The Post Christmas Storm of 2010
This storm brought snow from the northern plains down through the south and then up through the Northeast. It was a Cat 3 for the Southeast Region and a Cat 2 for the Northeast Region. The storm brought heavy snow from the mountains of North Carolina through the I-95 corridor. The storm caused six states to declare States of Emergency. The snow accompanied by severe winds caused wide spread power outages in New England and caused a ski lift to collapse in Maine. Eastern New Jersey and New York City took the brunt of the storm where over 20 inches fell in many locations. The snow became such a problem for New York City that the roads were impassable for many days bringing the trash collection service to a grinding halt. It would take weeks after the storm for New York City's waste management team to finally restore normal trash collection.
What the offices filed during it
Winter weather episodes east of the Rockies from the day before the storm began to the day after it ended, colored by kind.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The storm by region
Each region’s thresholds are its own, so the same depth of snow counts for more in the South than in the Northeast.
| Region | Index | Category | Area with snow (sq mi) | People under snow | Above the top threshold (sq mi) | People above it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast | 5.33 | Category 2, Significant | 190,499 | 33,657,575 | 317 | 20,885 |
| Northeast | 3.24 | Category 2, Significant | 174,950 | 58,912,655 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio Valley | 1.74 | Category 1, Notable | 308,952 | 49,253,473 | 0 | 0 |
| Upper Midwest | 1.15 | Category 1, Notable | 201,742 | 21,935,525 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Rockies and Plains | 0.24 | Below category 1 | 205,538 | 3,018,356 | 0 | 0 |
| South | 0.00 | Below category 1 | 71,171 | 4,372,168 | 0 | 0 |
The Regional Snowfall Index is NOAA’s ranking of snowstorms east of the Rockies by how much snow fell, over how wide an area and on how many people, region by region: the area and the population above four snowfall thresholds set for each region, weighted against that region’s own history. A storm is scored in each region it reached, on a scale from 1, notable, to 5, extreme.
The toll the offices filed
- Events
- 1,015
- Deaths
- 12
- Injuries
- 48
- Damage
- $2.1 million
- Episodes
- 111
Every winter weather episode the Weather Service filed east of the Rockies in these dates. A few may belong to another system on the same days. Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Episode by episode
- Winter Storm in Maine, December 22 to 23, 2010Low pressure retrograding toward the maritimes brought heavy snow to the higher terrain of central Piscataquis County. Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 7 to 12 inches.
- Ice Storm in Wyoming, December 22 to 23, 2010A large area of freezing drizzle produced over a quarter on an inch of ice accumulation in Lusk.
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, December 23, 2010An upper level disturbance passed over the region during the night and early morning, bringing milder air over cold air at the surface. Light freezing rain developed over western South Dakota, mixing with snow and sleet at times.
- Winter Weather in Wyoming, December 23, 2010An upper level disturbance passed over the region during the night and early morning, bringing milder air over cold air at the surface. Light freezing rain developed over portions of northeastern Wyoming, mixing with snow and sleet at times.
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 23 to 24, 2010Widepsread snow of 3 to 5 inches fell across west central Minnesota with some isolated 6 inch amounts. Wheaton observed 6 inches of snowfall when it ended on Christmas Eve morning.
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, December 23 to 24, 2010Widespread snow fell across north central and northeast South Dakota bringing generally 3 to 5 inches. Some isolated heavy snow amounts occurred in Roberts county. Some snowfall amounts included 6 inches at Sisseton and 8 inches northeast of Victor.
- Blizzard in Alaska, December 23, 2010A 1009 mb low in the southern Chukchi Sea combined with a 1038 mb high across the northern interior to produce a period of blizzard conditions at Kivalina during the morning hours on the 23rd.
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Iowa, December 23 to 25, 2010A timely snowstorm brought picture perfect conditions to much of the Midwest for Christmas Eve into Christmas Day. A strong warm front was located from western Iowa to western Kentucky with strong warm air advection producing several bands of moderate to heavy snowfall.
