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Named Winter Storms of the 2013-2014 Season From A to Z
Named Winter Storms of the 2013-2014 Season From A to Z
Nov 24, 2024 7:48 AM

Winter Storm Atlas: Oct. 3-5, 2013

iWitness Guzva84 captured this photo of mailboxes encased in snow in Spearfish, SD.

So far, the 2013-2014 winter storm season has had 25 named winter storms. Starting with Winter Storm Atlas below is a look back at each storm from to A to Y.

Winter Storm Atlas, the first named winter storm of the 2013-2014 season,delivered feet of snow from the northern Rockies to the northern High Plains.

Atlas brought crippling impacts to the Black Hills:

Biggest snow totals: Beulah,Wyo. was buried by 58 inches and Lead, S.D. was not far behind with 55 inches.Wind gusts up to 71 mph accompanied the heavy snow in western South Dakota.Thousands of cattle were killed in the blizzard, bleeding ranchers out of millions of dollars.Rapid City's official total of 23.1 inches was the second heaviest snowstorm on record in the city. It was also by far the biggest October snowstorm in Rapid City.Even with the gusty winds and heavy snow, we were most impressed at the National Weather Service employees who hiked to work in blizzard conditions, despite experiencing furlough days due to the Government shutdown.

(FULL RECAP: Winter Storm Atlas)

Next: Winter StormBoreas

Winter Storm Boreas: Nov. 22-27, 2013

Traffic on I-35 at the 33rd street bridge in Edmond Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013. (Doug Hoke/The Oklahoman)

After Winter Storm Atlas, more than a month went by before our next named winter storm occurred right before Thanksgiving.

Winter Storm Boreasbrought a wintry potpourri of snow, ice and wind from California to Maine.Tom Niziol, winter weather expert for the Weather Channel, said that roughly 58 million Americans were affected by either snow or ice from the Desert Southwest to northern New England, an area over 2.5 million square miles.

Biggest snow total: Up to 41 inches of snow fell on AbajoPeak in Utah.Power outages from ice accumulation and wind were reported in western/northern Texas, eastern New Mexico and Oklahoma.Accumulating snow affected a swath from the southern Appalachians to western and central New York and northern New England Nov. 26-27.On the warm side of Boreas, low clouds, rain and wind led to significant airport delays in the Northeast the day before Thanksgiving.

(FULL RECAP:Winter Storm Boreas)

Next: Winter Storm Cleon

Winter Storm Cleon: Dec. 1-7, 2013

Joseph Mezo uses an umbrella as he walks to work in light sleet and icey conditions Friday morning, Dec. 6, 2013, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Cleon brought snow, sleet and freezing rain to a large swath of the country in a couple of phases during the first week of December.

The first phase of the storm brought heavy snow to the Mountain West and the Upper Midwest. A second phase of the storm delivered snow, sleet and freezing from Texas and Oklahoma to the Ozarks, middle Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley and interior Northeast.

Biggest snow total: 35.3 inches in Two Harbors,Minn.Top snow totals of 30+ inches reported in five states (Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin).1 to 1.5 inches of sleet/ice in the Dallas/Fort Worth metro.More than 4 inches of snow in Tulsa, Okla., Fort Smith, Ark., Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio.

(FULL RECAP: Winter Storm Cleon)

Next: Winter Storm Dion

Winter Storm Dion: Dec. 5-11, 2013

A woman walks past Independence Hall during a winter snowstorm, Dec. 10, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Before Winter StormCleonhad finished up, Winter Storm Dion swung into the West Coast on Dec. 6.

Initially, snow fell at low elevations all the way to the coast in Oregon. After dumping snow on the Mountain West, Dion went on to bring snow to parts of the Midwest, Middle Atlantic and Northeast.

Dion also produced some ice accumulations in parts of Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia.

A final phase of Dion pushed through portions of the Middle Atlantic and Northeast with more snow on Dec. 10.

