The snowstorm of January 14 to 17, 2024

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

2,138

Deaths

50

Injuries

52

Damage

$777,000

Episodes

181

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 South Dakota, January 12 to 16, 20241 death · 26 eventsExpansive high pressure out of Canada followed a clipper system resulting in high winds, arctic cold and dangerous wind chills on January 11th. A second system from the south followed close behind enhancing winds overnight January 12th into the 13th.
• Winter Storm and High Wind in New York, January 12 to 15, 2024$180,000 · 59 kt wind · 24 eventsA powerful storm impacted the region with damaging winds, first for downsloping areas, then widespread across most of the Buffalo County Warning Area.
• Extreme Cold in Nebraska, January 12 to 16, 202427 eventsTwo consecutive arctic airmasses brought an extended period of bitter cold temperatures as cold as 10 below to 25 below zero and dangerous wind chills as low as 30 below to around 50 below zero to all of western and north central Nebraska.
• Extreme Cold in Missouri, January 12 to 16, 202423 eventsExtremely cold temperatures and wind chills arrived by the evening of January 12th, and continued through January 16th. This cold air outbreak brought the wind chills since 1989 in many locations, including Kansas City.
• Extreme Cold in Nebraska, January 12 to 16, 202424 injured · 30 eventsOn the evening of January 12th, an arctic cold front associated with a powerful winter storm pushed south across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Behind this front, a strong cold-core high pressure system moved into the central and northern Plains.
• Extreme Cold in Iowa, January 12 to 16, 20248 eventsOn the evening of January 12th, an arctic cold front associated with a powerful winter storm pushed south across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Behind this front, a strong cold-core high pressure system moved into the central and northern Plains.
• Heavy Snow in California, January 12 to 14, 20242 eventsA storm system delivered heavy snow to the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada from January 12th into January 14th, 2024 that brought mountain travel delays and chain restrictions. Storm total snow amounts ranged from approximately 5 to 18 inches across the mountains.
• Cold in Kansas, January 13 to 16, 202413 eventsIn the evening of the 12th, a strong cold front moved southward over the area. Behind it, an arctic airmass caused -25F wind chills to begin late in the evening of the 12th. This airmass remained until the 16th, as did the cold temperatures and wind chills.
• Cold in Colorado, January 13 to 16, 20243 eventsIn the evening of the 12th, a strong cold front moved southward over the area. Behind it, an arctic airmass caused -25F wind chills to occur early in the morning of the 13th. This airmass remained until the 16th, as did cold temperatures and wind chills.
• Cold in Nebraska, January 13 to 16, 20241 death · 3 eventsIn the evening of the 12th, a strong cold front moved southward over the area. Behind it, it brought an arctic airmass that caused -25F wind chills to occur early in the morning of the 13th. This airmass remained until the 16th, as did cold temperatures and wind chills.
• Blizzard and Extreme Cold in North Dakota, January 13, 202413 eventsA complex interaction of several surface lows facilitated good frontogenesis across eastern North Dakota and the Red River Valley in both Minnesota and North Dakota. Snowfall totals were less than 2 inches, but wind chills were seen as low -52 in areas of North Dakota.
• Extreme Cold in Oklahoma, January 13 to 14, 20249 eventsBehind the passage of a high amplitude/strong upper wave on the 11th, a prolonged cold intrusion, originating across high latitudes, impacted much of the central United States. Wind chill readings as low as -20 to -25 degrees were noted.
• Winter Storm in Michigan, January 13 to 18, 20242 eventsA strong, convergent lake effect snow band pummelled the Keweenaw Peninsula with multiple days of moderate to heavy snow accumulation from the 13th into the 18th.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 13 to 15, 20242 eventsExpansive high pressure out of Canada followed a clipper system resulting in high winds, arctic cold and dangerous wind chills on January 12th. A second system from the south followed close behind enhancing winds overnight January 12th into the 13th.
• Winter Storm in Michigan, January 13 to 14, 20245 eventsAs a strong storm system worked away from the Great Lakes, west-northwest winds spread across the region and generated lake effect snow across most of northwest lower and eastern upper Michigan.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 13 to 14, 20242 eventsA period of upslope snow moved through the region bringing accumulations of two to six inches across western Allegany County and four to eight inches across Garrett County.
• Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 13 to 14, 20242 eventsA period of upslope snow moved through the region bringing accumulations of two to six inches, with the highest amounts on the western facing slopes.
• Extreme Cold and Winter Weather in Minnesota, January 13 to 14, 202440 eventsLight snow spread across the region on the 12th. As the snow was ending, northwest winds increased and temperatures dropped below zero on the 13th. There was blowing snow across western and central Minnesota, but the lack of snow on the ground kept travel impacts to a minimum.
• Extreme Cold and Winter Weather in Missouri, January 13 to 14, 202433 eventsAn anomalously cold airmass moved into the Ozarks on January 13th bringing high temperatures around Zero degrees with wind chills in -20 to -25 degree range for some locations.
• Extreme Cold in Kansas, January 13 to 14, 20243 eventsAn anomalously cold airmass moved into far southeastern Kansas on January 13th bringing high temperatures around zero degrees with wind chills in -20 to -25 degree range for some locations.
