October snowstorms leave 580,000 people without power

The powerful nor'easter dumped more than 10 inches of rain and snow on the East Coast Saturday, breaking records in New York and causing more than 580,000 people to lose power, reports CBS News.

CNN reports that more than 242,000 households in Connecticut are without power, while 95,000 households in Pennsylvania are also experiencing outages. More than 112,000 homes in New Jersey were also left cold and dark in the wake of the storm.

Communities across the mid-Atlantic were hit the hardest by the weekend storm, and Connecticut and New Hampshire are bracing for record snowfall. New York City's Central Park already registered 1.3 inches of snow, a record for this time of year, reports the Wall Street Journal.

Snow has fallen in October in New York City only three times in recorded history, most recently in 1952, the New York Times reports.

The weather has caused flight delays across the region, with most New York City airports seeing at least 75 minutes of delays after most planes were grounded for the morning, according to the Washington Post.

On the bright side though, two Vermont ski resorts have decided to open this weekend thanks to the cold temperatures and recent snowfall, reports the Burlington Free Press.

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