2009 North American Christmas blizzard
The 2009 North American Christmas blizzard was 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 started on December 22, was reported to have claimed at least 21 lives, and disrupted air travel during the Christmas travel season. In the Southeastern and Central United States, there were 27 reported tornadoes on December 23–24. The storm, a Category 5 "Extreme" one on the Regional Snowfall Index, was the first winter weather event to rank as such since the Blizzard of '96.
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2009 North American Christmas blizzard
The 2009 North American Christmas blizzard was 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 started on December 22, was reported to have claimed at least 21 lives, and disrupted air travel during the Christmas travel season. In the Southeastern and Central United States, there were 27 reported tornadoes on December 23–24. The storm, a Category 5 "Extreme" one on the Regional Snowfall Index, was the first winter weather event to rank as such since the Blizzard of '96.
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Midwest, Great Plains, Parts of Ontario, Eastern Seaboard
date dissipated
2009-12-28
date formed
2009-12-22
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Satellite image of the storm on Christmas Eve.
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Part of the 2009–10 North American winter
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2009 North American Christmas blizzard
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