The snowstorm of January 5 to 8, 2017

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

979

Deaths

8

Injuries

11

Damage

$4.0 million

Episodes

110

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.

• Lake-Effect Snow and Cold in Michigan, January 3 to 7, 201715 eventsThe passage of a strong cold front and the advection of very cold Arctic air across Lake Superior resulted in a prolonged lake effect snow and bitter cold wind chill event from the 3rd into the 7th.
• Winter Storm and Coastal Flood in Maine, January 3 to 4, 20179 eventsIntensifying low pressure tracked toward the Maine coast through the night of the 3rd into the morning of the 4th. The low then tracked across Downeast areas to New Brunswick through the remainder of the 4th. Snow developed during the evening of the 3rd.
• Winter Storm in Utah, January 3 to 5, 20179 eventsOn the heels of the storm that began on New Year's Day, a second strong and cold storm system entered Utah early on January 3, bringing widespread snowfall to the state over a 48-hour period.
• Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 3 to 4, 20176 eventsHeavy snow fell in the southern highlands of Idaho along with the Eastern Magic Valley and Lower Snake River Plain. Amounts ranged from 6 to 20 inches across the region with many travel issues encountered.
• Extreme Cold in South Dakota, January 3 to 4, 20179 eventsBitter Arctic air brought extreme wind chills to the north central and part of northeast South Dakota from late in the evening of the 3rd to around noon on the 4th. Wind chills of 35 below to 45 below affected the region.
• Cold in Wisconsin, January 4, 20171 death · 1 eventA man died of hypothermia according to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office. The man was found outside.
• Blizzard in Alaska, January 4 to 5, 20172 eventsStrong high pressure over northwest Alaska coupled with low pressure over the Arctic created strong winds over the north slope of alaska on January 4th through the early morning hours of the 5th. Zone 201: Blizzard conditions were observed at the Wainwright ASOS.
• Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 4 to 8, 2017$218,000 · 11 eventsThis lake effect snow event was a long duration, high impact event; one that snarled traffic across the Buffalo Southtowns Thursday evening and ultimately produced three to four feet of snow east of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
• Lake-Effect Snow in Pennsylvania, January 4 to 7, 2017$250,000 · 2 eventsCold northwest winds blowing across Lake Erie caused lake effect snow showers to develop during the afternoon hours of the 4th. The snow showers continued intermittently through the early morning hours of the 7th and then dissipated by daybreak.
• Lake-Effect Snow in Ohio, January 4 to 7, 2017$200,000 · 2 eventsCold northwest winds blowing across Lake Erie caused lake effect snow showers to develop during the afternoon hours of the 4th. The snow showers continued intermittently through daybreak on the 7th and then dissipated during the morning hours.
• Blizzard in Alaska, January 4 to 5, 20171 eventStrong high pressure of 1055 mb over northwest alaska and low pressure trough over barrow created a strong pressure gradient east of barrow on January 4th.
• Winter Weather in Kansas, January 4 to 5, 20174 eventsA narrow band of snow deposited 3 to 5 inches of snow over much of north central Kansas on this Wednesday and Thursday. The snow fell between 9 pm CST Wednesday and 9 am Thursday. The band ebbed and waned at various locations and times.
• Extreme Cold in Idaho, January 4 to 5, 20177 eventsStrong northeast winds behind a cold front brought actual and wind chill temperatures to the -20 to -35 range overnight on the 4th and into the morning on the 5th. Most schools in southeast Idaho were closed on the 5th due to the extreme cold conditions.
• Winter Weather in Kansas, January 5, 201717 eventsA moderate snow event occurred across parts of the region as a strong upper storm moved out of the southwest states. Snow amounts were as high as 4 1/2 inches.
• Winter Weather in Ohio, January 5, 201729 eventsA clipper system crossed south of the region during the morning of January 5th. Snowfall was generally on the order of one to three inches and ended by evening.
• Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 5, 20177 eventsA clipper system crossed south of the region during the morning of January 5th. Snowfall was generally on the order of one to three inches and ended by evening.
• Winter Weather in Indiana, January 5, 20174 eventsA clipper system crossed south of the region during the morning of January 5th. Snowfall was generally on the order of one to three inches and ended by evening.
• Winter Weather in Illinois, January 5, 201719 eventsA weak disturbance in the upper levels of the atmosphere produced a swath of light snow as it raced eastward across the central states. Accumulations were from one to two inches north of a line from Carbondale to Marion and Harrisburg.
