The snowstorm of January 4 to 7, 2022

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

1,047

Deaths

5

Injuries

22

Damage

$196,000

Episodes

125

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 Storm in Alabama, January 2 to 3, 202211 eventsDuring the late afternoon into the evening hours on 1/2/2022, an area of low pressure over southern Mississippi moved northeast along a stalled front extending northeast into central Alabama.
• Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 2 to 3, 20223 eventsDuring the late afternoon into the evening hours on 1/2/2022, an area of low pressure over southern Mississippi moved northeast along a stalled front extending northeast into central Alabama.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 2 to 3, 2022$31,000 · 27 eventsA frontal boundary stalled in the Mid-Atlantic, stretching from the Tidewater Region of Virginia southwest to Georgia. On January 3rd, a surface low formed along the front and traveled northeast along it, going over the Carolinas and Virginia.
• Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 2 to 3, 2022$15,000 · 1 eventA quick moving upper level low pressure system brought a small dusting of snow through the area during the overnight hours of January 2nd-3rd.
• Heavy Snow in Tennessee, January 2 to 3, 202222 eventsA rapidly intensifying low pressure system over the Southeast states ushered in cold air into East Tennessee, changing rain to snow through the evening and overnight hours. Snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour were reported in some locations.
• Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 2 to 3, 20224 eventsSnow levels fell quickly during the evening across the North Carolina mountains as a strong cold front crossed the area.
• Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 2 to 3, 20222 eventsSnow levels fell quickly during the evening across the North Carolina mountains as a strong cold front crossed the area.
• Heavy Snow in Kentucky, January 2 to 3, 20222 eventsA potent winter storm began to take shape along the Gulf Coast on January 2nd and then lifted into the Carolinas early on the morning of the 3rd.
• Heavy Snow in Alabama, January 2 to 3, 20223 eventsCold air lurking behind the amplifying trough approached Alabama on January 2nd as the upper trough acquired a negative tilt. Temperatures in the 50s and 60s during the afternoon dropped into the 30s through the course of the evening.
• Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 3, 20222 eventsA rapidly intensifying low pressure system over the Southeast states ushered in cold air into southwest Virginia, changing rain to snow through the evening and overnight hours. Snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour were reported in some locations.
• Winter Storm in West Virginia, January 3, 20223 eventsA frontal boundary stalled in the Mid-Atlantic, stretching from the Tidewater Region of Virginia southwest to Georgia. On January 3rd a surface low formed along the front and traveled northeast along it, going over the Carolinas and Virginia.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 3, 202228 eventsLow pressure tracked along a cold front and intensified while doing so, bringing a period of snow to most of northern and central Virginia. The heaviest snow fell across the Virginia Piedmont around the Fredericksburg Metropolitan area.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 3, 202214 eventsLow pressure tracked along a cold front and intensified while doing so, bringing a period of snow to portions of Maryland. The heaviest snow fell across the southern portion of the state, closer to the low. However, accumulating snow occurred across central Maryland as well.
• Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 3, 20223 eventsLow pressure tracking along a cold front triggered a period of snow across portions of eastern West Virginia. Snowfall accumulations around 2 to 4 inches occurred across portions of the Potomac Highlands in West Virginia as well as Jefferson County.
• Winter Storm in District of Columbia, January 3, 20221 eventLow pressure tracked along a cold front and intensified while doing so, bringing a period of snow to Washington DC. Snowfall was locally heavy, and it totaled up to around 6 to 10 inches.
• Winter Storm in Virginia, January 3, 2022$16,000 · 24 eventsLow pressure tracking from the Southeast United States northeast off the North Carolina coast and out to sea produced snowfall totals between four inches and thirteen inches across much of central Virginia and the Virginia northern neck.
• Winter Weather in Virginia, January 3, 202220 eventsLow pressure tracking from the Southeast United States northeast off the North Carolina coast and out to sea produced snowfall totals between one inch and three inches across portions of south central and southeast Virginia, and the Virginia Eastern Shore.
