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Meteorological winter: December 1 – February 28: Astronomical winter: December 21 – March 20: First event started: November 19, 2016: Last event concluded: May 1, 2017: Most notable event; Name: March 2017 North American blizzard • Duration: March 11–15, 2017 • Lowest pressure: 974 mb (28.76 inHg) • Fatalities: 16–19 fatalities ...
The storm was given various unofficial names, including Winter Storm Jonas, Blizzard of 2016, and Snowzilla. Seven states observed snowfall in excess of 30 in (76 cm), with accumulations peaking at 42 in (110 cm) in Glengary, West Virginia. Ice- and snow-covered roads led to hundreds of incidents across the affected region, several of which ...
The storm was given various unofficial names, such as Winter Storm Stella, Blizzard Eugene, and Blizzard of 2017. [3] [4] [5] Ahead of the storm, residents prepared in advance for the major nor'easter, with blizzard warnings issued for several states, including New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts ...
During 2017 an ad-hoc subcommittee of the American Meteorological Society's Committee on the Effective Communication of Water and Climate Information investigated the naming of winter storms, in order to see if the United States weather enterprise and National Weather Service should adopt a winter storm naming process. [43]
Winter storms can produce both ice and snow, but are usually more notable in one of these two categories. The "Maximum accumulation" sections reflect the more notable category which is represented in inches of snow unless otherwise stated. Only category 1 and higher storms as defined by their regional snowfall index are included here.
2016–17; 2017–18; 2018–19; ... January 4–8, 2017 North American winter storm; M. March 2017 North American blizzard; T. Tornado outbreak and floods of April ...
The January 4–8, 2017 North American winter storm was a major snow and ice storm that affected the Lower 48 of the United States with winter weather.Moving ashore on the West Coast on January 3, the system produced heavy snowfall in the Sierra Mountains, with nearly 4 feet of snowfall falling in the highest elevations.
Blizzard in Pennsylvania. The February 2016 North American winter storm was a strong winter storm that caused more than 70,000 people in southern California to lose their electricity, with many broken trees and electrical lines in that area, [4] with the Southern Rocky Mountains having the potential to receive some of the greatest snowfall from the system. [5]