• Extreme Cold in Iowa, January 13 to 16, 202451 eventsBroadly warm and mild winter conditions came to a harsh end in mid January. Aside from preceding snowfall and blizzard conditions (January 11 through 13), extreme cold and wind chills made their way into the region and remained for a period of a few days.
• Extreme Cold in Illinois, January 13 to 16, 20241 death · 29 eventsAs a deepening area of low pressure lifted northeastward into the Great Lakes, strong northwesterly winds gusting over 40mph brought sharply colder air into central Illinois during the night of January 12th.
• Cold in Texas, January 13 to 14, 202411 eventsAn abrupt temperature change to very cold temperatures occurred in the middle of January with an Arctic cold front passage.
• Cold in Missouri, January 13 to 16, 202424 eventsA very cold, Arctic air mass moved into the region in the middle of January. The combination of strong winds and very cold temperatures dropped wind chill values to dangerous levels.
• Extreme Cold in Iowa, January 13 to 14, 20247 eventsA multi-faceted winter storm event through the middle of January ushered in an arctic airmass with bitter cold through Martin Luther King Junior Day.
• Cold in Illinois, January 13 to 15, 202414 eventsA very cold, Arctic air mass moved into the region in the middle of January. The combination of strong winds and very cold temperatures dropped wind chill values to dangerous levels.
• Cold in Texas, January 13 to 14, 20249 eventsA strong surge of Arctic air invaded Northeast Texas during mid-January with bitterly cold temperatures and gusty northerly winds.
• Cold in Arkansas, January 13 to 14, 20248 eventsA strong surge of Arctic air invaded Southwest Arkansas during mid-January with bitterly cold temperatures and gusty northerly winds.
• Cold in Oklahoma, January 13 to 14, 20241 eventA strong surge of Arctic air invaded Southeast Oklahoma during mid-January with bitterly cold temperatures and gusty northerly winds.
• Cold in Texas, January 13 to 16, 20248 eventsBehind the passage of a high amplitude/strong upper wave on the 11th, a prolonged cold intrusion, originating across high latitudes, impacted much of the central United States.
• Extreme Cold and Heavy Snow in Kentucky, January 14 to 16, 20241 death · 1 injured · 26 eventsArctic air and a winter storm kicked off the 3rd week of January 2024. Arctic air seeped into eastern Kentucky on Sunday, January 14th, following the passage of a shallow arctic cold front. That front eventually stalled along the spine of the Appalachians by late in the day.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Indiana, January 14 to 17, 202410 eventsBitterly cold air combined with winds gusting to 35 mph at times allowed wind chills to drop to 30 below to 40 below zero across all of northwest Indiana from the early morning of January 14th through the morning of January 15th.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Illinois, January 14 to 17, 20242 deaths · 44 eventsBitterly cold air combined with winds gusting to 35 mph at times allowed wind chills to drop to 30 below to 45 below zero across all of northern Illinois from the early morning of January 14th through the morning of January 15th.
• Extreme Cold in Indiana, January 14 to 15, 202429 eventsLow temperatures on the morning of the 14th included widespread readings of -9 to zero degrees across central Indiana, with westerly winds sustained around 15-25 mph for most locations. This combination brought widespread wind chill values as low as -20 to -33 degrees.
• Extreme Cold in North Dakota, January 14, 202422 eventsArctic air settled in after the blizzard and caused extreme cold and wind chills in eastern North Dakota.
• Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 14, 202413 eventsIn the wake of the strong wind-producing surface low, a passing shortwave trough generated snow showers during the morning hours of January 14th.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Wisconsin, January 14, 20249 eventsA multi-faceted winter storm event through the middle of January ushered in an arctic airmass with bitter cold wind chills into Martin Luther King Junior Day.
• Cold in Missouri, January 14, 20248 eventsAn Arctic front plunged across the Quad State region, bringing strong cold advection and breezy winds on the 14th, dropping wind chill values to -5 to -20 across Southeast Missouri, while morning low temperatures fell to 0 to 10 degrees.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Minnesota, January 14, 20246 eventsA multi-faceted winter storm event through the middle of January ushered in an arctic airmass with bitter cold through Martin Luther King Junior Day.
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• Cold in Illinois, January 14, 202416 eventsAn Arctic front plunged across the Quad State region, bringing strong cold advection and breezy winds on the 14th, dropping wind chill values to around -10 to -20 across Southern Illinois while morning low temperatures fell to 0 to 10 degrees.
• Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 14, 20244 eventsIn the wake of the strong wind-producing surface low, a passing shortwave trough generated snow showers during the morning hours of January 14th.
• Extreme Cold in Texas, January 14 to 16, 202417 eventsAn arctic front brought dangerously cold weather to North and Central Texas during the middle part of January 2024, with temperatures dropping to single digits across the northern half of the region.
• Extreme Cold in Indiana, January 14, 202424 eventsAn arctic airmass overspread northern Indiana bringing dangerous wind chills. The combination of very cold temperatures in the single digits below zero and gusty west to southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph produced wind chills as cold as 25 below to 35 below zero.
• Cold in Indiana, January 14, 20246 eventsAn Arctic front plunged across the Quad State region, bringing strong cold advection and breezy winds on the 14th, dropping wind chill values to around -10 to -15 across Southwest Indiana while morning low temperatures fell to around 5 degrees.