Biggest snow total: 23 inches inKingvale, Calif.Corvallis, Ore. picked up nine inches of snow and Eugene, Ore. saw a half foot on Dec. 6.On Sunday, Dec. 8, snow fell during NFL games inGreen Bay, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.Philadelphia picked up 8.6 inches that Sunday after a burst of moderate to heavy snow moved through the Middle Atlantic.

(FULL RECAP: Winter Storm Dion)

Next: Winter Storm Electra

Winter Storm Electra: Dec. 11-14, 2013

Steve Roche shovels snow as neighbors use snow blowers to clear the sidewalk, Dec. 15, 2013, in Walpole, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

The fifth named storm of the season, Winter Storm Electra, dumped snow from Missouri to Maine.

The heaviest snow totals from the storm were in Upstate New York and New England, where more than a foot of snow was measured in some locations.

Biggest snow total: 18.7 inches in PresqueIsle, Maine.Maximum snow totals of a foot or more in six states (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania).Notable snow amounts: 12.4 inches in Portland, Maine; 11.5 inches in Albany, N.Y.; 7.7 inches in Detroit; 5.1 inches in Cleveland; 5 inches in New York City; 4.2 inches in Chicago (O'Hare Airport), Boston and St. Louis.

(FULL RECAP: Winter Storm Electra)

Next: Winter Storm Falco

Winter Storm Falco: Dec. 16-18, 2013

Buildings in the Brooklyn borough are obscured during a morning snowstorm on December 17, 2013 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Winter Storm Falco was the fourth named winter storm to affect the Northeast in a two-week period during the first half of December.

Light to moderate amounts of snow fell from Ohio to Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

Biggest snow total: 12.5 inches in Eastport, Maine6.4 inches in Boston

(FULL RECAP: Winter Storm Falco)

Next: Winter Storm Gemini

Winter Storm Gemini: Dec. 19-23, 2013

Jim Ridley uses a flashlight to get his mail Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, in Litchfield, Maine, where he has been without electricity since Monday's ice storm. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Winter Storm Gemini brought significant icing to Michigan, Upstate New York, New Hampshire, northern Vermont, southern and central Maine and adjacent parts of southeast Canada. This causedtree damage, power outages and disruption to travel.Hundreds of thousandsof customers lost power throughout these areas.

The storm also produced significant amounts of snow and ice from the Texas Panhandle to Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

On the warm side of Gemini, heavy rain andsevere weather hit locations from the South to the Ohio Valley.

Biggest snow total: 25.2 inches in Ashland, Wis.Top snow totals of a foot or more in four states (Kansas,Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin).Ice accumulations of a half inch or more in seven states (Kansas,Maine, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Oklahoma, Vermont).

Next: Winter Storm Hercules

Winter Storm Hercules: Dec. 31, 2013-Jan. 3, 2014

Hercules Satellite Image

This image taken on January 3, 2014 by the Suomi NPP satellite shows the blanket of snow that stretches from the Midwest across to New England after a massive winter storm moved over the region on January 1-3, 2014. (Source: NASA/NOAA)

We kicked off 2014 with Winter Storm Hercules, which laid down a swath of snow from the Midwest to the Great Lakes and Northeast.

Biggest snow total: 23.8 inches in Boxford, Mass.Top snow totals of a foot or more in seven states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire).Notable snow amounts: 15.1 inches in Boston; 10.9 inches at Chicago O'Hare Airport; 11.1 inches in Detroit; 9 inches in Philadelphia; 6.4 inches in New York City.

(FULL RECAP: Winter Storm Hercules)

Next: Winter Storm Ion

Winter Storm Ion: Jan. 3-6, 2014

The Chicago skyline and a freezing Lake Michigan are seen from the Museum Campus in Chicago on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Winter Storm Ion brought more snow to some of the same areas just affected by Hercules a few days earlier. The worst impacts were in Indiana, where heavy snow and high winds led to severe travel difficulties and even closures on several major highways in central and northern parts of the state.

Ion was followed by a surge of bitter cold air in the central and eastern states. For some locations, it was the coldest air mass since the mid-1990s.

