The snowstorm of January 25 to 28, 2015

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

480

Deaths

3

Injuries

1

Damage

$2.6 million

Episodes

54

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 Tennessee, January 23 to 24, 201530 eventsLight snow overspread Middle Tennessee from late on January 23 into the early morning hours on January 24. Most locations received between one half inch and 1 inch of snow, but some areas reported up to 1 and a half inches of snow in north and northwest Middle Tennessee.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, January 23 to 24, 20151 eventA low pressure system brought some measurable snow at the onset of precipitation in Cecil County on the evening of the 23rd. Precipitation started as snow between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.
• Winter Weather in Delaware, January 23 to 24, 20151 eventA low pressure system brought some measurable snow at the onset of precipitation in New Castle County on the evening of the 23rd. Precipitation started as snow between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.
• Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 23 to 24, 20151 eventA complex winter storm brought moderate snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches to most of central Pennsylvania, with the highest amounts ranging from 6 to 8 inches over the eastern Coal Region.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in New Jersey, January 23 to 24, 201515 eventsA winter storm dropped heavy snow in Northwest New Jersey and a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain in the central and southwest part of New Jersey on the evening of the 23rd into the morning of the 24th.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 23 to 24, 201513 eventsA winter storm dropped heavy snow in the Poconos and Lehigh Valley and a mixture of heavy snow with some sleet and freezing rain in Berks County and the far northern Philadelphia suburbs from the evening of the 23rd into the morning of the 24th.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 23 to 24, 20151 death · 11 eventsAccumulating snowfall occurred across portions of eastern Kentucky from late in the evening of January 23rd through the early morning hours of January 24th. The highest snowfall totals generally occurred along and north of I-64, where up to five inches fell in Fleming County.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 24, 20158 eventsLow pressure moved out of the northern Gulf of Mexico on the morning of the 23rd, to the Mid Atlantic coast on the morning of the 24th, then rapidly intensified on its way northeast to the Canadian Maritimes the following day.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New York, January 24, 20155 eventsLow pressure moved out of the northern Gulf of Mexico on the morning of the 23rd, to the Mid Atlantic coast on the morning of the 24th, then rapidly intensified on its way northeast to the Canadian Maritimes the following day.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Connecticut, January 24, 20154 eventsLow pressure moved out of the northern Gulf of Mexico on the morning of the 23rd, to the Mid Atlantic coast on the morning of the 24th, then rapidly intensified on its way northeast to the Canadian Maritimes the following day.
• Heavy Snow in Connecticut, January 24, 20151 eventA low pressure system developed off the North Carolina coast and moved up the east coast of the United States, bringing snow to much of southern New England.
• Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, January 24, 20159 eventsA low pressure system developed off the North Carolina coast and moved up the east coast of the United States, bringing snow to much of southern New England.
• Winter Weather in Connecticut, January 24, 20152 eventsA rapidly developing area of low pressure moved from just off the mid-Atlantic coast towards southern New England on Saturday, January 24th, 2015. With the storm remaining far enough south of the region, it only brought a glancing blow to the area.
• Winter Weather in New York, January 24, 20152 eventsA rapidly developing area of low pressure moved from just off the mid-Atlantic coast towards southern New England on Saturday, January 24th, 2015. With the storm remaining far enough south of the region, it only brought a glancing blow to the area.
• Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, January 24, 20151 eventA low pressure system developed off the North Carolina coast and moved up the east coast of the United States, bringing snow to much of southern New England.
• Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, January 24, 20153 eventsAn area of low pressure moving rapidly northeast along the East Coast on the 24th brought heavy snow to extreme southeastern New Hampshire. Snowfall amounts of 4 to 8 inches were reported in Rockingham and eastern Hillsborough Counties.
• Heavy Snow in Maine, January 24, 20151 eventAn area of low pressure moving rapidly northeast along the East Coast on the 24th brought heavy snow to Knox County. Snowfall amounts generally ranged from 4 to 8 inches.