• Winter Weather in Indiana, January 5, 20176 eventsA weak disturbance in the upper levels of the atmosphere produced a swath of light snow as it raced eastward across the central states. Accumulations were around two inches north of Interstate 64.
• Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 5, 20171 injured · 22 eventsA weak disturbance in the upper levels of the atmosphere produced a swath of light snow as it raced eastward across the central states. Accumulations were less than an inch over most of western Kentucky, except around an inch in the Owensboro and Henderson area.
• Winter Weather in Missouri, January 5, 201711 eventsA weak disturbance in the upper levels of the atmosphere produced a swath of light snow as it raced eastward across the central states. Accumulations were around an inch north of a line from Marble Hill to Cape Girardeau.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 5, 20171 death · 4 eventsAn area of light snow developed early this morning, bringing widespread accumulations of 1-3 inches across eastern Kentucky through the day. A couple of more intense bands developed during the morning hours.
• Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 5 to 6, 20171 death · $15,000 · 4 eventsA clipper type system brought widespread snowfall to eastern Kentucky on the 5th and 6th. Snow started on the morning of the 5th, and tapered off just after midnight early on the 6th. Widespread light snow occurred throughout the event, with several bands of moderate snow.
• Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 5 to 6, 201740 eventsA clipper type system brought widespread snowfall to the middle Ohio River Valley and Central Appalachians on the 5th and 6th. Snow started on the morning of the 5th, and tapered off mid morning on the 6th.
• Winter Weather in Ohio, January 5 to 6, 20179 eventsA clipper type system brought widespread snowfall to the middle Ohio River Valley on the 5th and 6th. Snow started on the morning of the 5th, and tapered off early on the 6th. Widespread light snow occurred throughout the event, with several bands of moderate snow.
• Winter Weather in Ohio, January 5 to 6, 20177 eventsFast-moving low pressure, with enhancement from mid level frontogenesis and the exit region of an upper level jet, supported a period of snow in the afternoon of the 5th through the early morning hours of the 6th.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in New Mexico, January 5 to 6, 2017$350,000 · 24 eventsA major winter storm impacted nearly all of northern and central New Mexico just a few days after ringing in 2017.
• Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 5 to 6, 201710 eventsFast-moving low pressure, with enhancement from mid level frontogenesis and the exit region of an upper level jet, supported a period of snow in the afternoon of the 5th through the early morning hours of the 6th.
• Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 5 to 6, 20178 eventsLow pressure developed and tracked off Mid-Atlantic coast at the same time colder air was funneling in from the north. This resulted in a period of snow.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, January 5 to 6, 20178 eventsLow pressure developed and tracked off Mid-Atlantic coast at the same time colder air was funneling in from the north. This resulted in a period of snow.
• Winter Weather in Virginia, January 5 to 6, 20175 eventsLow pressure developed and tracked off Mid-Atlantic coast at the same time colder air was funneling in from the north. This resulted in a period of snow.
• Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 5 to 6, 20175 eventsFast-moving low pressure, with enhancement from mid level frontogenesis and the exit region of an upper level jet, supported a period of snow in the afternoon of the 5th through the early morning hours of the 6th.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, January 5 to 6, 20171 eventFast-moving low pressure, with enhancement from mid level frontogenesis and the exit region of an upper level jet, supported a period of snow in the afternoon of the 5th through the early morning hours of the 6th.
• Cold in Wisconsin, January 5, 20171 death · 1 eventThe Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office reported a Hypothermia death.
• Winter Weather in Nebraska, January 5, 201711 eventsA narrow band of snow deposited generally 2 to 4 inches of snow over much of south central Nebraska on this Wednesday. The snow began around 1 am CST in the Lexington area and ended across the region at 11 pm.
• Extreme Cold in Nebraska, January 5 to 6, 20174 eventsSustained wind speeds of 15 to 20 mph combined with temperatures of -15 to -25 degrees produced wind chill values between -30 and -45 degrees.
• Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 5 to 6, 201712 eventsA clipper system moving in from the northwest, combined with cold temperatures and a secondary low moving northeast along the coast, gave eastern portions of the Keystone State it's first general snowfall of the season.
