1. From February 14 to 19, the Great Blizzard of 2003 covered the East Coast in several feet of snow. Below we lay out the10 most costly winter storms since 1980, according to NOAA. While not technically a blizzard, the Blizzard of 1996 paralyzed an immense swath of the East Coast with three days of heavy, wet snow. In the Lower 48 states, blizzard conditions occur most frequently in the central and northern Plains. Daily Weather Maps Project), View of Worcester, Mass. Snowmageddon was sandwiched between two other blizzards at the beginning and end of February, prolonging the cleanup process. Ice accumulations have brought down tree branches and power lines in parts of southern Michigan and northern Illinois. A number have been powerful and deadly enough to become. Late on Thursday, Nov. 23, Olive moved through the Northeast with generally lighter snow and ice. Widespread damage to trees and power lines was reported. Of all the states affected, Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama saw the worst impacts. Travel was paralyzed for days. The Blizzard of '96 was the snowstorm of record in both Philadelphia and Newark and set the state snowfall record in Virginia (48 inches at Big Meadows), snarling travel and shutting down schools. Extreme cold air spilled toward the cyclone, with temperatures reported below zero as far south as Georgia and Arkansas. The "extreme impacts" classification had one meteorologist concerned. Since 1980, NOAA has documented 16 winter storms with a damage cost of a billion dollars or more. DC's largest snowstorm on record, dubbed the "Knickerbocker Storm" occurred from January 27 to January 29, 1922. At its peak, 1.3 million customers were without power. Damage was estimated at $14 million in Dallas County alone. accumulations of more than a half inch are considered crippling. In Arkansas, Mel Coleman, CEO of North Arkansas Electric Cooperative described the scene:"In all of my years I have never seen anything that compares to the damage this storm has caused. A foot or more snow fell from Kentucky and southern Ohio eastward to western North Carolina and northward into central New England. A warm-up and moderate to heavy rainfollowed after the storm, triggering snowmelt which caused widespread and deadly flooding. This winter stormcaused $4.5 billion in damage as it crawled slowly along the Northeast coast Dec. 10-13, 1992. Jaws, Maui 9. Snowfall was deepest in Rahway, New Jersey, which received a whopping 32 inches. Ice storms have a destructive reputation, so it's no surprise one of them ranks this high on the list of billion-dollar winter storms. Northeast Region (Maryland to Maine) RSI Cat. A few spots clinched blizzard criteria, including Aberdeen, South Dakota. Jan. 5-9, 1998 Northeast Ice Storm: $2.2 billion, 9. Heavy snow and strong winds occurred from South Dakota through Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and into the Sierra. Below we lay out the 10 most costly winter storms since 1980, according to NOAA. Over 1 inch of accumulated ice in many locations from northeast Texas into southeast Oklahoma, Arkansas and northern Louisiana. Much of northern Upstate New York and central and northern New England picked up 5-10 inches of snow, including up to 10 inches near Conway, New Hampshire and Ripogenus, Maine. A pair of infamous Chicago snowstorms of1967and 2011 made the list, as well. All three major airports in the New York metropolitan area were closed, and New York City became a ghost town. were without power. Despite that, its RSI index placed it as a Category 4 winter storm in the upper Midwest, though it was the only Category 4 April snowstorm of record in NCEI's upper Midwest region dating to 1900. Freezing rain accreted heavily across deep southern Michigan, southern Wisconsin and far northern Illinois outside of Chicago. Adjusted for inflation, this storm today would've caused over a quarter million dollars in 2013. Norway's Northern Lights 3. NESIS snowfall map of the Mar. A severe storm with "extreme impacts" is expected to hit the Twin Cities starting Tuesday. Parts of southern Minnesota picked up over 18 inches, including 20.5 inches near Glencoe, Minnesota. Damage to power lines, trees and phone lines was estimated at $20 million. The heavy icing caused widespread damage to trees, power lines and power poles. At the time of the surface map shown above, Nov. 26, 1950,coldair was blowing in from thesouthover much the interior Northeast. Total costs were $15 million in North Carolina and $20 