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Winter Storm Pluto Was the Third Snowstorm in a Week to Hammer New England (RECAP)

Winter Storm Pluto was New England's third snowstorm in about a week's time Feb. 15-16, piling onto the feet of snow that had already fallen since Feb. 9.

(STORM RECAPS: Niko | Orson)

A southward dip in the jet stream, combined with a disturbance from the Southeast, triggered the development and intensification of low pressure off the New England coast.

While this intensification was too late to produce a major, widespread snowstorm across the entire Northeast, northern New England didn't get off the hook for more heavy snow.

A southward dip in the jet stream swept across the East, helping to induce low-pressure development off the coast.

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Snow Reports

Snow showers and localized squalls affected areas from western Pennsylvania into upstate New York and portions of Vermont. Visibility was significantly reduced in the heaviest squalls, due to falling snow as well as blowing and drifting snow.

The steadiest, heaviest snow impacted New Hampshire, Maine and, at times, parts of Cape Cod in Massachusetts.

Here are some select snow totals from Winter Storm Pluto:

Maine: 19.0 inches in Corinna; 18.0 inches in Sanford; 9.2 inches near Eastport; 5.0 inches in Portland
Massachusetts: 6.0 inches in North Adams; 5.8 inches near Rockport; 4.5 inches in Gloucester, East Boxford, Ipswich and near Newburyport
New Hampshire: 12.5 inches near Berlin; 12.0 inches in Stratford; 11.5 inches in Monroe
New York: 16.5 inches in Perrysburg
Pennsylvania: 6.5 inches in Corry
Vermont: 20.5 inches in Lower Waterford; 14.0 in Woodford; 11.5 inches near Granby; 11.4 inches in St. Johnsbury