December 2022 North American winter storm#Cold wave

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The storm began to form on December 21, 2022, strengthening over the Northern Plains.{{Cite news |last1=Elamroussi |first1=Aya |last2=Gray |first2=Jennifer |name-list-style=and |date=December 22, 2022 |title=A 'once in a generation' winter storm will impact nearly every state and cripple Christmas travel |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/21/weather/christmas-arctic-winter-storm-wednesday-wxn/index.html |access-date=December 28, 2022 |publisher=CNN}} It intensified over the next day, with The Weather Channel predicting that it would turn into a bomb cyclone.{{Cite web |url=https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2022-12-22-winter-storm-elliott-forecast-bomb-cyclone-snow-blizzard-damaging |title=Winter Storm Elliott Intensifying into A Likely Bomb Cyclone With Snow, High Winds And Blizzard Conditions |date=December 22, 2022 |work=The Weather Channel |access-date=December 22, 2022}} Blizzard conditions (visibility less than {{convert|0.25|mi|m|disp=sqbr}} due to snow and wind gusts greater than {{convert|40|mph|disp=sqbr}}) were met in the rural areas of southern Minnesota, northern Iowa and southwestern Wisconsin.{{cite web |title=The December 22–25 2022 Storm: Blizzard, Extreme Cold, Snow and Wind |url=https://www.weather.gov/arx/dec2322 |access-date=December 27, 2022 |website=NWS Forecast Office La Crosse, WI |publisher=National Weather Service}} Duluth and Grand Marais Harbor, Minnesota, experienced wind gusts of {{cvt|74|mph}} and {{cvt|82|mph}}, respectively, on December 23, causing damage to some buildings.{{cite web|title= In photos: Blizzard causes damage to trees, powerlines and buildinga along the North Shore, Grand Maris|date=December 24, 2022|url=https://www.boreal.org/2022/12/24/421712/in-photos-blizzard-causes-damage-|website=boreal.org|access-date=January 5, 2023}} Snowfalls on the northern Plains included up to {{cvt|12|in|cm}} in Minnesota, up to {{cvt|5.9|in|cm}} in Iowa, up to {{cvt|4.0|in|cm}} in Missouri and up to {{cvt|15.6|in|cm}} in Wisconsin.{{Cite web|last=Kopelman|first=Rebecca|date=December 22, 2022|title=Snowfall totals in eastern Iowa from pre-Christmas winter storm|url=https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/snowfall-totals-in-eastern-iowa-from-pre-christmas-winter-storm|access-date=January 2, 2023|publisher=KGAN|language=en}} This blizzard, combined with the blizzard from the previous week, contributed to the wettest December on record in North Dakota.{{Cite web |title=December 2022 National Climate Report {{!}} National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/national/202212 |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=ncei.noaa.gov}} As the storm swept from Indiana into Ontario between the afternoons of December 23 and 24, the storm's pressure plummeted {{convert|35|mbar}}—well over the threshold of {{convert|25|mbar}} for a bomb cyclone—creating a massive wind field with bitterly frigid air.

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Detroit experienced three brief periods of whiteout on December 23, with visibility reduced to {{convert|1.5|mi}} or less from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.{{cite web|title=Past Weather for Detroit, Michigan, US – Yesterday or Further Back|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/usa/detroit/historic|website=timeanddate.com|access-date=December 27, 2022}} Grand Rapids, Michigan, had blizzard conditions/zero visibility from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on December 23, reduced visibility of {{convert|1.5|mi}} or less until 5 p.m. on December 24,{{cite web|title=Past Weather for Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA – Yesterday or Further Back|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/usa/grand-rapids/historic|website=timeanddate.com|access-date=December 27, 2022}} and received {{cvt|24.8|in|cm}} of snow between December 22 and 26.{{cite web|title=National Weather Service Historic Weather for Grand Rapids|url=https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=grr|website=weather.gov}} Baraga, in northwestern Michigan, received the most snowfall from the blizzard in the state, with {{cvt|42.8|in|cm}} of lake-effect snow. Blizzard conditions occurred in Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 23, despite no blizzard warning being issued for that area.{{Cite tweet |user=NWSILN |number=1606359430454726656 |author=National Weather Service Wilmington, Ohio |title=Localized blizzard criteria were met – in our service area 3 of our 20 automated observing sites met blizzard criteria (CVG, Wilmington, and London, OH). The other 17 sites did not |date=December 23, 2022 |access-date=December 23, 2022}} Cleveland received a total of {{convert|3.6|in|cm|0}} of snow that day, while other parts of Ohio received up to {{cvt|6.7|in|cm}} and Kentucky received up to {{cvt|5.2|in|cm}}.{{cite web|title=National Weather Service Historic Weather for Cleveland|url=https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=cle|website=The Weather Channel}}

