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Also known as the Blizzard of '05, the "Blizzard of 2005" was a three-day Storm that affected large areas of the northern United States , dropping more than 3 feet (0.9 m) of snow in parts of southeastern Massachusetts , as well as much of the Boston metropolitan area. While this was by far the hardest hit region, it was also a significant Snowstorm for the Philadelphia and New York City areas, which both suffered occasional Blizzard conditions and 12-15 inch (30-38 cm) snow accumulations. The storm began dropping snow on the upper Midwest on Thursday, January 20 , 2005 . It slowly moved eastward affecting the Great Lakes region and the Mid-Atlantic States on Friday and Saturday, January 21 and January 22 2005 . On Saturday evening the storm entered the Southern New England 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 Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts and T. F. Green Airport in Rhode Island , while also impairing travel throughout much of Massachusetts 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 Cape Cod , 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. CONDITIONS Conditions throughout much of eastern Massachusetts were near-whiteout and, in some cases, were whiteout. State Police in both Dartmouth and Middleborough 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 Newscasters 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 Massachusetts and Rhode Island remained closed for an extended period of time to allow for clean-up of the debris. Photos from the Blizzard of 05 were published here. STORM TOTALS Location - storm total - time/date - comments - snowfall measurement Connecticut Hartford County East Granby 14.3 inches General public airport ang (bdl) Burlington, Connecticut 13.3 inches Tolland County Windham County Massachusetts Barnstable County general public NWS employee Bristol County 5 Ft (1.5 m) Drifts W.E. 1.71 NWS Office kbox 5 Ft (1.5 m) drifts Dukes County Essex County Em 7 Ft (2.1 m) drifts 6 Ft (1.8 m) drifts Salem state CO-Op observer Franklin County Hampden County 0.84 inches (2.13 cm), we Hampshire County Middlesex County Nantucket County Norfolk County Plymouth County general public Suffolk County NWS employee Logan kbos Worcester County ret NWS orh oic 3-4 Ft (0.9 m-1.2 m) drifts New Hampshire Cheshire County v Hillsborough County Rockingham County Rhode Island Bristol County Kent County TF Green (Pvd) Providence County NWS employee 1.36 inches (3.45 cm), we Washington County 5 Ft (1.5 m) Drifts |
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