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December 2022 North American winter storm

January 08, 2023

This article is about the storm in late December. For the storm in early December, see Tornado outbreak of December 12–15, 2022 § Non-tornadic impacts.

From December 21 to 26, 2022, a historic[6] extratropical cyclone created winter storm conditions, including blizzards, high winds, snowfall, or record cold temperatures across the majority of the United States and parts of Canada. Areas which experienced blizzard conditions included parts of Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, New York and Ontario, with the Buffalo area of New York and the Fort Erie and Kingston areas of Ontario experiencing almost two full days of blizzard/zero-visibility conditions on December 23 and 24. The cold wave affected all U.S. states from Colorado to the eastern seaboard and as far south as Miami, Florida. Fifty-five million people were under wind chill alerts the morning of December 25.[7]

December 2022 North American winter storm
The storm near peak intensity while over Canada on December 23
Type
FormedDecember 21, 2022
DissipatedDecember 26, 2022
Highest gust
Lowest pressure963[2] mb (28.44 inHg)
Maximum snowfall
or ice accretion		56.5 in (144 cm) in Snyder, New York, U.S.[1]
Fatalities102[note 1]
Damage$5.4 billion across 42 states[3]
Power outages7,470,000[4][5]

The storm and the related cold wave killed at least 102 people, with 41 of those deaths occurring in the Buffalo area where lake-effect snowfall exceeded 55 inches over the five-day period. The storm caused extensive vehicle pileups and road closures, particularly in the areas affected by blizzards or adjacent to those areas, with a complete driving ban imposed in Buffalo for five-and-a-half days. Due to the storm, in excess of 18,200 flights were canceled in the U.S. for between December 22 and 28, while hundreds more were canceled in Canada. Buffalo Niagara International Airport was the most severely affected, as it was completely shutdown for five days. Numerous inter-city passenger rail trips were delayed or canceled in the U.S., while in Ontario, Via Rail service between Toronto and Montreal or Ottawa was completely suspended for over 2 days due to a derailment. About 6.3 million households in the U.S. and 1.1 million in Canada were without power for some part of the storm.

The storm was unofficially named Winter Storm Elliott by The Weather Channel.[8] The National Weather Service in Buffalo, New York, described it as a "once-in-a-generation storm" for Buffalo,[9][10][11] and NOAA's Weather Prediction Center stated it was a "historic arctic outbreak".[6] Media and New York State Governor Kathy Hochul referred to the situation in the Buffalo area as the Blizzard of the Century.[4][12][13][14]

Meteorological history

 
December 22, 2022, warnings, watches, and advisories issued by the National Weather Service

The storm began to form on December 21, 2022, strengthening over the Northern Plains.[15] It intensified over the next day, with The Weather Channel predicting that it would turn into a bomb cyclone.[16] Blizzard conditions (visibility less than 0.25 miles (400 m) due to snow and wind gusts greater than 40 miles per hour (64 km/h)) were met in the rural areas of southern Minnesota, northern Iowa and southwestern Wisconsin.[17] Duluth and Grand Marais Harbor, Minnesota, experienced wind gusts of 74 mph (119 km/h) and 82 mph (132 km/h), respectively, on December 23, causing damage to some buildings.[18] Snowfalls on the northern Plains included up to 12 in (30 cm) in Minnesota, up to 5.9 in (15 cm) in Iowa, up to 4.0 in (10 cm) in Missouri and up to 15.6 in (40 cm) in Wisconsin.[1][19] As the storm swept from Indiana into Ontario between the afternoons of December 23 and 24, the storm's pressure plummeted 35 millibars (35 hPa)—well over the threshold of 25 millibars (25 hPa) for a bomb cyclone — creating a massive wind field with bitterly frigid air.[20]

 
December 23, 2022, warnings, watches, and advisories issued by the National Weather Service

Detroit experienced three brief periods of whiteout on December 23, with visibility reduced to 1.5 miles (2.4 km) or less from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.[21] Grand Rapids, Michigan, had blizzard conditions/zero visibility from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on December 23, reduced visibility of 1.5 miles (2.4 km) or less until 5 p.m. on December 24,[22] and received 24.8 in (63 cm) of snow between December 22 and 26.[23] Baraga, in northwestern Michigan, received the most snowfall from the blizzard in the state, with 42.8 in (109 cm) of lake-effect snow.[24] Blizzard conditions occurred in Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 23, despite no blizzard warning being issued for that area.[25] Cleveland had zero-visibility conditions from 5:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on December 23,[26] and received a total of 3.6 inches (9 cm) of snow that day, while other parts of Ohio received up to 6.7 in (17 cm) and Kentucky received up to 5.2 in (13 cm).[27][1]

 
SPC Mesoscale Discussion #2072 indicating blizzard conditions around Buffalo, New York, on December 24

The blizzard's intense wind gusts blowing over the warm waters of Lake Erie[20] triggered record lake-effect snow in Buffalo, New York, which at first fell as 2.0 in (51 mm) of rain but later converted to snow and accumulated to 56.5 in (144 cm) over 5 days, ending on December 27.[1][28] To the north, Niagara Falls received 18.9 inches (48 cm) of snowfall over the period.[1] Buffalo experienced zero visibility/complete whiteout conditions from 9 a.m. on December 23 until 1 a.m. on December 25 and again from 5 a.m. until 7:30 a.m. on December 26.[29] Buffalo's 37.5 consecutive hours of blizzard conditions was the longest blizzard in the city's history.[24][30] The nearly two full days of severe blizzard conditions forced snow into massive drifts shuttering the city and leaving hundreds stranded.[31] Winds in Buffalo gusted over 45 mph (72 km/h) for more than 24 consecutive hours and between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on December 23, winds exceeded 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) every hour.[20] The highest reported winds in Buffalo were 79 mph (127 km/h).[32] The blizzard also deposited high lake-effect snowfall amounts on northern New York; Henderson Harbor, near Watertown, recorded 40.8 in (104 cm) with the Watertown area experiencing blizzard conditions for parts of December 23, 24 and 25.[24][33][34] Other parts of New York generally received between zero and 5 in (13 cm) of snowfall with New York City and other coastal areas of the northeast receiving only a dusting.[1][35][36][37] The storm's winds created a seiche on Lake Erie, resulting in record-low water levels in the lake's western basin.[38][39]

In the northeastern U.S., snowfall totals were as much as 8.1 in (21 cm) in Pennsylvania, 5.1 in (13 cm) in Maryland, 8.5 in (22 cm) in Massachusetts, 10.6 in (27 cm) in Vermont and 7.1 in (18 cm) in New Hampshire.[1] As the storm began to exit the United States, it brought the fourth-highest high tide on record to Portland, Maine.[40] Shortly after, a severe thunderstorm warning was put in place for New York City and for Long Island.[41] The cold air left in the wake of the storm brought ocean-effect snow to Cape Cod.[42]

In Ontario, among airport weather stations reporting wind speeds and visibility (Sarnia, London, Kitchener, Toronto, Hamilton, St. Catharines, Wiarton, Peterborough, Kingston, Ottawa), Kingston had blizzard conditions (visibility reduced to 400 metres (0.25 mi) or less due to blowing snow) from 2 p.m. on December 23 until 7 p.m. on December 24 along with a peak wind gust of 98 kilometres per hour (61 mph).[43] Nearby Prince Edward County had some snow drifts as high as traffic signs and some even as high as telephone poles[44] and also experienced blizzard and zero visibility conditions for much of December 23 and 24.[45] Wiarton had blizzard conditions from noon until 9 p.m. on December 23,[46] and Chatham had visibility of 200 metres (0.12 mi) from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. on December 23, with peak wind gusts of 89 kilometres per hour (55 mph).[47] In addition, St. Catharines had seven hours of visibility of 400 metres (0.25 mi) or less on December 23, with peak wind gusts of 96 km/h on both that day and December 24,[48] and Hamilton had six hours of 400 metres (0.25 mi) or less visibility, including one hour of zero-metres visibility, on December 23.[49] The southern half of the Niagara Region, including Fort Erie, had blizzard conditions for most of December 23 and 24, leading the Niagara Region to declare a state of emergency.[50][51] An average of 76 centimetres (30 in) fell in Fort Erie with drifts as high as 3 metres (9.8 ft) while peak wind gusts of 125 km/h were recorded in nearby Port Colborne.[52]

In Quebec, Montreal experienced four hours of 600-meter visibility and winds exceeding 50 km/h overnight from December 23 to 24,[53] while Quebec City experienced the same for four hours early the morning of December 24.[54] A gust of 121 kilometres per hour (75 mph) was recorded in Quebec City, while Baie-Comeau experienced a gust measured at 130 kilometres per hour (81 mph); both are new all-time December records.[55] Baie-Comeau experienced three hours of blizzard conditions on December 25.[56]

Preparations

On December 22, 2022, President Joe Biden asked Americans to "please take this storm extremely seriously".[57]

On December 21, Georgia governor Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency and warned the public.[58] On December 22, South Dakota governor Kristi Noem declared a winter storm emergency for the state and activated the National Guard.[59] By December 22, states of emergency were also declared in Colorado, Connecticut, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, New York, Oklahoma, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.[60] Ahead of the winter storm, many people decided to cancel Christmas celebrations.[61]

Environment Canada issued a blizzard warning for a large swath of southwestern and midwestern Ontario (notably not including Toronto and the Greater Golden Horseshoe), as well as southern Niagara Region, areas east of Georgian Bay and the eastern end of Lake Ontario, including Kingston, while winter storm warnings were issued for the remainder of Southern Ontario.[62]

Impact

Deaths

Storm-related deaths occurred from diverse causes, including cold exposure outside or inside homes without heat or inside marooned cars, traffic accidents, falling trees or branches, electrocutions, carbon monoxide poisonings and a house fire caused by unsafe heating methods.[11][79]

In Oklahoma, dangerous road conditions caused by the storm caused multiple accidents, killing one person.[90] In Kentucky, three people died; two died as a result of car accidents, while the other died due to exposure, as he was homeless.[68] In northern Frederick County, Maryland, a man died after a tree fell on his car while he was driving west on MD 77.[69] In Ohio, an accident involving more than 50 vehicles on the eastbound lanes of the Ohio Turnpike in Sandusky County closed the highway for multiple hours and caused four fatalities.[91] In Colorado, six people, four in Colorado Springs[65] and two in Denver,[64] are reported to have died from exposure to the cold.

