Winter Storm Linus spread a swath of snow from the southern Rockies to the Midwest, Northeast and New England in the days prior to and including Groundhog Day 2015.
Snow fell on Friday in portions of New Mexico and Colorado and then spread into the central Plains on Saturday. Heavy snow then impacted a large swath of the Midwest Sunday. On Monday, the storm delivered its sharpest punch in the Northeast. A subsequent flash freeze lead to severe delays on Boston's train system Tuesday morning, and some delays on MTA's system in the New York City metro, as well.
Linus was the third heaviest snowstorm on record in Detroit and the fifth heaviest on record in Chicago. Locations in four states reported 20 inches or more of snow, including parts of the Chicagoland metro.
Below are some select snow and ice amounts reported during the storm.
Plotted snow amounts are snow totals from Linus in the Northeast through Feb. 2, 2015. The contours on the map are estimates of snowfall across the region.
- 22 inches near Ellsworth- 18.1 inches in Eastport- 12.3 inches in Bangor- 9.5 inches in Augusta- 9.1 inches at Portland Int'lJetport
- 17 inches near Bow- 15 inches near Nashua- 13.2 inches in Keene- 9.9 inches in Concord
- 19 inches in Woodford- 9.5 inches in Rutland- 6.4 inches in Burlington
- 24.1 inches in Lunenburg- 20.7 inches in Leominster- 17.4 inches in Worcester- 16.2 inches at Boston's Logan Int'l Airport- 11.9 inches in West Springfield
- 13.1 inches in West Glocester- 13 inches in Pawtucket- 7.9 inches at T.F. Green Airport
- 14.3 in Weston- 13 inches in Tolland- 12 inches in New Haven- 11 inches in Bridgeport- 10.8 inches at Bradley Int'l Airport in Windsor Locks- 10 inches in Bridgeport- 0.2 inch of ice in Groton
Snow reports:- 19.5 inches in Webster- 15 inches near Brockport- 12.6 inches in Buffalo- 11.9 inches in Albany- 10 inches in Syrause- 10 inches in White Plains- 6.6 inches at La Guardia Airport- 3.6 inches at New York City's Central Park (changed to freezing rain/rain at 6 a.m. Monday)
Freezing rain reports:- 0.25 inch of ice in Bayville- 0.19 inch of ice at Islip Airport- 0.15 inch of ice on the Upper East Side- 0.13 inch of ice in Flushing- 0.11 inch of ice in Central Park- 0.05 inch of ice in Nyack
Snow reports:- 12 inches in West Milford- 10.6 inches in Mahwah- 10 inches in Port Morris- 4.6 at Newark-Liberty Int'l Airport (changed to rain/freezing rain at 4:35 a.m. Monday)
Freezing rain reports:- 0.32 inch of ice in North Bergen- 0.20 inch of ice in Woodland Park
- 13 inches in Cranesville- 11.2 inches in Erie- 11 inches in Mt. Pocono- 9 inches near Bradford- 7 inches in Williamsport- 2.7 inches in Pittsburgh- Numerous reports of 0.01 inch of ice in western Pennsylvania
- 4 inches in Oakland- 0.06 inch of ice in Eckhart Mines
Plotted snow amounts are snow totals from Linus in the Midwest through Feb. 2, 2015. The contours on the map are estimates of snowfall across the region.
- 15.5 inches near Waterville- 12 inches in Toledo- 8.1 inches in Cleveland- 7.9 inches in Youngstown- 5 inches in Akron/Canton
- 20 inches in Kalamazoo- 18.5 inches in Battle Creek- 16.7 inches at the Detroit Metro Airport, which is the third heaviest snowstorm on record in the city- Snow drifts as high as 2.5 feet around cars and buildings reported in Schoolcraft
- 19.6 inches near Plymouth- 19.3 inches near La Porte- 16.2 inches in South Bend, which several reports of snow drifts as high as 2 to 3 feet.- 9.8 inches in Ft. Wayne
Nighttime image from the Suomi NPP satellite of snow cover from Winter Storm Linus on Feb. 3, 2015 at 1:47 a.m. CST.
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- 14 inches near Pleasant Prairie- 12 inches at Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee- 10.8 inches in Janesville- 6.7 inches at Dane County Regional Airport near Madison- Blizzard conditions were recorded in Racine Sunday evening when winds frequently gusted to 35+ mph along with 0.25 mile visibilities for greater than 3 hours, thereby meeting blizzard criteria
- 22 inches near Lincolnshire- 21.5 inches in Oak Lawn- 20 inches in Sauk Village- 19.3 inches at Chicago O'Hare airport (5th heaviest snowstorm on record)- 14.4 inches in Moline- 11.9 inches in Rockford- 6.4 inches in Peoria- Blizzard conditions were recorded in Elburn and Chicago. Elburn experienced a snowfall total of 16.1 inches with whiteout conditions (strong winds gusting over 40 mph, visibility reduced to 0.25 mile). Chicago experienced whiteout conditions as well as a snowfall total of 13 inches of snow on the ground and sustained winds blowing at 25 mph (gusting to 40 mph) for at least three hours
- 14.2 inches near Polk City- 13.3 inches at the Davenport Municipal Airport- 12.4 inches at the Dubuque Regional Airport- 11.3 inches at the Des Moines International Airport- Snow drifts as high as 4 feet high in Lowden, Iowa
- 11 inches near Hurdland- 10 inches in Kirksville- 6 inches in Bethany, where a semi-tractor trailer overturned on Interstate 35- 3.2 inches at Kansas City Int'l Airport
- 5 inches in Albert Lea- 4 inches in Fairmont
- 10 inches in Pender- 7.9 inches in Lincoln- Up to 7 inches in Omaha
- 8 inches in Yankton- 7 inches in Washta- 6.4 inches in Sioux Falls
- 10 inches in Corning- 8 inches in Axtell
- 8.2 inches near Louisville- Up to 5 inches in Denver
- 15 inches near Los Alamos- 14 inches in Tierra Amarilla- 12.3 inches in Chama- 12 inches in Dulce
- 6 inches in East Willow Creek- 5 inches in Cedar Point
Pedestrians navigate the snow, ice and puddles along a Manhattan street on Feb. 2, 2015 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)