October Snow in Patchland

Folks in Odenton and the nearby area were spared the worst of wacky storm that brought heavy snow and power outages to thousands of homes all the way up through the Mid-Atlantic region and New England.

Here's a look at how some Patch sites in the Northeast covered the rare October snow.

- The area just west of New York City was pretty hard hit, with thousands without power and a foot of snow expected in some areas. Cranford Patch had a photo gallery as well as a

Eighteen high school football players were hospitalized with symptoms of hypothermia after playing in near-freezing temperatures and a driving rain. There was a similar case in Merrick, NY. Everyone is expected to be OK.

- Nearly a foot of snow fell in some parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with 6,000 people without power in the small town of Tewskbury alone.

Pottstown, PA - More than in Montgomery County, PA, west of Philadelphia. Editor Teresa McMinn captured images of under the weight of And readers on homes and yards.

- Thousands were without power throughout Connecticut, with as many as in the state.

For a broad look at how Patch sites covered the snow, it's fun to check out the big map at