The intense blizzard, winds and cold in the Buffalo, New York, region caused 41 deaths (34 in Buffalo and 7 in Cheektowaga, both within Erie County), 17 of them pedestrians who had become disoriented and were found dead in snowbanks, as well as four drivers stranded in their cars for over two days, 11 residents who died in their homes without heat, four who died from cardiac arrest while shoveling snow, three residents who died when emergency crews could not respond in time of medical crisis and two who died from blizzard-related injuries.[74][92][75] On December 28, the National Guard went door to door in parts of Buffalo to check on people who had been without electricity due to the blizzard.[93] The 2022 storm was even deadlier than the Blizzard of 1977 for the region.[94] Two other people died within New York, including one from carbon monoxide poisoning in Lockport, near Niagara Falls.[74][75]

In Ontario's hard-hit Niagara Region, the Emergency Medical Services acting Chief stated December 27, "at this time EMS is not able to confirm any deaths or injuries directly or solely attributable to the storm" and "emergency medical responses are complex, with many factors often contributing to a medical event, and it would be impossible to accurately quantify the effect of the storm on patient outcomes."[52] He added that his paramedics "focused our limited resources on the highest priority calls, ensuring those who were in the greatest need were attended to as quickly as possible" and acknowledged that paramedics responded to calls regarding chest pain and cardiac events brought on by snow removal, as well as incidents with people using gas-fueled devices indoors.[52] The Port Colborne Fire and Emergency Services Chief said his team responded to multiple incidents regarding carbon monoxide, including one with "very serious" injuries but would not detail exact outcomes.[52]

Infrastructure

Flight delays and cancellations

See also: 2022 Southwest Airlines flight delays

The storm forced the cancellation at least 1,000 flights by December 21, according to flight tracking company FlightAware,[15] with Denver International Airport canceling 500 flights.[95] By December 22, Flight-aware reported that more than 10,000 flights had been delayed or canceled.[96] By December 28, FlightAware.com reported that greater than 18,200 flights for between December 22 and 28 had to be canceled.[4]

Buffalo Niagara International Airport was completely closed from the morning of December 23 until the morning of December 28.[93] Snow clearing equipment from Pittsburgh International Airport was brought in to assist in clearing the over four feet of snow from the runways.[93] Most flights at Cleveland's Hopkins Airport were canceled on December 23, 2022.[97] Chicago's two airports canceled more than 820 flights by December 23 at 5 p.m. due to the poor weather.[98] The storm closed two of the three operational runways at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport.[99] Alaska Airlines temporarily halted flights from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport and Portland International Airport on December 23.[100]

WestJet canceled 126 flights in British Columbia and all flights (140) in Ontario and Quebec for December 23.[101] Air Canada canceled hundreds of flights across Canada on December 23 and 24.[102] Two-thirds of arrivals and one-third of departures for Toronto Pearson International Airport were canceled on December 23.[102] On December 24 and 25, the Canadian Red Cross set up comfort and care areas at Vancouver International Airport with cots and food for stranded passengers during the storm.[103]

On Christmas Day, Southwest Airlines canceled 48% of its scheduled flights. The following day, December 26, 2022, Southwest canceled another 2,886 flights, which represented approximately 70% of its scheduled flights for that day. The United States Department of Transportation called the cancellations "unacceptable" and said it would "closely examine" Southwest's actions.[104] On December 28, it was announced Southwest Airlines had canceled more flights for an extended period as a result of damage to operational systems which occurred from the storm.[105]

Road closures and crashes

Road closures were also prevalent during the storm. In North Dakota, portions of I-94, U.S. 281, U.S. 52 and ND 46 were closed due to icy and near zero-visibility conditions.[106] Portions of I-435 closed in Kansas City, Missouri, as well.[107] I-94 had multiple major crashes in western Michigan.[108] In Gallatin County, Kentucky, I-71 was closed multiple times due to multiple crashes and icy conditions with some drivers stranded in traffic for up to 12 hours.[109] On I-69 near Fort Wayne, Indiana, a 12-vehicle pile-up, including a snow plow, blocked the highway on December 23, while smaller collisions also blocked I-94 and I-65 in Indiana.[110] A 50-vehicle pileup occurred Friday afternoon on eastbound Ohio Turnpike in Sandusky County, Ohio.[111][112][113] The pileup involved at least 15 commercial vehicles including semi-trailer trucks.[111][112] Four fatalities were reported as a result of this pileup.[111][113] Both directions of the turnpike were closed for the stretch between SR 53 and SR 4 until mid-afternoon Saturday while crews cleared the road.[114]

All major highways in western New York were closed due to the blizzard.[115] The morning of December 23, the city of Niagara Falls, New York, issued a travel ban with exceptions for essential travel.[116] Erie County, NY, which includes the city of Buffalo, followed suit shortly afterwards.[117] As of the morning of December 27, the travel ban remained in effect only for Buffalo.[118] On December 27, state and military police were sent to Buffalo to enforce the driving ban to enable snow-clearing efforts to progress.[119] The Erie County Sheriff indicated that over 420 EMS calls had gone unanswered because emergency vehicles were unable to travel through the deep snow.[24] During the height of the blizzard, two-thirds of emergency vehicles sent out to rescue people had ended up needing to be rescued themselves.[32] City officials say this marked the first time in Buffalo's history that the fire department could not respond to calls.[4] Buffalo announced a two-day effort for December 27 and 28 to clear at least one lane on every street in the city to accommodate emergency vehicles.[24] Front-loader tractors were used to shovel the snow into dump trucks as the snow was too deep to plow to the side of streets or in other cases, there was nowhere to plow it.[120] Hundreds of vehicles, including tractor-trailer rigs and buses, were snowed in and abandoned all over the city; over 500 people were rescued from snowed-in cars, some having been trapped for up to two days.[4][7] After more than five-and-a-half days in effect, the City of Buffalo lifted its driving ban at 12:01 a.m. December 29 on the basis that streets had been adequately cleared.[121]

On January 2, 2023, the City of Buffalo announced that the New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service would be preparing an "after-action report" about the region's response to the blizzard, a report that would "review the storm preparation, response and recovery to outline best practices" and offer Buffalo feedback.[122][123] Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown stated "The City of Buffalo is resolved to learn from this storm and make additional improvements in how we respond to future extreme winter snow storms".[122] Residents expressed concerns that they telephoned emergency services for assistance during the storm but no one came to assist; residents lauded a local resident who spent days saving an estimated fifty residents using his snowmobile.[122] The resident reportedly transported residents to shelters, transported supplies to those in need and helped a man get critical dialysis treatment after 17 hours spent trapped in his car; the resident learned about the needs of some residents from social media.[122]

In northern New York, Jefferson County, which includes Watertown, had a driving ban in effect from December 23 until December 25.[33] Part of the Henry Hudson Parkway closed in the Bronx.[124] In New Jersey, several interstate highways, as well as Route 440, were shut down to commercial travel until further notice starting at 9 a.m. on December 23.[125]

In southwestern Ontario, Highway 401 was closed December 23 between London and Tilbury, west of Chatham, due to about 100 vehicles, including numerous tractor trailers, being involved in multiple collisions, while Highway 402 was closed between London and Sarnia because of a 50-vehicle pileup and deteriorating conditions.[126][127] Early in the afternoon, the Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) announced that all highways and roads in Perth and Huron counties were closed due to blizzard conditions[126] while, later in the afternoon, the OPP closed all highways and roads in Bruce and Dufferin counties, some in Grey County and Highway 21 between Sarnia and Grand Bend within Lambton County.[128][129] While Highway 401 was reopened in the early evening of December 24, Highway 402 and all roads in Perth, Huron, Bruce and Grey counties remained closed the evening of December 24.[130]

All bridges between the Niagara Region of Canada and the Niagara Falls/Buffalo area of New York State were closed at 4:30 p.m. on December 23 due to county-wide travel bans in western New York.[131] The QEW in southern Niagara Region was closed from December 23 to 25 due to heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions.[50] In southern Niagara, snow drifts were so deep that most police vehicles and plows became stuck themselves and had to be abandoned until the snowfall subsided on December 25.[50] The three-metre snow drifts across four-metre roads were too much for most snow plows to penetrate, so front-end loaders were being used, and bigger snow plows and additional front-end loaders were being brought in from other municipalities, thus making the snow-clearing process slower than desirable.[52]

In eastern Ontario, the OPP closed all roads in Prince Edward County, west of Kingston, from December 24 until the morning of December 26 because of zero visibility, snow buildup and many cars abandoned on roadways.[132] Highway 417 between Ottawa and the Ontario-Quebec border was closed from 11 a.m. December 24 until 9 a.m. December 25 while Highway 401 between Quinte West and the Ontario-Quebec border was closed from the morning of December 24 until 10 a.m. December 25.[133] In central Ontario, Highway 11 was closed from Orillia to Huntsville beginning on December 24.[134]

On Christmas Eve in British Columbia, icy road conditions resulted in a bus rolling over and crashing on Highway 97C between Kelowna and Merritt due to icy roads following the storm, killing four people and injuring 36.[63]

Intra-city transit disruptions

In the Seattle area, all buses operated by King County Metro and Sound Transit were canceled due to icy road conditions. The Seattle Center Monorail was also suspended.[99]

