The North American blizzard of 2005 was a three-day

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that affected large areas of the northern

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, dropping more than 3 feet (0.9 m) of snow in parts of southeastern

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, as well as much of the

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metropolitan area. While this was by far the hardest hit region, it was also a significant

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for the

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and

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areas, which both suffered occasional

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conditions and snow accumulations. The storm began dropping snow on the upper

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on Thursday, January 20, 2005. It slowly moved eastward affecting the

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region and the

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on Friday and Saturday, January 21 and January 22, 2005. On Saturday evening the storm entered the Southern

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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

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and T. F. Green Airport in

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, while also impairing travel throughout much of

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

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and

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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

were near-whiteout and, in some cases, were whiteout.

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in both Dartmouth and

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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

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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

and

remained closed for an extended period of time to allow for clean-up of the

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Storm totals

Location - storm total - time/date - comments - snowfall measurement

Connecticut

Litchfield County

*Litchfield- 12.2

Hartford County

* East Granby 14.3 inches (36.3 cm) * Burlington 13.3 inches (33.7 cm) * Southington 12.8 inches (32.5 cm), 8:54 p.m. January 24 General public * Windsor Locks 12.5 inches (31.8 cm), 1:08 p.m. January 23 airport ang (bdl) * South Windsor 11.5 inches (29.2 cm), 1:14 p.m. January 23 * Windsor 11.0 inches (27.9 cm), 8:20 p.m. January 23 * Unionville 8.8 inches (22.4 cm), 1:30 p.m. January 23

Tolland County

* Stafford Springs 16.0 inches (40.6 cm), 2:23 p.m. January 23 *

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12.0 inches (30.5 cm), 1:20 p.m. January 23 * Andover 7.0 inches (17.8 cm), 3:09 p.m. January 23 * Storrs 7.0 inches (17.8 cm), 1:23 p.m. January 23

Windham County

* North Grosvenordale 14.0 inches (35.6 cm), 2:18 p.m. January 23 * Plainfield 9.5 inches (24.1 cm), 1:22 p.m. January 23 * Ashford 9.0 inches (22.9 cm), 1:16 p.m. January 23 * Eastford 8.0 inches (20.3 cm), 1:21 p.m. January 23

Massachusetts

Barnstable County

* Mashpee 30.5 inches (77.5 cm), 5:23 p.m. January 23 * Sagamore Beach 30.0 inches (76.2 cm), 9:44 p.m. January 23 * Yarmouth Port 29.0 inches (73.7 cm), 2:40 p.m. January 23 * Brewster 28.5 inches (72.4 cm), 8:20 p.m. January 23 * Harwich Port 28.0 inches (71.1 cm), 10:49 p.m. January 23 general public *

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27.5 inches (69.9 cm), 3:15 p.m. January 23 NWS employee * North Eastham 26.5 inches (67.3 cm), 5:28 p.m. January 23

Bristol County

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26.0 inches (66 cm), 5 Ft (1.5 m) Drifts *

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26.0 inches (66 cm), 3:31 p.m. January 23, 5 Ft (1.5 m) Drifts * Fairhaven 25.5 inches (64.8 cm), 8:47 p.m. January 23 * Rehoboth 25.0 inches (63.5 cm), 2:47 p.m. January 23 * Easton 23.0 inches (58.4 cm), 1:07 p.m. January 23 W.E. 1.71 * Acushnet 21.5 inches (54.6 cm), 3:04 p.m. January 23 *

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20.0 inches (50.8 cm), 3:03 p.m. January 23 *

18.0 inches (45.7 cm), 7:00 p.m. January 23 NWS Office kbox * Seekonk 15.0 inches (38.1 cm), 4:30 p.m. January 23, 5 Ft (1.5 m) drifts

Dukes County

* Edgartown 24.0 inches (61.0 cm), 2:40 p.m. January 23

Essex County

* Salem 33.0 inches (83.8 cm), 2:56 p.m. January 23 Em * North Beverly 32.0 inches (81.3 cm), 8:25 p.m. January 23 * Peabody 30.0 inches (76.2 cm), 1:55 p.m. January 23 * Saugus 30.0 inches (76.2 cm), 2:34 p.m. January 23 * Topsfield 30.0 inches (76.2 cm), 5:52 p.m. January 23 * West Peabody 30.0 inches (76.2 cm), 3:53 p.m. January 23 * Marblehead Neck 29.0 inches (73.7 cm), 2:34 p.m. January 23 * Methuen 27.0 inches (68.6 cm), 2:04 p.m. January 23 * Salem 27.0 inches (68.6 cm), 10:40 p.m. January 23 Salem state * Haverhill 26.5 inches (67.3 cm), 9:59 p.m. January 23, 7 Ft (2.1 m) drifts *

