December 5–6, 2020 nor'easter
|name=. Remove this parameter; the article title is used as the name by default.GOES-16 satellite imagery of the rapidly deepening nor'easter impacting New England at 14:19 UTC (9:19 a.m. EST) on December 5 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | December 4, 2020 |
| Dissipated | December 8, 2020 |
| Nor'easter | |
| Highest winds | 75 mph (120 km/h) (1-minute sustained winds) |
| Lowest pressure | 976 mbar (hPa); 28.82 inHg |
| Maximum rainfall | 2.62 in (6.7 cm) at Newport, Rhode Island |
| Maximum snowfall or ice accretion | Snow – 18 in (46 cm) at Carrabassett Valley, Maine |
| Overall effects | |
| Damage | > $25 million (2021 USD) |
| Areas affected | Southeastern United States, Northeastern United States, Atlantic Canada |
Part of the 2020–21 North American winter | |
A quick-moving nor'easter, unofficially named Winter Storm Eartha by The Weather Channel, brought heavy snowfall, hurricane-force wind gusts, blizzard conditions, and coastal flooding to much of New England in the first few days of December 2020. The system originated on the Mid-Atlantic coast late on December 4. It then moved up the East Coast of the United States from December 5–6, bombing out and bringing heavy wet snow to the New England states. It brought up to 18 inches (46 cm) of snow in northern New England, with widespread totals of 6–12 inches (15–30 cm) farther south.
The nor'easter caused over 280,000 power outages, mostly in Maine, in addition to causing several injuries. The system is estimated to have caused at least $25 million (2021 USD) in damage.