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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.
December 1 – February 28: Astronomical winter: December 21 – March 20: First event started: October 29, 2012: Last event concluded: May 4, 2013: Most notable event; Name: February 2013 North American blizzard • Duration: February 7–10, 2013 • Lowest pressure: 968 mb (28.59 inHg) • Fatalities: 18 total • Damage >$100 million (2013 USD)
2013–14 2014–15 The 2013–14 North American winter was one of the most significant for the United States and North America as a whole, due in part to the breakdown of the polar vortex in November 2013, which allowed very cold air to travel down into the United States, leading to an extended period of very cold temperatures .
Blizzard Category 1 2013 February 7–18: 40 inches (100 cm) 968 hPa (28.6 inHg) Blizzard Category 3 March 1–10: 36 inches (91 cm) 986 hPa (29.1 inHg) Blizzard Category 2 October 3–5: 58 inches (150 cm) 999 hPa (29.5 inHg) Blizzard Category 3 November 22-27: 48 inches (120 cm) N/A Storm — December 19–23
Snow began to fall around the Northeast on Friday at the start of what's predicted to be a massive, possibly historic blizzard, and residents scurried to stock up on food and supplies ahead of the ...
Road and utility crews faced the task on Monday of digging out and restoring some normalcy around Buffalo, New York, where a blizzard considered the area's worst in 45 years buried snow plows ...
One such storm was the Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978, which was a historic February blizzard that resulted in over 4,000 injuries and 100 fatalities. The storm brought over 27 inches ...
February 2013 nor'easter: The death toll from a massive blizzard across the Northeastern United States and southeastern Canada rises to at least 15, with 40 inches of snow reported from Hamden, Connecticut. More than 900,000 customers lost power at the height of the storm, while airports in the region cancelled over 5,300 flights.