The snowstorm of February 8 to 10, 2013

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

567

Deaths

16

Injuries

1

Damage

$54 million

Episodes

64

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.

• Extreme Cold in Maine, February 6 to 7, 20134 eventsWinds of 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph combined with temperatures of 5 to 20 below zero to produce dangerous wind chills of 35 to 45 below zero from the overnight hours of the 6th through the morning of the 7th.
• Winter Weather in Wisconsin, February 7, 201311 eventsA winter weather event deposited snow totals of 3 to 7 inches across parts of South-Central and Southeast Wisconsin on February 7th. The precipitation started out as a mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow early in the morning and changed to all snow by mid-morning.
• Winter Storm in Wisconsin, February 7, 20139 eventsA major winter storm hit the Great Lakes region on February 7th, resulting in heavy snow across South-Central and especially Southeast Wisconsin, where snow totals reached 7 to 9 inches.
• Winter Storm in Wisconsin, February 7, 20131 eventHeavy snow fell in Manitowoc County and north winds gusted to 30 mph at times as a low pressure system moved across Illinois and into Indiana.
• Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 7 to 8, 201310 eventsA low pressure system brought up to ten to fourteen inches of snow to portions of central lower Michigan with snowfall rates of up to two inches per hour at times. The heaviest snow fell from Muskegon east northeast to Big Rapids and Mt. Pleasant.
• Heavy Snow in Illinois, February 7 to 8, 20132 eventsA snow storm dropped heavy snow across portions of far northeastern Illinois. Snow began falling mid-morning on February 7th and persisted until just after midnight that evening.
• Cold in Illinois, February 7, 20131 death · 1 eventTemperatures in the low 30's contributed to the death of a man in his 60's.
• Blizzard in Alaska, February 7, 20131 eventA warm front pushed northward along the Eastern Kenai Peninsula and through Prince William Sound on February 7th. This brought Blizzard Conditions to the Portage area during the day on February 7th.
• Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 7 to 8, 20138 eventsArctic high pressure would move off to the east late on the 6th. Light snow developed late at night on the 6th, as warmer air tried to work north into the region.
• Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 7, 20133 eventsPrecipitation, heavy at times, developed across the northern mountains during the morning and continued into the afternoon. While most locations saw only rain, snow levels gradually fell through the day, and dipped as low as 3500 feet before precipitation ended.
• Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 7 to 8, 20136 eventsA strengthening low pressure system tracked across the southern Great Lakes Thursday and Friday (February 7-8) bringing widespread snowfall to Southeast Michigan.
• Heavy Snow in Virginia, February 7 to 8, 20131 eventLow pressure tracked across the southeast U.S. to along the coast of the mid-Atlantic region February 7th through the 8th. A mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain occurred across parts of southeast Virginia.
• Winter Weather in Virginia, February 8, 201310 eventsThe Mid Atlantic was located between low pressure to the west and east. This led to northerly flow overnight. Low pressure to the east intensified as it moved northward. Surface temperatures were marginal and the rain-snow line was close to the I-95 corridor.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, February 8 to 9, 201310 eventsAn area of low pressure developed across the northern plains on Thursday February 7th, tracking eastward. Meanwhile, another area of low pressure developed along the coast of North Carolina, tracking northeast.
• Heavy Snow in New York, February 8 to 9, 2013$175,000 · 10 eventsAn area of low pressure passing over the lower Great Lakes brought a general half- to one-foot snowfall across the northern sections of the region.
• Winter Storm in New York, February 8, 2013$65,000 · 9 eventsAlthough this snow event occurred simultaneously with the Long Island-Southern New England Blizzard, the main culprit in northern New York was from a relatively strong, but slowly dissipating storm from the Great Lakes.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, February 8, 20137 eventsThe Mid Atlantic was located between low pressure to the west and east. This led to northerly flow overnight. Low pressure to the east intensified as it moved northward. Surface temperatures were marginal and the rain-snow line was close to the I-95 corridor.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Vermont, February 8 to 9, 2013$135,000 · 16 eventsThis snowfall event was a two-part system across Vermont. The first part was largely confined to the northern half of Vermont and occurred during the morning and afternoon hours of February 8th.
