 GOES-16 satellite image of the nor'easter rapidly strengthening near the Northeastern United States at 18:00 UTC (1:00 p.m. EST) on February 13, 2024 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | February 10, 2024 |
| Exited land | February 13, 2024 |
| Dissipated | February 18, 2024 |
| Winter storm | |
| Highest gusts | ~50 mph (80 km/h) near Cape Cod, Massachusetts |
| Lowest pressure | 956 hPa (mbar); 28.23 inHg |
| Maximum rainfall | 7.10 in (180 mm) near Avon, Alabama |
| Maximum snowfall or ice accretion | 15.7 in (40 cm) in West Hartford, Connecticut |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 1 |
| Areas affected | Southern United States, Ohio Valley, Northeastern United States |
| Power outages | >176,000 |
Part of the 2023–24 North American winter | |
The February 2024 nor'easter was a quick-moving but powerful and disruptive nor'easter that brought widespread effects primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions of the Northeastern United States. Developing from a combination of an upper-level low and an area of low-pressure in the Southwestern United States on February 10, the system first brought heavy snow to the Texas Panhandle the following day. It then moved northeastwards across the Ohio Valley, causing impacts before beginning to consolidate into a more defined low as it approached the East Coast. The system then began rapid deepening as a nor’easter it moved offshore early on February 13, bringing heavy snowfall to much of the Mid-Atlantic. The system departed later that day, but not before bringing impacts to Atlantic Canada before peaking and gradually weakening thereafter, eventually dissipating on February 18.
Many cities in the Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic, particularly New York City, were expected to receive the heaviest snowfall accumulation in at least two years due to the nor'easter,[1] although the storm was notable for being difficult to predict in the aforementioned regions in the hours leading up to the event. For example, forecasts for Boston released on the morning of February 12 predicted at least a foot of snow, but when the storm moved through the New England region the following day, it hardly dropped any snow on the city after taking a more southerly course.[2] Flights were cancelled or delayed across the Mid-Atlantic, and millions spanning from Pennsylvania to Massachusetts were placed under winter storm warnings. Over 175,000 people across the Northeast lost power, due to the heavy wet nature of the snow, and the nor'easter was responsible for at least one death so far as of February 13. Separately, the system dumped at least 1 foot (12 in; 30 cm) in parts of Texas and Oklahoma causing severe impacts in the region as well.
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NYTwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Jones, Judson; Baker, Camille; Ives, Mike (February 13, 2024). "Fast-Moving Nor'easter Causes Headaches, Not Crippling Snowfall". The New York Times. Retrieved February 19, 2024.