• Extreme Cold in Michigan, January 14, 20244 eventsAn arctic airmass overspread southern Lower Michigan bringing dangerous wind chills. The combination of very cold temperatures in the single digits below zero and gusty west to southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph produced wind chills as cold as 25 below to 30 below zero.
• Cold in Kentucky, January 14, 20242 eventsAn Arctic front plunged across the Quad State region, bringing strong cold advection and breezy winds on the 14th, dropping wind chill values to around -10 to -15 across far northern portions of NW Kentucky, while the rest of Western Kentucky had wind chills bottom out around…
• Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 14, 20249 eventsA low pressure system stationed to the north allowed a cold frontal passage across central Pennsylvania throughout the early morning hours of January 14, 2024.
• Extreme Cold in Ohio, January 14, 20247 eventsAn arctic airmass overspread northwest Ohio bringing dangerous wind chills. The combination of very cold temperatures in the single digits below zero and gusty west to southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph produced wind chills as cold as 25 below to 30 below zero.
• Lake-Effect Snow and Winter Weather in New York, January 14 to 15, 2024$8,000 · 50 eventsWidespread heavy snow showers and snow squalls tracked across eastern New York on January 14, 2024 ahead of an approaching arctic cold front. Visibilities reduced to near zero in many of these squalls and winds occasionally gusted between 30 and 45 mph.
• Winter Storm in Arkansas, January 14, 20247 eventsArctic air spread into northwestern Arkansas on the 12th, with a reinforcing surge of cold air coming on the 13th.
• Winter Storm in Oklahoma, January 14, 20246 eventsArctic air spread into eastern Oklahoma on the 12th, with a reinforcing surge of cold air coming on the 13th. The cold air was deep enough to support snow as precipitation spread into the area midday on the 14th as an upper level disturbance approached the region from the west.
• Winter Weather in Oklahoma, January 14, 20242 eventsA strong belt of northwesterly flow aloft existed across much of the CONUS on the 14th. An embedded upper wave moved across the Central Plains during daytime hours, yielding a quickly evolving round of light snowfall across portions of the forecast area.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Texas, January 14 to 17, 202467 eventsA strong arctic cold front brought sub-freezing air to South Central Texas on the 14th. Isentropic flow over the cold air generated light freezing rain and freezing drizzle on the night of the 14th and early part of the 15th. The ice caused minor impacts.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 14 to 15, 202452 eventsCold air and winter weather overspread a large portion of the state from the 14th through 15th with lingering snow and cold through the 17th. Snowfall totals across portions of northern Arkansas exceeded 6-8 inches in some locations.
• Winter Storm in Louisiana, January 14 to 15, 202411 eventsA strong surge of Arctic air invaded North Louisiana during mid-January with bitterly cold temperatures and periods of heavy mixed wintry precipitation that began on the afternoon of January 14th and continued through January 15th.
• Winter Storm in Texas, January 14 to 15, 202411 eventsA strong surge of Arctic air invaded Northeast Texas during mid-January with bitterly cold temperatures and periods of heavy mixed wintry precipitation that began on the afternoon of January 14th and continued through January 15th.
• Winter Storm in Arkansas, January 14 to 15, 20247 eventsA strong surge of Arctic air invaded Southwest Arkansas during mid-January with bitterly cold temperatures and periods of heavy mixed wintry precipitation that began on the afternoon of January 14th and continued through January 15th.
• Winter Weather in Louisiana, January 14 to 15, 20246 eventsA strong surge of Arctic air invaded North Central Louisiana during mid-January with bitterly cold temperatures followed by some sleet and freezing rain that began on the afternoon of January 14th and continued into January 15th.
• Winter Weather in Texas, January 14 to 15, 20245 eventsA strong surge of Arctic air invaded extreme Northeast Texas during mid-January with bitterly cold temperatures and some light snow that began on the afternoon of January 14th and continued into January 15th.
• Winter Weather in Texas, January 14 to 15, 20245 eventsA strong surge of Arctic air invaded Deep East Texas during mid-January with bitterly cold temperatures and some light wintry mixed precipitation that began on the afternoon of January 14th and continued into January 15th.
• Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 14 to 15, 20242 eventsA strong surge of Arctic air invaded extreme Southwest Arkansas during mid-January with bitterly cold temperatures and some light snow that began on the afternoon of January 14th and continued into January 15th.
• Winter Weather in Oklahoma, January 14 to 15, 20241 eventA strong surge of Arctic air invaded Southeast Oklahoma during mid-January with bitterly cold temperatures and some light snow that began on the afternoon of January 14th and continued into January 15th.
• Winter Weather in Massachusetts, January 14, 20248 eventsWidespread heavy snow showers and snow squalls tracked across western Massachusetts on January 14, 2024 ahead of an approaching arctic cold front. Visibilities reduced to near zero in many of these squalls and winds occasionally gusted between 30 and 45 mph.