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26.5 inches (67.3 cm), 3:09 p.m. January 23 * Beverly 26.0 inches (66 cm), 8:02 p.m. January 23 CO-Op observer *

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26.0 inches (66 cm), 3:10 p.m. January 23 * Marblehead 26.0 inches (66 cm), 9:41 p.m. January 23 * Lynn 24.0 inches (61 cm), 2:50 p.m. January 23 * Rowley 24.0 inches (61 cm), 2:56 p.m. January 23 * Swampscott 24.0 inches (61 cm), 3:53 p.m. January 23 * Lawrence 23.0 inches (58.4 cm), 1:30 p.m. January 23 * North Andover 26.0 inches (66.0 cm), 1:00 p.m. January 23, 6 Ft (1.8 m) drifts

Franklin County

* Ashfield 15.5 inches (39.4 cm), 3:38 p.m. January 23

Hampden County

* Chicopee 14.0 inches (35.6 cm), 11:56 p.m. January 23 * Granville 12.0 inches (30.5 cm), 2:15 p.m. January 23 * Wilbraham 11.0 inches (27.9 cm), 2:07 p.m. January 23 * Southwick 10.0 inches (25.4 cm), 2:23 p.m. January 23, 0.84 inches (2.13 cm), we

Hampshire County

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12.5 inches (31.8 cm), 2:06 p.m. January 23 *

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12.0 inches (30.5 cm), 2:32 p.m. January 23 * South Hadley 11.0 inches (27.9 cm), 2:31 p.m. January 23 * Amherst 10.0 inches (25.4 cm), 2:06 p.m. January 23 * Belchertown 8.5 inches (21.6 cm), 2:05 p.m. January 23

Middlesex County

* Billerica 27.5 inches (69.9 cm), 9:17 p.m. January 23 *

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27.0 inches (68.6 cm), 2:58 p.m. January 23 * South Chelmsford 27.0 inches (68.6 cm), 1:14 p.m. January 23 * Everett 26.5 inches (67.3 cm), 3:00 p.m. January 23 * Belmont 26.0 inches (66 cm), 9:18 p.m. January 23 * North Billerica 25.0 inches (63.5 cm), 1:00 p.m. January 23 * Malden 28.5 inches (71.6 cm), 2:30 p.m. January 23 * Wilmington 27.0 inches (68.6 cm), 1:37 p.m. January 23 * Woburn 24.0 inches (61 cm), 10:40 p.m. January 23 * Wayland 22.0 inches (55.9 cm), 3:40 p.m. January 23 * Westford 22.0 inches (55.9 cm), 5:26 p.m. January 23 * Lexington 21.0 inches (53.3 cm), 2:49 p.m. January 23 * Stoneham 21.0 inches (53.3 cm), 1:23 p.m. January 23 * Ayer 20.3 inches (51.6 cm), 3:30 p.m. January 23 * Littleton 19.0 inches (48.3 cm), 2:41 p.m. January 23 *

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18.5 inches (47 cm), 2:19 p.m. January 23 * Dracut 18.2 inches (46.2 cm), 2:20 p.m. January 23 * Pepperell 18.0 inches (45.7 cm), 2:49 p.m. January 23 * Townsend 18.0 inches (45.7 cm), 4:02 p.m. January 23 * Shirley 14.0 inches (35.6 cm), 1:05 p.m. January 23 *

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13.5 inches (34.3 cm), 3:00 p.m. January 23

Nantucket County

24.0 inches (61 cm), 4:00 p.m. January 23

Norfolk County

* Weymouth 28.5 inches (72.4 cm), 2:44 p.m. January 23 * Braintree 28.3 inches (71.9 cm), 4:42 p.m. January 23 * North Attleboro 28.1 inches (71.9 cm), 7:37 p.m. January 23 * Milton 27.0 inches (68.6 cm), 4:00 p.m. January 23 * South Weymouth 27.0 inches (68.6 cm), 9:18 p.m. January 23 *

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26.0 inches (66 cm), 4:30 p.m. January 23 * Foxboro 25.1 inches (63.8 cm), 5:11 p.m. January 23 * Millis 25.0 inches (63.5 cm), 4:00 p.m. January 23 * Needham 25.0 inches (63.5 cm), 9:21 p.m. January 23 * Randolph 25.0 inches (63.5 cm), 8:19 p.m. January 23 * Franklin 23.0 inches (58.4 cm), 3:09 p.m. January 23 * Canton 22.0 inches (55.9 cm), 2:59 p.m. January 23 * Dedham 22.0 inches (55.9 cm), 4:00 p.m. January 23 * Walpole 20.5 inches (52.1 cm), 2:40 p.m. January 23 * Plainville 20.0 inches (50.8 cm), 2:48 p.m. January 23 * Wellesley 17.2 inches (43.7 cm), 2:39 p.m. January 23

