Summary of snowfall Dec. 15-17, 2019.
This cross-country storm spread snow and ice through many states in the West, Plains, Midwest and Northeast in mid-December 2019.Travel was snarled in the Midwest and multiple deadly accidents occurred.
Winter Storm Finley snarled travel and caused as it moved across the country in mid-December 2019.
The storm entered the West Coast on Dec. 13 and spread snowfall through the Rockies into Dec. 15. Snow and ice impacted the Plains and Midwest Dec. 15 to 16, . Much of the snow and ice then moved across the Northeast on Dec. 17.
This system was also responsible for
Here's a look at some top totals by state (all totals are for snow unless indicated):
California: 10 inches at Homewood Ski AreaColorado: 43.4 inches near Rabbit Ears Pass (includes snowfall that preceded this storm on Dec. 12); 6.5 inches north-northeast of Colorado SpringsConnecticut: 1.5 inches in Guilford; 0.45 inches of ice in East WallingfordIllinois: 9.2 inches in MascoutahIndiana: 6.8 inches at Indianapolis International AirportKansas: 11.5 inches near Volland; 7.5 inches near ManhattanKentucky: 2.7 inches in WilderMaine: 4.1 inches near HollisMaryland: 3.8 inches in East Mountain Lake ParkMassachusetts: 5 inches Savoy; 3.6 inches in LowellMissouri: 9 inches at Kingsville; 4 to 8 inches in the Kansas City metro area; 5 inches in St. LouisNebraska: 6 inches in Long PineNew Hampshire: 5 inches near TuftonboroNew York: 6.3 inches near Chazy; 4 inches in AlbanyOhio: 4.5 inches in Eaton; 3.4 inches in DaytonPennsylvania: 3 inches near Champion and Jones Mills; 0.50 inches ice in Center Valley (downed tree limbs)Rhode Island: 0.5 inches in RichmondVermont: 4 inches in Ascutney; 2.6 inches in South BurlingtonVirginia: 1.8 inches near WinchesterWest Virginia: 3.6 inches in DavisWyoming: 43.5 inches in the Snowy Range at 10,500 feet elevation (includes snowfall that preceded this storm on Dec. 12)
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