The snowstorm of January 23 to 26, 2026

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

2,957

Deaths

77

Injuries

71

Damage

$38 million

Episodes

201

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 Weather in West Virginia, January 22, 20263 eventsLight snow mixed with freezing drizzle brought snow accumulations up to one inch and ice accumulations of a few hundredths.
• Winter Weather in Virginia, January 22, 20261 eventLight snow mixed with freezing drizzle brought snow accumulations up to one inch and ice accumulations of a few hundredths.
• Winter Weather in Maine, January 22, 20266 eventsLow pressure developed along an occluded front crossing the region from the late evening of the 21st into the morning of the 22nd. Snow developed during the early morning hours of the 22nd...persisting into early afternoon.
• Extreme Cold in North Dakota, January 22 to 26, 202628 eventsArctic air settled into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest resulting in a prologued period of extreme cold and wind chills across eastern North Dakota.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 22 to 26, 202634 eventsArctic air settled into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest resulting in a prologued period of extreme cold and wind chills across northwest and west central Minnesota.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 22 to 24, 202615 eventsA long duration extreme cold every took place across the region starting the 22nd and lasting into the morning of the 24th. An area of very cold high pressure worked into the Plains on the 22nd and became established on the 23rd into the 24th.
• Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 22, 20262 eventsA broken line of heavier snow showers in New York shifted south into Pennsylvania during the early morning hours of January 22nd, where minimal instability allowed for two snow squalls to occur across central Pennsylvania.
• Extreme Cold in South Dakota, January 22 to 23, 202625 eventsArctic high pressure moving into the area resulted in extreme cold and dangerous wind chills.
• Lake-Effect Snow and Winter Weather in New York, January 22 to 23, 20263 eventsIn the wake of the clipper snow, scattered snow showers and localized snow squalls pushed across eastern New York during the late morning and afternoon hours on January 22, 2026 along and just behind a cold front.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Michigan, January 22 to 26, 202622 eventsAn Arctic airmass entered the UP late on the 22nd, with very cold wind chills of -25F or lower persisting at times through the morning of the 26th.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 22 to 23, 202642 eventsA push of dangerously cold air spread across the Upper Midwest behind a series of strong arctic fronts from January 21 through January 23.
• Extreme Cold in Wisconsin, January 22 to 24, 20268 eventsA long duration extreme cold every took place across the region starting the 22nd and lasting into the morning of the 24th. An area of very cold high pressure worked into the Plains on the 22nd and became established on the 23rd into the 24th.
• Extreme Cold in Wisconsin, January 22 to 24, 202624 eventsAn arctic airmass brought very cold temperatures to the entire region Thursday evening (1/22) through Saturday morning (1/24).
• Extreme Cold in Wisconsin, January 22 to 23, 20269 eventsA push of dangerously cold air spread across the Upper Midwest behind a series of strong arctic fronts from January 21 through January 23.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 22 to 23, 20262 eventsAs Arctic high pressure moved into the area, a stiff northwest breeze resulted in some dangerous cold and wind chills for west-central Minnesota.
• Extreme Cold in Wisconsin, January 22 to 23, 202613 eventsDuring the late evening hours on January 22nd and morning on January 23rd, an arctic airmass moved into the Upper Midwest resulting in dangerously cold temperatures across the region.
• Extreme Cold in Iowa, January 22 to 23, 20268 eventsDuring the late evening hours on January 22nd and morning on January 23rd, an arctic airmass moved into the Upper Midwest resulting in dangerously cold temperatures across the region.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 22 to 23, 20267 eventsDuring the late evening hours on January 22nd and morning on January 23rd, an arctic airmass moved into the Upper Midwest resulting in dangerously cold temperatures across the region.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Illinois, January 23 to 24, 202622 eventsBitterly cold air moved across northern Illinois on January 23rd and January 24th with wind chills between 25 below and 35 below zero. Wind chills 35 below to 40 below zero occurred across far northern and northwest Illinois.
• Extreme Cold in Wisconsin, January 23 to 24, 202620 eventsFollowing an Arctic cold front passage on the afternoon of January 22, a bitterly cold air mass settled into southern Wisconsin and much of the Upper Midwest.
• Extreme Cold in Nebraska, January 23, 202615 eventsFrom late January 22 into January 23, 2026, an arctic front advanced through eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa, ushering a bitterly cold airmass into the region.
• Extreme Cold in Iowa, January 23, 20264 eventsFrom late January 22 into January 23, 2026, an arctic front advanced through eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa, ushering a bitterly cold airmass into the region.
• Extreme Cold in Illinois, January 23, 20268 eventsAfter a period of above normal temperatures through the first half of January, a series of cold fronts brought a significant pattern change and much colder conditions for the latter part of the month.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Indiana, January 23 to 24, 20265 eventsBitterly cold air moved across northwest Indiana on January 23rd and January 24th with wind chills 20 below to 30 below zero.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Indiana, January 23 to 24, 20262 deaths · 6 eventsFollowing a period of sub-zero temperatures and lingering impacts from previous winter weather, most central Indiana counties remained under a deep arctic influence as the 23rd began.
• Extreme Cold in Michigan, January 23 to 24, 20261 death · 7 eventsTemperatures bottoming out around zero during Friday morning, coupled with wind speeds in excess of 15 mph, produced wind chills of 15 to 25 below zero across most of southeast Michigan.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Mexico, January 23 to 25, 20268 eventsA strong arctic cold front moved across west Texas and southeast New Mexico during the afternoon and evening hours of the 23rd. Meanwhile, a potent upper-level trough neared the region from the west.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Oklahoma, January 23 to 25, 20263 eventsA significant winter storm occurred across the southern, eastern, and northeastern United States during January 23-26, 2026.
