 Satellite image of the winter storm moving across the Central United States early on February 3 | |
| Type | Extratropical cyclone Winter storm Ice storm Tornado outbreak |
|---|---|
| Formed | February 1, 2022 |
| Dissipated | February 9, 2022 |
| (Exited to sea on February 5) | |
| Lowest pressure | 1004 mb (29.65 inHg) |
| Tornadoes confirmed | 5 |
| Max. rating1 | EF2 tornado |
| Maximum snowfall or ice accretion | Snow – 37 in (94 cm) at Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico Sleet – 5.30 in (13.5 cm) in Eastport, Maine Ice – 0.80 in (20 mm) in Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania |
| Fatalities | 8 (7 winter storm + 1 tornadic) |
| Damage | $350 million[1] |
| Power outages | >375,000 |
| Areas affected | Central, Southeastern, Northeastern, and Midwestern United States, Northern Mexico, Nova Scotia |
Part of the 2021–22 North American winter 1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale | |
The February 2022 North American winter storm was a widespread, damaging, and severe winter storm which affected a wide swath of much of the United States with widespread wintry precipitation; it spread from Texas northeast to Maine.[2][3][4][dead link] Nineteen states in the U.S. were impacted by the system; more than 90 million people were in the storm's path.[5] The winter storm was named Winter Storm Landon by The Weather Channel and was also referred to by other media outlets as the Groundhog Snowstorm, primarily due to the storm impacting on Groundhog Day.[6][7]
The storm spread a widespread swath of heavy snowfall stretching from Texas to Maine, with anywhere from 6–12 inches (15–30 cm) falling. It also caused many disruptions as well, with over 375,000 people losing power as a result of the storm and many accidents occurring on snowy roadways as well. 7 deaths were attributed to the winter storm's impacts. Five tornadoes also occurred within the warm sector of the storm in Alabama on February 3; three of them were rated EF2.
- ^ Q1 Global Catastrophe Recap Archived 2022-04-20 at the Wayback Machine, Aon, April 2022
- ^ "Another Winter Storm To Bring Snow, Ice". MSN. 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Winter Storm Landon Forecast to Create 2,000-Mile-Long Icy Corridor of Snow Across U.S.Winter Storm Landon Forecast to Create 2,000-Mile-Long Icy Corridor of Snow Across U.S." NewsWeek. 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Latest on Winter Storm Landon's Snow, Ice Threats". The Weather Channel. 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Major winter storm set to bury Midwest in snow, unleash hazardous trail of ice". AccuWeather. 1 February 2022. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Groundhog Snowstorm Is Possible in the Plains, Midwest". The Weather Channel. 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Winter Storm Landon a Major Snow, Ice Threat to Intensify By Groundhog Day in Central, Eastern U.S." The Weather Channel. 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.