Sununu seeks federal disaster aid for mid-March blizzard
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New Hampshire Union Leader
In the state's application Friday, Sununu said state and local government damages from the
The snowfall in
Damages to all state and local governments from this storm were nearly
This application, however, seeks federal aid only for the three counties where there were unprecedented snowfalls, Sununu said.
"This storm considerably strained state and local resources; it consumed staff time and exhausted available resources due to blizzard conditions, strong winds, and reduced visibility that restricted travel and storm operations," Sununu said in the application.
The communities with the highest, per-capita damages from this storm were
"The significant accumulation of snow and winds on
"These conditions created damages that overwhelmed the capabilities of state and local jurisdictions and required an immediate, urgent response."
Sununu said to battle the storm the state used 13,400 tons of salt which exceeds 5 percent of what the state uses in a typical winter season.
The state is still awaiting its request for federal disaster relief from the
This latest application also reveals how taxing this winter season was on state resources.
Sununu said the
The only higher amounts of salt used by the state came in 2008 with nearly 250,000 tons and in 2003 when nearly 245,000 tons were put down.
The salt use this season is 35 percent higher than the 30-year average from 1987 through 2017, Sununu added.
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