February 2014 nor'easter
The February 2014 nor'easter was a major nor'easter that produced a damaging snow and ice storm that affected the Southern United States and East Coast of the United States, bringing with it up to a foot of snow and crippling ice across parts of the South. Thousands if not hundreds of thousands of people were left in the dark for days, possibly even up to 2 weeks without power. Delta Air Lines canceled over 2,000 flights, and it was reported by 8:00 p.m. Thursday, February 13, that as many as 6,500 flights originating in or destined for the United States had been canceled. On that day 70 percent of flights were cancelled at airports in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Charlotte.
Category 4 "Crippling" (RSI/NOAA: 10.66) | |
The winter storm tracking across the United States East Coast on February 13 | |
| Type | Extratropical cyclone Winter storm Blizzard Ice storm |
|---|---|
| Formed | February 11, 2014 |
| Dissipated | February 24, 2014 |
| Lowest pressure | 968 mb (28.59 inHg) |
| Maximum snowfall or ice accretion | 27.5 inches (0.70 m) in Mount Storm, West Virginia |
| Fatalities | 22 |
| Damage | $750 million |
| Power outages | 1.2 million |
| Areas affected | Southern United States, Midwestern United States, Eastern United States, Eastern Canada, Europe, Central Russia |
Part of the 2013–14 North American winter | |
Approximately 1.2 million homes and businesses lost power as the storm moved from the South through the Northeast. By the evening of Thursday, February 13, about 550,000 customers remained in the dark, mostly in South Carolina and Georgia.