Early November blizzard Starting late on November 9, a significant
blizzard affected the
Midwestern United States. The
Storm Prediction Center issued a Mesoscale Discussion 1938 stating portions of
North Dakota and
Minnesota would have snowfall rates per hour for much of the day on November 10. On November 10, of ice was reported west-northwest of
Westwood Colony, South Dakota. On
Interstate 94 in North Dakota, a pileup of at least two dozen cars resulted in “numerous” injuries, but no fatalities. Between
Fargo and
Grand Forks, portions of
Interstate 29 closed. of snow was reported in
Ralph, South Dakota. In
Bismarck, North Dakota, fell, making it the second snowiest day in Bismarck on record. The Winter Storm was unofficially named
Winter Storm Alejandra by
The Weather Channel.
Mid-November winter storm An intense
lake-effect snow storm produced massive snow accumulations in the
Buffalo metropolitan area. In preparation for the storm, the
NFL game between the
Buffalo Bills and
Cleveland Browns game was moved to
Detroit. In addition,
New York Governor
Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for 11 counties in Upstate New York. On the
New York Thruway west of Exit 46, the road closed on the afternoon of November 17. Multiple
Amtrak stations such as
Buffalo,
Niagara Falls and
Depew closed, and Erie County suspended all bus service.
Hamburg recorded of snow by 8am on November 18. By 2:30pm, that amount increased to , with in
Orchard Park. In Buffalo, from 8-9pm fell.
Reed Timmer measured of snow at 9:30pm in
Hamburg. Over 6,000 customers lost power. The same lake effect storm also hammered parts of
Ohio with up to of snow in 12 hours. By the morning of November 19,
Hamilton Park reported of snow.
Orchard Park reached of snow, and of snow in 24 hours, which broke the record for the area.
Buffalo International Airport reported by the end of the storm.
Hamburg, New York eventually reported of snow, being the highest total from the storm. Heavy lake-effect snow also occurred in
Watertown where of snow was reported. Snow was amplified partially due to very warm
Lake Erie temperatures of .
Mid-December blizzard A major blizzard occurred in the
Great Plains related to a
tornado outbreak, leading to heavy snow and
freezing rain. In
Fargo, North Dakota, all after school activities on December 13 were canceled. Parts of
Interstate 80 in
Nebraska and
Interstate 76 in
Colorado were shut down due to the blizzard, as was part of
Interstate 90 in South Dakota. Portions of
Interstate 29 were also shut down as the storm approached. Freezing rain accumulation peaked at in
Litchville, North Dakota. Further east, blizzard conditions and thundersnow were verified in
Duluth, Minnesota. Power outages totaled 45,000 in Minnesota, 70,000 in Wisconsin and 43,700 in Michigan. In
Penn State University, the snowstorm forced the final exams to be rescheduled from December 15 to December 16 and 17. Small portions of
Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania closed due to the storm. As of the morning of December 16, snow accumulations reached in
Wilmington, Vermont. In New Hampshire, many regions received over 20 inches by the storm's end. Ultimately, over 160,000 customers in the Northeast lost power, including over 100,000 in New Hampshire alone.
Pre-Christmas blizzard and cold snap Just prior to the Christmas holiday, another powerful and significant blizzard, unofficially named
Winter Storm Elliott by The Weather Channel, began developing in southern Canada along an
arctic front. It additionally dropped significant snowfall and record-breaking cold to the northern parts of the United States.
Denver saw of snow, as temperatures fell to , the coldest temperature in the city since exactly 32 years ago, and just one degree shy of tying the monthly record low. Parts of the state saw over a foot of snow. Denver saw their largest hourly temperature drop on December 21 from 4-5pm, as temperatures fell from to .