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The blizzard's intense wind gusts blowing over the warm waters of Lake Erie{{cite news |last1=Feuerstein |first1=Jacob |last2=Samenow |first2=Jason |author-link2=Jason Samenow |date=December 24, 2022 |title=Why this blizzard could be the worst in Buffalo's history |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/12/24/buffalo-blizzard-history/ |url-status=live |newspaper=The Washington Post |language=en |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=2269358 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224182417/https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/12/24/buffalo-blizzard-history/ |archive-date=December 24, 2022 |access-date=December 28, 2022 |quote=The punishing combination of heavy snow, extreme winds and bitter cold temperatures may be unparalleled}} triggered record lake-effect snow to Buffalo, New York, which at first fell as {{cvt|1.98|mm}} of rain but later converted to snow and accumulated to {{cvt|56.5|in|cm}} over 5 days in Snyder adjacent to Buffalo, ending on December 27.{{Cite news |last1=Thompson |first1=Carolyn |last2=Peltz |first2=Jennifer |title=Military police enforce driving ban in snow-stricken Buffalo |work=Associated Press News |url=https://apnews.com/article/weather-new-york-buffalo-storms-blizzards-ad784edee566b5ab473c9ffca98dd5bd |access-date=December 28, 2022}} At Buffalo Niagara International Airport, snowfall reached a total of {{cvt|51.9|in|cm}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=buf |publisher=National Weather Service |title=Past Weather for the Buffalo Office}} To the north, Niagara Falls received {{convert|18.9|in|cm}} of snowfall over the period. Buffalo experienced zero visibility/complete whiteout conditions from 9 a.m. on December 23 until 1 a.m. on December 25 and again from 5 a.m. until 7 a.m. on December 26.{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/usa/buffalo/historic|title=Past Weather in Buffalo, New York, USA — Yesterday or Further Back|website=timeanddate.com|access-date=December 27, 2022}} Buffalo's 37.5 consecutive hours of blizzard conditions was the longest blizzard in the city's history.{{cite web|title=Snow inundated Buffalo faces more challenges in the aftermath of storm that left 31 dead in area|last=Andone|first=Dakin|publisher=CNN|date=December 27, 2022|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/27/weather/arctic-winter-storm-new-york-blizzard-tuesday/index.html|access-date=December 27, 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Scribner |first1=Herb |last2=Ravipati |first2=Sri |date=December 26, 2022 |title=Deadly "once-in-a-lifetime storm" pummels Buffalo |work=Axios |url=https://www.axios.com/2022/12/24/buffalo-blizzard-snow-totals-power-outages |access-date=December 28, 2022}} Buffalo's first blizzard since January 6, 2014 (as defined by the National Weather Service) forced snow into massive drifts, shuttering the city and leaving hundreds stranded.{{cite web|last=Benson|first=Nate|title=As blizzard death toll rises, Fillmore District councilman calls for an official inquiry into the response|date=January 6, 2023|url=https://www.wgrz.com/article/weather/severe-weather/blizzard-death-toll-rises-inquiry-sought-into-buffalo-response/71-045e25a6-77fb-41c1-86ec-ef9a452f60f5|website=wgrz.com|access-date=January 10, 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Livingston |first1=Ian |last2=Feurstein |first2=Jacob |date=December 26, 2022 |title=A Christmas-week winter storm and arctic blast for the ages, by the numbers |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/12/26/winter-storm-bomb-cyclone-buffalo-statistics |access-date=December 27, 2022}} Winds in Buffalo gusted over {{cvt|45|mph}} and at times exceeded {{convert|60|mph}}. The highest reported winds in Buffalo were {{cvt|79|mph}}.{{Cite news |last1=Fadulu |first1=Lola |last2=Meko |first2=Hurubie |last3=Nir |first3=Sarah Maslin |date=December 27, 2022 |title='It Was Just a Crying Day': Families Mourn Those Killed in the Storm |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/27/nyregion/buffalo-western-new-york-winter-storm.html |access-date=December 28, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}} The blizzard also deposited high lake-effect snowfall amounts on northern New York; Henderson Harbor, near Watertown, recorded {{cvt|40.8|in|cm}} with the Watertown area experiencing blizzard conditions for parts of December 23, 24 and 25.{{cite web|title=A Christmas to remember: Blizzard continues Sunday|date=December 25, 2022|url= https://www.nny360.com/front_page/a-christmas-to-remember-blizzard-continues-sunday/article_23328d32-846d-11ed-bd4e-d31864cc1a03.html|website=nny360.com|access-date=January 7, 2023}}{{cite web|title=Past Weather for Watertown, New York, USA - Yesterday and Further Back|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/@5143400/historic?month=12&year=2022|website=timeanddate.com|access-date=January 7, 2023}} Other parts of New York generally received between zero and {{cvt|5|in|cm}} of snowfall with New York City and other coastal areas of the northeast receiving only a dusting.{{cite web|url=https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=bgm|author = National Weather Service |title = Past Weather For The Binghamton Office |website = weather.gov }}{{cite web|url=https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=okx|title=Past Weather for the New York City Weather Office|website=weather.gov}} The storm's winds created a seiche on Lake Erie, resulting in record-low water levels in the lake's western basin.{{cite news|first=Kaylee|last=Remington|title=National Weather Service: Seiche on Lake Erie brings water levels to all-time low|url=https://www.cleveland.com/weather/2022/12/national-weather-service-seiche-on-lake-erie-brings-water-levels-to-all-time-low.html|work=The Plain Dealer|date=December 24, 2022|access-date=December 26, 2022}}{{cite tweet |number=1606370057767903232 |user=NWSCLE |title=⚠️#Incredible Seiche on #LakeErie⚠️The water level on the western basin of Lake Erie near Toledo has broken the all time lowest water level ever recorded and it is still dropping!|author=National Weather Service Cleveland, Ohio |date=December 23, 2022 |access-date=December 28, 2022}}

In the northeastern U.S., snowfall totals were as much as {{cvt|8.1|in|cm}} in Pennsylvania, {{cvt|5.1|in|cm}} in Maryland, {{cvt|8.5|in|cm}} in Massachusetts, {{cvt|10.6|in|cm}} in Vermont and {{cvt|7.1|in|cm}} in New Hampshire. As the storm began to exit the United States, it brought the fourth-highest high tide on record to Portland, Maine.{{Cite news |last1=Meyer |first1=Mal |last2=Maffei |first2=Johnny |name-list-style=and |date=December 23, 2022 |title=Coastal Maine hit with strong winds, 'historic' high tide from powerful storm |url=https://wgme.com/news/local/coastal-maine-hit-with-strong-winds-historic-high-tide-from-powerful-storm |access-date=December 28, 2022 |publisher=WGME-TV}} Shortly after, a severe thunderstorm warning was put in place for New York City and for Long Island.{{Cite web|date=December 24, 2022|title=Flight delays, cancellations carry on after massive winter storm|url=https://abc7ny.com/flight-cancellations-delays-winter-storm/12610012/|access-date=January 2, 2023|website=ABC7 New York|language=en}} The cold air left in the wake of the storm brought ocean-effect snow to Cape Cod.{{cite news |title=White Christmas for Cape Cod & Islands thanks to ocean-effect snow |url=https://www.wcvb.com/article/winter-weather-ocean-effect-snow-massachusetts/42333474 |access-date=December 25, 2022 |publisher=WCVB |date=December 24, 2022}}