- Winter Weather in Kansas, December 23 to 24, 2010Patchy light freezing rain and freezing drizzle during the evening hours on the 23rd produced a thin glaze of ice across central, south-central and portions of southeast Kansas. The glaze of ice produced very slick roads through the early morning hours on the 24th.
- Winter Weather in Iowa, December 23 to 24, 2010Light to occasionally moderate snow during the night of December 23rd and the morning of December 24th accumulated 3 to 6 inches in part of northwest Iowa near the northern border of the state.
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, December 23 to 24, 2010Light to occasionally moderate snow during the night of December 23rd and the morning of December 24th accumulated 3 to 6 inches in most of southwest Minnesota.
- Winter Storm in Iowa, December 23 to 25, 2010Snow starting falling across northeast Iowa during the evening of the 23rd and continued through much of the 24th before ending. Most of the accumulating snow had ended by the early afternoon of the 24th.
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 23 to 24, 2010A low pressure system moved across the southern U.S. during the overnight hours of the 23rd into the 24th. A strong inverted trough of low pressure traversed Iowa during this time. At the same time, an upper level system dropped southeast out of Canada into the central U.S.
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 23 to 24, 2010Several weak weather systems moved across the Upper Midwest the night of December 23rd, and continued through the late morning hours of Friday, December 24th.
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 23 to 25, 2010Snow starting falling across southeast Minnesota during the evening of the 23rd and continued through much of the 24th before ending. Most of the accumulating snow had ended by the early afternoon of the 24th.
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Illinois, December 23 to 25, 2010A timely snowstorm brought picture perfect conditions to much of the Midwest for Christmas Eve into Christmas Day. A strong warm front was located from western Iowa to western Kentucky with strong warm air advection producing several bands of moderate to heavy snowfall.
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Wisconsin, December 24 to 25, 2010Snow starting falling across western Wisconsin during the early morning of the 24th and continued through much of the 24th before ending early on the 25th. Most of the accumulating snow had ended by the early afternoon of the 24th.
- Winter Storm in Illinois, December 24 to 25, 2010Snow began falling across central Illinois during the morning hours of December 24th and continued into the morning hours of December 25th. Many locations received 3 to 6 inches of snow.
- Winter Weather in Illinois, December 24, 2010A weak low pressure system moved eastward across the Lower Mississippi Valley on Christmas Eve, reaching the Southeast states during the overnight hours. At the same time, a rather strong upper level disturbance moved southeast across the central Plains.
- Winter Weather in Missouri, December 24, 2010A weak low pressure system moved eastward across the Lower Mississippi Valley on Christmas Eve, reaching the Southeast states during the overnight hours. At the same time, a rather strong upper level disturbance moved southeast across the central Plains.
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, December 24 to 25, 2010An area of low pressure tracking from the Dakotas southeastward into the Ohio River Valley brought snow to central and southeast Illinois from the morning of December 24th to the early morning hours of December 25th.
- Winter Weather in Missouri, December 24 to 25, 2010A timely snowstorm brought picture perfect conditions to much of the Midwest for Christmas Eve into Christmas Day. A strong warm front was located from western Iowa to western Kentucky with strong warm air advection producing several bands of moderate to heavy snowfall.
- Winter Weather in Indiana, December 24 to 25, 2010A weak low pressure system moved eastward across the Lower Mississippi Valley on Christmas Eve, reaching the Southeast states during the overnight hours. At the same time, a rather strong upper level disturbance moved southeast across the central Plains.
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Kentucky, December 24 to 27, 2010On December 24th, Christmas Eve, a low pressure system traversed along the Gulf Of Mexico. Moisture streamed up into the area but the Jackson CWA was spared the heavier snowfall as that occurred further east.
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, December 24 to 25, 2010A weak low pressure system moved eastward across the Lower Mississippi Valley on Christmas Eve, reaching the Southeast states during the overnight hours. At the same time, a rather strong upper level disturbance moved southeast across the central Plains.
