Northwest Winter Storm

Losses, 2024 dollars

$1.7 billion

Losses at the time

$1.7 billion

Deaths

20

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 Weather in Iowa, January 10, 20247 eventsAn intense line of snow pushed across a portion of Central Iowa on the evening of January 10th. Near whiteout to whiteout conditions resulting from quick-hitting snow occurred over the area.
• Extreme Cold and High Wind in Wyoming, January 10 to 16, 202469 kt wind · 36 eventsA period of strong wind gusts occurred across the southeast Wyoming wind corridors from the 11th through the 12th, in advance of an intense arctic cold front which swept across the region later in the day on the 12th.
• Extreme Cold in Nebraska, January 11 to 20, 202424 eventsMid-January 2024 struck South Central Nebraska with a fierce onslaught of bitterly cold temperatures/wind chills along with several rounds of snow, although temperature-wise, this cold air outbreak was ultimately just a bump in the road during an otherwise very mild…
• Extreme Cold in Kansas, January 11 to 20, 20246 eventsMid-January 2024 struck North Central Kansas with a fierce onslaught of bitterly cold temperatures/wind chills along with several rounds of snow, although temperature-wise, this cold air outbreak was ultimately just a bump in the road during an otherwise very mild meteorological…
• Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Washington, January 11 to 17, 20245 deaths · 56 kt wind · 18 eventsA modified Arctic front moved into Western Washington. After producing some locally heavy snowfall on the Olympic Peninsula, it was followed by strong Fraser River outflow winds and several days of cold temperatures when a number of record low temperature records were set.
• Blizzard in North Dakota, January 11, 20242 eventsA wave propagating along the Canadian border brought strong cold air advection into the area, increasing wind speeds along with falling snow. In addition, snowfall in Canada was easily lofted and blown into our CWA by the high winds.
• Winter Storm and Avalanche in Utah, January 11 to 15, 20242 injured · $5,000 · 66 kt wind · 13 eventsA fairly long duration two part winter storm moved through Utah in mid January. This winter storm resulted in several days of fairly substantial mountain snow, with more modest accumulations noted in some of the lower elevation valleys.
• Extreme Cold and Winter Weather in Nebraska, January 11 to 16, 202423 eventsA weak cold front brought widespread light to moderate snowfall to portions of the western Nebraska Panhandle on the 11th, resulting in localized snowfall totals of 3 to 6 inches with the highest accumulations generally occurring near terrain features such as the Cheyenne and…
• Winter Weather in Arizona, January 11, 20241 eventAnother cold low pressure system diving down from the north brought isolated impacts from snow.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Oregon, January 11 to 14, 202411 eventsA series of winter systems starting with a strong arctic front followed by an upper level trough brought heavy snow accumulations and very cold temperatures across the mountains and many lower elevation locations across northeast Oregon and southeast Washington between Jan.
• Heavy Snow in Arizona, January 11, 20242 eventsA quick storm system impacted northern Arizona tonight through Thursday with strong winds and widespread snowfall.
• Cold in Montana, January 11 to 16, 202415 eventsThe coldest Arctic air mass in many years settled into the region with widespread temperatures of 20 to 40 degrees below zero and wind chills measuring between 40 and 70 degrees below zero.
• Blizzard and Ice Storm in Oregon, January 11 to 13, 20249 deaths · 16 injured · $48 million · 16 eventsA very strong arctic front moved across Western Washington and Oregon on the 12th and 13th dropping temperatures below freezing.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Washington, January 11 to 13, 2024$70,000 · 5 eventsA very strong arctic front moved across Western Washington and Oregon on the 12th and 13th dropping temperatures below freezing.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Washington, January 11 to 12, 2024$10,000 · 6 eventsA passing Arctic Front brought periods of heavy snow and low visibilities to the area to portions of the Eastern Washington.
• Winter Storm in Nebraska, January 11 to 13, 202430 eventsA potent shortwave trough analyzed on the morning of the 11th amplified and ejected out into the Plains that afternoon. Strong surface cyclogenesis in the central High Plains developed a deep surface low in eastern Colorado on the morning of the 11th.
• Winter Storm in Nebraska, January 11 to 12, 20244 eventsA winter storm moved into north central Nebraska during the morning hours on January 11th through the morning hours on January 12th. The winter storm brought northerly winds from 15 to 30 mph with snowfall amounts near 6 inches across Wheeler County.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in South Dakota, January 11 to 16, 202447 eventsA multi-faceted winter system impacted much of the area from the afternoon hours of January 11 through early on January 16.
• Winter Weather in Colorado, January 11, 20242 eventsIn the mid-day of the 11th, north-northeast to south-southwest oriented bands of heavy snow formed over Eastern Colorado and Western Kansas. These bands moved to the north-northeast and greatly reduced visibility, down to 0.25 mile at times.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Iowa, January 11 to 16, 202433 eventsA multi-faceted winter system impacted much of the area from the afternoon hours of January 11 through early on January 16.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Nebraska, January 11 to 16, 20246 eventsA multi-faceted winter system impacted much of the area from the afternoon hours of January 11 through early on January 16.
• Winter Weather in Kansas, January 11, 20243 eventsIn the mid-day of the 11th, north-northeast to south-southwest oriented bands of heavy snow formed over Eastern Colorado and Western Kansas. These bands moved to the north-northeast and greatly reduced visibility, down to 0.25 mile at times.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Iowa, January 11 to 13, 20248 eventsA potent shortwave trough analyzed on the morning of the 11th amplified and ejected out into the Plains that afternoon. Strong surface cyclogenesis in the central High Plains developed a deep surface low in eastern Colorado on the morning of the 11th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Nebraska, January 11 to 13, 202442 eventsAn upper level trough moved from over the Rocky Mountains to the Central Plains to the Midwest. Shortwave troughs associated with the upper trough moved over Nebraska and Kansas.