Cheyenne, Wyoming broke their hourly temperature drop record in just 30 minutes, as temperatures fell from to from 1:05pm to 1:35pm. In
Casper, the low of set an all-time record. In
Malta, Montana, the wind chill got as low as . Eight thousand customers in
Wichita, Kansas lost power, and portions of
Interstate 435 closed due to snow. Overnight in Kansas City temperatures dropped from to in just six hours. The highest snowfall totals in
Iowa reached . In
Nashville the low of was the coldest low temperature in the city since 1996. The winter storm led to 104 deaths, with 41 occurring in the
Buffalo metropolitan area alone.
December–March California atmospheric rivers A series of
atmospheric rivers starting on December 31 and extending into 2023 caused widespread heavy rainfall and snowfall in
Northern California and
Nevada, leading to flooding. At least 22 people were killed, although it is unknown how many fatalities were due to winter weather. President
Joe Biden declared a
state of emergency in California due to the winter storms.
Late January–early February ice storm An
ice storm impacted the southern portion of the
Great Plains at the end of January. As a result of the ice, several interstates in
Texas, including interstates
10,
30,
35W, and
40, shut down after multiple car accidents occurred.
The Weather Channel reported ten fatalities due to car accidents caused by the ice storm, however the
National Centers for Environmental Information reported no fatalities. A total of of ice accumulated in
Fischer, Texas, and
Dallas set a daily snowfall record on January 31, at . Additionally, more than 1,600 flights were cancelled, including over a thousand flights were cancelled at
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, and over 563,000 customers were left without power. On February 4,
Texas governor Greg Abbott signed an emergency declaration for seven counties.
Early February cold wave Following an arctic front moving in the night of February 2, extremely cold temperatures settled into the Northeast on February 3 and 4. Schools in
Boston,
Massachusetts closed on February 3 in anticipation of the cold temperatures. On February 4, 2023, Boston experienced a temperature of , the first double-digit negative temperature in the city since the 1950s.
Nantucket, Massachusetts was , which tied a record low also set in both 2004 and 1962.
Portland, Maine had a record low wind chill of . Atop
Mount Washington in
New Hampshire, the wind chill hit , the coldest wind chill in the
United States, with an air temperature of combined with wind speeds of . The cold wave caused 5,000 power outages in
Connecticut. The temperature in
Bridgeport, Connecticut of broke the previous record by 9 °F (5 °C). Temperatures in
Burlington, Vermont were on February 4, leading to steam devils on
Lake Champlain. Several
frostquakes occurred in Maine. An all-time record low temperature was set atop
Whiteface Mountain, at . Strong winds relating to the arctic front killed a passenger in a car in western Massachusetts when a tree fell on the car. 60,000 customers lost power due to the cold wave in New England, with 46,000 in Massachusetts alone. 191 flights were delayed and 62 flights were cancelled out of
Logan International Airport due to the bitter cold. In preparation for the cold snap, a wind chill advisory was issued for eastern
Suffolk County. In New York City, the low at
Central Park on February 4 was , marking the coldest temperature there since 2019, although shy of the previous record low for the date. However,
LaGuardia Airport's low of and
John F. Kennedy International Airport’s low of were low enough to set daily records.
Newark, New Jersey also recorded a record low of , although it was the only site in the state to break a daily record. Temperatures in the state got as low as at
High Point Monument in
Sussex County, New Jersey. The
National Centers for Environmental Information documented that this winter storm and cold wave caused $1.6 billion (2023 USD) in damage. was impacting the
Midwestern United States from February 21–24. Beginning February 21, several inches of snow to a foot fell across parts of Wisconsin and Iowa, with the highest accumulations occurring north of the
Interstate 90 corridor. Freezing rain and sleet disrupted travel around the region, with ice accumulations reaching 1/4 of an inch. of snow fell in Minneapolis, while
Faribault recorded of snow. Hundreds of car crashes were reported, including 4
jackknifed semi-trucks. Wind gusts of over impacted the
Twin cities. There were 13 fatalities, including a firefighter in Michigan, at least 1,200,000 power outages, and at least 3,000 flights cancelled by the storm. In addition,
I-80 closed from
Applegate, California to the
Nevada state line. In Nevada, portions of US 93,
I-11 and
I-15 were shut down as well, as well as several state highways.
