2020–21_New_Year's_Eve_North_American_storm_complex
2020–21 New Year's North American winter storm
Category 1 winter storm on New Year's Eve and Day
The 2020–21 New Year's North American winter storm was a major storm system that brought a wide swath of snow and ice to parts of the High Plains and Central and Northeastern United States during the New Years holiday from December 30–January 2. The system began developing early on December 30, and began spreading wintry precipitation to parts of Texas, coalescing into a low pressure system that formed near the western Gulf of Mexico. The winter storm tracked north and brought heavy snow, ice and strong winds to much of the center of the Midwest and interior parts of the Northeast and New England, causing widespread impacts and travel issues.
Prior to the storm, Oklahoma declared a state of emergency for several dozen counties due to expected icy conditions; the ice storm came only a few months after a crippling ice storm impacted the state in late October. In other states, wintry weather caused up to 100,000 power outages. One person was killed by the storm in Missouri, due to treacherous roads. The storm caused over $35 million (2021 USD) in damages.[1] It was unofficially named Winter Storm John by The Weather Channel.[2]