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People ski in Central Park after Winter Storm Nemo (so-named by the Weather Channel) covered New York City with 4 to 8 inches of snow on Feb. 9, 2013. Why does the Weather Channel name winter storms?
The February 2013 North American blizzard, also known as Winter Storm Nemo [5] [6] and the Blizzard of 2013, [7] was a powerful blizzard that developed from the combination of two areas of low pressure, [8] primarily affecting the Northeastern United States and parts of Canada, causing heavy snowfall and hurricane-force winds.
August 1, 1830: A hurricane passes to the east of New York and produces gale-force winds to New York City and Long Island. [9] October 4, 1841: Gale–force winds affect New York City as a hurricane tracks north along the East Coast of the United States. Damage is estimated at $2 million (1841 USD, $41 million 2007 USD). [10]
Tracks of all known storms that formed during the off-season between 1851 and 2023. Off-season storms are most likely to occur in May, with approximately 60% of such storms occurring during that month. Off-season cyclones are most likely to develop in the central to western Atlantic Ocean, and most do not make landfall.
The highest drift was recorded in Gravesend, Brooklyn at 52 feet or 16 metres. 58 inches (150 cm) of snow fell in Saratoga Springs, New York; 48 inches (120 cm) in Albany, New York; 45 inches (110 cm) in New Haven, Connecticut; and 22 inches (56 cm) in New York City. [7] The storm also produced severe winds; 80 miles per hour (129 km/h) wind ...
The FOX Forecast Center said that from the New York City area northward, the cold air will be deep enough that snow will be a concern during the onset of the winter weather. Cities like New York ...
Nearly unimaginable snowfalls have occurred in New York, thanks to lake-effect snow: The tiny town of Montague, downwind from Lake Ontario, holds the "unofficial" world record for 24-hour snowfall ...
Other common names associated with the system include Blizzard of 2018 as well as Storm Brody. [66] The National Weather Service has stated though that, unlike hurricanes, it does not name winter storms. The practice of winter storm naming remains controversial in the United States. [67]