• Winter Storm in Maryland, January 3, 20223 eventsLow pressure tracking from the Southeast United States northeast off the North Carolina coast and out to sea produced snowfall totals between four inches and twelve inches across much of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, January 3, 20222 eventsLow pressure tracking from the Southeast United States northeast off the North Carolina coast and out to sea produced snowfall totals between two inches and four inches across portions of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore.
• Winter Storm and Strong Wind in North Carolina, January 3, 2022$50,000 · 4 eventsA frontal boundary stalled in the Mid-Atlantic, stretching from the Tidewater Region of Virginia southwest to Georgia. On January 3rd a surface low formed along the front and traveled northeast along it, going over the Carolinas and Virginia.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 3, 202211 eventsA winter storm impacted most of Delmarva and southern New Jersey on January 3, 2022. A strengthening area of low pressure developed over the Southeast US late on January 2 and move northeast, tracking offshore of the mid-Atlantic in a typical Nor'easter-type setup.
• Winter Storm in Maryland, January 3, 20224 eventsA winter storm impacted most of Delmarva and southern New Jersey on January 3, 2022. A strengthening area of low pressure developed over the Southeast US late on January 2 and move northeast, tracking offshore of the mid-Atlantic in a typical Nor'easter-type setup.
• Winter Storm in Delaware, January 3, 20224 eventsA winter storm impacted most of Delmarva and southern New Jersey on January 3, 2022. A strengthening area of low pressure developed over the Southeast US late on January 2 and move northeast, tracking offshore of the mid-Atlantic in a typical Nor'easter-type setup.
• Winter Storm in California, January 3 to 4, 20221 eventA winter storm brought snow to the mountains of interior Northern California in early January. Lighter-end snowfall accumulations were recorded over the Southern Cascades and Northern Sierra Nevada.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Montana, January 4 to 7, 202270 kt wind · 20 eventsAnother cold trough moved into the state for more sub-zero temperatures and wind chills. Warning criteria wind chill values (-40F) were more common with this surge than the previous one as a 1044 mb surface high moved southward from the Canadian Prairies.
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 4 to 5, 20224 eventsAn area of low pressure moved from the Central Plains to northern Lower Michigan on the 4th into the 5th. This storm track brought an area of heavy snowfall to parts of northeastern Minnesota starting the evening of the 4th before lingering into the afternoon hours of the 5th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Colorado, January 4 to 6, 202216 eventsA strong northwesterly flow with enhanced bands of moderate to heavy snow developed across the northern mountains and northeast plains of Colorado.
• Blizzard in South Dakota, January 4 to 5, 20225 eventsA strengthening area of low pressure over Minnesota brought light snow and strong northwest winds to northeastern South Dakota from the evening of the 4th through the morning hours of the 5th.
• Blizzard in North Dakota, January 4 to 5, 202215 eventsA blizzard developed in the afternoon hours on January 4th across eastern ND towards the Red River Valley, and adjacent counties in northwest through westcentral MN.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Michigan, January 4 to 7, 20227 eventsA storm system tracking through the Mackinac Straits produced moderate to heavy lake effect snow over portions of west and north central Upper Michigan from the evening of the 4th into the morning of the 7th. The heaviest snow fell on the 5th for most locations.
• Blizzard in Minnesota, January 4 to 5, 20222 eventsA strengthening area of low pressure over Minnesota brought light snow and strong northwest winds to west central Minnesota from the evening of the 4th through the morning hours of the 5th.
• Blizzard in North Dakota, January 4 to 5, 20222 eventsStrong winds developed behind a cold front sweeping through the area, while a short-wave trough passing through resulted in some snow developing.
• Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 4 to 6, 20225 eventsAn area of low pressure moved from the Central Plains to northern Lower Michigan on the 4th into the 5th. This storm track brought an area of heavy snowfall to parts of northwest Wisconsin starting the evening of the 4th before lingering into the late evening hours of the 5th.
• Blizzard in Minnesota, January 4 to 5, 20225 eventsA strong area of low pressure over the Upper Midwest Tuesday evening, January 4th, continued to deepen and move off to the east.
