December's Weather- 1st - 5th Much below normal temperatures from the Upper Plains to the Mid-Atlantic.
- 3th - 5th A storm developed in Texas and tracked thru the southeast, redeveloping off the North Carolina coast. The results were heavy rains in the south, with a strip of ice from Arkansas eastward to North Caroline, then snow from Virginia to New England. North Carolina was the worst hit with the ice causing major power outages. Snowfalls were from 4 to 10 inches. Some places saw more snow in one day than all of last Winter.
- 11th - Another East Coast storm, but it was weak, except for freezing rain from northern Virginia, parts of Maryland, New Jersey, New York, & Pennsylvania, which was hit the hardest.
- 13th - 15th a series of powerful storms slammed into the West Coast with heavy coastal rains, heavy mountain snows, & high winds that gusted to 100 mph in places.9 lives were lost.
- 17th - 19th tornadoes from Arkansas to Mississippi, with 3 deaths in southwest Missouri.
- 19 - 20th Another storm slammed into California with strong winds, heavy rain, & mountain snows. Several areas had power outages.
- 20th - East Coast is hit with heavy rains, strong winds, & very mild temperatures.
- 23rd - A developing storm brought severe weather in SE Texas with several tornadoes, severe thunderstorms to LA & MS, with snow, sleet & freezing rain further north.
- 24th - The storm tracked NE to West Virgina dropping heavy rain to the south of it, and snow to the north.
- 25th - The storm re-developed off the Delaware Coast and tracked ENE bring strong winds, heavy coastal rain, & heavy snow inland. As the storm got to Long Island, coastal rain changed to heavy, wet snow. Most coastal areas got 3-10" of snow, while parts upstate NY & New England got over 2' of snow.
- 28th Another storm slammed into the West Coast with high winds, heavy rain, & mountains snows, which caused power outages, flooding, & mudslides. While temps rose to the 60s in many areas of the Plains.
- 30th Severe storms and tornadoes hit Texas.
- 31st Heavy rain and storms along the Gulf Coast
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