List of blizzards explained

This is a list of blizzards, arranged alphabetically by continent. A blizzard is defined as a severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds of at least and lasting for three hours or more. The list states blizzards in various countries since 1972.

Asia

LocationCountryDateCategoryNotes
IranFebruary, 19721972 Iran blizzard
AfghanistanFebruary, 20082008 Afghanistan blizzard
Hubei, Hunan, Zhejiang, Guizhou, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Fujian,
Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Shanghai, Chongqing, Shanxi, Sichuan
China25 January 20082008 Chinese winter storms

Europe

LocationCountryDateCategoryNotes
EnglandUnited Kingdom1614-15Among most significant winters in UK history; the snowfalls of 16-22 January 1615 were particularly notable[3]
Most of EuropeMost of Europe16 December 2009Winter of 2009–10 in Europe
England, Wales, Netherlands, Belgium, GermanyUnited Kingdom, Central Europe, Eastern Europe18 January 2018Cyclone David/Friederike

North America

See also: List of major snow and ice events in the United States.

LocationCountryDateCategoryNoteslocationcountrydatescategorynotes
Midwestern United StatesUSJanuary 9–12 19753Great Storm of 1975
Northeastern United States, Southeastern CanadaCanada, USFebruary 2, 19762Groundhog Day gale of 1976
Western New York, Southern OntarioCanada, USJanuary 28–February 1, 1977-Blizzard of 1977
Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region and Southern OntarioCanada, USJanuary 25–27, 19785Great Blizzard of 1978
New England, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York metropolitan areaUSFebruary 5–7, 19785Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978
Northern Illinois, northwest IndianaUSJanuary 13–14, 197941979 Chicago blizzard
Upper Midwest of the United StatesUSOctober 31–November 3, 199151991 Halloween blizzard
Eastern United States, Eastern CanadaCanada, USMarch 12–15, 199351993 Storm of the Century
East Coast of the United StatesUSJanuary 6–8, 19965North American blizzard of 1996
Northeastern United States USMarch 31–April 1, 199721997 April Fool's Day blizzard
Midwestern United States, Central and Eastern CanadaCanada, USJanuary 2–4, 19994North American blizzard of 1999
North Carolina, VirginiaUSJanuary 25, 20003January 2000 North American blizzard
East Coast of the United States and CanadaCanada, USFebruary 14–19, 20034North American blizzard of 2003
Ohio Valley, OntarioCanada, USDecember 21–24, 20044December 21–24, 2004 North American winter storm
Upper Midwest, Great Lakes region, Northeastern United States, British Isles, Scandinavian PeninsulaCanada, US, UKJanuary 20–23, 20054North American blizzard of 2005
Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, New England, Atlantic CanadaCanada, USFebruary 11, 20062North American blizzard of 2006
Central Canada, Midwestern United States, Northern PlainsCanada, USNovember 27–December 1, 2006-Early Winter 2006 North American storm complex
Southern and eastern North AmericaCanada, USMarch 6–10, 2008-North American blizzard of 2008
Virginia to Maine, Canadian Atlantic provinces (portions of Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Labrador)Canada, USDecember 16–20, 20094December 2009 North American blizzard
Midwestern United States, Great Plains, Southeastern United States, Eastern Seaboard, parts of OntarioCanada, USDecember 22–24, 200952009 North American Christmas blizzard
Illinois to North Carolina to New York and New Mexico, Mexico, Eastern CanadaCanada, USFebruary 5–6, 2010 3February 5–6, 2010 North American blizzard
Illinois to Virginia to Vermont, New England, and Eastern CanadaCanada, USFebruary 9–10, 20102February 9–10, 2010 North American blizzard
Mid-Atlantic region, New England, West Virginia, Eastern CanadaCanada, USFebruary 25–27, 20104February 25–27, 2010 North American blizzard
Mid-Atlantic region, New England, Eastern CanadaCanada, USMarch 2010-March 2010 nor'easter
Alaska, Western Canada, Contiguous United States, Eastern Canada, Northern Europe, RussiaCanada, Russia, UK, USDecember 27, 20102December 2010 North American blizzard
Central United States, Southeastern US, New England, Northeastern Mexico, Great Lakes, Eastern CanadaCanada, Mexico, USJanuary 31 – February 2, 20115January 31 – February 2, 2011 North American blizzard
Pacific Northwest, Great Plains, South Central United States, Eastern United States (especially the Mid-Atlantic states), Atlantic Canada, British Isles, FinlandCanadaJanuary 19 - 29, 20165January 2016 North American blizzard
Pacific Northwest, Western United States, Rocky Mountains, Southern United States, Midwestern United States, New EnglandUSMarch 4 - 17, 20213March 2021 North American blizzard
Midwestern United States, Great Lakes, New EnglandCanada, USDecember 21 - 26, 20224December 2022 North American winter storm

South America

LocationCountryDateCategoryNotes
Southern regions of ChileChile6-16 August, 1995White Earthquake
Southern-Central regions of ArgentinaArgentina6 July, 2007July 2007 Argentine winter storm
Buenos Aires province of ArgentinaArgentina22 July, 2009
Biobio and Araucanía regions of ChileChileJuly 2011July 2011 Chilean winter storm

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=c97f0cfa-aa60-47f1-a0c0-fa7dea5eb908 South Africa dusted by rare snow storm
  2. http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/snow-for-canberra-severe-weather-warning-in-place-20150711-gia61r.html Snow for Canberra, severe weather warning in place
  3. Veale . Lucy . G. Endfield . J. owen . The 'Great Snow' of winter 1614/1615 in England . Weather . 31 . 1 . 3–9 . 2018 . 10.1002/wea.3198 . 2018Wthr...73....3V . free.