Midwest/Southeast/Northeast Winter Storm

Losses, 2024 dollars

$2.9 billion

Losses at the time

$2.2 billion

Deaths

16

The losses and deaths are NCEI’s, counting everything the disaster did. The episodes below are only what the Weather Service filed in its Storm Events record, which counts damage differently and often not at all, so the two never add up and are shown apart.

• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Colorado, January 3 to 5, 20148 eventsA moist and vigorous Pacific trough brought significant snowfall to many mountain areas across western Colorado and the higher valleys of northwest Colorado.
• Cold in New Jersey, January 4, 201421 eventsA high pressure system that moved over New Jersey coupled with fresh snow cover from the winter storm on the 2nd and 3rd gave the area one of its coldest winter morning in years. This was the first of three arctic blasts in the state during the month.
• Extreme Cold in Pennsylvania, January 4, 201413 eventsA high pressure system that moved over Pennsylvania coupled with fresh snow cover from the winter storm on the 2nd and 3rd gave the area one of its coldest winter mornings in years. This was the first of three arctic blasts in the state during the month.
• Extreme Cold in Maryland, January 4, 20145 eventsA high pressure system that moved over the Eastern Shore coupled with fresh snow cover from the winter storm on the 2nd and 3rd gave the area one of its coldest winter morning in years. This was the first of three arctic blasts in the state during the month.
• Extreme Cold in Delaware, January 4, 20144 eventsA high pressure system that moved over Delaware coupled with fresh snow cover from the winter storm on the 2nd and 3rd gave the state one of its coldest winter mornings in years. This was the first of three arctic blasts in the state during the month.
• Extreme Cold in North Dakota, January 4 to 6, 201436 eventsSubzero temperatures as cold as 25 below zero combined with winds gusting to around 30 miles per hour to produce life threatening wind chill temperatures colder than 40 below zero for a period of three days. Lowest wind chills observed were as cold as 62 below zero.
• Extreme Cold and Winter Weather in Michigan, January 4 to 8, 201419 eventsA brutally cold air mass dominated Upper Michigan from the 5th through the 9th dropping temperatures well below normal through the period. Average temperatures were up to 25 degrees below normal when the core of the Arctic cold moved overhead on the 6th and 7th.
• Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 4 to 5, 201411 eventsA snowstorm brought approximately 30 hours of snow across portions of northern Illinois, dropping well over foot of snow in some areas.
• Winter Weather in Colorado, January 4, 20146 eventsAn upper level system generated 5 to 8 inches of snow across portions of the eastern mountains and I-25 corridor from Monument to Fountain (El Paso County)...Beulah to Rye (Pueblo County)...Walsenburg (Huerfano County)...and Trinidad (Las Animas County).
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 4 to 7, 201424 eventsAn arctic air mass settled over the Northern Plains bringing well below normal temperatures with it. Daytime highs generally ranged in the teens below zero with lows in the 20s below to 30s below zero.
• Extreme Cold in North Dakota, January 4 to 7, 201418 eventsAn arctic air mass settled over the Northern Plains bringing well below normal temperatures with it. Daytime highs generally ranged in the teens below zero with lows in the 20s below to 30s below zero.
• Heavy Snow in Indiana, January 4 to 5, 20145 eventsA snowstorm brought over 24 hours of snow to portions of northwest Indiana producing 8 to 14 inches of snow with some localized areas receiving over 18 inches of snow due to lake effect.
• Winter Storm in Michigan, January 4 to 6, 20145 eventsA deepening low pressure system tracking northeast through Kentucky and Ohio brought heavy snow and blizzard-like conditions to the region on January 5th.
• Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 4 to 6, 20141 death · 35 eventsAn Arctic cold front pushed through central Illinois from the evening of January 4th into the afternoon of January 5th.
• Winter Storm in Indiana, January 4 to 6, 201424 eventsA deepening low pressure system tracking northeast through Kentucky and Ohio brought heavy snow and blizzard-like conditions to the region on January 5th.
• Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 4 to 7, 201418 eventsArctic low pressure dropped southeast from Canada during the night of the fourth into the 5th.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 4 to 7, 201415 eventsBitterly cold Arctic air resulted in a prolonged period of very dangerous wind chills of -40 to -60 across northeast Minnesota. The coldest period was early Monday, January 6th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Illinois, January 4 to 6, 20149 eventsA storm system tracking from the Southern Plains across Missouri and into Ohio spread snow across the region late in the evening of the 4th into the morning of the 5th. The heaviest snow fell in bands in Rock Island, Bureau, Putnam, and McDonough Counties.
