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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.
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) Seasonal statistics; Total storms (Cat. 1+) 21 total: Major storms (RSI) (Cat. 3+) 4 total: Maximum snowfall accumulation: 40 in (100 cm) in Hamden, Connecticut (February ...
Early on February 13, more snow began to develop on the northern side of the storm as the precipitation shield approached the New York metropolitan area in colder air. Heavy bands of snow set up as the system began its transition into a nor'easter , with some of these bands containing snowfall rates of up to 1–2 inches (2.5–5.1 cm) per hour.
The wrath of the blizzard pummeled the mid-Atlantic between Feb. 11 and Feb. 14, 1899, with 20 to 30 inches of snow accumulating from central Virginia to western Connecticut, including 20.5 inches ...
More than 85 million people woke up to thick snow on Saturday as a potentially record-breaking blizzard paralyzed travel in at least 20 states.
The North American blizzard of 1996 was a severe nor'easter that paralyzed the United States East Coast with up to 4 feet (1.2 m) of wind-driven snow from January 6 to January 8, 1996. The City University of New York reported that the storm "dropped 20 inches of snow, had wind gusts of 50 mph and snow drifts up to 8 feet high."
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Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency for Westchester County, New York City, and Long Island. [51] Islip on Long Island, NY reached a total of 16 inches (41 cm) of snow; however, tropical storm-force winds blew the snow into banks as high as 3 feet (0.91 m) in certain areas.