Record Breaking Blizzard Pounds US Northeast By Earth Changes Media
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A record-breaking blizzard packing hurricane-force winds pummeled the northeastern United States on Saturday, causing at least two storm-related deaths, cutting power to 700,000 homes and businesses and shutting down travel.
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The mammoth storm that stretched from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic coast dumped more than 3 feet of snow across the Northeast, the National Weather Service said. Blizzard and flood warnings were in effect for the coast.
In Stratford, Connecticut, Mayor John Harkins said he had never seen such a heavy snowfall, with rates of 6 inches an hour at times overnight, he told local WTNH television.