• Blizzard in Minnesota, January 4 to 5, 20228 eventsA blizzard developed in the afternoon hours on January 4th across eastern ND towards the Red River Valley, and adjacent counties in northwest through westcentral MN.
• Extreme Cold in South Dakota, January 4 to 7, 202223 eventsAn Arctic high pressure brought bitterly cold temperatures from the evening of January 4th into the morning hours of January 7th. High temperatures dropped from the single digits and teens above zero on the 5th, to the single digits on either side of zero on the 6th.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Iowa, January 5 to 6, 202211 eventsBehind a departing winter system, a strong arctic high settled into the region. Winds gusted to 45 to 60 mph as temperatures plummeted on the evening of January 4 into January 5.
• Winter Storm in Michigan, January 5 to 6, 20225 eventsAn intensifying shortwave traversed the southern Great Lakes/Ohio Valley region from 1/5 into 1/6, providing favorable ascent aloft to support a sub-1000mb clipper.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, January 5, 20221 eventA developing wave of low pressure brought light precipitation to the mid-Atlantic on the morning of January 5, 2022. Warm air advection caused rising temperatures aloft over the region.
• Winter Weather in Delaware, January 5, 20223 eventsA developing wave of low pressure brought light precipitation to the mid-Atlantic on the morning of January 5, 2022. Warm air advection caused rising temperatures aloft over the region.
• Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 5, 20221 death · 8 injured · 17 eventsA developing wave of low pressure brought light precipitation to the mid-Atlantic on the morning of January 5, 2022. Warm air advection caused rising temperatures aloft over the region.
• Winter Weather in Connecticut, January 5, 20222 injured · 2 eventsA frontal boundary off the East Coast resulted in a period of light freezing rain across portions of northwestern Connecticut during the morning hours on Wednesday, January 5. While amounts were only around a light glaze, icy conditions resulted in numerous vehicle accidents.
• Winter Weather in New York, January 5, 20221 injured · 5 eventsA frontal boundary off the East Coast resulted in a period of light freezing rain across portions of the mid-Hudson Valley during the morning commute on Wednesday, January 5. While amounts were only around a light glaze, icy conditions resulted in numerous vehicle accidents.
• Winter Weather in Massachusetts, January 5, 20222 eventsA frontal boundary off the East Coast resulted in a period of light freezing rain across portions of western Massachusetts during the morning hours on Wednesday, January 5. While amounts were only around a light glaze, icy conditions resulted in slippery roads and sidewalks.
• Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 5, 20225 eventsA developing wave of low pressure brought light precipitation to the mid-Atlantic on the morning of January 5, 2022. Warm air advection caused rising temperatures aloft over the region.
• Winter Weather in Wisconsin, January 5, 20228 eventsThe combination of strong winds and new snow led to low visibilities and poor driving conditions, along with brief whiteout conditions especially across rural areas. There was not much new snow with this event.
• Winter Weather in New York, January 5, 20226 eventsA southwest flow aloft overran a retreating and shallow cold air mass along a weak stationary boundary.
• Heavy Snow in Washington, January 5 to 7, 20223 eventsAnother winter storm, on the heel of the first one shortly after the new year, brought heavy snow to the Cascades.
• Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 5, 20222 eventsA southwest flow aloft overran a retreating and shallow cold air mass along a weak stationary boundary.
• Winter Weather in Connecticut, January 5, 20222 eventsA southwest flow aloft overran a retreating and shallow cold air mass along a weak stationary boundary.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Nebraska, January 5 to 6, 20225 eventsWidespread frontally forced snowfall event across the Nebraska Panhandle led to 6 to 12 inches of snow accumulation across the southern panhandle including Sidney, Kimball, and Harrisburg.
• Winter Storm in Michigan, January 5 to 7, 202211 eventsSnow and windy conditions combined to produce near whiteout conditions at times mainly near to west of US-131.
• Winter Weather in Illinois, January 5, 20222 eventsA snow squall formed downwind of the Illinois River during the late morning of January 5th, producing a narrow band of heavy snow across portions of southern and eastern Will County. Visibilities were one quarter mile or less with winds gusting as high as 45 mph.
