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January 3–4, 2022 nor'easter

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508: 496: 193: 24: 326:, with 159,000 overall over the Carolinas. Some establishments were completely wrecked by the strong winds the storm brought, and trees were reported to have been downed. This further rose to 211,000 by 3 January and lessened to 2,500 as rescue teams started working to restore electricity. Flooding also occurred in 288:
were stranded due to the snow, with some of them for 24 hours. Over 1,000 motor crashes were also reported and assisted by the state's police. A car crash also killed three people in Maryland. Two others died in the winter storm, one each in Tennessee and Georgia, bringing the total up to 5.
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was closed for 7 hours. At the airport, 13.0 inches (33 cm) of snow was recorded just 24 hours after the temperature was 62 °F (17 °C). Unusually, the nor'easter struck with very little warning and produced little to no snow north of
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also canceled some flight operations by that day owing to the storm. In the southwest portion of the country, rescue teams were reported to have been responding to the calls by the citizens there regarding the impact of the storm. Across
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due to the storm. This storm came after a day of record high temperatures; the temperature in Huntsville, Alabama the day before the storm (January 1) was 79 °F (26 °C), a record for January. Snow even fell as far south as
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at 4.0 inches (10 cm). Some of the areas of the state also saw power outages. Winter alerts were also placed over some areas of the state. Over 59,000 household customers lost electricity across
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launched an investigation into the shutdown on I-95. However, the 41-page report on the incident failed to blame someone. However, the report did state that then-governor
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South Jersey Winter Storm Pictures — From 62° Sunday to 6″+ of Snow Monday Read More: South Jersey Winter Storm Pictures and Snow Totals
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being the snowiest region of New Jersey for the 2021-22 winter, which was only the third time in history that occurrence happened.
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collapse on 4 January which trapped and injured a 12-year-old girl. Due to hazardous conditions, speed limits on parts of the
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were reduced to 45 mph (72 km/h), while the speed limit was reduced to 35 miles per hour (56 km/h) on the
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by 5 January. The Icelandic Coast Guard also alerted vessels and fishermen in ports regarding the brunt of it.
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I-95 Shutdown: Report criticizes Virginia's response to January snowstorm that stranded hundreds
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due to 3 inches (76 mm) of rain. Rainfall totals reached up to 4 inches (100 mm) in
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N.J. weather: Here’s how much snow fell this winter, and why this was a very rare season
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also declared a state of emergency for 5 counties in the southern portion of the state.
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registered an unnoficial snow accumulation of 4.5 inches (11 cm), followed by
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still stranded the day after the January 3 storm brought traffic to a complete halt
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declared a state of emergency and shut down the National Zoo. The governor of
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Say it ain't snow: Flakes fall in Florida after 40-degree temperature drop
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declined to use the Virginia National Guard to help, which his successor
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Thousands of flights were canceled in the eastern United States. At the
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Heavy Winter Storm Hits D.C. Area and Knocks Out Power Across Southeast
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Eastern US hit with 1st winter storm of 2022, bringing heavy snow, wind
546:"Winter Storm Frida Causes Troubles from the Southeast to Mid-Atlantic" 396: 331: 213: 1264: 294: 1400:[Rescue teams have begun to feel the effects of the storm]. 1340:[Bad everywhere but worst in the southwest of the country]. 950:"Major winter storm causes turmoil throughout the US Capital Region" 346:, 14.5 inches (37 cm) of snow fell on 3 January. This led to a 1071:"Winter storm pounds Washington as it moves across U.S. East Coast" 1166:
N.J. weather: Speeds reduced on Parkway, Turnpike due to snowstorm
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Flights Destined For BWI Thurgood Marshall Grounded Due To Weather
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also issued a travel advisory due to a forecast of light snow.
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Redden Forest Campsites and Trails Closed Due to Snowstorm
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The 2021-2022 winter was warm and fierce in North Carolina
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Snow Totals: Where Did More Than 1 Foot Fall in NJ, Del.?