In Ontario, among airport weather stations reporting wind speeds and visibility (Sarnia, London, Kitchener, Toronto, Hamilton, St. Catharines, Wiarton, Peterborough, Kingston, Ottawa), Kingston had blizzard conditions (visibility reduced to {{convert|400|m|mi|sp=us|disp=sqbr}} or less due to blowing snow) from 2 p.m. on December 23 until 7 p.m. on December 24 along with a peak wind gust of {{convert|98|kph|sp=us}}.{{cite web | url=https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/hourly_data_e.html?hlyRange=2012-07-09%7C2022-12-23&dlyRange=%7C&mlyRange=%7C&StationID=50428&Prov=ON&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=specDate&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2022&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&Month=12&Day=23&txtStationName=kingston&timeframe=1&Year=2022 | title=Historical Data – Climate – Environment and Climate Change Canada | date=October 31, 2011 }} Nearby Prince Edward County had some snow drifts as high as traffic signs and some even as high as telephone poles{{cite news |last=Parks |first=Jason |date=December 27, 2022 |title=Winter storm gripes Prince Edward County in whiteout embrace |work=The Picton Gazette |url=https://www.pictongazette.ca/2022/12/27/winter-storm-grips-prince-edward-county-in-whiteout-embrace/ |access-date=December 28, 2022}} and also experienced blizzard and zero visibility conditions for much of December 23 and 24.{{cite web|title=Past Weather for Picton, Ontario, Canada - Yesterday and Further Back|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/@6104215/historic?month=12&year=2022|website=timeanddate.com|access-date=January 8, 2023}} Wiarton had blizzard conditions from noon until 9 p.m. on December 23,{{cite web | url=https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/hourly_data_e.html?hlyRange=2014-11-04%7C2022-12-23&dlyRange=2014-11-06%7C2022-12-23&mlyRange=%7C&StationID=53139&Prov=ON&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=specDate&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2022&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&Month=12&Day=23&txtStationName=wiarton&timeframe=1&Year=2022 | title=Historical Data – Climate – Environment and Climate Change Canada | date=October 31, 2011 }} and Chatham had visibility of {{convert|200|m|mi|sp=us}} from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. on December 23, with peak wind gusts of {{convert|89|kph|sp=us}}.{{cite web|url=https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/hourly_data_e.html?hlyRange=2014-04-03%7C2022-12-24&dlyRange=2018-10-29%7C2022-12-24&mlyRange=%7C&StationID=52118&Prov=ON&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=specDate&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2022&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&Month=12&Day=23&txtStationName=chatham&timeframe=1&Year=2022&time=LST|title=Historical Data – Climate – Environment and Climate Change Canada | date=October 31, 2011}} In addition, St. Catharines had seven hours of visibility of {{convert|400|m|mi|sp=us}} or less on December 23, with peak wind gusts of 96 km/h on both that day and December 24,{{cite web | url=https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/hourly_data_e.html?hlyRange=2012-05-07%7C2022-12-23&dlyRange=%7C&mlyRange=%7C&StationID=50131&Prov=ON&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=specDate&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2022&selRowPerPage=25&Line=1&searchMethod=contains&Month=12&Day=23&txtStationName=st.+catharines&timeframe=1&Year=2022 | title=Historical Data – Climate – Environment and Climate Change Canada | date=October 31, 2011 }} and Hamilton had six hours of {{convert|400|m|mi|sp=us}} or less visibility, including one hour of zero-meter visibility, on December 23.{{cite web | url=https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/hourly_data_e.html?hlyRange=2011-12-14%7C2022-12-23&dlyRange=2011-12-15%7C2022-12-23&mlyRange=%7C&StationID=49908&Prov=ON&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnProx&optLimit=specDate&Month=12&Day=23&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2022&Year=2022&selRowPerPage=25&Line=2&txtRadius=25&optProxType=city&selCity=43%7C15%7C79%7C52%7CHamilton&selPark=&txtCentralLatDeg=&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongDeg=&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&txtLatDecDeg=&txtLongDecDeg=&timeframe=1 | title=Historical Data – Climate – Environment and Climate Change Canada | date=October 31, 2011 }} The southern half of the Niagara Region, including Fort Erie, had blizzard conditions for most of December 23 and 24, leading the Niagara Region to declare a state of emergency.{{Cite news |date=December 25, 2022 |title=Fort Erie, Ont., digs out after crippling 2-day blizzard |publisher=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/fort-erie-digs-out-after-blizzard-1.6697858 |access-date=December 28, 2022}}{{cite web|title=Past Weather for Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada - Yesterday of Further Back| url=https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/@5955815/historic?month=12&year=2022|website=timeanddate.com|access-date=January 8, 2023}} An average of {{convert|76|cm|sp=us}} of snow fell in Fort Erie with drifts as high as {{convert|3|m|sp=us}} while peak wind gusts of 125 km/h were recorded in nearby Port Colborne.{{cite news |last1=Spiteri |first1=Ray |last2=Dubé |first2=Kris |date=December 27, 2022 |title=Cleanup of 'generational storm' continues in south Niagara |url=https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/news/niagara-region/cleanup-of-generational-storm-continues-in-south-niagara/article_53df4ef2-2687-5fb9-892e-3f41cc70dd1f.html |access-date=December 28, 2022 |work=stcatharinesstandard.ca}}

