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The February 15–20, 2021 North American winter storm, also unofficially referred to as Winter Storm Viola, was a significant and widespread snow and ice storm across much of the United States, Northern Mexico, and Southern Canada. The system started out as a winter storm on the West Coast of the United States on February 15, later moving ...
Construction on the new Weather Service office near Jackson took place through late 1979 into 1980 and the office was officially commissioned January 1, 1981. National Weather Service in Jackson, Kentucky operated as a "Weather Service Office" or WSO from the 1980s into the early 1990s, issuing warnings for 17 counties in East and Southeast ...
The winter storm intensifying over the Southeastern United States late on January 16. The January 14–17, 2022 North American winter storm brought widespread impacts and wintry precipitation across large sections of eastern North America and parts of Canada. Forming out of a shortwave trough on January 13, it first produced a swath of snowfall ...
Part of the 2016–17 North American winter. The January 4–8, 2017 North American winter storm was a major snow and ice storm that affected the Lower 48 of the United States with winter weather. Moving ashore on the West Coast on January 3, the system produced heavy snowfall in the Sierra Mountains, with nearly 4 feet of snowfall falling in ...
Winter storm warning. A winter storm warning ( SAME code: WSW) is a hazardous weather statement issued by Weather Forecast Offices (WFO) of the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States to alert the public that a winter storm is occurring or is about to occur in the area, usually within 36 hours of the storm's onset.
The NWS has issued a winter weather advisory in preparation for the storm. Snow could fall as rapidly as 1 to 2 inches per hour. Snow could fall as rapidly as 1 to 2 inches per hour.
About 6.3 million households in the U.S. and 1.1 million in Canada were without power for some part of the storm. The National Weather Service in Buffalo, New York, described it as a "once-in-a-generation storm" for Buffalo, [7] [8] [9] and NOAA's Weather Prediction Center stated it was a "historic arctic outbreak". [10]
Winter storm watch. A winter storm watch is issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when there is a possibility of heavy snow or potential of significant ice accumulations, without meeting a specific other winter criteria. The watch is typically issued 12 to 48 hours before the storm's expected arrival in the given area. [1]