Winter Storm Jonas was the biggest winter storm of the year, hammering the Northeast, Appalachians and mid-Atlantic with feet of snow.
For New York City, Jonas was the heaviest snowstorm on record dating to 1869. The Big Apple picked up 27.5 inches of snow Jan. 22-23. Jonas was also a record snowstorm for Baltimore, Maryland (29.2 inches), and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (30.2 inches).
Snowfall totals from the storm topped out near 42 inches in West Virginia, and at least 14 states in total received more than a foot of snow from the storm.
One of the most interesting aspects of the storm was how well in advance it was forecast. Computer forecast models repeatedly forecast a major winter storm for the East Coast at least five days in advance of its arrival, though with uncertainty in the details.
https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/winter-storm-jonas-record-snowstorm-new-york-city
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