• Winter Weather in Kansas, January 11 to 12, 20246 eventsAn upper level trough moved from over the Rocky Mountains to the Central Plains to the Midwest. Shortwave troughs associated with the upper trough moved over Nebraska and Kansas.
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in Colorado, January 11 to 14, 202465 kt wind · 8 eventsA broad trough and its associated jet streak set up over Colorado between January 12th though January 15th.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Colorado, January 11 to 13, 20246 eventsPersistent northwest flow due to a strong jet over the region along with remnants of an atmospheric river and an arctic air mass in place, resulted in another round of moderate to heavy snowfall and strong winds favoring the northern and central mountains of western Colorado.
• Extreme Cold and Heavy Snow in Montana, January 11 to 15, 202431 eventsThe Arctic cold front has passed into the Treasure State. Wintry conditions continued, bringing periods of light snowfall. Dangerously low wind chill values effected much of|North-central, Central, and Southwest Montana for the next several days.
• Blizzard and Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 11 to 16, 202413 eventsA multi-faceted winter system impacted much of the area from the afternoon hours of January 11 through early on January 16.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Iowa, January 11 to 13, 2024102 eventsA Colorado low lifted out of the Rockies and into the midwest beginning January 11th. Effects of the system would last for several days with heavy snow, strong winds and blizzard conditions, followed by bitter cold.
• Winter Storm in Iowa, January 11 to 12, 202420 eventsA significant winter storm brought heavy snow and near to blizzard conditions across all of eastern IA, northwest IL, and northeast MO on Friday, January 12.
• Winter Storm in Illinois, January 11 to 12, 202411 eventsA significant winter storm brought heavy snow and near to blizzard conditions across all of eastern IA, northwest IL, and northeast MO on Friday, January 12.
• Winter Weather in Idaho, January 11 to 16, 2024$800,000 · 2 eventsThe Arctic Front brought very frigid air behind it for January 11 through 16. The Panhandle had several days of single digit highs and negative teen lows. It caused damage to several buildings due to pipes bursting.
• Winter Weather in Washington, January 11 to 16, 2024$200,000 · 1 eventThe Arctic Front brought very frigid air behind it for January 11 through 16. Areas of Eastern Washington had several days of single digit highs and negative teen lows. It caused damage to several buildings due to pipes bursting.
• Cold in Oklahoma, January 12 to 16, 202457 eventsBehind the passage of a high amplitude/strong upper wave on the 11th, a prolonged cold intrusion, originating across high latitudes, impacted much of the central United States. Wind chill readings as low as -20 to -25 degrees were noted.
• Winter Storm and Extreme Cold in Colorado, January 11 to 16, 202418 eventsA long duration mountain snowfall event occurred over the course of the Martin Luther King weekend, with several feet of snow. Most SNOTEL sites picked up an estimated 2 to 4 feet of snow.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Minnesota, January 12, 202415 eventsA large storm system just grazed the area with several hours of light snow. This storm ended up trending farther south east than originally forecast, so snowfall amounts were on the lower side of what was expected.
• Winter Storm in Oregon, January 11 to 14, 20246 eventsA front was nearly stationary over Douglas, Klamath, and Lake counties, providing a long-lived snowfall of mainly light to moderate intensity at elevations above 4500 feet.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Wisconsin, January 12, 20246 eventsA large storm system just grazed the area with several hours of light snow. This storm ended up trending farther south east than originally forecast, so snowfall amounts were on the lower side of what was expected.
• Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 12 to 13, 20243 eventsA 996mb low over western Oklahoma during the evening of January 11th deepened to 981mb as it tracked northeastward into Michigan by the evening of January 12th.
• Winter Storm and High Wind in Illinois, January 12 to 14, 20241 death · 50 kt wind · 41 eventsA strong double-barreled low pressure system brought two waves of accumulating snow to the region beginning during the early morning hours of January 12th through late morning then again later that evening through the early morning of January 13th.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Idaho, January 12 to 13, 20241 injured · 18 eventsA strong cold front moved through Idaho with snow, strong winds which caused blizzards in several zones and extensive travel problems. Many roads closed with wind gusts exceeding 50 mph in nearly all of southeast Idaho.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Wisconsin, January 12 to 13, 202411 eventsA second heavy snowfall event within a long-lived winter storm impacted southwest into central Wisconsin from January 12th into the 13th. A narrow band of heavy snow with rates of 1 to 2 per hour situated itself from southwest into central Wisconsin for much of January 12th.
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in Oregon, January 12 to 14, 202468 kt wind · 4 eventsA focused mesoscale snow band with very strong winds created major traffic delays on Interstate 84 before the band moved into southwest Idaho.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Iowa, January 12 to 14, 2024$2,000 · 6 eventsA second heavy snowfall event concluded a multi-day winter event in northeast Iowa on January 12th. An initial narrow band of snowfall with up to 1 per hour rates bifurcated northeast Iowa during the morning hours.
• Winter Storm in Wisconsin, January 12 to 13, 2024$394,000 · 20 eventsStrong low pressure tracked from the southern Great Plains across far southern Lake Michigan bringing wet, heavy snow and east to northeast wind gusts of 30 to 45 mph to all of southern WI.
• Winter Weather in Missouri, January 12, 20242 eventsThe combination of cold surface temperatures and light rainfall occurring behind a storm system that brough localized hail produces isolated freezing rainfall. Temperatures fell rapidly into the 20s causing a flash freeze. From a glaze to a tenth of an inch off ice was measured.
• Winter Storm in California, January 12 to 14, 20246 eventsA front was nearly stationary over southern Oregon, providing a long-lived snowfall of mainly light to moderate intensity at elevations above 4500 feet in northern California.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Minnesota, January 12 to 13, 20246 eventsA second heavy snowfall event concluded a multi-day winter event in southeast Minnesota resulting in a numerous automobile spin offs and accidents.