• Extreme Cold in Nebraska, January 5 to 6, 20175 eventsA bitter cold arctic air mass brought dangerous wind chills to much of western Nebraska during the evening and overnight hours on Thursday January 5th, into the morning hours on Friday January 6th.
• Winter Weather in Texas, January 5 to 6, 2017$500,000 · 10 eventsA longwave trough brought widespread light snowfall accumulations to the region. Snow began on the evening of the fifth in the extreme southern Texas Panhandle then spread to the remainder of the South Plains and Rolling Plains during the morning hours of the sixth.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, January 5 to 6, 20173 eventsA clipper system moving in from the northwest, combined with cold temperatures and a secondary low moving northeast along the coast, gave northeast Maryland it's first general snowfall of the season.
• Winter Storm and Astronomical Low Tide in Delaware, January 5 to 6, 20172 eventsA clipper system moving in from the northwest, combined with cold temperatures and a secondary low moving northeast along the coast, gave the Diamond State it's first general snowfall of the season.
• Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 5 to 6, 201717 eventsA clipper system moving in from the northwest, combined with cold temperatures and a secondary low moving northeast along the coast, gave the Garden State it's first general snowfall of the season.
• Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 6, 201744 eventsA system with limited moisture moved across the state and brought one to 3.5 inches of snow to the state on January 6, 2017. The first major wave moved across Arkansas just after midnight and exited the CWA around sunrise.
• Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 6, 20175 eventsAn upper level storm system brought widespread snow to the Oklahoma early morning on the 6th, with the heaviest bands occurring along I-40.
• Winter Storm in Oklahoma, January 6, 20175 eventsAn upper level disturbance moved into the Southern Plains on the 6th. Arctic air had previously settled into the region and became deep enough to support snow as the disturbance approached. Light snow fell across much of eastern Oklahoma south of a Pawnee-Tulsa-Jay line.
• Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 6, 201712 eventsAn upper level disturbance combined with a reinforcing cold front to produce a swath of light snow across much of the Mid-South during the morning hours of January 6, 2017.
• Winter Weather in Oklahoma, January 6, 20171 eventAn arctic air mass began to spill southward across Southeast Oklahoma during the evening hours on January 5th, ahead of a shortwave trough that translated east across the Rockies and across Oklahoma/the Red River Valley during the morning hours on January 6th.
• Winter Weather and Astronomical Low Tide in Tennessee, January 6, 201720 eventsAn upper level disturbance combined with a reinforcing cold front to produce a swath of light snow across much of the Mid-South during the morning hours of January 6, 2017.
• Winter Weather in Mississippi, January 6, 20177 eventsAn upper level disturbance combined with a reinforcing cold front to produce a swath of light snow across much of the Mid-South during the morning hours of January 6, 2017.
• Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 6, 20177 eventsAn arctic air mass began to spill southward across Southeast Oklahoma and Southwest Arkansas during the evening hours on January 5th, ahead of a shortwave trough that translated east across the Rockies and across Oklahoma/the Red River Valley during the morning hours on January…
• Winter Weather in Missouri, January 6, 20172 eventsAn upper level disturbance combined with a reinforcing cold front to produce a swath of light snow across much of the Mid-South during the morning hours of January 6, 2017.
• Sleet and Winter Weather in Mississippi, January 6, 2017$2.1 million · 27 eventsA complex weather pattern eventually evolved into a widespread winter weather event across the area on January 6th, 2017. Strong surface high, near 1030mb, was building into the central and southern Plains.
• Sleet in Louisiana, January 6, 2017$300,000 · 5 eventsA complex weather pattern eventually evolved into a widespread winter weather event across the area on January 6th, 2017. Strong surface high, near 1030mb, was building into the central and southern Plains.
• Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 6, 201727 eventsTwo waves of light snow fell across Middle Tennessee on Thursday, January 5 and again on Friday, January 6. The first wave on January 5 mainly affected areas along and north of I-40, while the second wave was along and south of I-40.
• Winter Weather in Texas, January 6, 20177 eventsAn arctic air mass began to spill southward across Southeast Oklahoma and Northeast Texas during the evening hours on January 5th, ahead of a shortwave trough that translated east across the Rockies and across Oklahoma/the Red River Valley during the morning hours on January…