• Winter Weather in Indiana, January 5, 20221 eventA snow squall formed downwind of the Illinois River during the late morning of January 5th, producing a narrow band of heavy snow across portions of southern and eastern Will County in Illinois.
• Heavy Snow in Nebraska, January 5 to 6, 20221 eventSnow developed across Chase County during the late morning hours on January 5th and continued through the evening hours into the early morning hours on January 6th. Heavy snow occurred during the afternoon hours with north winds 20 to 30 mph and gusty.
• Heavy Snow in Nebraska, January 5 to 6, 20223 eventsDuring the afternoon hours on January 5th, a low pressure system moved over the Central High Plains bringing light to heavy snow accumulations across portions of Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas through the pre-dawn hours of the 6th.
• Heavy Snow in Kansas, January 5 to 6, 20222 eventsDuring the afternoon hours on January 5th, a low pressure system moved over the Central High Plains bringing light to heavy snow accumulations across portions of Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas through the pre-dawn hours of the 6th.
• Winter Weather in Kansas, January 5 to 6, 20226 eventsA weak disturbance in fast northwest upper level flow brought a narrow swath of light to moderate snow across the High Plains during the morning hours of January 5th, then shifted eastward into western portions of the forecast area around midday.
• Winter Weather in Nebraska, January 5, 20225 eventsA weak disturbance in fast northwest upper level flow brought a narrow swath of light to moderate snow across the High Plains during the morning hours of January 5th, then shifted eastward into western portions of the forecast area around midday.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 5 to 7, 20222 eventsAn Arctic high pressure brought bitterly cold temperatures from the morning of January 5th into the morning hours of January 7th. High temperatures dropped from the single digits and teens above zero on the 5th, the single digits on either side of zero on the 6th.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in South Dakota, January 6, 202224 eventsBehind a departing winter system, a strong arctic high settled into the region. Winds gusted to 45 to 60 mph as temperatures plummeted on the evening of January 4 into January 5.
• Extreme Cold in North Dakota, January 6 to 7, 202218 eventsAs a blizzard producing storm system moved out of the area through the morning of January 5th, an Arctic front and associated Arctic airmass pushed in behind.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 6, 20228 eventsBehind a departing winter system, a strong arctic high settled into the region. Winds gusted to 45 to 60 mph as temperatures plummeted on the evening of January 4 into January 5.
• Cold in Nebraska, January 6, 20222 eventsBehind a departing winter system, a strong arctic high settled into the region. Winds gusted to 45 to 60 mph as temperatures plummeted on the evening of January 4 into January 5.
• Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 6 to 8, 20228 eventsA fast-moving area of low pressure dragged a cold front across the region. Windy conditions occurred behind the front with gusts in the 45-55 mph range.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 6 to 7, 202219 eventsAs a blizzard producing storm system moved out of the area through the morning of January 5th, an Arctic front and associated Arctic airmass pushed in behind.
• Winter Weather in Missouri, January 6, 20228 injured · 12 eventsA weak storm system dropped through the Missouri Ozarks during the morning hours of January 6, 2022. The snow was light and fluffy and brought widespread accumulations between one half inch and an inch and a half.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 6, 202212 eventsA cold front moved through the Mid-South on January 6th, 2022. Cold air filtered in behind the front. A surface low pressure system moved along the front providing enough moisture to result in heavy snow.
• Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 6, 20223 eventsA cold front moved through the Mid-South on January 6th, 2022. Cold air filtered in behind the front. A surface low pressure system moved along the front providing enough moisture to result in one to two inches falling across northeastern Arkansas.
• Winter Weather in Missouri, January 6, 20222 eventsA cold front moved through the Mid-South on January 6th, 2022. Cold air filtered in behind the front. A surface low pressure system moved along the front providing enough moisture to result in two to four inches falling across the Missouri Bootheel.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 6, 20222 injured · 22 eventsAround a deep 500 mb low centered just north of the Great Lakes, a shortwave pivoted east-southeast and intensified as it moved across the the Ohio Valley region. Temperatures fell well below freezing ahead of it, due to a cold front that swept through the previous day.
