The snowstorm of January 28 to 29, 2014

The Regional Snowfall Index is NOAA’s ranking of snowstorms east of the Rockies by how much snow fell, over how wide an area and on how many people, region by region: the area and the population above four snowfall thresholds set for each region, weighted against that region’s own history. A storm is scored in each region it reached, on a scale from 1, notable, to 5, extreme.

Events

1,126

Deaths

18

Injuries

23

Damage

$6.7 million

Episodes

112

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.

• Cold in South Dakota, January 26 to 28, 201413 eventsThe combination of sub-zero temperatures and north winds of 15 to 25 mph produced bitter cold wind chills of 35 below to 45 below zero across the region. Several area activities were cancelled, as well as some schools on the 27th.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 26 to 28, 201424 eventsArctic air pushed into the Northern Plains behind the latest blizzard. Morning lows dropped to the 20s below zero with daytime highs mainly in the single digits below zero. Wind chill values generally ranged from 40 below to 50 below zero.
• Extreme Cold in North Dakota, January 26 to 28, 201419 eventsSubzero temperatures as low as 15 below zero combined with winds up to 20 miles per hour to produce life threatening wind chill temperatures as low as 45 below zero over a three day period.
• Extreme Cold in North Dakota, January 26 to 28, 201418 eventsArctic air pushed into the Northern Plains behind the latest blizzard. Morning lows dropped to the 20s below zero with daytime highs mainly in the single digits below zero. Wind chill values generally ranged from 40 below to 50 below zero.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 27 to 28, 201442 eventsAfter another Upper Midwest Blizzard, temperatures dropped into the teens below zero or lower, with winds averaging 10 to 20 mph from the northwest. This created wind chill values of 35 below zero for a long period from early Monday January 27th, to Tuesday, January 28th.
• Extreme Cold in Illinois, January 27 to 28, 201416 eventsAnother bitterly cold airmass settled into central Illinois on January 27th and 28th after passage of an Arctic cold front. High temperatures on January 27th remained in the single digits, while overnight lows dropped into the -5 to -12 range.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 27 to 28, 201415 eventsThe combination of Arctic air and winds up to 15 mph (higher in some areas) resulted in a prolonged period of dangerously cold wind chill temperatures of 40 to 60 degrees below zero across northeast Minnesota. The coldest period was early Monday.
• Extreme Cold in Wisconsin, January 27 to 28, 20148 eventsThe combination of Arctic air and winds of 15 mph (higher in some areas) resulted in a prolonged period of dangerously cold wind chill temperatures of 40 to 55 degrees below zero across northwest Wisconsin. The coldest period was early Monday.
• Cold in Nebraska, January 27, 20145 eventsArctic high pressure building down across the plains lowered temperatures a little below zero across northeast Nebraska and west central Iowa during the early morning hours of January 27th.
• Cold in Iowa, January 27, 20143 eventsArctic high pressure building down across the plains lowered temperatures a little below zero across northeast Nebraska and west central Iowa during the early morning hours of January 27th.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Wisconsin, January 27 to 29, 20142 deaths · 20 eventsAnother arctic cold wave affected southern Wisconsin during this period. West to northwest winds of 10-20 mph with the passage of an arctic cold front brought wind chill temperatures of 20 below to 38 below zero Fahrenheit beginning the early morning of January 27th, and not…
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 27 to 28, 20147 eventsWind chills of 35 to 45 below were common across southeast Minnesota on the mornings of January 27th and 28th. These dangerous wind chills occurred behind a strong cold front that moved across the region on January 26th.
• Extreme Cold in Iowa, January 27, 201426 eventsFollowing the high wind and blizzard event of the 26th, very cold temperatures moved into the state with readings well below zero. Gusty northwest winds continued through the day on the 27th. Wind Chill values fell to 30 to 45 degrees below zero by the morning of the 27th.
