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Table 1. Major meteorological disturbances in Southeastern 

 Massachusetts since 1938. The storms are roughly ranked in terms of 

 severity (from Zeeb, 1985; Aubrey and Speer, 1984, and other accounts) 

 Ice accumulation was based on mean February temperature (Bumpus, 1957; 

 NOAA, 1973) and other documentation. 

 Date Event Severity 