In Quebec, Montreal experienced four hours of {{convert|600|m|mi|sp=us}} and winds exceeding {{convert|50|kph|sp=us}} overnight from December 23 to 24,{{cite web|url=https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/hourly_data_e.html?hlyRange=2013-02-13%7C2022-12-26&dlyRange=2013-02-14%7C2022-12-26&mlyRange=%7C&StationID=51157&Prov=QC&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnProx&optLimit=specDate&Month=12&Day=24&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2022&Year=2022&selRowPerPage=25&Line=1&txtRadius=100&optProxType=city&selCity=45%7C31%7C73%7C39%7CMontr%C3%A9al&selPark=&txtCentralLatDeg=&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongDeg=&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&txtLatDecDeg=&txtLongDecDeg=&timeframe=1&time=LST| title=Historical Data – Climate – Environment and Climate Change Canada | date=October 31, 2011 }} while Quebec City experienced the same for four hours early the morning of December 24.{{cite web|url=https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/hourly_data_e.html?hlyRange=2013-10-08%7C2022-12-26&dlyRange=2018-10-30%7C2022-12-26&mlyRange=%7C&StationID=51457&Prov=QC&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnProx&optLimit=specDate&Month=12&Day=23&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2022&Year=2022&selRowPerPage=25&Line=3&txtRadius=25&optProxType=city&selCity=46%7C49%7C71%7C13%7CQu%C3%A9bec&selPark=&txtCentralLatDeg=&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongDeg=&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&txtLatDecDeg=&txtLongDecDeg=&timeframe=1|title=Historical Data – Climate – Environment and Climate Change Canada | date=October 31, 2011 }} A gust of {{convert|121|kph|sp=us}} was recorded in Quebec City, while Baie-Comeau experienced a gust measured at {{convert|130|kph|sp=us}}; both are new all-time December records.{{cite web|website=MétéoMédia|title=Tempête : une rafale atteint 130 km/h|url=https://www.meteomedia.com/ca/nouvelles/article/pannes-sorties-de-route-le-quebec-secoue|date=December 23, 2022}} Baie-Comeau experienced three hours of blizzard conditions on December 25.{{cite web|url=https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/hourly_data_e.html?hlyRange=2010-11-15%7C2022-12-31&dlyRange=2010-11-18%7C2022-12-31&mlyRange=%7C&StationID=48968&Prov=QC&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2022&selRowPerPage=25&Line=2&searchMethod=contains&Month=12&Day=25&txtStationName=baie-comeau&timeframe=1&Year=2022&time=LST|title=Historical Data – Climate – Environment and Climate Change Canada | date=October 31, 2011 }}

On December 21, Georgia governor Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency and warned the public.{{Cite web |last1=Neysa Alund |first1=Natalie |last2=Nguyen |first2=Thao |last3=Martin |first3=Saleen |name-list-style=and |date=December 21, 2022 |title=Arctic blast engulfs East Coast: Dangerously low wind chills hit; snow emergencies abound |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/12/23/winter-storm-wind-chill-snow-power-outages-updates/10947263002/ |access-date=December 23, 2022 |work=USA Today}}

On December 22, 2022, President Joe Biden asked Americans to "please take this storm extremely seriously".{{cite web |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/12/22/remarks-by-president-biden-in-briefing-on-severe-winter-weather/ |title=Remarks by President Biden in Briefing on Severe Winter Weather |last=Biden |first=Joe |author-link=Joe Biden |date=December 22, 2022 |publisher=Executive Office of the President of the United States |location=Oval Office |language=en |access-date=December 28, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221227133219/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/12/22/remarks-by-president-biden-in-briefing-on-severe-winter-weather/ |archive-date=December 27, 2022}} Additionally, South Dakota governor Kristi Noem declared a winter storm emergency for the state and activated the National Guard.{{Cite news |last=Conlon |first=Shelly |date=December 22, 2022 |title=Gov. Kristi Noem declares 'winter storm emergency' for South Dakota; activates National Guard |work=Argus Leader |url=https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/city/2022/12/23/south-dakota-winter-emergency-gov-kristi-noem-activates-national-guard/69752640007/ |access-date=December 28, 2022}} States of emergency were also declared in Colorado, Connecticut, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, New York, Oklahoma, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.{{Cite web |last=Scully |first=Rachel |date=December 23, 2022 |title=Here are the states where governors are taking emergency measures ahead of massive winter storm |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3786034-here-are-the-states-where-governors-are-taking-emergency-measures-in-preparation-for-massive-winter-storm/ |access-date=December 23, 2022 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}} Ahead of the winter storm, many people decided to cancel Christmas celebrations.{{Cite web|title=People get ready to celebrate a postponed Christmas as travel gets back to normal|url=https://www.wndu.com/2022/12/26/people-get-ready-celebrate-postponed-christmas-travel-gets-back-normal|date=December 26, 2022|access-date=January 2, 2023|website=wndu.com}}

Environment Canada issued a blizzard warning for a large swath of southwestern and midwestern Ontario (notably not including the Greater Toronto Area), as well as southern Niagara Region, areas east of Georgian Bay and the eastern end of Lake Ontario, including Kingston and Prince Edward County, while winter storm warnings were issued for the remainder of Southern Ontario.{{Cite web |last=Gilmore |first=Rachel |date=December 23, 2022 |title=Winter storm power outages may not be fixed until Christmas Day: 'A difficult go' |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9369785/canada-storm-wrap-2022-weather-warning/ |access-date=December 23, 2022 |website=globalnews.ca}}

On December 24, the City of Buffalo issued a post on social media, which some viewed as "the scariest tweet I've ever seen" as they announced that the city currently had "no emergency services available" for Buffalo and a number of other towns.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-12 |title=“Once in a Generation”: The 2022 Buffalo Blizzard – The Front Page |url=https://blog.ametsoc.org/2023/10/12/once-in-a-generation-the-2022-buffalo-blizzard/ |access-date=2024-09-20 |language=en-US}}

{{see also|Effects of the December 2022 North American winter storm in New York}}

Storm-related deaths reached above 100 and occurred from diverse causes, including cold exposure outside or inside homes without heat or inside marooned cars, traffic accidents, falling trees or branches, electrocutions, carbon monoxide poisonings and a house fire caused by unsafe heating methods.

In Oklahoma, dangerous road conditions caused by the storm caused multiple accidents, killing three persons. In Kansas, three persons died due to car crashes in icy conditions. In Kentucky, three people died; two died as a result of car accidents, while the other person was homeless, which caused them to die to exposure.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/winter-storm-christmas-weather-forecast-12-23-2022/h_52e3d73922dce17cb15c51a7d8ca292e |title=Severe winter weather system causes at least 3 deaths in Kentucky, governor says |date=December 23, 2022 |last=Alvarado |first=Caroll |publisher=CNN |access-date=December 23, 2022}} Missouri had three deaths from vehicular collisions while Nebraska had one. In Wisconsin, one person died from a traffic collision while another died from falling through ice on a river.

