The snowstorm of February 3 to 5, 2014

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.

Events

1,455

Deaths

17

Injuries

49

Damage

$16 million

Episodes

163

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.

• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Ohio, February 1 to 2, 20144 eventsA quick 3 to 7 inches of heavy wet snow fell late February 1st into early February 2nd behind a cold front.
• Heavy Snow in New Mexico, February 1 to 2, 20141 eventA weak upper level disturbance moved across the southwest and south central mountains overnight on the 1st. Rain and snow changed over to snow during the overnight hours as the precipitation expanded eastward into the east central plains.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Texas, February 2, 201418 eventsLate in the evening of February 1st, an open trough approached West Texas from far northern Mexico.
• Winter Weather in Texas, February 2, 20141 eventA fast moving shortwave trough of low pressure brought enough lift to the southeastern Texas Panhandle during the overnight hours of the 2nd to produce light snow.
• Heavy Snow in Texas, February 2, 20143 eventsA potent shortwave trough ejecting eastward over New Mexico combined with the southwestern fringe of an arctic airmass to produce heavy snow over portions of the Western Low Rolling Plains in West Texas.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, February 2, 201416 eventsA powerful cold front swept through Oklahoma early on the first, allowing a deep cold airmass to fill into the region. An approaching upper level wave brought sufficient lift to generate bands of light to moderate snow over much of southern Oklahoma.
• Heavy Snow in Texas, February 2, 20146 eventsA powerful cold front swept through north Texas early on the first, allowing a deep cold airmass to fill into the region. An approaching upper level wave brought sufficient lift to generate bands of light to moderate snow over much of western north Texas.
• Winter Storm in Texas, February 2, 201412 eventsA strong upper level disturbance interacted with cold arctic air, bringing a mix of sleet, snow and freezing rain along and north of Interstate 20 or the Big Country. Travel conditions became very hazardous where areas of heavy snow and sleet accumulations fell.
• Winter Storm in Oklahoma, February 2, 201415 eventsA strong upper level disturbance moved into the Southern Plains from the southwest on February 2nd. Arctic air was already in place across eastern Oklahoma ahead of this system.
• Winter Storm in Texas, February 2, 2014$22,000 · 4 eventsA mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow fell across mainly the northwestern counties of the CWA. Locations along and north of a Breckenridge to DFW line received from a Trace to 4 of ice, sleet, and snow accumulations.
• Winter Storm in Arkansas, February 2, 20147 eventsA strong upper level disturbance moved into the Southern Plains from the southwest on February 2nd. Arctic air was already in place across northwestern Arkansas ahead of this system.
• Winter Storm in Arkansas, February 2, 20141 death · 12 eventsCold air spilled into Arkansas on the 1st. Then, on the 2nd, an area of low pressure aloft moved in from the southwest, causing moisture to be pushed up over the cold air. In northern Arkansas, snow fell and totals ranged from 2 to 6 inches.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Missouri, February 2, 201410 eventsFrom 4 to 6 inches of snow fell across parts of southeast Missouri, generally along and south of a line from Poplar Bluff to Dexter to central Scott County. To the north of that line, 1 to 3 inches of snow fell as far north as Marble Hill and Jackson.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 2 to 3, 201422 eventsFrom 3 to 6 inches of snow fell across parts of western Kentucky, generally along and north of a line from Paducah to Madisonville. The snow was mixed with sleet at times.
• Winter Storm in Arkansas, February 2 to 3, 201410 eventsAn arctic cold front plunged into the Mid-South on February 2nd, 2014. The front stalled out as an area of low pressure developed along the front. As a result, precipitation continued across much of Northeast Arkansas for several hours as temperatures plunged below freezing.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Ohio, February 2 to 3, 20149 eventsLow pressure moving northeast from the Gulf states into the Mid-Atlantic pushed abundant moisture into the Ohio Valley on February 2nd, allowing a band of moderate to occasionally heavy snow to develop southeast of the Interstate 71 corridor during the overnight hours of…
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 2 to 3, 20149 eventsLow pressure moving northeast from the Gulf states into the Mid-Atlantic pushed abundant moisture into the Ohio Valley on February 2nd, allowing a band of moderate to occasionally heavy snow to develop southeast of the Interstate 71 corridor during the overnight hours of…
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Illinois, February 2, 20147 eventsFrom 4 to 7 inches of snow fell across parts of extreme southern Illinois, to the south of the Marion, Carbondale, and Harrisburg areas. Numerous vehicles slid off roadways as temperatures dropped and roads became treacherous.
• Winter Storm in Missouri, February 2 to 3, 20142 eventsAn arctic cold front plunged into the Mid-South on February 2nd, 2014. The front stalled out as an area of low pressure developed along the front. As a result...precipitation continued for several hours across the Missouri Bootheel as temperatures plunged below freezing.