In the Chicago area, the extreme cold and storm conditions caused transit disruptions, including service suspension on the South Shore for the afternoon on December 23 and on December 24, with both the CTA and Metra reporting issues with freezing track switches and mechanical failures.[135]

In the Buffalo-Niagara area, all transit service was suspended from the morning of December 23 until the morning of December 27, at which time reduced Metro Rail Service—trains departing every 30 minutes—was restarted; bus service was resumed on some routes the morning of December 28.[136][137]

In the New York Metropolitan Area, trains experienced delays due to flooding. The Long Island Rail Road was shut down in both directions between Penn Station and Long Beach due to flash flooding, and the Metro North Hudson line was temporarily suspended between Poughkeepsie and Peekskill because of flooding as well. The New Jersey Transit experienced up to 30-minute delays.[138] The Staten Island Ferry was suspended for around an hour.[124]

In Ontario, GO Transit (servicing the Greater Golden Horseshoe around Toronto) implemented its snow plan on December 23, which reduced peak train service and suspended express trains, and canceled some buses in the Niagara Region, where winds of 100 km/h were anticipated. In Toronto, the Transit Commission suspended service at 41 bus stops at hilly locations and suspended service on the Scarborough light rapid transit line for December 23.[139]

Inter-city train delays and cancellations

Numerous Amtrak trains were delayed, ran on modified schedules, or were canceled entirely between December 22 and 24, due to the storm.[140][141]

Canada's VIA Rail experienced weather-related issues with nine trains in the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor being delayed on December 23 and 24 due to trees and branches falling on the tracks or on the trains themselves; passengers on some trains were stranded near Cobourg for more than 18 hours.[142] In the afternoon of December 24, a freight train derailed forcing VIA to cancel all trains between Toronto and Ottawa or Montreal for that day, December 25 and 26.[143]

Energy emergencies

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration declared an emergency covering 44 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., on December 22, suspending statutory driving time limits and other regulatory restrictions.[144] Colorado, Iowa, North Carolina, South Dakota, and Wisconsin all made similar declarations on a state level.[145][146][147]

Power outages

On December 23, poweroutages.us reported that nearly 1,500,000 customers were without power.[148] Of those power outages, Maine recorded over 250,000 customers without power, North Carolina over 180,000, and more than 100,000 in Virginia, Tennessee, and New York each.[149][150] High load caused the Tennessee Valley Authority in the southeastern U.S. to announce several hours of rolling blackouts throughout much of their service area.[151][152][153] Duke Energy followed suit because of cold temperatures on December 24.[154] In total, over the course of the storm, 6.3 million households across the U.S. were without power at some point.[4]

About 670,000 households in Quebec were without power at different times during the storm.[5] In Ontario, 430,000 households were without power at different points in time during the storm.[5] About 70,000 in New Brunswick lost power.[5]

Sports

The National Hockey League postponed two games that were originally scheduled to be played on December 23: the Detroit Red Wings–Ottawa Senators game was moved to February 27, and the Tampa Bay Lightning–Buffalo Sabres game was rescheduled to March 4.[155] The Sabres' road game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on December 27 was also postponed as the Buffalo area's travel ban remained in effect and the Buffalo airport remained closed.[156]

The National Football League postponed kickoff for a game between the Tennessee Titans and Houston Texans for an hour because of the rolling blackouts in the area.[157]

Corporate and institutional closures

Food processor Tyson Foods suspended operations at some of its plants as a result of the storm.[158] Many delivery services, including Amazon, FedEx, UPS, and USPS, had major delays at hubs or closures of processing sites due to weather conditions.[159][160]

In Southern Ontario, most school boards, including those as far east as Ottawa, closed schools for December 23.[161][128]

Many national parks in the United States closed due to the winter storm. These included the Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site in North Dakota, Badlands National Park in South Dakota, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park in Virginia, and Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site in North Carolina. However, Big Bend National Park remained open, despite wind chills predicted to sink as low as −3 °F (−19 °C).[162]

In Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, Dollywood was closed on December 23, 24 and 25 due to the wind chill being below zero.[163][164] The park opened on December 26 at 1:00 p.m., two hours later than the scheduled opening time, but closed three hours early at 6:00 p.m. due to snow and ice. The park was closed again on December 27.[165]

Animals

In Houston, Texas, about 1,600 bats lost their grip due to hypothermia and fell to the ground.[166] They were saved by animal activists who administered fluids and kept them warm in incubators. Once recovered, the bats were released back to their habitats—two Houston-area bridges.[166]

Cold wave

 
Animation of high temperatures from December 11 to 28

After the storm struck, a widespread cold wave moved through the United States.

Rocky Mountain region

Denver saw 3.9 in (9.9 cm) of snow, as temperatures fell to −24 °F (−31 °C), the coldest temperature in the city since exactly 32 years ago, and just one degree shy of tying the monthly record low. Parts of the state saw over a foot (30 cm) of snow.[167][168][169] Denver saw their largest hourly temperature drop on December 21 from 4–5 p.m., as temperatures fell from 42 °F (6 °C) to 5 °F (−15 °C),[170] and the total drop from 51 °F (11 °C) to −24 °F (−31 °C) became the second-largest two-day temperature swing in Denver.[171] With a high of just −6 °F (−21 °C), the mean temperature in Denver of −15 °F (−26 °C) was their second-coldest mean temperature on record.[172] Cheyenne, Wyoming, also broke their hourly temperature drop record in just 30 minutes, as temperatures fell from 43 °F (6 °C) to 3 °F (−16 °C) from 1:05 p.m. to 1:35 p.m.[173] In Casper, the low of −42 °F (−41 °C) set an all-time record for the lowest temperature ever in Casper.[174] In Elk Park, Montana, the wind chill reached as low as −74 °F (−59 °C). The low of −50 °F (−46 °C) was likely as low as the sensor could detect.[175]

Central United States

 
December 18–24 temperature anomaly in the United States

Overnight in Kansas City, temperatures dropped from 32 °F (0 °C) to −2 °F (−19 °C) in just six hours.[176] In Nashville, the low of −1 °F (−18 °C) on December 23 was the coldest low temperature in the city since 1996, although no daily record was set.[177] However, Tulsa, Oklahoma, set a daily record low that morning of −9 °F (−23 °C).[178] Youngstown, Ohio, also set a record low that morning of −5 °F (−21 °C).[179] Cincinnati, Ohio, experienced the largest twelve-hour temperature drop on record of 52 °F (29 °C) as well as the coldest wind chill since the January 1994 North American cold wave, reaching −36 °F (−38 °C) with an air temperature of −8 °F (−22 °C) the morning of December 23, 2022.[180][181]

Eastern United States

On December 23, Athens, Georgia, saw its coldest temperature since 1989 and set a daily low temperature record of 11 °F (−12 °C) after the cold front moved through.[182] That day, the Blue Ridge Parkway closed due to ice on the roads and wind chills as low as−45 °F (−43 °C) on Grandfather Mountain.[183] On December 24, new daily record-low temperatures were established in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Charleston, South Carolina, at −5 °F (−21 °C) and 20 °F (−7 °C), respectively.[184] Most of the New York Metropolitan Area observed record cold highs on December 24, though Central Park's high of 15 °F (−9 °C) did not break the record.[185] Several cities in the East Coast saw record cold highs on Christmas Eve, however. Washington, D.C., set a record for the coldest high temperature on Christmas Eve at 22 °F (−6 °C),[186] Philadelphia set a record cold high at 18 °F (−8 °C),[187] Baltimore tied its record cold high of 20 °F (−7 °C),[188] and Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, smashed their record cold high for the date reaching 4 °F (−16 °C).[189] In Baltimore, the Baltimore Ravens experienced their coldest kickoff temperature on record, at 17 °F (−8 °C), with a wind chill of only 2 °F (−17 °C).[190] Further south in Florida, Tampa froze on consecutive nights for the first time since 2010.[191] Some parts of Central Florida even recorded sleet and snow flurries on Christmas.[192] This caused some of the tallest rides at Universal Studios Orlando to close.[193] 2022 became the coldest for high temperatures in Miami at 50 °F (10 °C), Fort Lauderdale at 49 °F (9 °C), Naples at 52 °F (11 °C) and tied the record at Palm Beach at 47 °F (8 °C). In Fort Lauderdale, the high tied for the second-coldest high on record.[194]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Across 20 US states and one Canadian province