• Cold in Colorado, January 23 to 26, 202610 eventsArctic air moved into eastern Colorado the 23rd and linger into the 24th. A brief warmup occurred on the 25th ahead of a second arctic cold front produced falling temperatures during the afternoon of the 25th. Light snow occurred on the 23rd and the 25th.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in New York, January 23 to 24, 202633 eventsA potent cold front ushered a bitterly cold airmass into eastern New York on January 23-24, 2026.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Vermont, January 23 to 24, 20264 eventsA potent cold front ushered a bitterly cold airmass into southern Vermont on January 23-24, 2026.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Texas, January 23 to 26, 202617 eventsA significant winter storm occurred across the southern, eastern, and northeastern United States during January 23-26, 2026.
• Winter Storm and Extreme Cold in Texas, January 23 to 27, 202648 eventsA widespread winter storm affected the region from the 23rd and lasting until the afternoon of the 25th. Beginning on the 23rd, an arctic cold front moved through the region during the morning and afternoon.
• Winter Storm in Kansas, January 23 to 25, 202626 eventsA prolonged winter storm affected the Southern Plains on January 23rd through the 25th. Central and eastern Kansas saw all snow for this event. It snowed for 40 straight hours in Wichita.
• Cold in Illinois, January 23 to 25, 202619 eventsA strong cold front moved across southern Illinois, followed by a ridge of high pressure that originated from Siberia, bringing prolonged sub-freezing temperatures beginning on the 23rd.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Texas, January 23 to 25, 2026$50,000 · 15 eventsA strong arctic cold front moved across west Texas and southeast New Mexico during the afternoon and evening hours of the 23rd. Meanwhile, a potent upper-level trough neared the region from the west.
• Winter Storm and Extreme Cold in New Mexico, January 23 to 27, 202619 eventsA significant winter storm impacted northern and central NM from January 23rd through January 27th, with a combination of heavy snow, ice, and extreme cold impacts.
• Winter Storm in Texas, January 23 to 25, 20267 eventsAn impactful and long-duration winter storm impacted Oklahoma and western-north Texas beginning on the evening of the 23rd and lasting into the morning of the 25th.
• Winter Storm in Oklahoma, January 23 to 25, 202642 eventsAn impactful and long-duration winter storm impacted Oklahoma and western-north Texas beginning on the evening of the 23rd and lasting into the morning of the 25th.
• Cold in Missouri, January 23 to 25, 202611 eventsA strong cold front moved across southeast Missouri, followed by a ridge of high pressure that originated from Siberia, bringing prolonged sub-freezing temperatures beginning on the 23rd.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 23 to 27, 202654 eventsA significant winter storm moved across the state between January 23rd and January 25th.
• Cold in Kentucky, January 23 to 26, 202622 eventsA strong cold front moved across western Kentucky, followed by a ridge of high pressure that originated from Siberia, bringing prolonged sub-freezing temperatures beginning on the 23rd.
• Cold in Indiana, January 23 to 24, 20266 eventsA strong cold front moved across southwest Indiana, followed by a ridge of high pressure that originated from Siberia, bringing prolonged sub-freezing temperatures beginning on the 23rd.
• Extreme Cold in Pennsylvania, January 23 to 24, 20264 eventsCold air behind a cold frontal passage allowed for temperatures to plummet rapidly during the evening hours of January 23, 2026 and into the mid-morning hours of January 24th.
• Winter Storm and Extreme Cold in Texas, January 23 to 28, 20268 deaths · 54 injured · $2.1 million · 102 eventsThe only winter weather event of the season occurred January 23-25. A mix of sleet and snow fell across the region, but sleet was the predominant precipitation type.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Texas, January 23 to 25, 202621 eventsA winter storm brought sleet/snow to much of west central Texas. Some freezing rain resulted in a light glaze of ice across the Northwest Hill Country. The snow/sleet amounts ranged from 1 to 4 inches across the northern 2/3 of the area.
• Winter Storm in Texas, January 23 to 25, 202621 eventsA strong arctic cold front moved south into the Four State Region during the afternoon through the overnight hours on January 23rd-24th, with temperatures quickly falling from the upper 40s to mid 50s on the 23rd into the 20s and lower 30s by the early morning hours on the 24th.
• Winter Storm in Arkansas, January 23 to 25, 20269 eventsA strong arctic cold front moved south into the Four State Region during the afternoon through the overnight hours on January 23rd-24th, with temperatures quickly falling from the upper 40s to mid 50s on the 23rd into the 20s and lower 30s by the early morning hours on the 24th,…
• Extreme Cold in New York, January 23 to 24, 20262 eventsA series of passing frontal boundaries, surface lows and troughs during the week of January 18th resulted in yet another snowy period for Western and North Central New York.
• Winter Storm in Oklahoma, January 23 to 25, 20261 eventA strong arctic cold front moved south into the Four State Region during the afternoon through the overnight hours on January 23rd-24th, with temperatures quickly falling from the upper 40s to mid 50s on the 23rd into the 20s and lower 30s by the early morning hours on the 24th.
• Extreme Cold in Virginia, January 23 to 31, 202629 eventsA rather anomalous Arctic Outbreak settled in ahead of the January 25th Winter Storm with reinforcing shots through the last week of January. The remarkable aspect of this outbreak was the duration, especially for the Mid-Atlantic.
• Winter Storm in Oklahoma, January 23 to 25, 202625 eventsA low pressure system moving east from off the Mexican Baja coast phased with a strong northern stream low pressure system over the Southern Plains. Precipitation began across eastern Oklahoma during the evening of the 23rd, as these systems approached the area.
• Extreme Cold in Maryland, January 23 to 31, 202622 eventsA rather anomalous Arctic Outbreak settled in ahead of the January 25th Winter Storm with reinforcing shots through the last week of January. The remarkable aspect of this outbreak was the duration, especially for the Mid-Atlantic.