million in Tennessee. Six inches of ice accumulated in parts of northwest Texas on Jan. 22-24, 1940, according to Weather Underground's Christopher Burt. Based on state weather records, here are some of the biggest winter storms in Wisconsin over the past 150 years or so: 1. Read more: 13 vintage photos of major US snowstorms that'll make you want to hibernate. Ice accumulations of up to 2 inches were reported on power lines and tree limbs. AP In March 1888, the Great Blizzard of 1888 hit the Atlantic coast. A half million were still without power three days after the storm. A week after Ohio experienced its worst winter storm in history, the Northeast got its own taste of natures wrath. I have yet to see a mature tree standing that was not severely damaged. Over the next few days, the storm made its way northeast, breaking records along the way. There have been only 28 Category 5 winter storms in the U.S. since 1900, based on the RSI. Others lost power for up to 10 days. This was easily one of the worst stories in Pittsburgh snow history. after the November 1921 ice storm. It makes no difference in the NESIS and RSI scales whether a snowstorm occurred on a Sunday in January or during peak Christmas travel. Many storms that meet blizzard criteria, though, are powerful behemoths with very low pressure that pull in massive quantities of air. We've collected a list of the top 10 worst ice storms in U.S. history, starting with one in northern Idaho. Credit: Tennessee State Library and Archives/Ralph Morrissey Collection, Residents of Montreal, Canada walk with their belongings to their cars while seeking shelter after losing Jan. 8, 1998. Credit: MARCOS TOWNSEND/AFP/Getty Images, (NOAA Central Library/U.S. Yellowstone Park, Wyoming recorded 34 inches of snow. Breaks in between bursts of snow across portions of the Midwest, including the Twin Cities, limited this storm from becoming a Top 10 snowstorm for the region as was originally forecast. In his book, Extreme Weather, Christopher Burt cited a paper in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, stating, "Ice on the side of any dense, unbroken evergreen tree 50 feet high and on average 20 feet wide would have weighed five tons" due to the weight of accumulated ice. Pedestrians make their way along an icy street outside the Georgia Dome before the start of Super Bowl XXXIV between the St. Louis Rams and Tennessee Titans In Atlanta, Georgia. Massachusetts alone accounted for about $1 billion in damage. In the days after Thanksgiving 1921, a four-day ice storm with accumulations over 3 inches in spots crippled parts of New England, including the city of Worcester. In total, the entire Atmospheric River event caused between $200-$300 . When combined with strong winds, they can bring down trees and power lines, and plunge hundreds of thousands into the dark sometimes for several days. It started in typical fashion, as cold air from Canada pushed down and collided with relatively warm winds from the Gulf of Mexico. The Blizzard of '96 was the snowstorm of record in both Philadelphia and Newark and set the state snowfall record in Virginia (48 inches at Big Meadows), snarling travel and shutting down schools and businesses for days. >Cherrydale Baptist Church. RSI Cat. In Colorado, the 2019 bomb cyclone grounded more than 1,300 flights, left more than 84,000 Colorado residents without power, andkilled at least one person. Remember, the calculations take into account only snowfall and population, not necessarily severity of impact and, of course, not wind. Over 400 people died, including 100 seafarers, and the damage totaled $20 million. The storm was so damaging that the National Weather Service in both Paducah and Louisville, Kentucky, rated it as the worst weather event of the decade for their respective areas. Those staggering numbers might have been far worse, however, were it not for significant advances in U.S. weather forecasting not long before the mighty blizzard struck. 