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december, 2022, north, american, winter, storm, this, article, about, storm, late, december, storm, early, december, tornado, outbreak, december, 2022, tornadic, impacts, request, that, this, article, title, changed, under, discussion, please, move, this, arti. This article is about the storm in late December For the storm in early December see Tornado outbreak of December 12 15 2022 Non tornadic impacts A request that this article title be changed to December 2022 North American winter storms is under discussion Please do not move this article until the discussion is closed This article s factual accuracy is disputed Relevant discussion may be found on Talk December 2022 North American winter storm Please help to ensure that disputed statements are reliably sourced January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message From December 21 to 26 2022 a historic 6 extratropical cyclone created winter storm conditions including blizzards high winds snowfall or record cold temperatures across the majority of the United States and parts of Canada Areas which experienced blizzard conditions included parts of Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Michigan Ohio New York and Ontario with the Buffalo area of New York and the Fort Erie and Kingston areas of Ontario experiencing almost two full days of blizzard zero visibility conditions on December 23 and 24 The cold wave affected all U S states from Colorado to the eastern seaboard and as far south as Miami Florida Fifty five million people were under wind chill alerts the morning of December 25 7 December 2022 North American winter stormThe storm near peak intensity while over Canada on December 23TypeWinter storm bomb cyclone extratropical cyclone cold wave blizzardFormedDecember 21 2022DissipatedDecember 26 2022Highest gust79 mph 127 km h in Lackawanna New York U S 1 151 mph 243 km h in altitude at Mount Washington New Hampshire U S 1 Lowest pressure963 2 mb 28 44 inHg Maximum snowfallor ice accretion56 5 in 144 cm in Snyder New York U S 1 Fatalities102 note 1 Damage 5 4 billion across 42 states 3 Power outages7 470 000 4 5 Part of the 2022 23 North American winterThe storm and the related cold wave killed at least 102 people with 41 of those deaths occurring in the Buffalo area where lake effect snowfall exceeded 55 inches over the five day period The storm caused extensive vehicle pileups and road closures particularly in the areas affected by blizzards or adjacent to those areas with a complete driving ban imposed in Buffalo for five and a half days Due to the storm in excess of 18 200 flights were canceled in the U S for between December 22 and 28 while hundreds more were canceled in Canada Buffalo Niagara International Airport was the most severely affected as it was completely shutdown for five days Numerous inter city passenger rail trips were delayed or canceled in the U S while in Ontario Via Rail service between Toronto and Montreal or Ottawa was completely suspended for over 2 days due to a derailment About 6 3 million households in the U S and 1 1 million in Canada were without power for some part of the storm The storm was unofficially named Winter Storm Elliott by The Weather Channel 8 The National Weather Service in Buffalo New York described it as a once in a generation storm for Buffalo 9 10 11 and NOAA s Weather Prediction Center stated it was a historic arctic outbreak 6 Media and New York State Governor Kathy Hochul referred to the situation in the Buffalo area as the Blizzard of the Century 4 12 13 14 Contents 1 Meteorological history 2 Preparations 3 Impact 3 1 Deaths 3 2 Infrastructure 3 2 1 Flight delays and cancellations 3 2 2 Road closures and crashes 3 2 3 Intra city transit disruptions 3 2 4 Inter city train delays and cancellations 3 2 5 Energy emergencies 3 2 6 Power outages 3 3 Sports 3 4 Corporate and institutional closures 3 5 Animals 4 Cold wave 4 1 Rocky Mountain region 4 2 Central United States 4 3 Eastern United States 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksMeteorological history Edit December 22 2022 warnings watches and advisories issued by the National Weather Service The storm began to form on December 21 2022 strengthening over the Northern Plains 15 It intensified over the next day with The Weather Channel predicting that it would turn into a bomb cyclone 16 Blizzard conditions visibility less than 0 25 miles 400 m due to snow and wind gusts greater than 40 miles per hour 64 km h were met in the rural areas of southern Minnesota northern Iowa and southwestern Wisconsin 17 Duluth and Grand Marais Harbor Minnesota experienced wind gusts of 74 mph 119 km h and 82 mph 132 km h respectively on December 23 causing damage to some buildings 18 Snowfalls on the northern Plains included up to 12 in 30 cm in Minnesota up to 5 9 in 15 cm in Iowa up to 4 0 in 10 cm in Missouri and up to 15 6 in 40 cm in Wisconsin 1 19 As the storm swept from Indiana into Ontario between the afternoons of December 23 and 24 the storm s pressure plummeted 35 millibars 35 hPa well over the threshold of 25 millibars 25 hPa for a bomb cyclone creating a massive wind field with bitterly frigid air 20 December 23 2022 warnings watches and advisories issued by the National Weather Service Detroit experienced three brief periods of whiteout on December 23 with visibility reduced to 1 5 miles 2 4 km or less from 8 a m to 2 30 p m 21 Grand Rapids Michigan had blizzard conditions zero visibility from 10 a m to 10 p m on December 23 reduced visibility of 1 5 miles 2 4 km or less until 5 p m on December 24 22 and received 24 8 in 63 cm of snow between December 22 and 26 23 Baraga in northwestern Michigan received the most snowfall from the blizzard in the state with 42 8 in 109 cm of lake effect snow 24 Blizzard conditions occurred in Cincinnati Ohio on December 23 despite no blizzard warning being issued for that area 25 Cleveland had zero visibility conditions from 5 30 a m until 5 p m on December 23 26 and received a total of 3 6 inches 9 cm of snow that day while other parts of Ohio received up to 6 7 in 17 cm and Kentucky received up to 5 2 in 13 cm 27 1 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 2072 indicating blizzard conditions around Buffalo New York on December 24 The blizzard s intense wind gusts blowing over the warm waters of Lake Erie 20 triggered record lake effect snow in Buffalo New York which at first fell as 2 0 in 51 mm of rain but later converted to snow and accumulated to 56 5 in 144 cm over 5 days ending on December 27 1 28 To the north Niagara Falls received 18 9 inches 48 cm of snowfall over the period 1 Buffalo experienced zero visibility complete whiteout conditions from 9 a m on December 23 until 1 a m on December 25 and again from 5 a m until 7 30 a m on December 26 29 Buffalo s 37 5 consecutive hours of blizzard conditions was the longest blizzard in the city s history 24 30 The nearly two full days of severe blizzard conditions forced snow into massive drifts shuttering the city and leaving hundreds stranded 31 Winds in Buffalo gusted over 45 mph 72 km h for more than 24 consecutive hours and between 9 a m and 3 p m on December 23 winds exceeded 60 miles per hour 97 km h every hour 20 The highest reported winds in Buffalo were 79 mph 127 km h 32 The blizzard also deposited high lake effect snowfall amounts on northern New York Henderson Harbor near Watertown recorded 40 8 in 104 cm with the Watertown area experiencing blizzard conditions for parts of December 23 24 and 25 24 33 34 Other parts of New York generally received between zero and 5 in 13 cm of snowfall with New York City and other coastal areas of the northeast receiving only a dusting 1 35 36 37 The storm s winds created a seiche on Lake Erie resulting in record low water levels in the lake s western basin 38 39 In the northeastern U S snowfall totals were as much as 8 1 in 21 cm in Pennsylvania 5 1 in 13 cm in Maryland 8 5 in 22 cm in Massachusetts 10 6 in 27 cm in Vermont and 7 1 in 18 cm in New Hampshire 1 As the storm began to exit the United States it brought the fourth highest high tide on record to Portland Maine 40 Shortly after a severe thunderstorm warning was put in place for New York City and for Long Island 41 The cold air left in the wake of the storm brought ocean effect snow to Cape Cod 42 In Ontario among airport weather stations reporting wind speeds and visibility Sarnia London Kitchener Toronto Hamilton St Catharines Wiarton Peterborough Kingston Ottawa Kingston had blizzard conditions visibility reduced to 400 metres 0 25 mi or less due to blowing snow from 2 p m on December 23 until 7 p m on December 24 along with a peak wind gust of 98 kilometres per hour 61 mph 43 Nearby Prince Edward County had some snow drifts as high as traffic signs and some even as high as telephone poles 44 and also experienced blizzard and zero visibility conditions for much of December 23 and 24 45 Wiarton had blizzard conditions from noon until 9 p m on December 23 46 and Chatham had visibility of 200 metres 0 12 mi from 8 a m until 7 p m on December 23 with peak wind gusts of 89 kilometres per hour 55 mph 47 In addition St Catharines had seven hours of visibility of 400 metres 0 25 mi or less on December 23 with peak wind gusts of 96 km h on both that day and December 24 48 and Hamilton had six hours of 400 metres 0 25 mi or less visibility including one hour of zero metres visibility on December 23 49 The southern half of the Niagara Region including Fort Erie had blizzard conditions for most of December 23 and 24 leading the Niagara Region to declare a state of emergency 50 51 An average of 76 centimetres 30 in fell in Fort Erie with drifts as high as 3 metres 9 8 ft while peak wind gusts of 125 km h were recorded in nearby Port Colborne 52 In Quebec Montreal experienced four hours of 600 meter visibility and winds exceeding 50 km h overnight from December 23 to 24 53 while Quebec City experienced the same for four hours early the morning of December 24 54 A gust of 121 kilometres per hour 75 mph was recorded in Quebec City while Baie Comeau experienced a gust measured at 130 kilometres per hour 81 mph both are new all time December records 55 Baie Comeau experienced three hours of blizzard conditions on December 25 56 Preparations EditOn December 22 2022 President Joe Biden asked Americans to please take this storm extremely seriously 57 On December 21 Georgia governor Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency and warned the public 58 On December 22 South Dakota governor Kristi Noem declared a winter storm emergency for the state and activated the National Guard 59 By December 22 states of emergency were also declared in Colorado Connecticut Kansas Kentucky Maryland Missouri North Carolina New York Oklahoma West Virginia and Wisconsin 60 Ahead of the winter storm many people decided to cancel Christmas celebrations 61 Environment Canada issued a blizzard warning for a large swath of southwestern and midwestern Ontario notably not including Toronto and the Greater