Overview
- Narrow but intense lake-effect bands delivered the season’s first measurable snow across Upstate New York, with 2 to 6 inches in cities and 6 to 9 inches on the Tug Hill plateau and additional bursts downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario.
- Parts of the Great Lakes and Appalachians faced locally heavier totals in persistent bands, with some forecasts pointing to isolated amounts near a foot or more in favored snowbelts.
- The Southeast endured a sharp shock of cold as daily records fell, including 28 degrees in Jacksonville, Florida, while freeze warnings covered about 18 million people in Alabama, Florida and Georgia.
- Authorities issued winter, lake-effect and freeze alerts across multiple states, and New York City activated a Code Blue outreach for people seeking shelter during the cold snap.
- Gusty winds and snow squalls produced hazardous travel from Pennsylvania to West Virginia and Vermont, with wind chills in the teens in spots, before temperatures trend warmer into late week.