• Extreme Cold in Wisconsin, January 4 to 7, 20148 eventsBitterly cold Arctic air resulted in a prolonged period of very dangerous wind chills of -40 to -50 across northwest Wisconsin. The coldest period was early Monday January 6th.
• Winter Weather in Iowa, January 4 to 6, 20144 eventsA storm system tracking from the Southern Plains across Missouri and into Ohio overspread the region with snow late in the evening of January 4th into the morning of the 5th.
• Winter Weather in Oklahoma, January 4 to 5, 20143 eventsA cold front moved through the Oklahoma Panhandle during the day of the 4th. This allowed temperatures to quickly drop below freezing during the early evening hours.
• Winter Weather in Missouri, January 4 to 6, 20142 eventsA storm system tracking from the Southern Plains across central Missouri and into Ohio spreading snow across the region late in the evening of the January 4th into the afternoon of the 5th. The heaviest snow fell across Clark and Scotland Counties.
• Winter Weather in Texas, January 4 to 5, 20146 eventsA cold front moved through the Texas Panhandle during the day of the 4th. This allowed temepratures to quickly drop below freezing during the early evening hours.
• Winter Weather in Oklahoma, January 4 to 5, 201410 eventsA deep cold Arctic airmass spilled into Oklahoma on the 4th, and as a compact upper wave moved over this cold air, widespread light to moderate snow showers occurred. Snow accumulated quickly as it was very dry.
• Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 5 to 6, 201415 eventsA major winter storm impacted southeast Michigan with heavy snow. Generally 6 to 18 inches of snow across the area in about 30 hours.
• Winter Storm in Oklahoma, January 4 to 5, 20147 eventsArctic air spread into northeastern Oklahoma during the late afternoon and evening hours of the 4th. Precipitation developed during the late evening hours as a strong upper level disturbance approached the Southern Plains.
• Extreme Cold in South Dakota, January 5 to 6, 201413 eventsA surge of Arctic air, combined with strong winds, produced dangerous wind chills from northwestern through south central South Dakota. Wind chill values were 30 below to 50 below, with the lowest values across northwestern South Dakota.
• Cold in Montana, January 4 to 6, 201416 eventsA very bitterly cold arctic air mass swung southward from the Canadian prairie, stalled over northeast Montana, and combined with some breezy to gusty winds which allowed wind chill values to plummet to very dangerous levels for the entire region.
• Extreme Cold in Wyoming, January 5 to 6, 20145 eventsThe combination of gusty westerly winds and temperatures in the single digits and teens below zero produced very cold wind chill values from 20 to 40 degrees below zero throughout much of southeast Wyoming.
• Winter Storm in Arkansas, January 5, 20144 eventsArctic air spread into northwestern Arkansas during the evening hours of the 4th. Precipitation developed during the late evening hours as a strong upper level disturbance approached the Southern Plains.
• Extreme Cold in Nebraska, January 5 to 6, 20144 eventsThe combination of gusty westerly winds and temperatures in the single digits and teens below zero produced very cold wind chill values from 20 to 40 degrees below zero throughout much of the western Nebraska Panhandle.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 5 to 7, 20141 death · 42 eventsThe coldest wind chills in many years moved across the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest the week of January 5th, 2014.
• Extreme Cold in South Dakota, January 5 to 6, 201426 eventsThe coldest air in recent history moved into the region during the early morning hours of the 5th and continued into the afternoon hours of the 6th.
• Winter Storm in Missouri, January 5, 201423 eventsA winter storm brought heavy snow to much of the Missouri Ozarks with accumulations of 6 to 12 inches generally along and north of the Interstate 44 corridor.
• Winter Storm in Missouri, January 5, 201411 eventsA very strong winter storm dropped 6 - 9 inches of snow across Central and parts of Eastern Missouri. Strong northerly winds produced snow drifts of 2 to 5 feet.
• Winter Storm in Illinois, January 5, 20145 eventsA strong winter storm brought 6 - 8 inches of snow followed by bitter cold temperatures; the coldest in almost 20 years. Strong northerly winds created snow drifts ranging from 2 - 5 feet.
• Extreme Cold in Montana, January 5, 20144 eventsTemperatures fell well below zero over North-Central Montana counties along the Canadian border with highs even remaining near or below zero. Winds increased overnight bringing wind chills colder than -40F to the same area.
• Winter Storm in Indiana, January 5 to 6, 201430 eventsA powerful storm system brought heavy snow and near blizzard conditions to much of central Indiana on January 5th, with a mix of rain and snow across southeast sections of the area. After the snow diminished during the evening, arctic air plunged into the area on strong winds.
• Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 5 to 6, 201413 eventsA period of freezing rain affected Eastern Pennsylvania on the 5th and caused hazardous traveling conditions on untreated roadways. Ice accumulations averaged one to two tenths.