• Extreme Cold in West Virginia, January 23 to 31, 202611 eventsA rather anomalous Arctic Outbreak settled in ahead of the January 25th Winter Storm with reinforcing shots through the last week of January. The remarkable aspect of this outbreak was the duration, especially for the Mid-Atlantic.
• Extreme Cold in New York, January 23 to 25, 20269 eventsAn arctic front moved across NY and northern New England on January 23rd with sub-zero temperatures (5 to 25 below zero) and brisk winds to create dangerous wind chills of 25 to 40 below zero across the region for the overnight of January 23rd into the morning hours of January…
• Extreme Cold in District of Columbia, January 23 to 31, 20261 eventA rather anomalous Arctic Outbreak settled in ahead of the January 25th Winter Storm with reinforcing shots through the last week of January. The remarkable aspect of this outbreak was the duration, especially for the Mid-Atlantic.
• Extreme Cold in Vermont, January 23 to 25, 202617 eventsAn arctic front moved across NY and northern New England on January 23rd with sub-zero temperatures (5 to 20 below zero) and brisk winds to create dangerous wind chills of 20 to 40 below zero across the region for the overnight of January 23rd into the morning hours of January…
• Winter Storm in Arkansas, January 23 to 25, 202610 eventsA significant winter weather event impacted the Mid-South from January 23rd through January 25th, 2026, driven by a classic southern-stream cyclone interacting with entrenched Arctic air across the region.
• Winter Storm in Arkansas, January 23 to 25, 20267 eventsA low pressure system moving east from off the Mexican Baja coast phased with a strong northern stream low pressure system over the Southern Plains. Precipitation began across northwestern Arkansas during the evening of the 23rd, as these systems approached the area.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Mississippi, January 23 to 25, 20265 deaths · $30 million · 22 eventsA significant winter weather event impacted the Mid-South from January 23rd through January 25th, 2026, driven by a classic southern-stream cyclone interacting with entrenched Arctic air across the region.
• Extreme Cold in New Hampshire, January 23 to 24, 20267 eventsDuring the afternoon on the 23rd a cold front crossed the Northeast. Later that evening a strong, secondary cold front crossed the region with heavy snow showers and bitterly cold temperatures.
• Extreme Cold in Maine, January 23 to 24, 20263 eventsDuring the afternoon on the 23rd a cold front crossed the Northeast. Later that evening a strong, secondary cold front crossed the region with heavy snow showers and bitterly cold temperatures.
• Winter Storm in Kansas, January 23 to 24, 20261 eventStarting in the evening of the 23rd and continuing into the morning of the 24th, a winter storm moved across northwestern Kansas. Graham county received the highest snowfall amounts of up to 7 inches.
• Extreme Cold in Montana, January 23 to 25, 20264 eventsAn arctic air mass combined with moderate or gusty winds to bring extreme cold conditions to portions of northeast Montana.
• Winter Storm in Kansas, January 23 to 25, 202622 eventsSnow began to fall across central Kansas Friday night January 23rd and continued to fall through the 24th before ending early Sunday morning on the 25th. Despite the long duration of snow most areas received modest amounts ranging from 5 to 8 inches.
• Cold in Connecticut, January 23 to 24, 20262 eventsA potent cold front ushered a bitterly cold airmass into northwest Connecticut on January 23-24, 2026.
• Heavy Snow in Kansas, January 23 to 24, 20264 eventsAn upper-level jet provided ascent for multiple inches of snow to fall. A stronger and heavier band of snow set up across the northern zones produced 5-6 inches across Finney to Ellis county. The isentropic lift prevented the rest of the area seeing similarly high amounts.
• Winter Storm in Missouri, January 23 to 25, 202634 eventsA major winter storm impacted the Ozarks region from January 23 25, 2026, bringing significant snow, ice, record-breaking cold to southwestern Missouri and far southeastern Kansas.
• Winter Storm in Kansas, January 23 to 25, 20263 eventsA major winter storm impacted portions of far southeastern Kansas from January 23 25, 2026, bringing significant snow, ice, record-breaking cold to the region.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 24 to 27, 20267 deaths · 48 eventsA major winter storm system impacted the State of Tennessee starting late Friday, January 23 and continuing into Sunday, January 25, 2026. Cold air moved into Tennessee Friday evening, setting the stage for winter weather through the weekend.
• Winter Storm in Louisiana, January 24 to 25, 20261 death · 17 eventsA strong arctic cold front moved south into the Four State Region during the afternoon through the overnight hours on January 23rd-24th, with temperatures quickly falling from the upper 40s to mid 50s on the 23rd into the 20s and lower 30s by the early morning hours on the 24th.
• Extreme Cold in Maine, January 24, 202610 eventsAn Arctic cold front crossed the region through the 23rd. Arctic air overspread the region through the 23rd into the 24th in the wake of the front. Gusty winds also developed between intensifying low pressure to the east and high pressure building from the west.
• Winter Storm in Missouri, January 24 to 25, 20262 eventsA significant winter weather event impacted the Mid-South from January 23rd through January 25th, 2026, driven by a classic southern-stream cyclone interacting with entrenched Arctic air across the region.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Louisiana, January 24 to 26, 20261 death · 18 eventsA historically damaging ice storm occurred across northeast Louisiana and the surrounding region.
• Extreme Cold in West Virginia, January 24, 20261 eventVery strong 1042 mb high pressure centered just to the northwest of the area provided plenty of subsidence and optimal conditions for cold temperatures overnight with wind chills dropping into the negative teens.
• Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 24 to 25, 20269 deaths · 1 injured · 49 eventsA major winter storm produced heavy snow and sleet across portions of northern and central Kentucky January 24-26, 2026. In addition, portions of central and eastern Kentucky saw heavy ice accumulation, which resulted in thousands of power outages.
