User:LightandDark2000/February 2005 North American Superstorm
 The powerful superstorm at peak intensity on February 11, 2005 | |
| Type | Superstorm Nor'easter Blizzard |
|---|---|
| Formed | February 7, 2005 |
| Dissipated | February 13, 2005 |
| Highest gust | 80 mph (130 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 975 mbar (28.8 inHg) |
| Maximum snowfall or ice accretion | Unknown |
| Fatalities | Unknown |
| Damage | Unknown |
| Areas affected |
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| Part of the 2004–05 North American winter storm season | |
The February 2005 North American Superstorm was a powerful extratropical cyclone that developed from the combination of a moderate El Niño episode, a strong Subtropical Jet Stream, and an atmospheric river that opened from near Hawaii. The storm shattered several rainfall records across California and other Western States. The storm later went on to spawn 10 tornadoes across the Great Plains. The storm created an unusual dip in the Jet Stream, making landfall on San Diego County, and affecting Baja California, Northern Mexico, along with most of the Western United States. The storm caused widespread localized flooding and blackouts across various parts of the Western States, especially in Southern California. At peak intensity on February 11, the storm developed an eye-like feature, which disappeared by the next day.
Meteorological History[edit]
Impacts[edit]
The flooding caused by the storm resulted in blackouts across Southern California on February 12.
See Also[edit]
- Tornadoes of 2005
- January 1862 North American Megastorm
- December 2004 North American storm complex
- January 2008 North American superstorm
- October 2009 North American storm complex
- January 2010 North American Superstorms
- October 2010 North American superstorm
- December 2010 North American Superstorm
- June 2011 North American winter storm
- 2011 Bering Sea superstorm
- December 2012 North American storm complex
- January 2013 Northwest Pacific bomb cyclone
- November 2014 Bering Sea bomb cyclone
- December 2014 North American storm complex
- El Niño
- La Niña
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Category:2005 meteorology
Category:2005 natural disasters in the United States
Category:Blizzards in the United States
Category:Nor'easters