• Extreme Cold in Wisconsin, January 27 to 28, 20149 eventsAfter another Upper Midwest Blizzard, temperatures dropped into the teens below zero or lower, with winds averaging 10 to 20 mph from the northwest. This created wind chill values of 35 below zero for a long period from Sunday January 26th, to Tuesday, January 28th.
• Cold in Minnesota, January 27 to 28, 20142 eventsThe combination of sub-zero temperatures and north winds of 15 to 25 mph produced bitter cold wind chills of 35 below to 40 below zero. Several area activities were cancelled, as well as some schools on the 27th.
• Extreme Cold in Iowa, January 27 to 28, 20147 eventsWind chills of 35 to 45 below were common across northeast Iowa on the mornings of January 27th and 28th. These dangerous wind chills occurred behind a strong cold front that moved across the region on January 26th.
• Extreme Cold in West Virginia, January 27 to 29, 20145 eventsA strong arctic cold front moved across eastern Ohio, northern West Virginia, western Pennsylvania, and Garrett county Maryland the morning of the 27th. Visibilities were reduced to near zero at times in snow showers along the front.
• Extreme Cold in Ohio, January 27 to 29, 20144 eventsA strong arctic cold front moved across eastern Ohio, northern West Virginia, western Pennsylvania, and Garrett county Maryland the morning of the 27th. Visibilities were reduced to near zero at times in snow showers along the front.
• Extreme Cold in Pennsylvania, January 27 to 29, 20144 eventsA strong arctic cold front moved across eastern Ohio, northern West Virginia, western Pennsylvania, and Garrett county Maryland the morning of the 27th. Visibilities were reduced to near zero at times in snow showers along the front.
• Extreme Cold in Wisconsin, January 27 to 28, 201413 eventsWind chills of 35 to 45 below were common across western Wisconsin on the mornings of January 27th and 28th. These dangerous wind chills occurred behind a strong cold front that moved across the region on January 26th.
• Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 27 to 28, 2014$70,000 · 3 eventsOn Monday morning (27th) a cold front swept across the Eastern Great Lakes region. While some ice had developed on Lake Ontario, much of the lake was open which allowed an intense band of snow to form just south of Watertown.
• Extreme Cold in Maryland, January 27 to 29, 20141 eventA strong arctic cold front moved across eastern Ohio, northern West Virginia, western Pennsylvania, and Garrett county Maryland the morning of the 27th. Visibilities were reduced to near zero at times in snow showers along the front.
• Extreme Cold in Kentucky, January 27 to 30, 2014$700,000 · 4 eventsArctic air poured into northeast Kentucky on the 27th. A clear night with diminishing winds resulted in temperatures on either side of the zero mark at dawn on the 28th. The coldest dawn temperatures occurred on the 29th.
• Extreme Cold in Ohio, January 27 to 30, 2014$500,000 · 9 eventsArctic air poured into southeast Ohio on the 27th. A clear night with diminishing winds resulted in temperatures mostly in the minus 5 to minus 20 degree range across southeast Ohio.
• Extreme Cold in Illinois, January 27 to 28, 20141 death · 9 eventsFollowing a strong arctic front, temperatures plummeted across northern Illinois with breezy conditions leading to wind chill values falling into the -30 F to -35 F range. An elderly woman died due to complications of hypothermia and cold exposure.
• Extreme Cold in West Virginia, January 27 to 30, 2014$975,000 · 34 eventsAnother shot of arctic air poured into West Virginia on the 27th. A clear night with diminishing winds resulted in temperatures well below zero over northern counties to around zero in the southern counties.
• Extreme Cold in Wisconsin, January 27 to 28, 201424 eventsHigh pressure over the Plains and upper level flow from the Canadian Plains brought extremely cold temperatures and wind chills to the area. Temperatures fell to lows in the 15 below to 28 below zero range.
• Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 27 to 28, 20141 eventA cold front moved across Lake Ontario on Monday, January 27th that helped produce intense lake effect snow across northern Oneida county. The highest snowfall total of 8.1 inches occurred one mile southeast of Point Rock on January 28th.
• Extreme Cold in Ohio, January 27 to 28, 201427 eventsLow pressure tracked across the northern Great Lakes on January 26 and 27th, pulling an arctic cold front east across the area during the early morning hours of January 27th.
