The March 1960 nor'easter was a severe winter storm that impacted the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions of the United States. The storm ranked as Category 4, or "crippling", on the Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale.[1] Northeasterly flow, combined with the storm's slower forward motion, enhanced snowfall across the region.[2] The cyclone began moving away from the United States on March 5.[3] It took place during a stormy period in the affected region,[4] contributing to record snowfall.[5]
Blizzard conditions organized in eastern Massachusetts, accompanied by intense winds.[2] The storm caused at least 80 fatalities and stranded thousands of residents. Schools were forced to close, and transportation was severely disrupted. Stalled vehicles on roadways hampered snow removal efforts. New York City received the most severe winter storm since 1948.[7] Many commuters in Manhattan became marooned.[8] Major airports closed during the storm, resulting in the cancellation of hundreds of flights.[9]
^L. Baker Perry and Charles E. Konrad. "Synoptic Patterns Associated with the Record Snowfall of 1960 in the Southern Appalachians" (PDF). Eastern Snow. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
^"Eight Historic New England March Snowstorms". CAI. March 25, 2014.
^Staff Writer (March 4, 1960). "Savage Snowstorm Buries Northeast". The Sarasota Journal. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
^Staff Writer (March 4, 1960). "Coast States Severely Hit". The Southeast Missourian. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
^Staff Writer (March 6, 1960). "Northeast Digs Out of Big Snow". The Nevada Daily Mail. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
march, 1960, easter, severe, winter, storm, that, impacted, atlantic, england, regions, united, states, storm, ranked, category, crippling, northeast, snowfall, impact, scale, northeasterly, flow, combined, with, storm, slower, forward, motion, enhanced, snowf. The March 1960 nor easter was a severe winter storm that impacted the Mid Atlantic and New England regions of the United States The storm ranked as Category 4 or crippling on the Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale 1 Northeasterly flow combined with the storm s slower forward motion enhanced snowfall across the region 2 The cyclone began moving away from the United States on March 5 3 It took place during a stormy period in the affected region 4 contributing to record snowfall 5 March 1960 nor easterCategory 4 Crippling RSI NOAA 14 53 A surface weather analysis of the nor easter on March 4Impact editThe storm s impacts were wide reaching snow accumulated from the southeastern United States through northern New England 1 Totals exceeding 10 in 25 cm were reported from West Virginia to Maine while snowfall of over 20 in 51 cm fell in parts of eastern Massachusetts Rhode Island northern Connecticut southern New Hampshire northern New Jersey and southeastern New York 2 4 Nantucket Massachusetts reported 31 3 in 80 cm of snow the most on record 6 Blizzard conditions organized in eastern Massachusetts accompanied by intense winds 2 The storm caused at least 80 fatalities and stranded thousands of residents Schools were forced to close and transportation was severely disrupted Stalled vehicles on roadways hampered snow removal efforts New York City received the most severe winter storm since 1948 7 Many commuters in Manhattan became marooned 8 Major airports closed during the storm resulting in the cancellation of hundreds of flights 9 See also edit nbsp Weather portalClimate of the United States List of NESIS stormsReferences edit a b The Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale NESIS National Climatic Data Center Retrieved March 1 2010 a b c Kocin and Uccellini p 383 Saturday March 5 1960 daily weather map NOAA Central Library Data Imaging Project March 5 1960 Retrieved March 1 2010 a b Kocin and Uccellini p 384 L Baker Perry and Charles E Konrad Synoptic Patterns Associated with the Record Snowfall of 1960 in the Southern Appalachians PDF Eastern Snow Retrieved March 1 2010 Eight Historic New England March Snowstorms CAI March 25 2014 Staff Writer March 4 1960 Savage Snowstorm Buries Northeast The Sarasota Journal Retrieved March 1 2010 Staff Writer March 4 1960 Coast States Severely Hit The Southeast Missourian Retrieved March 1 2010 Staff Writer March 6 1960 Northeast Digs Out of Big Snow The Nevada Daily Mail Retrieved March 1 2010 Paul J Kocin and Louis W Uccellini 2004 Northeast Snowstorms American Meteorological Society ISBN 1 878220 64 0 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title March 1960 nor 27easter amp oldid 1171148774, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
