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FEMA Operational Briefing (11.8.12)
The Mid Atlantic States are receiving a one – two punch and it is not a nice sight.
Here is some information about the newest storm.
• Strong coastal low pressure system formed east of the Mid-Atlantic
• Temperatures – upper 20s to mid 30s – Northeast & New England
• Moderate coastal flooding possible during high tide in northern NJ
• Rain changed over to snow during overnight snowfall accumulations:
Massachusetts:
• 2 – 5 inches lower elevations; up to 8” higher elevations
• Rhode Island: 2 – 5 inches
• Connecticut: 6 -12 inches
New York:
• 2 – 4 inches (Bronx) 3-9 inches (Nassau/New York Counties)
• 4 – 6 inches Queens County
New Jersey:
• 3 – 6 inches across southern portions of the state; 5.6” Newark
• Close to 12 inches in northern New Jersey
Pennsylvania: up to 2 inches
Impacts:
• Strong winds w/ gusts of 60 -75 mph reported RI & MA
• Downed trees and power lines reported in southeastern MA
• Snow expected to continue in New England through this afternoon
Power Outages as of 7:00 a.m. EDT, Nov 8
• 678,344 (-9,975 ) customers remain without power (peak 8,511,251)
• Massachusetts: 6,449 (-6,301)
• Connecticut: 545 (-8,537)
• New Jersey: 366,831 (-18,551)
• New York: 289,382 (-3,876)
• West Virginia: 15,137 (-671)
Open Shelters as of 7:00 a.m. EDT, Nov 8
• 114 (-5) shelters with 9,233 (-19) occupants
• New Jersey: 62 (-2) shelters with 4,229 (+68) occupants
• New York: 33 (+6) shelters with 4,891(-48) occupants
• West Virginia: 17(-9) shelters with 89 (- 78) occupants
• Connecticut: 1 shelter with 9 occupants
• Pennsylvania: 1 shelter with 15 occupants
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