The Kenan snowstorm hit the northeastern United States yesterday Saturday and moved up to eastern Quebec this Sunday. New England is the most affected region with more than 60 cm in Boston and stormy winds. Millions of Americans and Canadians find themselves without electricity.
This weekend, the winter storm “Kenan” is moving along the east coast of the USA and is causing a real blizzard. She is moving away this Sunday towards the Maritime Provinces of Quebec.
A depression described as a “weather bomb”
A depression at 1010 hPa deepened Friday off Florida, rising very quickly along the US East Coast. Meteorologists call these depressions “weather bombs” because they deepen very quickly, losing at least 24 hPa in 24 hours. The rapid digging of these “bombs” most often generates particularly violent winds as they pass, as well as heavy precipitation of rain or snow if the temperature is low enough.
The blizzard fades: we found up to 60 cm in New England
All the states between the Carolinas and Maine are affected by this storm, including the capital of Washington, and New York. This storm reaches its maximum intensity in the New England states (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island), as well as in eastern Canada. One of the main concerns of the authorities concerns the force of the winds, which blow at more than 100 km / h, even more on the littoral zones. Many power cuts occurred. Snow accumulations are around 15 to 30 cm on average, locally much more in New England and in particular in Boston, with 60 cm, equaling the snow record in 24 hours. Due to the strong wind, many snowdrifts are forming and it should be impossible to drive in some states this weekend. More than 3,400 flight cancellations are also to be deplored at airports on the East Coast.
One thing is certain, this “weather bomb” brings the first major storm of this winter along the East Coast. Note that this time, the Great Lakes region, as well as western Quebec, including Montreal, are spared.