• Heavy Snow in Maine, January 24 to 25, 20153 eventsRapidly intensifying low pressure tracked across the Gulf of Maine to Nova Scotia from the 24th into the 25th. Snow developed during the morning and early afternoon hours of the 24th then persisted into the early morning hours of the 25th.
• Winter Weather in Ohio, January 25 to 26, 201531 eventsA clipper system brought accumulating snow to the northern Ohio Valley.
• Winter Weather in Indiana, January 25 to 26, 20155 eventsA clipper system brought accumulating snow to the northern Ohio Valley.
• Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 25 to 27, 201513 eventsA complex winter storm that buried Long Island and southern New England under heavy snow and blizzard conditions spared Eastern Pennsylvania as the area was too far west to receive heavier wrap-around snow from it and the area was affected just as much, if not more, by a clipper…
• Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 25 to 26, 20153 eventsA clipper system brought accumulating snow to the northern Ohio Valley.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 26 to 27, 201521 eventsA complex winter storm that buried Long Island and southern New England under heavy snow and blizzard conditions spared most of New Jersey.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, January 26 to 27, 201513 eventsA surface low tracked across the Mid Atlantic. As the low pushed offshore and deepened while the upper level trough became negatively tilted, precipitation became more widespread.
• Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 26 to 27, 20159 eventsSnow developed across the higher elevations of the North Carolina mountains as a cold front moved across the area during the early morning of the 26th. A quick 2-4 inches fell during the morning, mainly above 4000 feet.
• Winter Weather in Virginia, January 26 to 27, 20157 eventsA surface low tracked across the Mid Atlantic. As the low pushed offshore and deepened while the upper level trough became negatively tilted, precipitation became more widespread.
• Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 26 to 27, 20154 eventsA surface low tracked across the Mid Atlantic. As the low pushed offshore and deepened while the upper level trough became negatively tilted, precipitation became more widespread.
• Winter Weather in Delaware, January 26 to 27, 20154 eventsA complex winter storm that buried Long Island and southern New England under heavy snow and blizzard conditions spared Delaware as the state was on the western fringe of the system's snow and was not affected much by a clipper low pressure system that preceded it from the west.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in New York, January 26 to 27, 201518 eventsA potent Alberta Clipper low moved from southwestern Canada on January 24th to the Plains states and Ohio Valley on the 25th.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, January 26 to 27, 20155 eventsA complex winter storm that buried Long Island and southern New England under heavy snow and blizzard conditions spared the Eastern Shore as the area was too far west and the region was affected more by a clipper low pressure system that preceded it from the west.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 26 to 27, 20154 eventsA potent Alberta Clipper low moved from southwestern Canada on January 24th to the Plains states and Ohio Valley on the 25th.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Connecticut, January 26 to 27, 201512 eventsA potent Alberta Clipper low moved from southwestern Canada on January 24th to the Plains states and Ohio Valley on the 25th.
• Blizzard and Coastal Flood in Massachusetts, January 26 to 28, 20152 deaths · 1 injured · $2.5 million · 68 kt wind · 38 eventsAn historic winter storm brought heavy snow to southern New England with blizzard conditions to much of Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts, beginning during the day on Monday, January 26 and lasting into the early morning hours of Tuesday, January 27.
• Winter Weather in New York, January 26 to 27, 201510 eventsA significant and powerful coastal storm impacted the Northeast states on Monday, January 26th through Tuesday, January 27th. Despite the impressive strength of this storm, it remained just far enough away from the region to avoid having a major impact.
• Winter Weather in Connecticut, January 26 to 27, 20152 eventsA significant and powerful coastal storm impacted the Northeast states on Monday, January 26th through Tuesday, January 27th.
• Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, January 26 to 28, 2015$50,000 · 8 eventsAn historic winter storm brought heavy snow to southern New England with blizzard conditions to much of Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts, beginning during the day on Monday, January 26 and lasting into the early morning hours of Tuesday, January 27.
• Winter Weather in Massachusetts, January 26 to 27, 20152 eventsA significant and powerful coastal storm impacted the Northeast states on Monday, January 26th through Tuesday, January 27th. Despite the impressive strength of this storm, it remained just far enough away from the region to avoid having a major impact on western Massachusetts.
• Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 26 to 27, 20154 eventsLight snow spread across much of Middle Tennessee during the evening hours on January 26, followed by additional light snow showers in the early morning hours on January 27. Some locations in the Upper Cumberland region had up to 1 inch of snow.
• Heavy Snow in Connecticut, January 26 to 28, 20153 eventsAn historic winter storm brought heavy snow to southern New England with blizzard conditions to much of Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts, beginning during the day on Monday, January 26 and lasting into the early morning hours of Tuesday, January 27.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in New Hampshire, January 26 to 28, 201519 eventsAn area of low pressure developed off the Delmarva peninsula on Monday, January 26th, and intensified rapidly as it moved slowly northward through the 27th. Snow spread northward across the region Monday night and became heavy on Tuesday, the 27th.
• Winter Weather in Virginia, January 26 to 27, 201540 eventsColder air combined with an upper level disturbance on the back side of strong low pressure off the southern New England coast produced one half inch to two inches of snow across portions of central and eastern Virginia.
• Blizzard in Alaska, January 26 to 27, 20152 eventsA 1004 mb low near Banks Island on the 26th coupled with a strong 1031 mb high pressure center over the Brooks Range created a strong pressure gradient over the eastern Arctic Slope, providing strong winds and blizzard conditions during the day of the 26th of January 2015 and…
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Vermont, January 27 to 28, 2015$115,000 · 16 eventsA powerful nor'easter brought blizzard conditions to much of southern and eastern New England on January 26-27th.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Maine, January 27 to 28, 201528 eventsAn area of low pressure developed off the Delmarva peninsula on Monday, January 26th, and intensified rapidly as it moved slowly northward through the 27th. Snow spread northward and eastward across the State Monday night and became heavy on Tuesday, the 27th.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Maine, January 27 to 28, 201513 eventsLow pressure rapidly intensified along the southern New England coast during the night of the 26th. The low occluded across southern New England during the 27th...then slowly tracked across the Gulf of Maine to Nova Scotia later on the 27th into the 28th.
• Winter Weather in Vermont, January 27, 20153 eventsA significant and powerful coastal storm impacted the Northeast states on Monday, January 26th through Tuesday, January 27th. Despite the impressive strength of this storm, it remained just far enough away from the region to avoid having a major impact on southern Vermont.
• Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 27, 20155 eventsA band of light snow showers moved through northern portions of the forecast area during the predawn hours, dropping a dusting to as much as 1.5 inches across the northern piedmont counties.
• Winter Storm in Alaska, January 28 to 29, 20151 eventStrong high pressure built over the northern Yukon on Jan 28th with the arctic front over northern Lynn Canal. Warm moist air moved over the Haines area on the evening of the 28th causing heavy snow. No damage was reported.
• Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 29, 20158 eventsA light glaze of freezing rain occurred as rain fell onto road surfaces which were below freezing. This created hazardous conditions that lead to numerous car accidents across portions of eastern Kentucky during the morning of January 29th, 2015.
• Winter Weather in Virginia, January 29, 20154 eventsCold air remained wedged over the area as high pressure retreated to the north. Strong southerly flow ahead of a cold front injected in warmer air aloft, resulting in widespread mixed precipitation.
• Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 29, 20152 eventsCold air remained wedged over the area as high pressure retreated to the north. Strong southerly flow ahead of a cold front injected in warmer air aloft, resulting in widespread mixed precipitation.
• Winter Weather in Michigan, January 29 to 30, 20155 eventsLake effect snow and extreme blowing snow from northwest winds gusting as high as 40 to 45 mph caused travel issues from the 29th into the morning of the 30th for the northwest wind snow belts of Lake Superior.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, January 29 to 30, 20153 eventsCold air remained wedged over the area as high pressure retreated to the north. Strong southerly flow ahead of a cold front injected in warmer air aloft, resulting in widespread mixed precipitation.
• Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 29 to 30, 20154 eventsA clipper low pressure system dropped 1 to 2 inches of snow across the Poconos and parts of the Lehigh Valley during the evening of the 29th into the morning of the 30th.

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