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The January 2016 United States blizzard produced up to 3 ft (91 cm) of snow in parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States during January 22–24, 2016. A weather system, evolving from a shortwave trough that formed in the Pacific Northwest on January 19, consolidated into a defined low-pressure area on January 21 over Texas.
Out of the over 500 historical storms assessed since 1900, only 26 storms have been given a category 5 ranking. The highest ranking storm on the list is the Great Blizzard of 1978, which scored a value of 39.07. The most recent storm to receive a category 5 ranking is the January 2016 United States blizzard, which scored a value of 20.14. The ...
A major blizzard struck the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada around the timeframe of March 13–15, burying some places under 3–4 feet (36–48 in) of snow. The storm system resulted from the combination of two areas of low pressure that coalesced into one large system that paralleled the East Coast, bringing a widespread area of ...
Although the largest snow totals were expected in rural areas, cities such as Denver, Omaha and Des Moines could get between 6 inches and a foot of snow.
The weekend massive snowstorm has led to more than 6,000 canceled flights and caused at least 10 deaths.
The National Weather Service said Washington, D.C., itself could get as much as 29 inches by Sunday night.
A winter storm moves through the Midwest, on March 23.. The winter of 2015–16 was quite unusual and historic in terms of winter weather. First, around the end of November near Black Friday, a crippling ice storm hit the Southern and Central Plains with as much as 1.5 inches (38 mm) of ice accumulation in some areas, knocking out power to over 100,000 residents. [5]
Blizzard — 1922 January 27–29 — — Blizzard Category 5 1940 November 10–12: 27 inches (69 cm) 971 hPa (28.7 inHg) Blizzard — 1944 December 10-13: 36 inches (91 cm) — Storm Category 3 1947 December 25–26: 26.4 inches (67 cm) — Blizzard Category 3 1950 November 24–30: 57 inches (140 cm) 978 hPa (28.9 inHg) Blizzard Category 5 1952