Snowstorm rages in New England after burying parts of New York with more than 40 inches
Matthew Cappucci and Jason Samenow, The Washington Post
Dec. 17, 2020
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An early winter wallop of snow, sleet and ice slammed parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Wednesday and Thursday, bringing accumulations exceeding 40 inches in spots and a slick glaze of ice for some. Strong shoreline winds and coastal flooding accompanied the system, contributing to near-blizzard conditions in spots as the intensifying strip of low pressure swept northeast.
Sixty million Americans were placed under advisories, watches or warnings in advance of the storm, which was continuing to pivot into northern New England early Thursday.
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develop. let s go to bob now for a look at live doppler radar telling us where the storms are now. that was a smart motorist. turn around, don t drown. we have a couple strong cells. they have weakened, dropped warning for carroll county but is still officially in effect for north western sections of baltimore county for 15 minutes. that particular cell, we ll look inside of it now. that one right there. let s take an inside look if we can get to it. right through there, that one right over there. okay. moving up toward grand rock now, west of maryland line. that s the cell that could have some very, very heavy rains perhaps even a funnel cloud betweenic low, river rural road, extreme north western sections of baltimore county and extreme northeastern although strongest has moved out. doppler radar looks inside the storm cell showing you which way the winds are going. right there is where we are seeing the greatest area of rotation. right in that area. it s still possible t