* 1978 – The Blizzard of 1978, one of the worst Nor ' easters in New England history, hit the region, with sustained winds of 65 mph and snowfall of 4 " an hour.

Extratropical storms often affect the county ; in the winter, Nor ' easters bring heavy snow and rain, and sometimes high wind.

The county's elevation and proximity to the ocean causes snow from both Nor ' easters and lake effect upslope snow events to fall from late October through early April.

However, measurable snowfalls every winter, and in many winters one or more intense storms called Nor ' easters may occasionally produce blizzard conditions with snowfalls of 1 – 2 feet ( 30 – 60 cm ) and near-hurricane force winds.

Nor ' easters often dump heavy snow and wind on the town during the winter, and accumulations of one foot of snow or greater are not uncommon when these storms move through the area.

Nor ' easters also can cause coastal severe flooding, coastal erosion, hurricane force winds, blizzard conditions, these conditions are usually accompanied with heavy snow or rain depending on when the storm occurs.

Nor ' easters can be devastating and damaging, especially in the winter months, when most damage and deaths are cold-related, as nor ' easters are known for bringing extremely cold air down from the Arctic air mass.

Nor ' easters thrive on the converging air masses ; that is, the polar cold air mass and the warmer ocean water of the Gulf Stream.

Nor ' easters form along the East Coast of the United States, usually in the months between October and April, although nor ' easters can form any time of the year.

Nor ' easters are usually formed by an area of vorticity associated with an upper-level disturbance or from a kink in a frontal surface that causes a surface low-pressure area to develop.

Nor ' easters differ from tropical cyclones in that nor ' easters are cold-core low-pressure systems, meaning that they thrive on cold air.

Nor ' easters are often mistaken for Euroclydons, but these are two separate weather patterns.

Nor ' easters cause a significant amount of severe beach erosion in these areas, as well as flooding in the associated low-lying areas.

Nor ' easters usually bring massive amounts of precipitation, high winds, large waves, and marginal storm surge to coastal areas.

Biologists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on Cape Cod have determined Nor ' easters are an environmental factor for red tides of the Atlantic coast.

The Nor ' easters are a member of the Commonwealth Coast Conference ( TCCC ).

Category: Nor ' easters

Category: Nor ' easters

East Hampton is regularly hit by hurricanes and Nor ' easters.

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Category: Nor ' easters

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Nor do I think we can impress the nation by adopting a futile left-wingism.

Nor is there any reason why the state should not help to organize a comprehensive system of social insurance in providing for those common hazards of life against which few can make adequate provision.

Nor can a Regent be prosecuted for his or her actions as Head of State.

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Nor can any complete and authentic collection of his statutes have survived for ancient scholars to consult.

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Massachusetts ' geographic location, jutting out into the North Atlantic, also makes the city very prone to Nor ' easter weather systems that can dump more than of snow on the region in one storm event.

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