Biggest snow total: 18.8 inches in Benton Harbor, Mich.Ion was the heaviest snowstorm of the year in Chicago (11.7 inches), Indianapolis (11.4 inches) and St. Louis (10.8 inches).

(FULL RECAP: Winter Storm Ion)

Next: Winter Storm Janus

Winter Storm Janus: Jan. 20-22, 2014

A snowman made with cookies and a red plastic cup sits in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Winter Storm Janus hammered parts of the Northeast I-95 corridor with heavy snow. Portions of the Ohio Valley and Appalachians also saw several inches of snow from Janus.

In addition to the snowfall from Janus, lake-effect snow behind the storm pummeled parts of Indiana and Illinois.

Biggest snow total: 18.3 inches in Norwell, Mass. Up to 24 inches piled up in northwest Indiana during the heavy lake-effect snow behind the storm.13.5 inches in Philadelphia. All of this snow fell on Jan. 21; 10th snowiest day on record since 1884; first time three snow events of at least six-inches have occurred before Feb. 1, there.11.5 inches in New York City

(FULL RECAP: Winter Storm Janus)

Next: Winter Storm Kronos

Winter Storm Kronos: Jan. 23-24, 2014

Winter Storm Kronos brought snow, sleet and freezing rain into parts of central and east Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi.

Notable snow totals: 4" in Onalaska, Texas; 3" in Alexandria, La.; 1.5" in Natchez, Miss.At least some snow flurries were reported as far south as Harlingen and Port Isabel, Texas. Sleet reported as far east as Pensacola, Fla.Slick roads led to fatal accidents on I-10 in Louisiana. One person was killed at mile marker 62 near Welsh. The second fatality was from an accident near mile marker 25.

(FULL RECAP: Winter Storm Kronos)

Next: Winter Storm Leon

Winter Storm Leon: Jan. 27-29, 2014

Snow covers the grounds at Talladega Superspeedway Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Talladega, Ala. (AP Photo/David Tulis)

Leon was a major winter storm for parts of the South and southern Mid-Atlantic. The storm also clipped Cape Cod with accumulating snow.

The storm snarled traffic in both the Atlanta and Birmingham areas, forcing many drivers to abandon their cars and seek shelter through the overnight. School and business closures were widespread.

(PHOTOS: Leon Cripples Atlanta)

Biggest snow total: 10 inches in Deep Creek and Stone Bridge, Va.Notable snow amounts: 9.5 inches in Norfolk, Va.; 7.3 inches in Atlantic City, N.J.; 2.6 inches in Atlanta; 2 inches in Birmingham.Icing from the storm was reported as far south as the Gulf Coast in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.In the Florida Panhandle, icing led to power outages and forced the closure of I-10 at times.

(FULL RECAP: Winter Storm Leon)

Next: Winter Storm Maximus

Winter Storm Maximus: Jan. 29-Feb. 3, 2014

Snow accumulates near Rutherford, N.J., during Winter Storm Maximus on Feb. 3, 2014. Rutherford is located four miles of MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, where Super Bowl XLVIII was played. (Edecio Martinez/weather.com)

Right after Winter Storm Leon, Maximusstarted its journey from the West Coast to the East Coast.

Maximus first brought more than a foot of snow to mountains of California, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Utah and Colorado. The storm then dumped moderate amounts of snow and some ice from the central Plains into the Great Lakes.

A second swath of snow then spread from out of northwest Texas and Oklahoma to the Ozarks, Ohio Valley, central Appalachians and parts of the Northeast I-95 corridor.

Biggest snow total: 56.2 inches at Schofield Pass, Colo.Notable snow amounts: 8 inches in New York City; 6.4 inches in Minneapolis/St. Paul; 6.2 inches in Pacucah, Ky.; 4.4 inches in Chicago (O'Hare Airport).According to FlightAware.com more than 1,900 U.S. flights were canceled Feb. 3; most were in the Northeast due to snow.

