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Blizzard of January 22–24, 2016

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Blizzard of January 22–24, 2016

Blizzard of January 22–24, 2016

Chapter 1 · First warnings

NWS State College issues the first Blizzard Warning.

At 00:00 UTC Jan 23, from its office in State College, Pennsylvania. Winds reach 75 mph at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, at 05:43 UTC.

05:43UTC · Sat, Jan 23, 2016 · 12:43 AM EST

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Blizzard of January 22–24, 2016: the story

Jan 22, 20:00 UTC – Jan 24, 12:00 UTC. Radar showing snow and rain, winter warnings, storm reports and the surface low's track from the Weather Prediction Center, in order. NCEI's Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale rates it Category 4, Crippling (NESIS 7.66), and ranks it 6th on its list.

  • 146 NWS warnings
  • 6,805 storm reports
  • 12 WPC surface-low analyses
  • 3 FAA airport programs
  • 7 8-Ks naming the storm
  • 7 rule-based links
  • 241 radar frames, 10 min apart

First warnings

Jan 22–23

  1. NWS State College, PA issues the first Blizzard Warning.Replay from here
  2. The strongest wind reported: 75 mph at Langley AFB, VA.Replay from here

The snow totals

Jan 23–24

  1. The low is at its deepest: 983 mb.Replay from here
  2. The largest snow report: 42 in at 1 ESE Glengary, WV.Replay from here

Aftermath

Jan 24–Mar 7

  1. The aftermath: 7 8-Ks name the storm after it ended, the last on 2016-03-07.Replay from here

How we link records

RuleWhat it checksLinks
R3 solidAn SEC 8-K that names the storm7

Solid lines mark rules that passed an independent check; dashed lines are context. Links are rule-based facts: each shows two records that overlap in place and time. How we know

Where this storm's data comes from

Every layer, the provider behind it and the period it covers.

LayerProviderPeriodRecords
MRMS SeamlessHSRNOAA/NSSL via Iowa Environmental MesonetJan 22, 20:00 UTC – Jan 24, 12:00 UTC241
NWS storm-based warning polygonsNOAA National Weather Service via Iowa Environmental MesonetJan 22, 20:00 UTC – Jan 24, 12:00 UTC146
NWS Local Storm ReportsNOAA National Weather Service via Iowa Environmental MesonetJan 22, 20:00 UTC – Jan 24, 12:00 UTC6,805
WPC coded surface bulletinsNOAA Weather Prediction Center via Iowa Environmental MesonetJan 22, 20:00 UTC – Jan 24, 12:00 UTC12
NOHRSC snowfallNOAA National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing CenterJan 22, 20:00 UTC – Jan 24, 12:00 UTC
FAA airport programs (ground stops and ground delay programs)FAA Air Traffic Control System Command CenterJan 22, 20:00 UTC – Jan 24, 12:00 UTC3
SEC EDGAR 8-K filingsU.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionJan 22, 20:00 UTC – Jan 24, 12:00 UTC7
  • Radar: NOAA/NSSL MRMS SeamlessHSR, via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM), Iowa State University
  • Warnings: NOAA/NWS, storm-based polygons via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet
  • Storm reports: NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet
  • Storm track: NOAA/NWS Weather Prediction Center coded surface bulletins, via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet
  • Airport programs: FAA Air Traffic Control System Command Center
  • Filings: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR
  • Snowfall: NOAA/NWS National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center (NOHRSC)