In northern Frederick County, Maryland, a man died after a tree fell on his car while he was driving west on MD 77.{{cite news |last1=Niel |first1=Clara |last2=Green |first2=Bill |name-list-style=and |date=December 23, 2022 |title=Man dies after tree falls on his car while he was driving, police say |url=https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/public_safety/man-dies-after-tree-falls-on-his-car-while-he-was-driving-police-say/article_24f603df-717f-5dcb-8793-49014ae17146.html |access-date=December 27, 2022 |work=Frederick News Post}} In Pennsylvania, a person died when trees and hydro poles fell onto their car. Vermont also had a person die when a tree fell on them.

In Ohio, an accident involving more than 50 vehicles on the eastbound lanes of the Ohio Turnpike in Sandusky County closed the highway for multiple hours and caused four fatalities.{{Cite web |date=December 24, 2022 |title=OSHP: Four killed in 50-car pileup crash on Ohio Turnpike |url=https://www.13abc.com/2022/12/23/oshp-multiple-people-injured-turnpike-crashes-crews-working-closures/ |access-date=December 25, 2022 |website=13abc.com |language=en}} Four people died in other vehicular collisions, a utility worker was electrocuted while trying to restore power and a 72-year-old woman died from exposure. A family of six also died in a house fire where they were using unsafe heating methods.

In Colorado, six people, four in Colorado Springs, and two in Denver, reportedly died from exposure to the cold. Georgia had two deaths from exposure, while Tennessee, Mississippi, and South Dakota, each had one. In South Carolina, one person died when his oxygen machine would not function due to lost power, while another died from exposure while fixing a pipe to his house. In mid-Michigan, four people died from exposure, three from cardiac arrest while shoveling or blowing snow, and one from carbon monoxide poisoning while in their car.

The intense blizzard, winds and cold in the Buffalo, New York, region caused 41 deaths (34 in Buffalo and 7 in Cheektowaga, both within Erie County), 17 of them pedestrians who had become disoriented and were found dead in snowbanks, as well as four drivers stranded in their cars for over two days, 11 residents who died in their homes without heat, four who died from cardiac arrest while shoveling snow, three residents who died when emergency crews could not respond in time of medical crisis and two who died from blizzard-related injuries.{{cite news |last1=Thompson |first1=Carolyn |last2=Peltz |first2=Jennifer |name-list-style=and |date=December 27, 2022 |title=Military police enforce driving ban in snow-stricken Buffalo |url=https://www.cp24.com/world/military-police-enforce-driving-ban-in-snow-stricken-buffalo-1.6209503 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229011703/https://www.cp24.com/world/military-police-enforce-driving-ban-in-snow-stricken-buffalo-1.6209503 |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |access-date=December 30, 2022 |publisher=CP24 |agency=Associated Press}} On December 28, the National Guard went door to door in parts of Buffalo to check on people who had been without electricity due to the blizzard.{{cite web|last1=Thompson|first1=Carolyn|last2=Peltz|first2=Jennifer|title=National Guard checks homes in Buffalo for blizzard victims|date=December 28, 2022|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.cp24.com/world/national-guard-checks-homes-in-buffalo-for-blizzard-victims-1.6210698|access-date=December 28, 2022}} The 2022 storm was even deadlier than the Blizzard of 1977 for the region.{{cite news |title=Buffalo faces more snow after deadliest storm in decades |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/27/buffalo-snow-deadliest-storm-in-decades-00075618 |access-date=December 28, 2022 |work=Politico |date=December 27, 2022}} Two other people died within New York, including one from carbon monoxide poisoning in Lockport, near Niagara Falls.

In southwestern Ontario, two people died from exposure. In Ontario's hard-hit Niagara Region, the Emergency Medical Services acting Chief stated December 27, "at this time EMS is not able to confirm any deaths or injuries directly or solely attributable to the storm" and "emergency medical responses are complex, with many factors often contributing to a medical event, and it would be impossible to accurately quantify the effect of the storm on patient outcomes." He added that his paramedics "focused our limited resources on the highest priority calls, ensuring those who were in the greatest need were attended to as quickly as possible" and acknowledged that paramedics responded to calls regarding chest pain and cardiac events brought on by snow removal, as well as incidents with people using gas-fueled devices indoors. The Port Colborne Fire and Emergency Services Chief said his team responded to multiple incidents regarding carbon monoxide, including one with "very serious" injuries but would not detail exact outcomes.

{{see also|2022 Southwest Airlines scheduling crisis}}

The storm forced the cancellation of at least 1,000 flights by December 21, according to flight tracking company FlightAware, with Denver International Airport canceling 500 flights.{{Cite web |last=Sullivan |first=Becky |date=December 21, 2022 |title=A massive winter storm is sweeping across the U.S., making holiday travel dangerous |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/12/22/1144970060/winter-storm-holiday-travel |access-date=December 22, 2022 |publisher=NPR}} By December 22, Flight-aware reported that more than 10,000 flights had been delayed or canceled.{{Cite news |last1=Fox |first1=Lauren |last2=Fortin |first2=Jacey |last3=Paz |first3=Isabella Grullón |date=December 22, 2022 |title=With roughly 10,000 flights affected by weather, travelers adjust or abandon their holiday plans. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/12/22/us/winter-storm-snow-weather-forecast |access-date=December 27, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}} By December 28, FlightAware.com reported that greater than 18,200 flights for between December 22 and 28 had to be canceled.

Buffalo Niagara International Airport was completely closed from the morning of December 23 until the morning of December 28. Snow clearing equipment from Pittsburgh International Airport was brought in to assist in clearing the over four feet of snow from the runways. Most flights at Cleveland's Hopkins Airport were canceled on December 23, 2022.{{cite web|title=Flights in and out of Cleveland likely to resume Saturday|date=December 23, 2022|url=https://www.ideastream.org/community/2022-12-23/flights-in-and-out-of-cleveland-likely-to-resume-tomorrow|website=ideastream.org|access-date=January 4, 2023}} Chicago's two airports canceled more than 820 flights by December 23 at 5 p.m. due to the poor weather.{{cite web |date=December 23, 2022 |title=Chicago winter storm: frigid temps persist ahead of Christmas weekend |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/live-updates/chicago-winter-storm-before-christmas/ |access-date=March 20, 2023 |publisher=CBS News}}

In Canada, WestJet cancelled all flights (140) in Ontario and Quebec for December 23.{{Cite news |date=December 22, 2022 |title=WestJet cancels flights out of B.C. and Ontario due to winter storms |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/westjet-cancellations-storms-1.6696238 |access-date=December 23, 2022}} Air Canada canceled hundreds of flights across Canada on December 23 and 24.{{cite news|last=Galea|first=Irene|work=The Globe and Mail|date=December 23, 2022|title=Flight Disruptions expected to extend into Saturday as holiday week storm his British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-flight-cancellation-delay-winter-storm/|access-date=December 31, 2022}} Two-thirds of arrivals and one-third of departures for Toronto Pearson International Airport were canceled on December 23.

