The "Mayor Lindsay Storm"
This Date in Weather History
English - February 09, 2020 05:00 - 2 minutes - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsHistory Science Natural Sciences Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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On February 9 1969 the fortunes of New York City Mayor John Lindsay were riding high. But his future in politics was about to be undone by the weather. Warned in advance of an impending storm his administration was ill prepared. What became known as the Mayor Lindsay Storm" dumped 15.3" at New York City; Central Long Island 12-18"; Scarsdale, NY 24"; Falls Village, CT 35"; Bridgeport, CT 17.7"; Hartford, CT 15.8"; Bedford, MA 25"; Blue Hill 21"; Boston 11.1"; Portland, ME 21.5"; 800 cars stranded on Tappan-Zee Bridge. Property damage totaled in New England more than $10 million.
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