January 2016 United States blizzard
The January 2016 United States blizzard was a severe winter weather event. The weather caused multiple states in the Mid-Atlantic to declare a state of emergency.[1] The blizzard happened between January 20 and 25, 2016.
On January 20–22 the governors of eleven states, plus the mayor of Washington, D.C., declared a state of emergency in expectation of significant snowfall and blizzard conditions. Approximately 85 million people were estimated to be in the storm's path. More than 33 million were under blizzard warnings. Over 10,000 flights were canceled because of the storm.
New York City was put under a travel ban on January 23. A snow emergency was declared for Washington, D.C. just before that.
Two to three feet of snow fell from Virginia to New England.[2] Snow also fell in Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee.
The storm also caused tornadoes and hail from Louisiana to Florida[3]
Thirty people died because of the blizzard.[4]
The storm was also called Winter Storm Jonas by the Weather Channel.
January 2016 United States Blizzard Media
The developing storm system at 9:30 p.m. EST on January 21 (02:30 UTC, January 22), over the southern United States
Variable-message highway signs in Maryland and Virginia displayed warnings of the impending blizzard
Forecast of expected weather conditions across the eastern United States for Saturday, January 23. Blue indicates snow, green indicates rain, and purple indicates mixed precipitation. Darker shades denote heavier precipitation.
Cars buried in snow in suburban Washington, DC.
Five-foot snow drifts in Reading, Pennsylvania
Emergency services in New York City, including the New York City Fire Department functioned during the snowstorm
A service advisory in an unusually empty Grand Central–42nd Street station warning that suspension of elevated subway service was imminent
Snowfall at the Belle Meade Plantation in Tennessee on January 22
Aftermath of the storm in Cleveland Park, Washington D.C.
Intense snowfall at Pershing Square, Manhattan, New York.
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References
- ↑ "Potentially Historic Blizzard". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved Jan 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Eastern Seaboard Winter Storm". NBC New York. Retrieved Jan 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Severe Weather Report". NOAA. Retrieved Jan 24, 2016.
- ↑ "At Least 30 Dead after Deadly Blizzard". NBC New York. Retrieved Jan 24, 2016.
Other websites
Media related to North American blizzard of 2016 at Wikimedia Commons