• Blizzard and Coastal Flood in Massachusetts, February 8 to 10, 20133 deaths · $22 million · 60 kt wind · 48 eventsAn historic winter storm deposited tremendous amounts of snow over all of southern New England, mainly from the mid-afternoon on Friday, February 8 and lasting into the daylight hours of Saturday, February 9.
• Blizzard and Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, February 8 to 9, 20134 eventsAn historic winter storm deposited tremendous amounts of snow over all of southern New England, mainly from the mid-afternoon on Friday, February 8 and lasting into the daylight hours of Saturday, February 9.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, February 8 to 9, 20131 death · 1 injured · 15 eventsAn area of low pressure developed across the northern plains on Thursday February 7th, tracking eastward. Meanwhile, another area of low pressure developed along the coast of North Carolina, tracking northeast.
• Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Maine, February 8 to 9, 201317 eventsAn area of low pressure developed rapidly off the Carolina coast late on the 7th and early on the 8th. The storm moved very slowly northeast during the 8th and 9th as it continued to intensify. By the morning of the 10th, the storm was located just to the east of Nova Scotia.
• Blizzard and Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, February 8 to 9, 201312 eventsAn area of low pressure developed rapidly off the Carolina coast late on the 7th and early on the 8th. The storm moved very slowly northeast during the 8th and 9th as it continued to intensify. By the morning of the 10th, the storm was located just to the east of Nova Scotia.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in New York, February 8 to 9, 20137 deaths · $32 million · 17 eventsLow pressure that formed along the northern Gulf coast by the morning of Thursday, February 7, 2013 moved northeast to near Cape Hatteras by the morning of Friday, February 8, 2013 .
• Winter Storm in New Jersey, February 8 to 9, 20139 eventsLow pressure that formed along the northern Gulf coast by the morning of Thursday, February 7, 2013 moved northeast to near Cape Hatteras by the morning of Friday, February 8, 2013 .
• Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 8 to 9, 20133 eventsA Pacific storm brought heavy snow to the southern mountains of Idaho with several locations measuring 10 to 15 inches.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Connecticut, February 8 to 9, 20138 eventsLow pressure that formed along the northern Gulf coast by the morning of Thursday, February 7, 2013 moved northeast to near Cape Hatteras by the morning of Friday, February 8, 2013 .
• Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, February 8 to 9, 20131 death · 55 kt wind · 12 eventsAn historic winter storm deposited tremendous amounts of snow over all of southern New England, mainly from the mid-afternoon on Friday, February 8 and lasting into the daylight hours of Saturday, February 9.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, February 8 to 9, 201327 eventsOn the morning hours of Thursday, Februrary 8th, an area of low pressure rapidly developed off the mid-Atlantic coast. The development of this storm was aided by the phasing with another strong upper level disturbance moving towards the coast from the Great Lakes region.
• Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Connecticut, February 8 to 9, 20134 eventsAn historic winter storm deposited tremendous amounts of snow over all of southern New England, mainly from the mid-afternoon on Friday, February 8 and lasting into the daylight hours of Saturday, February 9.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Connecticut, February 8 to 9, 20134 eventsOn the morning hours of Thursday, Februrary 8th, an area of low pressure rapidly developed off the mid-Atlantic coast. The development of this storm was aided by the phasing with another strong upper level disturbance moving towards the coast from the Great Lakes region.
• Heavy Snow in New York, February 8 to 9, 201313 eventsA northern system passed over our region while merging with a coastal storm, yielding a period heavy snowfall across the region late February 8 into early February 9, 2013. Snow amounts generally ranged from 5 to 11 inches.
• Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 8 to 9, 20131 eventThe Mid Atlantic was located between low pressure to the west and east. This led to northerly flow overnight. Low pressure to the east intensified as it moved northward. Surface temperatures were marginal and the rain-snow line was close to the I-95 corridor.
• Winter Storm in Massachusetts, February 8 to 9, 20132 eventsOn the morning hours of Thursday, Februrary 8th, an area of low pressure rapidly developed off the mid-Atlantic coast. The development of this storm was aided by the phasing with another strong upper level disturbance moving towards the coast from the Great Lakes region.
• Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, February 8 to 9, 20133 eventsAs a northern system merged with a coastal storm, a period of heavy snow fell across portions of Northeast Pennsylvania late February 8 into early February 9. Amounts generally ranged from 5 to 10 inches.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Vermont, February 8 to 9, 20133 eventsOn the morning hours of Thursday, Februrary 8th, an area of low pressure rapidly developed off the mid-Atlantic coast. The development of this storm was aided by the phasing with another strong upper level disturbance moving towards the coast from the Great Lakes region.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Maine, February 8 to 9, 201311 eventsRapidly intensifying low pressure tracked from the mid Atlantic region toward Nova Scotia from the afternoon of the 8th into the 9th. The storm produced blizzard conditions across Downeast areas from the evening of the 8th into the evening of the 9th.
• Cold in Illinois, February 9, 20131 death · 1 eventTemperatures around 20 contributed to the death of a man in his 60's.
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in New Mexico, February 9 to 12, 201360 kt wind · 17 eventsA strong upper level trough along with a surface cold front combined to create high winds across much of New Mexico. As the Pacific storm system moved into portions of northwest New Mexico, winds increased across central and eastern areas.
• Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, February 9 to 10, 201366 kt wind · 4 eventsA low analyzed at 962 mb and over 500 miles south of the Alaska Peninsula the afternoon of February 8th moved northward and over the Alaska Peninsula at 969 MB by the afternoon on February 9th.
• Blizzard in Alaska, February 9, 20131 eventA strong occluded front associated with a mid-970s mb low approached the Western Aleutian Islands from the south. This set up strong winds and snow across the Western Aleutian Islands which resulted in a blizzard warning for that area.
• Heavy Snow in Montana, February 9 to 10, 20139 eventsSnowfall over Central Montana was mostly advisory level but also had a few locations with warning criteria. Impacts from the event included numerous vehicles sliding off roads throughout the area.
• Blizzard in Nebraska, February 9 to 10, 20132 eventsAn intense low pressure system tracked across Colorado into Nebraska. Occasional moderate to heavy snow developed over the western Nebraska Panhandle, with gusty northerly winds of 35 to 45 mph.
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, February 9 to 10, 201325 eventsA large storm system brought a combination of heavy sleet, freezing rain and snow to south central and east central Minnesota Sunday morning, February 10th, with heavy snowfall across central and west central Minnesota where up to 14 inches fell near Millerville.
• Blizzard in Nebraska, February 9 to 11, 201320 eventsA winter storm tracked from the southern Rockies into the the Central Plains. Strong northerly winds of 30 to 40 mph and gusty winds created blizzard conditions across much of western and north central Nebraska on February 9-10 2013.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in South Dakota, February 9 to 11, 201312 eventsA strong storm system developed across the Central Rockies and moved across the Central Plains. The track of the storm brought the heaviest snow across southern South Dakota. North to northwest wind gusts to 50 mph also developed as the system passed to the south.
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 10 to 11, 201314 eventsA low pressure system moved northeast across Iowa and northern Wisconsin. Snow began to spread across northeastern Minnesota early in the morning of the 10th and covered the entire region by the afternoon.
• Winter Storm in Wisconsin, February 10 to 11, 20135 eventsA low pressure system moved northeast across Iowa and northern Wisconsin. Snow and freezing rain began to spread across northwestern Wisconsin early in the morning of the 10th and covered the entire region by the early afternoon.