• Extreme Cold in Pennsylvania, January 24, 20261 eventVery strong 1042 mb high pressure centered just to the northwest of the area provided plenty of subsidence and optimal conditions for cold temperatures overnight with wind chills dropping into the negative single digits.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 24 to 25, 20261 death · $85,000 · 22 eventsA major winter storm that brought Paducah's 7th largest snowstorm on record impacted western Kentucky on the 24th with light to moderate snow developing during the morning hours.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Texas, January 24 to 26, 20261 death · 52 eventsA deep upper-level low moved across northern Mexico bringing a strong cold front through South-Central Texas. This resulted in very cold air in the boundary layer with a layer of above freezing air aloft which produced sleet and freezing rain.
• Heavy Snow in Missouri, January 24 to 25, 202623 eventsA winter storm impacted Missouri beginning on the morning of January 24th, continuing into January 25th. This storm brought significant snowfall to the region, with many counties receiving 5 or more of snow.
• Heavy Snow in Kansas, January 24 to 25, 20266 eventsA winter storm impacted eastern Kansas beginning on the morning of January 24th, continuing into January 25th. This storm brought significant snowfall to the region, with many counties receiving 5 or more of snow.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Mississippi, January 24 to 26, 20266 deaths · 14 injured · 74 eventsA historically damaging ice storm occurred from southwestern Mississippi northeast through the Delta region into North Mississippi.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 24 to 25, 2026$150,000 · 19 eventsA major winter storm impacted southern Illinois on the 24th with light to moderate snow developing during the morning hours. After a brief lull in the evening, moderate to heavy snow developed with a second wave that continued overnight into the morning hours of the 25th.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Missouri, January 24 to 25, 202611 eventsA major winter storm impacted southeast Missouri on the 24th with light to moderate snow developing during the morning hours. After a brief lull in the evening, moderate to heavy snow developed with a second wave that continued overnight into the morning hours of the 25th.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 24 to 26, 20266 eventsAn ice storm crippled areas from northern Mississippi through middle Tennessee, clipping far northwest Alabama from the 24th through the 27th.
• Cold in Tennessee, January 24 to 27, 20268 deaths · 68 eventsWhile the wintry precipitation created the initial impacts, it was the multi-day period of subfreezing temperatures that prolonged and, in many cases, worsened those impacts.
• Cold in Mississippi, January 24 to 27, 20263 deaths · 57 eventsWhile the wintry precipitation created the initial impacts, it was the multi-day period of subfreezing temperatures that prolonged and, in many cases, worsened those impacts.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Arkansas, January 24 to 27, 202639 eventsWhile the wintry precipitation created the initial impacts, it was the multi-day period of subfreezing temperatures that prolonged and, in many cases, worsened those impacts.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Missouri, January 24 to 27, 20268 eventsWhile the wintry precipitation created the initial impacts, it was the multi-day period of subfreezing temperatures that prolonged and, in many cases, worsened those impacts.
• Winter Storm and High Wind in Tennessee, January 24 to 26, 20267 deaths · 81 kt wind · 19 eventsBroad scale upper lift led to a complex winter storm across East Tennessee, with onset precipitation of snow transitioning to freezing rain before ending as rain as the temperatures rose through the evening, night, and following morning.
• Winter Storm in Indiana, January 24 to 25, 202610 eventsA major winter storm produced heavy snow and sleet accumulation in southern Indiana January 24-26, 2026. A strong low pressure system moved through the Ohio Valley.
• Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 24 to 25, 202625 eventsA vigorous upper-level disturbance interacting with a nearly stationary frontal boundary draped across the Deep South produced a prolonged overrunning snowfall event across central and southern Illinois from the morning of January 24th to the morning of January 25th.
• Winter Storm and Extreme Cold in Arkansas, January 24 to 26, 20264 eventsA historically damaging ice and sleet storm occurred across portions of southeastern Arkansas and the surrounding region. Ice accumulations in Ashley and Chicot counties were up to 0.25 inches, and sleet accumulations up to 7 inches were measured in Ashley County.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Indiana, January 24 to 25, 2026$300,000 · 6 eventsA major winter storm that brought Evansville's 2nd largest snowstorm on record impacted southwest Indiana on the 24th with light to moderate snow developing around midday.
• Winter Storm and Flood in Kentucky, January 24 to 26, 2026$200 · 24 eventsA major winter storm impacted eastern Kentucky from January 24 through January 25, 2026, delivering a combination of heavy snow, sleet, and significant ice accretion.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 24 to 26, 2026$200,000 · 4 eventsBroad scale upper lift led to a complex winter storm across southwestern Virginia, with onset precipitation of snow transitioning to a long period of freezing rain and icing conditions. Precipitation eventually changed over in all locations to rain.
• Heavy Snow in Indiana, January 24 to 25, 20261 death · 39 eventsA large-strong low pressure system produced heavy snow across central Indiana January 24th through January 25th. Over a foot of snow fell in most counties across south-central Indiana. Indianapolis broke the daily record snowfall total on January 25th with 9.1 inches.
• Ice Storm in Georgia, January 24 to 26, 202645 eventsA complex setup characterized by moisture overrunning an entrenched wedge of cold air at the surface led to freezing rain and sleet beginning across north Georgia late on the night of January 24 and persisting through much of the day on January 25.
• Winter Storm in Maryland, January 24 to 26, 20262 eventsA southern stream disturbance brought moisture over a very cold low level airmass on January 24 and 25th, 2026.
• Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 24 to 25, 20269 eventsAn area of low pressure developed across Texas and moved eastward towards the Appalachian Mountains, while Arctic high pressure also tracked eastward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes.
