The snowstorm of November 8 to 9, 2012

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

144

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

$100,000

Episodes

16

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 and High Wind in New Jersey, November 7 to 8, 2012$100,000 · 55 kt wind · 28 eventsA strong nor'easter caused high winds along the coast, heavy snow in east central New Jersey, ten foot waves along the ocean front and minor tidal flooding along the ocean front with the overnight high tide on the 7th.
• Heavy Snow in New York, November 7 to 8, 20124 eventsLow pressure developed across the Southeast U.S. on November 6 and intensified as it moved northeast, passing south and east of Long Island by November 8. This nor'easter came on the heels of Superstorm Sandy. It produced heavy wet snow, strong winds, and minor coastal flooding.
• Heavy Snow in Connecticut, November 7 to 8, 20125 eventsLow pressure developed across the Southeast U.S. on November 6 and intensified as it moved northeast, passing south and east of Southern Connecticut by November 8. This nor'easter came on the heels of Superstorm Sandy.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Connecticut, November 7 to 8, 20123 eventsLow pressure moved up the east coast spreading snow, rain, and wind across southern New England.
• Winter Weather in Connecticut, November 7 to 8, 20122 eventsAn early season nor'easter storm impacted the region about a week after Hurricane Sandy. Upper level energy from both the northern and southern portions of the jetstream merged over the mid-Atlantic region during the morning of November 7th.
• Winter Weather in New York, November 7 to 8, 20122 eventsAn early season nor'easter storm impacted the region about a week after Hurricane Sandy. Upper level energy from both the northern and southern portions of the jetstream merged over the mid-Atlantic region during the morning of November 7th.
• Winter Weather in Rhode Island, November 7 to 8, 20122 eventsLow pressure moved up the east coast spreading snow, rain, and wind across southern New England.
• Winter Weather in New Jersey, November 7 to 8, 20125 eventsLow pressure developed across the Southeast U.S. on November 6 and intensified as it moved northeast, passing south and east of Long Island by November 8. This nor'easter came on the heels of Superstorm Sandy. It produced heavy wet snow, strong winds, and minor coastal flooding.
• Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, November 7 to 8, 20121 eventThe western fringes of an offshore nor'easter brought accumulating snow into Bucks County on the evening of the 7th. It was the only county in Eastern Pennsylvania to report more than one inch of snow.
• Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Montana, November 8 to 10, 201223 eventsA strong Pacific storm system interacted with a cold arctic airmass to bring widespread heavy snow to the forecast area between November 8 and 10, 2012. Impacts from this storm included traffic accidents, road/school closures and aviation delays.
• Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Alaska, November 8 to 10, 20122 eventsA warm front associated with a 986 mb low pressure system in Bristol Bay brought abundant moisture and warming to the Yukon Delta on November 9th. Warm air overriding cold air at the surface produced freezing rain over the Yukon Delta and heavy snow over the Lower Yukon Valley.
• Winter Storm in Wyoming, November 9 to 10, 20121 eventA cold air mass moved south out of Canada and combined with a powerful storm system that moved in from the Pacific Northwest Coast. This resulted in periods of heavy snow across portions of the Billings Forecast Area.
• Heavy Snow in North Dakota, November 9 to 11, 201222 eventsA complex winter weather event materialized across the Northern Plains November 8th through early November 11th. Three waves of winter weather impacted west and central North Dakota, the third wave being the most severe.
• Winter Storm in North Dakota, November 10 to 11, 20129 eventsAs a surface low pressure system tracked from eastern South Dakota on the afternoon of the 10th into southwestern Ontario by the morning of the 11th, a variety of weather occurred over North Dakota and Minnesota.
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, November 10 to 11, 20121 eventAs a surface low pressure system tracked from eastern South Dakota on the afternoon of the 10th into southwestern Ontario by the morning of the 11th, a variety of weather occurred over North Dakota and Minnesota.
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in New Mexico, November 10 to 11, 201265 kt wind · 34 eventsAn unseasonably cold upper-level low pressure system over the Pacific Northwest on the 7th pushed slowly southeast across the Great Basin and into New Mexico through the 10th.

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NOAA NCEI Regional Snowfall Index, and the Storm Events Database for the episodes.