• Winter Storm in Wisconsin, January 12 to 13, 202414 eventsA rapidly deepening low pressure system tracked from the mid Mississippi Valley Friday (1/12) to the central Great Lakes region late Friday night into early Saturday (1/13) morning.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Indiana, January 12 to 13, 20248 eventsA winter storm brought periods of snow and windy conditions during the daytime January 12th. More snow and very windy conditions developed during the early morning hours of January 13th.
• Winter Storm in Michigan, January 12 to 17, 202422 eventsA low pressure system brought significant snow followed by cold and windy conditions that resulted in persistent lake effect snow.
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in Nevada, January 12 to 14, 202462 kt wind · 13 eventsA strong upper-level low moved across much of the state. As a result many areas in Warning level snows as well as wind gusts.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Michigan, January 12 to 13, 20246 eventsA winter storm brought periods of snow and windy conditions during the daytime of January 12th. More snow and very windy conditions developed during the early morning hours of January 13th.
• Heavy Snow in Washington, January 12 to 14, 20243 eventsA series of winter systems starting with a strong arctic front followed by an upper level trough brought heavy snow accumulations and very cold temperatures across the mountains and many lower elevation locations across northeast Oregon and southeast Washington between Jan.
• Winter Weather in Wyoming, January 12 to 13, 20241 eventA strong winter system brought strong winds and snow to areas across southwest Wyoming.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Michigan, January 12 to 14, 202415 eventsA powerful winter storm lifting up from the Southern Plains and tracking through Lower Michigan dumped heavy snow over portions of west and central Upper Michigan from the 12th into the 14th.
• Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 12 to 14, 20243 eventsA strong winter storm passed to the south of northwest Wisconsin on the 12th and 13th. This led to the development of lake effect snow along the South Shore of Lake Superior. Strong winds also occurred with a period of near blizzard conditions reported during the event.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Wisconsin, January 12 to 17, 20244 deaths · 28 eventsBrisk westerly winds following the passage of strong low pressure brought an arctic air mass to southern Wisconsin. Several days and nights of dangerous wind chill temperatures were observed. Warming centers were opened in many cities and some schools were delayed or cancelled.
• Winter Storm in Michigan, January 12 to 13, 20246 eventsA major winter storm impacted the Great Lakes region on Friday Jan 12 2024 into Saturday Jan 13 2024. Precipitation quickly overspread southeast Michigan during the mid afternoon hours of Friday as the main low (981 MB) reached Chicago in the early evening hours.
• Winter Storm in Michigan, January 12 to 13, 2024$15,000 · 12 eventsVery strong troughing worked across the Mississippi Valley and over the southern Great Lakes 1/12 into 1/13, providing impressive forcing aloft to rapidly deepen a cyclone near 980mb as it worked across the southern half of Michigan and over Lake Huron by the morning of 1/13.
• Winter Weather in Wyoming, January 12, 20242 eventsNumerous snow squall moved across the Interstate 80 corridor in southeast Wyoming between Laramie and Rawlins resulting in reductions to visibility in falling and blowing snow with gusty winds during the afternoon of January 12th.
• Cold in North Dakota, January 12 to 15, 202436 eventsA prolonged Arctic outbreak brought widespread frigid temperatures and gusty winds to North Dakota, resulting in life-threating wind chills.
• Extreme Cold in South Dakota, January 12 to 15, 202428 eventsAn arctic air mass settled over the region for several days, producing extreme and dangerous wind chills across western and south-central South Dakota.
• Extreme Cold in Wyoming, January 12 to 15, 20247 eventsAn arctic air mass settled over the region for several days, producing extreme and dangerous wind chills across northeast Wyoming. Temperatures remained below zero for 3 days, as low as 20 below to 35 below zero across much of the area on the mornings of the 13th and 14th.
• Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 12, 20242 eventsA weak area of low pressure moved off to the west bringing a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain. Snowfall totaled one to three inches with ice amounts of a trace to near a tenth in the sheltered valleys before precipitation transitioned to rain.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, January 12, 20241 eventA weak area of low pressure moved off to the west bringing a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain. Snowfall totaled one to three inches with ice amounts of a trace to near a tenth in the sheltered valleys before precipitation transitioned to rain.
• Blizzard in Alaska, January 12 to 14, 20243 eventsA 1053 mb ridge of high pressure over the Beaufort Sea combined with a 984 mb low near the Bering Strait brought strong winds and blizzard conditions to the North Slope of Alaska.
• Extreme Cold in South Dakota, January 12 to 16, 20241 death · 26 eventsExpansive high pressure out of Canada followed a clipper system resulting in high winds, arctic cold and dangerous wind chills on January 11th. A second system from the south followed close behind enhancing winds overnight January 12th into the 13th.
• Winter Storm and High Wind in New York, January 12 to 15, 2024$180,000 · 59 kt wind · 24 eventsA powerful storm impacted the region with damaging winds, first for downsloping areas, then widespread across most of the Buffalo County Warning Area.
• Extreme Cold in Nebraska, January 12 to 16, 202427 eventsTwo consecutive arctic airmasses brought an extended period of bitter cold temperatures as cold as 10 below to 25 below zero and dangerous wind chills as low as 30 below to around 50 below zero to all of western and north central Nebraska.
• Extreme Cold in Missouri, January 12 to 16, 202423 eventsExtremely cold temperatures and wind chills arrived by the evening of January 12th, and continued through January 16th. This cold air outbreak brought the wind chills since 1989 in many locations, including Kansas City.
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, January 12 to 14, 202490 kt wind · 5 eventsThis storm was allowed to tap into Pacific moisture for a longer period of time that nudged it just enough north to make a more direct landfall into the central OR coast.
