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At 3 am, the blizzard produced peak winds of 55 miles per hour (89 km/h). Temperatures dropped to 0 °F (−18 °C) that morning. Wind chills remained at −40 to −50 °F (−40 to −46 °C) nearly all day. Governor Otis Bowen declared a snow emergency for the entire state the morning of the 26th. Snow drifts of 10 to 20 feet (3.0 to 6.1 m ...
The Blizzard of '78 formed on Sunday, February 5, 1978 and broke up on February 7. [3] The storm was initially known as "Storm Larry" in Connecticut, following the local convention promoted by the Travelers Weather Service on television and radio stations there. [4] Snow fell mostly from Monday morning, February 6 to the evening of Tuesday ...
A blizzard in February 1983, nicknamed the "Megalopolitan Blizzard", impacted the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, and New England regions of the United States. First developing as a low-pressure area on February 9 while a El Niño event ensued, the low then moved eastward across the Gulf of Mexico .
It also ranged widely throughout the state. Columbus saw just 4.7 inches , according to the National Weather Service. Cincinnati received 6.9 inches, and Dayton was blanketed under 12.9 inches.
By contrast, the Sunshine State’s previous snowfall record was set at 4 inches in Milton on March 6, 1954. Meanwhile, a nearly 70-mile stretch of the major highway Interstate 10 was closed from ...
The snow accumulation at Pensacola (8.9 inches), New Orleans (8 inches) & Mobile (7.5 inches) are beating New York City, Sioux Falls, Des Moines, Albuquerque, Reno, and even Anchorage, Alaska ...
A map of towns which reported damage. Not all of these damage areas were definitely tornadic, and some tornadoes hit more than one town. [4] [5] Between 1953 and 2004, there was an average of one tornado per year within the Connecticut. [6]
While Tornado Alley may be the most well-known corridor for severe weather across the country, there remains a vast area that is impacted by other damaging weather events. Analysis by AccuWeather ...