The 1950 Blizzard involved what states?

Question

Snow started falling about noon Eastern Standard time in WV

Answer 1

November 1950 "Appalachian Storm"

In the days that followed, one of the greatest windstorms on record would batter the Northeast, record cold would shiver much of the central United States and the South, and a major blizzard would bury the states along the Appalachian Mountains with up to five feet of snow.

Today, this "Appalachian Storm" remains the greatest snowstorm on record for the western Appalachians.


http://www.weather.com/newscenter/specialreports/sotc/storm8/page1.html

Every state that touched the Appalachian range. Some say it effected 22 states.

Video Ohio State-Michigan football game
http://www.ohiohistory.org/etcetera/exhibits/swio/pages/content/1950_thanksgivingStorm.htm

Answer 2

It involved Ohio. The blizzard was 10 feet high! It was during Thanksgiving November 23-25! Winds increased to over 40 mph and a severe cold wave swept the state early on Friday November 24. The dropping temperatures to near zero. The worst storm conditions occurred on Saturday November 25. It reached 20 inches in East Ohio, and drifts were up to 25 feet.

Answer 3

Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania

Answer 4

United States effects
This extratropical cyclone rapidly deepened as it moved up the eastern side of the Appalachians during November 24 and November 25 and continued into November 27. Coastal flooding was seen along the U.S. coastline from New Jersey northward.


[edit] Alabama
All-time record lows for November were set at Birmingham (5˚F), Mobile (22˚F), and Montgomery (13˚F).


[edit] Florida
All-time record lows for November were set at Apalachicola (24˚F), Pensacola (22˚F), and Jacksonville (23˚F).


[edit] Georgia
All-time record lows for November were set at Atlanta (3˚F), Augusta (11˚F), and Savannah (15˚F).


[edit] Kentucky
An all-time record low for November was set at Louisville (-1˚F).


[edit] New Hampshire
Concord record a wind gust of 110 mph (177 km/h) during the height of the storm. Winds at Mount Washington reached 160 mph (257 km/h).


[edit] New Jersey
Wind gusts to 108 mph (174 km/h) struck Newark, New Jersey.[5]


[edit] New York
Sustained winds of 50-60 mph (80-100 km/h) with gusts to 83 mph were recorded at Albany, New York. A wind gust of 94 mph was recorded in New York City. Extensive damage was caused by the wind across New York, including massive tree fall and power outages.[6] Coastal flooding breached dikes at LaGuardia Airport, flooding the runways.[7] Flooding extended to New York City's Office of Emergency Management on the Lower East Side, in Manhattan.[8]


[edit] North Carolina
All-time record lows for November were set at Asheville (-5˚F) and Wilmington (16˚F).


[edit] Ohio
On the storm's west side, nearly a foot of snow fell on Dayton, Ohio, which combined with the wind and cold temperatures, became their worst blizzard on record.[9] Nearly the entire state was blanketed with 10 inches of snow, with 20-30 inches (50-75 cm) being measured in eastern sections of Ohio. The highest report was 44 inches (112 cm) from Steubenville.[10] Snow drifts were up to 25 feet (7.6 m) deep. Winds exceeded 40 mph (65 km/h) with gusts as high as 60 mph (96 km/h). Bulldozers were used to clear roads.[11] Despite the high winds and snow, the annual football game between the University of Michigan and Ohio State University went on as scheduled in Columbus and was nicknamed the Blizzard Bowl and Snow Bowl.[5] When the snow melted during the first four days of December, river flooding occurred in Cincinnati.


[edit] Pennsylvania
During the reign of the storm, record to near-record flooding occurred along the eastern side of the Appalachians across eastern and central sections of the state. The Schuylkill at Fairmont Dam reached its highest stage since 1902.[1] In Pittsburgh, 30.5 inches (77.5 cm) of snow accumulated from this cyclone. Tanks were used to clear the resultant snow.[12] When a warm spell visited the region during the first four days of December, river flooding struck Pittsburgh.


[edit] South Carolina
All-time record lows for November were set at Charleston (17˚F) and Greenville (11˚F).


[edit] Tennessee
All-time record lows for November were set at Chattanooga (4˚F), Knoxville (5˚F), Memphis (9˚F), and Nashville (-1˚F).


[edit] West Virginia
Parkersburg recorded 34.4 inches (87.3 cm) of snowfall during the passage of this low, which exceeded its snowiest November on record by over 5 inches. Pickens reported the highest amount from anywhere within the cyclone, with 57 inches (145 cm) measured. November 1950 became West Virginia's snowiest month on record.[13] This remarkably heavy snow led to 160 deaths.

Answer 5

pittsburgh ( crafton subburb )

Answer 6

the states of cold, very very cold, and extreme cold.
:::snicker:::

Answer 7

mostly ohio i think

Answer 8

all