The snowstorm of November 29 to December 3, 2019

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

594

Deaths

1

Injuries

16

Damage

$444,000

Episodes

78

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.

• Heavy Snow in Maine, November 27 to 28, 20192 eventsA strong low pressure system moved into the Great Lakes early on November 27th. Ahead of the storm a warm front lifted into New England.
• Heavy Snow in Maine, November 27 to 28, 20198 eventsWeakening low pressure approached from the west during the 27th. Secondary low pressure then intensified across the Gulf of Maine through the night of the 27th into Thanksgiving morning the 28th. The intensifying low exited across the Maritimes during the 28th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in South Dakota, November 28 to 30, 20191 death · 4 injured · 24 eventsClose on the heels of the last winter storm, an amplified upper-air pattern brought another impulse out of the southwestern U.S. early on Friday, November 29 and pushed a shield of light mixed precipitation northeastward across the region with a light accumulation of ice.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, November 28 to 29, 20194 eventsA cold and powerful winter storm brought significant winter storm conditions to the Antelope Valley as well as the mountains of Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties. Snow levels bottomed out to between 2000 and 3000 feet.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Minnesota, November 28 to 30, 20191 injured · 8 eventsClose on the heels of the last winter storm, an amplified upper-air pattern brought another impulse out of the southwestern U.S. early on Friday, November 29 and pushed a shield of light mixed precipitation northeastward across the region with a light accumulation of ice.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Iowa, November 28 to 30, 201911 eventsClose on the heels of the last winter storm, an amplified upper-air pattern brought another impulse out of the southwestern U.S. early on Friday, November 29 and pushed a shield of light mixed precipitation northeastward across the region with a light accumulation of ice.
• Winter Weather in Nebraska, November 28 to 29, 20192 eventsClose on the heels of the last winter storm, an amplified upper-air pattern brought another impulse out of the southwestern U.S. early on Friday, November 29 and pushed a shield of light mixed precipitation northeastward across the region with a light accumulation of ice.
• Winter Storm in South Dakota, November 29 to 30, 201924 eventsA deep low pressure system tracked across the Northern Plains in the days following Thanksgiving, and produced widespread heavy snow across most of central and northeast South Dakota.
• Blizzard and Lakeshore Flood in Minnesota, November 29 to 30, 20197 eventsA slow moving and powerful winter storm spread snow across the Northland starting the evening of the 29th and brought a few waves of snow into the afternoon of the 30th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in California, November 29 to 30, 20196 eventsFrom November 30 through December 2, 2019, an impactful winter storm tracked over northern California. Snow levels started off around 2,000 to 2,500 feet and were slow to rise throughout the event.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in South Dakota, November 29 to 30, 201924 eventsAn intense winter storm brought heavy snow and strong winds to western and south central South Dakota.
• Heavy Snow in North Dakota, November 29 to 30, 201921 eventsLow pressure quickly strengthened over the plains of Colorado and western Nebraska after it ejected out of the Rockies. The storm then lifted toward the northeast with moisture surging ahead of it.
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, November 29 to 30, 20192 eventsA deep low pressure system tracked across the Northern Plains in the days following Thanksgiving, and produced heavy snow across west central Minnesota. Areas of freezing drizzle occurred on Thanksgiving Day and on Friday the 29th, bringing some spotty icy conditions.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Nebraska, November 29 to 30, 20199 eventsA powerful low pressure system tracked into the central Great Plains producing a tight pressure gradient and trowal winter precipitation that produced blizzard or near-blizzard conditions and high winds throughout the Panhandle.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Montana, November 29 to 30, 201911 eventsThe initial wave that brought the first round of snow to southwest and northcentral Montana continues to produce moderate to heavy snowfall over parts of northern Montana, as it tracks northward.
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, November 30, 201918 eventsA fairly atypical hybrid surface low tracked across northern Nebraska into central Iowa from Saturday, November 30th into early Sunday, December 1st. For most of the event, temperatures held in the upper 20s to lower 30s, with steady east-northeast winds.
• Winter Storm in North Dakota, November 30, 201910 eventsA fairly atypical hybrid surface low tracked across northern Nebraska into central Iowa from Saturday, November 30th into early Sunday, December 1st. For most of the event, temperatures held in the upper 20s to lower 30s, with steady east-northeast winds.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Wyoming, November 29 to 30, 20196 eventsAn intense winter storm brought snow and gusty winds to northeastern Wyoming. The highest snowfall amounts were from northern Campbell County to Crook County, where eight to 15 inches were reported. Elsewhere, amounts were four to eight inches.