• Heavy Snow in Indiana, February 2 to 3, 20141 eventAround four inches of snow fell across Spencer County, with the highest totals along the Ohio River near Rockport. About 4.5 inches was reported in Rockport. Snowfall totals dropped off rapidly to the north and west, with little more than a trace in Evansville.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Kentucky, February 2 to 3, 20141 death · 22 eventsBroad southwesterly mid-level flow brought a disturbance that crossed the Tennessee Valley during the evening of the 2nd of February. Earlier on the 2nd, a cold front had moved into Tennessee and temperatures across central Kentucky had fallen into the mid 30s.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Tennessee, February 2 to 3, 201413 eventsAn arctic cold front plunged into the Mid-South on February 2nd, 2014. The front stalled out as an area of low pressure developed along the front. As a result...precipitation continued for several hours across much of Northwest Tennessee as temperatures plunged below freezing.
• Heavy Snow in Indiana, February 2 to 3, 20143 eventsBroad southwesterly mid-level flow brought a disturbance that crossed the Tennessee Valley during the evening of the 2nd of February. Earlier that morning, a cold front had moved south of the Ohio River.
• Heavy Snow in Ohio, February 2 to 3, 20147 eventsAfter a major January thaw with temperatures reaching into the 50s on the 1st, a cold front gradually sank through southeast Ohio during the daylight hours on the 2nd. Spotty light rain fell with the front.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 2 to 3, 20146 eventsA well developed area of low pressure that passed across the Tennessee valley region brought freezing precipitation and snow to portions of eastern Kentucky on February 2nd and 3rd.
• Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 2 to 3, 201410 eventsAfter a major January thaw with temperatures reaching into the lower 60s on the 1st, a cold front gradually sank through western portions of West Virginia during the afternoon on the 2nd. Spotty light rain fell with the front.
• Heavy Snow in Kentucky, February 2 to 3, 20141 eventA major January thaw lingered on the 1st with temperatures reaching into the 60s. A cold front gradually sank through northeast Kentucky during the late afternoon on the 2nd.
• Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 2 to 3, 20145 eventsLow pressure quickly developed over the lower Ohio Valley the night of the 2nd and moved northeast along a stalled Arctic front across West Virginia the morning of the 3rd.
• Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, February 2 to 3, 20144 eventsLow pressure quickly developed over the lower Ohio Valley the night of the 2nd and moved northeast along a stalled Arctic front across West Virginia the morning of the 3rd.
• Winter Weather in Mississippi, February 2 to 3, 20141 eventAn arctic cold front plunged into the Mid-South on February 2nd, 2014. The front stalled out as an area of low pressure developed along the front.
• Heavy Snow in Maryland, February 2 to 3, 20141 eventLow pressure quickly developed over the lower Ohio Valley the night of the 2nd and moved northeast along a stalled Arctic front across West Virginia the morning of the 3rd.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 2 to 3, 201411 eventsA cold front moved through the Mid Atlantic while low pressure formed along it. Moisture streamed in from the Gulf of Mexico and snowfall accumulation occurred across the Potomac Highlands including the eastern panhandle of West Virginia.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, February 2 to 3, 20146 eventsA cold front moved through the Mid Atlantic while low pressure formed along it. Moisture streamed in from the Gulf of Mexico and snowfall accumulation occurred.
• Winter Weather in Virginia, February 2 to 3, 20146 eventsA cold front moved through the Mid Atlantic while low pressure formed along it. Moisture streamed in from the Gulf of Mexico and snowfall accumulation occurred.
• Winter Weather in Tennessee, February 2 to 3, 20144 eventsRainfall falling into subfreezing air resulting in another freezing rain event across northwest Middle Tennessee from the late evening hours on February 2 into the early morning hours on February 3. Up to one quarter inch of ice accumulation was reported on elevated surfaces.
• Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, February 3, 201410 eventsA fast-moving low pressure system streaked across the Central Appalachians and southern Mid-Atlantic states on 2-3 February 2014, producing a stripe of moderate to heavy snow on the northwest side of the low track over southern Pennsylvania.
• Cold in Illinois, February 3 to 4, 20143 deaths · 1 eventTemperatures fell to -6 F on February 3rd, then to 7 F on February 4th. Three deaths were reported in Cook County.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, February 3, 201413 eventsSnow fell across Eastern Pennsylvania mainly from the early morning through the late afternoon on the 3rd. Snowfall varied greatly across the area but in general a widespread 6.0 inches of snow was recorded, with the greatest amounts falling in the Lehigh and Delaware Valleys.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Jersey, February 3 to 4, 201414 eventsSnow fell across the central and northern third of New Jersey mainly from the early morning through the late afternoon on the 3rd. In central New Jersey, precipitation started as rain at the onset which changed over fairly quickly to snow.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New York, February 3, 201415 eventsWeak low pressure passing to the south brought a swath of heavy snow to much of Southeast New York on the third.
