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51 Inches of Snow in New Hampshire

Aired December 08, 2003 - 05:52   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: All right, Chad, we're about to talk to our friends in New Hampshire, but we wanted to get some facts before we did that.
How much...

CHAD MYERS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I'm not sure they're friends to us anymore. I think they're made at us probably; at least mad at me.

COSTELLO: Well, I guess some place called Pinkham Notch got 51 inches of snow.

MYERS: Well, I have 47, but all right.

COSTELLO: Oh, well, there you go.

MYERS: Well, here you go.

COSTELLO: Well, go through some of the rest of that stuff.

MYERS: You know, this, it was really one of those down East Maine, kind of New Hampshire/Vermont kind of storms. The snow just kept coming and coming and coming up there. It finally did end in Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon. In fact, the Army-Navy game, there wasn't any snow at all in the evening.

But it just kept snowing all the way through the day yesterday, Maine all the way down, look at that, Rangeley, Maine had 41; Peabody, Massachusetts had almost three feet of snow; and Beverly had 32 inches. And a lot of spots there in New Hampshire and Vermont. I just didn't get them on a board yet, but I will.

COSTELLO: So ugly. OK...

MYERS: Certainly, certainly ugly numbers there, Carol.

COSTELLO: Let's go to New Hampshire, by phone, anyway.

WOKQ Waking Crew, Marc Ericson and Danielle Carrier.

Good morning.

MARK ERICSON, WOKQ MORNING WAKEUP CREW: Good morning.

DANIELLE CARRIER, WOKQ MORNING WAKEUP CREW: Good morning.

COSTELLO: So, tell us what life is like there this morning. CARRIER: It's white!

ERICSON: And so festive.

COSTELLO: What's 51 inches of snow like?

ERICSON: Well, it's, if you don't have a four wheel drive, it's a lot of trouble to get around in. It makes it real tough to go Christmas shopping. However, the ski areas are loving it this morning.

MYERS: Oh, I bet they are.

COSTELLO: I bet they are.

So, I mean has the entire place come to a standstill? Or are you guys kind of used to this kind of weather?

ERICSON: Well, I think, first of all, in New England we are used to this sort of weather and while there are some delays and a few school closings, this thing really did, as Chad points out, it kind of went south to north. So along the seacoast area, you know, we've got a foot here and 14 inches there. And then elsewhere in the state Mother Nature was a little bit tougher.

CARRIER: I love this, Pinkham Notch, 51 inches.

MYERS: Yes, that's awesome.

CARRIER: Colebrook had 27 inches. The strangest thing, though, was the wind this weekend. The snow was light, so it was blowing it everywhere, so it was real difficult to find out who had the most snow, because the wind was just blowing it everywhere.

COSTELLO: Oh, I bet...

MYERS: Are schools open?

ERICSON: Some schools are open. Many of them are delayed this morning while they get the roads and things cleaned up for the buses. And the further north you go, you are finding some school closures.

Little Dixville Notch, where the first presidential voting in America takes place, they got 38 inches of snow.

COSTELLO: Ooh, gosh.

Hey, let me ask you this because, you know...

MYERS: That's taller than a 3-year-old.

CARRIER: The kids are having a blast today.

COSTELLO: Let me ask you guys this. In cities like Washington and Baltimore, when there's even a hint of snow in the air, people flood the grocery stores and strip the grocery stores of all toilet paper and bread.

Does the same thing happen up there?

CARRIER: You know, the funniest -- it's funny you mention that. Friday, a lot of the grocery stores were all packed. But the most packed places you would find were the malls. People who were planning to do their Christmas shopping over the weekend were shopping on Friday. You couldn't even walk through any of the area malls. People were just packed in stores.

COSTELLO: Oh, I bet retailers were happy because some were saying that this storm really messed up the holiday shopping season.

ERICSON: Well, I think they're still working out the math. There was a big influx of shoppers on Friday, but then Saturday and Sunday, in many areas, the malls were like ghost towns. And in some instances, retailers did have to close.

MYERS: You know what there was, though? Everybody knew you were out of toilet paper and they were trying to go get a Sears catalog.

COSTELLO: Oh, Chad, you had to bring it down to that level.

MYERS: Oh, I did. Sorry.

COSTELLO: Thanks, everyone, Marc, Danielle, Chad.

