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Storm Outlook From The Highest Peak In The Northeast

The Mount Washington Observatory is located on the summit of Mount Washington in New Hampshire. It's pictured here in October 2010. (mouser-nerdbot/Flickr)
The Mount Washington Observatory is located on the summit of Mount Washington in New Hampshire. It's pictured here in October 2010. (mouser-nerdbot/Flickr)

A huge storm is closing in on the Northeast and will possibly bring some of the heaviest snowfall in history.

While cities emergency management teams hunker down, we check in on the summit of Mount Washington to see what conditions are like up there and what’s expected.

Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeast and is famous for erratic and dangerous weather conditions.

Here & Now’s Lisa Mullins speaks with Caleb Meute, weather observer and education specialist for the Mount Washington Observatory.

Guest

  • Caleb Meute, weather observer and education specialist for the Mount Washington Observatory. He tweets @CalebMeute.

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