December 2010 North American blizzard
The December 2010 North American blizzard was a major nor'easter and historic blizzard affecting the Contiguous United States and portions of Canada from December 22–29, 2010. From January 4–15, the system was known as Windstorm Benjamin in Europe. It was the first significant winter storm of the 2010–11 North American winter storm season and the fifth North American blizzard of 2010. The storm system affected the northeast megalopolis, which includes major cities such as Norfolk, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Newark, New York City, Hartford, Providence, and Boston. It brought between 12 and 32 inches of snow in many of these areas.
Visible satellite imagery of the nor'easter offshore Cape Cod at peak intensity, on the morning of December 27
Manhattan as snowfall begins
Broadway at end of snowfall
A Satellite view of the snowfall from the blizzard
A nor'easter, is a large-scale extratropical cyclone in the western North Atlantic Ocean. The name derives from the direction of the winds that blow from the northeast. The term is commonly used in the winter in New England and Atlantic Canada.
Nor'easter off the New England coast of the United States responsible for the January 2018 North American blizzard
Compass card (1607), featuring the spelling "Noreast"
Surface temperature of the sea off the east coast of North America. The corridor in yellow gives the position of the Gulf Stream.
