(Bloomberg) – Proximity to the ocean and just the right elevation helped spare New York City from the worst of Wednesday's nor'easter that dumped more than two feet of snow elsewhere in the region and left more than 850,000 homes and businesses without power.
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About 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) fell in Manhattan's Central Park — well short of the forecast of 6 to 10 inches. It was a different story north and west. Parts of Orange and Rockland counties in New York got 26 inches. Montville, New Jersey — about 32 miles (52 kilometers) northwest of Manhattan — got 26.8 inches, the National Weather Service said.
Why the disparity?
“Ocean and elevation — the combination of both,” said Rob Carolan, a meteorologist with Hometown Forecast Services Inc. in Nashua, New Hampshire. “As you go inland you are going up in elevation and it made all the difference in the world. It was snowing there when it was raining in the city and it gave them a head start.”
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