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Winter Snow Storms

  • dmsooy
  • Feb 1, 2016
  • 2 min read

I live in Pennsylvania and to those living in the East Coast States ended January with a blizzard called Jonas. The snow storm is old news by now, and I thought I’d post some facts about blizzards that maybe unknown. Grab a cup of hot chocolate and keep warm while you read the following facts from the Weather Channel:

  1. 2016 Winter Storm Jonas ranks as number 3 in the worst snowstorms for New York City. Before this storm, the following are the five worst storms:

  • 26.9 inches (68.3 cm), Feb. 11-12, 2006

  • 25.8 inches (65.5 cm), Dec. 26-27, 1947

  • 21.0 inches (53.3 cm), March 12-14, 1888

  • 20.9 inches (53.1 cm), Feb. 25-26, 2010

  • 20.2 inches (51.3 cm), Jan. 7-8, 1996

  1. The deepest snowfall from a blizzard paralyzing the U.S. East Coast was recorded at 40 inches (102 cm) in Glengary, West Virginia.

  2. “Winter Storm Jonas is the largest snowstorm on record for Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Baltimore; and JFK Airport in New York City, with all of those locations receiving over 2 feet of snow,” the Weather Channel reports, adding that “snowfall totals from the storm topped out near 40 inches in parts of West Virginia and at least 14 states in total received more than a foot of snow from the storm.”

  3. A blizzard is a severe snow storm with winds in excess of 35 mph and visibility of less than a 1/4 mile for more than 3 hours.

  4. Blizzards can also occur after snowfall when high winds cause whiteouts (fallen snow blowing around) and snowdrifts (huge mountains of snow), which decrease visibility.

  5. The first blizzard to be declared a Federal Emergency was in 1977, affecting upstate New York and Southern Ohio. The storm’s accumulation was only about 12 inches over 5 days, but the winds were deadly.

  6. The Storm of the 20th Century took place in March, 1993. It was iconic for it’s hurricane wind force and massive size. It stretched from Canada to mid-America. The blizzard cause roughly 300 deaths and 10 million power outages.

  7. Many blizzards stem from Nor’Easters, which are storms traveling up the east coast of America. Moisture gathers from the Atlantic and dumps large accumulations of snow all the way from Delaware to Maine.

  8. Rochester, New York is said to be the largest city with the most snow in the U.S., accumulating an average of 94 inches of snow every year.

If you have any other facts about blizzards, I’d like you to send them to me. Please click on the “Contact Me” page and fill out your information.

See you in March.


 
 
 

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