12, 1993, of the Superstorm of 1993. In Upstate New York and portions of Connecticut, temperatures were even colder, and 45 to 60 inches of snow accumulated. Trees fell on homes and cars and blocked roads. Compounding the mess were high winds that turned streets into ice rinks, a challenge to anyone on foot. In-land winter storms have been named by The Weather Channel since the winter of 2012/13. Winter storms can unleash an array of hazardous weather, causing destruction that sometimes amounts to billions of dollars in damage. The channel names storms alphabetically based on two criteria: if there is a National Weather Service . Satellite image from Mar. A whopping 25.9 inches of snow fell between December 16 and 18 that year. The White Hurricane 1913 The first storm on our list is the "White Hurricane" of 1913 and was the worst storm to ever hit the Great Lakes region. The three coexisting hazards make blizzards uniquely dangerous, as people can find themselves stuck outside in cars or on foot in near-zero visibility and accumulating snow without the ability to find shelter. Stay warm: If youre going to be outside for extended periods on frigid days, its important to bundle up. Imagine almost two feet of snow, with higher drifts, in New York City, before the advent of the underground subway system, snow plows, or even simply burying wires underground. As snow winds down in Virginia, North Carolina, be cautious of. The storm, which had the third lowest pressure recorded in the United States outside of a hurricane, pulled exceptionally cold air into the Midwest and the Ohio Valley with winds that gusted above 80 mph. For truly bizarre storms, the November 1950 storm is my personal favorite, topping any other storms in these particular states, according to the RSI. The Blizzard of 1996 resulted in 150 deaths and around $3 million in damages across the Northeast. Parts of the Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham metro areas were paralyzed for days. However, due to the lack of population affected, Euclid only ranked a category-one storm on the RSI. Not all snowstorms produce blizzard conditions, so this impact is not included. "We will see very heavy snow falling at rates of 1 to, in some places, maybe even 2 inches per hour," DePodwin told Newsweek, adding that wind gusts could reach up to 40 miles per hour. On January 27 and 28, 1922, Washington, D.C., was hit with 28 inches of snow, the most the capital has ever received in one blizzard. Tofino 5. Thursday has been an active weather day across North Texas, with severe thunderstorms, damaging winds and tornado warnings. In his book, Extreme Weather, Weather Underground's Christopher Burt cites a paper in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society stating "ice on the side of any dense, unbroken evergreen tree 50 feet high and on average 20 feet wide would have weighed five tons" due to the weight of accumulated ice. High winds from a line of thunderstorms that developed from southwestern Louisiana to central Mississippi and northernAlabama combined with the ice glaze to result in widespread tree and power line damage. In the days after Thanksgiving 1921, a four-day ice storm with accumulations over three inches in spots, crippled parts of New England, including the city of Worcester. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! Beshear called in National Guard troops to help clear roads and go door to door to check on families in the western part of the state (the worst-hit area). Aside from a small handful of hurricanes, no storm has ever proved as destructive in the Northeast, Great Lakes and Ohio Valley regions as the Great Appalachian Storm of 1950. For example, a four-inch snowfall in Dallas, an area less equipped to deal with removing that snow, is more impactful than a four-inch snowfall in Syracuse. Tree damage from the December 2002 ice storm in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Weather Companys primary journalistic mission is to report on breaking weather news, the environment and the importance of science to our lives. Jan. 19-22, 1985 Winter Storm and Cold Wave in Central and Eastern States: $2 billion. Snow drifts blocked roads in northern Oregon and the Cascades mountains passes. All Rights Reserved. Portions of southern Michigan and southern Wisconsin reported more than half an inch of ice. Heavy sleet accumulations across much of southern Illinois and parts of southeast Missouri caused dozens of roof collapses. Select Your Provider NWS also advised Americans in the Plains states about the storm's anticipated impacts. The flat landscape, just east of the Rockies, is ideal for powdery, windswept snow north of developing storms and along powerful cold fronts; a small handful of blizzards occur in this part of the country each year. View of Worcester, Massachusetts, after the November 1921 ice storm. Paul, Minnesota (28.4 inches), topping the previous record from the fourth extreme storm on the list above (21.1 inches).
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