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The 2011 Groundhog Day blizzard [3] [4] [5] was a powerful and historic winter storm that affected large swaths of the United States and Canada from January 31 to February 2, 2011, especially on Groundhog Day. Below is an article that was written in February 2011 providing additional context on the 2011 Groundhog Day Blizzard and how it stacked up to other historic winter storms that had impacted the Chicago area in prior decades. Chicago’s Top Four Snowstorms – Which Was the Worst? Jim Allsopp and Richard Castro, Feb 2011 Groundhog Day Blizzard, 2011. During the overnight hours of Feb 1 to Feb 2, a powerful low pressure center passing south of Wisconsin produced blizzard conditions across much of southern Wisconsin. Snow associated with the system began in the mid-afternoon hours in far southern Wisconsin and pushed northward into the state through the evening. The Groundhog Day blizzard of 2011 was a large blizzard that struck parts of Canada, Mexico, and the United States between 31 January 2011 and 2 February 2011. The blizzard was also called the 2011 Groundhog Day Blizzard because it happened close to Groundhog Day. The storm dumped over 14 inches (36 cm) of snow from Oklahoma City to Chicago and Scientific Analysis of the January 31 - February 2, 2011 Blizzard . Snowfall Totals . On January 31st, a strong shortwave began to round the base of the western United States trough inducing the development of low pressure near northern Mexico. Pieces of this shortwave energy raced quickly northeast over the Upper Mississippi Valley. The Groundhog Day Blizzard of 2011 didn’t match the Great Blizzard of 1978, but it still impacted much of the Southwest United States, the Midwest and Eastern and Atlantic Canada. Many areas had Others called it the Groundhog Day Blizzard – as it came to its apex on Wednesday, Feb. 2. In a city known for some big winter storms, this was one for the ages. It dumped 21.2 inches all told The Groundhog Day Blizzard of 2011, which crippled Chicago for more than a day, was also nicknamed by some as “Snowpocalypse” or “Snowmageddon” because of its surreal ability to put That made it the third heaviest blizzard in Chicago history, outdone only by the infamous blizzard on Jan. 26-27, 1967, when 23 inches fell, and the blizzard of Jan. 1-3, 1999, which brought 21.6 Northern Illinois and northwest Indiana were walloped by one of the most powerful winter storms in history between Jan. 31 and Feb. 2, 2011. An initial period of light accumulating snow occurred NWS Chicago Groundhog Day Blizzard Summary Infrared (IR) satellite loop NWS Watch, Warning, and Advisory Map from the morning of February 1, 2011, showing how widespread the impacts were from this powerful winter storm We looked to the future (sort of) and went back to the Groundhog Day blizzard of 2011. This storm lasted from January 31st to February 3rd and impacted a large part of the United States. The 2011 Groundhog Day blizzard • Duration: January 31–February 2, 2011 • Lowest pressure: 996 mb (29.41 inHg) • Fatalities: 36 confirmed • Damage: $1.8 billion (2011 USD) Seasonal statistics; Total storms (Cat. 1+) 10: Maximum snowfall accumulation: 40.5 in (103 cm) at Savoy, Massachusetts: Maximum ice accretion The snow was coming down at such a furious rate that hundreds of cars were stranded -- and 25,000 calls flooded 911 lines in just 24 hours. In this video I take you back to 2011 to relive the historic Groundhog Day Blizzard that crushed the Midwest. I show you approximately what the radar looked Groundhog Day (1993) clip with quote What blizzard? It's a couple of flakes Yarn is the best search for video clips by quote. Find the exact moment in a TV show, movie, or music video you want to share. Easily move forward or backward to get to the perfect clip. When is Groundhog Day 2025? Groundhog Day will take place Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. Thousands will show up in person, with the grounds to Gobblers Knob opening at 4 a.m., and millions will tune in to see if Punxsutawney Phil will see his shadow. More: Where to watch Bill Murray's 1993 classic movie 'Groundhog Day' for Groundhog Day. What is The Groundhog Day Blizzard, as it was officially named, was immortalized with eerie overhead photographs of hundreds of abandoned vehicles, including mighty CTA articulated buses, helplessly The last time the snowpack was this deep was 10 years ago during the Groundhog Day Blizzard of 2011.Subscribe to WISN on YouTube now for more: Groundhog Day: Directed by Harold Ramis. With Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott, Stephen Tobolowsky. A narcissistic, self-centered weatherman finds himself in a time loop on Groundhog Day.
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