Golden Horseshoe as well as southern Niagara Region areas east of Georgian Bay and the eastern end of Lake Ontario including Kingston while winter storm warnings were issued for the remainder of Southern Ontario 62 Impact EditDeaths Edit Fatalities Country Regions DeathsCanada British Columbia 4 63 United States Colorado 6 64 65 Georgia 1 66 Kansas 3 67 Kentucky 3 68 Maryland 1 69 Michigan 8 70 Mississippi 1 71 Missouri 1 72 Nebraska 1 73 New York 43 74 75 Ohio 16 76 77 78 79 Oklahoma 3 80 Oregon 1 81 Pennsylvania 1 82 South Carolina 3 83 84 South Dakota 1 85 Tennessee 1 86 Vermont 1 77 Washington 1 87 Wisconsin 2 88 89 Total 0 102This section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information December 2022 Storm related deaths occurred from diverse causes including cold exposure outside or inside homes without heat or inside marooned cars traffic accidents falling trees or branches electrocutions carbon monoxide poisonings and a house fire caused by unsafe heating methods 11 79 In Oklahoma dangerous road conditions caused by the storm caused multiple accidents killing one person 90 In Kentucky three people died two died as a result of car accidents while the other died due to exposure as he was homeless 68 In northern Frederick County Maryland a man died after a tree fell on his car while he was driving west on MD 77 69 In Ohio an accident involving more than 50 vehicles on the eastbound lanes of the Ohio Turnpike in Sandusky County closed the highway for multiple hours and caused four fatalities 91 In Colorado six people four in Colorado Springs 65 and two in Denver 64 are reported to have died from exposure to the cold The intense blizzard winds and cold in the Buffalo New York region caused 41 deaths 34 in Buffalo and 7 in Cheektowaga both within Erie County 17 of them pedestrians who had become disoriented and were found dead in snowbanks as well as four drivers stranded in their cars for over two days 11 residents who died in their homes without heat four who died from cardiac arrest while shoveling snow three residents who died when emergency crews could not respond in time of medical crisis and two who died from blizzard related injuries 74 92 75 On December 28 the National Guard went door to door in parts of Buffalo to check on people who had been without electricity due to the blizzard 93 The 2022 storm was even deadlier than the Blizzard of 1977 for the region 94 Two other people died within New York including one from carbon monoxide poisoning in Lockport near Niagara Falls 74 75 In Ontario s hard hit Niagara Region the Emergency Medical Services acting Chief stated December 27 at this time EMS is not able to confirm any deaths or injuries directly or solely attributable to the storm and emergency medical responses are complex with many factors often contributing to a medical event and it would be impossible to accurately quantify the effect of the storm on patient outcomes 52 He added that his paramedics focused our limited resources on the highest priority calls ensuring those who were in the greatest need were attended to as quickly as possible and acknowledged that paramedics responded to calls regarding chest pain and cardiac events brought on by snow removal as well as incidents with people using gas fueled devices indoors 52 The Port Colborne Fire and Emergency Services Chief said his team responded to multiple incidents regarding carbon monoxide including one with very serious injuries but would not detail exact outcomes 52 Infrastructure Edit Flight delays and cancellations Edit See also 2022 Southwest Airlines flight delays The storm forced the cancellation at least 1 000 flights by December 21 according to flight tracking company FlightAware 15 with Denver International Airport canceling 500 flights 95 By December 22 Flight aware reported that more than 10 000 flights had been delayed or canceled 96 By December 28 FlightAware com reported that greater than 18 200 flights for between December 22 and 28 had to be canceled 4 Buffalo Niagara International Airport was completely closed from the morning of December 23 until the morning of December 28 93 Snow clearing equipment from Pittsburgh International Airport was brought in to assist in clearing the over four feet of snow from the runways 93 Most flights at Cleveland s Hopkins Airport were canceled on December 23 2022 97 Chicago s two airports canceled more than 820 flights by December 23 at 5 p m due to the poor weather 98 The storm closed two of the three operational runways at Seattle Tacoma International Airport 99 Alaska Airlines temporarily halted flights from Seattle Tacoma International Airport and Portland International Airport on December 23 100 WestJet canceled 126 flights in British Columbia and all flights 140 in Ontario and Quebec for December 23 101 Air Canada canceled hundreds of flights across Canada on December 23 and 24 102 Two thirds of arrivals and one third of departures for Toronto Pearson International Airport were canceled on December 23 102 On December 24 and 25 the Canadian Red Cross set up comfort and care areas at Vancouver International Airport with cots and food for stranded passengers during the storm 103 On Christmas Day Southwest Airlines canceled 48 of its scheduled flights The following day December 26 2022 Southwest canceled another 2 886 flights which represented approximately 70 of its scheduled flights for that day The United States Department of Transportation called the cancellations unacceptable and said it would closely examine Southwest s actions 104 On December 28 it was announced Southwest Airlines had canceled more flights for an extended period as a result of damage to operational systems which occurred from the storm 105 Road closures and crashes Edit Road closures were also prevalent during the storm In North Dakota portions of I 94 U S 281 U S 52 and ND 46 were closed due to icy and near zero visibility conditions 106 Portions of I 435 closed in Kansas City Missouri as well 107 I 94 had multiple major crashes in western Michigan 108 In Gallatin County Kentucky I 71 was closed multiple times due to multiple crashes and icy conditions with some drivers stranded in traffic for up to 12 hours 109 On I 69 near Fort Wayne Indiana a 12 vehicle pile up including a snow plow blocked the highway on December 23 while smaller collisions also blocked I 94 and I 65 in Indiana 110 A 50 vehicle pileup occurred Friday afternoon on eastbound Ohio Turnpike in Sandusky County Ohio 111 112 113 The pileup involved at least 15 commercial vehicles including semi trailer trucks 111 112 Four fatalities were reported as a result of this pileup 111 113 Both directions of the turnpike were closed for the stretch between SR 53 and SR 4 until mid afternoon Saturday while crews cleared the road 114 All major highways in western New York were closed due to the blizzard 115 The morning of December 23 the city of Niagara Falls New York issued a travel ban with exceptions for essential travel 116 Erie County NY which includes the city of Buffalo followed suit shortly afterwards 117 As of the morning of December 27 the travel ban remained in effect only for Buffalo 118 On December 27 state and military police were sent to Buffalo to enforce the driving ban to enable snow clearing efforts to progress 119 The Erie County Sheriff indicated that over 420 EMS calls had gone unanswered because emergency vehicles were unable to travel through the deep snow 24 During the height of the blizzard two thirds of emergency vehicles sent out to rescue people had ended up needing to be rescued themselves 32 City officials say this marked the first time in Buffalo s history that the fire department could not respond to calls 4 Buffalo announced a two day effort for December 27 and 28 to clear at least one lane on every street in the city to accommodate emergency vehicles 24 Front loader tractors were used to shovel the snow into dump trucks as the snow was too deep to plow to the side of streets or in other cases there was nowhere to plow it 120 Hundreds of vehicles including tractor trailer rigs and buses were snowed in and abandoned all over the city over 500 people were rescued from snowed in cars some having been trapped for up to two days 4 7 After more than five and a half days in effect the City of Buffalo lifted its driving ban at 12 01 a m December 29 on the basis that streets had been adequately cleared 121 On January 2 2023 the City of Buffalo announced that the New York University s Robert F Wagner Graduate School of Public Service would be preparing an after action report about the region s response to the blizzard a report that would review the storm preparation response and recovery to outline best practices and offer Buffalo feedback 122 123 Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown stated The City of Buffalo is resolved to learn from this storm and make additional improvements in how we respond to future extreme winter snow storms 122 Residents expressed concerns that they telephoned emergency services for assistance during the storm but no one came to assist residents lauded a local resident who spent days saving an estimated fifty residents using his snowmobile 122 The resident reportedly transported residents to shelters transported supplies to those in need and helped a man get critical dialysis treatment after 17 hours spent trapped in his car the resident learned about the needs of some residents from social media 122 In northern New York Jefferson County which includes Watertown had a driving ban in effect from December 23 until December 25 33 Part of the Henry Hudson Parkway closed in the Bronx 124 In New Jersey several interstate highways as well as Route 440 were shut down to commercial travel until further notice starting at 9 a m on December 23 125 In southwestern Ontario Highway 401 was closed December 23 between London and Tilbury west of Chatham due to about 100 vehicles including numerous tractor trailers being involved in multiple collisions while Highway 402 was closed between London and Sarnia because of a 50 vehicle pileup and deteriorating conditions 126 127 Early in the afternoon the Ontario Provincial Police O P P announced that all highways and roads in Perth and Huron counties were closed due to blizzard conditions 126 while later in the afternoon the OPP closed all highways and roads in Bruce and Dufferin counties some in Grey County and Highway 21 between Sarnia and Grand Bend within Lambton County 128 129 While Highway 401 was reopened in the early evening of December 24 Highway 402 and all roads in Perth Huron Bruce and Grey counties remained closed the evening of December 24 130 All bridges between the Niagara Region of Canada and the Niagara Falls Buffalo area of New York State were closed at 4 30 p m on December 23 due to county wide travel bans in western New York 131 The QEW in southern Niagara Region was closed from December 23 to 25 due to heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions 50 In southern Niagara snow drifts were so deep that most police