18 p.m. January 23 * Sharon 26.0 inches (66 cm), 4:30 p.m. January 23 * Foxboro 25.1 inches (63.8 cm), 5:11 p.m. January 23 * Millis 25.0 inches (63.5 cm), 4:00 p.m. January 23 * Needham 25.0 inches (63.5 cm), 9:21 p.m. January 23 * Randolph 25.0 inches (63.5 cm), 8:19 p.m. January 23 * Franklin 23.0 inches (58.4 cm), 3:09 p.m. January 23 * Canton 22.0 inches (55.9 cm), 2:59 p.m. January 23 * Dedham 22.0 inches (55.9 cm), 4:00 p.m. January 23 * Walpole 20.5 inches (52.1 cm), 2:40 p.m. January 23 * Plainville 20.0 inches (50.8 cm), 2:48 p.m. January 23 * Wellesley 17.2 inches (43.7 cm), 2:39 p.m. January 23

Plymouth County

* Plymouth 36.0 inches (91.4 cm), 7:02 p.m. January 23 *

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35.0 inches (88.9 cm), 10:41 p.m. January 23 general public * Lakeville 30.0 inches (76.2 cm), 1:17 p.m. January 23 * Manomet 28.0 inches (71.1 cm), 10:40 p.m. January 23 * Rockland 27.0 inches (68.6 cm), 8:03 p.m. January 23 * Wareham 26.0 inches (66 cm), 3:09 p.m. January 23 * Marshfield 25.0 inches (63.5 cm), 2:30 p.m. January 23 *

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24.2 inches (61.5 cm), 3:11 p.m. January 23 * Kingston 24.0 inches (61 cm), 9:41 p.m. January 23 * West Duxbury 24.0 inches (61 cm), 2:43 p.m. January 23 * Whitman 23.0 inches (58.4 cm), 3:02 p.m. January 23 * Scituate 21.5 inches (54.6 cm), 4:01 p.m. January 23 * Brockton 21.2 inches (53.8 cm), 5:20 p.m. January 23 *

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21.0 inches (53.3 cm), 8:35 p.m. January 23 * Hingham 20.5 inches (52.1 cm), 5:07 p.m. January 23

Suffolk County

* Winthrop 28.6 inches (72.6 cm), 4:00 p.m. January 23 * Winthrop Square 27.0 inches (68.6 cm), 10:00 p.m. January 23 *

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26.0 inches (66 cm), 1:16 p.m. January 23 NWS employee *

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25.5 inches (64.8 cm), 3:05 p.m. January 23 *

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22.5 inches (57.2 cm), 7:00 p.m. January 23 Logan kbos

Worcester County

* Northborough 26.0 inches (66 cm), 3:19 p.m. January 23 *

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26.0 inches (66 cm), 1:29 p.m. January 23 * Shrewsbury 23.0 inches (58.4 cm), 3:25 p.m. January 23 * Webster 23.0 inches (58.4 cm), 2:02 p.m. January 23 * Gardner 22.0 inches (55.9 cm), 2:50 p.m. January 23 * Southborough 22.0 inches (55.9 cm), 3:11 p.m. January 23 * North Grafton 21.0 inches (53.3 cm), 1:04 p.m. January 23 ret NWS orh oic * Fitchburg 20.7 inches (52.6 cm), 2:10 p.m. January 23 * Holden 19.0 inches (48.3 cm), 2:04 p.m. January 23 * Lunenburg 18.5 inches (47 cm), 2:02 p.m. January 23 *

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18.1 inches (46 cm), 3:04 p.m. January 23 * Old Sturbridge 18.0 inches (45.7 cm), 2:03 p.m. January 23 * Leicester 17.0 inches (43.2 cm), 1:33 p.m. January 23, 3-4 Ft (0.9 m-1.2 m) drifts * Spencer 18.0 inches (45.7 cm), 2:05 p.m. January 23 *

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15.0 inches (38.1 cm), 2:07 p.m. January 23 * West Brookfield 15.0 inches (38.1 cm), 2:30 p.m. January 23 * Ashburnham 14.0 inches (35.6 cm), 9:17 p.m. January 23 * West Warren 12.5 inches (31.8 cm), 3:14 p.m. January 23 * Athol 12.0 inches (30.5 cm), 2:33 p.m. January 23

New Hampshire

Cheshire County

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18.5 inches (47 cm), 1:21 p.m. January 23 * Alstead 12.5 inches (31.8 cm), 1:03 p.m. January 23 v

Hillsborough County

* Hollis 19.0 inches (48.3 cm), 3:45 p.m. January 23 *

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18.5 inches (47 cm), 4:00 p.m. January 23 * New Ipswich 17.5 inches (44.5 cm), 1:35 p.m. January 23 * Greenville 16.5 inches (41.9 cm), 2:20 p.m. January 23 * Hudson 15.6 inches (39.6 cm), 1:36 p.m. January 23 * South Weare 12.5 inches (31.8 cm), 4:29 p.m. January 23

Rockingham County

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26.8 inches (68.07 cm) 7:00 a.m. January 23 * Plaistow 24.0 inches (60.1 cm) 12:35 p.m. January 23

New York

Ulster County

* Kingston

Rhode Island

Bristol County

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21.0 inches (53.3 cm), 5:02 p.m. January 23

Kent County

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24.5 inches (62.2 cm), 2:51 p.m. January 23 *

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23.4 inches (59.4 cm), 1:02 p.m. January 23 TF Green (Pvd) *

20.9 inches (53.1 cm), 3:16 p.m. January 23 *

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17.5 inches (44.5 cm), 4:40 p.m. January 23

Providence County

* North Cumberland 27.0 inches (50.8 cm), 7:45 p.m. January 23 * Johnston Memorial 22.5 inches (57.2 cm), 4:03 p.m. January 23 NWS employee * Greenville 21.5 inches (54.6 cm), 1:13 p.m. January 23 * Cranston 21.0 inches (53.3 cm), 2:53 p.m. January 23 * Rumford 19.0 inches (48.3 cm), 10:46 p.m. January 23 * Woonsocket Reservoir 18.9 inches (48 cm), 1:55 p.m. January 23, 1.36 inches (3.45 cm), we * Pawtucket 16.0 inches (40.6 cm), 2:10 p.m. January 23

Washington County

* Hopkinton 21.0 inches (53.3 cm), 2:36 p.m. January 23 * Westerly 20.0 inches (50.8 cm), 5:35 p.m. January 23, 5 Ft (1.5 m) Drifts * North Kingstown 17.0 inches (43.2 cm), 1:02 p.m. January 23

Pennsylvania

Berks County

* Morgantown

Bucks County

* Yardley * Langhorne *

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Carbon County

* Albrightsville * Lehighton

Chester County

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* Honey Brook

Delaware County

* Radnor *

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Lehigh County

Lehigh Valley International Airport Lehigh Valley International Airport (formerly Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton International Airport) is a domestic airport located in Hanover Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Lehigh Valley International Airport is located in the center ...

* Germansville

Monroe County

* Saylorsburg *

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Montgomery County

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* Green Lane *

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Northampton County

* Forks Township * Easton

Philadelphia

*Northeast

* Philadelphia International Airport

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