Philadelphia's 28.5" ranked the storm as the city's 2nd greatest on record (since 1872), falling not far behind the Blizzard of 1996's 30.7". This made for Philadelphia's first winter with multiple 20"+ storms, following the 23.2" from the North American blizzard of 2009. Wilmington, DE's 25.8" was their greatest storm total of all-time (since 1894), passing the 1996 storm's 22". In February 2021, the National Centers for Environmental Information announced that the official Delaware snow depth record was established near Greenwood on February 7, 2010, after the February 5–6, 2010 North American blizzard resulted in a measurement of 28 inches. The record was measured at the Greenwood 2.9 SE station of the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network. [16] [17] Full force of storm in community of South Riding, Virginia, on February 6. View is facing east toward Route 606, Loudoun County Parkway. State

a b "Lluvia histórica sube nivel del Cutzamala"[Historic rain raises level of the Cutzamala]. El Universal (in Spanish). Mexico City. 2010-02-04. Archived from the original on February 8, 2010 . Retrieved 2010-02-07. The United States Government implemented an unscheduled leave policy for federal employees on Friday February 5 and shut down four hours early in an effort to clear metropolitan Washington before substantial snow accumulations began. Numerous school districts in the metro DC area announced closures for Friday February 5 well in advance, although District of Columbia Public Schools and some Maryland schools held a half day of class. Many districts had used all their built-in snow days and some began scheduling classes on upcoming holidays (for example, Fairfax County on February 15, the Monday of President's Day weekend). [35] Late on Sunday February 7, the Office of Personnel Management announced that the United States Government would again be closed on Monday February 8, with only emergency/essential personnel required to report, and numerous school districts again canceled classes between February 9–11. There are far worse movies of the same genre out there, many of which spewed out from SyFy Channel and The Asylum, so it was a fresh breath of air to have a movie that actually managed to stay a bit more afloat in the pond of otherwise unbearable movies. Syeed, Nafeesa. "Enough already: Snow breaks mid-Atlantic records". Associated Press . Retrieved 10 February 2010.

The snow globe contains an exact replica of this small Alaskan community that should have been named “Dullsville”, and some localized natural disasters occur whenever buttons on it are activated. The kid who received the supernatural snow globe appeared to spend more time playing a fantasy board game with no magical powers than he did messing with the object at the center of the story; playing the game eventually helps him figure out how to put a stop to the snow globe’s chain reaction countdown to total destruction of some kind. In fact, so much more time seemed devoted to this kid messing with the board game than the snow globe I found myself wondering why they didn’t just make it about a supernatural board game instead. Portmanteau referring to a severe snowstorm Transmission towers and power lines in East Texas snow from the 2010 North American Blizzard FEBRUARY 2010: Snowmageddon, Blizzard of 2010 WINTER: Unprecedented Snowfall Impacts Region" (PDF). NOAA . Retrieved 2016-12-03. Snowmageddon’ is a decent entry into Syfy’s building lineup of fun original movies that remind me of some of my favorite B-movie classics. Is ‘Snowmageddon’ one of their best? No, but it’s not their worst either. Maybe next year Syfy will bring us ‘Snowmageddon 2: The Revenge of the Globe.’ If not, I still would like Syfy to bring us more holiday-themed original movies. Angela Fritz (January 22, 2016). "We hereby name this winter storm 'Snowzilla' ". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C . Retrieved January 22, 2016.

Christmas Eve in Normal, Alaska is anything but its namesake when a string of seemingly natural disasters occur. The tiny town's residents find themselves running for their lives from bizarre earthquakes, fiery explosions, meteoric ice, and protruding underground spikes. Could a mysterious cursed snow globe be the cause of all the mayhem? The Washington Post also popularized the term "kaisersnoze" (see Keyser Söze) in response to the February snowstorms. [5] CTV.ca News Staff (February 10, 2010). "Snow records fall as storm sweeps across Mid-Atlantic". CTV News. BellMedia . Retrieved January 22, 2019.The gift is opened by "Dragon of the Crown" player Rudy (Dylan Matzke) the young boy. It contains a snow globe that contains a detailed replica of the town. Within about 10 minutes you will figure out whatever happens inside the evil snow globe, happens to this now isolated town. The question is who left it and why, something guessed at, but never fully explained. It is hard to spoiler the plot of a production of this SyFy caliber. The movie opens with ominous music as a gift is placed on the doorstep of the Miller family during Christmas season in Normal, Alaska. It reminded me a bit of the beginning of "Evil Toons" but without porn stars. But I soon discovered one does not have to be a porn star to be a bad actor. If you missed the films, "Earthquake,""Avalanche""Jumanji,""Volcano,""Ice Age 2012," and "ROTK" you are in for a real treat. McFadden, Robert D. (February 7, 2010), "Capital Is Crippled as Blizzard Continues", The New York Times , retrieved May 2, 2010 . I was very mixed on Snowmageddon actually, of the above categories it sits between the tolerable and so bad it's good ones. I do give it plaudits for the better than average acting, granted it is not brilliant but it is award-worthy compared to the likes of Quantum Apocalypse and Titanic II, decent photography and a storyline that is mostly interesting and original in concept.

In Pittsburgh, both the impact and severity of the storm caught many by surprise. Snow began falling in earnest late Friday morning. The sudden onset of the storm forced many local school districts, especially districts south of the city, to close early due to rapidly deteriorating road conditions; this is an extremely uncommon event for schools in southwestern Pennsylvania. [45] Nearly all schools, including the Pittsburgh Public Schools, cancelled classes the following week. Most local universities were also forced to cancel classes for much of the following week due to the storm's effects. Additionally, over 130,000 people in the Pittsburgh area were without power as a result of the heavy, wet snow. [46] For many residents, power was not restored until Monday, February 15. FCNP.com, Roof of Firehouse in Bailey's Crossroads Collapses Under Weight of Snow Monday, February 08 2010 12:43".California Woman Killed in New Mexico Car Crash, Fresno Bee, Accessed Feb 6, 2010 [ permanent dead link] And as for the climax -- hey, look! there's a volcano suddenly erupting just outside of town! Maybe that has something to do with all this weird unnatural madness. Let's go throw this thing in there and surely that will put an end to our troubles. Poof! Problem solved. BBC News – 'Snowmageddon' still gripping Washington and eastern US". news.bbc.co.uk. February 8, 2010 . Retrieved 2010-02-08. Fred (Michael Hogan from 'Battlestar Galactica), the local toy store owner seems to know a little bit about the snow globe. He tells people that the snow globe is cursed and that the only solution is to toss the evil snow globe into a fiery volcano in the same vein of 'Lord of the Rings'. And yes, this all happens in the span of 89 minutes.