New York Gets More Than Inch of Snow in October For The First Time Ever

Crazy snow storm by my house; had a near miss with large branch. If I had not decided to return a phone call in the car, and had instead just walked into the house once I pulled in the driveway, a falling branch would have come down within arms reach.

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"New York has today been hit by more than one inch of snowfall before Halloween for the first time ever - with experts predicting much more on the way.

Two people were killed as the classic nor'easter chugged up the East Coast at an unusually early period and more than 2.2 million homes have lost power in the storm.

An 84-year-old Pennsylvania man died when a tree crashed into his house in Temple on Saturday afternoon, while he was having a nap in his recliner chair. He was killed 'instantly' according to police.

Another person died in Colchester Connecticut reported Governor Dannel Malloy who warned that some parts of the state could expect as much as 18 inches of snow.
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New York has received measurable snow before Halloween only three times since 1869 - and never more than one inch, as happened today.

The heaviest snow, though, is forecast for later in the day on Sunday in the Massachusetts Berkshires, the Litchfield Hills in northwestern Connecticut, southwestern New Hampshire and the southern Green Mountains."