User:LightandDark2000/December 2012 North American storm complex
 The storm complex shortly after peak intensity in the Gulf of Alaska, on September 26, 2014. | |
| Type | Aleutian Low Winter storm |
|---|---|
| Formed | September 16, 2012 |
| Dissipated | December 8, 2012[1] |
| Highest gust | 86 mph (138 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 950 mbar (28 inHg)[2] |
| Maximum snowfall or ice accretion | Unknown |
| Fatalities | At least 2 |
| Damage | Unknown |
| Areas affected | |
| Part of the 2012–13 North American winter storm season | |
The December 2012 North American storm complex was a long-lasting, powerful Pineapple Express winter storm that developed from a strong Polar Jet Stream, and a strong atmospheric river that opened from the south of Hawaii. The storm shattered several rainfall records across California and other Western States. The storm also caused localized flooding and river floods across the West Coast. On December 8, the storm was absorbed by a more powerful winter storm that was approaching from the west, in the Gulf of Alaska.
Meteorological History
Impacts
See Also
- January 1862 North American Megastorm
- December 2004 North American storm complex
- February 2005 North American Superstorm
- 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
- January 2012 Pacific Northwest snowstorm
- January 2013 Northwest Pacific bomb cyclone
- November 2014 Bering Sea bomb cyclone
- December 2014 North American storm complex
- January 2015 North American blizzard
- El Niño
- La Niña
References
- ^ http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/archives/web_pages/sfc/sfc_archive_maps.php?arcdate=12/08/2012&selmap=2012120800&maptype=satsfcnps
- ^ http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/archives/web_pages/sfc/sfc_archive_maps.php?arcdate=09/26/2012&selmap=2012092618&maptype=satsfcnps
External links
Category:2012 meteorology
Category:2012 natural disasters in the United States