Heavy Snow in Northeastern United States Leaves 3 Million without Power

A news story video of the snowstorm to Northeastern United States.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM9appCOQTg
October, 30, 2011
A freak snowstorm in October hits northeastern U.S. leaving more than 3.2 million homes and businesses without power with 60 centimeters falling in some areas over the weekend. The storm caused major damage because many of the leaves are still on the trees thus catching a lot of the heavy and wet snow causing branches and trees to snap from the weight. The storm has also been blamed for the death of 11 people along with the shut down of roads, railways, and airline flights. The storm extended from Maine to Maryland and it is claimed that to restore the electricity could take several days. The storm broke record snowfall totals in October and it became even worse as it moved more north having communities in western Massachusetts being hit the worse. This type of storm isn't typical at this time of year in the are but an area of high pressure over southeastern Canada funneled cold air south into the U.S. and the cold air combined with the moisture coming from the North Carolina coast producing the devastating snow storm.
http://www.thestar.com/article/1078425--early-storm-deals-u-s-northeast-wet-heavy-snow-leaves-3-million-without-power-kills-9