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, December 24 to 25, 2010An upper air trough dropping southward from the Great Lakes combined with a weak surface low across lower Mississippi Valley to spread an area of light to moderate snow across much of the Lower Ohio Valley.
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Tennessee, December 24 to 26, 2010A surface cold front moved eastward across Middle Tennessee from the evening hours on Friday, December 24th through the early morning hours on Saturday, December 25th.
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, December 24 to 27, 2010An area of low pressure tracked through region producing snow over a 3 day period. Generally 1 to 4 inches of snow was reported in the lower elevations, while up to 15 inches of snow fell across the higher elevations.
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, December 25 to 27, 2010An area of low pressure tracked through region producing snow over a 3 day period. Generally 1 to 4 inches of snow was reported in the lower elevations, while up to 7.5 inches of snow fell across the higher elevations.
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, December 25 to 27, 2010Light snow fell early on Christmas morning. A uniform 1 to 2 inches of snow accumulated. After a lull Christmas afternoon, snow showers increased Christmas night. The snow showers became most widespread during the afternoon and evening hours of the 26th.
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, December 25 to 27, 2010An area of low pressure tracked through region producing snow over a 3 day period. Generally 1 to 4 inches of snow was reported in the lower elevations, while up to 8 inches of snow fell across the higher elevations.
- Winter Weather in Virginia, December 25 to 27, 2010Light snow fell early on Christmas morning. A uniform 1 to 2 inches of snow accumulated. After a lull Christmas afternoon, snow showers increased Christmas night. The snow showers became most widespread during the afternoon and evening hours of the 26th.
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, December 25, 2010A low pressure system tracked east across the northern Gulf of Mexico producing a swath of snow across the Tennessee Valley on Christmas Day 2010.
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, December 25 to 27, 2010A complex storm system developed from the central Appalachians south to the Gulf of Mexico. The first of two areas of low pressure brought relatively light amounts of snow to all but the eastern Piedmont region of Virginia and North Carolina.
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, December 25 to 27, 2010A complex storm system developed from the central Appalachians south to the Gulf of Mexico. The first of two areas of low pressure brought relatively light amounts of snow to all but the eastern Piedmont region of Virginia and North Carolina.
- Winter Weather in Mississippi, December 25, 2010A low pressure system moved along the Gulf Coast on Christmas Day. Precipitation associated with the low pressure spread northward during the early morning hours into North Mississippi and fell in the form of sleet and snow as arctic air was entrenched over the area allowing…
- Heavy Snow in Alabama, December 25, 2010A low pressure system tracked east across the northern Gulf of Mexico producing a swath of snow across the Tennessee Valley on Christmas Day 2010. For Huntsville, this event resulted in a record snowfall for December 25th, and was the second White Christmas on record.
- Heavy Snow in Alabama, December 25, 2010A surface low in the northern Gulf of Mexico along with an upper level disturbance moving southeastward from the Great Plains contributed to heavy snowfall on Christmas Day in Alabama, resulting in the first White Christmas for much of the area.
- Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, December 25, 2010An upper level disturbance enhanced lake effect snow showers in Ontonagon on Christmas day. Heavy snow amounts of up to eight inches were reported.
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, December 25 to 27, 2010A developing coastal storm system brought light to moderate snow, with occasional heavy bursts to the mountains beginning around sunrise on Christmas, and continuing through the morning.
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, December 25 to 27, 2010A developing coastal storm system brought light to moderate snow, with occasional heavy bursts to the mountains beginning around sunrise on Christmas. Snow, heavy at times, continued through the afternoon across the Smoky Mountains and surrounding areas.
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, December 25 to 27, 2010A developing coastal storm system brought light to moderate snow, with occasional heavy bursts to the northern mountains beginning shortly after sunrise on Christmas. Snow, heavy at times, continued through the afternoon across the northern mountains and surrounding areas.
