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Superstorm ‘Nemo’ Expected to Hit the Northeast – How Bad Could It Get?

Feb. 8, 2013 7:03am Mike Opelka

On Friday, two winter storms are expected to converge over the northeastern part of the country, creating what could be the biggest snow event in years.

Image: Weather.com

As you can see from the screen shot above (from weather.com), the storm has a name and a hash tag (#nemo) to allow tracking comments on social media outlets like Twitter.

(By the way, naming winter storms is a new thing. It was started by The Weather Channel last October. They claimed the names would help raise awareness and that’s important when it comes to getting people to prepare for potential storm-related disasters.)

“Nemo” is expected to deliver snow and ice from the northern tip of Delaware to Maine and beyond. How much snow will end up on the ground is anyone’s guess, but the computer models are saying that New York City and nearby parts of Connecticut will get a foot of snow while the Boston area is facing two feet or more.

NYC’s Mayor Bloomberg told reporters that the city’s fleet of plows and 250,000 tons of road salt have been put on standby. But the mayor also tried to put a positive spin on the storm, noting that the weekend arrival will make it easier for snow removal.

Boston’s Mayor Tom Menino has cancelled school, and advised the people of Beantown to stay home starting at noon on Friday.

Preparation for the storm is easily monitored

Schools in the region have announced early closings or complete closings for Friday
Airlines are taking action to avoid having planes trapped on the ground at snow-in airports. As of Friday morning, more than 3,000 flights have been cancelled.
Amtrak has announced that trains in its northeast corridor will stop running Friday afternoon
Food stores are reporting the expected rush to buy staples like milk, eggs, and bread
Hardware stores are seeing significant sales spikes for shovels, salt/snow melting products, and even generators

Curiously, the storm is hitting on the 35th anniversary of a snowstorm that dumped more than 27 inches of the white stuff on the northeast. February 7, 1978 was the last big snow event in Boston and the surrounding area. Like “Nemo”, the 1978 storm reached from New Jersey’s Atlantic City (20 inches measured there). all the way to Maine. More than 4,000 injuries and an estimated 100 deaths were caused by the blizzard.

South Boston was a mess for days.

Image: Mercury News

In 1978, Michael Dukakis was the Governor of Massachusetts. He is seen below, monitoring the storm cleanup efforts from his rather low-tech office.

Image: Mercury News

See the rest of the 1978 photos from Mercury News here.

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Comments (52)

Joyzee
Posted on February 9, 2013 at 7:59am
We used to just call it Winter! Soup’s on

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flatbroke
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 6:58pm
Isnt this winter in the northeast? i mean dont you get 2-3 ft every winter? better there then where i am. I remember in 82 when we had 12 inches of snow with an ice storm mixed in, now that shut down STL. i got outta school, and thats all that mattered.

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TRILO
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 5:57pm
The hysteria is overwhelming. If people were prepared rather than relying on the government they would not be so helpless. I have no sympathy for people who do not prepare. I wonder if these states will turn away non-union workers when they come to help.

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Southernsoul
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 4:26pm
Its predicted to drop up to 24 inches of snow. Big deal. They get that further north and out west every year. Besides, that’s what they are saying it could do. My bet is it will leave about half that amount, unless you count snow drifts or piles by the side of the plowed road.

Superstorm? Everything but a light drizzle is considered a super storm any more. Call it a Superstorm if it drops 24 FEET of snow, not inches. Is the whole East coast filled with little girls? Pansies.

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billy1970
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 3:55pm
Jamie Foxx that Odumba is our “Lord and Savior” well then, where the HELL is he???? He could save all these people from the blizzard, just like he did for Hurricane Sandy victims, Odumba is such a FRAUD!!!!!!

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RIGHT_WHERE_IT_HURTS
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 3:52pm
The Weather Channel is a den of lefties, and it’s embarrassing itself with this storm-naming and snippets of messnbc they’re trying to pass off as ‘news’. I say put a band around Roker’s trachea and go from there.