• Winter Storm in Idaho, February 3 to 4, 20141 death · 2 eventsSeveral traffic accidents occurred on February 3rd with one fatality on interstate 15 and heavy snow fell in the Upper Snake River Highlands. Several roads closed the evening of the 3rd including parts of interstate 15, US Route 20 and State Highway 87.
• Heavy Snow in New Jersey, February 3, 20149 eventsWeak low pressure passing to the south brought heavy snow to Northeast New Jersey on the third.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Connecticut, February 3, 20145 eventsWeak low pressure passing to the south brought a swath of heavy snow to parts of southwest Connecticut on the third.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Kansas, February 3 to 4, 20141 death · 13 injured · $2.6 million · 26 eventsA strong upper level storm system approached the plains from the southwest during the day on February 3rd, 2014. By late evening, snow began to fall over extreme South Central Kansas.
• Winter Weather in Delaware, February 3, 20141 eventSnow fell across northern Delaware mainly from the early morning through the late afternoon on the 3rd. While some precipitation fell as rain, enough snow accumulated to cause slippery traveling conditions and numerous accidents to occur.
• Heavy Snow in Kansas, February 3 to 4, 201411 eventsA potent winter storm moved into southwest and south central Kansas the night of Monday, February 3rd, and increased in intensity during the day Tuesday, February 4th. There was snow, moderate to heavy at times, especially across south central Kansas Tuesday afternoon.
• Winter Weather in Texas, February 3 to 4, 20141 death · 4 injured · 1 eventLight snow and freezing drizzle occurred on the evening of the third into the morning of the fourth ahead of an upper level trough moving northeast out of northern Mexico.
• Heavy Snow in New Mexico, February 3 to 4, 20143 eventsThe last in a series of upper level storm systems interacted with a pesky back door cold frontal boundary over central and eastern New Mexico to produce banded areas of heavy snowfall. Many areas of northern and central New Mexico received measurable snowfall.
• Winter Storm in Colorado, February 3 to 5, 20145 eventsAn intensifying storm system across southeast Colorado generated heavy snow in combination with gusty northerly winds at times. Generally, around 6 inches accumulated across the warning area in the southeast counties.
• Extreme Cold in North Dakota, February 4, 20141 death · 1 eventA woman on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, Sioux County, succumbed to very cold temperatures in her home due to the lack of propane for her heat. There was no heat for the house.
• Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, February 4 to 5, 201412 eventsA compact upper low lifted across western and central Oklahoma. This allowed moderate to heavy precipitation to fall within a very deep sub freezing airmass. Heavy snow lead to impressive snow accumulations in several locations from northwestern through north central Oklahoma.
• Winter Weather in South Dakota, February 4, 20143 eventsLight snow increased enough in intensity to produce accumulations of 2 to 4 inches near the Missouri River from Chamberlain to Pickstown. The snow fell between midnight and daybreak on February 4th.
• Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 3 to 4, 20141 eventSnow began to fall over Cheyenne county during the late morning of the 3rd and came to an end during the late afternoon the next day. The gusty winds caused snowfall accumulations to vary some across the county due to difficulty to measure the snowfall.
• Winter Weather in Texas, February 4, 201418 eventsAn embedded shortwave trough moved across northwest Texas on the 4th and placed the Texas Panhandle on the northwest portion of this weather system.
• Winter Weather in Nebraska, February 4, 20145 eventsAn upper level disturbance produced light to moderate snow across portions of the western Nebraska Panhandle.
• Winter Weather in Oklahoma, February 4, 20143 eventsAn embedded shortwave trough moved across northwest Texas on the 4th and placed the Oklahoma Panhandle on the northwest portion of this weather system.
• Winter Storm in Oklahoma, February 4, 20141 eventA strong upper level disturbance moved into the Southern Plains from the southwest on February 4th. Arctic air was already in place across the area. Precipitation developed during the early morning hours of the 4th and continued into the midday hours.
• Winter Storm in Texas, February 4, 20141 eventAn embedded shortwave trough moved across northwest Texas on the 4th and placed the Texas Panhandle on the northwest portion of this weather system.
• Winter Storm in Kansas, February 4 to 5, 201422 eventsA large winter storm dumped anywhere from 6 to as much as 14 inches of snow across much of eastern Kansas. The bulk of the snow fell during February 4th spreading from the southwest to the northeast during the pre-dawn hours of February 4th.
• Winter Weather in Arkansas, February 4, 20149 eventsVigorous upper level trough moved out of the Southwest United States and into the Texas Hill Country during the morning hours of the 4th.
• Winter Weather in Texas, February 4, 20141 eventVigorous upper level trough moved out of the Southwest United States and into the Texas Hill Country during the morning hours of the 4th.
