Call it what you want to: The Blizzard of 2016, Winter Storm Jonas or Snowzilla. The fact is that for tens of millions of people from New York to the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky and West Virginia, this storm lived up to — and even exceeded — the days of hype leading up to it
In New York City, for example, millions of residents went to bed on Friday night expecting to wake up to a few inches of snow, only to find a raging blizzard outside. The storm may wind up being among the top three snowstorms on record in Central Park.
Name the winter weather hazard — this storm brought it. Freezing rain? Check. Hurricane-force winds? Check. Snowfall accumulations above 40 inches? Also check. How about the first snowstorm on record to dump at least 18 inches of snow in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York City? Yes, another check Read more…