vehicles and plows became stuck themselves and had to be abandoned until the snowfall subsided on December 25 50 The three metre snow drifts across four metre roads were too much for most snow plows to penetrate so front end loaders were being used and bigger snow plows and additional front end loaders were being brought in from other municipalities thus making the snow clearing process slower than desirable 52 In eastern Ontario the OPP closed all roads in Prince Edward County west of Kingston from December 24 until the morning of December 26 because of zero visibility snow buildup and many cars abandoned on roadways 132 Highway 417 between Ottawa and the Ontario Quebec border was closed from 11 a m December 24 until 9 a m December 25 while Highway 401 between Quinte West and the Ontario Quebec border was closed from the morning of December 24 until 10 a m December 25 133 In central Ontario Highway 11 was closed from Orillia to Huntsville beginning on December 24 134 On Christmas Eve in British Columbia icy road conditions resulted in a bus rolling over and crashing on Highway 97C between Kelowna and Merritt due to icy roads following the storm killing four people and injuring 36 63 Intra city transit disruptions Edit In the Seattle area all buses operated by King County Metro and Sound Transit were canceled due to icy road conditions The Seattle Center Monorail was also suspended 99 In the Chicago area the extreme cold and storm conditions caused transit disruptions including service suspension on the South Shore for the afternoon on December 23 and on December 24 with both the CTA and Metra reporting issues with freezing track switches and mechanical failures 135 In the Buffalo Niagara area all transit service was suspended from the morning of December 23 until the morning of December 27 at which time reduced Metro Rail Service trains departing every 30 minutes was restarted bus service was resumed on some routes the morning of December 28 136 137 In the New York Metropolitan Area trains experienced delays due to flooding The Long Island Rail Road was shut down in both directions between Penn Station and Long Beach due to flash flooding and the Metro North Hudson line was temporarily suspended between Poughkeepsie and Peekskill because of flooding as well The New Jersey Transit experienced up to 30 minute delays 138 The Staten Island Ferry was suspended for around an hour 124 In Ontario GO Transit servicing the Greater Golden Horseshoe around Toronto implemented its snow plan on December 23 which reduced peak train service and suspended express trains and canceled some buses in the Niagara Region where winds of 100 km h were anticipated In Toronto the Transit Commission suspended service at 41 bus stops at hilly locations and suspended service on the Scarborough light rapid transit line for December 23 139 Inter city train delays and cancellations Edit Numerous Amtrak trains were delayed ran on modified schedules or were canceled entirely between December 22 and 24 due to the storm 140 141 Canada s VIA Rail experienced weather related issues with nine trains in the Quebec City Windsor Corridor being delayed on December 23 and 24 due to trees and branches falling on the tracks or on the trains themselves passengers on some trains were stranded near Cobourg for more than 18 hours 142 In the afternoon of December 24 a freight train derailed forcing VIA to cancel all trains between Toronto and Ottawa or Montreal for that day December 25 and 26 143 Energy emergencies Edit The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration declared an emergency covering 44 U S states and Washington D C on December 22 suspending statutory driving time limits and other regulatory restrictions 144 Colorado Iowa North Carolina South Dakota and Wisconsin all made similar declarations on a state level 145 146 147 Power outages Edit On December 23 poweroutages us reported that nearly 1 500 000 customers were without power 148 Of those power outages Maine recorded over 250 000 customers without power North Carolina over 180 000 and more than 100 000 in Virginia Tennessee and New York each 149 150 High load caused the Tennessee Valley Authority in the southeastern U S to announce several hours of rolling blackouts throughout much of their service area 151 152 153 Duke Energy followed suit because of cold temperatures on December 24 154 In total over the course of the storm 6 3 million households across the U S were without power at some point 4 About 670 000 households in Quebec were without power at different times during the storm 5 In Ontario 430 000 households were without power at different points in time during the storm 5 About 70 000 in New Brunswick lost power 5 Sports Edit The National Hockey League postponed two games that were originally scheduled to be played on December 23 the Detroit Red Wings Ottawa Senators game was moved to February 27 and the Tampa Bay Lightning Buffalo Sabres game was rescheduled to March 4 155 The Sabres road game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on December 27 was also postponed as the Buffalo area s travel ban remained in effect and the Buffalo airport remained closed 156 The National Football League postponed kickoff for a game between the Tennessee Titans and Houston Texans for an hour because of the rolling blackouts in the area 157 Corporate and institutional closures Edit Food processor Tyson Foods suspended operations at some of its plants as a result of the storm 158 Many delivery services including Amazon FedEx UPS and USPS had major delays at hubs or closures of processing sites due to weather conditions 159 160 In Southern Ontario most school boards including those as far east as Ottawa closed schools for December 23 161 128 Many national parks in the United States closed due to the winter storm These included the Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site in North Dakota Badlands National Park in South Dakota Appomattox Court House National Historical Park in Virginia and Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site in North Carolina However Big Bend National Park remained open despite wind chills predicted to sink as low as 3 F 19 C 162 In Pigeon Forge Tennessee Dollywood was closed on December 23 24 and 25 due to the wind chill being below zero 163 164 The park opened on December 26 at 1 00 p m two hours later than the scheduled opening time but closed three hours early at 6 00 p m due to snow and ice The park was closed again on December 27 165 Animals Edit In Houston Texas about 1 600 bats lost their grip due to hypothermia and fell to the ground 166 They were saved by animal activists who administered fluids and kept them warm in incubators Once recovered the bats were released back to their habitats two Houston area bridges 166 Cold wave Edit Animation of high temperatures from December 11 to 28 After the storm struck a widespread cold wave moved through the United States Rocky Mountain region Edit Denver saw 3 9 in 9 9 cm of snow as temperatures fell to 24 F 31 C the coldest temperature in the city since exactly 32 years ago and just one degree shy of tying the monthly record low Parts of the state saw over a foot 30 cm of snow 167 168 169 Denver saw their largest hourly temperature drop on December 21 from 4 5 p m as temperatures fell from 42 F 6 C to 5 F 15 C 170 and the total drop from 51 F 11 C to 24 F 31 C became the second largest two day temperature swing in Denver 171 With a high of just 6 F 21 C the mean temperature in Denver of 15 F 26 C was their second coldest mean temperature on record 172 Cheyenne Wyoming also broke their hourly temperature drop record in just 30 minutes as temperatures fell from 43 F 6 C to 3 F 16 C from 1 05 p m to 1 35 p m 173 In Casper the low of 42 F 41 C set an all time record for the lowest temperature ever in Casper 174 In Elk Park Montana the wind chill reached as low as 74 F 59 C The low of 50 F 46 C was likely as low as the sensor could detect 175 Central United States Edit December 18 24 temperature anomaly in the United States Overnight in Kansas City temperatures dropped from 32 F 0 C to 2 F 19 C in just six hours 176 In Nashville the low of 1 F 18 C on December 23 was the coldest low temperature in the city since 1996 although no daily record was set 177 However Tulsa Oklahoma set a daily record low that morning of 9 F 23 C 178 Youngstown Ohio also set a record low that morning of 5 F 21 C 179 Cincinnati Ohio experienced the largest twelve hour temperature drop on record of 52 F 29 C as well as the coldest wind chill since the January 1994 North American cold wave reaching 36 F 38 C with an air temperature of 8 F 22 C the morning of December 23 2022 180 181 Eastern United States Edit On December 23 Athens Georgia saw its coldest temperature since 1989 and set a daily low temperature record of 11 F 12 C after the cold front moved through 182 That day the Blue Ridge Parkway closed due to ice on the roads and wind chills as low as 45 F 43 C on Grandfather Mountain 183 On December 24 new daily record low temperatures were established in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and Charleston South Carolina at 5 F 21 C and 20 F 7 C respectively 184 Most of the New York Metropolitan Area observed record cold highs on December 24 though Central Park s high of 15 F 9 C did not break the record 185 Several cities in the East Coast saw record cold highs on Christmas Eve however Washington D C set a record for the coldest high temperature on Christmas Eve at 22 F 6 C 186 Philadelphia set a record cold high at 18 F 8 C 187 Baltimore tied its record cold high of 20 F 7 C 188 and Mount Pocono Pennsylvania smashed their record cold high for the date reaching 4 F 16 C 189 In Baltimore the Baltimore Ravens experienced their coldest kickoff temperature on record at 17 F 8 C with a wind chill of only 2 F 17 C 190 Further south in Florida Tampa froze on consecutive nights for the first time since 2010 191 Some parts of Central Florida even recorded sleet and snow flurries on Christmas 192 This caused some of the tallest rides at Universal Studios Orlando to close 193 2022 became the coldest for high temperatures in Miami at 50 F 10 C Fort Lauderdale at 49 F 9 C Naples at 52 F 11 C and tied the record at Palm Beach at 47 F 8 C In Fort Lauderdale the high tied for the second coldest high on record 194 See also EditWeather of 2022 2022 23 North American winter 2022 23 California floods December 1989 United States cold wave November 13 21 2014 North American winter storm November 2022 Great Lakes winter storm December 2015 North American storm complexNotes Edit Across 20 US states and one Canadian provinceReferences Edit a b c d e f g h i Storm Summary Message Weather Prediction Center of the National Center for Environmental Prediction Archived from the original on December 29 2022 Retrieved December 30 2022 WPC surface analysis zoom pan animation and archives wpc ncep noaa gov Thompson Carolyn Peltz Jennifer December 29 2022 Death toll climbs as blizzard battered Buffalo area digs out Associated