Mid-March 2025 North American blizzard
Satellite image of the blizzard over the Midwest on March 19 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | March 17, 2025 |
| Dissipated | March 21, 2025 |
| Blizzard | |
| Lowest pressure | 984 hPa (mbar); 29.06 inHg |
| Maximum snowfall or ice accretion | 26.77 in (68.0 cm), near Mammoth Lakes, California |
| Tornado outbreak | |
| Tornadoes | 15 |
| Maximum rating | EF2 tornado |
| Duration | March 19, 2025 |
| Highest winds | Tornadic – 112 mph (180 km/h) (Bartholomew County, Indiana EF2 on March 19) |
| Largest hail | 1.25 inches (3.2 cm) in Ames, Iowa |
| Overall effects | |
| Power outages | >250,000 |
Part of the 2024–25 North American winter | |
A strong winter storm, nicknamed Winter Storm Nyla by The Weather Channel, produced significant impacts across the United States. Notably, a strong blizzard occurred over the High Plains and Midwest, where winter weather and blizzard warnings were issued. Thunderstorm development created the risk for severe weather and tornadoes, especially in northern Illinois and Indiana, spawning 15 tornadoes on March 19.