- Blizzard in Alaska, December 25 to 26, 2010A strong ridge of high pressure across eastern Russia combined with low pressure in the Gulf of Alaska to produce a strong pressure difference along the Chukchi Sea coast, the Bering Strait coast and on Saint Lawrence Island.
- Lake-Effect Snow in Wisconsin, December 25 to 26, 2010Lake effect snow was very localized, bringing up to 8 inches of snow to northern Iron County during the day.
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Georgia, December 25 to 26, 2010A deep closed upper low was rotating through the eastern and southeastern U.S. from the 25th through the 26th. Ample Gulf moisture was present across the region in advance of the upper trough to support widespread light to moderate rain.
- Winter Weather in Mississippi, December 25, 2010An area of low pressure in the northern gulf provided some overrunning of moisture with cold temperatures at the surface. This combination resulted in some light snow and sleet accumulations over portions of the north central and northeast parts of the forecast area.
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, December 25 to 26, 2010A developing coastal storm system brought light to moderate snow to the foothills and northwest piedmont of North Carolina starting late on Christmas morning. By mid-afternoon, most locations enjoyed a rare white Christmas, with 1 to 4 inches of snow reported.
- Heavy Snow in South Carolina, December 25 to 26, 2010A developing coastal storm system brought light to moderate snow to the mountains of South Carolina starting late on Christmas morning. By late afternoon, most locations enjoyed a rare white Christmas, with 1 to 4 inches of snow reported.
- Heavy Snow in Georgia, December 25 to 26, 2010A developing coastal storm system brought light to moderate snow to the mountains of northeast Georgia, and a mix of rain and snow to the foothills, starting late on Christmas morning, and continuing into the afternoon.
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, December 25 to 26, 2010A powerful winter storm struck North Carolina bringing a prolonged period of heave snow lasting from late Christmas morning through much of December 26th.
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, December 25 to 27, 2010A complex storm system developed from the central Appalachians south to the Gulf of Mexico. The first of two areas of low pressure brought relatively light amounts of snow to all but the eastern Piedmont region of Virginia and North Carolina.
- Winter Storm in Virginia, December 25 to 27, 2010Low pressure moving north just off the Mid Atlantic Coast produced between five and sixteen inches of snow across central and eastern Virginia from Saturday afternoon, December 25th, into Sunday evening December 26th.
- Winter Weather in Virginia, December 25 to 26, 2010Low pressure moving north just off the Mid Atlantic Coast produced between one and four inches of snow across the central Virginia piedmont from Saturday afternoon, December 25th, into Sunday evening December 26th.
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, December 25 to 26, 2010Low pressure moving north just off the Mid Atlantic Coast produced between five and thirteen inches of snow across northeast North Carolina from Saturday afternoon, December 25th, into Sunday evening December 26th.
- Lake-Effect Snow in Illinois, December 25 to 26, 2010Lake effect snow developed across northeast Illinois during the afternoon hours of December 25th and continued into the early morning hours of December 26th. The snow was heavy at times with visibilities reduced to a quarter mile or less.
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, December 25 to 26, 2010A developing coastal storm brought a mix of light rain and snow to portions of the piedmont of western North Carolina during Christmas afternoon.
- Heavy Snow in South Carolina, December 25 to 26, 2010A developing coastal storm brought a mix of light rain and snow to portions of the upstate and northwest piedmont of South Carolina during Christmas afternoon.
- Winter Weather in Virginia, December 25 to 26, 2010A wave of low pressure passed through central Virginia, bringing a period of snow with it during the afternoon of the 25th into the overnight hours. A stronger area of low pressure moved up the Mid-Atlantic Coast on the 26th.
- Winter Storm in Maryland, December 25 to 27, 2010Low pressure moving north just off the Mid Atlantic Coast produced between four and fifteen inches of snow across the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore from Saturday evening, December 25th, into early Monday morning December 27th.