Press Retrieved January 8 2023 a b c d e f 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2022 Scully Rachel December 23 2022 Here are the states where governors are taking emergency measures ahead of massive winter storm The Hill Retrieved December 23 2022 People get ready to celebrate a postponed Christmas as travel gets back to normal wndu com Retrieved January 2 2023 Winter storm power outages may not be fixed until Christmas Day A difficult go globalnews ca Retrieved December 23 2022 a b US bomb cyclone At least 59 dead as North America gripped by devastating winter storm Sky News December 27 2022 Retrieved December 27 2022 a b Tabachnik Sam December 24 2022 At least 4 people died across the Front Range during historic cold front authorities say The Denver Post Retrieved December 28 2022 a b Dupont Zachary O Dell Isaac December 27 2022 Cold weather appeared to play role in 4 Colorado Springs deaths last week The Gazette Colorado Springs The Anschutz Corporation Retrieved December 28 2022 Mama I love you Macon woman mourns son s death in freezing weekend weather WMAZ December 27 2022 Retrieved December 28 2022 10 38 am ET Three Fatal Car Crashes in Kansas The Weather Channel Retrieved December 23 2022 a b Alvarado Caroll December 23 2022 Severe winter weather system causes at least 3 deaths in Kentucky governor says CNN Retrieved December 23 2022 a b Niel Clara Green Bill Man dies after tree falls on his car while he was driving police say Frederick News Post Geordie Wilson Retrieved December 27 2022 Officials Deaths of 8 people in mid Michigan linked to snow and cold Lansing State Journal Retrieved January 5 2023 Homeless man died in cold weather trying to get to family CIProud com December 27 2022 Retrieved December 28 2022 1 person killed after crashing a vehicle upside down into icy Brush Creek in Kansas City KMBC December 22 2022 Retrieved December 23 2022 Death Toll Rises To Six The Weather Channel Retrieved December 23 2022 a b c Hutchinson Bill December 29 2022 Buffalo braces for possible flooding as temperatures rise after major storm ABC 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reports NON TSTM WND DMG 1 FATAL UPDATES PREVIOUS NON TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 1 SSW COLLEGEVILLE DOWNED TREE ONTO POWERLINES ON PA ROUTE 29 IN UPPER PROVIDENCE TWP A Tweet Retrieved December 24 2022 via Twitter Arctic blast leads to 2 deaths in Upstate SC Some Southwest flights canceled out of GSP The Greenville News Retrieved December 28 2022 Man on oxygen dies after winter weather knocks out power at SC home coroner says 1 weather related death in Todd County coroner says KELOLAND com December 22 2022 Retrieved December 24 2022 One dead amid cold snap in Memphis death was weather related MPD says The Commercial Appeal Retrieved December 23 2022 Goldstein Street Jake January 4 2023 Cold snap left at least 1 dead in Snohomish County The Everett Herald Retrieved January 4 2023 A powerful winter storm claims at least 22 lives across the US as temperatures plunge winds howl and power lines fall CNN December 24 2022 Retrieved December 25 2022 Winter Storm Death Toll Rises to 24 as Many Go Without Power in Brutal Cold NBC Philadelphia Retrieved December 25 2022 Jones Alyse December 22 2022 Crews respond to several crashes including 2 deadly after arctic blast hits Oklahoma KOCO Retrieved December 22 2022 OSHP Four killed in 50 car pileup crash on Ohio Turnpike 13abc com Retrieved December 25 2022 Thompson Carolyn Peltz Jennifer December 27 2022 Military police enforce driving ban in snow stricken Buffalo Buffalo New York CP24 Associated Press Archived from the original on December 29 2022 Retrieved December 30 2022 a b c Thompson Carolyn Peltz Jennifer December 28 2022 National Guard checks homes in Buffalo for blizzard victims Associated Press Retrieved December 28 2022 Buffalo faces more snow after deadliest storm in decades Politico December 27 2022 Retrieved December 28 2022 Sullivan Becky December 21 2022 A massive winter storm is sweeping across the U S making holiday travel dangerous NPR Retrieved December 22 2022 Fox Lauren Fortin Jacey Paz Isabella Grullon December 22 2022 With roughly 10 000 flights affected by weather travelers adjust or abandon their holiday plans The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved December 27 2022 Flights in and out of Cleveland likely to resume Saturday ideastream org December 23 2022 Retrieved January 4 2023 More than 800 flights cancelled at O hare and Midway CBS News Retrieved January 3 2022 a b Kroman David December 23 2022 2 Sea Tac Airport runways close Metro Sound Transit bus service halted The Seattle Times Retrieved December 23 2022 Sarisohn Hannah December 23 2022 Alaska Airlines cancels morning departures from Seattle and Portland due to icy runway conditions CNN Retrieved December 23 2022 WestJet cancels flights out of B C and Ontario due to winter storms Canadian Broadcasting Corporation December 22 2022 Retrieved December 23 2022 a b Galea Irene December 23 2022 Flight Disruptions excpected to extend into Saturday as holiday week storm his British Columbia Ontario and Quebec The Globe and Mail Retrieved December 31 2022 Charach Kevin December 25 2022 Vancouver airport getting back on track after hectic week of holiday travel CTV News Vancouver Retrieved December 28 2022 Shepardson David December 26 2022 U S to examine Southwest Airlines cancellations calls unacceptable Reuters Retrieved December 27 2022 Koenig David December 28 2022 Southwest Airlines flight cancellations continue to snowball Associated Press Retrieved December 28 2022 Brovold Ashley Portions of I 94 US 52 US 281 and ND 46 closed due to winter weather valleynewslive com Retrieved January 2 2023 Low visibility slick conditions will remain even after snow stops KMC December 22 2022 rboldrey mlive com Ryan Boldrey December 23 2022 See video photos from I 94 pileup involving nine semi trucks mlive Retrieved December 23 2022 I 71 closes again south of Cincinnati Avoid this area Fox19 December 23 2022 Retrieved December 25 2022 More Accidents on interstates surrounding Chicago CBS News December 23 2022 Retrieved January 3 2022 a b c Burke Minyvonne Stelloh Tim December 23 2022 50 car crash in Ohio leaves 1 person dead and multiple others injured authorities say NBC News Retrieved December 24 2022 a b Video What it took to get Ohio Turnpike reopened following fatal pileup Fox 8 Cleveland WJW December 24 2022 Retrieved December 26 2022 a b Four people dead 46 vehicles involved in crash on Ohio Turnpike across Sandusky Erie counties WTOL December 23 2022 Retrieved December 26 2022 OSHP Four killed in 50 vehicle pileup crash on Ohio Turnpike WTVG Retrieved December 26 2022 Portions of several major Western NY highways closed due to weather spectrumlocalnews com Retrieved December 23 2022 Brown Nicki December 23 2022 Travel ban issued in the city of Niagara Falls New York CNN Retrieved December 23 2022 Travel bans advisories road closures in effect for winter storm on Friday wgrz com December 23 2022 Retrieved December 23 2022 Updates for travel bans advisories and road closures wgrz com December 23 2022 Retrieved January 2 2023 Thompson Carolyn Peltz Jennifer December 27 2022 Military police enforce driving ban in snow stricken Buffalo Associated Press Retrieved January 27 2022 DeDario Lindsay Mckay Rich December 28 2022 Buffalo N Y digs out from deadly blizzard warming could bring rain slush Reuters Retrieved December 28 2022 Adams Saundra December 28 2022 Buffalo driving ban lifted early Thursday morning wgrz com Retrieved December 30 2022 a b c d Charalambous Peter January 2 2023 NYU to review Buffalo s blizzard response after storm leaves 39 dead abcnews go com Retrieved January 8 2023 Mirand Kirsten January 2 2023 City of Buffalo officials take steps to prepare for the next major storm www wkbw com Retrieved January 8 2023 a b Greene Leonard Gartland Michael Assuncao Muri December 23 2022 NYC deep freeze in kitchen sink storm neighborhoods slammed by flash floods high winds high tides Daily News New York Retrieved December 24 2022 NJDOT issues commercial vehicle restrictions on multiple Interstate highways beginning at 9 a m Friday December 23 PDF New Jersey Department of Transportation December 22 2022 Retrieved January 7 2023 a b Sandstrom Alison December 23 2022 Up to 100 vehicles involved in crashes on Hwy 401 south of London CTV News Kitchener CTV Television Network Retrieved December 23 2022 Hyshka Ashley December 23 2022 50 car pileup forces closure of Highway 402 from London to Sarnia CTV News London CTV Television Network Retrieved December 23 2022 a b Miller Scott December 23 2022 Blizzard closes roads across Midwestern Ontario CTV News London CTV Television Network Retrieved December 23 2022 Phillips Kim December 23 2022 OPP close roads as winter storm hammers the region CTV News Barrie CTV Television Network Retrieved December 23 2022 Hyshka Ashley December 24 2022 Stay Home Highway 402 remains closed on Saturday CTV News London CTV Television Network Retrieved December 25 2022 Staff December 23 2022 All Niagara bridges are closed U S bound due to storm related U S travel bans CTV News Toronto CTV Television Network Retrieved December 24 2022 Raymond Ted December 26 2022 Roads reopen in Prince Edward County after storm shuts down region CTV News Ottawa CTV Television Network Staff December 24 2022 What you need to know about the holiday storm that hit eastern Ontario western Quebec Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved December 27 2022 D Avino Christian December 24 2022 Weather conditions close Highway 11 from north of Orillia to Huntsville CTV News Barrie Retrieved December 27 2022 Chicago Metra CTA Trains Report Freezing Switches Train Tracking Problems Mechanical Failures from Winter Storm NFTA suspends Metro bus rial paratransit service for Sunday wgrz com December 22 2022 Retrieved December 30 2022 NFTA resumes some bus routes following blizzard wgrz com December 27 2022 Retrieved December 30 2022 Flooding from winter storm overwhelms several NY shore communities New York WABC TV December 23 2022 Archived from the original on December 28 2022 Retrieved December 29 2022 Staff December 23 2022 Toronto winter storm updates More than a third of flights cancelled at Pearson airport up to 100 vehicles involved in collisions on 401 Toronto Star Retrieved December 23 2022 Amtrak AmtrakAlerts December 21 2022 Forecasted Severe Winter Weather Causes Service Changes Tweet Retrieved December 25 2022 via Twitter Amtrak AmtrakAlerts December 23 2022 Forecasted Severe Winter Weather Causes Service Changes Tweet Retrieved December 25 2022 via Twitter Amtrak AmtrakAlerts December 23 2022 Forecasted Severe Winter Weather Causes Service Changes Update Tweet Retrieved December 25 2022 via Twitter Amtrak AmtrakAlerts December 24 2022 UPDATE Trains 307 354 364 amp 383 continued to be delayed in Chicago CHI Tweet Retrieved December 25 2022 via Twitter Amtrak AmtrakAlerts December 24 2022 Carolinian Train 80 which departed Charlotte CLT on 12 23 