• Winter Weather in Vermont, January 14, 20244 eventsWidespread heavy snow showers and snow squalls tracked across southern Vermont on January 14, 2024 ahead of an approaching arctic cold front. Visibilities reduced to near zero in many of these squalls and winds occasionally gusted between 30 and 45 mph.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Mississippi, January 14 to 15, 202422 eventsA major winter storm impacted the Mid-South on January 14-15, 2024. Transportation was greatly affected. Snow spread across the Mid-South during the afternoon hours on January 14th as an upper jet intensified across the region in advance of a potent upper trough.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Alabama, January 14 to 16, 20241 injured · 11 eventsAn impactful winter storm occurred after the passage of an Arctic cold front on the 14th and an upper level disturbance and jet streak tracked east-northeast through the mid South and Tennessee Valley the evening of the 14th into the 15th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 14 to 15, 202410 eventsA major winter storm impacted the Mid-South on January 14-15, 2024. Transportation was greatly affected. Snow spread across the Mid-South during the afternoon hours on January 14th as an upper jet intensified across the region in advance of a potent upper trough.
• Winter Weather in New Hampshire, January 14, 202414 eventsEarly on the 14th a strong cold front was crossing the eastern Great Lakes. By mid morning lake effect snow bands were entrained into the frontal boundary and snow squalls were developing over central New York.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Mississippi, January 14 to 18, 20247 deaths · 22 injured · $540,000 · 23 eventsAs an Arctic air mass moved south through Mississippi, light to moderate precipitation was quick to freeze as it fell through the cold surface air.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 14 to 15, 20241 death · 21 eventsA major winter storm impacted the Mid-South on January 14-15, 2024. Transportation was greatly affected. Snow spread across the Mid-South during the afternoon hours on January 14th as an upper jet intensified across the region in advance of a potent upper trough.
• Winter Weather in Missouri, January 14 to 15, 20248 eventsPrecipitation streamed east-northeastward across the Tennessee River Valley on the 14th and 15th.
• Cold in West Virginia, January 14 to 15, 20242 eventsA Canadian airmass moved in behind a departing low pressure system. The winds coupled with Canadian air resulted in wind chills in the -5 to -20 range along and west of the Allegheny Front.
• Cold in Maryland, January 14 to 15, 20241 eventA Canadian airmass moved in behind a departing low pressure system. The winds coupled with Canadian air resulted in wind chills in the -5 to -20 range along and west of the Allegheny Front.
• Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 14 to 15, 202422 eventsPrecipitation streamed east-northeastward across the Tennessee River Valley on the 14th and 15th.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Arkansas, January 14 to 17, 202410 eventsAn arctic air mass brought very cold air temperatures and sub-zero wind chills across east Arkansas during the January 14-17, 2024 timeframe.
• Winter Weather in Maine, January 14, 20248 eventsEarly on the 14th a strong cold front was crossing the eastern Great Lakes. By mid morning lake effect snow bands were entrained into the frontal boundary and snow squalls were developing over central New York.
• Winter Weather in Illinois, January 14, 20248 eventsPrecipitation streamed east-northeastward across the Tennessee River Valley on the 14th and 15th.
• Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 14 to 15, 20242 eventsBrisk, cold west-southwest winds blowing across relatively mild Lake Ontario accounted for the lake effect snow machine to develop during the late afternoon hours of January 14th and continued through the afternoon hours of January 15th.
• Cold in Missouri, January 14 to 17, 20242 eventsAn arctic air mass brought very cold air temperatures and sub-zero wind chills across the Missouri Bootheel during the January 14-17, 2024 timeframe.
• Winter Weather in Missouri, January 14 to 15, 20242 eventsWinter weather impacted the Missouri Bootheel on January 14-15, 2024. Transportation was impaired across the area. Snow spread across the Mid-South during the afternoon hours on January 14th as an upper jet intensified across the region in advance of a potent upper trough.
• Extreme Cold and Heavy Snow in Tennessee, January 14 to 17, 20243 deaths · 44 eventsA major winter storm impacted all of Middle Tennessee beginning late Sunday, January 14, 2024. With a very cold airmass already in place, snow fell either into the late hours of January 15th or into the early morning hours of January 16th.
• Winter Weather in Indiana, January 14, 20241 eventPrecipitation streamed east-northeastward across the Tennessee River Valley on the 14th and 15th.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Tennessee, January 14 to 16, 202412 deaths · 36 eventsA major snowstorm powered by strong upper level dynamics and widespread preexisting low level cold produced heavy snowfall across East Tennessee.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Tennessee, January 14 to 17, 20247 deaths · 21 eventsAn arctic air mass brought very cold air temperatures and sub-zero wind chills across West Tennessee during the January 14-17, 2024 timeframe.
• Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 14 to 15, 202410 eventsAn arctic airmass had previously invaded the Ohio Valley just a couple days prior to this heavy snowfall event. Bitterly cold air and breezy winds at times dropped wind chills below zero.
• Heavy Snow in Tennessee, January 14 to 15, 20241 injured · 3 eventsAn impactful winter storm occurred after the passage of an Arctic cold front on the 14th and an upper level disturbance and jet streak tracked east-northeast through the mid South and Tennessee Valley the evening of the 14th into the 15th.
• Winter Storm in Arkansas, January 14 to 15, 20242 eventsAs an Arctic air mass moved south through Arkansas, light to moderate precipitation was quick to freeze as it fell through the cold surface air. Locations in southeast Arkansas measured up to 2 inches of mostly sleet, but some light snow and freezing rain fell as well.