• Winter Weather in Illinois, January 6, 202215 eventsAround a deep 500 mb low centered just north of the Great Lakes, a shortwave pivoted east-southeast and intensified as it moved across the the Ohio Valley region. Temperatures fell well below freezing ahead of it, due to a cold front that swept through the previous day.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Missouri, January 6, 202211 eventsAround a deep 500 mb low centered just north of the Great Lakes, a shortwave pivoted east-southeast and intensified as it moved across the the Ohio Valley region. Temperatures fell well below freezing ahead of it, due to a cold front that swept through the previous day.
• Winter Weather in Indiana, January 6, 20226 eventsAround a deep 500 mb low centered just north of the Great Lakes, a shortwave pivoted east-southeast and intensified as it moved across the the Ohio Valley region. Temperatures fell well below freezing ahead of it, due to a cold front that swept through the previous day.
• Lake-Effect Snow in Wisconsin, January 6, 20221 eventA lake effect snow band from eastern Lake Superior extended southward over the Bay of Green Bay and into Door County on Thursday (1/6). The band drifted west and remained semi stationary over southwestern Door County through mid-day.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 6, 202234 eventsAnother widespread snow event affected Middle Tennessee during the day on Thursday, January 6, 2022, just 4 days after a previous significant snowfall. Many locations received several inches of snowfall, especially areas along and north of I-40.
• Winter Weather in Alabama, January 6, 20224 eventsLight freezing rain and drizzle produced light ice accumulations in far north Alabama.
• Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 6, 20223 eventsA mixture of freezing rain, sleet and snow occurred in southern middle Tennessee. Light snow and ice accumulations were reported.
• Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 6, 202236 eventsA shortwave embedded in an upper trough, covering the eastern United States, merged with a disturbance riding along a cold front, south of Kentucky. This resulted in widespread snow showers from the Lower Ohio Valley to New England.
• Heavy Snow in Kentucky, January 6, 202233 eventsHeavy snow developed across eastern Kentucky on Thursday, January 6th as a potent low pressure system developed over the Deep South in the morning, rode up the spine of the southern Appalachians during the afternoon, and off to the northeast Thursday night - a climatologically…
• Winter Storm in Virginia, January 6 to 7, 20222 eventsA weak cold front stalled south and east of the Appalachian mountains on the morning of January 6th.
• Winter Storm in West Virginia, January 6 to 7, 20225 eventsA weak cold front stalled south and east of the Appalachian mountains on the morning of January 6th.
• Heavy Snow in Tennessee, January 6, 20225 eventsA low pressure system moving up the spine of the Appalachians brought a period of heavy snowfall to the northern Cumberland Plateau area during the day.
• Winter Weather in Connecticut, January 6 to 7, 20222 eventsA winter weather system brought anywhere from 2 to 8 inches over Litchfield County in northwestern Connecticut on January 7, 2022. This resulted in some school closures.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 6 to 7, 2022$10,000 · 40 eventsA low pressure system crossed to the south of the Central Appalachians on January 6th, bringing abundant moisture to the area.
• Winter Weather in Ohio, January 6 to 7, 202213 eventsLow pressure tracked northeast from the Tennessee Valley into the Ohio Valley, initiating a light snowfall event located primarily southeast of the I-71 corridor.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Ohio, January 6 to 7, 20227 eventsA low pressure system crossed to the south of the Central Appalachians on January 6th, bringing abundant moisture to the area.
• Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 6 to 7, 20226 eventsLow pressure tracked northeast from the Tennessee Valley into the Ohio Valley, initiating a light snowfall event located primarily southeast of the I-71 corridor.
• Heavy Snow in Kentucky, January 6 to 7, 20224 eventsA low pressure system crossed to the south of the Central Appalachians on January 6th, bringing abundant moisture to the area.
• Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 6 to 7, 20222 eventsA low pressure system crossed to the south of the Central Appalachians on January 6th, bringing abundant moisture to the area.
• Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 6, 20221 eventA low pressure system moving up the spine of the Appalachians brought a period of heavy snowfall to the higher elevations of southwest Virginia during the afternoon and evening.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 6 to 7, 20228 eventsA deepening trough ejected from the Midwest towards the Mid-Atlantic from January 6th into the morning of January 7th. Precipitation spread into the area during the afternoon and evening of the 6th with moist advection and jet ascent ahead of the trough.
• Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 6 to 7, 20221 eventPrecipitation developed across the North Carolina mountains on the 6th in the wake of a cold front and associated low pressure area.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 6 to 7, 202229 eventsA wave of low pressure tracked through the area, bringing some snow with it. Snowfall ranged from around two to 4 inches across central Virginia and around Interstate 95 in northern Virginia, with 4 to 6 inches across extreme northern Virginia.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 6 to 7, 202217 eventsA wave of low pressure tracked through the area, bringing some snow with it. Snowfall ranged from around an inch in extreme southern Maryland, to around two to 4 inches near Interstate 95, with 4 to 6 inches west of Interstate 95 over northern and central Maryland.
• Winter Storm in West Virginia, January 6 to 7, 202211 eventsA wave of low pressure tracked through the area, bringing some snow with it. Snowfall ranged from around three to six inches across the eastern Panhandle and Potomac Highlands.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 6 to 7, 20229 eventsAn Arctic airmass moved overhead across the Upper Midwest during the early morning of Friday, January 7th. The actual temperature dropped into the teens below to near -30F by morning.
• Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 6 to 7, 20228 eventsA deepening trough ejected from the Midwest towards the Mid-Atlantic from January 6th into the morning of January 7th. Precipitation spread into the area during the afternoon and evening of the 6th with moist advection and jet ascent ahead of the trough.
• Winter Storm in Michigan, January 6 to 7, 20222 eventsLake effect snow showers developed across southwest Lower Michigan Thursday afternoon producing some additional light snow accumulations and some hazardous travel.
• Winter Weather in Indiana, January 6 to 7, 20221 eventLake effect snow showers developed across northwest and portions of north central Indiana Thursday afternoon producing some additional light snow accumulations and some hazardous travel. An intense single band dropped into northern St.
• Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 6 to 7, 20228 eventsLow pressure tracked from the Lower Ohio Valley eastward across Virginia, producing a quick-hitting 5 to 7 inches of snowfall across south-central Pennsylvania from the evening of Thursday, January 6 into the early morning hours of Friday, January 7, 2022.
• Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 6 to 7, 202213 eventsA developing wave of low pressure brought a period of snow to the eastern mid-Atlantic during the overnight of January 6 into the morning of January 7. The developing low was fast-moving, with steady precipitation lasting only 6 to 8 hours in many areas.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 6 to 7, 202221 eventsA developing wave of low pressure brought a period of snow to the eastern mid-Atlantic during the overnight of January 6 into the morning of January 7. The developing low was fast-moving, with steady precipitation lasting only 6 to 8 hours in many areas.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 6 to 7, 20228 eventsCoastal low pressure along the polar front developed in response to an upper level disturbance. This result in an moderate snowfall across most portions of northeastern New Jersey, with some portions further east and south receiving heavier snowfall.
• Winter Weather in New York, January 6 to 7, 20224 eventsA winter weather system brought anywhere from a dusting to 4 inches across eastern New York with the highest amounts located over the mid-Hudson Valley. Impacts were greatest over the mid-Hudson Valley where schools were closed and traffic was slowed. Key Impacts: School closure.
• Winter Weather in District of Columbia, January 6 to 7, 20221 eventA wave of low pressure tracked through the area, bringing some snow with it. Snowfall totaled around two to four inches.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, January 6 to 7, 20224 eventsA developing wave of low pressure brought a period of snow to the eastern mid-Atlantic during the overnight of January 6 into the morning of January 7. The developing low was fast-moving, with steady precipitation lasting only 6 to 8 hours in many areas.
