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The Northeast snowfall impact scale (NESIS) is a scale used to categorize winter storms in the Northeast United States. [1] The scale was developed by meteorologists Paul Kocin and Louis Uccellini, and ranks snowstorms from category 1 ("notable") to category 5 ("extreme").
Winter storms can produce both ice and snow, but are usually more notable in one of these two categories. The "Maximum accumulation" sections reflect the more notable category which is represented in inches of snow unless otherwise stated. Only category 1 and higher storms as defined by their regional snowfall index are included here.
Out of the nearly 600 historical winter storms assessed since 1900, only 74 storms have been given a category 4 or above ranking, 48 of which were category 4 storms. The highest ranking category 4 winter storm is the March 2–8, 1915 United States blizzard, which had an RSI of 17.67. The most recent storm to receive a category 4 ranking is the ...
Winter Storm Demi could create hazardous travel conditions across the mid-Atlantic and Northeast into early Monday morning as it delivers a quick round of snow to some of the country's largest ...
Flights were cancelled or delayed across the Mid-Atlantic, and millions spanning from Pennsylvania to Massachusetts were placed under winter storm warnings. Over 175,000 people across the Northeast lost power, due to the heavy wet nature of the snow, and the nor'easter was responsible for at least one death so far as of February 13.
Oklahoma City snowfall records. The chance of snowfall in Oklahoma's temperate climate falls drastically after February, but the latest-season snowfall in Oklahoma City happened on June 16, 1955.
Winter storm targets Mid-Atlantic, Northeast. People along the East Coast will have to deal with snow in addition to the cold: Snow began Sunday morning across Virginia and into the DelMarVa ...
In mid-February, a series of two major Category 3 winter storms brought a swath of widespread snow and ice from the Pacific Northwest, through the Deep South, and to the Northeast. In total, the two winter storms resulted in at least $27.1 billion in damage, nearly 14 million power outages, and a total of 319 fatalities.