• Winter Storm in Wisconsin, February 10, 20131 eventA large storm system brought a combination of heavy sleet, freezing rain and snow to south central and east central Minnesota, as well as portions of west central Wisconsin, Sunday morning, February 10th.
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, February 10 to 11, 201316 eventsA moisture laden Colorado Low tracked from central Nebraska on the morning of the 10th to central Lake Superior by the morning of the 11th. Ahead of the system there was some light freezing rain and fog early as temperatures were quite mild.
• Blizzard in Minnesota, February 10 to 11, 20136 eventsA moisture laden Colorado Low tracked from central Nebraska on the morning of the 10th to central Lake Superior by the morning of the 11th. Ahead of the system there was some light freezing rain and fog early as temperatures were quite mild.
• Blizzard in North Dakota, February 10 to 11, 20135 eventsA moisture laden Colorado Low tracked from central Nebraska on the morning of the 10th to central Lake Superior by the morning of the 11th. Ahead of the system there was some light freezing rain and fog early as temperatures were quite mild.
• Winter Storm in North Dakota, February 10 to 11, 20134 eventsA moisture laden Colorado Low tracked from central Nebraska on the morning of the 10th to central Lake Superior by the morning of the 11th. Ahead of the system there was some light freezing rain and fog early as temperatures were quite mild.
• Blizzard in South Dakota, February 10 to 11, 20131 death · 24 eventsA very strong low pressure area moving across the region brought widespread heavy snow of 6 to as much as 19 inches. Along with the heavy snow came very strong winds of 30 to 50 mph causing widespread blowing and drifting snow.
• Winter Weather in Wisconsin, February 10, 20131 death · $20,000 · 1 eventOne person was killed in a two vehicle accident on icy roads in western Wisconsin.
• Blizzard and Winter Weather in South Dakota, February 10 to 11, 201322 eventsVariable snowfall of 2 to 8 inches, northwest winds gusting to 45 mph, and snow cover existing before the storm in part of the area, produced blizzard conditions with visibilities below a quarter mile in blowing snow in many areas.
• Blizzard in North Dakota, February 10 to 11, 20135 eventsLow pressure lifting northeast across the central U.S. brought heavy snow to the James River Basin in southeast North Dakota on the 10th.
• Winter Weather in Michigan, February 10 to 11, 20136 eventsA low pressure system moved from the Central Plains into the Great Lakes region bringing a widespread heavy wet snow to western and north central Upper Michigan on 2/10. Freezing rain was also reported during the event.
• Blizzard in Minnesota, February 10 to 11, 20138 eventsVariable snowfall of 2 to 5 inches, northwest winds gusting to 45 mph, and snow cover existing before the storm in part of the area, produced blizzard conditions with visibilities below a quarter mile in blowing snow in many areas.
• Blizzard in Minnesota, February 10 to 11, 20132 eventsA very strong low pressure area moving across the region brought widespread heavy snow of 12 to 17 inches to west central Minnesota. Along with the heavy snow came strong winds of 25 to 40 mph causing widespread blowing and drifting snow.
• Blizzard in Minnesota, February 10 to 11, 201310 eventsA large storm system dumped 6 to 12 inches of snow across a wide area of west central and portions of southwest Minnesota, with local amounts up to 14 inches near Alexandria and Morris on Sunday, February 10th.
• Blizzard in Alaska, February 10 to 11, 20131 eventStrong high pressure over Russia and low pressure over the Seward Peninsula produced blizzard conditions along the Bering Strait during the evening hours of the 10th|through the early morning hours of the 11th. The visibility was frequently reduced to one quarter mile or less.
• Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, February 11, 20139 eventsAn approaching warm front generated a wintry mix of mostly sleet and freezing rain across the Poconos and colder sections of Berks County, the Lehigh Valley and the far northwest Philadelphia suburbs.
• Winter Weather in New Jersey, February 11, 20135 eventsAn approaching warm front generated a wintry mix of mostly sleet and freezing rain across northwest New Jersey during the first half of the day on the 11th. Ice accretions averaged around one tenth of an inch and untreated roadways and walkways were extremely hazardous.

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