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ColoradoMaverick
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 12:11pm
Why is every dam snow storm, rain storm, hurricane, tornado outbreak, etc.. now called a “super-storm”? Now every time weather happens, it is declared a “natural disaster” and FEMA goes out and starts handing out Visa cards like they’re candy. The media goes crazy and the politicians promise, promise, promise. meanwhile, schools and commerce grind to a halt and people become “victims” waiting for a hand out.

It’s truly pathetic.

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- Attention2Detail
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 1:01pm
  So true. In ’83 I was in New York when we got over 30″ of the white stuff. We dug out and went on. No disaster declaration needed. That’s what happens in the north.
  
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- smalltowner
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 2:55pm
  Agree. A nation of wimps, superlatives and 24 hour coverage. Everything has to be blown up to huge proportions just to get a notice. Then, of course, it has to be politicized and blame placed. In this case on global warming. Oops, climate change.
  
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- ICSPADES
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 3:34pm
  The 78 Blizzard had 21″ of snow the week before so they had no where to put the snow which caused all the problems when the storm came in. Tell the damn truth and quit spreading panic. The media is all the same from Blaze to Fox. Clicks and money are the motive.
  
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- I_DIAL_1911
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 11:13pm
  You nailed it. This why the working middle class are about to REVOLT!
  
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AmericanStrega
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 11:00am
Great. This is all we’ll hear about for the next five days.

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- G-WHIZ
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 11:16am
  The DEMOCRAPPS WILL NON-AIDE THEM the SAME as the LAST ONE IN N.Y.!!
  
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Grand design
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:55am
Geez, I was rather hoping that New York and the north east would get about six to eight feet of the white stuff! That way we wouldn’t have to hear about their politics for a few days!

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rotciv
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:47am
Snow shovel – Check
Snow blower – check
Boots, gloves,hat, coat -check
Cat – check
Milk and cookies – check
Couch – check
Mute on TV – check
Pellet stove fired up – check
Emergency Propane heater ready -check
Extra food on porch, frozen b/c it is below 0 outside – check
OK, nap time in Maine

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- RamonPreston
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 11:49am
  Florida one way ticket…check
  
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- 13th Imam
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 2:08pm
  Same here in S. CT. Woodstove cookin 72^.., Watchin Bonanza, List’n to Rushbo trash New England, Scopin the Blaze, biddn on some rifles, So much to do , plenty of time ( I hope)
  
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TROONORTH
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:33am
Storm? What storm? Up here in the ‘Great White North’ when a little bitty front like this blows through we gas up the snow blower and put the roof of the convertible up for a day or two.

A Canadian car chase;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0id9fUYb95A

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DougHuffman
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:13am
These weather related disasters are all evidence of what happens when the manana-culture tries to move north to where manana preparedness will kill.

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- YOURSENSEI
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:43am
  Mr or Ms DOUGHUFFMANN,
  
  This is what you must know:
  
  Remember that talk we had about word order? Don’t backslide on me now.
  
  It is so.
  
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tuppergun
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 8:48am
When we get that much in eastern Colorado we help each other and don’t cry for guberment help, or money.

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- 13th Imam
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:28am
  Yet you voted to legalize pot while adding your electoral votes to the Bammy DEMOCRAT cabal.
  
  Go Figure
  
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phineas
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 8:36am
the weather channel is owned by nbc…sister channels…NBC, CNBC, MSNBC…they are pro-global warming, of course…speaking about it quite often…

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- YOURSENSEI
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:45am
  Mr or Ms PHINEAS,
  
  This is what you must know:
  
  Actually, they are anti-global waming. In other words, pro science.
  
  It is so.
  
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Outlaw_Josey_Wales
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 8:26am
Starting in 2012, every big storm is now called a Superstorm.

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- KeystoneState
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 8:45am
  And named. How lame.
  
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- WarMunger_Al
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:09am
  Makes you wonder. If they name it, doesn’t that make them want to hype it more? Of course, if people actually prepare with food and water storage, the hype will be good.
  
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MaineTea
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 8:19am
This Maine-ah will be just fine. Water, heat, food and my family. Most Mainers are pretty tough; even if not-so-bright when it comes to elections. As usual, the media is hyping a story that doesn’t need hyping. We’re getting snow.. So what?