• Winter Storm in Alaska, January 12 to 16, 2024$100,000 · 9 eventsOver an extended long weekend event, a prefrontal trough followed by a stronger main system with attached moisture plume, delivered first a wave of dry powdery snow with very high snow rations (40:1 to 50:1 in many places).
• Extreme Cold in Nebraska, January 12 to 16, 202424 injured · 30 eventsOn the evening of January 12th, an arctic cold front associated with a powerful winter storm pushed south across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Behind this front, a strong cold-core high pressure system moved into the central and northern Plains.
• Extreme Cold in Iowa, January 12 to 16, 20248 eventsOn the evening of January 12th, an arctic cold front associated with a powerful winter storm pushed south across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Behind this front, a strong cold-core high pressure system moved into the central and northern Plains.
• Ice Storm in Oregon, January 12 to 13, 20241 eventA front was nearly stationary over northern Douglas County with warmer air from a Pacific system overriding an existing arctic-influenced air mass.
• Heavy Snow in California, January 12 to 14, 20242 eventsA storm system delivered heavy snow to the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada from January 12th into January 14th, 2024 that brought mountain travel delays and chain restrictions. Storm total snow amounts ranged from approximately 5 to 18 inches across the mountains.
• Cold in Kansas, January 13 to 16, 202413 eventsIn the evening of the 12th, a strong cold front moved southward over the area. Behind it, an arctic airmass caused -25F wind chills to begin late in the evening of the 12th. This airmass remained until the 16th, as did the cold temperatures and wind chills.
• Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 13 to 14, 20244 eventsA focused mesoscale snow band allowed for heavy snow in a localized area near the Owyhee Mountains and Lower Treasure Valley which impacted traffic, especially on Interstate 84 near Caldwell and US Highway 20 near Homedale, ID.
• Cold in Colorado, January 13 to 16, 20243 eventsIn the evening of the 12th, a strong cold front moved southward over the area. Behind it, an arctic airmass caused -25F wind chills to occur early in the morning of the 13th. This airmass remained until the 16th, as did cold temperatures and wind chills.
• Cold in Nebraska, January 13 to 16, 20241 death · 3 eventsIn the evening of the 12th, a strong cold front moved southward over the area. Behind it, it brought an arctic airmass that caused -25F wind chills to occur early in the morning of the 13th. This airmass remained until the 16th, as did cold temperatures and wind chills.
• Winter Weather in California, January 13 to 14, 20241 eventA low pressure system that moved through the Pacific Northwest on January 13 brought precipitation as far south as central California between the early morning of January 13 and the morning of January 14.
• Blizzard and Extreme Cold in North Dakota, January 13, 202413 eventsA complex interaction of several surface lows facilitated good frontogenesis across eastern North Dakota and the Red River Valley in both Minnesota and North Dakota. Snowfall totals were less than 2 inches, but wind chills were seen as low -52 in areas of North Dakota.
• Extreme Cold in Oklahoma, January 13 to 14, 20249 eventsBehind the passage of a high amplitude/strong upper wave on the 11th, a prolonged cold intrusion, originating across high latitudes, impacted much of the central United States. Wind chill readings as low as -20 to -25 degrees were noted.
• Winter Storm in Michigan, January 13 to 18, 20242 eventsA strong, convergent lake effect snow band pummelled the Keweenaw Peninsula with multiple days of moderate to heavy snow accumulation from the 13th into the 18th.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 13 to 15, 20242 eventsExpansive high pressure out of Canada followed a clipper system resulting in high winds, arctic cold and dangerous wind chills on January 12th. A second system from the south followed close behind enhancing winds overnight January 12th into the 13th.
• Winter Storm in Michigan, January 13 to 14, 20245 eventsAs a strong storm system worked away from the Great Lakes, west-northwest winds spread across the region and generated lake effect snow across most of northwest lower and eastern upper Michigan.
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in Nevada, January 13 to 14, 202489 kt wind · 4 eventsThis storm was allowed to tap into Pacific moisture for a longer period of time that nudged it just enough north to make a more direct landfall into the central OR coast.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 13 to 14, 20242 eventsA period of upslope snow moved through the region bringing accumulations of two to six inches across western Allegany County and four to eight inches across Garrett County.
• Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 13 to 14, 20242 eventsA period of upslope snow moved through the region bringing accumulations of two to six inches, with the highest amounts on the western facing slopes.
• Extreme Cold and Winter Weather in Minnesota, January 13 to 14, 202440 eventsLight snow spread across the region on the 12th. As the snow was ending, northwest winds increased and temperatures dropped below zero on the 13th. There was blowing snow across western and central Minnesota, but the lack of snow on the ground kept travel impacts to a minimum.
• Extreme Cold and Winter Weather in Missouri, January 13 to 14, 202433 eventsAn anomalously cold airmass moved into the Ozarks on January 13th bringing high temperatures around Zero degrees with wind chills in -20 to -25 degree range for some locations.
• Extreme Cold in Kansas, January 13 to 14, 20243 eventsAn anomalously cold airmass moved into far southeastern Kansas on January 13th bringing high temperatures around zero degrees with wind chills in -20 to -25 degree range for some locations.
• Extreme Cold in Iowa, January 13 to 16, 202451 eventsBroadly warm and mild winter conditions came to a harsh end in mid January. Aside from preceding snowfall and blizzard conditions (January 11 through 13), extreme cold and wind chills made their way into the region and remained for a period of a few days.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Idaho, January 13 to 14, 20245 eventsAfter blizzard conditions were widespread on the 12th, a second storm over the weekend brought heavy snow to extreme southern Idaho on the 13th and 14th.
• Winter Storm in Wyoming, January 13 to 14, 20244 eventsA powerful Arctic front dropped across Wyoming and brought heavy snow to portions of western Wyoming. The heaviest snow fell in the Tetons where up to 17 inches of new snow fell. Over a foot of snow fell in portions of the Salt and Wyoming Range.
