page_title: January 2016 United States blizzard
hierarchical_section_title: January 2016 United States blizzard
caption_attribution_description: English: The Washington Monument as seen from the nearby National WW II memorial site
context_page_description: The January 2016 United States blizzard was a severe weather event. The weather caused multiple states in the Mid-Atlantic to declare a state of emergency. The blizzard happened between January 20 and 25, 2016.
  On January 20–22 the governors of eleven states, plus the mayor of Washington, D.C., declared a state of emergency in expectation of significant snowfall and blizzard conditions. Approximately 85 million people were estimated to be in the storm's path. More than 33 million were under blizzard warnings. Over 10,000 flights were canceled because of the storm.
  New York City was put under a travel ban on January 23. A snow emergency was declared for Washington, D.C. just before that.
  Two to three feet of snow fell from Virginia to New England. Snow also fell in Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee.
  The storm also caused tornadoes and hail from Louisiana to Florida
  Thirty people died because of the blizzard.
  The storm was also called Winter Storm Jonas by the Weather Channel.
context_section_description: The January 2016 United States blizzard was a severe weather event. The weather caused multiple states in the Mid-Atlantic to declare a state of emergency. The blizzard happened between January 20 and 25, 2016.
  On January 20–22 the governors of eleven states, plus the mayor of Washington, D.C., declared a state of emergency in expectation of significant snowfall and blizzard conditions. Approximately 85 million people were estimated to be in the storm's path. More than 33 million were under blizzard warnings. Over 10,000 flights were canceled because of the storm.
  New York City was put under a travel ban on January 23. A snow emergency was declared for Washington, D.C. just before that.
  Two to three feet of snow fell from Virginia to New England. Snow also fell in Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee.
  The storm also caused tornadoes and hail from Louisiana to Florida
  Thirty people died because of the blizzard.
  The storm was also called Winter Storm Jonas by the Weather Channel.
caption: Washington Monument and flag on 22 January 2016
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