• Winter Storm in Virginia, January 24 to 25, 20261 death · 1 injured · 27 eventsAn area of low pressure developed across Texas and moved eastward towards the Appalachian Mountains, while Arctic high pressure also tracked eastward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes.
• Winter Storm in Virginia, January 24 to 26, 20262 eventsA significant winter storm brought a mix of wintry precipitation to the area from the afternoon of January 24th into the 26th.
• Winter Storm in West Virginia, January 24 to 25, 20265 eventsAn area of low pressure developed across Texas and moved eastward towards the Appalachian Mountains, while Arctic high pressure also tracked eastward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes.
• Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 24 to 26, 202629 eventsA powerful winter storm developed on 24 January and did not fully let up until early on 26 January. After a strong Arctic cold front arrived the prior day, an area of low pressure tracked across the southeastern United States, bringing a plume of moisture into the Carolinas.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Illinois, January 24 to 25, 202615 eventsSnow developed across east central and northeast Illinois during the afternoon of January 24th and continued through the afternoon of January 25th.
• Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 24 to 25, 20268 eventsPrecipitation associated with an intensifying low pressure system over the Deep South developed along the I-40 corridor in the North Carolina foothills and Piedmont during the afternoon of the 24th, beginning as a mix of snow and sleet.
• Winter Storm and Flooding in West Virginia, January 24 to 26, 202644 eventsA significant winter storm brought a mix of wintry precipitation to the area from the afternoon of January 24th into the 26th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Indiana, January 24 to 25, 20265 eventsSnow spread across northwest Indiana during the afternoon of January 24th and continued through the evening of January 25th as it transitioned to lake effect snow.
• Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 24 to 26, 20264 eventsA significant winter storm brought a mix of wintry precipitation to the area from the afternoon of January 24th into the 26th.
• Winter Storm in Ohio, January 24 to 26, 20269 eventsA significant winter storm brought a mix of wintry precipitation to the area from the afternoon of January 24th into the 26th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Indiana, January 24 to 25, 202627 eventsA long duration snow event produced 4 to 12 inches of fluffy snow accumulation late January 24th into January 25th.
• Cold in Louisiana, January 24 to 27, 20267 deaths · 17 eventsA strong surge of Arctic air invaded Northern Louisiana during late January with bitterly cold temperatures and light northerly winds.
• Winter Storm in Virginia, January 24 to 26, 202629 eventsAn area of Arctic High pressure resided to the north prior to this storm leaving the region in an anomalously cold airmass. To the south, Gulf of America moisture was brought north by a robust southern jet stream.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 24 to 26, 202623 eventsAn area of Arctic High pressure resided to the north prior to this storm leaving the region in an anomalously cold airmass. To the south, Gulf of America moisture was brought north by a robust southern jet stream.
• Cold in Texas, January 24 to 27, 202621 eventsA strong surge of Arctic air invaded East and Northeast Texas during late January with bitterly cold temperatures and light northerly winds.
• Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 24 to 26, 202618 eventsA large area of strong low pressure tracked up the eastern seaboard downstream of a digging positive to neutrally tilted trough.
• Winter Storm in West Virginia, January 24 to 26, 202612 eventsA large area of strong low pressure tracked up the eastern seaboard downstream of a digging positive to neutrally tilted trough.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 24 to 26, 202612 eventsAn area of Arctic High pressure resided to the north prior to this storm leaving the region in an anomalously cold airmass. To the south, Gulf of America moisture was brought north by a robust southern jet stream.
• Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 24 to 25, 202610 eventsPrecipitation associated with an intensifying low pressure system over the Deep South developed across the North Carolina mountains during the evening of the 24th, beginning as a mix of sleet and snow.
• Winter Storm in Ohio, January 24 to 26, 202610 eventsA large area of strong low pressure tracked up the eastern seaboard downstream of a digging positive to neutrally tilted trough.
• Cold in Arkansas, January 24 to 27, 20269 eventsA strong surge of Arctic air invaded Southwest Arkansas during late January with bitterly cold temperatures and light northerly winds.
• Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 24 to 25, 20264 eventsPrecipitation associated with an intensifying low pressure system over the Deep South developed across the North Carolina mountains during the evening of the 24th, beginning as a mix of sleet and snow.
• Cold in Oklahoma, January 24 to 27, 20261 eventA strong surge of Arctic air invaded Southeast Oklahoma during late January with bitterly cold temperatures and light northerly winds.
• Cold and Frost and Freeze in Texas, January 24 to 28, 202683 eventsA prolonged period of winter weather affected South Texas during the final week of January 2026, beginning with the arrival of a strong Arctic front early on January 24.
• Winter Storm in Ohio, January 24 to 26, 202632 eventsA strong winter storm began Saturday night and continued through Sunday as it passed over an entrenched arctic airmass. A strengthening surface low over the Tennessee Valley combined with upper level dynamics to produce snowfall of up to a foot in some areas.
• Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 24 to 26, 202612 eventsA strong winter storm began Saturday night and continued through Sunday as it passed over an entrenched arctic airmass. A strengthening surface low over the Tennessee Valley combined with upper level dynamics to produce snowfall up to ten inches in some areas.
• Winter Storm in Indiana, January 24 to 26, 20268 eventsA strong winter storm began Saturday night and continued through Sunday as it passed over an entrenched arctic airmass. A strengthening surface low over the Tennessee Valley combined with upper level dynamics to produce snowfall of up to a foot in some areas.
• Winter Storm in Ohio, January 24 to 25, 20268 eventsA long duration snow event produced 6 to 10 inches of fluffy snow accumulation late January 24th into January 25th.
• Winter Storm and Extreme Cold in Texas, January 24 to 26, 20262 deaths · 1 injured · 8 eventsA winter storm brought ice, sleet and extreme cold to southeast Texas from the 24th through the 26th.
• Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 24 to 25, 202636 eventsA trough stationed over western Pennsylvania during the early morning hours with ample moisture and lift allowed for snowfall to begin across much of western Pennsylvania during the late evening hours of January 24th and the early morning hours of January 25, 2026.
• Winter Weather in Michigan, January 24 to 25, 20263 eventsA long duration snow event produced 3 to 6 inches of accumulation late January 24th into January 25th, heaviest during the morning hours of January 25th.
• Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 24 to 26, 20261 eventA southern stream disturbance brought moisture over a very cold low level airmass on January 25 and 26th, 2026. Precipitation began as snow late on January 24 across the region but transitioned to freezing rain as temperatures warmed aloft on the 25th and 26th of January.
• Ice Storm in South Carolina, January 24 to 25, 20265 eventsPrecipitation associated with an intensifying low pressure system over the Deep South developed in areas along and near the Blue Ridge escarpment during the late evening of the 24th, beginning mainly as sleet.
• Ice Storm in North Carolina, January 24 to 25, 20265 eventsPrecipitation associated with an intensifying low pressure system over the Deep South developed in areas along and near the Blue Ridge escarpment during the late evening of the 24th, beginning mainly as sleet.
• Ice Storm in Georgia, January 24 to 25, 20263 eventsPrecipitation associated with an intensifying low pressure system over the Deep South developed in areas along and near the Blue Ridge escarpment during the late evening of the 24th, beginning mainly as sleet.
• Winter Storm in South Carolina, January 25, 20267 eventsPrecipitation associated with an intensifying low pressure system over the Deep South developed along and near the I-85 corridor in the South Carolina around midnight early on the 25th.
• Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 25, 20262 eventsPrecipitation associated with an intensifying low pressure system over the Deep South developed across the southern North Carolina foothills around midnight early on the 25th.
• Winter Storm in District of Columbia, January 25 to 26, 20261 eventAn area of Arctic High pressure resided to the north prior to this storm leaving the region in an anomalously cold airmass. To the south, Gulf of America moisture was brought north by a robust southern jet stream.
• Ice Storm in South Carolina, January 25, 20261 eventPacific and Gulf moisture arriving from the southwest rode up and over shallow arctic air at the surface across the eastern Carolinas on January 25, 2026, leading to a thin glaze of freezing rain and some sleet.
• Extreme Cold and Frost and Freeze in Texas, January 24 to 27, 2026$5.0 million · 55 eventsAn Arctic cold front ushered in the coldest air mass of the season to Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley with widespread cold temperatures between January 25-27, 2026.
• Winter Storm in Maryland, January 25, 20264 eventsA powerful and expansive storm system brought widespread heavy wintry precipitation across nearly two thirds of the width of North America, stretching from the southern Rockies and southern Plains, across portions of the Midwest, Deep South, and Southeast, into the Mid-Atlantic…
• Ice Storm in North Carolina, January 25 to 26, 20261 eventPacific and Gulf moisture arriving from the southwest rode up and over shallow arctic air at the surface across the eastern Carolinas on January 25, 2026, leading to a thin glaze of freezing rain and some sleet.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Delaware, January 25, 20264 eventsA powerful and expansive storm system brought widespread heavy wintry precipitation across nearly two thirds of the width of North America, stretching from the southern Rockies and southern Plains, across portions of the Midwest, Deep South, and Southeast, into the Mid-Atlantic…
• Winter Storm in New York, January 25 to 27, 202617 eventsWidespread synoptic snow caused a moderate snowfall across Western and North Central New York on Sunday January 25th through the most of the day on Monday January 26th. Snowfall was the result of a couple of passing surface lows over the region, including a stronger coastal low.
• Winter Weather in South Carolina, January 25, 20265 eventsWith strong cold air damming in place, areas of light drizzle developed in the presence of surface temperatures at or just below freezing in portions of southeast South Carolina.
• Ice Storm in Georgia, January 25, 20263 eventsPrecipitation associated with an intensifying low pressure system over the Deep South developed across the northeast Georgia Piedmont during the early morning of the 25th.
• Ice Storm in South Carolina, January 25, 20263 eventsPrecipitation associated with an intensifying low pressure system over the Deep South developed across the South Carolina Piedmont during the early morning of the 25th.
• Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 25, 20262 eventsA very dry and frigid air mass preceded a long-duration snowstorm that impacted Southeast Michigan on Sunday, January 25. Because much of the region already had 2 to 6 inches of snow on the ground, obtaining accurate new snowfall reports from the public proved challenging.
• Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 25 to 26, 20263 deaths · 13 eventsA powerful and expansive storm system brought widespread heavy wintry precipitation across nearly two thirds of the width of North America, stretching from the southern Rockies and southern Plains, across portions of the Midwest, Deep South, and Southeast, into the Mid-Atlantic…
• Winter Storm in New Jersey, January 25 to 26, 202621 eventsA powerful and expansive storm system brought widespread heavy wintry precipitation across nearly two thirds of the width of North America, stretching from the southern Rockies and southern Plains, across portions of the Midwest, Deep South, and Southeast, into the Mid-Atlantic…
• Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 25, 20265 eventsPrecipitation associated with an intensifying low pressure system over the Deep South developed across the southern North Carolina Piedmont during the early morning of the 25th.
• Winter Storm in South Carolina, January 25, 20262 eventsPrecipitation associated with an intensifying low pressure system over the Deep South developed across the eastern South Carolina Piedmont during the early morning of the 25th.
• Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 25 to 26, 20268 eventsLow pressure tracked east of the Ohio Valley before reforming off the Northeast coast on Sunday the 25th. Snow spread in from south to north during the morning hours, becoming heaviest from mid-morning into the early evening.