• Ice Storm and Cold in Texas, January 14 to 17, 20241 death · 1 injured · 32 eventsSurge of arctic air plunged into South Texas during the evening hours of Jan 14th to the early morning hours of Jan 15th, dropping temperatures below freezing overnight (21-30 F).
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Mississippi, January 14 to 17, 202422 eventsAn arctic air mass brought very cold air temperatures and sub-zero wind chills across north Mississippi during the January 14-17, 2024 timeframe.
• Cold in Indiana, January 14 to 15, 20241 death · 1 eventA long duration cold weather event was ongoing as northerly winds brought in Arctic air behind a low pressure system and cold frontal passage. Wind chills early the 15th bottomed out around -10 with lows of 0 to 5 in Southwest Indiana.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 14 to 16, 20247 eventsAn upper level storm system entered the Mid Mississippi Valley late January 14 into early January 15 with a nearly stationary front across the Carolinas.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 15 to 16, 202429 eventsMultiple waves of low pressure moved along a frontal boundary bringing several rounds of snow. Two day totals averaged two to five inches. Amounts of four to eight inches were observed across western Highland County and a stripe of four to seven inches across northern Virginia.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 15 to 16, 202411 eventsMultiple waves of low pressure moved along a frontal boundary bringing several rounds of snow. Two day totals averaged two to four inches. Amounts of four to eight inches were observed along the Allegheny Front.
• Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 15 to 16, 20245 eventsA major snowstorm powered by strong upper level dynamics and widespread preexisting low level cold produced heavy snowfall across southwestern Virginia.
• Heavy Snow in West Virginia, January 15 to 16, 20244 eventsAn upper level storm system entered the Mid Mississippi Valley late January 14 into early January 15 with a nearly stationary front across the Carolinas.
• Cold in Ohio, January 15 to 16, 20241 death · 1 eventCold temperatures blasted into the Ohio River Valley in the wake of a cold front on January 15th. A southern stream disturbance grazing parts of the Appalachians brought light snow showers to parts of southeast Ohio, but only resulted in light accumulations at best.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 15 to 16, 202440 eventsA southern stream disturbance ventured into the Central Appalachians and brought a snow storm to West Virginia beginning on January 15th.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Wisconsin, January 15, 202413 eventsA multi-faceted winter storm event through the middle of January ushered in an arctic airmass with bitter cold into Martin Luther King Junior Day.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Minnesota, January 15, 202411 eventsA strong winter storm impacted central and southern MN the day prior with snow, strong gusty winds, and frigid temperatures. Cold air trailing behind this system remained in place across the region during early pre-dawn hours of January 15th.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Minnesota, January 15, 20247 eventsA multi-faceted winter storm event through the middle of January ushered in an arctic airmass with bitter cold into Martin Luther King Junior Day.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Iowa, January 15, 20247 eventsA multi-faceted winter storm event through the middle of January ushered in an arctic airmass with bitter cold into Martin Luther King Junior Day.
• Winter Storm in Louisiana, January 15, 20243 eventsAs an Arctic air mass moved south through Louisiana, light to moderate precipitation was quick to freeze as it fell through the cold surface air.
• Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 15 to 16, 20242 eventsHeavy snow showers encroached the southwestern Virginia coalfields beginning on the morning of January 15th in response to a low pressure system migrating up from the Mississippi Valley.
• Extreme Cold and Frost and Freeze in Texas, January 15 to 17, 202463 eventsAn Arctic cold front ushered in the coldest air mass of the season to Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley with widespread sub-freezing temperatures January 15-17. Subfreezing temperatures arrived during the morning of the 15th as the first surge of cold air arrived.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 15 to 16, 202420 eventsMultiple waves of low pressure moved along a frontal boundary bringing several rounds of snow. Two day totals averaged two to four inches.
• Winter Storm in District of Columbia, January 15 to 16, 20241 eventMultiple waves of low pressure moved along a frontal boundary bringing several rounds of snow. Two day totals averaged four to six inches. As the system departed, precipitation ended as a light freezing drizzle areawide during the morning of January 16th.
• Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 15 to 16, 20242 eventsAn upper level storm system entered the Mid Mississippi Valley late January 14 into early January 15 with a nearly stationary front across the Carolinas.
• Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 15 to 16, 20246 eventsSnow developed across the high elevations of the North Carolina mountains around daybreak and continued through much of the day before tapering off during the early morning hours of the 16th.
• Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 15 to 16, 20242 eventsSnow developed across the mountains around daybreak and continued through the day before tapering off during the early morning of the 16th. Significant accumulations occurred above about 3500 feet, especially across Avery County and in the Smokies, where 4 to 8 inches fell.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 15 to 16, 20247 eventsWhile surface low pressure tracked from the southeast CONUS off of the Mid-Atlantic coast on January 15th and 16th, an upper-level shortwave trough dug from the Upper Midwest into the Upper Ohio Valley.
• Winter Weather in Virginia, January 15 to 16, 202412 eventsWeak low pressure moved across the Carolinas, bringing light snow across portions of central Virginia into the Northern Neck on January 15. Snowfall totals ranged from one to three and a half inches.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, January 15 to 16, 20244 eventsA winter system brought a coating of snow to the region. Between 1 to 3 fell across much of the upper eastern shore of Maryland. A light glaze of ice also occurred in some areas.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, January 15 to 16, 20242 eventsWeak low pressure moved across the Carolinas on January 15, bringing light snow across portions of the Maryland Eastern Shore. Snowfall totals were one inch or less.