(FULL RECAP: Winter Storm Maximus)

Next: Winter Storm Nika

Winter Storm Nika: Jan. 31-Feb. 5, 2014

A commuter walks against blowing snow Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, in Chicago. Heavy, blowing snow is moving across much of Illinois as the state gets pelted by the latest round of winter weather. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Winter StormNikawas thefourteenth named storm of the winter season in the U.S. and its pathincluded some of the same locations recently affected byWinter StormMaximus.Millions of people within 20 states were affected by the storm.

Icing was one of the biggest impacts from Nika. In northern and central Arkansas, the freezing rain accumulations caused dangerous travel conditions, tree damage and power outages. Major tree damage and power outages also impactedPennsylvania and adjacent parts of New Jersey. More than 760,000 customers lost power statewide in Pennsylvania alone.

Biggest snow total: 14 inches in Mayfield and Hadley, N.Y.Notable snow amounts (Northeast): 12 inches of snow inTunbridge,Vt.;9 inches of snow in Punxsutawney, Penn.; 8 inches in Hartford, Conn.Notable snow amounts (Midwest): 13.2 inches in Topeka, Kan.; 10.7 inches in Columbus, Ohio.; 9.2 inches in Kansas City; 7.4 inches in Indianapolis; 5 inches in Chicago (O'Hare airport).As much as a quarter to half inch of ice was reported throughout southeast, south-central and western Pennsylvania. Significant icing also occurred in adjacent parts of New Jersey and Maryland. Up to a half inch of ice was measured in northern Arkansas.New York City saw four inches of snow followed by a quarter inch of ice.

(FULL RECAP: Winter Storm Nika Snow and Ice Totals | State-by-State Impacts)

Next: Winter Storm Orion

Winter Storm Orion: Feb. 6-10, 2014

Winter Storm Orion brought much-needed snowfall to the West.

The lion's share of the snow from Orion came Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 6-8, in the West. The primary disturbance then zipped across the Midwest and Northeast Sunday into early Monday, Feb. 9-10. A piece of Orion's energy broke off and brought some snow from Oklahoma and Texas to Kentucky on Friday and early Saturday, Feb. 7-8.

Snow fell at very low elevations in the Pacific Northwest, including Portland, Ore. where 5.5 inches of snow was measured.

Biggest snow total: 36 inches at Indian Creek SNOTEL in WyomingNotable snow amounts: 25.2 inches near Preston, Idaho; 22 inches at Camp Sherman, Ore.; 21 inches near Donner Summit, Calif.Up to a tenth of an inch of ice was reported throughout Louisiana, including Bernice and West Monroe.

(FULL RECAP: Winter Storm Orion Snowfall Totals | State-by-State Impacts)

Next: Winter Storm Pax

Winter Storm Pax: Feb. 9-14, 2014

Good Samaritans help push a stranded motorist stuck in deep snow on Stefko Boulevard Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014 in Bethlehem, Pa. (AP Photo/Chris Post)

Pax was a major winter storm that first brought significant snow and damaging ice accumulations to the South. From there, Pax went on to produce heavy snow in the Middle Atlantic, Appalachians and Northeast, including the I-95 corridor.

The storm pushed two rounds of wintry weather across the South from Feb. 9 to Feb. 13. The second round produced the heaviest amounts of freezing rain, sleet and snow across the region late Feb. 11 through early Feb. 13.Ice accumulations of up to an inch or more occurred from parts of east-central Georgia to west-central South Carolina, resulting in extensive tree and power line damage. Significant icing also contributed to tree damage and powers outages in parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and southern North Carolina.

In the Northeast, Middle Atlantic and the Appalachians, snow totals of two feet or more were reported in parts of six states (Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia). Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York City all received near a foot of snow.