• Winter Weather in Texas, January 27 to 28, 20142 eventsA cold front brought an arctic airmass to South Central Texas January 27th. Warm moist air was forced up and over the cold surface air which led to sleet and freezing rain across the area. The first reports of sleet were just before 9:30PM in Kerr and Williamson Counties.
• Winter Weather in Oklahoma, January 27 to 28, 20141 eventA weak upper level shortwave and jet streak moving southward out of southeastern Colorado provided the large scale forcing for light snow showers to develop across the eastern Oklahoma Panhandle during the overnight hours of the 27th and the early morning hours of the 28th.
• Cold in New York, January 28 to 29, 201422 eventsAn arctic air mass over the region, combined with gusty west to northwest winds, allowed for very low wind chill values during the early morning hours on Tuesday, January 28th.
• Cold in Michigan, January 28, 201417 eventsTemperatures fell to -5 to -15 degrees during the morning hours, creating wind chills of 20 to 30 below zero across Southeast Michigan. Detroit Metro Airport bottomed out at -10 degrees, which set the record daily low temperature for January 28.
• Extreme Cold in Pennsylvania, January 28, 201411 eventsAnother surge of frigid air impacted Central Pennsylvania with extreme cold and dangerous wind chills between 28-29 January 2014.
• Extreme Cold in West Virginia, January 28, 20145 eventsHigh pressure was moving into the region while a pressure gradient existed due to a departing cold front. Gusty winds and cold conditions led to wind chill values at -20 and below for the Potomac Highlands.
• Cold in Vermont, January 28, 20143 eventsAn arctic air mass over the region, combined with gusty west to northwest winds, allowed for very low wind chill values during the early morning hours on Tuesday, January 28th. Winds chill values were as low as -15 to -22 degrees, especially over the higher elevations.
• Cold in Massachusetts, January 28, 20142 eventsAn arctic air mass over the region, combined with gusty west to northwest winds, allowed for very low wind chill values during the early morning hours on Tuesday, January 28th. Winds chill values were as low as -10 to -21 degrees, especially over the higher elevations.
• Extreme Cold in Virginia, January 28, 20142 eventsHigh pressure was moving into the region while a pressure gradient existed due to a departing cold front. Gusty winds and cold conditions led to wind chill values at -20 and below for the Potomac Highlands.
• Extreme Cold in Maryland, January 28, 20141 eventHigh pressure was moving into the region while a pressure gradient existed due to a departing cold front. Gusty winds and cold conditions led to wind chill values at -20 and below for the Potomac Highlands.
• Winter Weather in Texas, January 27 to 28, 20143 eventsA weak upper level shortwave and jet streak moving southward out of southeastern Colorado provided the large scale forcing for light snow showers to develop across the northeastern Texas Panhandle during the overnight hours of the 27th and the early morning hours of the 28th.
• Extreme Cold in Indiana, January 28, 20141 eventFollowing a strong arctic front, temperatures plummeted across northwest Indiana with breezy conditions leading to wind chill values falling to around -30 F.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Louisiana, January 28, 201418 eventsLess than a week after a snow and freezing rain event across the region and only 3 days after the ice had melted, cold air crept back in while another upper level disturbance traversed the area.
• Winter Weather in Louisiana, January 28, 20146 eventsAnother arctic cold front moved into the region Monday, January 27th, resulting in very cold and much below normal temperatures across the region.
• Winter Weather in Texas, January 28, 20145 eventsAnother arctic cold front moved into the region Monday, January 27th, resulting in very cold and much below normal temperatures across the region.
• Winter Storm and Sleet in Mississippi, January 28, 20148 eventsA bitterly cold airmass descended on southern Mississippi and southeast Louisiana during the night of the 26th and during the day on the 27th. A strong upper level jet disturbance moved across the area on the 28th, producing a large area of sleet and freezing rain.
• Sleet and Winter Weather in Louisiana, January 28, 201417 eventsA bitterly cold airmass descended on southern Mississippi and southeast Louisiana during the night of the 26th and during the day on the 27th. A strong upper level jet disturbance moved across the area on the 28th, producing a large area of sleet and freezing rain.