Plymouth County

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33.0 inches (83.8 cm), 7:02 p.m. January 23 *

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30.0 inches (76.2 cm), 10:41 p.m. January 23 general public *Lakeville, Massachusetts, Lakeville 30.0 inches (76.2 cm), 1:17 p.m. January 23 *Manomet, Massachusetts, Manomet 28.0 inches (71.1 cm), 10:40 p.m. January 23 *Rockland, Massachusetts, Rockland 27.0 inches (68.6 cm), 8:03 p.m. January 23 *Wareham, Massachusetts, Wareham 26.0 inches (66 cm), 3:09 p.m. January 23 *Marshfield, Massachusetts, Marshfield 25.0 inches (63.5 cm), 2:30 p.m. January 23 *Hanson, Massachusetts, Hanson 24.2 inches (61.5 cm), 3:11 p.m. January 23 *Kingston, Massachusetts, Kingston 24.0 inches (61 cm), 9:41 p.m. January 23 *Duxbury, Massachusetts, West Duxbury 24.0 inches (61 cm), 2:43 p.m. January 23 *Whitman, Massachusetts, Whitman 23.0 inches (58.4 cm), 3:02 p.m. January 23 *Scituate, Massachusetts, Scituate 21.5 inches (54.6 cm), 4:01 p.m. January 23 *Brockton, Massachusetts, Brockton 21.2 inches (53.8 cm), 5:20 p.m. January 23 *Marion, Massachusetts, Marion 21.0 inches (53.3 cm), 8:35 p.m. January 23 *Hingham, Massachusetts, Hingham 20.5 inches (52.1 cm), 5:07 p.m. January 23

Suffolk County

*Winthrop, Massachusetts, Winthrop 28.6 inches (72.6 cm), 4:00 p.m. January 23 *Winthrop, Massachusetts, Winthrop Square 27.0 inches (68.6 cm), 10:00 p.m. January 23 *Boston Common (park), Boston Common 26.0 inches (66 cm), 1:16 p.m. January 23 NWS employee *Roslindale, Boston, Massachusetts, Roslindale 25.5 inches (64.8 cm), 3:05 p.m. January 23 *East Boston, Massachusetts, East Boston 22.5 inches (57.2 cm), 7:00 p.m. January 23 Logan kbos

Worcester County

*Northborough, Massachusetts, Northborough 26.0 inches (66 cm), 3:19 p.m. January 23 *Uxbridge, Massachusetts, Uxbridge 26.0 inches (66 cm), 1:29 p.m. January 23 *Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, Shrewsbury 23.0 inches (58.4 cm), 3:25 p.m. January 23 *Webster, Massachusetts, Webster 23.0 inches (58.4 cm), 2:02 p.m. January 23 *Gardner, Massachusetts, Gardner 22.0 inches (55.9 cm), 2:50 p.m. January 23 *Southborough, Massachusetts, Southborough 22.0 inches (55.9 cm), 3:11 p.m. January 23 *Grafton, Massachusetts, North Grafton 21.0 inches (53.3 cm), 1:04 p.m. January 23 ret NWS orh oic *Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Fitchburg 20.7 inches (52.6 cm), 2:10 p.m. January 23 *Holden, Massachusetts, Holden 19.0 inches (48.3 cm), 2:04 p.m. January 23 *Lunenburg, Massachusetts, Lunenburg 18.5 inches (47 cm), 2:02 p.m. January 23 *Boylston, Massachusetts, Boylston 18.1 inches (46 cm), 3:04 p.m. January 23 *Sturbridge, Massachusetts, Old Sturbridge 18.0 inches (45.7 cm), 2:03 p.m. January 23 *Leicester, Massachusetts, Leicester 17.0 inches (43.2 cm), 1:33 p.m. January 23, 3-4 Ft (0.9 m-1.2 m) drifts *Spencer, Massachusetts, Spencer 18.0 inches (45.7 cm), 2:05 p.m. January 23 *Oxford, Massachusetts, Oxford 15.0 inches (38.1 cm), 2:07 p.m. January 23 *West Brookfield, Massachusetts, West Brookfield 15.0 inches (38.1 cm), 2:30 p.m. January 23 *Ashburnham, Massachusetts, Ashburnham 14.0 inches (35.6 cm), 9:17 p.m. January 23 *Warren, Massachusetts, West Warren 12.5 inches (31.8 cm), 3:14 p.m. January 23 *Athol, Massachusetts, Athol 12.0 inches (30.5 cm), 2:33 p.m. January 23

New Hampshire

Cheshire County

*Dublin, New Hampshire, Dublin 18.5 inches (47 cm), 1:21 p.m. January 23 *Alstead, New Hampshire, Alstead 12.5 inches (31.8 cm), 1:03 p.m. January 23 v