• Extreme Cold in Illinois, January 13 to 16, 20241 death · 29 eventsAs a deepening area of low pressure lifted northeastward into the Great Lakes, strong northwesterly winds gusting over 40mph brought sharply colder air into central Illinois during the night of January 12th.
• Cold in Texas, January 13 to 14, 202411 eventsAn abrupt temperature change to very cold temperatures occurred in the middle of January with an Arctic cold front passage.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Wyoming, January 13 to 15, 20249 eventsHeavy snow fell across our western mountains and along the Interstate 80 Corridor from Cheyenne to Arlington on 14-15 January.
• Cold in Missouri, January 13 to 16, 202424 eventsA very cold, Arctic air mass moved into the region in the middle of January. The combination of strong winds and very cold temperatures dropped wind chill values to dangerous levels.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 13 to 15, 202413 eventsA moderately strong atmospheric river coming in from the west in conjunction with a low pressure system dropping southward out of the Pacific Northwest tracked along a strong northwest to southeast oriented jet.
• Extreme Cold in Iowa, January 13 to 14, 20247 eventsA multi-faceted winter storm event through the middle of January ushered in an arctic airmass with bitter cold through Martin Luther King Junior Day.
• Winter Weather in Utah, January 13 to 14, 20241 eventA moderately strong atmospheric river coming in from the west in conjunction with a low pressure system dropping southward out of the Pacific Northwest tracked along a strong northwest to southeast oriented jet.
• Cold in Illinois, January 13 to 15, 202414 eventsA very cold, Arctic air mass moved into the region in the middle of January. The combination of strong winds and very cold temperatures dropped wind chill values to dangerous levels.
• Cold in Texas, January 13 to 14, 20249 eventsA strong surge of Arctic air invaded Northeast Texas during mid-January with bitterly cold temperatures and gusty northerly winds.
• Cold in Arkansas, January 13 to 14, 20248 eventsA strong surge of Arctic air invaded Southwest Arkansas during mid-January with bitterly cold temperatures and gusty northerly winds.
• Cold in Oklahoma, January 13 to 14, 20241 eventA strong surge of Arctic air invaded Southeast Oklahoma during mid-January with bitterly cold temperatures and gusty northerly winds.
• Cold in Texas, January 13 to 16, 20248 eventsBehind the passage of a high amplitude/strong upper wave on the 11th, a prolonged cold intrusion, originating across high latitudes, impacted much of the central United States.
• Extreme Cold and Heavy Snow in Kentucky, January 14 to 16, 20241 death · 1 injured · 26 eventsArctic air and a winter storm kicked off the 3rd week of January 2024. Arctic air seeped into eastern Kentucky on Sunday, January 14th, following the passage of a shallow arctic cold front. That front eventually stalled along the spine of the Appalachians by late in the day.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Indiana, January 14 to 17, 202410 eventsBitterly cold air combined with winds gusting to 35 mph at times allowed wind chills to drop to 30 below to 40 below zero across all of northwest Indiana from the early morning of January 14th through the morning of January 15th.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Illinois, January 14 to 17, 20242 deaths · 44 eventsBitterly cold air combined with winds gusting to 35 mph at times allowed wind chills to drop to 30 below to 45 below zero across all of northern Illinois from the early morning of January 14th through the morning of January 15th.
• Extreme Cold in Indiana, January 14 to 15, 202429 eventsLow temperatures on the morning of the 14th included widespread readings of -9 to zero degrees across central Indiana, with westerly winds sustained around 15-25 mph for most locations. This combination brought widespread wind chill values as low as -20 to -33 degrees.
• Extreme Cold in North Dakota, January 14, 202422 eventsArctic air settled in after the blizzard and caused extreme cold and wind chills in eastern North Dakota.
• Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 14, 202413 eventsIn the wake of the strong wind-producing surface low, a passing shortwave trough generated snow showers during the morning hours of January 14th.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Wisconsin, January 14, 20249 eventsA multi-faceted winter storm event through the middle of January ushered in an arctic airmass with bitter cold wind chills into Martin Luther King Junior Day.
• Cold in Missouri, January 14, 20248 eventsAn Arctic front plunged across the Quad State region, bringing strong cold advection and breezy winds on the 14th, dropping wind chill values to -5 to -20 across Southeast Missouri, while morning low temperatures fell to 0 to 10 degrees.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Minnesota, January 14, 20246 eventsA multi-faceted winter storm event through the middle of January ushered in an arctic airmass with bitter cold through Martin Luther King Junior Day.
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• Cold in Illinois, January 14, 202416 eventsAn Arctic front plunged across the Quad State region, bringing strong cold advection and breezy winds on the 14th, dropping wind chill values to around -10 to -20 across Southern Illinois while morning low temperatures fell to 0 to 10 degrees.
• Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 14, 20244 eventsIn the wake of the strong wind-producing surface low, a passing shortwave trough generated snow showers during the morning hours of January 14th.
• Extreme Cold in Texas, January 14 to 16, 202417 eventsAn arctic front brought dangerously cold weather to North and Central Texas during the middle part of January 2024, with temperatures dropping to single digits across the northern half of the region.
• Extreme Cold in Indiana, January 14, 202424 eventsAn arctic airmass overspread northern Indiana bringing dangerous wind chills. The combination of very cold temperatures in the single digits below zero and gusty west to southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph produced wind chills as cold as 25 below to 35 below zero.
• Cold in Indiana, January 14, 20246 eventsAn Arctic front plunged across the Quad State region, bringing strong cold advection and breezy winds on the 14th, dropping wind chill values to around -10 to -15 across Southwest Indiana while morning low temperatures fell to around 5 degrees.