• Winter Weather in Oklahoma, February 4, 20141 eventVigorous upper level trough moved out of the Southwest United States and into the Texas Hill Country during the morning hours of the 4th.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Arkansas, February 4, 20142 deaths · 1 injured · $8.3 million · 40 eventsArctic air was over Arkansas on the 4th, and an area of low pressure aloft moved in from the southwest. As a result, widespread precipitation developed. Freezing rain and sleet began moving into western Arkansas before dawn on the 4th.
• Heavy Snow in Missouri, February 4 to 5, 201437 eventsA major winter storm tracked from southern Kansas into Maine on February 4-5, 2014. Some of the highest snow totals with this system fell from northeast Kansas into northern Missouri where some areas exceeded a foot of snow.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Kansas, February 4 to 5, 20146 eventsDuring the early to mid-morning on Tuesday the 4th, accumulating snow overspread North Central Kansas from the south, peaking in intensity between the late morning and early evening hours before gradually diminishing overnight and ending before sunrise on the 5th.
• Ice Storm and Flood in Tennessee, February 4 to 5, 2014$50,000 · 8 eventsAnother round of moderate to heavy rain and freezing rain spread across Middle Tennessee throughout the day on February 4, just one day after freezing rain brought ice accumulations up to one quarter inch to parts of northwest Middle Tennessee.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Nebraska, February 4 to 5, 201410 eventsDuring the day on Tuesday the 4th, accumulating snow overspread all of South Central Nebraska from south to north, peaking in intensity during the afternoon and early evening hours before gradually diminishing overnight and ending before sunrise on the 5th.
• Heavy Snow in Kansas, February 4 to 5, 20147 eventsA major winter storm tracked from southern Kansas into Maine on February 4-5, 2014. Some of the highest snow totals with this system fell from northeast Kansas into northern Missouri where some areas exceeded a foot of snow.
• Winter Storm in Missouri, February 4 to 5, 201415 eventsAn early February winter storm dropped from 6 to 13 inches of snow across Central and Northeast Missouri. Travel was very difficult and most schools in rural areas were closed the rest of the week.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Nebraska, February 4 to 5, 201414 eventsA potent storm system moved out of the desert southwest and into the central Plains during Tuesday February 4th, and exited the region early on the morning on the 5th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Arkansas, February 4, 20147 eventsA low pressure system tracked from the Gulf of Mexico to Northern Alabama during the day on February 4, 2014.
• Winter Storm in Indiana, February 4 to 5, 201440 eventsAn area of low pressure moved into the lower Ohio River Valley and brought snow to much of central Indiana on February 4th and into the day on February 5th.
• Heavy Snow in Indiana, February 4 to 5, 20145 eventsHeavy snow fell across portions of northwest Indiana dropping 6 to 10 inches of snow. Some of the heaviest snow reports include: 10.0 inches near De Motte; 9.0 inches in Fowler; 8.9 inches near Valparaiso; 8.5 inches near Mount Ayr; and 7.0 inches near Crown Point.
• Winter Weather in Missouri, February 4, 20142 eventsA low pressure system tracked from the Gulf of Mexico to Northern Alabama during the day on February 4, 2014.
• Winter Storm in Missouri, February 4, 201411 eventsSouth of a line from Poplar Bluff to Cape Girardeau, about one-quarter inch of ice coated trees and power lines. There was also up to an inch of sleet and snow at the onset of precipitation.
• Heavy Snow in Illinois, February 4 to 5, 201410 eventsHeavy snow fell across portions of east central and northeast Illinois dropping 6 to 10 inches of snow.
• Winter Storm in Illinois, February 4 to 5, 20148 eventsAn early February winter storm dropped from 6 to 10 inches across parts of western and central Illinois. Travel was very difficult, especially in rural areas. Most rural schools were closed for a couple of days.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Iowa, February 4 to 5, 20145 eventsA potent storm system moved out of the desert southwest and into the central Plains during Tuesday February 4th, and exited the region early on the morning on the 5th.
• Winter Storm in Illinois, February 4 to 5, 201419 eventsAlong and south of a line from Anna through Harrisburg to Gallatin County, about one-quarter inch of ice coated trees and power lines. The precipitation started as a brief period of sleet and snow.
• Winter Storm in Kentucky, February 4 to 5, 2014$420,000 · 22 eventsOne-quarter to one-half inch of ice coated trees and power lines across western Kentucky. The highest accumulations of ice were from the Murray area, northeast across Kentucky Lake, to Madisonville and Calhoun.
• Winter Storm in Iowa, February 4 to 5, 201423 eventsA long lasting winter storm affected southern Iowa on the 4th and 5th of February. The surface low was well to the south and east of Iowa. A large deformation area formed well to the north and northwest of the low, deep in the cold air over northern Missouri and southern Iowa.
• Winter Storm in Missouri, February 4 to 5, 20142 eventsA large winter storm system tracked across the Midwest the evening of February 4th and morning of February 5th. This system brought a long duration snow event to the area with the heaviest snowfall amounts across southeast Iowa, northeast Missouri, and west central Illinois.