- Winter Weather in Maryland, December 25 to 27, 2010A wave of low pressure brought a period of snow to lower southern Maryland during the afternoon of the 25th into the early morning hours of the 26th. Low pressure rapidly intensified as it moved up the Mid-Atlantic later coast on the 26th.
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, December 25 to 26, 2010A persistent band of lake-effect snow set up on the afternoon of December 25th and lingered into the early morning hours of December 26th.
- Lake-Effect Snow in Wisconsin, December 25 to 26, 2010A persistent band of lake-effect snow set up on the afternoon of December 25th and lingered into the early, pre-dawn morning hours of December 26th.
- Winter Weather in South Carolina, December 25 to 26, 2010A developing coastal storm brought a mix of light rain and snow to portions of the piedmont and foothills of South Carolina by late Christmas evening.
- Winter Weather in Georgia, December 25 to 26, 2010A developing coastal storm brought a mix of light rain and snow to portions of the piedmont and foothills of Georgia by late Christmas evening.
- Winter Weather in Alabama, December 26, 2010Narrow bands of snow showers and flurries redeveloped after midnight of the 26th as a strong upper upper level low dropped southeast through the Tennessee Valley.
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, December 26, 2010Low pressure intensified as it moved up the eastern seaboard, dropping three to six inches of snow over much of the region.
- Heavy Snow in South Carolina, December 26, 2010Low pressure intensified as it moved up the eastern seaboard, dropping two to four inches of snow over much of the region.
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, December 26, 2010Strong low pressure moved northeast just offshore of the North Carolina coast on Dec 26th 2010. As the low approached the region areas of rain developed during the evening of Dec 25th.
- Winter Weather in Alabama, December 26, 2010As a strong upper low moved across the area, flurries and bands of light snowfall developed during the early morning hours on December 26th, affecting much of Central Alabama through the day.
- Winter Storm in South Carolina, December 26, 2010A low pressure system moved through the Gulf of Mexico then up the east coast bringing snow to much of the Midlands of South Carolina. Amounts ranged from less than an inch in the lower Midlands to around 5 inches in the northern Midlands.
- Winter Storm in Rhode Island, December 26 to 27, 2010A strengthening winter storm passed southeast of Nantucket and brought heavy snow and strong winds to much of Rhode Island, resulting in near blizzard conditions at times.
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maryland, December 26 to 27, 2010A major winter storm dropped moderate amounts of snow along the Maryland Eastern Shore as the region was near the western edge of the precipitation area. Accumulations averaged 3 to 6 inches with the highest amounts toward the Delaware state line.
- Winter Storm in Massachusetts, December 26 to 27, 2010A strengthening winter storm passed southeast of Nantucket and brought heavy snow and strong winds to Massachusetts, resulting in near blizzard conditions at times.
- Winter Weather in Tennessee, December 26, 2010Narrow bands of snow showers and flurries redeveloped after midnight on the 26th as a strong upper upper level low dropped southeast across the Tennessee Valley. Most of the snowfall remained light with visibilities between 2-5 miles.
- Winter Weather in Georgia, December 26, 2010Low level moisture and strong cold air advection on the west side of a 1000 mb surface low offshore of the Georgia Atlantic Coast brought a wintry mix of snow flurries and sleet during the mid morning hours to parts of Southeast Georgia.
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in New Jersey, December 26 to 27, 2010A major and for parts of eastern New Jersey record breaking winter storm and blizzard affected the state on Sunday the 26th and Monday the 27th.
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Delaware, December 26 to 27, 2010A major winter storm dropped about 5 to 10 inches of snow across Kent and Sussex Counties and about 2 to 4 inches of snow in New Castle County.
- Winter Storm in Georgia, December 26, 2010A low pressure system moved through the Gulf of Mexico then up the east coast bringing snow to much of the Midlands of South Carolina and wester portions of the CSRA. Amounts ranged from 1 to 3 inches in McDuffie, Columbia, and Lincoln counties.
