Eric Stoner's Historical Weather and Weather Links Page



Blizzards in the USA 2005 to Present



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These maps are screen captures from NOAA's National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center. This web site has made it easy to contour snowfall amounts since about March 2005. I have extended this web page to include storms back to January 2005, although some storms in the time period of January to April 2005 may not be represented here.



January 2005
8th-precipitation only
22nd-precipitation only
23rd-precipitation only

March 2005
1st-precipitation only
2nd-precipitation only
15th-precipitation only
16th-precipitation only

April 2005
23rd-26th

November 2005
26th-29th

December 2005
7th-10th
13th-16th
27th-30th

January 2006
2nd-5th
13th-16th
18th-21st
22nd-25th

February 2006
4th-7th
11th-14th
15th-18th
17th-20th
24th-27th

March 2006
1st-4th
5th-8th
11th-14th
14th-17th
18th-21st

April 2006
17th-20th
October 2006
24th-27th Colorado

December 2006
November 30th-December 2nd
19th-22nd overall
19th-22nd Colorado section
28th-31st Colorado section
28th-31st overall

January 2007
December 31st-January 3rd
3rd-6th Northern Colorado section
13th-16th
20th-23rd

February 2007
5th-8th
11th-13th early period of 11th-16th storm
11th-14th overall
14th-16th New England section
22nd-25th
25th-28th

March 2007
February 28th-March 3rd
15th-18th New England

April 2007
3rd-6th
12th-15th
13th-16th

December 2007
Idaho/Montana snowstorm
November 30th-December 3rd West
November 30th-December 3rd East
2nd-5th
6th-9th
6th-9th Colorado section
12th-14th New England
15th-17th New England
15th-18th overall
15th-18th Michigan
19th-21st New England
25th-26th Northern Colorado
26th-28th Northern Colorado
25th-28th overall

January 2008
December 31st-January 2nd
4th-6th Sierra Nevada mountains-- Kirkwood California got 8 to 11 feet of snow.
5th-8th Colorado
12th-15th New England
15th-18th
19th-22nd

February 2008
January 31st-February 2nd
January 31st-February 2nd western states
3rd-6th
5th-8th
5th-8th Wisconsin and Michigan section
11th-14th
14th-17th
17th-20th
19th-22nd
21th-23nd New England
21st-24th overall
24th-27th

Winter 2007-2008 much above normal snowfall for western Colorado (HPRCC)

March 2008
2nd-5th
6th-9th Ohio Valley, Mississippi Valley, Texas, New England
19th-22nd
25th-28th

April 2008
March 31st-April 2nd
9th-12th

May 2008
April 30th-May 3rd

October 2008
10th-13th
Billings MT NWS Office page on this storm

27th-30th

November 2008
4th-7th
4th-7th Dakotas
NWS web pages about this storm
Bismarck ND NWS Office
Aberdeen SD NWS Office
North Platte NE NWS Office
Grand Forks ND NWS Office

24th-27th

December 2008
November 29-December 1 Colorado
November 30-December 2
7th-10th
9th-12th
12th-15th
17th-20th
20th-21st, 24 hour snowfall, 7PM Eastern time/7PM Eastern time
20th-23rd
20th-23rd Washington/Oregon
23rd-26th

January 2009
December 28th-January 1st
8th-11th
8th-11th Ohio/Michigan/Indiana
10th-13th
12th-15th
16th-19th
18th-21st
19th-22nd
note: overlapping time periods
23rd-26th
26th-29th
26th-29th Regional Ohio/Indiana

February 2009
2nd-5th
6th-9th
8th-11th
11th-14th
14th-17th
16th-19th
19th-22nd
21st-24th
25th-28th

March 2009
February 28th-March 3rd
February 28th-March 3rd East Coast view
3rd-6th
4rd-7th
6th-9th
10th
11th
12th
15th
18th
24th
28th
30th

April 2009
March 30th-April 1st
April 5th Colorado
April 6th
April 19th
April 22nd
April 24th
April 27th

May 2009
May 1st

October 2009
3rd-6th
9th-12th
20th-23rd
27th-30th
27th-30th Colorado

November 2009
11th-14th
13th-16th

December 2009
5th-8th
5th-8th Colorado
6th-9th
9th-12th
9th-12th Great Lakes
11th-14th
17th-20th
22rd-25th Colorado
23rd-26th
snow depth on Dec. 26
27th
snow depth on Dec. 27th
Omaha NWS Storm Total Snow Map
Sioux Falls South Dakota NWS Storm Total Snow Map
Minneapolis NWS Storm Total Snow Map
Aberdeen South Dakota NWS Storm Total Snow Map

January 2010
December 31-January 2nd
1st-4th
2nd-5th (New England)
3rd-6th
5th-8th
7th-10th
16th-19th (New England)
17th-20th
21st-24th
28th-31st

February 2010
January 31st- February 3rd
5th-8th "Snowmageddon"
9th-12th
11th-14th rare Dallas Texas snowstorm
14th-17th
17th-20th
19th-22nd
21st-24th
23rd-26th

March 2010
February 27th-March 1st
2nd-5th
9th-12th
18th-21st
20th-23rd
22nd-25th
22nd-25th Colorado

April 2010
1st-3rd
4th-6th
6th-9th
12th-15th
21st-24th
22nd-25th Colorado

May 2010
April 29th-May 1st
10th-13th
12th-15th

November 2010
12th-15th
14th-17th
19th-22nd
22nd-25th

December 2010
Nov 30th- Dec 2nd
1st-3rd
2nd-4th
1st-4th Lake Superior
3rd-5th
4th-6th
5th-7th
6th-8th
5th-8th New York State
5th-8th Lake Michigan
5th-8th Lake Erie
10th-13th "Minneapolis Metrodome Blizzard"
14th-15th
16th-17th
19th-20th
20th-23rd
22nd-25th
25th-28th East Coast day-after-Christmas snowstorm

January 2011
December 30th-January 1st
5th-8th
7th-9th Indiana
11th-14th
20th-22nd
25th-28th

February 2011
1st-4th
NWS Midwest Snow total map
Cental Illinois NWS web page
4th-7th
6th-9th
7th-10th
13th-16th
15th-18th
16th-19th
17th-20th
18th-21st
21st-24th
24th-27th
25th-28th

March 2011
February 26th - March 1st
5th-8th
7th-10th
11th-12th North Dakota
9th-12th
12th-15th
17th-20th
19th-22nd
21st-24th
23rd-26th

April 2011
March 31st-April 3rd
1st-4th(Western Section)
7th-10th
13th-16th
18th-21st
24th-27th

May 2011
April 29th-May 1st
10th-13th
18th-21st


October 2011
7th-10th
25th-28th
28th-31st

November 2011
1st-4th
7th-10th
12th-15th
17th-20th
22nd-25th
27th-30th

December 2011
30th-3rd
1st-4th Colorado
1st-4th
4th-7th
6th-9th
12th-15th
17th-20th
18th-21st
20th-23rd
21st-24th


January 2012
1st-4th
12th-15th
15th-18th
17th-20th
19th-22nd
21st-24th


February 2012
2nd-5th
2nd-5th Colorado(1)
2nd-5th Colorado(2)


Purpose of this web site

The purpose is to provide high quality information on historical storms and provide links to weather information.