• Winter Weather in Delaware, January 15 to 16, 20243 eventsA winter system brought a coating of snow to the region. Between 1 to 3 fell across much of Delaware. A light glaze of ice also occurred in some areas.
• Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 15 to 16, 202421 eventsA winter system brought a coating of snow to the region. Between 1 to 3 fell across much of the state. A light glaze of ice also occurred near and southeast of I-95 and the NJ Turnpike.
• Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 15 to 16, 202413 eventsA winter system brought a coating of snow to the region. Between 1 to 3 fell across much of eastern and southeastern Pennsylvania. A light glaze of ice also occurred near the I-95 urban corridor.
• Winter Weather in Louisiana, January 15 to 16, 202437 eventsA very amplified longwave upper level trough situated west of the Mississippi River Valley drove an arctic airmass well into the Gulf of Mexico. It's position, west of the Mississippi River, is common for previous events of very cold airmasses and frozen precipitation locally.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 15 to 16, 20241 death · $40,000 · 3 eventsA rather disorgranized system brought an extended period of generally light snow to central Pennsylvania from the afternoon of January 15 through the morning of January 16, 2024.
• Cold in Louisiana, January 15 to 16, 20241 death · 17 eventsA strong surge of Arctic air invaded North Louisiana during mid-January with bitterly cold temperatures and gusty northerly winds.
• Cold in Texas, January 15 to 16, 202421 eventsA strong surge of Arctic air invaded East and Northeast Texas during mid-January with bitterly cold temperatures and gusty northerly winds.
• Cold in Alabama, January 15 to 17, 202418 eventsAn Arctic airmass overspread the region after the recent snowfall. North winds combined with the very cold temperatures to produce dangerous cold weather from the 15th into the 17th.
• Cold in Arkansas, January 15 to 16, 20249 eventsA strong surge of Arctic air invaded Southwest Arkansas during mid-January with bitterly cold temperatures and gusty northerly winds.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Alabama, January 15 to 16, 20246 eventsMoisture associated with an arctic airmass moved across northwest parts of Central Alabama from January 15 into January 16. A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow moved across the area, with accumulations totaling up to 2 inches across Marion and Winston counties.
• Cold in Oklahoma, January 15 to 16, 20241 eventA strong surge of Arctic air invaded Southeast Oklahoma during mid-January with bitterly cold temperatures and gusty northerly winds.
• Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 15 to 16, 202416 eventsWhile surface low pressure tracked from the southeast CONUS off of the Mid-Atlantic coast on January 15th and 16th, an upper-level shortwave trough dug from the Upper Midwest into the Upper Ohio Valley.
• Winter Weather in New York, January 15 to 16, 202427 eventsA low pressure system tracking off the East Coast brought widespread accumulating snow to Eastern New York Monday night, January 15, 2024 through Tuesday evening, January 16, 2024.
• Cold in Michigan, January 15 to 16, 202410 eventsBitter cold Arctic air funneling into the area on the backside of a low stationed over southern Hudson Bay resulted in dangerously cold wind chills across porttions of Upper Michigan from late evening on the 15th into the morning of the 16th.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Tennessee, January 15 to 17, 20246 eventsAn Arctic airmass overspread the region after the recent snowfall. North winds combined with the very cold temperatures to produce dangerous cold weather from the 16th into the 17th. During the morning of the 16th, wind chill values dropped into into the 0 to -10 degree range.
• Winter Weather in Connecticut, January 15 to 16, 20242 eventsA low pressure system tracking off the East Coast brought widespread accumulating snow to Northwest Connecticut Monday night, January 15, 2024 through Tuesday evening, January 16, 2024. The event resulted in accumulations ranging from 1 to 4 inches. Key Impacts: none.
• Winter Weather in Massachusetts, January 15 to 16, 20242 eventsA low pressure system tracking off the East Coast brought widespread accumulating snow to western Massachusetts Monday night, January 15, 2024 through Tuesday evening, January 16, 2024. The event resulted in accumulations ranging from 2-5 inches and slippery travel conditions.
• Winter Weather in Mississippi, January 15 to 16, 20249 eventsA very amplified longwave upper level trough situated west of the Mississippi River Valley drove an arctic airmass well into the Gulf of Mexico. It's position, west of the Mississippi River, is common for previous events of very cold airmasses and frozen precipitation locally.
• Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 16, 20241 eventA upper level trough of low pressure moved into the region while an area of low pressure moved from the Southeast off the mid-Atlantic coast and increased in strength.
• Cold in Missouri, January 16, 20248 eventsWith surface low pressure well to the southeast and continued northwesterly flow of Arctic air, clear skies and fresh snow cover from the 1-3'' of snow that fell the 14th-15th in southern portions of SEMO allowed for frigid temperatures and wind chill values.
• Winter Weather in Vermont, January 16, 20243 eventsA low pressure system tracking off the East Coast brought widespread accumulating snow to southern Vermont Monday night, January 15, 2024 through Tuesday evening, January 16, 2024.
