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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.
2014: The early 2014 North American cold wave that blew through the eastern portion of the continental United States produced record low temperatures and brought freezing snow and sleet to Louisiana. [7] 2017: Early in the morning on December 8, 2017, a winter storm dripped snowflakes on much of south Louisiana. Throughout the day, more and ...
On December 23, Athens, Georgia, saw its coldest temperature since 1989 and set a daily low temperature record of 11 °F (−12 °C) after the cold front moved through. [198] That day, the Blue Ridge Parkway closed due to ice on the roads and wind chills as low as −45 °F (−43 °C) on Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina . [ 199 ]
The advancing cold front across the central United States for midweek will shift the risk for drenching and locally severe thunderstorms eastward as well.
But when cold fronts move in carrying chilly northern winds, temperatures under 50 degrees can immobilize iguanas in trees, causing them to lose their grip and fall to the ground. − Stephen J. Beard
The January 14–17, 2022 North American winter storm brought widespread impacts and wintry precipitation across large sections of eastern North America and parts of Canada. Forming out of a shortwave trough on January 13, it first produced a swath of snowfall extending from the High Plains to the Midwestern United States.
Cold in the South and South-Central Temperatures even dipped below freezing in the southern U.S., ahead of the next winter storm forecast to hit the region later in the week.
February 1, 2022: Dissipated: February 9, 2022 (Exited to sea on February 5) Lowest pressure: 1004 mb (29.65 inHg) Tornadoes confirmed: 5: Max. rating 1: EF2 tornado: Maximum snowfall or ice accretion: Snow – 37 in (94 cm) at Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico Sleet – 5.30 in (13.5 cm) in Eastport, Maine Ice – 0.80 in (20 mm) in Lake Ariel ...