Christmas Weekend Nor'Easter Recap

The New York City Metropolitan Area received between 20 inches and 40 inches of snow in less than 24 hours in a Nor'Easter that paralyzed the Big Apple. All area airports were shutdown for over 12 hours, airlines canceled over 5,000 flights leaving thousands of passengers stranded for days. The storm forced Amtrak to cancel all service between NYC and Boston and caused massive delays in the New York City subway system, Some people were stuck in subway trains for up to 11 hours. Emergency response crews could not get to 911 calls due to the city's poor management during the blizzard, streets remained unplowed for up to 3 days after the storm. This Nor'Easter is one for the records; winds were gusting to near 80 miles per hour in many coastal areas during the height of the storm; numerous reports of thunder and lightning were widely scattered throughout the area. A minimum central pressure of 965 millibars was recorded at the center of circulation, this is equivalent to a category 2 Hurricane. This storm came in at #6 in New York City's long list of major snow storms since records began.