Wednesday March 10 , 2010
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Historic snowstorm enters the record book

The snowstorm is over but what a legacy it has left behind.

Widespread totals of a foot to over 30 inches have been reported in southern Pennsylvania, West Virginia, northern Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, southern New Jersey and the District of Columbia. Localized amounts reached 36 inches.

Here are some snowstorm records: Philadelphia's second greatest snowstorm with 28.5 inches Pittsburgh's fourth greatest snowstorm with 21.1 inches Baltimore's greatest two-day snowfall with 26.5 inches Washington's fourth greatest snowstorm with 17.6 inches Dulles Airport's greatest two-day snowfall with 32.4 inches

Here are the highest snowfalls by state: Wilmington, Delaware 26.5 inches Mount Holly, New Jersey 28.5 inches Upper Strasburg, Pennsylvania 31 inches Colesville, Maryland 40 inches Leesburg, Virginia 34.5 inches Lehew, West Virginia 34 inches

At the height of the storm, winds gusted from 40 to 60 mph along the coast.

A new storm will move from California to New England over the next 4 days. Winter storm warnings are already in effect for the Southwest mountains. Winter storm watches and a few winter storm warnings already extend eastward from the Texas Panhandle, Oklahoma and Kansas to Indiana and north to south from eastern North Dakota and Minnesota to northern Arkansas.

This new storm will reach the Northeast by midweek and could be a major snowstorm from Pennsylvania to southern New England. Cities like Philadelphia have already had their second snowiest winter on record. Will this next storm push them over the top?

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