Biggest snow total: 30 inches in Mount Holly, Vt.Notable snow amounts (Northeast/Middle Atlantic): 28.5 inches in Pilot, Va.; 26 inches in Glyndon, Md.; 12.5 inches in New York City; 11.5 inches at Baltimore-Washington International Airport; 11.1 inches in Philadelphia.Notable snow amounts (South): 11 inches in Ringgold, Ga.; 8.4 inches in Charlotte, N.C.; 7.2 inches in Chattanooga, Tenn.; 6.3 inches at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport.Third heaviest snowstorm on record in Blacksburg, Va. (20.1 inches) andRoanoke,Va. (19 inches).Ice accumulations of a quarter inch or more in parts of eight states (Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas).

(FULL RECAP: Winter Storm Pax)

Next: Winter Storm Quintus

Winter Storm Quintus: Feb. 14-16, 2014

Satellite image of Quintus after it intensified off the East Coast. Image credit: NOAA

Quintus developed over the Midwest on Friday, Feb. 14, and quickly zipped toward the Northeast by Saturday, Feb. 15. Snow lingered into Sunday, Feb. 16, over parts of Maine.

The intensifying coastal low pressure system associated with Quintus dumped theheaviest snow totals onfar southeast Massachusetts and Downeast Maine. Some locations picked up 10 inches or more of snow.

Biggest snow total: 20 inches near Princeton.Notable snow amounts (Midwest): 9 inches near Chillicothe, Ohio; 6.3 inches in Indianapolis; 6.1 inches in Springfield, Ill.; 4.8 inches in Cincinnati.Notable snow amounts (East): 16.7 inches in Eastport, Maine; 15 inches in Sandwich, Mass.; 7.5 inches in East Hampton, N.Y.; 4 inches in Boston; 1.6 inches in New York City.

(FULL RECAP: Winter Storm Quintus)

Next: Winter Storm Rex

Winter Storm Rex: Feb. 16-19, 2014

Marco Garcia, of Guatemala, shovels snow near the Statehouse in Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Trenton, N.J., after a quick-moving storm brought several inches of snow as well as rare 'thundersnow' to parts of the winter-weary East Coast. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Winter Storm Rex brought a swath of snow from the Midwest to parts of the Northeast late Feb. 16 into early Feb. 19, 2014.

One of the most notable aspects of the storm were the widespread reports of thundersnow along its path. The phenomenon was reported in at least seven states, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Chicago and Baltimore were a couple of the larger cities where thundersnow was observed.

Biggest snow total: 15 inches in Alton, N.H.Notable snow amounts (Midwest): 9.1 inches in Fremont, Mich.; 8.5 inches in Hiram, Ohio; 5 inches in Chicago (O'Hare Airport); 4.9 inches at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport; 4.7 inches in Cleveland;3.5 inches in Detroit.Notable snow amounts (East): 11.1 inches in Lunenburg, Mass.; 8.5 inches in Brockway, Pa.; 3 inches in Philadelphia; 1.5 inches in New York City.

(FULL RECAP: Winter Storm Rex)

Next: Winter Storm Seneca

Winter Storm Seneca: Feb. 19-21, 2014

Freeway Ford sales consultant Debra Anderson makes her way through the lot to clear snow off new cars Friday, Feb. 21, 2014 in Bloomington, Minn., following a snow storm that dumped heavy, wet snow over eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin, closing many schools including those in Bloomington and Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Seneca kicked into gear on the morning of Feb. 20, as a relatively quick burst of snow swept through parts of Nebraska and northern Kansas.

As this was happening, an east-west band of thundersnow pushed northward into southern Lower Michigan, including the Detroit metro area and nearby Ann Arbor, Mich., dropping a quick inch or two across the snow-weary area.

Heavy snow then spread from Iowa into Minnesota, western and northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan through the evening.

Whiteout conditions prompted authorities to advise against travel in parts of Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin. A stretch of Interstate 35 was shut down from Owatonna, Minn. to the Iowa border because of numerous accidents and stranded vehicles

The heaviest snow totals fell in a swath from the St. Croix River valley to northeast Minnesota, northwest Wisconsin and the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan, with several locations chalking up more than a foot of snow.