• Winter Storm in Wisconsin, November 30, 20193 eventsA large, and fairly slow moving storm system first developed Friday afternoon November 29th with an area of light snow from the initial surge of warmer air across southern Minnesota.
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, November 30, 20195 eventsA large, and fairly slow moving storm system first developed Friday afternoon November 29th with an area of light snow from the initial surge of warmer air across southern Minnesota.
• Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, November 30, 20193 eventsA slow moving and powerful winter storm spread snow across the Northland starting the evening of the 29th and brought a few waves of snow into the afternoon of the 30th.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Nebraska, November 30, 2019$60,000 · 12 eventsA strong storm system caused blizzard and winter storm conditions to develop across north central Nebraska during the morning hours on November 30th and continued during the afternoon through the evening hours.
• Winter Storm in Michigan, November 30, 20191 eventA potent winter storm dumped nearly 18 inches of storm total snowfall at Ironwood from late afternoon on the 30th through December 1st.
• Winter Storm in Wisconsin, November 30, 20191 eventA slow moving storm system brought a prolonged period of mixed wintry precipitation to north-central Wisconsin. Most of the precipitation fell as snow, but there were some periods of sleet. The snow began during the late afternoon of November 30th and continued into December 1st.
• Ice Storm in Maryland, December 1, 201910 injured · 1 eventLow pressure crossed from the Upper Midwest into the Great Lakes on December 1st. This pulled a warm front across the Upper Ohio Valley region, generating rain across much of the region.
• Ice Storm in Michigan, December 1, 2019$110,000 · 3 eventsA quarter inch of ice accumulated in the Tri-Cities region, followed by 1 to 2 inches of snow. The ice and strong easterly winds of 30 mph or greater lead to tree damage and downed trees, with power outages occurring over Midland and Bay Counties.
• Winter Storm in Michigan, December 1, 2019$100,000 · 2 eventsAn upper level low pressure system in the Plains states moved across the southern Great Lakes region bringing a mix of moderate to heavy snow.
• Winter Storm in Michigan, December 1, 2019$3,000 · 19 eventsLow pressure crossed the southern Great Lakes on the 1st. Light mixed wintry precipitation late in the evening of the 30th became heavier in the early morning hours of the 1st. This was mostly snow across eastern upper Michigan and far northern lower Michigan.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Michigan, December 1, 2019$2,000 · 12 eventsA storm system tracking from the Central Plains through Lower Michigan dumped heavy snow across much of the Upper Michigan on the 1st.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, December 1 to 2, 20194 eventsA winter storm produced heavy snow and ice across parts of central Pennsylvania to start December 2019. Significant ice accretion was observed over the higher terrain in the Laurel Highlands with moderate to heavy snow accumulation across north-central Pennsylvania.
• Winter Weather in Virginia, December 1, 20192 eventsA layer of cold air caused rain to freeze on surfaces over the Blue Ridge Mountains. Ice accumulation was between one and two tenths of an inch.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, December 1, 20191 eventA layer of cold air caused rain to freeze on surfaces over the Allegheny Highlands. Ice accumulation was between one and two tenths of an inch.
• Winter Weather in West Virginia, December 1, 20191 eventA layer of cold air caused rain to freeze on surfaces over portions of the Allegheny Highlands. Ice accumulation was between one and two tenths of an inch.
• Winter Storm and Lakeshore Flood in Wisconsin, December 1, 2019$85,000 · 25 eventsThe second winter storm in a week struck during the Thanksgiving weekend, impacting Wisconsin from late Saturday evening November 30th through Sunday December 1st.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Nebraska, December 1, 2019$50,000 · 10 eventsA strong storm system caused blizzard and winter storm conditions to develop on November 30th, which continued during the early morning and morning hours on December 1st. Total snowfall amounts ranged from 3 to 10 inches, with the highest amounts across far northern Nebraska.
• Winter Storm in South Dakota, December 1, 201924 eventsA deep low pressure system tracked across the Northern Plains in the days following Thanksgiving, and produced widespread heavy snow across most of central and northeast South Dakota.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in South Dakota, December 1, 201922 eventsClose on the heels of the last winter storm, an amplified upper-air pattern brought another impulse out of the southwestern U.S. early on Friday, November 29 and pushed a shield of light mixed precipitation northeastward across the region with a light accumulation of ice.
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 1, 201918 eventsThis storm began on November 30th. A fairly atypical hybrid surface low tracked across northern Nebraska into central Iowa from Saturday, November 30th into early Sunday, December 1st.
• Winter Weather in Minnesota, December 1, 20191 injured · 4 eventsClose on the heels of the last winter storm, an amplified upper-air pattern brought another impulse out of the southwestern U.S. early on Friday, November 29 and pushed a shield of light mixed precipitation northeastward across the region with a light accumulation of ice.