• Winter Storm in Indiana, February 4 to 5, 2014$180,000 · 6 eventsAbout one-quarter inch of ice coated trees and power lines from Evansville eastward across Warrick and Spencer Counties. The freezing rain began as a period of heavy snow and sleet, which accumulated from one to two inches across that area.
• Winter Storm in Illinois, February 4 to 5, 20149 eventsA large winter storm system tracked across the Midwest the evening of February 4th and morning of February 5th. This system brought a long duration snow event to the area with the heaviest snowfall amounts across southeast Iowa, northeast Missouri, and west central Illinois.
• Winter Storm in Iowa, February 4 to 5, 20148 eventsA large winter storm system tracked across the Midwest the evening of February 4th and morning of February 5th. This system brought a long duration snow event to the area with the heaviest snowfall amounts across southeast Iowa, northeast Missouri, and west central Illinois.
• Winter Storm in Indiana, February 4 to 5, 201410 eventsA cyclone that developed across the southern plains early on the 4th of February spawned weak low pressure that moved into western Tennessee by early afternoon, crossing eastern Kentucky during the evening hours.
• Winter Storm in Ohio, February 4 to 5, 201432 eventsA fast moving winter storm moved across the Ohio Valley on Tuesday evening, February 4th. Locations across northern Kentucky and southern Ohio started with heavy snow and transitioned to sleet and freezing rain.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Indiana, February 4 to 5, 201424 eventsSnow, heavy at times, overspread northern Indiana late in the day on February 4th and continued into the early afternoon hours of February 5th as low pressure tracked northeast into southern Ohio. Total snow accumulations ranged between 6 and 13 inches.
• Winter Storm in Kentucky, February 4 to 5, 201412 eventsA fast moving winter storm moved across the Ohio Valley on Tuesday evening, February 4th. Locations across northern Kentucky and southern Ohio started with heavy snow and transitioned to sleet and freezing rain.
• Winter Storm in Indiana, February 4 to 5, 20148 eventsA fast moving winter storm moved across the Ohio Valley on Tuesday evening, February 4th. Locations across northern Kentucky and southern Ohio started with heavy snow and transitioned to sleet and freezing rain.
• Winter Storm in Ohio, February 4 to 5, 20148 eventsSnow, heavy at times, overspread northwest Ohio late in the day on February 4th and continued into the early afternoon hours of February 5th as low pressure tracked northeast into southern Ohio. Total snow accumulations ranged between 7 and 10 inches.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Ohio, February 4 to 5, 2014$3.0 million · 22 eventsA low pressure system developed near the gulf coast on February 4th and tracked northeast through the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys to near Pittsburgh by the morning of February 5th. As this system tracked northeast it brought heavy snow to northern Ohio.
• Winter Storm and Flooding in Kentucky, February 4 to 5, 2014$480,000 · 6 eventsA strong temperature gradient existed from southeast to northeast across the mid Ohio Valley on the 4th. An old snow cover over Ohio and extreme northern Kentucky helped to maintain surface temperatures slightly below freezing.
• Heavy Snow in Illinois, February 4 to 5, 201420 eventsAn area of low pressure tracked from the Southern Plains into the Ohio River Valley on February 4th, spreading snow across much of central Illinois. Moderate to heavy snow fell during the afternoon and evening, then gradually tapered off by the morning of February 5th.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 4 to 5, 201417 eventsAn area of low pressure that tracked across eastern Kentucky brought a slug of precipitation to the area Tuesday evening and Tuesday night.
• Winter Storm in Ohio, February 4 to 5, 20148 eventsA strong temperature gradient existed from southeast to northeast across the mid Ohio Valley on the 4th. An old snow cover over Ohio and extreme northern Kentucky helped to maintain surface temperatures below freezing throughout southeast Ohio.
• Winter Weather in Wisconsin, February 4 to 5, 20144 eventsSnowfall totals of 2 to 5 inches, with a few 6 to 7 inch amounts, were reported in far Southeast Wisconsin as the northern edge of a large snow shield to the north of surface low pressure moving up the Ohio River Valley reached southern Wisconsin.
• Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, February 4 to 5, 20141 death · 34 eventsA significant winter storm impacted Central Pennsylvania from late on 4 February into the afternoon on Wednesday 5 February 2014.
• Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, February 4 to 5, 2014$500,000 · 3 eventsA low pressure system developed near the gulf coast on February 4th and tracked northeast through the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys to near Pittsburgh by the morning of February 5th. As this system tracked northeast it brought heavy snow to northwest Pennsylvania.
