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George II

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9. Six years ago this weekend the Northeast had a bizarre blizzard, we had 25 inches of snow here....

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Oct 28, 2017, 10:38 PM

Oct 2017

.....and thousands of trees were lost because they still had leaves on them, and the weight of the snow on the leaves just snapped branches and trunks.

Power was out for 90% of Connecticut for about a week.

Glad this is going to be rain, not snow!

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Strong coastal storm set to slam the East Coast from Sunday into Monday [View all] DonViejo Oct 2017 OP

This is not good jpak Oct 2017 #1

Tropical Storm Philippe has formed BumRushDaShow Oct 2017 #2

Im in the NYC area (Long Island) and we have been warned of 2-3 inches of rain with wind gusts of dhol82 Oct 2017 #3

Take care, guys. We really appreciated firewood and Hortensis Oct 2017 #4

It's gonna Slam the East Coast into the NEXT DAY? WOW! Loyd Oct 2017 #5

Hang tight my Yankees!!! DK504 Oct 2017 #6

Jesus, five years ago at this time of the year, we got walloped by no_hypocrisy Oct 2017 #7

A tropical low looks to be rushing up to make it even worse mackdaddy Oct 2017 #8

Check this site: George II Oct 2017 #10

Six years ago this weekend the Northeast had a bizarre blizzard, we had 25 inches of snow here.... George II Oct 2017 #9

Five years ago we were hit by superstorm Sandy. Danmel Oct 2017 #11

No golf for Trump tomorrow. Kingofalldems Oct 2017 #12