Biggest snow total: 22 inches in Gile, Wis.Notable snow amounts: 18 inches in Alborn, Minn.; 14.1 inches in Ironwood, Mich.; 10.5 inches in Britt, Iowa; 9.9 inches at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.Des Moines, Iowa had a wild two hours of weather from 10:58 a.m. CT to 12:51 p.m. CT on Feb. 20. Thunderstorms with hail transitioned to sleet and snow, which was accompanied by thunder.Several locations were buffeted by wind gusts over 60 mph, some without picking up a flake of snow, including both St. Louis and Springfield, Mo.

(FULL RECAP: Winter Storm Seneca)

Next: Winter Storm Titan

Winter Storm Titan: Feb. 27-March 3, 2014

A snowplow clears snow on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 3, 2014. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the greater Washington Metropolitan region, prompting area schools and the federal government to close for the wintry weather. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)

The Weather Channel named Winter Storm Titan on Thursday, Feb. 27.

It began to affect the West Coast with heavy mountain snow on Friday, Feb. 28. The warm side of Titan brought the heaviest rain of the winter to parts of Southern California.

Titan then shifted across the Rockies and into parts of the central and eastern U.S. with snow and ice from March 1 to March 2. Titan continued to impact parts of the East on March 3.

Biggest snow total: 40 inches near Kirkwood Ski Area in California.Notable snow amounts: 10 inches in Bruceton Mills, W.V.; 9.8 inches in Portage, Ind.; 9 inches in Manassas, Va.; 5.1 inches in Chicago (O'Hare Airport); 3.4 inches in Philadelphia.Reports of up to six inches of sleet in Huntingdon, Tenn. and Clarksville, Tenn.Ice accumulations of a quarter inch or more in parts of 12 states, including Arkansas, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.Thunder accompanied snow and/or ice in Tulsa and Dallas-Ft. Worth.

(FULL RECAP: Winter Storm Titan)

Next: Winter Storm Ulysses

Winter Storm Ulysses: March 5-6, 2014

Ice from Winter Storm Ulysses caused this tree to fall and damage a builing at Elon University in North Carolina. Image credit: weather.com photo contributor gracemcdavid

Ulysses was a high-impact ice storm for a small part of northwest North Carolina.

Ice accumulations of up to a half inch were reported Asheboro, Lexington, Salisbury and Welcome, to name a few locations. This led to tree damage and power outages. At one point, the number of customers without power in North Carolina was over 400,000.

Ulysses also produced significant snowfall in the mountains of western North Carolina and southwest Virginia.

Biggest snow total: 15 inches at Mount Mitchell, N.C.Notable snow reports: 10 inches in Busick, N.C.; 7 inches in Martinsville, Va.

(FULL RECAP: Winter Storm Ulysses)

Next: Winter Storm Vulcan

Winter Storm Vulcan: March 9-13, 2014

Bob Landon blows snow from a sidewalk in the South End neighborhood on Thursday, March 13, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. Bitter cold temperatures return after a winter storm dumped up to six inches of snow and ice on the Capital Region. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Winter Storm Vulcan deposited a swath of heavy snow from the Midwest into the Great Lakes and interior Northeast, less than two weeks before the arrival of spring 2014.

Snow fell at the rate of two inches per hour on the morning of March 12 at both Chicago Midway and in Ft. Wayne, Ind. Lightning accompanied these intense snowfall rates in parts of northern Indiana, northwest Ohio, Lower Michigan and northeast Illinois.

Winds gusting over 40 mph combined with heavy snow resulted in blizzard conditions at times in both the Rochester, N.Y. and Buffalo, N.Y. areas. Lightning was also reported with the intense snowfall in the Buffalo area.

Very strong winds accompanied the cold front associated with Winter Storm Vulcan as it swept across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast Wednesday evening.