Hillsborough County

*Hollis, New Hampshire, Hollis 19.0 inches (48.3 cm), 3:45 p.m. January 23 *Nashua, New Hampshire, Nashua 18.5 inches (47 cm), 4:00 p.m. January 23 *New Ipswich, New Hampshire, New Ipswich 17.5 inches (44.5 cm), 1:35 p.m. January 23 *Greenville, New Hampshire, Greenville 16.5 inches (41.9 cm), 2:20 p.m. January 23 *Hudson, New Hampshire, Hudson 15.6 inches (39.6 cm), 1:36 p.m. January 23 *Weare, New Hampshire, South Weare 12.5 inches (31.8 cm), 4:29 p.m. January 23

Rockingham County

*Atkinson, New Hampshire, Atkinson 26.8 inches (68.07 cm) 7:00 a.m. January 23 *Plaistow, New Hampshire, Plaistow 24.0 inches (60.1 cm) 12:35 p.m. January 23

New York

Ulster County

*Kingston, New York, Kingston

Rhode Island

Bristol County

*Bristol, Rhode Island, Bristol 21.0 inches (53.3 cm), 5:02 p.m. January 23

Kent County

*West Warwick, Rhode Island, West Warwick 24.5 inches (62.2 cm), 2:51 p.m. January 23 *Warwick, Rhode Island, Warwick 23.4 inches (59.4 cm), 1:02 p.m. January 23 TF Green (Pvd) *Warwick, Rhode Island, Warwick 20.9 inches (53.1 cm), 3:16 p.m. January 23 *Coventry, Rhode Island, Coventry 17.5 inches (44.5 cm), 4:40 p.m. January 23

Providence County

*Cumberland, Rhode Island, North Cumberland 27.0 inches (50.8 cm), 7:45 p.m. January 23 *Johnston, Rhode Island, Johnston Memorial 22.5 inches (57.2 cm), 4:03 p.m. January 23 NWS employee *Greenville, Rhode Island, Greenville 21.5 inches (54.6 cm), 1:13 p.m. January 23 *Cranston, Rhode Island, Cranston 21.0 inches (53.3 cm), 2:53 p.m. January 23 *Rumford, Rhode Island, Rumford 19.0 inches (48.3 cm), 10:46 p.m. January 23 *Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Woonsocket Reservoir 18.9 inches (48 cm), 1:55 p.m. January 23, 1.36 inches (3.45 cm), we *Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Pawtucket 16.0 inches (40.6 cm), 2:10 p.m. January 23

Washington County

*Hopkinton, Rhode Island, Hopkinton 21.0 inches (53.3 cm), 2:36 p.m. January 23 *Westerly, Rhode Island, Westerly 20.0 inches (50.8 cm), 5:35 p.m. January 23, 5 Ft (1.5 m) Drifts *North Kingstown, Rhode Island, North Kingstown 17.0 inches (43.2 cm), 1:02 p.m. January 23

Pennsylvania

Berks County

*Morgantown, Pennsylvania, Morgantown

Bucks County

*Yardley, Pennsylvania, Yardley *Langhorne, Pennsylvania, Langhorne *Perkasie, Pennsylvania, Perkasie

Carbon County

*Albrightsville, Pennsylvania, Albrightsville *Lehighton, Pennsylvania, Lehighton

Chester County

*Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Phoenixville *Honey Brook, Pennsylvania, Honey Brook

Delaware County

*Radnor, Pennsylvania, Radnor *Boothwyn, Pennsylvania, Boothwyn

Lehigh County

*Lehigh Valley International Airport *Germansville, Pennsylvania, Germansville

Monroe County

*Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, Saylorsburg *Pocono Summit, Pennsylvania, Pocono Summit

Montgomery County

*Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, Conshohocken *Green Lane, Pennsylvania, Green Lane *Palm, Pennsylvania, Palm

Northampton County

*Forks Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Forks Township *Easton, Pennsylvania, Easton

Philadelphia

*Northeast

*Philadelphia International Airport

References

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Conditions

Aftermath

Storm totals

Connecticut

Litchfield County

Hartford County

Tolland County

Windham County

Massachusetts

Barnstable County

Bristol County

Dukes County

Essex County

Franklin County

Hampden County

Hampshire County

Middlesex County

Nantucket County

Norfolk County

Plymouth County

Suffolk County

Worcester County

New Hampshire

Cheshire County

Hillsborough County

Rockingham County

New York

Ulster County

Rhode Island

Bristol County

Kent County

Providence County

Washington County

Pennsylvania

Berks County

Bucks County

Carbon County

Chester County

Delaware County

Lehigh County

Monroe County

Montgomery County

Northampton County

Philadelphia

See also

References

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