2020–21 New Year's North American winter storm
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The 2020–21 New Year's North American winter storm was a major storm system that brought a wide swath of snow and ice to parts of the High Plains and Central and Northeastern United States during the New Years holiday from December 30–January 2. The system began developing early on December 30, and began spreading wintry precipitation to parts of Texas, coalescing into a low pressure system that formed near the western Gulf of Mexico. The winter storm tracked north and brought heavy snow, ice and strong winds to much of the center of the Midwest and interior parts of the Northeast and New England, causing widespread impacts and travel issues.
Type | Extratropical cyclone Winter storm Ice storm |
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Formed | December 30, 2020 |
Dissipated | January 3, 2021 |
Lowest pressure | 1001 mb (29.56 inHg) |
Tornadoes confirmed | 4 on January 1 |
Max. rating1 | EF1 tornado |
Maximum snowfall or ice accretion | Snowfall – 24.0 inches (61 cm) in Big Bend National Park, Texas Ice — 0.66 inches (1.7 cm) in Blue Knob Mountain, Pennsylvania |
Fatalities | 3 fatalities |
Damage | > Per Aon: $35 million (2021 USD)[1] |
Power outages | > 119,000 |
Areas affected | High Plains, Central United States, Northeastern United States, Atlantic Canada, Nova Scotia |
Part of the 2020–21 North American winter 1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale |
Prior to the storm, Oklahoma declared a state of emergency for several dozen counties due to expected icy conditions; the ice storm came only a few months after a crippling ice storm impacted the state in late October. In other states, wintry weather caused up to 100,000 power outages. One person was killed by the storm in Missouri, due to treacherous roads. The storm caused over $35 million (2021 USD) in damages.[1] It was unofficially named Winter Storm John by The Weather Channel.[2]