We are talking about a technical definition , '' said Jeff Tongue , a meteorologist with the National Weather Service at Brookhaven , N.Y . While meteorologists and public officials called the timing fortunate , coming over the weekend when millions of residents had no need to commute to work and school , the storm nonetheless caused major disruptions across the New York region .
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