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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 8:05am
God help then through this storm.

Right now I can imagine Obama is salivating over the anticipated ‘never waste an emergency’ opportunity this will present to him, even if he has to have a disaster fabricated.

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- Rillobymorning
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 11:10am
  Ah, but this time when he travels there for a photo op, he won’t be able to hug some poor woman and tell her “I’ll cut through all the red tape and bureaucracy and get you all the help you need”….at least not with any credibility anyway.
  
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- I_DIAL_1911
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 11:17pm
  I can picture him now holding the wrong end of a snow shovel.
  
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lgccac
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 7:41am
So let me see if I understand the nomenclature here. If a storm hits the northeast, it’s automatically designated a “superstorm”. But if a storm hits the south, it’s a “storm”. Is that about right?

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- chucksue351
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 8:06am
  sometimes in the upper michigan area we can get 24 inches and think nothing of it
  
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- Dougral Supports Israel
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 8:06am
  If it hits New York City, it’s a climate-change induced disaster that requires billions of dollars in aid be funneled to Democrat unions and special interests. Here in suburban Western NY it’s something that gets cleaned up in a day.
  
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- toiletclogga
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 8:30am
  I’ve given Ms. Clogga 24″ and she thinks nothing of it! 8″ at a time baby!
  
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- utvols2069
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 8:33am
  I went to Fox website and they are all about the storm just like CNN, ABC, CBS, etc. Came to the Blaze knowing it would not be plastered all over the front page. It all depends on where you live. Unfortuantely for most of us, most of the news media lives in New York. I am glad Glenn moved to Texas, and Rush lives in Florida and many of the conservative talk show hosts do not live around these media types.
  
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Gonzo
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 7:41am
Oh no! It’s snowing in New England in February! Climate change is destroying our planet! We’ll need to send at least $20 billion to those states if they ever have any hope of recovery!

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- skyguy51
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 8:09am
  That $20 Billion would be per state wouldn’t it? With a little extra for New Jersey if Christie gives Obama another hug.
  
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- YOURSENSEI
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:44am
  This is what you must know:
  
  Let them eat ice.
  
  It is so.
  
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- 4truth2all
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:12am
  That’s right Sensei:
  
  That way they are eating and drinking at the same time … your a genius
  
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- YOURSENSEI
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:43am
  Mr or Ms 4TRUTH2ALL,
  
  This is what you must know:
  
  Yor to kind.
  
  It is so.
  
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- Gonzo
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 11:40am
  Wango, Doesn’t the “This is what you must know. / It is so” thing get old, even for you after a while?
  
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- 4truth2all
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 3:27pm
  Yo Gonzo:
  
  This is what you must no …
  know
  
  wait a minute .. did I get things backwards … dang… I do that sometimes.
  Sorry Sensei … I could not stop it …..
  
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redfish52
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 7:38am
I’m sure even with this storm the Sandy Storm victim’s that are still without power or help from the government will still vote Democratic next election. They deserve what they get. In the South we have a saying…”the chickens have come home to roost” and you reap what you sow…

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NoMoMrNiceGuy
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 7:37am
Well calling a Prepper stupid is looking pretty…… well….stupid right about now :-) Get the presses ready at the Fed Reserve boys because everyone is counting on you to bail them out.

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- jeanr
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 11:29am
  FACT: You will only be able to trade in gold, silver, or barter in Boston by Monday. Mark my words!
  
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Dan
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 7:36am
Really? We’re naming winter storms now?

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- walnutportconservative
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 7:42am
  There is a reason they are doing that, and it probably is part of an “Agenda”.
  
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- Dan
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 7:49am
  @walnut: Agreed, that was my thought as well.
  
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- DZ-015
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 12:31pm
  “Nemo” is Latin for “nobody.”
  
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- Lloyd Drako
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 2:43pm
  It’s Nemo, then? How did I manage to miss Melissa, Luke, Kimberley, Jonathan and so on back?
  
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- SimpleTruths
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 4:20pm
  Started a few years ago, guess you we’re sleeping. by the way, Obama won in case you missed that one too.
  
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