Weather
East Coast Digs Out After Nor'easter Drops 30 Inches Of Snow
Boston tied its all-time record for snow in one day, as the Eastern Seaboard was blasted by record amounts of snow and extreme winds.
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MASSACHUSETTS — Nearly 100,000 people were left without power in Massachusetts after a powerful nor'easter dropped as much as 30 inches of snow on the East Coast over the weekend.
According to an Associated Press report, winds gusted as high as 83 mph on Cape Cod in Massachusetts.
Boston tied its record for the highest single-day snowfall on Saturday, with 23.6 inches, the National Weather Service said.
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Southwest of Boston, the town of Sharon, Massachusetts, had received more than 30 inches of snow by Saturday night, while Islip, New York, and Warren, Rhode Island, both saw more than 24 inches, the AP reported.
Here are images of people digging out from one of the most powerful winter storms to date.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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