Boston tied a daily snow record, and blizzard conditions were confirmed across New England and Long Island from a storm that also dumped more than 8 inches in Central Park and even more to the east.
Boston received 23.6 inches at Logan International Airport in 24 hours, tying a 2003 record for the snowiest day, said Kristie Smith, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Norton, Massachusetts. Central Park received 8.3 inches, while 9.1 inches were reported at the Throgs Neck Bridge and 13.1 inches in Bayside, Queens.
High winds, blowing snow and low visibility created official blizzards in Boston, Providence, as well as across parts of Long Island, Connecticut, Delaware and New Jersey, the weather service said. More locations on Massachusetts’ Cape Cod might be added, but the weather stations there lost power at the height of the storm, Smith said.
