From January 22 to 24, 2016, a deadly, historic and crippling blizzard, unofficially referred to as Winter Storm Jonas by the Weather Channel and other media, or more commonly the Blizzard of 2016 and
The intensifying extratropical cyclone responsible for the blizzard over the Northeastern United States, at 2:15 a.m. EST (07:15 UTC) on January 23, 2016
Variable-message highway signs in Maryland and Virginia displayed warnings of the impending blizzard
Cars buried in snow in suburban Washington, DC.
Five-foot snow drifts in Reading, Pennsylvania
2011 Groundhog Day blizzard
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The 2011 Groundhog Day blizzard was a deadly, historic and crippling blizzard that affected large swaths of the United States and Canada from January 31 to February 2, 2011, especially on Groundhog Da
January 2016 United States blizzard
…on the Regional Snowfall Index, and a Category 4 event for the Southeast. It was the first winter storm to rank as a Category 5 winter storm since the 2011 Groundhog Day blizzard, and was the last to be rated as such until 2026. The development of the winter storm was anticipated by forecasters for at least a week. It originated…
The extratropical cyclone responsible for the blizzard striking the Midwestern United States on the afternoon of February 1
NOAA color-enhanced photograph of storm system on February 1, 2011.
View of the U.S. midsection at 1:26 CST on February 10, 2011.
A Winter service vehicle abandoned and stuck on Lake Shore Drive during the storm.