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The 2009 North American Christmas blizzard was a powerful winter storm and severe weather event that affected the Midwestern United States, Great Plains, Southeastern United States, the Eastern Seaboard, and parts of Ontario.
The December 2009 North American blizzard was a powerful nor'easter that formed over the Gulf of Mexico in December 2009, and became a major snowstorm that affected the East Coast of the United States and Canadian Atlantic provinces. The snowstorm brought record-breaking December snowfall totals to Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Philadelphia.
The blizzard dumped up to 40 inches (100 cm) in a few areas, before spiraling into the Upper Midwest, and dissipating less than 48 hours later around December 26. [ 10 ] The expansive storm late on December 24 (Christmas Eve).
The storm dropped a record 16.4 inches of snow on the city, and remains the worst December blizzard on record for D.C. There have been thirteen Christmas Days with over one inch of snow on the ground.
The snowiest Christmas happened in 2009, with over 60% of the ground covered. But more of the U.S. could be blanketed by snow in the days following Christmas. SEE MORE: Top 3 most Christmassy ...
Last weekend's East Coast blizzard caused many last-minute shoppers to stay home, pushing the final week of online holiday sales to a new record of $4.8 billion. That's an 11% increase over 2008 ...
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December 16–20, 2009 4 December 2009 North American blizzard: Midwestern United States, Great Plains, Southeastern United States, Eastern Seaboard, parts of Ontario Canada, US December 22–24, 2009 5 2009 North American Christmas blizzard: Illinois to North Carolina to New York and New Mexico, Mexico, Eastern Canada Canada, US February 5–6 ...