• Winter Weather in Delaware, January 5, 20141 injured · 1 eventA period of freezing rain caused hazardous traveling conditions on untreated roadways on the morning of the 5th in New Castle County. Ice accumulations averaged around around five hundredths of an inch.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Ohio, January 5 to 6, 20148 eventsA strong low pressure system lifted northeast across the region. Warm air pulled in ahead of this storm resulted in rain across much of the area. However...to the northwest, a band of very heavy snow fell from Central Indiana into Northwest Ohio.
• Winter Weather in Indiana, January 5, 20142 eventsA strong low pressure system lifted northeast across the region. Warm air pulled in ahead of this storm resulted in rain across much of the area. However...to the northwest, a band of very heavy snow fell from Central Indiana into Northwest Ohio.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, January 5, 20141 eventA period of freezing rain caused hazardous traveling conditions on untreated roadways on the morning of the 5th in Kent and Cecil Counties. Ice accumulations averaged around around five hundredths of an inch. Precipitation started briefly as sleet between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m.
• Winter Weather in Virginia, January 5, 20141 death · $18,000 · 2 eventsNumerous auto accidents were reported across the Piedmont of Virginia into the New River Valley as a weak wedge of high pressure allowed temperatures across much of the area to fall into the low 30s and upper 20s.
• Winter Storm in Missouri, January 5, 2014$1.0 million · 11 eventsA very strong winter storm dropped 6 - 12 inches of snow across East Central Missouri. Strong northerly winds produced snow drifts of 2 to 5 feet.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 5 to 6, 201420 eventsLow pressure tracked up the Appalachian mountains and southerly flow ahead of the system led to warm air overrunning cold air at the surface. This led to freezing rain and ice accumulation across the Mid Atlantic.
• Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 5, 201413 eventsA period of freezing rain affected most of New Jersey (except the southeast part of the state) on the 5th and caused hazardous traveling conditions on untreated roadways. Numerous accidents were reported along Interstate 78 in northern New Jersey.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, January 5 to 6, 201412 eventsLow pressure tracked up the Appalachian mountains and southerly flow ahead of the system led to warm air overrunning cold air at the surface. This led to freezing rain and ice accumulation across the Mid Atlantic.
• Winter Storm in Illinois, January 5, 201411 eventsA very strong winter storm dropped from 9 - 15 inches of snow across Southwest Illinois. Strong northerly winds produced snow drifts from 2 -5 feet.
• Winter Weather in District of Columbia, January 5, 20141 eventLow pressure tracked up the Appalachian mountains and southerly flow ahead of the system led to warm air overrunning cold air at the surface. This led to freezing rain and ice accumulation across the Mid Atlantic.
• Extreme Cold in Montana, January 5 to 6, 20142 eventsFor the 4th time during the 2013-2014 winter season, an arctic air mass briefly penetrates westward over the Continental Divide and brought extreme wind chills to -31 F to portions of southwest Montana.
• Winter Storm in Ohio, January 5 to 6, 2014$1.1 million · 5 eventsA strong area of deepening low pressure moved up the Ohio Valley on January 5th. This low moved across northwestern Pennsylvania early on the 6th and then continued rapidly northeast. Snow associated with this low developed over northwestern Ohio around daybreak on the 5th.
• Extreme Cold in Iowa, January 5 to 7, 201421 eventsBitterly cold Arctic air flooded into Iowa during the early morning hours of January 5th as strong high pressure slowly built southeastward into the region January 5th through the 7th.
• Extreme Cold in Illinois, January 5 to 7, 201413 eventsBitterly cold Arctic air flooded into northwest Illinois during the early morning hours of January 5th as strong high pressure slowly built southeastward into the region January 5th through the 7th.
• Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 5, 201410 eventsA cold front moved across Arkansas on the 5th. Rain occurred in the warmer air ahead of the front. Behind the front, however, temperatures dropped sharply, changing the rain over to a brief period of freezing rain and sleet, and then over to snow.
• Winter Storm in Ohio, January 5 to 6, 20148 eventsA deepening low pressure system tracking northeast through Kentucky and central Ohio brought heavy snow and blizzard-like conditions to the region on January 5th.
• Winter Storm in Missouri, January 5, 20143 eventsA very strong winter storm dropped 4 - 8 inches of snow, and a mix of sleet and freezing rain across Southeast Missouri.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Illinois, January 5, 201413 eventsRain changed to snow from northwest to southeast as temperatures fell in the wake of an arctic cold front. A short period of freezing rain and sleet occurred during the transition.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Missouri, January 5, 20145 eventsRain changed to snow from northwest to southeast as temperatures fell in the wake of an arctic cold front. A short period of freezing rain and sleet occurred during the transition.