• Winter Weather in Louisiana, January 6, 20178 eventsAn arctic air mass began to spill southward across East Texas and North Louisiana during the evening hours on January 5th, ahead of a shortwave trough that translated east through the Rockies and across Oklahoma/the Red River Valley during the morning hours on January 6th.
• Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 6 to 7, 20175 eventsDeep and moist air was lifted over a chilly air mass in place across the Southeastern United States as a low pressure system moved northeast from the Central Gulf of Mexico through the Middle Atlantic Coast.
• Winter Weather in Louisiana, January 6, 20173 eventsA shallow layer of cold air spilled into the region behind an arctic cold front while an upper disturbance moved across Texas and Louisiana. Freezing rain, sleet, and snow developed over portion of Central Louisiana as temperatures moved to around 30.
• Ice Storm in Mississippi, January 6, 2017$10,000 · 1 eventAn upper level disturbance to the west of the north central Gulf Coast produced a large area of precipitation as a cold front was moving south through the area.
• Ice Storm in Alabama, January 6, 2017$20,000 · 2 eventsAn upper level disturbance to the west of the north central Gulf Coast produced a large area of precipitation as a cold front was moving south through the area.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Georgia, January 6 to 7, 201736 eventsDuring the afternoon of January 6th through the morning of January 7th a fast moving but strong storm system swept across the southeastern U.S.
• Winter Storm and Extreme Cold in North Carolina, January 6 to 9, 20171 death · 10 eventsA developing Nor'easter began to strengthen across the Gulf Coast of the United States late in the day on January 6th before moving northeast along the Atlantic coastline on January 7th.
• Sleet in Louisiana, January 6, 20171 eventMoisture riding over the top of a very cold airmass produced sleet and freezing rain over southwest Mississippi and the adjacent southeast Louisiana parishes. Some accumulations of sleet were reported, although many locations north of Interstate 12 reported trace amounts.
• Winter Storm in Virginia, January 6 to 7, 201717 eventsA developing Nor'easter began to strengthen across the Gulf Coast of the United States late in the day on January 6th before moving northeast along the Atlantic coastline on January 7th.
• Sleet in Mississippi, January 6, 20171 eventMoisture riding over the top of a very cold airmass produced sleet and freezing rain over southwest Mississippi and the adjacent southeast Louisiana parishes.
• Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 6 to 7, 201712 eventsAs an area of surface low pressure moved northeast along the Gulf and Southeast coasts, moisture overspread the southern Appalachians throughout the 6th. Although the precip may have started as rain in the lower valleys, it primarily fell as snow.
• Heavy Snow in South Carolina, January 6 to 7, 20173 eventsAs an area of surface low pressure moved northeast along the Gulf and Southeast coasts, moisture overspread the southern Appalachians throughout the 6th. Although the precip may have started as rain in the lower elevations, it primarily fell as snow.
• Heavy Snow in Georgia, January 6 to 7, 20171 eventAs an area of surface low pressure moved northeast along the Gulf and Southeast coasts, moisture overspread the southern Appalachians throughout the 6th. Although the precip may have started as rain in the valleys, it primarily fell as snow.
• Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 6 to 7, 201718 eventsAs an area of surface low pressure moved northeast along the Gulf and Southeast coasts, moisture overspread western North Carolina throughout the 6th. While precipitation initially fell as rain and sleet across the foothills and Piedmont, it changed to snow fairly quickly.
• Heavy Snow in Tennessee, January 6 to 7, 201736 eventsDeep and moist air was lifted over a chilly air mass in place across the Southeastern United States as a low pressure system moved northeast from the Central Gulf of Mexico through the Middle Atlantic Coast.
• Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 6 to 7, 20173 eventsLow pressure tracking northeast just off the Southeast and Mid Atlantic Coasts produced between two inches and seven inches of snow and some sleet across interior northeast North Carolina.
• Winter Storm in South Carolina, January 6 to 7, 20175 eventsAs an area of surface low pressure moved northeast along the Gulf and Southeast coasts, moisture overspread Upstate South Carolina and far northeast Georgia throughout the 6th.
• Winter Storm in Georgia, January 6 to 7, 20172 eventsAs an area of surface low pressure moved northeast along the Gulf and Southeast coasts, moisture overspread Upstate South Carolina and far northeast Georgia throughout the 6th.
• Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 6 to 7, 201735 eventsLow pressure tracking northeast just off the Southeast and Mid Atlantic Coasts produced between three inches and twelve inches of snow across central, south central, and interior southeast Virginia.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 6 to 7, 201731 eventsA low pressure system tracking north along the Carolina coast and interacting with an |arctic airmass moving into the area from the central CONUS produced wintry precipitation |across central North Carolina during the late evening hours on the 6th and continuing|until the early…
• Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 6 to 7, 20173 eventsAs an area of surface low pressure moved northeast along the Gulf and Southeast coasts, moisture overspread the North Carolina Piedmont throughout the 6th. As cold air gradually spilled in from the north, precipitation slowly transitioned from rain to sleet and snow.
• Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 6 to 7, 20172 eventsDeep and moist air was lifted over a chilly air mass in place across the Southeastern United States as a low pressure system moved northeast from the Central Gulf of Mexico through the Middle Atlantic Coast.
• Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 6 to 7, 20178 eventsLow pressure tracking northeast just off the Southeast and Mid Atlantic Coasts produced between seven inches and twelve inches of snow and strong winds across eastern Virginia.
• Blizzard in Virginia, January 6 to 7, 20175 eventsLow pressure tracking northeast just off the Southeast and Mid Atlantic Coasts produced between two inches and twelve inches of snow, some sleet, and very strong winds across Hampton Roads and the Virginia Eastern Shore.
• Winter Weather in Virginia, January 7, 20173 eventsLow pressure tracking northeast just off the Southeast and Mid Atlantic Coasts produced between two inches and four inches of snow across the central Virginia Piedmont.
• Extreme Cold and Winter Weather in Alabama, January 6 to 7, 20172 eventsMinor winter weather weather was observed Jan 6 - Jan 7. With a very cold air mass in place, a minor moisture return wrapping around on the backside of a surface low centered SE of the region produced light snow fall accumulations, generally around 0.50.
• Winter Weather in Virginia, January 7, 201716 eventsLow pressure tracked from the southeastern CONUS off the Mid-Atlantic coast and eventually out to sea. High pressure to the north provided plenty of cold air during this time, resulting in snow.
• Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 7, 20177 eventsA combination of snow, sleet, and freezing rain fell across northern portions of Eastern NC. Precipitation began during the early morning hours as mainly freezing rain, then transitioned to sleet and finally snow during the day.
• Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 7, 20176 eventsLow pressure tracking northeast just off the Southeast and Mid Atlantic Coasts produced between one inch and four inches of snow, along with sleet and freezing rain across northeast North Carolina.
• Heavy Snow in Maryland, January 7, 20175 eventsLow pressure tracking northeast just off the Southeast and Mid Atlantic Coasts produced between four inches and twelve inches of snow and strong winds across the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 7, 20173 eventsLow pressure tracked from the southeastern CONUS off the Mid-Atlantic coast and eventually out to sea. High pressure to the north provided plenty of cold air during this time, resulting in snow.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Delaware, January 7, 20176 injured · 4 eventsLow pressure off the southeast coast strengthened as it tracked northeastward to a position about 300 miles off the New Jersey coast by Saturday evening, January 7th.
• Winter Weather in South Carolina, January 7, 20174 eventsAs an area of surface low pressure moved northeast along the Gulf and Southeast coasts, moisture overspread the Piedmont throughout the 6th. Most of the precip fell as rain south of the I-85 corridor.
• Winter Weather in Georgia, January 7, 20172 eventsAs an area of surface low pressure moved northeast along the Gulf and Southeast coasts, moisture overspread the Piedmont throughout the 6th. Most of the precip fell as rain south of the I-85 corridor.
• Winter Weather in South Carolina, January 7, 201713 eventsLow pressure tracking across the FL Panhandle enhanced moisture that was lifted up and over a cold polar airmass entrenched in the Midlands. This pattern increased potential for winter weather and travel hazards across the Northern and Central Midlands of SC.
• Winter Storm in New Jersey, January 7, 201715 eventsLow pressure off the southeast coast strengthened as it tracked northeastward to a position about 300 miles off the New Jersey coast by Saturday evening, January 7th.
• Cold in New Mexico, January 7, 20176 eventsAn exceptionally cold airmass and light to moderate winds settled into New Mexico behind a departing major winter storm. The result was dangerously cold wind chills across much of eastern New Mexico and parts of the Rio Grande Valley.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 7, 20173 eventsLow pressure off the southeast coast strengthened as it tracked northeastward to a position about 300 miles off the New Jersey coast by Saturday evening, January 7th.
• Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 7, 20171 eventAs an area of surface low pressure moved northeast along the Gulf and Southeast coasts, moisture overspread the Piedmont throughout the 6th. Most of the precip fell as rain south of the I-85 corridor.
• Blizzard in Alaska, January 7, 20171 eventA low pressure trough moving across the Arctic North Slope coupled with a 1052 mb high pressure center over the interior created a strong pressure gradient over the eastern North Slope, providing strong winds and blizzard conditions on January 7th 2017.
• Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 7, 20172 eventsLow pressure off the southeast coast strengthened as it tracked northeastward to a position about 300 miles off the New Jersey coast by Saturday evening, January 7th.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New York, January 7 to 8, 201714 eventsLow pressure developed across the southeast coast early on January 7, 2017 and deepened as it tracked off the coast. The low tracked south and east of the 40 N/70 W benchmark.
• Winter Storm in Massachusetts, January 7 to 8, 201714 eventsLow pressure, the second in three days, developed along the coast of the Carolinas the night of January 6 and moved up the coast to bring snow and wind to Southern New England on January 7.
• Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 7, 20172 eventsLow pressure developed across the southeast coast early on January 7, 2017 and deepened as it tracked off the coast. The low tracked south and east of the 40 N/70 W benchmark.
• Winter Storm in Rhode Island, January 7 to 8, 20178 eventsLow pressure, the second in three days, developed along the coast of the Carolinas the night of January 6 and moved up the coast to bring snow and wind to Southern New England on January 7.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Oregon, January 7 to 9, 201774 kt wind · 11 eventsA broad shortwave trough brought multiple rounds of precipitation, including a wintry mix of snow and ice for many locations across Northwest Oregon. Strong easterly pressure gradients generated high winds through the Columbia River Gorge as well on January 8.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Connecticut, January 7 to 8, 20178 eventsLow pressure developed across the southeast coast early on January 7, 2017 and deepened as it tracked off the coast. The low tracked south and east of the 40 N/70 W benchmark.
• Winter Storm in Connecticut, January 7 to 8, 20171 eventLow pressure, the second in three days, developed along the coast of the Carolinas the night of January 6 and moved up the coast to bring snow and wind to Southern New England on January 7.
• Winter Weather in Connecticut, January 7, 20171 eventOn the morning of Saturday, January 7th, a coastal storm moved northeast off the coast of North Carolina. Although this storm tracked well off the coast, it was close enough to bring some light snowfall to northwestern Connecticut.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Washington, January 7 to 9, 201785 kt wind · 6 eventsA broad shortwave trough brought multiple rounds of precipitation, including a wintry mix of snow and ice for many locations across Southwest Washington. Strong easterly pressure gradients generated high winds through the Columbia River Gorge as well on January 8.
• Extreme Cold in Texas, January 7, 20171 death · 1 eventA bitterly cold arctic air mass settled south across all of the Ark-La-Tex region during January 6th and 7th, with low temperatures plunging into the lower and middle teens across much of the area during the morning of the 7th.
• Heavy Snow in Maine, January 7 to 8, 20172 eventsIntensifying low pressure tracked east of the Gulf of Maine during the night of the 7th then exited across the maritimes during the 8th. The western edge of the heavier snow shield from this low clipped the southeast corner of Washington County.
• Cold in North Carolina, January 7 to 8, 201716 eventsGusty northwest winds ushering in an arctic air mass to the southern Appalachians combined with a snowpacked ground to produce frigid temperatures and low wind chill values across the North Carolina mountains on the night of the 7th through the morning of the 8th.
• Cold in Mississippi, January 8, 20171 death · 1 eventCold Temperatures across the area caused one exposure related death. Strong cold high pressure settled in over the area on the 7th, with low temperatures falling into the mid teens during the overnight hours.
• Winter Weather in Michigan, January 9, 20171 death · 4 injured · 1 eventSlippery conditions from several inches of lake effect snow contributed to a fatal accident on Highway M-26 near Dollar Bay on the morning of the 9th.

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