ON THIS DAY: Feb. 5, 2010, ‘Snowmageddon’ paralyzed Mid-Atlantic
PHOTOS: “Snowmageddon” in Pittsburgh, Feb. 5, 2010 PHOTOS: “Snowmageddon” in Pittsburgh, Feb. 5, 2010
By Scott Harbaugh
PITTSBURGH — “Snowmageddon” bore down on western Pennsylvania on Feb. 5, 2010, leaving behind 21.9″ of snow officially at Pittsburgh International Airport with parts of the region easily topping two feet of snow.
WPXI - Snowmageddon The Pizza Hut along Baum Boulevard during Snowmageddon on Feb. 5, 2020. (Sharon Vescera)
WPXI - Snowmageddon Snowmageddon in Pittsburgh on Feb. 5, 2010. (Jennifer Linn)
WPXI - Snowmageddon Snowmageddon in Pittsburgh on Feb. 5, 2010. (David C Shafer)
WPXI - Snowmageddon Snowmageddon in Pittsburgh on Feb. 5, 2010. (Randi Amrhein)
WPXI - Snowmageddon Snowmageddon in Pittsburgh on Feb. 5, 2010. (Jamie Pomrenke)
WPXI - Snowmageddon Snowmageddon in Pittsburgh on Feb. 5, 2010. (Dan Duffy)
WPXI - Snowmageddon Snowmageddon in Pittsburgh on Feb. 5., 2020. (Jessica Switzer Haas)
WPXI - Snowmageddon Snowmageddon in Pittsburgh on Feb. 5, 2020. (Angela Reichenecker Diller)
WPXI -Snowmageddon Snowmageddon in Pittsburgh's Highland Park neighborhood on Feb. 5, 2020. (Joe Barnabi)
WPXI - Snowmageddon (Beth Hawes)
WPXI - Snowmageddon (Deb Barone)
More people talk about the Blizzard of ’93 and Snowmageddon than any other snowstorms in Pittsburgh history. The February 2010 storm wreaked havoc from coast to coast causing more than 40 fatalities in the United States and Mexico.
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So far this winter we have seen just over 11 inches of snow.
PHOTOS: “Snowmageddon” in Pittsburgh, Feb. 5, 2010 PHOTOS: “Snowmageddon” in Pittsburgh, Feb. 5, 2010
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PHOTOS: “Snowmageddon” in Pittsburgh, Feb. 5, 2010 PHOTOS: “Snowmageddon” in Pittsburgh, Feb. 5, 2010
PHOTOS: “Snowmageddon” in Pittsburgh, Feb. 5, 2010 PHOTOS: “Snowmageddon” in Pittsburgh, Feb. 5, 2010
Pittsburgh was the first major city to experience part of the nor’easter’s heaviest precipitation with snow starting late in the afternoon that Friday and continuing to fall until late morning Saturday.
Three days later, another eight inches of snow fell over a two-day span. Total snowfall for the month of February 2010 was nearly four feet.