Uncommon May Nor’Easter brings rain and snow to New England States just before the Memorial Day weekend
Boston – Friday, an unusual May Nor’easter was moving away from New England after having dipped the region and established cold record temperatures.
Massachusetts and Rhode Island received the most rain, obtaining at least several inches. The coastal city of Kingston, Massachusetts, received 7.13 inches (18.1 centimeters) of rain in a period of 24 hours ending early Friday, said National Weather Service.
The drivers were trapped in CAPE COD flood waters and the fallen trees blocked certain streets. There was no injury report.
Higher altitudes saw the snow, with the New Hampshire Mount Washington, signaling 3.4 inches (8.6 centimeters) Friday morning.
“Could it really be May in Maine without a little rain – and even a touch of snow – for the Memorial Day weekend?” Sugarloaf Mountain published online. He delayed the opening day for his golf club from Friday to Sunday.
High temperatures for Thursday were around 20 degrees lower than usual.
At least two cities – Concord, New Hampshire and Portland, Maine – had record and cold temperatures. In Concord, he reached 47 degrees Fahrenheit (8.3 degrees Celsius) for Thursday. This broke the previous record on this date of 51 degrees set in 1939. Portland reached 49 degrees (9.4 degrees Celsius), broke the record of 50 degrees set in 2011.
A Nor’easter is a storm of the East Coast which is so named because the winds above the coastal area are generally northeast, according to the meteorological service. They generally arrive at the end of fall and winter and bring strong winds, rough seas and precipitation in the form of rain or snow. It is rare to see them in May.