• Winter Weather in Texas, January 28, 20149 eventsThe second winter weather event in four days was felt across almost all of southeast Texas except along the coast as an upper level disturbance moved across the area with temperatures near freezing.
• Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 28, 20145 eventsAfter Arctic air invaded Arkansas on the 26th and 27th, a weak area of low pressure aloft set off light snow and flurries in the state on the 28th. The greatest amount of snow fell in the western part of the state.
• Extreme Cold in Pennsylvania, January 28, 20142 eventsLow pressure tracked across the northern Great Lakes on January 26 and 27th, pulling an arctic cold front east across the area during the early morning hours of January 28th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Texas, January 28, 20148 eventsLess than a week after a snow and freezing rain event across the region and only 3 days after the ice had melted, cold air crept back in while another upper level disturbance traversed the area.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Alabama, January 28 to 29, 201430 eventsAn area of low pressure moved across the northern Gulf of Mexico January 28th and 29th. This system spread moisture northward across a very cold arctic airmass in place across the deep south.
• Cold in Tennessee, January 28 to 29, 20144 eventsWind chills dropped into the zero to 9 below zero range during the early morning of the 28th, and again on the 29th.
• Heavy Snow in Louisiana, January 28, 20143 eventsTemperatures on January 27th were in the upper 40s in the northwest Delta to mid 50s to low 60s in southeastern Mississippi. However, a large upper trough was diving southeast, bringing an arctic front toward the ArkLaMiss.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Alabama, January 28, 20149 deaths · 5 injured · 39 eventsOn Monday, January 27, a very strong arctic front moved through Central Alabama, bringing extremely cold and dry air to the area. Across the north, temperatures dropped through the day and into the 30's shortly after sunset.
• Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 28, 201418 eventsLight snow developed across the mountains during the morning and continued into the afternoon before tapering off. The snow initially melted on roads. However, air temperatures rapidly cooling into the lower and mid 20s caused many roads to subsequently freeze.
• Winter Weather in South Carolina, January 28, 20143 eventsLight snow developed across the mountains during the morning and continued into the afternoon before tapering off. The snow initially melted on roads. However, air temperatures rapidly cooling into the lower and mid 20s caused many roads to subsequently freeze.
• Winter Weather in Virginia, January 28, 20141 eventA low pressure system passed up the Atlantic coast, radiating moisture inland which was forced into the mountains.
• Winter Weather in Georgia, January 28, 20141 eventLight snow developed across the mountains during the morning and continued into the afternoon before tapering off. The snow initially melted on roads. However, air temperatures rapidly cooling into the lower and mid 20s caused many roads to subsequently freeze.
• Heavy Snow in Mississippi, January 28, 201418 eventsTemperatures on January 27th were in the upper 40s in the northwest Delta to mid 50s to low 60s in southeastern Mississippi. However, a large upper trough was diving southeast, bringing an arctic front toward the ArkLaMiss.
• Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 28 to 29, 201417 eventsWeak low pressure developed to the south of eastern North Carolina on January 28th then lifted northeast offshore of the coast on January 29th.
• Winter Storm in Georgia, January 28 to 29, 20144 deaths · 85 eventsAn arctic front pushed through the Southeast on the 27th, leaving very cold air in its wake. Behind the front, an area of moisture pushed north out of the Gulf on the 28th, spreading precipitation across north and central Georgia.
• Ice Storm in South Carolina, January 28 to 29, 20141 injured · 9 eventsA strong but shallow arctic cold front pushed through the region early in the day on 1/28/14. By that evening, a strong cold air damming regime prevailed as northerly surface winds pushed temperatures to around freezing across nearly all of southeast South Carolina.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Georgia, January 28 to 29, 201414 eventsA strong but shallow arctic cold front pushed through the region early in the day on 1/28/14. By that evening, a strong cold air damming regime prevailed as northerly surface winds pushed temperatures to around freezing across nearly all of southeast Georgia.
• Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 28, 20144 eventsA band of snow showers developed across the Cumberland Plateau during the afternoon hours. Snowfall accumulations ranged from a half inch to an inch and a half in mostly the southern Cumberland Plateau region.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Florida, January 28 to 30, 2014$2.8 million · 24 eventsThe third winter storm to impact the NWS Tallahassee County warning area in five years brought a wintry mix of precipitation to virtually the entire forecast area. The predominant precipitation types were sleet and freezing rain.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Georgia, January 28 to 29, 2014$550,000 · 26 eventsThe third winter storm to impact the NWS Tallahassee County warning area in five years brought a wintry mix of precipitation to virtually the entire forecast area. The predominant precipitation types were sleet and freezing rain.
• Winter Storm in Alabama, January 28 to 29, 2014$1.0 million · 5 eventsThe third winter storm to impact the NWS Tallahassee County warning area in five years brought a wintry mix of precipitation to virtually the entire forecast area.
• Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 28, 201413 eventsLight snow developed over the Piedmont and foothills of the Western Carolinas and northeast Georgia during the afternoon and continued into the evening before tapering off. The snow initially melted on roads.
• Winter Weather in South Carolina, January 28, 201412 eventsLight snow developed over the Piedmont and foothills of the Western Carolinas during the afternoon and continued into the evening before tapering off. The snow initially melted on roads.
• Winter Weather in Georgia, January 28, 20145 eventsLight snow developed over northeast Georgia during the afternoon and continued into the evening before tapering off. The snow initially melted on roads. However, air temperatures rapidly cooling into the 20s caused many roads to subsequently freeze.
• Winter Storm and Sleet in Mississippi, January 28, 20142 eventsAn area of low pressure moved across the northern Gulf of Mexico January 28th and 29th. This system spread moisture northward across a very cold arctic airmass in place across the deep south.
• Winter Weather in Alabama, January 28, 20141 eventLight snow during the morning hours of the 28th accumulated to one to two inches in Marshall County. Lighter amounts were reported in Cullman and DeKalb Counties. The snow was quite powdery and dry due to a very cold air mass in place.
• Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 28, 20142 deaths · 5 injured · 2 eventsA low pressure system passed up the Atlantic coast, radiating moisture inland which was forced into the mountains.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 28 to 29, 201443 eventsCoastal low pressure intensifying off the Mid Atlantic Coast produced widespread snowfall ranging from two to ten inches of snowfall from the Virginia Piedmont to the Virginia Eastern Shore. Highest snowfall amounts were over southeast Virginia.
• Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 28 to 29, 20149 eventsArctic air surged into the region, undercutting warmer air aloft. This coupled with an area of low pressure tracking northeast along the front produced a variety of winter weather with a mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain.
• Winter Storm in South Carolina, January 28 to 29, 201410 eventsArctic air surged into the region, undercutting warmer air aloft. This coupled with an area of low pressure tracking northeast along the front produced a variety of winter weather with a mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain.
• Winter Storm in South Carolina, January 28 to 29, 20142 injured · $24,000 · 18 eventsA low pressure system moved up the Georgia/South Carolina coast producing freezing rain, sleet, and snow across the area. Some trees and powerlines were down causing power outages and traveling throughout the Midlands and CSRA were quite hazardous.
• Winter Storm and Sleet in Florida, January 28 to 29, 20144 eventsAn area of low pressure moved across the northern Gulf of Mexico January 28th and 29th. This system spread moisture northward across a very cold arctic airmass in place across the deep south. The precipitation fell as a mix of freezing rain and sleet across the Florida panhandle.
• Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 28, 20143 eventsDuring the afternoon and evening hours of January 28, a small area of intense snow showers moved across portions of far eastern Kentucky. In a very short period of time, these snow showers dumped 1 to 2 inches of snow on portions of Harlan and Letcher counties.
• Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 28, 20141 eventLight snow during the morning and early afternoon of the 28th accumulated up to one inch on the Cumberland Plateau in Franklin County. Lighter amounts were reported across other portions of southern middle Tennessee.
• Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 28 to 29, 20148 eventsCoastal low pressure intensifying off the Mid Atlantic Coast produced widespread snowfall ranging from four to nine inches of snowfall from inland northeast North Carolina to the North Carolina Coast.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 28 to 30, 20145 eventsLow pressure moved along the east coast while a shortwave trough moved into the Mid Atlantic from the west. Accumulating snow moved into the Piedmont and Southern Maryland.
• Winter Storm in Maryland, January 28 to 29, 20144 eventsCoastal low pressure intensifying off the Mid Atlantic Coast produced snowfall ranging from four to five and a half inches of snowfall across the Maryland Eastern Shore.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 28 to 29, 201431 eventsBesides a brief period of sleet in the extreme southeastern portions of the forecast area, only snow was reported across the region. As is typical with a coastal low, the highest snowfall amounts were across the eastern counties, where widespread 4-6 inches of snow fell.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Georgia, January 28 to 29, 20141 injured · 5 eventsA low pressure system moving up the GA/SC coast produced freezing rain, sleet, and snow over the CSRA closing schools, businesses, and some highways. Snow amounts of 1 to 3 inches were common across the area.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Delaware, January 28 to 29, 20149 injured · 4 eventsHeavy snow fell across central and southern Delaware during the evening and overnight on the 28th. Lighter accumulating snow fell in New Castle County. Snow started on the evening of the 28th and ended during the early morning of the 29th.
• Cold in Virginia, January 28 to 30, 2014$25,000 · 2 eventsColder air started to filter in on Monday the 27th. Yet, a storm across the southeastern states brushed the area with an inch or less of snow during the late day and evening on the 28th. In its wake, drier and colder air moved south for dawn on Wednesday the 29th.
• Winter Weather in Virginia, January 28 to 29, 20145 eventsLow pressure moved along the east coast while a shortwave trough moved into the Mid Atlantic from the west. Accumulating snow moved into the Piedmont and Southern Maryland.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 28 to 29, 20144 eventsHeavy snow fell across Caroline County during the evening and overnight on the 28th. Progressively less snow fell elsewhere along the Eastern Shore with the least (less than an inch) in Cecil County.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 28 to 29, 201413 eventsHeavy snow fell across southeast New Jersey during the evening and overnight on the 28th.
• Winter Weather in Oregon, January 28 to 29, 20142 eventsEast winds help trap cold air into the Upper Hood River and Central Columbia River Gorge areas as a Pacific frontal system produced freezing rain with light ice accumulations.
• Winter Storm in Washington, January 28 to 29, 20141 eventStrong, cold easterly flow ahead an approaching warm front produced a mix of snow and freezing rain in the Cascades passes, with ice accumulations of 0.25 inch or more at both Snoqualmie Pass and White Pass.
• Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 29, 20142 eventsNine to 12 inches of snow fell in the Idaho Wasatch and Caribou Highlands.
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in Montana, January 29 to 31, 201454 kt wind · 18 eventsA series of troughs moving east across the Northern Rockies brought snow to much of the region. Greatest precipitation amounts extended from the Rocky Mountain Front |east across South-Central MT.
• Cold in Alabama, January 29, 20144 eventsWind chills dropped into the zero to 5 below zero range during the early morning of the 29th.