• Ice Storm in Virginia, January 5 to 6, 20142 eventsLow pressure tracked up the Appalachian mountains and southerly flow ahead of the system led to warm air overrunning cold air at the surface. This led to freezing rain and ice accumulation across the Mid Atlantic.
• Blizzard in Alaska, January 5 to 6, 20141 eventWith strong high pressure over the Beaufort Sea, an occlusion moved north over the North Slope of Alaska and likely created blizzard conditions throughout the morning hours on the 6th at Kaktovik, as indicated by the Barter Island AWOS.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 5 to 6, 20148 eventsLow pressure tracked up the Appalachian mountains and southerly flow ahead of the system led to warm air overrunning cold air at the surface. This led to freezing rain and ice accumulation across the Mid Atlantic.
• Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, January 5 to 6, 20142 eventsPersistent warm air advection atop a shallow wedge of cold air near the surface with temperatures in the mid to upper 20s resulted in a prolonged period of light freezing rain from mid-day through the evening hours across southeastern PA.
• Extreme Cold in Nebraska, January 5 to 6, 201420 eventsAn arctic airmass brought bitter cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills of 30 below to 40 below to portions of North Central Nebraska during the overnight hours January 5th into the morning hours January 6th, 2014.
• Extreme Cold in Pennsylvania, January 5 to 7, 201415 eventsAn arctic cold front crossed the Upper Ohio Valley on the 6th, bringing record low temperatures and extreme wind chills the morning of the 7th. It was the coldest January 7th on record in Pittsburgh with a low temperature of 9 below zero, and a high temperature of 4 above zero.
• Extreme Cold in Ohio, January 5 to 7, 201411 eventsAn arctic cold front crossed the Upper Ohio Valley on the 6th, bringing record low temperatures and extreme wind chills the morning of the 7th. It was the coldest January 7th on record in Pittsburgh with a low temperature of 9 below zero, and a high temperature of 4 above zero.
• Extreme Cold in West Virginia, January 5 to 7, 20149 eventsAn arctic cold front crossed the Upper Ohio Valley on the 6th, bringing record low temperatures and extreme wind chills the morning of the 7th. It was the coldest January 7th on record in Pittsburgh with a low temperature of 9 below zero, and a high temperature of 4 above zero.
• Extreme Cold in Maryland, January 5 to 7, 20141 eventAn arctic cold front crossed the Upper Ohio Valley on the 6th, bringing record low temperatures and extreme wind chills the morning of the 7th. It was the coldest January 7th on record in Pittsburgh with a low temperature of 9 below zero, and a high temperature of 4 above zero.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 5 to 6, 20142 eventsThe coldest air in recent history moved into the region during the afternoon hours of the 5th and continued into the afternoon hours of the 6th.
• Extreme Cold in Iowa, January 5 to 7, 201451 eventsA strong push of cold air moved into the central US during the afternoon of the 5th through the early morning of the 7th. Arctic air spilled south. Temperatures were not all that atypical for January, though the last time it has been this cold was in January of 2010.
• Extreme Cold in Nebraska, January 5 to 6, 201430 eventsArctic high pressure pushed down into the central U.S. on January 5th and 6th bringing wind chill values of 25 below to 35 below zero or colder from the afternoon of the 5th through the afternoon of the 6th over eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.
• Cold in Texas, January 5 to 7, 201421 eventsAn arctic airmass infiltrated the region early on Sunday, January 5th with falling temperatures and strong northwest winds.
• Cold in Louisiana, January 5 to 7, 201417 eventsAn arctic airmass infiltrated the region early on Sunday, January 5th with falling temperatures and strong northwest winds.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Tennessee, January 5 to 8, 201410 eventsA record cold airmass overspread the region beginning on the evening of January 5th as a strong cold front moved through.
• Cold in Arkansas, January 5 to 7, 20149 eventsAn arctic airmass infiltrated the region early on Sunday, January 5th with falling temperatures and strong northwest winds.
• Cold in Oklahoma, January 5 to 7, 20141 eventAn arctic airmass infiltrated the region early on Sunday, January 5th with falling temperatures and strong northwest winds.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 5 to 7, 20147 eventsWind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across southeast Minnesota from the evening of January 5th into the late evening of the 6th or early morning of the 7th. The coldest wind chills of 40 to 55 below occurred on the morning of the 6th.
• Extreme Cold in Iowa, January 5 to 7, 20148 eventsWind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across northeast Iowa from the evening of January 5th into the late evening of the 6th or early morning of the 7th. The coldest wind chills of 40 to 55 below occurred on the morning of the 6th.
• Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 5 to 6, 201418 eventsA very strong cold front brought snow and very cold temperatures to Middle Tennessee. Snowfall accumulations ranged from a trace in the western half of Middle Tennessee to as much as 3 inches in the east.
• Extreme Cold in Iowa, January 5 to 6, 20148 eventsArctic high pressure pushed down into the central U.S. on January 5th and 6th bringing wind chill values of 25 below to 35 below zero or colder from the afternoon of the 5th through the afternoon of the 6th to eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.
• Extreme Cold in Missouri, January 5 to 7, 20142 eventsBitterly cold Arctic air flooded into northeast Missouri during the early morning hours of January 5th as strong high pressure slowly built southeastward into the region January 5th through the 7th.
• Extreme Cold in Wisconsin, January 5 to 8, 20141 death · 9 eventsThe coldest wind chills in many years moved across the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest the week of January 5th, 2014.
• Cold in Missouri, January 5 to 6, 201437 eventsA polar plunge of arctic air slammed into Kansas, bringing wind chill values to around 30 degrees below zero for the morning of January 6.
• Extreme Cold in Wisconsin, January 5 to 7, 201413 eventsWind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across western Wisconsin from the evening of January 5th into the late evening of the 6th or early morning of the 7th. The coldest wind chills of 40 to 55 below occurred on the morning of the 6th.
• Cold in Kansas, January 5 to 6, 20147 eventsFrigid Canadian air slammed into Kansas on January 6th, dropping wind chill values to around 30 degrees below zero.
• Extreme Cold and Astronomical Low Tide in Louisiana, January 5 to 7, 20142 deaths · 5 eventsA strong cold front swept through during the 5th with strong north winds behind the boundary pushing tides below normal and hindering ship traffic. Very cold temperatures also swept into South Louisiana behind the boundary. Two people were reported dead from exposure.
• Cold in Kentucky, January 5 to 7, 20141 death · 22 eventsDangerously cold wind chills were observed from late on the night of the 5th through early on the morning of the 7th. Wind chills during this entire period were colder than 10 below zero.
• Cold in Illinois, January 5 to 7, 20141 death · 19 eventsDangerously cold wind chills were observed from late on the night of the 5th through early on the morning of the 7th. Wind chills during this entire period were colder than 10 below zero.
• Cold in Missouri, January 5 to 7, 201411 eventsDangerously cold wind chills were observed from late on the night of the 5th through the night of the 6th. Wind chills during this entire period were colder than 10 below zero from the Cape Girardeau area north and west.
• Cold in Indiana, January 5 to 7, 20146 eventsDangerously cold wind chills were observed from late on the night of the 5th through early on the morning of the 7th. Wind chills during this entire period were colder than 10 below zero.
• Extreme Cold in Illinois, January 6 to 7, 20144 deaths · 18 eventsAn extremely cold arctic airmass settled over northern Illinois with minimum observed wind chills falling into the -40 F to -50 F range area-wide.
• Extreme Cold in Illinois, January 6 to 7, 20141 death · 35 eventsA bitterly cold airmass spilled into central and southeast Illinois on January 6th and 7th after passage of an Arctic cold front.
• Cold in Missouri, January 6 to 7, 201429 eventsThe winter storm that brought heavy snow to much of the area followed that up with the coldest temperatures in 20 years. Some of the temperatures include Rosebud -26, Washington -21, Farmington -15, Hannibal -14, Jefferson City -14, Canton -13, |St.
• Extreme Cold in Wisconsin, January 6 to 7, 201424 eventsA bitterly cold arctic air mass, the coldest to impact the region in years, spread across the area following the passage of a cold front. Temperatures fell to lows in the 16 below to 32 below zero range.
• Extreme Cold in Kansas, January 6, 201421 eventsWind Chills of -25 to -31F were recorded during the overnight hours into the early morning of January 6th across much of northeast Kansas.
• Cold in Illinois, January 6 to 7, 201417 eventsThe winter storm that brought heavy snow to much of the area followed that up with the coldest temperatures in 20 years.
• Cold in Alabama, January 6 to 7, 201415 eventsA record cold airmass overspread the region beginning on the evening of January 5th as a strong cold front moved through. Rain changed to a brief period of sleet and snowfall which produced a dusting of accumulation at most locations.
• Extreme Cold and Winter Weather in Ohio, January 6 to 7, 20141 death · $605,000 · 10 eventsAn arctic cold front sweep through southeast Ohio just after midnight on Monday the 6th. Rain showers and temperatures in the 40s quickly became snow showers with temperatures falling through the 20s by the predawn hours.
• Extreme Cold in Wisconsin, January 6 to 7, 201420 eventsAn extreme cold wave of arctic air and brisk winds brought 40 below wind chills to southern Wisconsin. Numerous school and business closings occurred.