- Winter Weather in Tennessee, December 26, 2010Snow showers occurred over West Tennessee during the day on December 26th, 2010. The snow showers were associated with an upper level disturbance. Some of the snow showers produced minor accumulations of 1-2 inches across West Tennessee near the Tennessee River.
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, December 26 to 27, 2010Low pressure rapidly intensified on the 26th as it moved up the Mid-Atlantic coast. A northwest flow behind this system transported plenty of cold air across the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia.
- Winter Weather and Sleet in Florida, December 26, 2010Low level moisture and strong cold air advection on the west side of a 1000 mb surface low offshore of the Georgia Atlantic Coast brought a wintry mix of snow flurries and sleet during the mid morning hours to parts of Northeast Florida.
- Blizzard in New York, December 26 to 27, 2010A rapidly intensifying low pressure system tracked from off the Southeast US coast on Christmas Day and then past the Mid Atlantic Coast on Sunday December 26th to just east of Long Island by early Monday morning December 27th.
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, December 26 to 27, 2010Cold northwest winds behind strong low pressure moving off the east coast produced heavy lake effect snow across the higher elevations of Preston and Tucker counties with a storm total of 8 to 16 inches.
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, December 26 to 27, 2010A major winter storm caused snowfall amounts of around 6 to 12 inches across Philadelphia and its nearby suburbs. Less snow, on average 2 to 5 inches, fell across Berks County, the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos. Snow started in the local Philadelphia area between 11 a.m.
- Blizzard in New Jersey, December 26 to 27, 2010A rapidly intensifying low pressure system tracked from off the Southeast US coast on Christmas Day and then past the Mid Atlantic Coast on Sunday December 26th to just east of Long Island by early Monday morning December 27th.
- Blizzard in Connecticut, December 26 to 27, 2010A rapidly intensifying low pressure system tracked from off the Southeast US coast on Christmas Day and then past the Mid Atlantic Coast on Sunday December 26th to just east of Long Island by early Monday morning December 27th.
- Winter Storm in Connecticut, December 26 to 27, 2010A strengthening winter storm passed southeast of Nantucket and brought heavy snow and strong winds to northern Connecticut, resulting in near blizzard conditions at times.
- Winter Storm in Connecticut, December 26 to 27, 2010A major nor'easter brought significant snows and blizzard conditions to Litchfield County Sunday, December 26th into Monday, December 27th. Low pressure initially developed along the Gulf Coast on Christmas.
- Winter Storm in New York, December 26 to 27, 2010A major nor'easter brought significant snows and blizzard conditions to much of east central New York Sunday, December 26th into Monday, December 27th. Low pressure initially developed along the Gulf Coast on Christmas.
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 26 to 27, 2010A major nor'easter brought significant snows and near blizzard conditions to southern Vermont Sunday, December 26th into Monday, December 27th. Low pressure initially developed along the Gulf Coast on Christmas.
- Winter Storm in Massachusetts, December 26 to 27, 2010A major nor'easter brought significant snows and blizzard conditions to the Berkshires Sunday, December 26th into Monday, December 27th. Low pressure initially developed along the Gulf Coast on Christmas.
- Winter Storm in New Hampshire, December 26 to 27, 2010A strengthening winter storm passed southeast of Nantucket and brought heavy snow and strong winds to southwest New Hampshire, resulting in near blizzard conditions at times.
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, December 26 to 27, 2010A large area of low pressure developed in the Gulf States and intensified as it moved from the coast of the Carolinas on the morning of the 26th, to Cape Cod on the morning of the 27th, and to northeastern Nova Scotia by the morning of the 28th.
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Vermont, December 26 to 27, 2010A very powerful Nor'easter (960 mb) passed just southeast of Cape Cod on December 27th. It's origins began as a powerful storm system that produced devastating floods and heavy rainfall to portions of southern California, Arizona and Nevada earlier in the week.
