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I live in the midwest and we do not get storms like this "many times every year" Bjorn Against Feb 2013 #1
I think it's a record breaker. NutmegYankee Feb 2013 #5
Thirty inches would be a high this year, but not a record or even close where I live. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #7
It's a record based on location. NutmegYankee Feb 2013 #12
Plus didn't you know the Mid-west is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more populated... Cobalt Violet Feb 2013 #20
Consider yourself lucky. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #6
Please post the top 5 snowfall records from your location. NutmegYankee Feb 2013 #17
So when was the last time an ocean tide flooded your community during a blizzard? Bjorn Against Feb 2013 #21
NO - YOU DO NOT NutmegYankee Feb 2013 #27
Really? 1gobluedem Feb 2013 #30
If only we got these storms several times a year... DURHAM D Feb 2013 #2
Not sure where you live, but we already had two of this magnitude. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #8
And how do ocean tides affect the midwest? n/t Cobalt Violet Feb 2013 #3
OMG! The tides! They happen daily when you live on the coast. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #9
As towns are flooding and homes are being lost in sea as we speak due to storm. Cobalt Violet Feb 2013 #18
I'm in Southern Westchester in NY and leftynyc Feb 2013 #4
Exactly. The problem is the number of people and proper adjustment to the storm, Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #11
... eShirl Feb 2013 #10
It's not that we can't handle it, it's that we don't get this kind of snow so much anymore. When GreenPartyVoter Feb 2013 #13
Great explanation. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #24
Thanks. :^) My kids are excited to go sliding but we don't GreenPartyVoter Feb 2013 #25
So you get a lot of ocean flooding at high tide, do you? WilliamPitt Feb 2013 #14
We don't get hurricanes, either. Comes with the territory. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #15
It's just a storm. WilliamPitt Feb 2013 #16
Because you are green with envy. Cobalt Violet Feb 2013 #19
Still snowing hard in coastal Maine. Drifts higher than 5 feet blocking my doors. mainer Feb 2013 #22
That's wise. Drifts simply replace themselves after removal. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #23
So how soon marions ghost Feb 2013 #28
I have no idea! Can't get out of my driveway to see the road. mainer Feb 2013 #29
Used to be a more common occurrence around here. Last ten years or so snow geckosfeet Feb 2013 #26
I have no idea how it missed us Kingofalldems Feb 2013 #31
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