• Extreme Cold in Indiana, January 6 to 7, 20145 eventsAn extremely cold arctic airmass settled over northwest Indiana with minimum observed wind chills falling into the -40 F to nearly -50 F range area-wide. Some of the coldest wind chill reports include Valparaiso at -46 F and Rensselaer at -42 F.
• Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 6, 20144 eventsSnow showers developed near the Tennessee border in the wake of a strong arctic cold during the early morning hours and continued through much of the day before winding down in the evening.
• Extreme Cold in Indiana, January 6 to 7, 201424 eventsAn arctic airmass took residence over the region behind a strong winter storm January 6th and 7th. West winds between 20 and 30 mph, occasionally gusting to 40 mph, created dangerous wind chill values between 30 and 45 degrees below zero.
• Extreme Cold in Ohio, January 6 to 7, 20148 eventsAn arctic airmass took residence over the region behind a strong winter storm January 6th and 7th. West winds between 20 and 30 mph, occasionally gusting to 40 mph, created dangerous wind chill values between 30 and 45 degrees below zero.
• Extreme Cold in Michigan, January 6 to 7, 20145 eventsAn arctic airmass took residence over the region behind a strong winter storm January 6th and 7th. West winds between 20 and 30 mph, occasionally gusting to 40 mph, created dangerous wind chill values between 30 and 45 degrees below zero.
• Extreme Cold in North Carolina, January 6 to 7, 201418 eventsAn arctic cold front blasted through the mountains during the morning hours of the 6th, bringing strong gusty winds and the coldest air mass to have affected the region since 1994.
• Winter Weather in Missouri, January 6, 20141 death · 2 injured · 1 eventAfter several inches of snow fell across the area roads remained snow packed and icy. A vehicle slid off an icy curve and slammed head-on into a snow plow treating and clearing roads from the earlier snow fall.
• Extreme Cold in Ohio, January 6 to 7, 201429 eventsA strong area of deepening low pressure moved up the Ohio Valley on January 5th. This low moved across northwestern Pennsylvania early on the 6th and then continued rapidly northeast.
• Cold and Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 6 to 7, 20141 death · 6 eventsAn arctic cold front barreled across eastern Kentucky late Sunday January 5th ushering in what would be the coldest temperatures and wind chills experienced in 20 years. Gusty winds up to 50 mph along the front created a few isolated power outages.
• Blizzard and Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 6 to 8, 2014$260,000 · 12 eventsAs a result of anomalously cold air that made its way south from the Canadian Arctic, blizzard conditions were experienced across a large portion of the Niagara Frontier, including the Buffalo Metropolitan area, while over 5 feet of snow fell on the Tug Hill Plateau.
• Extreme Cold in Kentucky, January 6 to 7, 2014$500,000 · 4 eventsAn arctic cold front sweep through northeast Ohio just after midnight on Monday the 6th. Rain showers and temperatures in the upper 40s and lower 50s quickly became snow showers with temperatures falling through the 20s by the predawn hours.
• Extreme Cold in Pennsylvania, January 6 to 8, 201422 eventsThe coldest air mass in nearly two decades brought extreme cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills to much of central Pennsylvania from January 6-8. Temperatures bottomed on the morning of the 7th with lows ranging from 0 to -20 F with wind chills between -25 to -50 F.
• Cold in Michigan, January 6 to 7, 201417 eventsArctic air produced wind chills of 30 to 40 below zero across all of Southeast Michigan. Actual temperatures fell below zero, with Detroit Metro Airport bottoming out at 14 below zero, a daily record for both January 6th and 7th.
• Extreme Cold in West Virginia, January 6 to 7, 2014$2.3 million · 34 eventsAn arctic cold front sweep through West Virginia between midnight and 0400E on Monday the 6th. Wind gusts of 30 to 50 mph were common with the front. Rain showers and temperatures in the 40s and 50s quickly became snow showers with temperatures falling through the 20s by dawn.
• Extreme Cold in Virginia, January 6 to 7, 2014$100,000 · 2 eventsAn arctic cold front sweep through far western Virginia between 0200E and 0400E on Monday the 6th. Rain showers and temperatures in the 40s and 50s quickly became snow showers with temperatures falling through the 20s by dawn. Snow accumulations were less than 2 inches.
• Extreme Cold in Pennsylvania, January 6 to 7, 20143 eventsA strong area of deepening low pressure moved up the Ohio Valley on January 5th. This low moved across northwestern Pennsylvania early on the 6th and then continued rapidly northeast.
• Extreme Cold in West Virginia, January 6 to 7, 20148 eventsAn arctic front moved through the Mid Atlantic and cold air moved into the region. Gusty winds and cold temperatures led to wind chill values below -20. High pressure settled across the area and led to cold conditions to continue for a few days.
