February 2013

On February 1st, a 940 mb storm was located between Labrador and Greenland:

February was very active in the US. On February 8-9, this storm dumped 40 inches of snow on Hamden, CT, and hit Cuttyhunk, MA with 83 mph wind:

On February 8th, a 70+ knot easterly low level jet forced an intense band of snow to develop over Long Island:

Snowfall rates of 3-4 inches per hour were reported, with one report of 6 inches in one hour in Central Connecticut. Islip Airport reported 27.8" of snow and Upton 30.3". Boston had 24.9" of snow and a maximum wind of 76 mph. A record 31.9" fell at Portland, ME. Over 600,000 people lost power, and over 6,000 flights were cancelled. By the morning of February 9th, the storm had dropped to 970 mb about 200 miles east of Boston:

In the afternoon, the storm developed an eye:

On February 10th, just one day later, another storm ejected into the Midwest and hit Aberdeen, SD with 20.8" of snow and Hattiesburg, MS with a tornado:

The tornado produced EF-4 damage just west of Hattiesburg. 82 injuries were reported, but no fatalities. After looking at some new footage of the tornado, it is amazing that nobody was killed.

On February 17th, a polar air mass spread across Florida, producing a dewpoint of 7 at Daytona Beach and a temperature of 59 at Key West even during mid afternoon:

On February 21-22, this storm produced 22 inches of snow at Russell, KS and 3 inches of sleet at Fort Scott, KS:

On February 25th, a blizzard warning (red) was issued for Lubbock, TX, and winter storm watches/warnings from New Mexico to Ohio:

Some of the highlights of this storm include 17" of snow at Amarillo, TX; 21" of snow at Follett, TX; 8.02" of rain at Valdosta, GA; and 84 mph wind at El Paso, TX.

January 2013

On December 29th, a 947 mb storm developed near Iceland:

On January 10th, Jerusalem was shut down by 8" of snow. It was their biggest snowstorm in decades.

In Russia, some cities were buries under 10 feet of snow. See the incredible pictures here.

On January 12th cold air intruded deep into the Desert Southwest:

Southern Arizona was still under a hard freeze warning on the 16th:

On January 15th, Tucson had a low of 17. Further east, ice storm warnings were issued from Louisiana to Tennessee, and winter weather advisories stretched from Texas to Maine.

A storm in the Northwest Pacific reached 932 mb on Janusry 15th:

The next day Buoy 46070 in the Bering Sea reported 35 foot waves and an altimeter pass indicated 41 foot waves near the Aleutian Islands.

On January 26th, a 930 mb storm was in the North Atlantic. The surface analysis and satellite image are from the exact same time:

On January 29th, an impressive trough dug into the Southern Plains and produced a tornado outbreak from the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys to the Southeast:

One fatality was reported in a mobile home from an EF-3 near Adairsville, GA.