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The February 2009 Great Britain and Ireland snowfall was a prolonged period of snowfall that began on 1 February 2009. Some areas experienced their largest snowfall levels in 18 years . [ 3 ] Snow fell over much of Western Europe. [ 4 ]
16 December 2009: Last event concluded: 25 January 2010: Seasonal statistics; Maximum snowfall accumulation: 61 cm (24 in) (26 February, Aviemore, Highland) Total fatalities: 25: Total damage £700 million: Related articles; Winter of 2009–10 in Europe
As the system moved towards the East Coast, snowfall rates began to increase to 1–2 inches (2.5–5.1 cm) per hour. The storm began to accelerate, and began to crank out the last burst of snowfall along the affected areas before moving offshore. Total snowfall accumulations ranged from 8–14 inches (20–36 cm), mainly in North Carolina. [11]
The winter of 2009–2010 in Europe was unusually cold. Globally, unusual weather patterns brought cold, moist air from the north. Weather systems were undergoing cyclogenesis from North American storms moving across the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and saw many parts of Europe experiencing heavy snowfall and record-low temperatures.
It may come as a surprise that the month with the most snowfall occurs after the end of solar winter, which is the quarter of the year with the least daylight spanning from Nov. 6 to Feb. 5, in ...
Commuters leaving Euston Station, 2 February 2009. A warm, moist Mediterranean cyclone began to move (unusually?) northwards over France, against a cold continental high pressure ridge, causing the cyclone to discharge its moisture as snow over large areas of western Europe. The system was vigorous enough to produce a winter-time tornado in ...
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Detroit snow forecast. All of southeast Michigan was under either a winter storm warning or winter weather advisory from 1 p.m. Wednesday to 7 a.m. Thursday, according to the NWS in Detroit.