• Extreme Cold in Maryland, January 6 to 7, 20143 eventsAn arctic front moved through the Mid Atlantic and cold air moved into the region. Gusty winds and cold temperatures led to wind chill values below -20. High pressure settled across the area and led to cold conditions to continue for a few days.
• Extreme Cold in Virginia, January 6, 20142 eventsAn arctic front moved through the Mid Atlantic and cold air moved into the region. Gusty winds and cold temperatures led to wind chill values below -20. High pressure settled across the area and led to cold conditions to continue for a few days.
• Cold in South Carolina, January 6 to 7, 201415 eventsAn arctic cold front blasted through the western Carolinas during the morning of the 6th, bringing gusty winds and the coldest air mass to have affected the region since 1994.
• Cold in North Carolina, January 6 to 7, 201411 eventsAn arctic cold front blasted through the western Carolinas during the morning of the 6th, bringing gusty winds and the coldest air mass to have affected the region since 1994.
• Cold in Georgia, January 6 to 7, 20146 eventsAn arctic cold front blasted through northeast Georgia during the morning of the 6th, bringing gusty winds and the coldest air mass to have affected the region since 1994.
• Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 6 to 8, 20141 eventBehind a strong cold front, very cold air passed over Lake Ontario. This allowed a band of heavy lake effect snow to develop and affect the Tug Hill Plateau and into the western Adirondacks, beginning on the evening of Monday, January 6th.
• Extreme Cold in Michigan, January 6 to 7, 201416 eventsOne of the most brutal cold air outbreaks in recent memory - the coldest since at least January 1994 - plunged into the Great Lakes region. Near- to below-zero temperatures were accompanied by blustery northwest winds.
• Cold in Alabama, January 6 to 7, 201439 eventsA strong arctic cold front moved through Central Alabama on Sunday night, January 5th. Northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph behind the front brought extremely cold air to the area, and wind chill values were in the teens and single digits through the day on Monday, January 6th.
• Cold in Florida, January 7 to 8, 2014$1.1 million · 1 eventAn Arctic airmass moved southward into the area, causing temperatures to plunge on the mornings of Jan 7-8. A hard freeze occurred over the entire forecast area on both mornings, and wind chills were in the single digits and teens on the morning on Jan 7th.
• Cold in New York, January 7 to 8, 201427 eventsBehind a strong cold front, bitter Arctic air moved into the region beginning in the early morning hours on Tuesday, January 7th. With strong westerly winds in place, this allowed for winds chill values to be as low as -15 to -30 degrees.
• Cold in Virginia, January 7, 201413 eventsA surge of arctic air arrived into the mid-Atlantic during the early morning hours of January 6th. Temperatures continued to fall over the next 24 hours, eventually bottoming out below zero nearly everywhere west of the Blue Ridge.
• Extreme Cold in West Virginia, January 7, 20144 eventsA surge of arctic air arrived into the mid-Atlantic during the early morning hours of January 6th. Temperatures continued to fall over the next 24 hours, eventually bottoming out below zero nearly everywhere west of the Blue Ridge.
• Cold in North Carolina, January 7, 20144 eventsA surge of arctic air arrived into the mid-Atlantic during the early morning hours of January 6th. Temperatures continued to fall over the next 24 hours, eventually bottoming out below zero nearly everywhere west of the Blue Ridge.
• Cold in Vermont, January 7 to 8, 20143 eventsBehind a strong cold front, bitter Arctic air moved into the region beginning in the early morning hours on Tuesday, January 7th. With strong westerly winds in place, this allowed for winds chill values to be as low as -15 to -25 degrees.
• Cold in Massachusetts, January 7 to 8, 20142 eventsBehind a strong cold front, bitter Arctic air moved into the region beginning in the early morning hours on Tuesday, January 7th. With strong westerly winds in place, this allowed for winds chill values to be as low as -10 to -25 degrees.
• Cold in Connecticut, January 7 to 8, 20142 eventsBehind a strong cold front, bitter Arctic air moved into the region beginning in the early morning hours on Tuesday, January 7th. With strong westerly winds in place, this allowed for winds chill values to be as low as -10 to -20 degrees.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Pennsylvania, January 7, 201413 eventsOne of the harshest arctic outbreaks in years occurred in Eastern Pennsylvania on the 7th.
• Cold in Maryland, January 7, 20145 eventsOne of the harshest arctic outbreaks in years occurred across the Eastern Shore on the 7th.
• Cold in Delaware, January 7, 20144 eventsOne of the harshest arctic outbreaks in years occurred in Delaware on the 7th. Record breaking calendar day low temperatures occurred and combined with strong northwest winds produced wind chill factors as low as 10 to 20 degrees below zero in most areas that morning.
