A powerful storm ravaged New England and other parts of the U.S. Northeast overnight, disrupting travel and causing widespread outages well into Friday morning.
Over a foot (30 cm) of snow fell on parts of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine on Thursday. Nearly 290,000 households and other customers in Maine and another 116,000 in New Hampshire had no power overnight.
The storm has been unusual for its intensity and placement so late in the year, with cold air allowing snow and ice pellets to be observed in Massachusetts, Axios reported.
Strong winds also threatened several states from the Midwest to Northeast Maine, bringing down trees and power lines throughout Thursday.
The storm system was the same one that trekked across the country this week, bringing severe thunderstorms to the Central U.S. and Midwest.
According to a forecast by the National Weather Service, it is expected to slowly move off the New England coast over the weekend.
Snowfall reports received as of 4 pm Thursday. Highest totals so far by state:
— NWS Eastern Region (@NWSEastern) April 4, 2024
ME - Shapleigh 21.5"
VT - Stowe 20"
NH - South Tamworth 18.5"
NY - Altona 17"
MA - Savoy 9.2"
CT - Norfolk 3.5"
PA - Uniondale 3"
NJ - Highland Lakes 2.3"
WV - Davis 2"
NC - Faust 2"
VA - Whitetop 2" pic.twitter.com/uzuUOkXUsE
