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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 Washington Post, out of Washington, D.C., ran an online poll asking for reader feedback prior to the February 5–6, 2010 North American blizzard on February 4, 2010, [3] and several blogs, including the Washington Post ' s own blog, followed that up by using either "Snowmageddon" or "Snowpocalypse" before, during, and after the storm hit.
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.
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 related storms also resulted in record-breaking rains in North Dakota, New York, and Vermont. The tornado that went through El Reno broke the record for widest tornado ever recorded, at 2.6 miles wide. The October 2013 North American storm complex was a blizzard and tornado outbreak that affected the Northwest, Rockies, and much of the Midwest.
Piles of snow were stacked higher than horses in New York City following the Great Blizzard of 1899. ... Atlantic between Feb. 11 and Feb. 14, 1899, with 20 to 30 inches of snow accumulating from ...
The weather service’s blizzard warning remains in effect for the greater Lake Tahoe area through 10 a.m. Sunday as the area prepares for “whiteout conditions” and “near zero visibility.”
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.