• Cold in New Jersey, January 7, 201421 eventsOne of the harshest arctic outbreaks in years occurred in New Jersey on the 7th. Some record calendar day low temperatures occurred and combined with strong northwest winds produced wind chill factors as low as 15 to 25 degrees below zero in most areas that morning.
• Extreme Cold in Maryland, January 7, 20143 eventsA pressure gradient ahead of high pressure moving into the region led to gusty winds and cold conditions across the Mid Atlantic. Wind chill values of -20 and below occurred in Northern Maryland.
• Winter Weather in Montana, January 7 to 10, 20148 eventsTwo upper level waves brought snow and freezing rain to portions of western Montana providing for slick roadways. One wave moved through between Jan. 7-8 and the second wave moved through between Jan. 8-9.
• Winter Weather in Colorado, January 7 to 9, 20143 eventsA moist northwest flow aloft with embedded disturbances produced significant snowfall in the mountains of northwest Colorado.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 8, 201411 eventsArctic air resulted in dangerously cold wind chills of about -35 to -45 across parts of northeast Minnesota. Some schools were closed.
• Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 8, 2014$150,000 · 2 eventsA cold high pressure system at the surface brought very cold temperatures to the region during the overnight hours of January 7th and during the morning hours of January 8th.
• Winter Weather in Oklahoma, January 8, 2014$100,000 · 1 eventA cold high pressure system at the surface brought very cold temperatures to the region during the overnight hours of January 7th and during the morning hours of January 8th.
• Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 8 to 9, 20143 deaths · 6 injured · 38 eventsA round of wintry precipitation moved into western Arkansas on the morning of the 8th and spread to all sections during the daylight hours of the 8th.
• Ice Storm in Arkansas, January 8 to 9, 20143 eventsArctic high pressure was exiting the region to the east as several upper level disturbances translated through the South Central United States on the 8th and 9th.
• Winter Weather in Idaho, January 8 to 10, 20144 eventsAn upper level trough moved through between Jan. 8-9 and brought snowfall to the Clearwater Mountains. Northwest flow set up by Jan. 10 which triggered moderate to heavy snow bands that were oriented west-northwest to east-southeast.
• Heavy Snow in Washington, January 8 to 9, 20142 eventsA frontal system moved through western Washington, bringing heavy snow to Mt Baker and Paradise at Mt Rainier.
• Winter Weather in Oklahoma, January 8 to 9, 2014$50,000 · 1 eventThe shallow cold airmass that took over across the region earlier was slow to move out of the region. The cold air was dammed up just south of the Ouachita Mountains in Northern McCurtain County.
• Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 8 to 9, 20149 eventsThe shallow cold airmass that took over across the region earlier was slow to move out of the region.
• Heavy Snow in Washington, January 8 to 9, 20141 eventA moist Pacific storm system pushing into the region off of the Pacific brought heavy snow across the mountains of northeast Washington. Strong low level warm air advection limited heavy snowfall above 4,000 feet in elevation.
• Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 8 to 9, 20142 eventsA moist Pacific storm system pushing into the region off of the Pacific brought heavy snow across the Northern Panhandle valleys and mountains. Strong low level warm air advection limited heavy snowfall above 3,000 feet in elevation.
• Cold in Illinois, January 9, 20141 death · 1 eventJanuary 9th ended a 5-day stretch of temperatures falling below zero with a low temperature of -4 F recorded at O'Hare. A woman was found dead in the snow outside her home on January 9th.
• Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 8 to 9, 20144 eventsSome mountain locations received 8 to 18 inches of snow during an early January winter storm affecting high elevations in southeast Idaho.
• Winter Storm in Utah, January 9 to 10, 20143 eventsA moist Pacific storm system brought heavy snow to the higher terrain and mountain valleys of northern Utah. The heaviest snowfall occurred during the day of January 9.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Colorado, January 9 to 11, 20149 eventsAnother moist and vigorous Pacific trough brought significant snowfall to most mountain areas of western Colorado and some higher valleys in northwest Colorado.
• Winter Storm in Wyoming, January 9 to 11, 201410 eventsA potent Pacific storm system and moist upslope flow produced an extended period of moderate snowfall over the Snowy and Sierra Madre ranges. West to southwest winds gusted over 50 mph which created near blizzard conditions.
• Cold in Minnesota, January 9 to 10, 20141 death · 1 eventAn 83 year old woman was last seen leaving her home in Melrose (Stearns County) on the afternoon of January 9. It appears as if her car got stuck in a snow bank near a farm and she began walking for help. She was found dead the afternoon of the 10th.

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