• Cold in Texas, January 16 to 19, 20241 eventA very cold arctic air mass moved into South Texas during the early morning of Jan. 15th. The cold temperatures caused the water temperatures to drop in the bays of the Middle Texas coast. This caused cold stunning of green sea turtles in the bays.
• Cold in Illinois, January 16, 202412 eventsWith surface low pressure well to the southeast and continued northwesterly flow of Arctic air, clear skies and 5mph winds overnight allowed for frigid temperatures and wind chill values. Lows dropped to 0-5 degrees across much of Southern Illinois.
• Lake-Effect Snow in Pennsylvania, January 16, 20242 eventsCold southwesterly winds shifted westerly during the daytime hours on January 16th, briefly shifting an intense lake effect snow band impacting western New York south into northern Erie County, Pennsylvania.
• Cold in Kentucky, January 16, 20241 eventWith surface low pressure well to the southeast and continued northwesterly flow of Arctic air, clear skies and fresh snow cover from the 1-4'' of snow that fell the 14th-15th in Western Kentucky allowed for frigid temperatures and wind chill values.
• Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 16 to 17, 20241 eventA lake effect snow band developed off of Lake Ontario as winds became west-northwest in the wake of a strong upper level shortwave that crossed the area.
• Winter Weather in Vermont, January 16, 202417 eventsA weak coastal storm moved passed southern New England on January 16th. Light snow overspread Vermont during the morning and ended during the evening. Snowfall totals ranged from 3 to 7 inches across the region with the higher totals in the higher terrain of central VT.
• Winter Weather in New York, January 16, 20249 eventsA weak coastal storm moved passed southern New England on January 16th. Light snow overspread northern New York by mid-morning and ended by early evening. Snowfall totals ranged from 1 to 3 inches in St. Lawrence county to 3 to 6 inches in Essex county.
• Winter Weather in Alabama, January 16, 20247 eventsA weak system brought light amounts of freezing rain to the area during the morning hours on the 16th.
• Cold in West Virginia, January 16 to 17, 20248 eventsA Canadian airmass moved in behind a departing low pressure system. The winds coupled with Canadian air resulted in wind chills in the -5 to -20 range with the lowest wind chill values on the ridges.
• Cold in Virginia, January 16 to 17, 20244 eventsA Canadian airmass moved in behind a departing low pressure system. The winds coupled with Canadian air resulted in wind chills in the -5 to -20 range with the lowest wind chill values on the ridges.
• Winter Storm in Maine, January 16 to 17, 20242 eventsEarly on the 16th low pressure developed along the Gulf Coast. The center took a north northeast track paralleling the East Coast through the remainder of the 16th, arriving near the elbow of Cape Cod by the early evening.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, January 16 to 17, 202414 eventsIntensifying low pressure tracked to the Gulf of Maine during the 16th. The low tracked along the Downeast coast and Washington county during the night of the 16th...exiting across the Maritimes during the 17th.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Oregon, January 16 to 21, 20246 deaths · 15 eventsThe cold air mass remained in place from the initial arctic air mass with freezing temperatures continuing. Bouts of precipitation brought more freezing rain, snow as well.
• Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 16 to 18, 20247 eventsWith a cold airmass in place, along with a strong trough crossing the area, heavy lake effect snow fell across portions of western and north central New York. The heaviest snowfall occurred east/northeast of both the Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
• Cold in North Carolina, January 16 to 17, 202416 eventsGusty northwest winds brought very cold air to the southern Appalachians in the wake of an arctic cold front.
• Cold in South Carolina, January 16 to 17, 20243 eventsGusty northwest winds brought very cold air to the southern Appalachians in the wake of an arctic cold front.
• Cold in Georgia, January 16 to 17, 20241 eventGusty northwest winds brought very cold air to the southern Appalachians in the wake of an arctic cold front. Winds gusting from 30 to 45 mph combined with air temperatures in the teens and single digits to produce wind chill values as low as 5 below across Rabun County.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Washington, January 16 to 21, 202413 eventsThe cold air mass remained in place from the initial arctic air mass with freezing temperatures continuing. Bouts of precipitation brought more freezing rain, snow as well.
• Cold in Kentucky, January 16 to 17, 20241 death · 1 eventA long duration cold weather event continued as broad high pressure remained over a large portion of the eastern half of the country. Wind chills early the 17th bottomed out around -10 with lows of 0-5 in Northwestern Kentucky.
• Winter Storm in Michigan, January 16 to 17, 20242 eventsBroad troughing encompassed most of the eastern CONUS as an embedded shortwave worked over the Great Lakes 1/16 into 1/17. A cyclone progressing across Ontario kept west-southwest low-level winds in place for an extended period of time through 1/17.
• Cold in Maryland, January 16 to 17, 20243 eventsA Canadian airmass moved in behind a departing low pressure system. The winds coupled with Canadian air resulted in wind chills in the -5 to -20 range with the lowest wind chill values on the ridges.
• Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Washington, January 17 to 19, 202414 eventsA Pacific frontal system moving in Western Washington encountered a cold air mass already in place. This created an overrunning event that led to wintry precipitation across interior portions of the area from Whatcom County southward into King County.
• Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 17 to 18, 20241 eventBrisk, cold west-southwest winds blowing across relatively mild Lake Ontario accounted for the lake effect snow machine to develop during the afternoon hours of January 17th and continued through the afternoon hours of January 18th.
• Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 18, 20242 eventsNortheast winds off Lake Huron and mesoscale circulation lead to narrow intense snow bands. Total snow accumulation reached 5-10 inches over parts of Huron and Sanilac counties.
• Winter Weather in South Dakota, January 18, 20245 eventsA clipper system crossed the region, producing accumulating snowfall and gusty winds across much of western South Dakota. The highest snowfall amounts were across mostly far northwest South Dakota, where 2 to 4 inches fell during the overnight and morning hours.
• Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 18, 202421 eventsArctic high pressure from a mid-Janaury cold snap remained anchored in place across the Mid-South. A weak mid-level shortwave moved into the Mid-South on January 18, 2024, as a weak surface low-pressure system tracked from the Red River Valley across southern Arkansas.
• Winter Weather in Mississippi, January 18, 202419 eventsArctic high pressure from a mid-Janaury cold snap remained anchored in place across the Mid-South. A weak mid-level shortwave moved into the Mid-South on January 18, 2024, as a weak surface low-pressure system tracked from the Red River Valley across southern Arkansas.
• Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 18, 20247 eventsArctic high pressure from a mid-Janaury cold snap remained anchored in place across the Mid-South. A weak mid-level shortwave moved into the Mid-South on January 18, 2024, as a weak surface low-pressure system tracked from the Red River Valley across southern Arkansas.
• Winter Weather in South Dakota, January 18, 202424 eventsA clipper system in northwest flow traversed the edge of the arctic airmass, and brought a pulse of warm advection which resulted in a brief burst of moderate snowfall.
• Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 18 to 19, 202422 eventsAn Arctic front moved through the Quad State region in the evening hours of the 18th through the early AM hours of the 19th.
• Winter Weather in Michigan, January 18 to 20, 20246 eventsModerate lake effect snow accumulation occurred in the northwest wind snow belts from the 18th into the 20th in the wake of passing cold front.
• Winter Weather in Missouri, January 18 to 19, 20242 eventsAn Arctic front moved through the Quad State region in the evening hours of the 18th through the early AM hours of the 19th.
• Winter Weather in Iowa, January 18, 202411 eventsA clipper system in northwest flow traversed the edge of the arctic airmass, and brought a pulse of warm advection which resulted in a brief burst of moderate snowfall.
• Winter Weather in Minnesota, January 18, 20243 eventsA clipper system in northwest flow traversed the edge of the arctic airmass, and brought a pulse of warm advection which resulted in a brief burst of moderate snowfall.
• Winter Weather in Wisconsin, January 18, 2024$9,000 · 1 eventA light snow event coated roadways along the Mississippi River in southwest Wisconsin. While total snowfall was less than an inch, the Vernon County Sheriff's Office reported a vehicle rollover during the snowfall event in Franklin (Vernon County) on Wisconsin State Highway 27.
• Winter Weather in Missouri, January 18, 20241 eventArctic high pressure from a mid-Janaury cold snap remained anchored in place across the Mid-South. A weak mid-level shortwave moved into the Mid-South on January 18, 2024, as a weak surface low-pressure system tracked from the Red River Valley across southern Arkansas.
• Winter Weather in Nebraska, January 18, 20242 eventsA clipper system in northwest flow traversed the edge of the arctic airmass, and brought a pulse of warm advection which resulted in a brief burst of moderate snowfall.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Nebraska, January 18 to 19, 20242 injured · 19 eventsOn the morning of the 18th, upper air analysis showed longwave troughing over the central and eastern CONUS. Embedded in this pattern, a compact shortwave trough was analyzed over northeast Montana and southern Saskatchewan.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Ohio, January 18 to 20, 202412 eventsDuring the early morning hours on January 18th 2024, a surface low pressure system began to develop over the southeast CONUS. The surface low further developed as it tracked northeast along the Appalachian range.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Iowa, January 18 to 19, 20243 eventsOn the morning of the 18th, upper air analysis showed longwave troughing over the central and eastern CONUS. Embedded in this pattern, a compact shortwave trough was analyzed over northeast Montana and southern Saskatchewan.
• Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 18 to 20, 20242 deaths · 16 eventsLight wintry mix including light freezing rain and snow, combined with the re-freeze of snowmelt, led to significant travel hazards for motorists on wet roads and interstates the night of Jan 18th. A light snow then followed during the day and evening.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 18 to 20, 202418 eventsDuring the early morning hours on January 18th 2024, a surface low pressure system began to develop over the southeast CONUS. The surface low further developed as it tracked northeast along the Appalachian range.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 18 to 20, 202412 eventsDuring the early morning hours on January 18th 2024, a surface low pressure system began to develop over the southeast CONUS. The surface low further developed as it tracked northeast along the Appalachian range.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 18 to 19, 20245 eventsNorthwest flow snow on the backside of an upper trough brings scattered snow showers and heavy snow to southwestern Virginia.
• Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 18 to 20, 20249 eventsSnow showers developed across the high elevations of North Carolina during the evening of the 18th. Snow showers continued off and on through the 19th before tapering off during the early morning hours of the 20th.
• Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 18 to 20, 20241 eventSnow showers developed across Avery County during the evening of the 18th. Snow showers continued off and on through the 19th before tapering off during the early morning hours of the 20th.

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