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Land surface temperature anomaly of Europe between January 25 and February 1, 2012 A map of the land temperature anomaly in Europe between January 29 and February 4, 2012. The northern half of Europe was affected primarily by greater cold and – except for a period of early snow – low precipitation.
The 2012–13 North American winter started out somewhat early, as the remnants of Hurricane Sandy brought heavy snow to the mountains of West Virginia in late October. Later, a strong nor'easter affected the weary Northeastern United States , hampering storm recovery efforts and dropping several inches of snow.
The weather of 2012 marked the fewest fatalities from natural disasters in a decade, although there were several damaging and deadly floods, tropical cyclones, tornadoes, and other weather events. These include blizzards , cold waves , droughts, heat waves , and wildfires .
The 2011–12 North American winter by and large saw above normal average temperatures across the continent, with the Contiguous United States encountering its fourth-warmest winter on record, along with an unusually low number of significant winter precipitation events. The primary outlier was Alaska, parts of which experienced their coldest ...
The January 2012 Pacific Northwest snowstorm was a large extratropical cyclone that brought record snowfall to the Pacific Northwest in January 2012. [1] The storm produced very large snowfall totals, reaching up to 50 inches (1,300 mm) in Oregon. [2] A 110 mph (180 km/h) wind gust was reported at Otter Rock, Oregon. [3]
On Christmas Day 2012 (December 25), a tornado outbreak occurred across the Southern United States. This severe weather/tornado event affected the United States Gulf Coast and southern East Coast over a two-day span. It occurred in conjunction with a much larger winter storm event that brought blizzard conditions to much of the interior United ...
Part of the 2012–13 North American winter The November 2012 nor'easter was a powerful nor'easter that brought significant early season snow to the Northeastern United States . Many of the areas hit by the storm had been affected by Hurricane Sandy days before, which further complicated recovery efforts.
The December 17–22, 2012 North American blizzard [8] [9] [10] was a winter storm that affected the Midwestern and Eastern United States. [5] Forming on December 17, the winter storm moved across the midwest, forcing schools to close throughout the region. [3]