is currently operating approx 4hrs late due to earlier freight train interference signal and weather related issues along its route Tweet Retrieved December 25 2022 via Twitter Amtrak AmtrakAlerts December 24 2022 UPDATE Carolinian Train 80 will terminate in Baltimore BAL Customers are to board Train 66 We apologize for the inconvenience Tweet Retrieved December 25 2022 via Twitter Amtrak AmtrakAlerts December 24 2022 Due to ongoing delays from winter storm Elliot Carolinian Train 79 is canceled For more information please call or text 1 800 USA RAIL Tweet Retrieved December 25 2022 via Twitter Amtrak AmtrakAlerts December 24 2022 UPDATE Train 364 which departed Chicago CHI on 12 23 is back on the move and is currently operating approximately 11hrs 45mins late Tweet Retrieved December 25 2022 via Twitter Amtrak AmtrakAlerts December 24 2022 Due to the residual effects of winter weather Lincoln service train 307 which departs Chicago CHI on 12 23 is cancelled For more information please call or text 1 800 USA RAIL Tweet Retrieved December 25 2022 via Twitter Amtrak AmtrakAlerts December 24 2022 Due to the residual effects of winter weather Lincoln service train 302 is canceled For more information please call or text 1 800 USA RAIL Tweet Retrieved December 25 2022 via Twitter Amtrak AmtrakAlerts December 24 2022 Due to the residual effects of winter weather Capitol Limited Train 29 which departs Washington WAS on 12 24 is cancelled For more information please call or text 1 800 USA RAIL Tweet Retrieved December 25 2022 via Twitter Amtrak AmtrakAlerts December 24 2022 Due to the residual effects of winter weather Capitol Limited Train 30 which departs Chicago CHI on 12 24 is cancelled For more information please call or text 1 800 USA RAIL Tweet Retrieved December 25 2022 via Twitter Amtrak AmtrakAlerts December 25 2022 Due to ongoing delays from winter storm Elliot Carolinian Train 80 scheduled to for service on 12 25 is cancelled For more information please call or text 1 800 USA RAIL Tweet Retrieved December 25 2022 via Twitter Oshin Olafimihan December 22 2022 Amtrak suspending some service due to massive winter storm The Hill Retrieved December 22 2022 Freeman Joshua December 24 2022 Stressed beyond belief Via Rail passengers stranded on trains for over 18 hours amid winter storm CP24 Retrieved December 24 2022 Farooqui Salmaan December 24 2022 VIA Rail service between Toronto and Ottawa Montreal cancelled due to winter storm and CN train derailment The Globe and Mail Toronto Ontario Retrieved December 25 2022 Regional emergency declaration ordered by feds Land Line December 22 2022 Retrieved December 23 2022 Kaska Jimmie December 22 2022 Gov Evers declares energy emergency in Wisconsin weau com Retrieved December 23 2022 Gov Reynolds issues proclamation for transport of fuel used for heat during blizzard KCCI December 23 2022 Retrieved December 23 2022 South Dakota Colorado issue HOS waivers over fuel concerns Land Line December 21 2022 Retrieved December 23 2022 Garcia Roxanne December 23 2022 Nearly 1 5 million customers are without power across the US CNN Retrieved December 23 2022 Elemroussi Aya Sanchez Ray Levenson Eric December 23 2022 At least 9 dead as massive winter storm leaves more than a million without power and bitter cold across much of US CNN Retrieved December 31 2022 Allen Emily Russell Eric December 23 2022 Storm batters Maine s coastal communities causes widespread flooding and outages Press Herald Retrieved December 31 2022 McAlee Hope December 23 2022 TVA ends rolling blackouts across East Tennessee WJHL Tri Cities News amp Weather Retrieved December 23 2022 Crouse Tommy December 23 2022 Thousands of Middle Tennesseans impacted by power outages during dangerous cold News Channel 5 Nashville WTVF Retrieved December 23 2022 Williams Javon Montgomery Charles December 22 2022 Many customers throughout North Alabama experiencing power outages TVA cancels rolling blackouts waff com Retrieved December 23 2022 Shaffer Josh Dean Korie Hendrickson Dave Dolder Lars December 24 2022 Weather updates With demand peaking Duke begins short temporary outages to save grid The News and Observer Retrieved December 31 2022 NHL postpones 2 games scheduled for Friday because of weather National Hockey League December 22 2022 Retrieved December 23 2022 Sabres game against Blue Jackets on Tuesday postponed due to weather National Hockey League December 26 2022 Retrieved December 26 2022 Hipes Patrick December 24 2022 NFL Delays Titans Texans Kickoff In Tennessee Because Of Winter Storm Deadline Retrieved December 31 2022 Kelley Lora December 22 2022 Tyson Foods suspends operations at some meatpacking plants The New York Times Retrieved December 22 2022 Smith Diane December 23 2022 Christmas alert Amazon closes some sites stop deliveries due to winter storm Elliott Akron Beacon Journal Retrieved December 23 2022 USPS Amazon and FedEx close facilities across the country due to winter storm conditions ABC7 New York December 23 2022 Retrieved December 23 2022 Jackson Hannah December 22 2022 Some school closures already announced in Ontario for Friday ahead of winter storm globalnews ca Retrieved December 23 2022 Repanshek Kurt December 23 2022 Parks Close As Bitter Cold Snow Sweeps Over Them National Parks Traveler Retrieved December 31 2022 McAlee Hope December 22 2022 Winter storm forces some East Tennessee attractions to close adjust hours WATE Retrieved December 31 2022 Betti Tony December 22 2022 Dollywood to be closed for Christmas as extreme winter weather arrives in region www laughing place com Retrieved January 6 2023 Gilliam Ben Lee Murry December 26 2022 Cold amp snow closes Dollywood Tuesday WJHL Retrieved December 31 2022 a b 1 600 bats fell to the ground during Houston s cold snap Here s how they were saved NPR December 28 2022 Retrieved December 29 2022 Kirk Alexander Bianchi Chris December 22 2022 Denver records coldest temperature since 1990 Denver News Retrieved December 31 2022 Kirk Alexander December 22 2022 Snow totals Here s how much fell across Colorado Denver News Retrieved December 31 2022 National Weather Service Denver Boulder Colorado NWSBoulder December 22 2022 DIA briefly dropped to 24F this morning just shy of meeting the monthly record set in 1990 With temperatures recently trending warmer there s a good chance this will be the final low temperature COwx Tweet Retrieved December 31 2022 via Twitter Cook Lanie Lee December 21 2022 Denver airport sees record breaking temperature drop KDVR Retrieved December 31 2022 Tabachnik Sam December 22 2022 Arctic blast triggers 75 degree temperature swing in Denver second largest on record The Denver Post Retrieved December 31 2022 Whitley Morgan December 23 2022 Denver hits 2nd coldest day on record during arctic freeze KDVR Retrieved December 31 2022 Sorace Stephen December 21 2022 Temperature in Wyoming drops 40 degrees in a half hour as wind chills freeze US break records Fox News Retrieved December 31 2022 Wolfson Joshua December 22 2022 Record low Casper temp plunged to minus 42 overnight Casper Star Tribune Retrieved December 31 2022 Dennis Ryan December 22 2022 How cold did it get in Montana KRTV Retrieved December 28 2022 Brink Haley Chinchar Allison December 23 2022 A 47 degree drop in Denver in 2 hours Here are some of the other dramatic temperature changes CNN Retrieved December 31 2022 Yablonski Steven Sistek Scott December 23 2022 Record breaking cold life threatening wind chills plunge 150 million Americans into deep freeze Fox Weather Retrieved December 31 2022 Lang Kirsten December 27 2022 From heat to cold to drought 2022 weather was dramatic but not record setting Tulsa World Retrieved December 31 2022 Stutler Hannah December 29 2022 2022 in review When were the warmest and coldest days of the year WKBN Retrieved December 30 2022 Scott Dimmich ScottDimmich December 23 2022 The wind chill dropped to 36 3 early this morning This the lowest wind chill recorded in Cincinnati since January 1994 a cold I remember well cincywx Tweet Retrieved January 7 2022 via Twitter National Weather Service Wilmington Ohio NWSILN December 23 2022 How dramatic was the temp drop Tweet Retrieved January 7 2022 via Twitter National Weather Service Peachtree City Atlanta Georgia NWSAtlanta December 24 2022 Athens was yesterday s lucky winner in the cold weather lottery A new record low minimum temperature of 11F occurred at 11 59 PM last night the lowest since 1989 and temperatures have continued to fall into the single digits this morning Bundle up gawx Tweet Retrieved December 31 2022 via Twitter Blue Ridge Parkway closed in North Carolina ahead of Christmas weekend brutal cold ice Citizen Times December 23 2022 Bushard Brian December 24 2022 Winter Storm Elliott Here s Which Cities Set Record Low Temperatures So Far Forbes Retrieved December 31 2022 National Weather Service New York Upton New York NWSNewYorkNY December 24 2022 We observed record cold on this Christmas Eve JFK LGA Islip amp Bridgeport only hit 16 F and Newark only reached 17 F These are new record low maximum temps for Dec 24 Central Park s high was 15 F making it the 2nd coldest Dec 24 since 1869 Previous record was 13 F in 1872 Tweet Retrieved December 31 2022 via Twitter Porter Greg December 24 2022 PM Update Washington has coldest Christmas Eve afternoon on record frigid into Sunday too The Washington Post Retrieved December 25 2022 Kummer Frank December 26 2022 Holiday weather whipsaw From record low high Christmas Eve to near record warmth New Year s Day Philadelphia Inquirer Retrieved December 31 2022 Berk Justin December 26 2022 December 26 Still Cold But Warming And Record Buffalo Snow Just in Weather Retrieved December 31 2022 Stiver Clayton December 24 2022 Christmas Day to be one of the coldest in decades temperatures modify next week WMFZ Retrieved December 31 2022 Mink Ryan December 24 2022 New Record Set for Coldest Home Game in Ravens History BaltimoreRavens com Retrieved December 25 2022 Cohen Matt December 25 2022 Christmas Day low temperatures set records among coldest in Tampa Bay s history Tampa Bay Times Retrieved December 25 2022 Some Central Florida residents experience snow sleet on Christmas morning WTFV December 25 2022 Retrieved December 26 2022 Friedman Mark December 26 2022 Universal Studios Shuts Down Attractions on Christmas Inside the Magic Retrieved December 28 2022 National Weather Service Miami Florida NWSMiami December 26 2022 Yesterday was cold and it turns out we broke some records It was the coldest Christmas on record in terms of high temperatures at our climate sites The Last time we had high temps this cold was in 2010 in Miami Naples and Ft Lauderdale and 1989 in Palm Beach Tweet Retrieved December 31 2022 via Twitter External links EditBuffalo s snowbound residents turn to a Facebook group for help from their neighbors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title December 2022 North American winter storm amp oldid 1132349061, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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