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In Oklahoma, a state of emergency was declared after blizzard conditions killed 3 people and dropped 19 inches (48 cm) of snow. Iowa saw high snowfall as well. The storm was so intense that it wrapped warm air around the north and west side of it and cold air and snow blew in from the south.
Blizzard Winter storm: Formed: December 16, 2009: Dissipated: December 20, 2009: Lowest pressure: 968 millibars (28.6 inHg) Tornadoes confirmed: 4: Max. rating 1: EF0 tornado: Maximum snowfall or ice accretion: 26.3 inches (67 cm) Fatalities: 7 fatalities: Areas affected: East Coast of the United States (from North Carolina to Maine)
Christmas Eve storm complex. Just before Christmas of 2009, an area of low pressure formed in eastern Texas, and began to track on a northwards track. Interacting with cold air from the west, snow broke out on the western side of the system, stretching from Oklahoma to southern Minnesota.
The December 2010 North American blizzard was a major nor'easter and historic blizzard affecting the Contiguous United States and portions of Canada from December 22–29, 2010. From January 4–15, the system was known as Windstorm Benjamin in Europe. [1]
By far the most notable event was a historic blizzard that impacted areas from Oklahoma to Michigan in early February. The blizzard broke numerous snowfall records, and was one of the few winter storms to rank as a Category 5 on the Regional Snowfall Index. In addition, Oklahoma set a statewide low temperature record in February.
The combination of heavy snow, strong winds, and bitterly cold temperatures resulted in blizzard conditions across most of New Mexico, southeastern Colorado, western Oklahoma and West Texas. Some places in this area had over 1–3 ft (30–91 cm) of snow but also snow drifts up to 12 feet (370 cm) high. [70]
Near the end of 2012, a massive storm complex developed that produced both a tornado outbreak and a blizzard across the southern and eastern United States. On Christmas Day 2012 (December 25), a tornado outbreak occurred across the Southern United States. This severe weather / tornado event affected the United States Gulf Coast and southern ...
Part of the 2009–10 North American winter. The February 5–6, 2010 North American blizzard, commonly referred to as Snowmageddon, [1] was a blizzard that had major and widespread impact in the Northeastern United States. The storm's center tracked from Baja California Sur on February 2, 2010, to the east coast on February 6, 2010, before ...
Weather of 2009. Global weather activity of 2009 profiles the major worldwide storms, including blizzards, tornadoes, ice storms, tropical cyclones and other meteorogical events, from January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2009. Wintery storms are events in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold temperatures ...
Blizzard of 2009. Blizzard of 2009 may refer to: North American Blizzard of 2009. European winter storms of 2009–10. February 2009 Great Britain and Ireland snowfall. 2009 North American Christmas blizzard. Category: Disambiguation pages.