Thursday, February 5, 2015

The Midwest and Northeast dig out from latest winter storm and record snowfall

Bean Town set a new record for snowiest seven-day period in the city's history with 40.2 inches, the National Weather Service reported. Boston's average annual snowfall is 47 inches. The city has already gotten more than that over the last two weeks.
Authorities say at least 10 people across the region have died because of the storm. 
In Weymouth, Massachusetts, on Monday, a 57-year old pedestrian died after she was struck by a snowplow. The accident occurred at a condominium complex, and the incident is under investigation.
Two people died in car accidents in Nebraska as a result of slippery roads Sunday. The deaths occurred in Saunders and Lancaster counties, authorities said. In Ohio, Toledo Police Officer Michael Greenwood died while shoveling snow at home Sunday, a police spokesman said.
The six other deaths are one in Michigan, two in New York, two in Wisconsin and one in Pennsylvania.

Some parts of Chicago reached over 19 inches due to the storm. Many schools and businesses were closed from the record-setting storm which has been recorded to be the fifth biggest storm in Chicago's’ history since we’ve taken record. 



More snow in Boston has fallen in seven days than in any other week on record.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/03/us/weather/index.html

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