Gale-force winds knocked out power to more than 500,000 homes and businesses.
USA TODAYGale-force winds downed trees and power lines and knocked out power to more than 500,000 homes and businesses Thursday as a fast-developing"bomb cyclone" roared across the Northeast.
A bomb cyclone occurs when the barometric pressure falls at least 24 millibars, or 0.71 inches, within 24 hours. The faster and steeper the drop, known as bombogenesis, the more intense the storm. In Maine, more than 200,000 power customers – a quarter of the state – was without power and the number was rising Thursday. Even without power, residents overwhelmed Central Maine Power's website.
Boston smashed its record low barometric pressure for October, reaching 975.3 millibars after falling 35 in 12 hours. Wind gusts reached 70 mph at Boston Logan, just short of hurricane status. Some areas of the state were drenched with up to 4 inches of rain in two hours. “At the time of the crash, heavy rain was falling across the area and could have been a factor,” AccuWeather Meteorologist Jake Sojda said.
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