The Boston Globe was not published for the first time in 153 years, Blizzard broke history

Noreaster storm in America: These days, nature has wreaked such havoc in the north-eastern states of America that even the people there have been stunned. Meteorologists have called it the most powerful nor’easter storm of the last decade.

Nor’easter is a dangerous storm in which strong winds come from the north-east direction and destroy everything in its path. This time the storm hit the entire East Coast including New York, Boston, Philadelphia.

More than three feet of snow fell

According to the National Weather Service, 37.9 inches, or more than three feet, of snow fell in Providence, Rhode Island, which is an all-time record there. This was the biggest snowfall since 1978. Whitman, Massachusetts recorded 33.7 inches of snow and North Stonington, Connecticut recorded 30.8 inches of snow. Wind speeds in Nantucket reached 83 miles per hour, equivalent to hurricane winds.

entire area collected

This snowfall seemed to freeze the entire area. According to FlightAware data, more than 11 thousand flights had to be cancelled. John F. More than 90 percent of flights at major airports such as Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark were closed. Rhode Island’s TF Green International Airport stopped operations completely. More than 6 lakh houses lost electricity in the north-eastern states. Train service between New York and Boston was disrupted and theater shows also had to be cancelled.

Emergency declared in 7 states

Governors of seven states including New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island declared emergency. Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey imposed a travel ban in Bristol, Plymouth and Barnstable counties. In Rhode Island, traffic remained closed throughout the state. The National Guard was deployed on alert in New York. Massachusetts State Police Officer Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Tucker told a press conference that in Massachusetts alone, more than 350 vehicles were found stuck on the roads by 2 pm. A provision of $500 fine was made for violating the travel ban.

For the first time in the history of 153 years, the newspaper was not printed.

This storm also gave birth to an incident which will be remembered in the media world for decades. The Boston Globe, founded in 1872, did not produce its own print edition for the first time in its 153-year history. The newspaper’s printing plant is in Taunton, which was very close to the center of the storm and where 2 to 3 feet of snow accumulated. Josh Russell, the newspaper’s vice president of print operations, said, “We do not take this decision lightly. But we could not ensure that even if the crew arrived, the newspapers could be safely delivered to the trucks.

The press continued running even during war and floods

The newspaper itself wrote that the press continued running even during epidemics, wars and floods, but this blizzard did what had never happened before. Tuesday’s issue was delivered to print subscribers along with the Wednesday issue. It is noteworthy that according to the 2025 survey of Pew Research Center, now only 7 percent of American adults regularly read print newspapers.

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the storm was not normal

New Jersey Governor Mickey Sherrill said in a press conference on Tuesday that this storm was not normal. We are still not completely out of danger. Two people were killed and one seriously injured when a tree fell during a storm in Maryland. A person was found buried in snow in Deer Park, New York. Now gradually the cleanliness campaign has started in the states, but it will take time to restore electricity and open the roads. The weather service warned that another small system on Wednesday could bring additional snow to New York, Boston and Philadelphia.