2010 — March 13, Nor’easter, Heavy Rain, Strong Wind, NJ, NY, CT, RI, WV — 13

—   13  Blanchard tally of State and locality breakouts below.

— >11  NOAA, NCDC. State of the Climate: Global Hazards for March 2010. NCDC, Apr 2010.

 

Breakout of Fatalities by State

 

Connecticut    (2)

— 1  Greenwich. Tree falls on woman who was outside walking.[1]

— 1  Westport, March 13. High wind, tree falls on car killing woman.[2]

 

New Jersey     (2)

— 2  Teaneck. Falling tree, outside; Ovadia Mussaffi and Lawrence Krause.[3]

 

New York       (6)

— 6  NY area. Syracuse Post-Standard, NY. “Rain and wind created…fatal storm.” 3-15-2010, A9.[4]

— 1  Hartsdale, March 13. Tree falls on car during storm killing Brendan McGrath, 58.[5]

— 1  Nassau, Northern Westchester, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland, SW Suffolk area.[6]

— 1  Southern Westchester, 18:29-18:45 March 13, high wind. Storm Data, 52/3, Mar 2010, 155.

— 1  Western Green/Western Ulster area, 14:00 March 13 to 11:30, March 14. Heavy snow.[7]

 

Rhode Island (1)

— 1  West Greenwich, March 14. Car hydroplanes “in standing water left from the storm.”[8]

 

West Virginia (2)
— 1  Raleigh Co., Beaver Creek. Glasgow fire dept. swift water rescue team member drowns.[9]

— 1  Raleigh County, Maple Fork west of Bradley. Woman, 59, attempts to cross flood water.[10]

 

NCDC: “Following several winter storms in February, a nor’easter wreaked havoc along the Atlantic seaboard in mid March. On March 13th, torrential rains and strong winds killed at least 11 people and left approximately 500,000 others without electricity in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut. New Jersey’s largest utility company stated that the storm was the worst in its history, with 420,000 power outages to customers. This major storm pounded the region for three days. Rainfall amounts of six to ten inches (150-240 mm) were reported in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and New Jersey, while wind gusts topped more than 70 mph (113 km/hr) in many locations. States of emergencies were declared in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.” (NOAA. State of the Climate: Global Hazards for March 2010, Apr 2010.)

Sources

 

Associated Press (Bruce Shipkowski). “Northeast mops up from wind-driven rain.” Gettysburg Times, PA, 3-15-2010, A5. Accessed 6-14-2015 at: http://newspaperarchive.com/us/pennsylvania/gettysburg/gettysburg-times/2010/03-15/page-5?tag=storm+dead+killed+die+death&rtserp=tags/storm?psi=77&pci=7&ndt=bd&pd=13&pm=3&py=2010&pe=15&pem=3&pey=2010&plo=dead-killed-die-death&psb=date

 

National Climatic Data Center. Storm Data, Vol. 52, No. 3, March 2010. Asheville, NC: NCDC, National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, NOAA. Accessed 6-14-2015 at: http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-5F1B5CAD-8502-460B-B92E-16E79C338F13.pdf

 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Climatic Data Center. State of the Climate: Global Hazards for March 2010. Published online April 2010. Accessed 8-5-2011 at:  http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/hazards/2010/3

 

Syracuse Post-Standard (Douglas Dowty), NY. “Community General VP killed when tree falls on car.” 3-15-2010, p. 1. Accessed 6-14-2015 at: http://newspaperarchive.com/us/new-york/syracuse/syracuse-post-standard/2010/03-15/page-3?tag=storm+dead+killed+die+death&rtserp=tags/storm?pci=7&ndt=bd&pd=13&pm=3&py=2010&pe=15&pem=3&pey=2010&plo=dead-killed-die-death&psb=date

 

Syracuse Post-Standard, NY. “Rain and wind created ferocious, fatal storm.” 3-15-2010, p. A9. Accessed 6-14-2015 at: http://newspaperarchive.com/us/new-york/syracuse/syracuse-post-standard/2010/03-15/page-9?tag=storm+dead+killed+die+death&rtserp=tags/storm?psi=67&pci=7&ndt=bd&pd=13&pm=3&py=2010&pe=15&pem=3&pey=2010&plo=dead-killed-die-death&psb=date

 

 

 

 

[1] AP (Bruce Shipkowski). “Northeast mops up from wind-driven rain.” Gettysburg Times, PA, 3-15-2010, A5.

[2] AP (Bruce Shipkowski). “Northeast mops up from wind-driven rain.” Gettysburg Times, PA, 3-15-2010, A5.

[3] AP (Bruce Shipkowski). “Northeast mops up from wind-driven rain.” Gettysburg Times, PA, 3-15-2010, A5.

[4] “The scenes of devastation in the New York area were so widespread that some compared what they saw to the worst of natural disasters. By the time the worst of the weekend’s storm was over, at least six people were killed, countless vehicles and homes were smashed, scores of roadways were left impassable, and more than 500,000 homes lost power – many of them to face darkness for days to come…residents in some New Jersey communities were forced to evacuate because of rising waters, and some schools had already announced they would close on Monday [March 15].”

[5] Syracuse Post-Standard (Dowty), NY. “Community General VP killed when tree falls on car.” 3-15-2010, p. 1.

[6] Locality not further defined. Listed as a high wind event from 14:55 to 21:35EST. (NCDC. Storm Data, Vol. 52, No. 3, March 2010, p. 155.)

[7] NCDC. Storm Data, Vol. 52, No. 3, March 2010, p. 160.

[8] Off-duty RI state trooper James Dougherty Jr. (AP (Bruce Shipkowski). “Northeast mops up from wind-driven rain.” Gettysburg Times, PA, 3-15-2010, A5.)

[9] “A swift water rescue team from the Glasgow Fire Department was working rescues along Beaver Creek. The boat struck something in the water, lost its steering and crashed into a bridge. The boat capsized, throwing 3 firefighters into the water. Two were able to reach safety. However, a 32 year old male firefighter was swept away. His body was not found until the 19th along Piney Creek.” (NCDC. Storm Data, Vol. 52, N3, March 2010, p. 237.)

[10] “Major stream flooding…A 59 year old female turnpike worker was returning home from the evening shift. She left her vehicle parked and attempted to walk through the flood waters of Maple Fork west of Bradley. She was swept away and drowned.” (NCDC. Storm Data, Vol. 52, No. 3, March 2010, p. 237.)