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Part of the 2012–13 North American winter The December 17–22, 2012 North American blizzard [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] was a winter storm that affected the Midwestern and Eastern United States . [ 5 ] Forming on December 17, the winter storm moved across the midwest, forcing schools to close throughout the region. [ 3 ]
The winter storm moved to the east, dropping snow accumulations of 3–6 inches (7.6–15.2 cm) on March 5. [20] Moving now to the east, it began to approach the Northeast. The snow was hanging back on the western end of the storm, making it look like the system was being stretched out.
The following is a list of major snow and ice events in the United States that have caused noteworthy damage and destruction in their wake. The categories presented below are not used to measure the strength of a storm, but are rather indicators of how severely the snowfall affected the population in the storm's path.
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Photos and videos captured the the damage the landslide left behind in Ketchikan. At least one person is dead, others injured after landslide in Alaska Contributing: Natalie Neysa Alund , USA TODAY.
This storm comes a little over a year after ex-Super Typhoon Nuri became the most powerful system on record to cross Dutch Harbor, Alaska, which is located in the Aleutian Islands, with a central ...
The weather of 2012 marked the fewest fatalities from natural disasters in a decade, although there were several damaging and deadly floods, tropical cyclones, tornadoes, and other weather events. These include blizzards , cold waves , droughts, heat waves , and wildfires .
Over the weekend, there was nearly 16 more inches (41 centimeters) of snowfall, pushing Alaska's largest city past the 100-inch (254-centimeters) mark earlier than at any other time in its history.