A separate storm in the Pacific Northwest caused the closure two of the three operational runways at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. Alaska Airlines temporarily halted flights from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport and Portland International Airport on December 23.{{Cite web |last=Sarisohn |first=Hannah |date=December 23, 2022 |title=Alaska Airlines cancels morning departures from Seattle and Portland due to icy runway conditions |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/winter-storm-christmas-weather-forecast-12-23-2022/h_e0b246085e33ffbb91ffc0acde754673 |access-date=December 23, 2022 |publisher=CNN}} WestJet canceled 126 flights in British Columbia. Vancouver International Airport cancelled all flights on the morning of December 20 due to the snowstorm, leading to an "unprecedented impact on flights".{{cite news |title=Snowstorm halts flights at Canada's second busiest airport in Vancouver |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/snowstorm-halts-vancouver-flights-canadas-second-busiest-airport-2022-12-20/ |access-date=August 23, 2023 |publisher=Reuters |date=December 21, 2022}}

On Christmas Day, Southwest Airlines canceled 48% of its scheduled flights. The following day, December 26, 2022, Southwest canceled another 2,886 flights, which represented approximately 70% of its scheduled flights for that day. The United States Department of Transportation called the cancellations "unacceptable" and said it would "closely examine" Southwest's actions.{{cite news |last1=Shepardson |first1=David |date=December 26, 2022 |title=U.S. to examine Southwest Airlines cancellations, calls 'unacceptable' |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-examine-southwest-airlines-cancellations-calls-unacceptable-2022-12-27/ |access-date=December 27, 2022}} On December 28, it was announced Southwest Airlines had canceled more flights for an extended period as a result of damage to operational systems which occurred from the storm.{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/business-transportation-us-department-of-0925834b8cfcf1150358f874334d16d7|title=Southwest Airlines flight cancellations continue to snowball|first=David|last=Koenig|work=Associated Press News|date=December 28, 2022|accessdate=December 28, 2022}}

Road closures were prevalent during the storm. In North Dakota, portions of I-94, U.S. 281, U.S. 52 and ND 46 were closed due to icy and near zero-visibility conditions.{{Cite web|last=Brovold|first=Ashley|title=Portions of I-94, US 52, US 281, and ND 46 closed due to winter weather|url=https://www.valleynewslive.com/2022/12/22/portions-i-94-us-52-us-281-nd-46-closed-due-winter-weather/|date=December 22, 2022|access-date=January 2, 2023|website=valleynewslive.com|language=en}} More than 100 vehicles were left struck in intense snow on I-90 between Rapid City and Wall in South Dakota prompting authorities to move in to rescue all of the motorists by transporting them to shelter. Nearly {{convert|90|mi|km}} of I-35 in Iowa closed down due to low visibility from the blizzard.[https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/weather/2022/12/21/iowa-winter-storm-warning-forecast-snow-wind-travel-live-updates/69745620007/ Updates: Blizzard warning across Iowa ends Saturday, I-35 reopens], Des Moines Register, December 21, 2022 In Minnesota, all of Interstate 90 west of Albert Lea closed.[https://www.dot.state.mn.us/news/2022/12/23-d7-i90closed.html I-90 from the South Dakota border to Albert Lea will close to traffic again at 2 p.m.], Minnesota Department of Transportation, December 23, 2022 Portions of I-435 closed in Kansas City, Missouri, as well.[https://www.kmbc.com/amp/article/kansas-city-Missouri-weather-forecast-winter-storm-snow-live-blog/42316159 Low visibility, slick conditions will remain even after snow stops] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222201651/https://www.kmbc.com/amp/article/kansas-city-missouri-weather-forecast-winter-storm-snow-live-blog/42316159 |date=December 22, 2022 }}, KMC, December 22, 2022 I-94 had multiple major crashes in western Michigan.{{Cite web |last=Boldrey |first=Ryan |date=December 23, 2022 |title=See video, photos from I-94 pileup involving nine semi trucks |url=https://www.mlive.com/weather/2022/12/see-video-photos-from-i-94-pileup-involving-nine-semi-trucks.html |access-date=December 23, 2022 |website=mlive |language=en}} In Gallatin County, Kentucky, I-71 was closed multiple times due to multiple crashes and icy conditions with some drivers stranded in traffic for up 34 hours.{{cite news |title=I-71 closes again south of Cincinnati: 'Avoid this area' |url=https://www.fox19.com/2022/12/23/southbound-i-71-shutdown-nky-due-multiple-vehicles-getting-stuck |access-date=December 25, 2022 |publisher=Fox19 |date=December 23, 2022}} On I-69 near Fort Wayne, Indiana, a 12-vehicle pile-up, including a snow plow, blocked the highway on December 23, while smaller collisions also blocked I-94 and I-65 in Indiana.{{cite web|title=More Accidents on interstates surrounding Chicago|date=December 23, 2022|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/live-updates/chicago-winter-storm-before-christmas/|publisher=CBS News|access-date=January 3, 2022}} A 50-vehicle pileup, including at least 15 commercial vehicles such as semi-trailer trucks, occurred Friday afternoon on the eastbound Ohio Turnpike in Sandusky County, Ohio.{{Cite web |last1=Burke |first1=Minyvonne |last2=Stelloh |first2=Tim |name-list-style=and |date=December 23, 2022 |title=50-car crash in Ohio leaves 1 person dead and multiple others injured, authorities say |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/50-car-crash-ohio-leaves-1-person-dead-multiple-others-injured-authori-rcna63133 |access-date=December 24, 2022 |publisher=NBC News |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=December 24, 2022 |title=Video: What it took to get Ohio Turnpike reopened following fatal pileup |url=https://fox8.com/news/tragic-event-ohio-turnpike-reopened-following-fatal-pileup/ |access-date=December 26, 2022 |website=Fox 8 Cleveland WJW |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=December 23, 2022 |title=Four people dead, 46 vehicles involved in crash on Ohio Turnpike across Sandusky, Erie counties |url=https://www.wtol.com/article/traffic/multi-vehicle-crash-ohio-turnpike-sandusky-county/512-9665c3cf-f031-4280-b0ea-025c0a7488c9 |access-date=December 26, 2022 |publisher=WTOL |language=en-US}} Both directions of the turnpike were closed for the stretch between SR 53 and SR 4 until mid-afternoon Saturday while crews cleared the road.{{Cite web |title=OSHP: Four killed in 50-vehicle pileup crash on Ohio Turnpike |date=December 23, 2022 |url=https://www.13abc.com/2022/12/23/oshp-multiple-people-injured-turnpike-crashes-crews-working-closures/ |access-date=December 26, 2022 |publisher=WTVG |language=en}}

