Late March 2013 North American storm complex

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A derecho moved across the South, which caused widespread wind and hail damage across the region. [3] [29] There were more than 400 hail and wind reports stretching from southeast Arkansas to South Carolina. [3] [30] The largest hail fell in Clinton, Mississippi, where a hailstone 4 inches (10 cm) in diameter fell, [31] while a 88 miles per hour (142 km/h) wind gust was recorded south-southeast of Gadsden, Alabama. [3] The damaging hail in Clinton, Mississippi severely damaged an elementary school, forcing it to shut down for the rest of the school year. [32] In Jackson, Mississippi, residential areas, buildings, and vehicles were impacted by a hailstorm, with some damages lasting into 2015. [31] As of 2015, the hail event was the most expensive across the Jackson metropolitan area. [31] Severe weather across the South killed two people and injured twenty-five others, [33] [34] [35] and a tornado outbreak also occurred, with thirteen tornadoes confirmed across Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia, injuring 13 people and causing structural damage and hundreds of downed trees. [3] The high wind gusts associated with the severe weather outbreak caused at least 100,000 power outages across Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. [3] [19] The severe weather outbreak also caused two lightning strikes which prompted the evacuation of a middle school in Williamson County, Tennessee, [36] [37] and a school near Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. [38] Flash flooding occurred across portions of Kentucky, including in Bowling Green, Elizabethtown, and Lexington. [39] Severe weather impacts caused property damages amounting to more than $557 million in Mississippi, [33] more than $43 million in Georgia, [35] $525,000 in Tennessee, [40] more than $281,000 in Alabama, [34] and nearly $144,000 in South Carolina. [41] The damages in Mississippi included an estimated $25 million in hail damage, [42] and after the hail event in Mississippi there were an excess of 75,000 auto and home insurance claims. [43]

Northeastern United States

Delays occurred on the Cross County Parkway in New York, [13] and a bus carrying the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team crashed in Marlborough, Massachusetts on Interstate 290. [19] [21] The World Trade Center (PATH station) closed briefly during the evening of March 18, because of falling ice from 1 World Trade Center. [44] Around 3 inches (7.6 cm) of snow fell in Central Park, though accumulations were more significant in the Bronx and New Jersey. [45] Two semi-trucks jackknifed on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 84 in Connecticut which closed four lanes altogether, [45] [46] and an accident involving a tractor-trailer closed an off-ramp on Interstate 91 in Wallingford, Connecticut. [47] Several vehicle crashes occurred in the Greater New Haven area, [47] and one person was killed after a vehicle crash on Francis Lewis Boulevard in Queens, New York. [45] Numerous flights were cancelled at Portland International Jetport in Portland, Maine, while several flights were also cancelled at Bangor International Airport. [20] Vehicle accidents resulted in several minor injuries across Maine. [5] At least 545 flights were cancelled, and at least 139 power outages occurred across Maine. [19] [20] As a result of the heavy snowfall, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation deployed 2,800 trucks to clear snow across roadways. [48]

Notes

  1. ↑ This includes 10 injury crashes across Minnesota, [4] though it is unknown exactly how many injuries occurred. Not included are several vehicle accidents which resulted in minor injuries across Maine, [5] as the exact number of injury crashes or the number of injuries is uncertain.

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The 2022–23 North American winter was an unusually warm winter for the east and an unusually cold winter for the west in North America, as it occurred across the continent from late 2022 to early 2023. The winter season in North America began at the winter solstice, which occurred on December 21, 2022, and it ended at the March equinox, which occurred on March 20, 2023. The first day of meteorological winter began on December 1 and unofficially ended on February 28; winter storms may still occur outside of these limits.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">March 2023 North American winter storm</span> North American winter storm in 2023

A winter storm in March 2023 impacted much of the Western, Northern, and Northeastern United States, producing high snowfall totals and widespread damage across the region. The winter storm, unofficially named Winter Storm Sage by The Weather Channel, first progressed across the Western United States as an atmospheric river, and then moved across the northern United States, bringing blizzard conditions and moderate snowfall across the Northern U.S.. The winter storm then became a nor'easter and impacted the Northeast, bringing snowfall rates of 1–2 inches (2.5–5.1 cm) per hour across numerous locations across the Northeast and 3 feet (36 in) of snow in several locations across the region with locally higher amounts. More than 320,000 power outages occurred across the areas impacted by the winter storm, and caused three fatalities and two injuries. Readsboro, Vermont received 42.1 inches (107 cm) of snow, and nearly 200 car accidents occurred across the New England region in the Northeast.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">March 11–15, 2018 nor'easter</span> North American winter storm in 2018

A winter storm, unofficially named Winter Storm Skylar by The Weather Channel, brought widespread blizzard conditions across the Northeastern United States, particularly New England in mid-March 2018. First impacing the Midwestern and Southern United States on March 11–12, causing travel impacts and producing high snowfall totals, the winter storm then moved into the Northeastern United States and became a nor'easter, producing blizzard conditions and heavy snowfall across portions of the interior Northeast on March 13–15. Heavy snow fell in Massachusetts, where most of the state received at least one foot of snow; the storm brought the heaviest March snow on record in Boston and Worcester. Over two feet of snow were reported in portions of Massachusetts, peaking at 31 inches (79 cm) in Wilmington. Heavy snow also fell in Rhode Island, where the snowfall peaked at 25.1 inches (64 cm) in Foster.

The 2023–24 North American winter refers to winter in North America as it is occurring across the continent from late 2023 to early 2024. The season began at the winter solstice, which occurred on December 21, 2023, and will end at the spring equinox on March 19, 2024. Based on the meteorological definition, the first day of winter started on December 1 and the last day will be February 29. However, winter storms may occur outside of these limits.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">November 2013 North American storm complex</span> November 2013 severe weather event

In November 2013, a severe weather outbreak and winter storm, with the latter unofficially named Winter Storm Boreas by The Weather Channel, impacted much of the Western, Southern, and Northeastern United States, as well as southeastern Canada. First impacting the Western United States on November 22 and causing eight deaths, the winter storm then traversed across the South, canceling more than 500 flights at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and causing a 40-car pileup on Interstate 40 near Vega, Texas, killing 3 people and injuring 11 others. The storm system then moved across the East Coast of the United States, causing a severe weather outbreak which produced seven tornadoes, including an EF2 tornado which injured two people in North Carolina. Strong winds and heavy snow and rainfall occurred across much of the Northeastern United States, with numerous flood warnings being issued and prompting a snow emergency to be issued in western Maryland. Next impacting Canada, the storm system produced heavy snowfall which caused more than 130 vehicle accidents. Overall, the storm system caused 14 deaths, at least 103 injuries, and hundreds of flight cancellations.

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