• Winter Storm in North Dakota, December 1, 201910 eventsThis storm began on November 30th. A fairly atypical hybrid surface low tracked across northern Nebraska into central Iowa from Saturday, November 30th into early Sunday, December 1st.
• Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, December 1, 20195 eventsA slow moving and powerful winter storm spread snow across the Northland starting the evening of the 29th and brought a few waves of snow into the afternoon of the 30th.
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 1, 20195 eventsThe snow storm that dropped nearly 17 inches of snow in portions of Todd County, lingered into late Sunday morning, with little additional snowfall. Final snowfall totals across the region: Todd County, near Browerville, 16.9 inches.|Douglas County, near Alexandria, 13.2 inches.
• Winter Storm in Wisconsin, December 1, 20193 eventsThe snow storm that produced nearly a foot of snow along the northern part of Polk, Barron, and Rusk Counties, started Nov 29 and lingered into early Sunday afternoon, Dec 1, with little additional snowfall.
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 1, 20192 eventsA deep low pressure system tracked across the Northern Plains in the days following Thanksgiving, and produced heavy snow across west central Minnesota. Areas of freezing drizzle occurred on Thanksgiving Day and on Friday the 29th, bringing some spotty icy conditions.
• Winter Storm in Wisconsin, December 1, 20191 eventA slow moving storm system brought a prolonged period of mixed wintry precipitation to north-central Wisconsin. Most of the precipitation fell as snow, but there were some periods of sleet.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in California, December 1 to 2, 20195 eventsFrom November 30 through December 2, 2019, an impactful winter storm tracked over northern California. Snow levels started off around 2,000 to 2,500 feet and were slow to rise throughout the event.
• Heavy Snow in New York, December 1 to 3, 201918 eventsA long duration, two part, and complex mixed precipitation winter storm moved through Central New York the morning of the 1st through the evening of the 2nd.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New York, December 1 to 3, 201927 eventsA major winter storm impacted eastern New York and western New England December 1-3, 2019. Snowfall began during the late morning and early afternoon of the 1st ahead of a weakening low pressure system approaching from the western Great Lakes.
• Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 1 to 3, 20195 eventsA long duration, two part, and complex mixed precipitation winter storm moved through Northeast PA the morning of the 1st through the evening of the 2nd.
• Winter Storm and Lake-Effect Snow in New York, December 1 to 2, 201910 eventsAn upper level low traversing the country brought freezing rain and snow across our region. While precipitation started as freezing rain over western New York, it quickly shifted to rain.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, December 1 to 3, 20199 eventsA complex, long duration winter storm impacted parts of the mid-Atlantic over the first three days of December. Impacts from the storm came mainly in two phases.
• Heavy Snow in Vermont, December 1 to 3, 20193 eventsA major winter storm impacted eastern New York and western New England December 1-3, 2019. Snowfall began during the late morning and early afternoon of the 1st ahead of a weakening low pressure system approaching from the western Great Lakes.
• Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, December 1 to 3, 20192 eventsA major winter storm impacted eastern New York and western New England December 1-3, 2019. Snowfall began during the late morning and early afternoon of the 1st ahead of a weakening low pressure system approaching from the western Great Lakes.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Connecticut, December 1 to 3, 20192 eventsA major winter storm impacted eastern New York and western New England December 1-3, 2019. Snowfall began during the late morning and early afternoon of the 1st ahead of a weakening low pressure system approaching from the western Great Lakes.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, December 1 to 3, 201910 eventsA complex, long duration winter storm impacted parts of the mid-Atlantic over the first three days of December. Impacts from the storm came mainly in two phases.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Jersey, December 1 to 3, 20199 eventsA large area of low pressure across the Middle Atlantic on Sunday December 1, 2019 slowly moved towards the northeast. The low redeveloped just south of Long Island on Monday December 2, 2019 and slowly moved offshore through the morning of Tuesday December 3, 2019.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New York, December 1 to 3, 20194 eventsA large area of low pressure across the Middle Atlantic on Sunday December 1, 2019 slowly moved towards the northeast. The low redeveloped just south of Long Island on Monday December 2, 2019 and slowly moved offshore through the morning of Tuesday December 3, 2019.