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Aired December 8, 2003 - 05:52   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: All right, Chad, we're about to talk to our friends in New Hampshire, but we wanted to get some facts before we did that.
How much...

CHAD MYERS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I'm not sure they're friends to us anymore. I think they're made at us probably; at least mad at me.

COSTELLO: Well, I guess some place called Pinkham Notch got 51 inches of snow.

MYERS: Well, I have 47, but all right.

COSTELLO: Oh, well, there you go.

MYERS: Well, here you go.

COSTELLO: Well, go through some of the rest of that stuff.

MYERS: You know, this, it was really one of those down East Maine, kind of New Hampshire/Vermont kind of storms. The snow just kept coming and coming and coming up there. It finally did end in Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon. In fact, the Army-Navy game, there wasn't any snow at all in the evening.

But it just kept snowing all the way through the day yesterday, Maine all the way down, look at that, Rangeley, Maine had 41; Peabody, Massachusetts had almost three feet of snow; and Beverly had 32 inches. And a lot of spots there in New Hampshire and Vermont. I just didn't get them on a board yet, but I will.

COSTELLO: So ugly. OK...

MYERS: Certainly, certainly ugly numbers there, Carol.

COSTELLO: Let's go to New Hampshire, by phone, anyway.

WOKQ Waking Crew, Marc Ericson and Danielle Carrier.

Good morning.

MARK ERICSON, WOKQ MORNING WAKEUP CREW: Good morning.

DANIELLE CARRIER, WOKQ MORNING WAKEUP CREW: Good morning.

COSTELLO: So, tell us what life is like there this morning. CARRIER: It's white!

ERICSON: And so festive.

COSTELLO: What's 51 inches of snow like?

ERICSON: Well, it's, if you don't have a four wheel drive, it's a lot of trouble to get around in. It makes it real tough to go Christmas shopping. However, the ski areas are loving it this morning.

MYERS: Oh, I bet they are.

COSTELLO: I bet they are.

So, I mean has the entire place come to a standstill? Or are you guys kind of used to this kind of weather?

ERICSON: Well, I think, first of all, in New England we are used to this sort of weather and while there are some delays and a few school closings, this thing really did, as Chad points out, it kind of went south to north. So along the seacoast area, you know, we've got a foot here and 14 inches there. And then elsewhere in the state Mother Nature was a little bit tougher.

CARRIER: I love this, Pinkham Notch, 51 inches.

MYERS: Yes, that's awesome.

CARRIER: Colebrook had 27 inches. The strangest thing, though, was the wind this weekend. The snow was light, so it was blowing it everywhere, so it was real difficult to find out who had the most snow, because the wind was just blowing it everywhere.

COSTELLO: Oh, I bet...

MYERS: Are schools open?

ERICSON: Some schools are open. Many of them are delayed this morning while they get the roads and things cleaned up for the buses. And the further north you go, you are finding some school closures.

Little Dixville Notch, where the first presidential voting in America takes place, they got 38 inches of snow.

COSTELLO: Ooh, gosh.

Hey, let me ask you this because, you know...

MYERS: That's taller than a 3-year-old.

CARRIER: The kids are having a blast today.

COSTELLO: Let me ask you guys this. In cities like Washington and Baltimore, when there's even a hint of snow in the air, people flood the grocery stores and strip the grocery stores of all toilet paper and bread.

Does the same thing happen up there?

CARRIER: You know, the funniest -- it's funny you mention that. Friday, a lot of the grocery stores were all packed. But the most packed places you would find were the malls. People who were planning to do their Christmas shopping over the weekend were shopping on Friday. You couldn't even walk through any of the area malls. People were just packed in stores.

COSTELLO: Oh, I bet retailers were happy because some were saying that this storm really messed up the holiday shopping season.

ERICSON: Well, I think they're still working out the math. There was a big influx of shoppers on Friday, but then Saturday and Sunday, in many areas, the malls were like ghost towns. And in some instances, retailers did have to close.

MYERS: You know what there was, though? Everybody knew you were out of toilet paper and they were trying to go get a Sears catalog.

COSTELLO: Oh, Chad, you had to bring it down to that level.

MYERS: Oh, I did. Sorry.

COSTELLO: Thanks, everyone, Marc, Danielle, Chad.

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