• Winter Storm in Ohio, February 4 to 5, 201410 eventsA complex and fast moving storm system swept across eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, and Garrett county Maryland from late evening of the 4th into late morning of the 5th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, February 4 to 5, 201425 eventsA wedge of high pressure extended southwest along the Appalachian Mountains. Low pressure approached the Mid Atlantic from the Tennessee Valley and warm air overran colder air at the surface resulting in freezing rain.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, February 4 to 5, 201417 eventsA complex and fast moving storm system swept across eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, and Garrett county Maryland from late evening of the 4th into late morning of the 5th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, February 4 to 5, 201415 eventsA wedge of high pressure extended southwest along the Appalachian Mountains. Low pressure approached the Mid Atlantic from the Tennessee Valley and warm air overran colder air at the surface resulting in freezing rain.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 4 to 5, 20146 eventsA complex and fast moving storm system swept across eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, and Garrett county Maryland from late evening of the 4th into late morning of the 5th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Michigan, February 4 to 5, 20145 eventsSnow, moderate to heavy at times, overspread southern Michigan late in the day on February 4th and continued into the early afternoon hours of February 5th as low pressure tracked northeast into southern Ohio. Total snow accumulations ranged between 5 and 9 inches.
• Winter Storm in Maryland, February 4 to 5, 20141 eventA complex and fast moving storm system swept across eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, and Garrett county Maryland from late evening of the 4th into late morning of the 5th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 4 to 5, 201411 eventsA wedge of high pressure extended southwest along the Appalachian Mountains. Low pressure approached the Mid Atlantic from the Tennessee Valley and warm air overran colder air at the surface resulting in freezing rain.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Delaware, February 4 to 5, 20142 eventsA low pressure system from the Gulf of Mexico and cold air at ground level brought a wintry mix of sleet and primarily freezing rain to Kent and New Castle Counties overnight on the 4th. New Castle County bore the brunt of winter related problems in the state.
• Winter Weather in District of Columbia, February 4 to 5, 20141 eventA wedge of high pressure extended southwest along the Appalachian Mountains. Low pressure approached the Mid Atlantic from the Tennessee Valley and warm air overran colder air at the surface resulting in freezing rain.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, February 4 to 5, 20142 deaths · 26 injured · 13 eventsA major winter storm brought heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain to the Poconos, a heavy wintry mixture to the Lehigh Valley and Berks County and a crippling ice storm to Philadelphia and in particular its western suburbs.
• Heavy Snow in New York, February 4 to 5, 2014$256,000 · 15 eventsAn area of low pressure moved across Pennsylvania to the New Jersey coast and spread a general heavy snowfall across the entire region. The storm resulted in traffic slowdowns and the usual number of automobile accidents while driving in the hazardous weather conditions.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in New Jersey, February 4 to 5, 20145 injured · 15 eventsA major winter storm brought heavy snow and sleet to northwest New Jersey and a wintry mix which included a significant accumulation of ice to the central third of New Jersey. Snowfall reached one foot in Sussex County and ice accumulations were as high as half an inch.
• Cold in Nebraska, February 4 to 5, 201428 eventsArctic high pressure pushed into the mid Missouri River Valley on February 5th behind a strong storm system that moved across the central Plains.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, February 4 to 5, 20143 eventsA low pressure system from the Gulf of Mexico and cold air at ground level brought a wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain to the northern Eastern Shore overnight on the 4th.
• Winter Storm in New York, February 5, 201418 eventsA low pressure system tracked through the Ohio Valley and re-developed off of the eastern seaboard during the morning hours of Wednesday, February 5th. An intense snow band that developed produced as much as one to three inches of snow per hour during the early morning hours.
• Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, February 5, 20148 eventsA low pressure system tracked through the Ohio Valley and re-developed off of the eastern seaboard during the morning hours of Wednesday, February 5th. An intense snow band that developed produced as much as one to three inches of snow per hour during the early morning hours.
• Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 5, 20142 eventsYet another winter system impacted Southeast Michigan during the morning of Wednesday February 5th. Snow actually developed during the late evening hours on the 4th. The snow increased in intensity during the morning of the 5th.
• Heavy Snow in Vermont, February 5, 2014$170,000 · 16 eventsThe combination of low pressure from the Gulf of Mexico, that moved into the Ohio River valley on the night of February 4th and a developing coastal low that moved south of New England on February 5th delivered widespread snowfall to Vermont on February 5th.
• Cold in Iowa, February 5, 20148 eventsArctic high pressure pushed into the mid Missouri River Valley on February 5th behind a strong storm system that moved across the central Plains.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in New Jersey, February 5, 20148 eventsA complex low pressure system moving through the Ohio Valley and Mid Atlantic regions brought a quick burst of moderate to heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain to Northeast New Jersey the morning of February fifth.
• Extreme Cold in Colorado, February 4 to 5, 20142 eventsDuring the overnight and morning hours the arctic air mass over the area combined with a recent snow pack, caused temperatures to fall into the teens below zero.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in New York, February 5, 20148 eventsA complex low pressure system moving through the Ohio Valley and Mid Atlantic regions brought a quick burst of moderate to heavy snow the morning of February 5th, that changed to sleet and then freezing rain in many places before tapering off late in the day.