• Extreme Cold in Michigan, January 14, 20244 eventsAn arctic airmass overspread southern Lower Michigan bringing dangerous wind chills. The combination of very cold temperatures in the single digits below zero and gusty west to southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph produced wind chills as cold as 25 below to 30 below zero.
• Cold in Kentucky, January 14, 20242 eventsAn Arctic front plunged across the Quad State region, bringing strong cold advection and breezy winds on the 14th, dropping wind chill values to around -10 to -15 across far northern portions of NW Kentucky, while the rest of Western Kentucky had wind chills bottom out around…
• Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 14, 20249 eventsA low pressure system stationed to the north allowed a cold frontal passage across central Pennsylvania throughout the early morning hours of January 14, 2024.
• Extreme Cold in Ohio, January 14, 20247 eventsAn arctic airmass overspread northwest Ohio bringing dangerous wind chills. The combination of very cold temperatures in the single digits below zero and gusty west to southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph produced wind chills as cold as 25 below to 30 below zero.
• Lake-Effect Snow and Winter Weather in New York, January 14 to 15, 2024$8,000 · 50 eventsWidespread heavy snow showers and snow squalls tracked across eastern New York on January 14, 2024 ahead of an approaching arctic cold front. Visibilities reduced to near zero in many of these squalls and winds occasionally gusted between 30 and 45 mph.
• Winter Storm in Arkansas, January 14, 20247 eventsArctic air spread into northwestern Arkansas on the 12th, with a reinforcing surge of cold air coming on the 13th.
• Winter Storm in Oklahoma, January 14, 20246 eventsArctic air spread into eastern Oklahoma on the 12th, with a reinforcing surge of cold air coming on the 13th. The cold air was deep enough to support snow as precipitation spread into the area midday on the 14th as an upper level disturbance approached the region from the west.
• Winter Weather in Oklahoma, January 14, 20242 eventsA strong belt of northwesterly flow aloft existed across much of the CONUS on the 14th. An embedded upper wave moved across the Central Plains during daytime hours, yielding a quickly evolving round of light snowfall across portions of the forecast area.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Texas, January 14 to 17, 202467 eventsA strong arctic cold front brought sub-freezing air to South Central Texas on the 14th. Isentropic flow over the cold air generated light freezing rain and freezing drizzle on the night of the 14th and early part of the 15th. The ice caused minor impacts.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 14 to 15, 202452 eventsCold air and winter weather overspread a large portion of the state from the 14th through 15th with lingering snow and cold through the 17th. Snowfall totals across portions of northern Arkansas exceeded 6-8 inches in some locations.
• Winter Storm in Louisiana, January 14 to 15, 202411 eventsA strong surge of Arctic air invaded North Louisiana during mid-January with bitterly cold temperatures and periods of heavy mixed wintry precipitation that began on the afternoon of January 14th and continued through January 15th.
• Winter Storm in Texas, January 14 to 15, 202411 eventsA strong surge of Arctic air invaded Northeast Texas during mid-January with bitterly cold temperatures and periods of heavy mixed wintry precipitation that began on the afternoon of January 14th and continued through January 15th.
• Winter Storm in Arkansas, January 14 to 15, 20247 eventsA strong surge of Arctic air invaded Southwest Arkansas during mid-January with bitterly cold temperatures and periods of heavy mixed wintry precipitation that began on the afternoon of January 14th and continued through January 15th.
• Winter Weather in Louisiana, January 14 to 15, 20246 eventsA strong surge of Arctic air invaded North Central Louisiana during mid-January with bitterly cold temperatures followed by some sleet and freezing rain that began on the afternoon of January 14th and continued into January 15th.
• Winter Weather in Texas, January 14 to 15, 20245 eventsA strong surge of Arctic air invaded extreme Northeast Texas during mid-January with bitterly cold temperatures and some light snow that began on the afternoon of January 14th and continued into January 15th.
• Winter Weather in Texas, January 14 to 15, 20245 eventsA strong surge of Arctic air invaded Deep East Texas during mid-January with bitterly cold temperatures and some light wintry mixed precipitation that began on the afternoon of January 14th and continued into January 15th.
• Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 14 to 15, 20242 eventsA strong surge of Arctic air invaded extreme Southwest Arkansas during mid-January with bitterly cold temperatures and some light snow that began on the afternoon of January 14th and continued into January 15th.
• Winter Weather in Oklahoma, January 14 to 15, 20241 eventA strong surge of Arctic air invaded Southeast Oklahoma during mid-January with bitterly cold temperatures and some light snow that began on the afternoon of January 14th and continued into January 15th.
• Winter Weather in Massachusetts, January 14, 20248 eventsWidespread heavy snow showers and snow squalls tracked across western Massachusetts on January 14, 2024 ahead of an approaching arctic cold front. Visibilities reduced to near zero in many of these squalls and winds occasionally gusted between 30 and 45 mph.
• Winter Weather in Vermont, January 14, 20244 eventsWidespread heavy snow showers and snow squalls tracked across southern Vermont on January 14, 2024 ahead of an approaching arctic cold front. Visibilities reduced to near zero in many of these squalls and winds occasionally gusted between 30 and 45 mph.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Mississippi, January 14 to 15, 202422 eventsA major winter storm impacted the Mid-South on January 14-15, 2024. Transportation was greatly affected. Snow spread across the Mid-South during the afternoon hours on January 14th as an upper jet intensified across the region in advance of a potent upper trough.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Alabama, January 14 to 16, 20241 injured · 11 eventsAn impactful winter storm occurred after the passage of an Arctic cold front on the 14th and an upper level disturbance and jet streak tracked east-northeast through the mid South and Tennessee Valley the evening of the 14th into the 15th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 14 to 15, 202410 eventsA major winter storm impacted the Mid-South on January 14-15, 2024. Transportation was greatly affected. Snow spread across the Mid-South during the afternoon hours on January 14th as an upper jet intensified across the region in advance of a potent upper trough.
