A look at the brutal 'bomb cyclone' snowstorm by the numbers

Some Southeast cities saw the first significant snowfall in nearly 30 years.

ByABC News
January 5, 2018, 10:32 AM

— -- The monster "bomb cyclone" storm that battered the East Coast this week, shuttering schools and halting travel, brought gale-force winds to the Northeast and more snow in parts of the South than in nearly 30 years.

PHOTO: Drivers make their way along the flooded Beach Road after the ocean overtopped the seawall during a winter snowstorm in the Boston suburb of Lynn, Mass., Jan. 4, 2018.
Drivers make their way along the flooded Beach Road after the ocean overtopped the seawall during a winter snowstorm in the Boston suburb of Lynn, Mass., Jan. 4, 2018.
PHOTO: A group of men help a motorist after his vehicle was stuck in the snow near Asbury Park boardwalk during a snowstorm, Jan. 4, 2018, in Asbury Park, N.J.
A group of men help a motorist after his vehicle was stuck in the snow near Asbury Park boardwalk during a snowstorm, Jan. 4, 2018, in Asbury Park, N.J.

Here's a closer look at the storm by the numbers:

Snow totals

Tallahassee, Florida: 0.1 inches -- the most snow since 1989 when the city had 0.9 inches

Savannah, Georgia: 1.2 inches -- the most snow since 1989 when the city had 3.2 inches

PHOTO: Snow accumulates on plants in Savannah, Ga., Jan. 3, 2017.
Snow accumulates on plants in Savannah, Ga., Jan. 3, 2017.
PHOTO: Ice forms on the water fountain in Forsyth Park, Jan. 4, 2018 in Savannah, Ga.
Ice forms on the water fountain in Forsyth Park, Jan. 4, 2018 in Savannah, Ga.

Charleston, South Carolina: 5.3 inches -- the most snow since 1989 when the city had 6 inches

Summerville, South Carolina: 7.3 inches

Rockyhock, North Carolina: 12 inches

Ocean City, Maryland: 11 inches

PHOTO: Cars buried in a snow drift during a storm, Jan. 4, 2018 in Ocean City, Md.
Cars buried in a snow drift during a storm, Jan. 4, 2018 in Ocean City, Md.

Philadelphia: 4.1 inches

PHOTO: People play ice hockey on a frozen pond at Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park during a winter storm, Jan. 4, 2018, in Philadelphia.
People play ice hockey on a frozen pond at Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park during a winter storm, Jan. 4, 2018, in Philadelphia.

Bayville, New Jersey: 18 inches

PHOTO: Thom Meyers trudges through snow covered streets with a cane, Jan. 4, 2018 in Atlantic City, N.J.
Thom Meyers trudges through snow covered streets with a cane, Jan. 4, 2018 in Atlantic City, N.J.

Staffordville, Connecticut: 16 inches

Terryville, New York: 16.4 inches

Central Park in New York City: 9.8 inches -- the new daily record

PHOTO: A man walks in the snow next to Central Park along 5th avenue in New York City, Jan.4, 2018.
A man walks in the snow next to Central Park along 5th avenue in New York City, Jan.4, 2018.

Queens in New York City: up to 13.6 inches

PHOTO: The desolate departures area at JetBlue, terminal five, at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jan. 4, 2018 in the Queens borough of New York City.
The desolate departures area at JetBlue, terminal five, at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jan. 4, 2018 in the Queens borough of New York City.

Logan International Airport in Boston: 13.2 inches -- the new daily record

Bangor, Maine: up to 18.3 inches

Strong wind gusts

PHOTO: Residents are evacuated as flood waters rises as a massive winter storm bears down on the region, Jan. 4, 2018 in Scituate, Mass.
Residents are evacuated as flood waters rises as a massive winter storm bears down on the region, Jan. 4, 2018 in Scituate, Mass.
PHOTO: Water rushes over the seawall between two houses, Jan. 4, 2018, in Scituate, Mass.
Water rushes over the seawall between two houses, Jan. 4, 2018, in Scituate, Mass.

Nantucket, Massachusetts: 76 mph

Cape Henry, Virginia: 74 mph

Block Island, Rhode Island: 71 mph

Scotchtown, New York: 68 mph

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