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The 23 inches (58.4 cm) inches of snow that fell on Chicago for 29 hours from the morning of January 26, 1967 is a record for a single storm. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 8 ] [ 10 ] The 19.8 inches (50.3 cm) that fell on January 26–27 was the greatest amount of snow for a 24-hour period, later surpassed by Groundhog Day Blizzard of 2011 with 20.0 inches (50 ...
Early Winter 2006 North American storm complex: Midwestern United States from Nebraska to Ohio, Northeastern United States, Canadian provinces Ontario and New Brunswick: Canada, US February 12–17, 2007 3 North American blizzard of 2007: Southern and eastern North America Canada, US March 6–10, 2008 - North American blizzard of 2008
The storm originated from an extratropical cyclone in the northern Pacific Ocean in early March, arriving on the west coast of the United States by March 10. The storm moved into the Rocky Mountains on Saturday, March 13, dumping up to 2–3 feet (61–91 cm) of snow in some areas. It was unofficially given the name Winter Storm Xylia. [4] [5]
The storm resulted in an estimated loss of $2 billion in retail sales. [29] Due to widespread accumulation of heavy snow, the storm was ranked as a high-end Category 2 ("significant") winter storm, on the Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale. The ranking is based on the amount of snowfall, the area, and the population affected. [30]
The storm brought 10 to 20 inches (25 to 51 cm) of snow across a wide swath from Washington, D.C., to New York City, with parts of the Baltimore metro area receiving more than 20 inches (51 cm). [1] This storm began as a classic " Alberta clipper ", starting out in Canada and then moving southeast, and finally curving northeast while rapidly ...
Snow covered railroad tracks are seen during a winter storm on January 09, 2025 in Plano, Texas. A winter storm warning is in effect as a strong cold front has brought freezing temperatures across ...
At Richmond International Airport in Richmond, 17.7 inches (45 cm) of snow fell, which was the third-highest snow accumulation in the city on record. [14] [15] Daily snowfall records were set in Lynchburg and Roanoke, where 14.6 inches (37 cm) and 18.4 inches (47 cm) of snow fell in 24 hours, respectively.
Winter Storm Warnings are now growing across the Midwest ahead of America's first high-impact winter storm of the new year. The coast-to-coast event is expected to bring a swath of hazardous snow ...