Northeastern parts of the United States and Canada witnessed a rampaging major winter storm in the February of 2013. Â This powerful Storm is known as Winter Storm Nemo which affected the United States and Canada Primarily and on crossing the Atlantic Ocean, it ravaged the cities of Ireland and the United Kingdom. It continued up to many days with a total snowfall of 63 cm in Boston, Massachusetts.
Heavy snowfall warning with winter storm advisories was issued for Boston on 7th February 2013. Deval Patrick, the respectable Governor of Massachusetts declared an emergency state on 8th February as the weather condition continued to get from bad to worse. Almost all the public vehicles were banned from running after 4 p.m. EST. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority ordered a standstill for commuting rails, bus, and boat services. Flights at Boston Logan International Airport were canceled along with the National Hockey league due to the dangerous impact of the winter storm. All the academic activities at schools and colleges and Business transactions were stopped in obeisance of the order from the Boston mayor Thomas Menino.
According to National Weather Service, the heaviest show fell across South Eastern Massachusetts on 8th February. People did not engage in daily activities and kept themselves locked inside the house. The forecast map revealed a large swath of Central and Eastern Massachusetts which received snowfall of 24 inches. After the snowfall had finished, lingering snow showers kept pouring down until night. The temperature was on the brink of freezing and the Governor of Boston requested commuters to consider delayed departure from work. Almost 2,800 snow-removing trucks and instruments were deployed. The roads were reportedly very slippery and there was news of coastal flooding.
One of the worst impacts of this winter storm that Boston faced was long annoying power cuts. On 8th February, as many as 4,700 people were estimated to be without power in Massachusetts. Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth was automatically shut down after losing off-site power. 321000 customers suffered power outages in Massachusetts on the 9th of February. The number of afflicted people rose to 405000 later who experienced an entire day without electricity.
Travel facilities were adversely jeopardized in the United States. Many flights underwent cancellation and added to the tribulation of waiting passengers. But the Airline crew did not find it right to ignore the forecast even though each flight cancellation meant inconvenience of passengers, risk of losing revenues and incurring an extra loss. They remained committed to foreseeing future hazards. Many public vehicles including buses were stuck in the snow-bound streets and even the snow-removing trucks were getting immobilized by a great amount of snow accumulated on the road.
This winter storm of February reminded the inhabitants of Boston of the Blizzard of 1978. Those horrible memories of Snowstorm lashed the region of Massachusetts again after 35 years. The Winter Storm Nemo moved fast and trapped hundreds of motorists under the snow. The Government was very prompt in action and arranged the deployment of police who searched abandoned cars and provided primary medical aids. There was no death story recorded except a 13-year-old boy and a man who died inside the car due to carbon monoxide poisoning.
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