• Extreme Cold in West Virginia, January 29, 20144 eventsA pressure gradient between the high pressure approaching from the west and a cold front to the east led to gusty conditions. Northerly flow led to cold conditions and wind chill values of -20 and below were measured in the Potomac Highlands.
• Extreme Cold in Virginia, January 29, 20142 eventsA pressure gradient between the high pressure approaching from the west and a cold front to the east led to gusty conditions. Northerly flow led to cold conditions and wind chill values of -20 and below were measured in the Potomac Highlands.
• Extreme Cold in Maryland, January 29, 20141 eventA pressure gradient between the high pressure approaching from the west and a cold front to the east led to gusty conditions. Northerly flow led to cold conditions and wind chill values of -20 and below were measured in the Potomac Highlands.
• Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, January 29, 20141 eventLow pressure travelling well offshore brought accumulating snows to Cape Cod and the Islands. Most locations received advisory level snow, but Nantucket got six inches of snow.
• Ice Storm in Texas, January 29, 20143 eventsA combination of cold high pressure near the earth’s surface combined with an upper level disturbance that moved across northern Mexico late on the 28th through the early morning of the 29th brought rain that froze on contact with exposed surfaces, resulting in an icy glaze…
• Ice Storm and Sleet in Georgia, January 29, 201411 eventsA anomolous winter weather event including sleet, freezing rain and snow flurries occurred on Jan 29th when an area of low pressure deepened offshore of the Fl/Ga Altantic coast and cold and moist air funnelled southward on the west side of the low over southeast Georgia and…
• Sleet in Florida, January 29 to 30, 20145 eventsA anomolous winter weather event including sleet, freezing rain and snow flurries occurred on Jan 29th when an area of low pressure deepened offshore of the Fl/Ga Altantic coast and cold and moist air funnelled southward on the west side of the low over southeast Georgia and…
• Winter Weather in California, January 29 to 31, 20141 eventA Pacific storm brought the first significant precipitation across the area since early December. Main precipitation fell Wednesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon.
• Winter Storm in Utah, January 29 to 31, 20144 eventsA moist storm system moved through Utah at the end of January, bringing widespread snowfall to the state. The heaviest snowfall was mostly recorded in central Utah.
• Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 29 to 30, 2014$30,000 · 2 eventsCold air crossing the relatively warm waters of Lake Ontario results in lake effect snows consolidating and intensifying through the afternoon hours of the 29th across the City of Watertown and points inland.
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, January 30, 20148 eventsA small, but potent low pressure system tracked along the South Dakota/Nebraska border late on January 29th and across southeast Minnesota on the morning of January 30th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Michigan, January 30 to 31, 20148 eventsA low pressure system riding along a cold frontal boundary brought heavy snow to portions of central Upper Michigan on the 30th.
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in New Mexico, January 30 to 31, 201472 kt wind · 11 eventsA moisture rich and very strong jet stream moved into the western United States, nosing into northern and central New Mexico Wednesday night January 29, into Thursday January 30, 2014.
• Winter Storm in Wisconsin, January 30, 20147 eventsA small, but potent low pressure system tracked along the South Dakota/Nebraska border late on January 29th and across southeast Minnesota on the morning of January 30th.
• Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 30 to 31, 20141 eventDuring the late afternoon through the early morning on the following day, a band of moderate to heavy snowfall setup along the Kansas-Nebraska border, stretching west into the foothills of the Rockies.
• Heavy Snow in Kansas, January 30 to 31, 20143 eventsDuring the late afternoon through the early morning on the following day, a band of moderate to heavy snowfall setup along the Kansas-Nebraska border, stretching west into the foothills of the Rockies.
• Heavy Snow in Nebraska, January 30 to 31, 20142 eventsDuring the late afternoon through the early morning on the following day, a band of moderate to heavy snowfall setup along the Kansas-Nebraska border, stretching west into the foothills of the Rockies.

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