February 9–10, 2010 North American blizzard
The blizzard affecting the Northeastern U.S. late on February 10 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | February 7, 2010 |
| Exited land | February 10, 2010 |
| Dissipated | February 14, 2010 |
| Category 2 "Minor" blizzard | |
| Regional snowfall index: 3.12 (NOAA) | |
| Lowest pressure | 969 mbar (hPa); 28.61 inHg |
| Maximum snowfall or ice accretion | 27.5 in (70 cm) in Orrtanna, Pennsylvania |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 3 |
| Areas affected | Midwestern United States, Mid-Atlantic region, and New England (from Illinois to Virginia to Vermont) Eastern Canada |
Part of the 2009–10 North American winter | |
The February 9–10, 2010 North American blizzard was a powerful blizzard that afflicted the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and New England regions of the United States between February 9–11, 2010, affecting some of the same regions that had experienced a historic blizzard just three days earlier. The storm brought 10 to 20 inches (25 to 51 cm) of snow across a wide swath from Washington, D.C., to New York City, with parts of the Baltimore metro area receiving more than 20 inches (51 cm). This storm began as a classic "Alberta clipper", starting out in Canada and then moving southeast, and finally curving northeast while rapidly intensifying off the New Jersey coast, forming an eye. The National Weather Service likened this storm to a Category 1 hurricane: "Winds topped 58 mph over part of the Chesapeake Bay, and 40 mph gusts were common across the region as the storm's center deepened and drifted slowly along the mid-Atlantic coast". The storm system, in conjunction with the earlier storm, has been nicknamed "Snoverkill."