Joshua Tree National Park temporarily closed due to the inclement weather, and the
San Bernardino National Forest shut down for two weeks. Numerous other national parks had partial closures. A supermarket in
Crestline, California collapsed due to the snow. One person was killed due to the storm in California. On March 3, snow led to many snow emergencies in the
Albany, New York metropolitan area and near
Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Ultimately, of snow fell in Albany. 72,700 customers in eastern New York lost power due to the winter storm. On the night of March 3,
WestJet cancelled all flights out of
Toronto Pearson Airport due to the snow. The snowstorm also shut down
Detroit Metro Airport on the night of March 3. The
Maine Turnpike had a speed restriction as a result of the storm.
Mid-March nor’easter Before the storm, Jon Palmer of the
National Weather Service office in
Gray, Maine stated that the
precipitation might cause significant
power disruptions that last for over 48 hours, and
Kathy Hochul, governor of
New York, declared a
state of emergency.
Cornell University shut down on March 14 in preparation for the snow, and in
Connecticut governor
Ned Lamont banned all tractor trailers on
Interstate 84 at 6am on March 14 in preparation for the storm. During the storm, over 250,000 customers lost power, Snow and ice also resulted in the
Piscataqua River Bridge being shut down for around an hour. of snow fell in Southern
Vermont, the
Adirondacks, and the
Monadnock Region of Southwestern
New Hampshire. Larger population centers along the New England coastline were mostly spared from the heaviest snow amounts, but minor wind damage and coastal flooding was still reported in and around
Boston. A plane skidded off the runway at
Syracuse Hancock Airport. Farther south, the nor’easter forced a ground stop at
LaGuardia Airport. Up to of rain fell in
Higganum, Connecticut but very little snow fell close to the coast, with
Central Park only receiving a trace of snow, LaGuardia and
Kennedy Airport receiving just of snow, and
Newark, New Jersey recording of snow, with up to of snow in parts of
Long Island.
Early April blizzard & Canada ice storm A major blizzard struck the
Great Plains in early April 2023. In preparation for the storm, blizzard warnings were issued for over , from
Wyoming to
Minnesota. The snowstorm in
Casper, Wyoming resulted in them setting both a one-day and two day record for snowfall, at and .
Atlantic City, Wyoming recorded .
Kenora, Ontario recorded of snow. As a result of the storm, parts of
Interstate 29,
Interstate 90 and
Interstate 94 was closed due to the storm, and both
Fargo and
Grand Forks, North Dakota had record deep snowpack for so late in the spring. Two people were killed in the winter storm due to a car crash on icy roads in
Ward County, North Dakota. Blowing snow in southern
Manitoba resulted in several highways shutting down as well.
Mount Rushmore and
Badlands National Park closed due to the snow. In addition,
Salt Lake City set a record cold high after the storm, at only . As a result of the snow, as well as forecasted high temperatures of , the
Minnesota Twins postponed their home opener by a day. Further east,
a severe ice storm struck
Quebec, resulting in a fatality in
Montreal and over a million customers losing power. In addition to winter weather impacts, the system also spawned a severe weather and tornado outbreak that affected the
Midwestern United States,
Mississippi Valley, and
Great Lakes. A total of 27 tornadoes were confirmed along with five fatalities.
Early May winter storm A record breaking winter storm affected the
Upper Peninsula of Michigan from May 1 to 2. The city of
Marquette, Michigan received of snow, which made the city record their snowiest May on record. of that total fell on May 1, which became the snowiest day in May for the city. Over ten thousand customers in the Upper Peninsula lost power, and property damage reached $2.1 million. Further south,
Green Bay, Wisconsin recorded of snow.
West Virginia set a monthly snowfall record with
Davis receiving of snow. Further north,
Pittsburgh had a record cold high on May 2 due to the system, at . == Records ==