• Winter Storm in New Jersey, January 25 to 26, 20261 death · 9 eventsA low pressure system emerged out of the Southern Plains and Texas and rode northeast through the Tennessee Valley and the Appalachians, before emerging just off the New Jersey coast.
• Winter Storm in New York, January 25 to 26, 202618 eventsLow pressure tracked east of the Ohio Valley before redeveloping off the Northeast coast on Sunday the 25th. Snow spread from south to north Sunday morning, becoming heaviest from mid-morning through the early evening.
• Heavy Snow in Florida, January 25, 20262 eventsA rare winter storm brought snowfall to the tri-state area. In general, 1-2 inches of wet snow fell across portions of southeast Alabama and the adjacent Florida panhandle and southwest Georgia. The highest total of 3 inches was reported near Smithville in Lee County, GA.
• Winter Weather in Louisiana, January 25, 20262 eventsA strong cold front moved through the region late on January 24th into early January 25th, followed by a surge of very cold Arctic air at the surface.
• Winter Storm in New York, January 25 to 26, 20262 deaths · 17 eventsA low pressure system emerged out of the Southern Plains and Texas and rode northeast through the Tennessee Valley and the Appalachians, before emerging just off the New Jersey coast.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Mississippi, January 25, 20262 eventsA strong cold front moved through the region late on January 24th into early January 25th, followed by a surge of very cold Arctic air at the surface.
• Winter Storm in New York, January 25 to 26, 202627 eventsA blockbuster winter storm that impacted millions across the lower 48, bringing a combination of ice; sleet; snow; rain; and strong winds, brought widespread heavy snowfall accumulations to all of eastern New York from January 25-26th, 2026.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in South Carolina, January 25, 202614 eventsA classic ice storm setup developed across the Midlands of South Carolina January 25th. Cold air damming at the surface and strong overrunning aloft produced light and moderate freezing across the Central Midlands with sleet predominant in the Northern Midlands.
• Winter Storm in Connecticut, January 25 to 26, 20268 eventsA low pressure system emerged out of the Southern Plains and Texas and rode northeast through the Tennessee Valley and the Appalachians, before emerging just off the New Jersey coast.
• Heavy Snow in Connecticut, January 25 to 26, 20263 eventsA low pressure moved through the eastern U.S. bringing a plume of deep moisture over top of an arctic airmass which brough 1-2 feet of snow to southern New England Sunday through Tuesday morning. The biggest total was 27 inches in Gloucester, MA.
• Winter Storm in Connecticut, January 25 to 26, 20262 eventsA blockbuster winter storm that impacted millions across the lower 48, bringing a combination of ice; sleet; snow; rain; and strong winds, brought widespread heavy snowfall accumulations to all of northwest Connecticut from January 25-26th, 2026.
• Winter Storm in Massachusetts, January 25 to 26, 20262 eventsA blockbuster winter storm that impacted millions across the lower 48, bringing a combination of ice; sleet; snow; rain; and strong winds, brought widespread heavy snowfall accumulations to all of western Massachusetts from January 25-26th, 2026.
• Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, January 25 to 27, 202622 eventsA low pressure moved through the eastern U.S. bringing a plume of deep moisture over top of an arctic airmass which brough 1-2 feet of snow to southern New England Sunday through Tuesday morning. The biggest total was 27 inches in Gloucester, MA.
• Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, January 25 to 27, 20268 eventsA low pressure moved through the eastern U.S. bringing a plume of deep moisture over top of an arctic airmass which brough 1-2 feet of snow to southern New England Sunday through Tuesday morning. The biggest total was 27 inches in Gloucester, MA.
• Winter Weather in Georgia, January 25, 20262 eventsA classic ice storm developed to the north and east of the CSRA on January 25th with eastern GA seeing modest impacts. Cold air damming at the surface and strong overrunning aloft produced light freezing rain across eastern GA.
• Extreme Cold in Nebraska, January 25 to 26, 20268 eventsA strong arctic front brought prolonged frigid temperatures to western Nebraska Sunday, January 25 through the morning of Monday, January 26. The coldest temperatures occurred Sunday night.
• Winter Storm in Vermont, January 25 to 26, 20263 eventsA blockbuster winter storm that impacted millions across the lower 48, bringing a combination of ice; sleet; snow; rain; and strong winds, brought widespread heavy snowfall accumulations to all of southern Vermont from January 25-26th, 2026.
• Winter Storm in New Hampshire, January 25 to 26, 202615 eventsAn expansive winter storm gripped much of the country beginning on the 24th. An anomalously cold air mass was in place ahead of the storm, which tracked through the southern Plains and across the Southeast.
• Winter Storm in Maine, January 25 to 26, 202618 eventsAn expansive winter storm gripped much of the country beginning on the 24th. An anomalously cold air mass was in place ahead of the storm, which tracked through the southern Plains and across the Southeast.
• Winter Storm in Vermont, January 25 to 26, 202617 eventsAn elongated area of low pressure from the southern Mississippi River Valley to the Carolina coast with strong arctic high pressure north accounted for relatively rare accumulations of snow and ice from New Mexico to the Tennessee river valley on January 24th and 25th.
• Winter Storm in New York, January 25 to 26, 20269 eventsAn elongated area of low pressure from the southern Mississippi River Valley to the Carolina coast with strong arctic high pressure north accounted for relatively rare accumulations of snow and ice from New Mexico to the Tennessee river valley on January 24th and 25th.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, January 25 to 27, 202613 eventsIntensifying low pressure tracked across the southern Gulf Of Maine and east of Nova Scotia from the 25th into the 26th...exiting northeast of Nova Scotia during the early morning hours of the 27th.
