November 13–21, 2014 North American winter storm
Satellite image of the winter storm on November 17 | |
| Type | Extratropical cyclone Winter storm |
|---|---|
| Formed | November 13, 2014 |
| Dissipated | November 26, 2014 |
| Lowest pressure | 961 mb (28.38 inHg) |
| Maximum snowfall or ice accretion | 88 in (223.52 cm) in Wyoming County, New York |
| Fatalities | At least 24 |
| Damage | $46 million (2014 USD) |
| Areas affected | Pacific Northwest Central United States Eastern United States Northern Mexico Eastern Canada Southern Greenland Iceland |
Part of the 2014–15 North American winter | |
The November 13–21, 2014 North American winter storm (given the code name Knife by local governments and colloquially nicknamed Snow-vember) was a potent winter storm and particularly severe lake-effect snowstorm that affected the United States, originating from the Pacific Northwest on November 13, which brought copious amounts of lake-effect snow to the Central US and New England from November 15 until November 21, when the system departed the East Coast of the United States. The snowstorm elicited an enormous response from emergency crews and the National Guard, requiring more manpower than any other snowstorm in the history of New York state, as it buried cars and stranded thousands of people in their homes in Western New York. Eight months after the storm, the snow's remnants still remained in Buffalo, New York.