• Winter Weather in New Hampshire, January 14, 202414 eventsEarly on the 14th a strong cold front was crossing the eastern Great Lakes. By mid morning lake effect snow bands were entrained into the frontal boundary and snow squalls were developing over central New York.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Mississippi, January 14 to 18, 20247 deaths · 22 injured · $540,000 · 23 eventsAs an Arctic air mass moved south through Mississippi, light to moderate precipitation was quick to freeze as it fell through the cold surface air.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 14 to 15, 20241 death · 21 eventsA major winter storm impacted the Mid-South on January 14-15, 2024. Transportation was greatly affected. Snow spread across the Mid-South during the afternoon hours on January 14th as an upper jet intensified across the region in advance of a potent upper trough.
• Winter Weather in Missouri, January 14 to 15, 20248 eventsPrecipitation streamed east-northeastward across the Tennessee River Valley on the 14th and 15th.
• Cold in West Virginia, January 14 to 15, 20242 eventsA Canadian airmass moved in behind a departing low pressure system. The winds coupled with Canadian air resulted in wind chills in the -5 to -20 range along and west of the Allegheny Front.
• Cold in Maryland, January 14 to 15, 20241 eventA Canadian airmass moved in behind a departing low pressure system. The winds coupled with Canadian air resulted in wind chills in the -5 to -20 range along and west of the Allegheny Front.
• Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 14 to 15, 202422 eventsPrecipitation streamed east-northeastward across the Tennessee River Valley on the 14th and 15th.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Arkansas, January 14 to 17, 202410 eventsAn arctic air mass brought very cold air temperatures and sub-zero wind chills across east Arkansas during the January 14-17, 2024 timeframe.
• Winter Weather in Maine, January 14, 20248 eventsEarly on the 14th a strong cold front was crossing the eastern Great Lakes. By mid morning lake effect snow bands were entrained into the frontal boundary and snow squalls were developing over central New York.
• Winter Weather in Illinois, January 14, 20248 eventsPrecipitation streamed east-northeastward across the Tennessee River Valley on the 14th and 15th.
• Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 14 to 15, 20242 eventsBrisk, cold west-southwest winds blowing across relatively mild Lake Ontario accounted for the lake effect snow machine to develop during the late afternoon hours of January 14th and continued through the afternoon hours of January 15th.
• Cold in Missouri, January 14 to 17, 20242 eventsAn arctic air mass brought very cold air temperatures and sub-zero wind chills across the Missouri Bootheel during the January 14-17, 2024 timeframe.
• Winter Weather in Missouri, January 14 to 15, 20242 eventsWinter weather impacted the Missouri Bootheel on January 14-15, 2024. Transportation was impaired across the area. Snow spread across the Mid-South during the afternoon hours on January 14th as an upper jet intensified across the region in advance of a potent upper trough.
• Extreme Cold and Heavy Snow in Tennessee, January 14 to 17, 20243 deaths · 44 eventsA major winter storm impacted all of Middle Tennessee beginning late Sunday, January 14, 2024. With a very cold airmass already in place, snow fell either into the late hours of January 15th or into the early morning hours of January 16th.
• Winter Weather in Indiana, January 14, 20241 eventPrecipitation streamed east-northeastward across the Tennessee River Valley on the 14th and 15th.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Tennessee, January 14 to 16, 202412 deaths · 36 eventsA major snowstorm powered by strong upper level dynamics and widespread preexisting low level cold produced heavy snowfall across East Tennessee.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Tennessee, January 14 to 17, 20247 deaths · 21 eventsAn arctic air mass brought very cold air temperatures and sub-zero wind chills across West Tennessee during the January 14-17, 2024 timeframe.
• Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 14 to 15, 202410 eventsAn arctic airmass had previously invaded the Ohio Valley just a couple days prior to this heavy snowfall event. Bitterly cold air and breezy winds at times dropped wind chills below zero.
• Heavy Snow in Tennessee, January 14 to 15, 20241 injured · 3 eventsAn impactful winter storm occurred after the passage of an Arctic cold front on the 14th and an upper level disturbance and jet streak tracked east-northeast through the mid South and Tennessee Valley the evening of the 14th into the 15th.
• Winter Storm in Arkansas, January 14 to 15, 20242 eventsAs an Arctic air mass moved south through Arkansas, light to moderate precipitation was quick to freeze as it fell through the cold surface air. Locations in southeast Arkansas measured up to 2 inches of mostly sleet, but some light snow and freezing rain fell as well.
• Ice Storm and Cold in Texas, January 14 to 17, 20241 death · 1 injured · 32 eventsSurge of arctic air plunged into South Texas during the evening hours of Jan 14th to the early morning hours of Jan 15th, dropping temperatures below freezing overnight (21-30 F).
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Mississippi, January 14 to 17, 202422 eventsAn arctic air mass brought very cold air temperatures and sub-zero wind chills across north Mississippi during the January 14-17, 2024 timeframe.
• Winter Weather in Idaho, January 14 to 15, 20242 eventsWinds continuing to gust to 40 to 60 mph caused road closures in parts of south central and southeast Idaho.
• Cold in Indiana, January 14 to 15, 20241 death · 1 eventA long duration cold weather event was ongoing as northerly winds brought in Arctic air behind a low pressure system and cold frontal passage. Wind chills early the 15th bottomed out around -10 with lows of 0 to 5 in Southwest Indiana.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 14 to 16, 20247 eventsAn upper level storm system entered the Mid Mississippi Valley late January 14 into early January 15 with a nearly stationary front across the Carolinas.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 15 to 16, 202429 eventsMultiple waves of low pressure moved along a frontal boundary bringing several rounds of snow. Two day totals averaged two to five inches. Amounts of four to eight inches were observed across western Highland County and a stripe of four to seven inches across northern Virginia.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 15 to 16, 202411 eventsMultiple waves of low pressure moved along a frontal boundary bringing several rounds of snow. Two day totals averaged two to four inches. Amounts of four to eight inches were observed along the Allegheny Front.
• Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 15 to 16, 20245 eventsA major snowstorm powered by strong upper level dynamics and widespread preexisting low level cold produced heavy snowfall across southwestern Virginia.
• Heavy Snow in West Virginia, January 15 to 16, 20244 eventsAn upper level storm system entered the Mid Mississippi Valley late January 14 into early January 15 with a nearly stationary front across the Carolinas.
• Cold in Ohio, January 15 to 16, 20241 death · 1 eventCold temperatures blasted into the Ohio River Valley in the wake of a cold front on January 15th. A southern stream disturbance grazing parts of the Appalachians brought light snow showers to parts of southeast Ohio, but only resulted in light accumulations at best.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 15 to 16, 202440 eventsA southern stream disturbance ventured into the Central Appalachians and brought a snow storm to West Virginia beginning on January 15th.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Wisconsin, January 15, 202413 eventsA multi-faceted winter storm event through the middle of January ushered in an arctic airmass with bitter cold into Martin Luther King Junior Day.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Minnesota, January 15, 202411 eventsA strong winter storm impacted central and southern MN the day prior with snow, strong gusty winds, and frigid temperatures. Cold air trailing behind this system remained in place across the region during early pre-dawn hours of January 15th.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Minnesota, January 15, 20247 eventsA multi-faceted winter storm event through the middle of January ushered in an arctic airmass with bitter cold into Martin Luther King Junior Day.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Iowa, January 15, 20247 eventsA multi-faceted winter storm event through the middle of January ushered in an arctic airmass with bitter cold into Martin Luther King Junior Day.
• Winter Storm in Louisiana, January 15, 20243 eventsAs an Arctic air mass moved south through Louisiana, light to moderate precipitation was quick to freeze as it fell through the cold surface air.
• Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 15 to 16, 20242 eventsHeavy snow showers encroached the southwestern Virginia coalfields beginning on the morning of January 15th in response to a low pressure system migrating up from the Mississippi Valley.
• Extreme Cold and Frost and Freeze in Texas, January 15 to 17, 202463 eventsAn Arctic cold front ushered in the coldest air mass of the season to Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley with widespread sub-freezing temperatures January 15-17. Subfreezing temperatures arrived during the morning of the 15th as the first surge of cold air arrived.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 15 to 16, 202420 eventsMultiple waves of low pressure moved along a frontal boundary bringing several rounds of snow. Two day totals averaged two to four inches.
• Winter Storm in District of Columbia, January 15 to 16, 20241 eventMultiple waves of low pressure moved along a frontal boundary bringing several rounds of snow. Two day totals averaged four to six inches. As the system departed, precipitation ended as a light freezing drizzle areawide during the morning of January 16th.
• Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 15 to 16, 20242 eventsAn upper level storm system entered the Mid Mississippi Valley late January 14 into early January 15 with a nearly stationary front across the Carolinas.
• Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 15 to 16, 20246 eventsSnow developed across the high elevations of the North Carolina mountains around daybreak and continued through much of the day before tapering off during the early morning hours of the 16th.
• Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 15 to 16, 20242 eventsSnow developed across the mountains around daybreak and continued through the day before tapering off during the early morning of the 16th. Significant accumulations occurred above about 3500 feet, especially across Avery County and in the Smokies, where 4 to 8 inches fell.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 15 to 16, 20247 eventsWhile surface low pressure tracked from the southeast CONUS off of the Mid-Atlantic coast on January 15th and 16th, an upper-level shortwave trough dug from the Upper Midwest into the Upper Ohio Valley.
• Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, January 15 to 19, 202455 kt wind · 7 eventsA 984 mb area of low pressure moved north through the Bering Sea on January 16th, and into the southern Chukchi Sea on the 17th. This weather system brought high winds, snow and blowing snow to the west coast of Alaska.
• Winter Weather in Virginia, January 15 to 16, 202412 eventsWeak low pressure moved across the Carolinas, bringing light snow across portions of central Virginia into the Northern Neck on January 15. Snowfall totals ranged from one to three and a half inches.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, January 15 to 16, 20244 eventsA winter system brought a coating of snow to the region. Between 1 to 3 fell across much of the upper eastern shore of Maryland. A light glaze of ice also occurred in some areas.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, January 15 to 16, 20242 eventsWeak low pressure moved across the Carolinas on January 15, bringing light snow across portions of the Maryland Eastern Shore. Snowfall totals were one inch or less.
• Winter Weather in Delaware, January 15 to 16, 20243 eventsA winter system brought a coating of snow to the region. Between 1 to 3 fell across much of Delaware. A light glaze of ice also occurred in some areas.
• Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 15 to 16, 202421 eventsA winter system brought a coating of snow to the region. Between 1 to 3 fell across much of the state. A light glaze of ice also occurred near and southeast of I-95 and the NJ Turnpike.
• Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 15 to 16, 202413 eventsA winter system brought a coating of snow to the region. Between 1 to 3 fell across much of eastern and southeastern Pennsylvania. A light glaze of ice also occurred near the I-95 urban corridor.
• Winter Weather in Louisiana, January 15 to 16, 202437 eventsA very amplified longwave upper level trough situated west of the Mississippi River Valley drove an arctic airmass well into the Gulf of Mexico. It's position, west of the Mississippi River, is common for previous events of very cold airmasses and frozen precipitation locally.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 15 to 16, 20241 death · $40,000 · 3 eventsA rather disorgranized system brought an extended period of generally light snow to central Pennsylvania from the afternoon of January 15 through the morning of January 16, 2024.

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