• Cold in Tennessee, January 25 to 27, 20264 eventsWind chill temperatures dropped into the 5 above to 3 below zero range.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Missouri, January 25 to 27, 202611 eventsA cold air mass with sub-freezing temperatures that originated from Siberia was reinforced by a major winter storm that brought a snowpack across portions of southeast Missouri on the 25th.
• Cold in Alabama, January 25 to 27, 202621 eventsWind chill temperatures dropped into the zero to 5 above zero range at times.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Illinois, January 25 to 27, 202619 eventsA cold air mass with sub-freezing temperatures that originated from Siberia was reinforced by a major winter storm that brought a snowpack across portions of southern Illinois on the 25th.
• Lake-Effect Snow in Indiana, January 25 to 26, 20264 eventsAn intense band of lake effect snow produced near whiteout conditions and 2 to 4 inch per hour snowfall rates during the late evening hours of January 25th into the morning of January 26th.
• Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, January 25 to 26, 20263 eventsAn intense band of lake effect snow produced near whiteout conditions and 2 to 4 inch per hour snowfall rates during the late evening hours of January 25th into the morning of January 26th.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Kentucky, January 25 to 27, 202622 eventsA cold air mass with sub-freezing temperatures that originated from Siberia was reinforced by a major winter storm that brought a snowpack across portions of western Kentucky on the 25th.
• Extreme Cold in Indiana, January 25 to 27, 20266 eventsA cold air mass with sub-freezing temperatures that originated from Siberia was reinforced by a major winter storm that brought a snowpack across portions of southwest Indiana on the 25th.
• Extreme Cold in South Dakota, January 25 to 26, 20264 eventsAs Arctic high pressure departed, cold temperatures and a south breeze resulted in locally dangerous wind chills.
• Extreme Cold in Texas, January 26, 202614 eventsThe combination of a strong arctic high pressure system and very dry air resulted in very cold temperatures ranging from zero to 10 degrees above zero on the morning of January 26th.
• Extreme Cold in Illinois, January 26, 202625 eventsA significant overrunning snow event unfolded across central and southeast Illinois from the afternoon of January 24th through the afternoon of January 25th. Snowfall was heaviest along and south of the I-70 corridor where 8 to 14 inches accumulated.
• Extreme Cold in Wisconsin, January 26, 20262 eventsArctic high pressure brought another surge of cold air to the region late Sunday night (1/25) into Monday morning (1/26).
• Extreme Cold in Indiana, January 26 to 30, 202629 eventsA deep upper trough reinforced by a series of short waves plunging arctic air through interior North America, maintained persistent anomalous cold over central Indiana through January's final week, which was enhanced by a deep snow pack over most zones.
• Extreme Cold in Pennsylvania, January 26 to 27, 20262 eventsDespite some light wind overnight, low dew points and clear skies provided opportunity for sheltered areas to radiate efficiently overnight and minimum wind chill values on a very localized scale to reach colder than -20F.
• Extreme Cold in West Virginia, January 26 to 27, 20261 eventDespite some light wind overnight, low dew points and clear skies provided opportunity for sheltered areas to radiate efficiently overnight and minimum wind chill values on a very localized scale to reach colder than -20F.
• Cold in North Carolina, January 26 to 27, 202616 eventsAn arctic air mass overspread the southern Appalachians in the wake of a strong cold front throughout the 26th and 27th. Widespread air temperatures in the single digits combined with gusty northwest winds to produce wind chill values of 5 to 10 below in the valleys.
• Cold in Georgia, January 26 to 27, 20261 eventAn arctic air mass overspread the southern Appalachians in the wake of a strong cold front throughout the 26th and 27th. Widespread air temperatures in the single digits combined with gusty northwest winds to produce wind chill values of 0 to 10 below.
• Extreme Cold in North Carolina, January 26 to 27, 20262 eventsArctic high pressure arrived by January 27 in the wake of a departing winter storm. However, the pressure gradient between the high arriving and the low departing provided gusty winds that combined with the cold air to provide dangerously low wind chills.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Pennsylvania, January 27 to 31, 20265 eventsCold air in the wake of a winter storm that brought widespread snowfall to central Pennsylvania allowed for many locations to experience a prolonged period of cold weather beginning on January 27th and continuing into January 31, 2026.
• Cold in Virginia, January 27 to 31, 20262 eventsBitterly cold temperatures and wind chills invaded southwest Virginia for the second half of the January. This first took place in the wake of a strong cold front on January 27th and was followed by reinforcing shots of cold air for the last week of the month.
• Extreme Cold in Louisiana, January 27, 202627 eventsAn arctic air mass surged into southeast Louisiana behind a strong cold front on January 25 26, 2026, resulting in dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills across the region.
• Extreme Cold in Mississippi, January 27, 202611 eventsAn arctic air mass surged into southern Mississippi behind a strong cold front on January 25 26, 2026, resulting in dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills across the region.
• Extreme Cold in West Virginia, January 27, 20262 eventsArctic high pressure arrived by January 27 in the wake of a departing winter storm. However, the pressure gradient between the high arriving and the low departing provided gusty winds that combined with the cold air to provide dangerously low wind chills.
• Extreme Cold in Virginia, January 27, 20263 eventsArctic high pressure arrived by January 27 in the wake of a departing winter storm. However, the pressure gradient between the high arriving and the low departing provided gusty winds that combined with the cold air to provide dangerously low wind chills.
• Extreme Cold and Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 27 to 30, 20265 eventsPassing frontal boundaries and troughs crossing the region with cold air in place setup a lake response off of both Lake Erie and Ontario.
• Winter Storm in Michigan, January 27 to 29, 20262 eventsStrong lake effect snow showers occurred January 28 through January 29th, impacting Luce, Schoolcraft, and Alger counties in Upper Michigan. As the event progressed, a dominant lake effect band slowly progressed westward, which eventually focused impacts into Alger County.

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