Biggest snow total: 26 inches in Sharon, Vt.Notable snow reports (Midwest): 10 inches in Port Huron, Mich.; 7 inches in Toledo, Ohio; 6.6 inches in Detroit, Mich.; 6 inches at Chicago Midway Airport; 3.6 inches at Chicago O'Hare Airport.Notable snow reports (Northeast): 18.7 inches in Burlington, Vt.; 16.1 inches in Caribou, Maine; 14.9 inches in Rochester, N.Y.; 13.8 inches in Buffalo, N.Y.Wind reports: 86 mph wind gust at Grandfather Mountain, N.C.; 61 mph at Dulles International Airport in Virginia.At one point on the evening of March 12, over 120,000 customers were without power from New Jersey to Georgia on the non-wintry side of Vulcan.

(FULL RECAP: Winter Storm Vulcan)

Next: Winter Storm Wiley

Winter Storm Wiley: March 16-18, 2014

Workers clear snow from the Jefferson Memorial on March 17, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Winter Storm Wiley spread a swath of snow and ice from the Missouri Valley into the Mid-Atlantic states from March 15-17, 2014.

The most significant amounts of snow fell in the Middle Atlantic region from late on March 16 into St. Patrick's Day. This included the corridor from Washington to Baltimore and Philadelphia.

Biggest snow total: 13.7 inches in Haywood, Va.Notable snow reports (Midwest/Ozarks): 6 inches in Oak Hill, Ohio; 5 inches in Harrison, Ark.Notable snow reports (Middle Atlantic): 11.1 inches at Washington Dulles Airport; 7.2 inches at Washington Reagan National Airport; Up to 7.2 inches in Baltimore; 4.7 inches at Philadelphia International Airport.

(FULL RECAP: Winter Storm Wiley)

Next: Winter Storm Xenia

Winter Storm Xenia: March 30 - April 1, 2014

There's not an easy way out of this, thanks to a 4-5 foot snow drift near Ludlow, S.D. (Photo: Joyclyn Mollman via The Weather Channel Facebook page)

Winter Storm Xenia produced whiteout conditions across large swaths of North Dakota, South Dakota, and northeast Wyoming on the final day of March 2014.

Visibility was reduced to 10 feet in parts of North Dakota. Drifts of five to six feet were observed in Roseau, Minn. Winds gusted to 64 mph at the Rapid City, S.D. airport, and up to 58 mph near Oakes, N.D.

Whiteout conditions prompted a shut down of Interstate 29 from Brookings, S.D. to the Canadian border, and Interstate 94 from Fargo to Bismarck, N.D.

If that wasn't enough, a rare March tornado touched down in extreme west-central Minnesota near the town of St. Leo. Prior to this tornado, only 20 March tornadoes had been observed in the state of Minnesota dating to 1950

Biggest snow total: 20 inches in Grafton, N.D.Notable snow amounts: 18 inches in Thief River Falls, Minn.; 11.5 inches in Grand Forks, N.D.; 8.1 inches in Bismarck, N.D.

(FULL RECAP: Winter Storm Xenia)

Next: Winter Storm Yona

Winter Storm Yona: April 2-4, 2014

Hancock, Mich. during Winter Storm Yona. Image credit: weather.com photo contributor Shay23

Winter Storm Yona delivered more snow to the weary Upper Midwest from April 3 to April 4, 2014.

Iowa, Michigan (north), Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin (north) were among the states affected by Yona.

Biggest snow total: 17.8 inches near Superior, Wis.Notable snow amounts: 6.5 inches officially at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport; up to 10.5 inches in downtown Minneapolis; 17 inches in Tapiola, Mich.

(FULL RECAP: Winter Storm Yona)

Next: Winter Storm Zephyr

Winter Storm Zephyr

Heavy snow weighs down trees and bushes as a woman runs in Washington Park in Denver on Monday, May 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

Winter Storm Zephyr delivered a punch of late season snow to the Rockies from May 11 to May 13, 2014.

States affected by Winter Storm Zephyr include Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.

Biggest snow total: 43 inches estimated at Divide Peak in the Sierra Madre range of WyomingNotable snow amounts: 22 inches in Leadville, Colorado; 12 inches in Cheyenne, Wyoming; 9 inches at Cedar City, Utah

(FULL RECAP: Winter Storm Zephyr)

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