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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.
The December 2013 North American storm complex was a significant storm complex that included many different types of severe weather, including a winter storm, a severe ice storm and a tornado outbreak that impacted the central and eastern portions of Canada, parts of the Central Great Plains, the Southern United States, and the northeastern United States from 20 to 23 December 2013.
The 2013 extreme weather events included several all-time temperature records in Northern and Southern Hemisphere. The February extent of snow cover in Eurasia and North America was above average, while the extent of Arctic ice in the same month was 4.5% below the 1981–2010 average. [1]
Early on November 7, rainbands began affecting the New York metropolitan area, however, due to the cold air that was in place over Canada near the U.S–Canada border, snow began to break out on the storm's western side, directly over the state of New Jersey. Snowfall rates approached 1–2 inches (2.5–5.1 cm) in some areas.
As of November 27, 2013, 475 flights had been cancelled, with 3,600 delays, many in the New York City and Philadelphia areas. Snow turned to rain in Pittsburgh despite an ominous forecast, but 9 inches fell in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, and 4.5 inches in Buffalo. Atlanta had less than an inch of snow, but it was the third November snow since ...
An intense lake effect is forecast to bring bands of snow from Lake Erie and Lake Ontario into the Buffalo, New York, region through the rest of the weekend, causing as much as 1 to 2 feet of ...
Greatest Snowfall in one season* 2,446.5 centimetres (963.2 in) [4] Mount Copeland, British Columbia: 1971–1972 Greatest Snowfall in one day: 145 cm (57 in) [5] Tahtsa Lake, British Columbia: Feb 11, 1999 Highest Humidex reading: 52.6 C (126.7 F) [6] Carman, Manitoba: July 25, 2007 Lowest Wind chill reading-78.9 C (-110 F) [7] [8] Kugaaruk ...
Map showing the snowbelts around the Great Lakes of North America with 150 cm (60 in) accumulations or more during winter. The Snowbelt, Snow Belt, Frostbelt, or Frost Belt [1] is the region near the Great Lakes in North America where heavy snowfall in the form of lake-effect snow is particularly common. [2]