• Winter Weather in Connecticut, December 1 to 3, 20194 eventsA large area of low pressure across the Middle Atlantic on Sunday December 1, 2019 slowly moved towards the northeast. The low redeveloped just south of Long Island on Monday December 2, 2019 and slowly moved offshore through the morning of Tuesday December 3, 2019.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Vermont, December 1 to 2, 2019$30,000 · 3 eventsLow pressure across the Ohio River Valley and southern Appalachia on December 1st moved offshore of Long Island and Cape Cod on December 2nd.
• Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, December 1 to 3, 20199 eventsA closed upper low progressed across the northern half of the U.S. with multi-center surface lows pinwheeling around it. One surface low approached New England on the evening of December 1st.
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in Massachusetts, December 1 to 3, 2019$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 15 eventsA storm system slowly moved across southeast Massachusetts and into the Gulf of Maine during this period. One to two feet of snow fell in much of western and northern Massachusetts by the morning of December 3. Rain changed to snow on December 2 in eastern Massachusetts.
• Heavy Snow in Connecticut, December 1 to 3, 20192 eventsA storm system slowly moved across southeast Massachusetts and into the Gulf of Maine during this period. Six to as much as 18 inches fell in northern Connecticut (highest amounts near the Massachusetts border) by the morning of December 3.
• Heavy Snow in Maine, December 1 to 3, 201912 eventsA closed upper low progressed across the northern half of the U.S. with multi-center surface lows pinwheeling around it. One surface low approached New England on the evening of December 1st.
• Winter Weather in North Carolina, December 1 to 3, 20199 eventsArctic air filtering in behind a cold front, along with a moist northwest flow resulted in the first notable snowfall event of the season for portions of the North Carolina mountains.
• Heavy Snow in West Virginia, December 2, 20192 eventsA strong upper level low pressure system crossed the central Appalachians on the 2nd leading to generally light snow. A moderate to heavy band of snow developed as a piece of energy dug down on the back side of the upper low.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Kentucky, December 2, 20192 eventsA strong storm system brought a changeover from rain to snow on December 2nd, producing impacts in the higher terrain of Harlan and Letcher Counties. Black Mountain saw 4 inches of snow near the Virginia line at 3700 feet.
• Winter Storm in West Virginia, December 2 to 3, 20191 eventA deep closed upper low over Ohio tracked northeast towards Canada and New England. While near the Mid-Atlantic, this low created strong northwest flow over the Appalachian Mountains.
• Winter Weather in Tennessee, December 2, 20197 eventsLight snow fell across the Upper Cumberland and Cumberland Plateau during the morning hours of December 2. Up to 1.5 inches of snow was reported.
• Heavy Snow in Tennessee, December 2, 20191 eventDeep moisture and a relatively strong upper level disturbance trailing behind a strong frontal system brought a period of snowfall to the Southern Appalachian region.
• Winter Weather in West Virginia, December 2 to 3, 20192 eventsUpper level low pressure crossed the region on December 2nd. Increasing support for lift, as well as a favorable northwest flow, allowed numerous snow showers to impact the higher elevations of West Virginia, especially during the afternoon and evening hours.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, December 2 to 3, 20191 eventUpper level low pressure crossed the region on December 2nd. Increasing support for lift, as well as a favorable northwest flow, allowed numerous snow showers to impact the higher elevations of western Maryland, especially during the afternoon and evening hours.
• Winter Storm in Alaska, December 2, 20191 eventHyder got 7 inches of snow in six hours on the morning of 12/2.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Maine, December 2 to 3, 201911 eventsRapidly intensifying low pressure tracked across the Gulf of Maine through the morning hours of the 3rd...exiting across the Maritimes through the afternoon and evening. A wintry mix developed across Downeast areas during the late evening of the 2nd.
• Winter Storm in Alaska, December 3, 20191 eventYakutat had heavy snowfall on 12/3 with 6 to 10 inches of new snow in showers. Impact was snow removal.
• Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, December 4 to 5, 20196 eventsA pair of passing shortwaves produced rounds of accumulating snow showers across the region from roughly noon on December 4th to noon on the 5th. The second shortwave was stronger, providing abundant moisture in the dendritic growth zone.
• Winter Weather in West Virginia, December 4 to 5, 20193 eventsA pair of passing shortwaves produced rounds of accumulating snow showers across the region from roughly noon on December 4th to noon on the 5th. The second shortwave was stronger, providing abundant moisture in the dendritic growth zone.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, December 4 to 5, 20191 eventA pair of passing shortwaves produced rounds of accumulating snow showers across the region from roughly noon on December 4th to noon on the 5th. The second shortwave was stronger, providing abundant moisture in the dendritic growth zone.
• Lake-Effect Snow in Pennsylvania, December 4 to 5, 20191 eventOn December 4, weak low pressure moved through the eastern Great Lakes region and extended a cold front across Lake Erie and adjacent Northwest Pennsylvania. The cold air behind this system allowed for lake effect snow to develop and move into Erie County, PA.

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