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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.
February 2013 North American blizzard • Duration: February 7–10, 2013 • Lowest pressure: 968 mb (28.59 inHg) • Fatalities: 18 total • Damage >$100 million (2013 USD) Seasonal statistics; Total storms (Cat. 1+) 21 total: Major storms (RSI) (Cat. 3+) 4 total: Maximum snowfall accumulation: 40 in (100 cm) in Hamden, Connecticut (February ...
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.
On February 11, a quick-moving area of low pressure moved across the Southeast, bringing rain and snow to areas like Atlanta, interacting with some of the cold air to the north of it. It then quickly moved offshore by roughly 3 p.m. [ 50 ] This part of the storm was only the beginning of a crippling 2-day streak of winter nightmares across the ...
North American blizzard of 1999: North Carolina, Virginia: US January 25, 2000 3 January 2000 North American blizzard: East Coast of the United States and Canada Canada, US February 14–19, 2003 4 North American blizzard of 2003: Northeastern United States, Atlantic Canada: Canada, US February 17–20, 2004 - White Juan: Ohio Valley, Ontario ...
The wrath of the blizzard pummeled the mid-Atlantic between Feb. 11 and Feb. 14, 1899, with 20 to 30 inches of snow accumulating from central Virginia to western Connecticut, including 20.5 inches ...
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.
The North American blizzard of 1996 was a severe nor'easter that paralyzed the United States East Coast with up to 4 feet (1.2 m) of wind-driven snow from January 6 to January 8, 1996. The City University of New York reported that the storm "dropped 20 inches of snow, had wind gusts of 50 mph and snow drifts up to 8 feet high."