2009 North American Christmas blizzard information
Not to be confused with December 2009 North American blizzard.
2009 Christmas Blizzard
Category 5 "Extreme" (RSI/NOAA: 19.62)
Satellite image of the storm on Christmas Eve.
Type
Extratropical cyclone Blizzard Winter storm
Formed
December 22, 2009
Dissipated
December 28, 2009
Lowest pressure
985 millibars (985 hPa)[1]
Tornadoes confirmed
28
Max. rating1
EF3 tornado
Maximum snowfall or ice accretion
40.0 inches (102 cm) (Lead, South Dakota)[1]
Fatalities
21[2]
Areas affected
Midwest, Great Plains, Parts of Ontario, Eastern Seaboard
Part of the Tornadoes of 2009 and 2009–10 North American winter
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale
The 2009 North American Christmas blizzard was a powerful winter storm and severe weather event that affected the Midwestern United States, Great Plains, Southeastern United States, the Eastern Seaboard, and parts of Ontario. The storm began to develop on December 22 before intensifying to produce extreme winds and precipitation by the morning of December 24.[3] The storm's rapid development made it difficult for forecasters to predict.[3] The blizzard was reported to have claimed at least 21 lives, and disrupted air travel during the Christmas travel season.[4] In the Southeastern and Central United States, an outbreak of 28 tornadoes occurred between December 23–24.[5][6] The storm, a Category 5 "Extreme" one on the Regional Snowfall Index scale, was the first winter weather event to rank as such since the North American blizzard of 1996.
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