• Heavy Snow in Connecticut, February 5, 20145 eventsA complex low pressure system moving through the Ohio Valley and Mid Atlantic regions brought a quick burst of heavy snow to parts of Southern Connecticut the morning of February fifth.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New York, February 5, 2014$55,000 · 9 eventsThe combination of low pressure from the Gulf of Mexico that moved into the Ohio River valley on the night of February 4th and a developing coastal low that moved south of New England on February 5th delivered widespread snowfall to northern New York on February 5th.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in New York, February 5, 201427 eventsA widespread snowfall occurred across all of eastern New York on Wednesday, February 5th. An area of low pressure moved across the Ohio Valley, bringing a period of moderate to heavy snowfall out well ahead of the storm during the early morning hours.
• Winter Storm in Connecticut, February 5, 20142 eventsA widespread snowfall occurred across all of northwestern Connecticut on Wednesday, February 5th. An area of low pressure moved across the Ohio Valley, bringing a period of moderate to heavy snowfall out well ahead of the storm during the early morning hours.
• Winter Storm in Massachusetts, February 5, 20142 eventsA widespread snowfall occurred across all of western Massachusetts on Wednesday, February 5th. An area of low pressure moved across the Ohio Valley, bringing a period of moderate to heavy snowfall out well ahead of the storm during the early morning hours.
• Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, February 5, 201418 eventsLow pressure moving off the mid-Atlantic coast intensified as it moved northeastward over Nantucket. This spread heavy snow across all of southern New England.
• Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, February 5, 20144 eventsLow pressure moving off the mid-Atlantic coast intensified as it moved northeastward over Nantucket. This spread heavy snow across all of southern New England.
• Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, February 5, 20143 eventsLow pressure moving off the mid-Atlantic coast intensified as it moved northeastward over Nantucket. This spread heavy snow across all of southern New England.
• Heavy Snow in Connecticut, February 5, 20143 eventsLow pressure moving off the mid-Atlantic coast intensified as it moved northeastward over Nantucket. This spread heavy snow across all of southern New England.
• Heavy Snow in Vermont, February 5, 20143 eventsA widespread snowfall occurred across all of southern Vermont on Wednesday, February 5th. An area of low pressure moved across the Ohio Valley, bringing a period of moderate to heavy snowfall out well ahead of the storm during the early morning hours.
• Heavy Snow in Maine, February 5, 201417 eventsAn area of low pressure over the Ohio Valley and a secondary low developing off the mid-Atlantic coast on the morning of the 5th brought heavy snow to much of western and midcoast Maine as it tracked rapidly northeastward during the day.
• Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, February 5, 201412 eventsAn area of low pressure over the Ohio Valley and a secondary low developing off the mid-Atlantic coast on the morning of the 5th brought heavy snow to much of the State as it tracked rapidly northeastward during the day.
• Cold in Texas, February 5 to 6, 201411 eventsAn arctic cold front moved through the Texas Panhandle on the 4th. Overnight, the post frontal Arctic airmass settled into the Panhandle and dropped surface temperatures into the single digits.
• Cold in Oklahoma, February 5 to 6, 20143 eventsAn arctic cold front moved through the Oklahoma Panhandle on the 4th. Overnight, the post frontal Arctic airmass settled into the Panhandles and dropped surface temperatures into the single digits.
• Cold in Wisconsin, February 5, 20141 death · 1 eventAn elderly woman suffering from Dementia fell in her apartment with the heat turned off on February 5th, and died in the hospital on February 6th from complications of hypothermia.
• Extreme Cold in Nebraska, February 5 to 6, 20142 eventsDuring the overnight and through the morning hours the arctic air mass over the area combined with a recent snow pack, caused temperatures to fall into the teens below zero. Light winds caused the wind chill to fall to -25.
• Cold in Minnesota, February 5 to 7, 20141 death · 1 eventA man was found dead in a snowbank near a driveway. It is believed he fell into the snowbank and died of the cold. Hypothermia was listed as cause of death. The low temperature that morning in Hibbing was -16 degrees F.
• Extreme Cold in Nebraska, February 5, 20144 eventsAn arctic airmass brought bitter cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills of 30 below to 40 below to portions of the Southeast Panhandle and Southwest Nebraska during the early morning hours February 5th, 2014.
• Heavy Snow in Maine, February 5, 20144 eventsLow pressure tracking southeast of the Gulf of Maine brought heavy snow to portions of Downeast and east-central Maine during the 5th. Snow started during the morning of the 5th...then continued through the late evening hours.
• Extreme Cold in Oregon, February 5 to 6, 20141 eventAn Arctic air mass combined with strong easterly winds resulted in very cold wind chill values for the Cascades.
• Extreme Cold in Washington, February 5 to 6, 20141 eventAn Arctic air mass combined with strong easterly winds resulted in extremely low wind chill values for the Cascades.
