Mitchell Gaines, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, N.

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The list also contains a number of cold-weather towns, including Fargo, N.

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Although there were plenty of reports of severe weather, there weren't widespread reports of extreme weather, with winds in excess of 75 mph and hail measuring 2 inches in diameter, said John Koch, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service East region headquarters in Bohemia, N.

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On the Sunday afternoon preceding Sandy, the National Weather Service (NWS) in Mount Holly, N.

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Snowfall could reach two inches an hour Friday evening, said Gary Szatkowski, meteorologist for the National Weather Service's forecast office in Mount Holly, N.

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