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Maine, December 26 to 27, 2010A large area of low pressure developed in the Gulf States and intensified as it moved from the coast of the Carolinas on the morning of the 26th, to Cape Cod on the morning of the 27th, and to northeastern Nova Scotia by the morning of the 28th.
- Extreme Cold in Alaska, December 26 to 28, 2010Temperatures of 30 to 35 below zero combined with a northeast wind of around 15 mph to produce wind chills as low as 67 below zero at the Anaktuvuk Pass AWOS from 2216AKST on the 26th through 2216AKST on the 27th.
- Blizzard in Maine, December 27, 2010Intense low pressure crossing the Gulf of Maine brought blizzard conditions to all of northern and eastern Maine. Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph were common across the entire region...with gusts up to 60 mph in spots.
- Winter Weather in Alaska, December 27 to 29, 2010A strong ridge of high pressure across eastern Russia combined with low pressure in the Gulf of Alaska to produce a strong winds and blizzard conditions at Savoonga on the 25th into the 26th (see separate episode on the blizzard).
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 27 to 28, 2010A series of strong weather systems brought heavy snow accumulations to the south Washington Cascades.
- Cold in Illinois, December 27 to 29, 2010A 36 year old male died in Tinley Park from hypothermia on December 28th. Low temperatures were in the lower teens. A 90 year old woman was found dead in her home in Crest Hill in Will County. The temperature inside the home was 50 degrees.
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, December 27 to 29, 2010A series of strong weather systems brought heavy snow accumulations to the north Oregon Cascades and foothills and the Cascades in Lane County.
- Winter Storm in Montana, December 28 to 30, 2010Pacific moisture and cold Canadian air met over North Central Montana and produced a widespread snow event. Snow amounts in excess of 6 inches were common across the area.
- Extreme Cold in Alaska, December 28 to 29, 2010Temperatures near 30 below combined with a west wind of around 20 mph at Barter Island to produce wind chills as low as 61 below from approximately 0400AKST through 0800AKST on the 28th.
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 28 to 30, 2010Very heavy snow fell portions of southeast Idaho from the 28th through the morning of the 30th. Heaviest spotter reports werre 12 inches in Island Park, 10 inches in Bern, 13 inches in Holbrook, and 8 inches in Roy.
- Winter Storm in California, December 28 to 29, 2010Another winter storm brought up to two more feet of snow in the higher elevations and snow levels were down to near 4000 feet.
- Winter Storm and Lake-Effect Snow in Utah, December 28 to 31, 2010Another very cold and moist storm system dropped into the western United States from the Gulf of Alaska, bringing widespread snow to Utah. Heavy snow was observed all the way from Utah's northern mountains down to Utah's southern border with Arizona.
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in New Mexico, December 29 to 30, 2010Strong winds and heavy snow plagued much of western and central New Mexico on the 29th and 30th. The heavy snow began on the 29th across northwest New Mexico as a very large and cold upper level system slid southward across the Great Basin.
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in North Dakota, December 29 to 31, 2010An inverted trough extending north from an area of surface low pressure over the central plains, brought heavy snow to portions of west and central North Dakota from Wednesday, December 29th until early Thursday, December 30th.
- Blizzard in Alaska, December 29 to 30, 2010A strong low moved along the Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula producing strong northeast wind with snow and blowing snow resulting in a blizzard.
- Winter Weather and Dense Fog in Wisconsin, December 29 to 31, 2010Fog develop across western and central Wisconsin and reduced the visibility to less than mile for an extended period starting on the 29th and continuing through much of the 31st.
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, December 29 to 30, 2010A swath of 5 to 7 inches of snow fell across portions of northeast North Dakota, mainly from Minnewaukan to Pembina.
More
The snowstorm of December 11 to 14, 2010The snowstorm of December 29, 2010 to January 2, 2011Snow nowEvery winter storm filed
Sources
NOAA NCEI Regional Snowfall Index, and the Storm Events Database for the episodes.