• Winter Weather in Texas, February 5 to 6, 201420 eventsA weak upper level wave moved northeastward across southern New Mexico during the late morning hours of the 5th. This wave provided enough lift for a band of snow to develop across the southern Texas Panhandle.
• Winter Weather in Oklahoma, February 5 to 6, 20141 eventA weak upper level wave moved northeastward across southern New Mexico during the late morning hours of the 5th. This wave provided enough lift for a band of snow to develop across the southern Texas Panhandle.
• Winter Weather in Texas, February 5 to 6, 20146 eventsA quick moving upper level storm moved across the Texas Panhandle during the overnight hours of the fifth into the sixth. Temperatures were cold enough for all precipitation to remain as snow with the most significant amounts across the extreme southern Texas Panhandle.
• Extreme Cold in Missouri, February 6, 201411 eventsCold air and north winds combined to bring wind chill values down to 30 degrees below zero.
• Winter Weather in Texas, February 6, 20142 eventsAn upper level disturbance brought light snowfall to West Central Texas. Most of the snow fell generally along and north of Interstate 20 from Sweetwater to Abilene to Baird where snow totals of 1 to 2.5 inches were reported.
• Extreme Cold in Idaho, February 6, 20144 eventsSeveral schools in southeastern Idaho were closed on February 6th due to extreme cold wind chill readings of 20 below zero or colder.
• Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 6, 20141 death · 1 eventA woman died in a car crash during the predawn hours of Thursday, February 6th, 2014 when the SUV she was driving hit a patch of ice around the 6 mile marker of Hwy 476 in the Clayhole community. Her car struck a tree and went into the creek that runs along the road there.
• Winter Weather in Texas, February 6, 20143 eventsAn upper level disturbance moved across South Central Texas during the morning hours of February 6. Isentropic upglide of warm moist air over a cold airmass at the surface led to freezing drizzle, light freezing rain, sleet, and snow flurries across the area.
• Blizzard in Alaska, February 6, 20145 eventsA low pressure center in the high arctic tracked southeast across the Beaufort Sea on the 6th reaching the Mackenzie Delta in the afternoon of the 6th and continuing south.
• Winter Weather in Texas, February 6, 2014$55,000 · 2 eventsAn upper level disturbance led to a period of light freezing rain and sleet over portions of Southeast Texas. A few areas had impacts on roadways, mainly in Brazos and Burleson Counties. Numerous accidents were reported around Bryan-College Station.
• Winter Weather in Arkansas, February 6, 20146 eventsArctic air was in place over Arkansas as an area of low pressure aloft moved in from the west. Light snow resulted, especially in western Arkansas. Although accumulations were generally 1/2 inch or less, roads were cold, so the snow caused some hazardous driving conditions.
• Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 6 to 7, 201412 eventsA preceding cold arctic air mass combined with a moist Pacific storm resulted in widespread heavy snow for Northwest Oregon including the coast and the Willamette Valley. Warmer air quickly moved in from the south mid-morning and the snow changed to freezing rain.
• Heavy Snow in Washington, February 6 to 7, 20143 eventsA preceding cold arctic air mass combined with a moist Pacific storm resulted in widespread heavy snow for Southwest Washington. East winds through the Columbia River Gorge maintained colder air to the north where the precipitation fell mainly as snow.
• Winter Weather in Louisiana, February 6, 20142 eventsA quick moving upper level disturbance traveled across the region during the morning of the 6th. Snow began after sunrise to mid morning leaving around half an inch at some locations in Central Louisiana.
• Blizzard in Washington, February 6 to 7, 20141 eventPreceding cold arctic air mass combined with Strong East winds and a moist front resulted in blizzard conditions for the Western Columbia River Gorge.
• Blizzard in Oregon, February 6 to 7, 20141 eventPreceding cold Arctic Air combined with a moist storm and strong East winds resulted in Blizzard conditions for the Western Columbia River Gorge.
• Heavy Snow in New Mexico, February 6, 20141 eventA weak upper level storm system pushed across northern and central New Mexico on the 5th and 6th. Cold air in place behind the persistent back cold frontal airmass provided lift for a band of mainly light to moderate snowfall over eastern New Mexico.
• Winter Weather in Alabama, February 6, 20141 eventA weak upper level impulse moved across Central Alabama on Thursday, February 6. With a cold and dry airmass in place, precipitation remained light across the area, with a mix of light rain and light snow falling.
• Cold in Texas, February 6 to 7, 201416 eventsSurface temperatures dropped into the single digits across most of the Texas Panhandle during the early evening hours of the 6th and persisted until the late morning hours of the 7th.
• Cold in Oklahoma, February 6 to 7, 20142 eventsSurface temperatures dropped into the single digits across most of the Oklahoma Panhandle during the early evening hours of the 6th and persisted until the late morning hours of the 7th.

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