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The February 5–6, 2010 North American blizzard, commonly referred to as Snowmageddon, [1] was a blizzard that had major and widespread impact in the Northeastern United States. The storm's center tracked from Baja California Sur on February 2, 2010, to the east coast on February 6, 2010, before heading east out into the Atlantic.
Snowmageddon, Snowpocalypse, and Snowzilla are portmanteaus of the word "snow" with "Armageddon", "Apocalypse", and "Godzilla" respectively. Snowmageddon and Snowpocalypse were used in the popular press in Canada during January 2009, [ 1 ] and was also used in January 2010 by The Guardian reporter Charlie Brooker to characterise the ...
In 2011, Texas was hit by the Groundhog Day blizzard between February 1 and 5, resulting in rolling blackouts across more than 75% of the state. [27] Many roads around Houston were impassable, and boil-water advisories were issued in several areas. [28]
The February 9–10, 2010 North American blizzard was a winter and severe weather event that afflicted the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and New England regions of the United States between February 9–11, 2010, affecting some of the same regions that had experienced a historic Nor'easter just three days earlier.
February 5–6, 2010 North American blizzard February 5–6, 2010 Referred to at the time as Snowmageddon was a Category 3 ("major") nor'easter and severe weather event. February 9–10, 2010 North American blizzard February 9–10, 2010; February 25–27, 2010 North American blizzard February 25–27, 2010
The unexpected snowstorm that swept through parts of the southern US has completely flipped the script!. Texans are having snowball fights while Floridians are making snowmen, as the landscapes ...
The storm caused a failure at a water treatment plant near Donna, Texas, prompting officials to issue a boil water advisory. [115] In El Paso, Texas, the storm left major roadways slippery with ice and snow, and the abrupt demands placed on El Paso's utility services resulted in sporadic reports of loss of water and natural gas capability.
Snowmageddon 2017 saw 27.7 inches of snow across 28 days, starting Dec. 14, 2016, and lasting until Jan. 10, 2017. ... Bitter cold spreads across much of the US as Texas and the South brace for ...