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Impact edit
550,000 customers lost power due to the storm.[1]
Western United States edit
The storm resulted in blizzard warnings for Oregon and Washington's mountain areas for the first time since 2012.[2] Crater Lake National Park closed due to the winter storm.[3] Stevens Pass recorded 29 in (74 cm) of snow in just 30 hours. Wind gusts reached 103 mph (166 km/h) in Pinnacle, Montana and 97 mph (156 km/h) near Mount Hood.[4] Following the storm, record cold conditions were observed in Washington, with Seattle observing a low of 13 °F (−11 °C), their coldest temperature since 1990. Ski resorts in on Mount Baker closed due to the cold as well.[5] 111,000 outages occurred in Oregon alone.[6] Four people died in the Western United States: three in Oregon[7], one person in California,[8]
Midwestern United States edit
Portions of Interstate 70 in Kansas were closed due to the winter weather. Moline, Illinois recorded their second snowiest day on record on January 12, with 15.4 in (39 cm) of snow.[8] One death occurred in Wisconsin.[9]
Eastern United States edit
A state of emergency and travel ban was declared in Western New York, forcing the playoff game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Buffalo Bills to be postponed from January 14 at 1pm to January 15 at 4:30pm.[10] Flooding in Eastern New York resulted in a brief suspension of Amtrak service between New York City and Albany, as well as suspensions on Metro-North Railroad through the Hudson Valley.[11]
References edit
- ^ Vicious storm triggers historic coastal flooding as Arctic chill tees up the South’s first snow, CNN, January 14, 2024
- ^ Winter storm Gerri blasts much of the U.S., United Press International, January 12, 2024
- ^ CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK CLOSED DUE TO STORMY CONDITIONS, KQEN News Radio 1240, January 12, 2024
- ^ Winter Storm Gerri A Second Late-Week Strike Of Snow, Severe Weather, Winds, Rain, Then Coldest Air Of Season, The Weather Channel, January 15, 2024
- ^ Seattle area could see coldest temps in 33 years as brutal chill sweeps through region, KIRO7, January 13, 2024
- ^ Brutal arctic blast blanketing much of the US is set to deliver record cold temperatures as the South braces for snow and ice, CNN, January 15, 2023
- ^ Portland area winter storm: 3 dead; hundreds of thousands lose power, KGW8, January 13, 2024
- ^ a b Winter Storm Gerri Wraps Up In Great Lakes After Bringing Blizzard To Midwest, Northwest (RECAP), The Weather Channel, January 13, 2024
- ^ Winter Storm Gerri: Dangerous Cold Moves In; Travel Remains Hazardous, Weather Underground, January 14, 2024
- ^ Almost every US state is under a weather alert as storms sweep across the country, ABC News, January 13, 2024
- ^ AMTRAK SERVICE RESUMES FOLLOWING SUSPENSION DUE TO FLOODING; SOME METRO-NORTH SERVICE SUSPENDED, ABC7NY, January 13, 2024