All major highways in western New York were closed for four to five days due to the blizzard.{{Cite web |title=Portions of several major Western NY highways closed due to weather |url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/weather-stories/2022/12/23/portions-of-several-major-western-ny-highways-closed-due-to-weather |access-date=December 23, 2022 |website=spectrumlocalnews.com |language=en}} The morning of December 23, the city of Niagara Falls, New York, issued a travel ban with exceptions for essential travel.{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Nicki |date=December 23, 2022 |title=Travel ban issued in the city of Niagara Falls, New York |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/winter-storm-christmas-weather-forecast-12-23-2022/h_6d9fd4b3f6b05735c1756d80879d1de3 |access-date=December 23, 2022 |publisher=CNN}} Erie County, NY, which includes the city of Buffalo, followed suit shortly afterwards.{{Cite web |date=December 23, 2022 |title=Travel bans, advisories, road closures in effect for winter storm on Friday |url=https://www.wgrz.com/article/weather/severe-weather/road-closures-go-into-effect-ahead-of-blizzard-on-friday/71-e553e4b0-a409-4cc8-a60c-eb0605871f82 |access-date=December 23, 2022 |website=wgrz.com |language=en-US}} As of the morning of December 27, the travel ban remained in effect only for Buffalo.{{Cite web|date=December 23, 2022|title=Updates for travel bans, advisories, and road closures|url=https://www.wgrz.com/article/weather/severe-weather/road-closures-go-into-effect-ahead-of-blizzard-on-friday/71-e553e4b0-a409-4cc8-a60c-eb0605871f82|access-date=January 2, 2023|website=wgrz.com|language=en}} On December 27, state and military police were sent to Buffalo to enforce the driving ban to enable snow-clearing efforts to progress.{{cite web|last1=Thompson|first1=Carolyn|last2=Peltz|first2=Jennifer|date=December 27, 2022|title=Military police enforce driving ban in snow-stricken Buffalo|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.cp24.com/world/military-police-enforce-driving-ban-in-snow-stricken-buffalo-1.6209503|access-date=January 27, 2022}} The Erie County Sheriff indicated that over 420 EMS calls had gone unanswered because emergency vehicles were unable to travel through the deep snow. During the height of the blizzard, two-thirds of emergency vehicles sent out to rescue people had ended up needing to be rescued themselves. City officials say this marked the first time in Buffalo's history that the fire department could not respond to calls.{{cite web |last1=Shapiro |first1=Emily |last2=Hutchinson |first2=Bill |name-list-style=and |date=December 27, 2022 |title='Blizzard of Century': Death toll rises, military to enforce driving ban in Buffalo |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/20-dead-cold-weather-christmas-weekend/story?id=95809460 |access-date=December 28, 2022 |publisher=ABC News}} Buffalo announced a two-day effort for December 27 and 28 to clear at least one lane on every street in the city to accommodate emergency vehicles. Front-loader tractors were used to shovel the snow into dump trucks as the snow was too deep to plow to the side of streets or in other cases, there was nowhere to plow it.{{cite news|last1=DeDario|first1=Lindsay|last2=Mckay|first2=Rich|title=Buffalo, N.Y., digs out from deadly blizzard; warming could bring rain, slush|work=Reuters|date=December 28, 2022|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/warmer-weather-way-western-new-york-after-deadly-blizzard-2022-12-27/|access-date=December 28, 2022}} Hundreds of vehicles, including tractor-trailer rigs and buses, were snowed in and abandoned all over the city; over 500 people were rescued from snowed-in cars, some having been trapped for up to two days.{{cite web|last=Salahieh|first=Nouran|title=Prolonged winter storm causes at least 37 deaths and leaves thousands without power|date=December 25, 2022| url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/25/weather/christmas-arctic-winter-storm-power-outages-sunday/index.html|publisher=CNN|access-date=January 5, 2023}} After more than five-and-a-half days in effect, the City of Buffalo lifted its driving ban at 12:01 a.m. December 29 on the basis that streets had been adequately cleared.{{cite web|last=Adams|first=Saundra |title= Buffalo driving ban lifted early Thursday morning|url= https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/buffalo/buffalo-driving-ban-to-be-lifted-early-thursday-morning-traffic-travel/71-a2efac27-7504-4cb0-bd12-5ea290ae57a7|website=wgrz.com|date=December 28, 2022|access-date=December 30, 2022}}

