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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 77. Chapters: 1993 Storm of the Century, 2009 North American Christmas blizzard, Blizzard of 1977, Early December 2007 North American winter storm, Early winter 2006 North American storm complex, Eastern Canadian Blizzard of March 1971, February 2007 North America blizzard, February 25-27, 2010 North American blizzard, February 5-6, 2010 North American blizzard, Great Appalachian Storm of November 1950, Great Blizzard of 1978, Great Lakes Storm of 1913, Groundhog Day gale of 1976, January 25-27, 2011 North American blizzard, January 31 - February 2, 2011 North American blizzard, Lake Storm "Aphid," Mid-December 2007 North American Winter storms, Nor'easter, North American blizzard of 1999, North American blizzard of 2003, North American blizzard of 2006, North American blizzard of 2008, North American blizzard of 2009, Saskatchewan blizzard of 2007, White Juan. Excerpt: The January 31 - February 2, 2011 North American winter storm, also called the 2011 Groundhog Day Blizzard, was a powerful and historic winter storm, situated around the US and Canadian holiday Groundhog Day. In the initial stages of the storm, some meteorologists predicted that the system would affect over 100 million people in the United States. The storm brought cold air, heavy snowfall, blowing snow, and mixed precipitation on a path from New Mexico and northern Texas to New England and Eastern Canada. The Chicago area saw between 1 and 2 feet of snow and blizzard conditions, with winds of over 60 mph. With such continuous winds, the Blizzard kept going north and affected Eastern and Atlantic Canada. The most notable area affected in Canada was Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area. Blizzard conditions affected many other large cities along the storm's path, including Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, El Paso, Las Cruces, Des Moines, Milwaukee, Detroit, Indianapolis, Dayton, Cleveland, New York, New York's Capital District, and Boston. Many other areas not normally used to extreme winter conditions, including Albuquerque, Dallas and Houston, experienced significant snowfall or ice accumulation. The central Illinois National Weather Service in Lincoln, Illinois issued only their fourth blizzard warning in the forecast office's 16 year history. Snowfall amounts of 20 to 28 inches were forecast for much of Northern and Western Illinois. An ice storm ahead of the winter storm's warm front also brought hazardous conditions to much of the American Midwest and New England, and many areas saw well over 1 in (2.5 cm) of ice accumulation. Numerous power outages, flight cancellations, airport closures, road closures, roof collapses, rail and bus cancellations, mail stoppages, and school, government, and business closures took place ahead of and after the storm; many of these disruptions lasted several days. Several tornado touchdowns were reported i
