December 2009 North American blizzard

There was a blizzard in Mid December 2009 in the northeast. The blizzard dumped heavy snow and strong winds. 31 inches (79 cm) of snow fell on Washington D.C..

History

The storm formed on December 16 in Texas with heavy rain. On December 17, the heavy rain moved NE towards the Northeast and by the evening of December 17 it was in North Carolina. On December 18, the rain turned to snow and was in Virginia in the morning, and in Maryland in the evening. By the night of December 18, it was in Delaware. On December 19 it raced across New jersey, and hit NYC. Blizzard warnings and winter storm warnings have been put in action. Then it moved towards Connecticut and Massachusetts. By December 20, the blizzard wasn't from Maine to Canada and then dissipated over sea.

Impact

North Carolina

North Carolina saw mostly heavy rain from the storm, but some of it saw very heavy snow, near-blizzard and even blizzard conditions. Greensboro saw 5 inches (13 cm) of snow after heavy rain.

Virginia

Virginia saw mainly heavy snow except for the South and the coastline. 8 inches (20 cm) to 14 inches (36 cm) of snow fell on Richmond. Washington saw 31 inches (79 cm) of snow and was the hot spot for the blizzard.

Maryland

Maryland saw heavy snow and a blizzard. The blizzard dumped over 17 inches (43 cm) of snow on Cambridge, and Ocean city, on the immediate coast saw several inches of drenching rain and even thunderstorms.

Delaware

Delaware saw heavy snow and a blizzard. The blizzard dumped 20 inches (51 cm) to 26 inches (66 cm) of snow on Dover. The immediate coast saw rain. The blizzard made rally a lot of heavy snow and strong winds on Delaware.

New Jersey

New Jersey saw a blizzard from the storm. There was heavy snow and strong winds. There were 29 inches (74 cm) of snow in Camden, and only 1 inch (2.5 cm) to 3 inches (7.6 cm) in Milford. There was rain in Atlantic City, and Cape May.

New York City

New York City saw heavy snow and a blizzard. There were about 10 inches (25 cm) of snow in NYC. There was some sleet in Bay ridge for a very short moment, and even some light rain

The rest of the Northeast

The rest of the Northeast saw also heavy snow, and parts saw a blizzard. Connecticut saw from 20 inches (51 cm) to 26 inches (66 cm) of snow in the South, to 0.1 inches (0.25 cm) to 0.3 inches (0.76 cm) of snow in the Northwest. Massachusetts also saw from 0.2 to 0.7 inches in the Northwest, to 20 inches (51 cm) to 19 inches (48 cm) in the South. Maine and Canada also saw similar amounts with sleet and freezing rain near the immediate coast.