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Snow stalls Amtrak in Virginia, with excruciating delays
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Route 40 Closed Due To Flooding In Egg Harbor Township
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Additionally, the 260:Damage from the storm reached $ 495 million. 8: 497:"Storms Events Database (January 3-4, 2022)" 16: 732:"5 dead, hundreds stranded in winter storm" 212:on January 4, producing snowfall from 76:Maximum snowfall or ice accretion 1368:"Icelandair fellir niður flug á fimmtudag" 1338:"Vont alls staðar en verst suðvestanlands" 291:Baltimore Washington International Airport 220:. The winter storm was unofficially named 28:The storm over North Carolina on January 4 22: 15: 274:Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport 1458:January 2022 events in the United States 462: 782:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 775: 688:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 681: 605:Barnett, Carson Meredith and Jessica. 272:, and 6.9 inches (18 cm) fell at 742:from the original on February 4, 2022 430:Virginia Department of Transportation 280:. Many vehicles and motorists across 58:Category 1 "Notable" winter storm 7: 1069:Renshaw, Jannett; O'Brien, Brendan. 730:Jenkins, Cameron (January 4, 2022). 711:from the original on January 4, 2022 703:Trujillo, Briana (January 3, 2022). 511:from the original on 4 November 2023 236:In preparation of the winter storm, 1408:from the original on 6 January 2022 1378:from the original on 4 January 2022 1348:from the original on 5 January 2022 1318:from the original on 6 January 2022 1288:from the original on 6 January 2022 1251:, NBC Philadelphia, January 3, 2022 1050:from the original on 4 January 2022 1020:from the original on 2 January 2022 990:from the original on 3 January 2022 960:from the original on 5 January 2022 904:from the original on 3 January 2022 556:from the original on 5 January 2022 428:In the aftermath of the storm, the 372:Atlantic City International Airport 14: 1214:, WPG Talk Radio, January 4, 2022 882:, New York Times, January 3, 2022 577:, Fox 10 Phoenix, January 3, 2022 1404:(in Icelandic). 5 January 2022. 1374:(in Icelandic). 4 January 2022. 1344:(in Icelandic). 5 January 2022. 1314:(in Icelandic). 5 January 2022. 1284:(in Icelandic). 5 January 2022. 1106:, Spectrum News 1, March 5, 2022 892:Beesley, Ryan (2 January 2022). 448:was closed following the storm. 137: 17:January 3–4, 2022 nor'easter 1468:East Coast of the United States 1441:, Delaware.gov, January 6, 2022 1148:from the original on 2022-02-01 1123:from the original on 2022-02-01 843:from the original on 2022-01-30 671:from the original on 2022-01-05 646:from the original on 2022-01-09 617:from the original on 2022-01-11 401:Icelandic Meteorological Office 368:Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey 210:East Coast of the United States 863:, Fox Weather, January 3, 2022 166:: >$ 2.1 million (2022 USD) 1: 196:Commuters and truckers along 184:2021–22 North American winter 79:15.5 in (39 cm) in 799:, CBS News, January 3, 2022 533:Q1 Global Catastrophe Recap 138: 1489: 304:Fort Walton Beach, Florida 264:Southeastern United States 173:: $ 495 million (2022 USD) 1429:, Fox 5 DC, April 2, 2022 1168:, NJ.com, January 3, 2022 416:(Southern Peninsula) and 179: 63: 21: 1229:National Weather Service 1193:. Patch. January 3, 2022 1180:, Patch, January 3, 2022 489:National Weather Service 360:Delaware Memorial Bridge 312:National Weather Service 297:train also got stuck in 208:A nor'easter exited the 440:criticized him for. In 65:Regional Snowfall Index 381:Toms River, New Jersey 328:Durham, North Carolina 205: 35:Meteorological history 1044:spectrumlocalnews.com 501:Storm Events Database 278:Huntingtown, Maryland 195: 89:Extratropical cyclone 81:Huntingtown, Maryland 707:. NBC 4 Washington. 352:Garden State Parkway 95:Lowest pressure 550:The Weather Channel 446:Redden State Forest 356:New Jersey Turnpike 344:Ellendale, Delaware 338:Mid-Atlantic States 299:Lynchburg, Virginia 270:Huntsville, Alabama 226:The Weather Channel 18: 1144:. 5 January 2022. 1119:. 4 January 2022. 1016:. 2 January 2022. 986:. 2 January 2022. 878:2022-01-07 at the 395:Farther north, in 222:Winter Storm Frida 206: 815:, January 4, 2022 594:. 3 January 2022. 535:, Aon, April 2022 475:wpc.ncep.noaa.gov 190: 189: 1480: 1463:2022 meteorology 1442: 1436: 1430: 1424: 1418: 1417: 1415: 1413: 1394: 1388: 1387: 1385: 1383: 1364: 1358: 1357: 1355: 1353: 1334: 1328: 1327: 1325: 1323: 1304: 1298: 1297: 1295: 1293: 1274: 1268: 1267:, March 28, 2022 1258: 1252: 1246: 1240: 1239: 1237: 1235: 1221: 1215: 1209: 1203: 1202: 1200: 1198: 1187: 1181: 1175: 1169: 1163: 1157: 1156: 1154: 1153: 1138: 1132: 1131: 1129: 1128: 1113: 1107: 1101: 1095: 1089: 1083: 1082: 1080: 1078: 1066: 1060: 1059: 1057: 1055: 1036: 1030: 1029: 1027: 1025: 1006: 1000: 999: 997: 995: 976: 970: 969: 967: 965: 946: 940: 939: 937: 935: 930:. 1 January 2022 920: 914: 913: 911: 909: 889: 883: 870: 864: 858: 852: 851: 849: 848: 822: 816: 806: 800: 794: 788: 787: 781: 773: 768:. 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Index


Regional Snowfall Index
NOAA
Huntingtown, Maryland
Extratropical cyclone
hPa
mbar
inHg
EF1 tornado
NOAA
Aon
2021–22 North American winter

I-95
Virginia
East Coast of the United States
Alabama
New England
The Weather Channel
Washington D.C.
New Jersey
Phil Murphy
New York City
Huntsville, Alabama
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Huntingtown, Maryland
Interstate 95
Virginia
Baltimore Washington International Airport
Amtrak

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