2004 Christmas Eve United States winter storm
The nor'easter at peak intensity offshore of Atlantic Canada, on the morning of December 27 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | December 24, 2004 |
| Dissipated | December 28, 2004 |
| Extratropical cyclone | |
| Lowest pressure | 964 hPa (mbar); 28.47 inHg |
| Maximum snowfall or ice accretion | 18 inches (45.7 cm) |
| Overall effects | |
| Areas affected | South Central United States, East Coast of the United States |
Part of the 2004–05 North American winter | |
The 2004 Christmas Eve United States winter storm was a rare weather event that took place in Louisiana and Texas in the United States on December 24, 2004, before the storm moved northeast to affect the coastal sections of the Mid-Atlantic states and New England in the succeeding few days. This was a different storm from the historic event that struck the Midwest and southern Canada around December 23 from another cyclone which preceded this storm. The event involved a thin band of snowfall with unusually cold temperatures for the middle Texas coast, and caused dozens of varied weather records to be shattered. It was the most significant snow for the Texas Gulf Coast, and deep South Texas, since February 1895.