Sunday, February 7, 2010

Record snow falls

Mid Atlantic states were walloped by huge snow falls. Here is a CNN description of the overall scene:

In New Jersey, nearly 60,000 Atlantic City Electric customers had no electricity, the company said; 19.3 inches of snow blanketed Atlantic City. More than 128,000 people in Virginia, Washington and Maryland were without electricity, according to utility companies in those areas.

Southern Pennsylvania's Ridley Park reported 30 inches of snowfall Saturday afternoon, and the Philadelphia International Airport racked up 28.5 inches, the National Weather Service said, citing unofficial tallies. The airport was closed Saturday, but reopened Sunday and expected to operate at 60 percent capacity, spokeswoman Victoria Lupica said.

Record-breaking snowfall covered the , the weather service said. Over two days, 32.4 inches of snow dropped on Dulles International Airport, breaking a January 1996 record of 23.2 inches.


Does this sound like global warming to you????