Historic Snowfall Hits Concord [VIDEO]

The Blizzard of 2013 wasn’t the worst storm ever but it came pretty close.

The National Weather Service reported on Feb. 9, that the nor’easter nicknamed Nemo delivered 24 inches of snow to Concord, falling just 3.5 inches short of the record, set in 1888.

The storm slowly trailed off in the early afternoon allowing the General Services Department to make most of the roads somewhat travelable.

Jim Major, the highway and utilities superintendent for the department, said the wind was making it “challenging” to keep the roads clear.

“The wind is supposed stay pretty active until around midnight (Feb. 9), causing drifting problems,” he said. “(Sunday) is supposed to be mostly sunny with a high near freezing so we are hoping for the roads to clean up well. Focus is on the streets and will remain so until we can get them cleaned up.”

Chip Chesley, the director of the department, reported that 26 pieces of equipment were making the final street cleaning operations after midnight while the parking ban was implemented.

“Main lines are beginning to show pavement surfaces in areas,” he said.

Major said the equipment was holding up well and there were “very few breakdowns.” All were minor, he said.

On Monday, the department will start snow blowing sidewalks a task that will be “a very big challenge,” Major said, “because of all the snow.”