Snowfall Totals By State Ī DDOT snowplow driving past diplomatic missions on P Street, NW, in Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C. Portions of Newfoundland and Labrador received freezing rain as well. The storm reached southwestern portions of Nova Scotia, delivering up to 25 centimetres (9.8 in) of snow in Digby, Yarmouth, Shelburne and Queens counties. A blizzard warning for Cape Cod expired at 1 p.m. Sunday, warnings for the Boston and Providence metro areas and much of southeastern New England expired at noon. Winter storm warnings for New York and a blizzard warning for Long Island expired at 11 a.m. By Sunday morning, Norwich, Connecticut received 20 inches (51 cm) of snow, while over 11 inches (28 cm) of snow fell in Boston, Massachusetts. In the Roanoke Valley, over 11 inches (28 cm) had fallen by midnight. Portions of eastern Kentucky received as much as 16 inches (41 cm). By midnight Saturday morning, snowfall in Boone, North Carolina had reached 14–18 inches (36–46 cm), Asheville, North Carolina accumulated up to 12 inches (30 cm), while Greensboro, North Carolina received 3–7 inches (7.6–17.8 cm). In more mountainous areas, snowfall was even heavier. Streetscape of the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The storm produced whiteout conditions and dumped about 16–20 inches (41–51 cm) of snow in major cities along the Eastern seaboard. As the storm moved northward along the East coast, at one point it measured 500 miles (800 km) across 14 states. Blizzard warnings were issued in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Long Island. By the afternoon of December 19, the large, low pressure region had moved off the East Coast, intensifying and bringing heavy snow to the major Mid-Atlantic cities. Weather models accurately predicted that this storm would meet with cold air while retaining its heavy precipitation. It produced record rainfall in regions of Texas and had the potential to strengthen as it moved through Georgia and Florida and further north. On December 16, 2009, meteorologists identified a storm forming in the Gulf of Mexico.
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