• Winter Weather in Delaware, January 6 to 7, 20223 eventsA developing wave of low pressure brought a period of snow to the eastern mid-Atlantic during the overnight of January 6 into the morning of January 7. The developing low was fast-moving, with steady precipitation lasting only 6 to 8 hours in many areas.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New York, January 7, 202217 eventsCoastal low pressure along the polar front developed in response to an upper level disturbance. This result in an moderate snowfall across the interior sections of the Lower Hudson Valley, with heavier snow across more southern and southeastern locations.
• Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, January 7, 202213 eventsA low pressure passing southeast of New England brought widespread snow, mainly to central and eastern MA. Snow began around midnight and continued into Friday with the period of greatest snow accumulation in the early to late morning hours.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Connecticut, January 7, 20228 eventsCoastal low pressure along the polar front developed in response to an upper level disturbance. This result in an moderate snowfall across some western portions of Southern Connecticut, with heavier snow across more most eastern locations.
• Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, January 7, 20226 eventsA low pressure passing southeast of New England brought widespread snow, especially for northern RI. Snow began around midnight and continued into Friday with the period of greatest snow accumulation in the early to late morning hours.
• Heavy Snow in Connecticut, January 7, 20223 eventsA low pressure passing southeast of New England brought widespread snow, especially for southern and eastern CT. Snow began around midnight and continued into Friday with the period of greatest snow accumulation in the early to late morning hours.
• Winter Storm in New Hampshire, January 7, 20223 eventsLow pressure formed along a stalled frontal boundary in the southern Appalachians and began to deepen at is approached the mouth of Chesapeake Bay.
• Winter Weather in Massachusetts, January 7, 20222 eventsA winter system brought up to 4 inches of snow across the Berkshires on January 7, 2022. This resulted in some school/traffic delays and school closures. Key Impacts: Traffic delays, school closures.
• Lake-Effect Snow in Pennsylvania, January 7, 20222 eventsAs a low pressure system departed the region on January 6th, a strong surge of cold air poured across Lake Erie and allowed for some lake-enhanced snow across Northwest Pennsylvania.
• Winter Storm in Maine, January 7, 20221 eventLow pressure formed along a stalled frontal boundary in the southern Appalachians and began to deepen at is approached the mouth of Chesapeake Bay.
• Lake-Effect Snow in Ohio, January 7, 20222 eventsAs a low pressure system departed the region on January 6th, a strong surge of cold air poured across Lake Erie and allowed for some lake-enhanced snow across Northeast Ohio.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Maine, January 7, 20223 eventsLow pressure rapidly intensified while tracking southeast of the Gulf of Maine during the 7th. Snow began during the morning of the 7th and persisted into the evening. The snow was heavy at times during the afternoon with snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour at times.
• Winter Storm in California, January 7, 20221 eventA quick-moving system brought periods of snow to the mountains of northern California on Friday January 7th.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Alaska, January 7 to 11, 202270 kt wind · 18 eventsA strong low pressure system in the Gulf of Alaska brings Taku winds to Juneau ahead of the storm, and widespread winds and snow across Southeast Alaska. Heavy snow transitioned to rain across much of the area.
• Blizzard in North Dakota, January 8, 202210 eventsA reinforcing cold front produced very strong and prolonged gusting winds. With several inches of fresh and very blowable snow available, and an additional inch or so of new snow, widespread ground blizzard conditions developed over portions of northeastern ND, mainly from the…
• Winter Weather in Illinois, January 8 to 9, 202222 eventsFreezing drizzle and freezing rain developed across northern Illinois during the early afternoon of January 8th and continued through the late evening. Roads became slippery and numerous accidents and spin outs occurred.
• Winter Weather in Indiana, January 8, 20224 deaths · 1 injured · $75,000 · 2 eventsA very thin layer of dry air in the lowest levels of the atmosphere led to surface temperatures dropping quickly during the early afternoon as light liquid precipitation began falling on western central Indiana.
• Winter Weather in Indiana, January 8 to 9, 20225 eventsFreezing drizzle and freezing rain developed across northwest Indiana during the afternoon of January 8th and continued into the late evening. Roads became slippery and numerous accidents and spin outs occurred. The Valparaiso ASOS measured 0.14 inches of ice accumulation.

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