In northern New York, Jefferson County, which includes Watertown, had a driving ban in effect from December 23 until December 25. Further south in the Capital Region, parts of NY-143 were shut down due to flooding.[http://slapointewx.com/wrgb/weather_historical_daily/2022/Dec23_Storm.html High Impact Storm - Thursday-Friday December 22-23, 2022 Heavy Rain and Strong Wind Event - Flash Freeze - Localized Upslope Snow Event], Slapointewx In New York City, part of the Henry Hudson Parkway closed in the Bronx. In New Jersey, several interstate highways, as well as Route 440, were shut down to commercial travel until further notice starting at 9 a.m. on December 23.{{Cite web |url=https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/uploads/comm/news/details/comm_np_20221222_221435_NJDOTIssuesCommercialVehicleRestrictionbeginingat9amFridayDecember23.pdf |title=NJDOT issues commercial vehicle restrictions on multiple Interstate highways beginning at 9 a.m. Friday, December 23 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Transportation |date=December 22, 2022 |access-date=January 7, 2023}} The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge was also closed down,{{Cite web |date=2022-12-23 |title=Upper level of Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge closed due to inclement weather |url=https://www.silive.com/news/2022/12/upper-level-of-verrazzano-narrows-bridge-closed-due-to-inclement-weather.html |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=silive.com |language=en}} and in southern Long Island, parts of the Meadowbrook State Parkway and Wantagh State Parkway were shut down.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-28 |title=Temperatures plummet as some on Long Island clean up flooding - Newsday |url=https://www.newsday.com/news/weather/long-island-weather-friday-outages-nmvf2mn5 |access-date=2024-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228075707/https://www.newsday.com/news/weather/long-island-weather-friday-outages-nmvf2mn5 |archive-date=December 28, 2022 }}

In southwestern Ontario, Highway 401 was closed December 23 between London and Tilbury, west of Chatham, due to about 100 vehicles, including numerous tractor trailers, being involved in multiple collisions, while Highway 402 was closed between London and Sarnia because of a 50-vehicle pileup and deteriorating conditions.{{Cite news |last=Sandstrom |first=Alison |date=December 23, 2022 |title=Up to 100 vehicles involved in crashes on Hwy 401 south of London |work=CTV News Kitchener |publisher=CTV Television Network |url=https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/up-to-100-vehicles-involved-in-crashes-on-hwy-401-south-of-london-1.6207133 |access-date=December 23, 2022}}{{Cite news |last=Hyshka |first=Ashley |date=December 23, 2022 |title=50+ car pileup forces closure of Highway 402 from London to Sarnia |work=CTV News London |publisher=CTV Television Network |url=https://london.ctvnews.ca/50-car-pileup-forces-closure-of-highway-402-from-london-to-sarnia-1.6206913 |access-date=December 23, 2022}} Early in the afternoon, the Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) announced that all highways and roads in Perth and Huron counties were closed due to blizzard conditions while, later in the afternoon, the OPP closed all highways and roads in Bruce and Dufferin counties, some in Grey County and Highway 21 between Sarnia and Grand Bend within Lambton County.{{Cite news |last=Miller |first=Scott |date=December 23, 2022 |title=Blizzard closes roads across Midwestern Ontario |work=CTV News London |publisher=CTV Television Network |url=https://london.ctvnews.ca/blizzard-closes-roads-across-midwestern-ontario-1.6207064 |access-date=December 23, 2022}}{{Cite news |last=Phillips |first=Kim |date=December 23, 2022 |title=OPP close roads as winter storm hammers the region |work=CTV News Barrie |publisher=CTV Television Network |url=https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/here-are-the-latest-road-closures-as-winter-storm-hammers-the-region-1.6207242 |access-date=December 23, 2022}} While Highway 401 was reopened in the early evening of December 24, Highway 402 and all roads in Perth, Huron, Bruce, Grey, and Dufferin counties remained closed the evening of December 24.{{cite news |last1=Hyshka |first1=Ashley |date=2022-12-24 |title='Stay home': Highway 402 remains closed on Saturday |url=https://london.ctvnews.ca/stay-home-highway-402-remains-closed-on-saturday-1.6208224 |url-status=live |language=en |location=London, Ontario |publisher=CTV News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231151522/https://london.ctvnews.ca/stay-home-highway-402-remains-closed-on-saturday-1.6208224 |archive-date=2022-12-31 |access-date=2023-01-15}}

All bridges between the Niagara Region of Canada and the Niagara Falls/Buffalo area of New York State were closed at 4:30 p.m. on December 23 due to county-wide travel bans in western New York.{{cite news |last=Staff |date=December 23, 2022 |title=All Niagara bridges are closed U.S. bound due to storm-related U.S. travel bans |work=CTV News Toronto |publisher=CTV Television Network |url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/all-niagara-bridges-are-closed-u-s-bound-due-to-storm-related-u-s-travel-bans-1.6206920 |access-date=December 24, 2022}} The QEW in southern Niagara Region was closed from December 23 to 25 due to heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions. In southern Niagara, snow drifts were so deep that most police vehicles and plows became stuck themselves and had to be abandoned until the snowfall subsided on December 25. The three-meter snow drifts across four-meter roads were too much for most snow plows to penetrate, so front-end loaders were being used, and bigger snow plows and additional front-end loaders were being brought in from other municipalities, thus making the snow-clearing process slower than desirable.

In eastern Ontario, the OPP closed all roads in Prince Edward County, west of Kingston, from December 24 until the morning of December 26 because of zero visibility, snow buildup and many cars abandoned on roadways.{{cite news|last=Raymond|first=Ted|date=December 26, 2022 |title=Roads reopen in Prince Edward County after storm shuts down region|work=CTV News Ottawa |publisher=CTV Television Network |url=https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/roads-reopen-in-prince-edward-county-after-storm-shuts-down-region-1.6209015}} Highway 417 between Ottawa and the Ontario-Quebec border was closed from 11 a.m. December 24 until 9 a.m. December 25 while Highway 401 between Quinte West and the Ontario-Quebec border was closed from the morning of December 24 until 10 a.m. December 25.{{cite news |last=Staff |date=December 24, 2022 |title=What you need to know about the holiday storm that hit eastern Ontario, western Quebec|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/winter-storm-information-holidays-1.6697110 |access-date=December 27, 2022}} In central Ontario, Highway 11 was closed from Orillia to Huntsville beginning on December 24.{{cite news|last=D-Avino|first=Christian|date=December 24, 2022|title=Weather conditions close Highway 11 from north of Orillia to Huntsville|work=CTV News Barrie|url=https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/weather-conditions-close-highway-11-from-area-north-of-orillia-to-huntsville-1.6208400|access-date=December 27, 2022}}

On Christmas Eve in British Columbia, icy road conditions resulted in a bus rolling over and crashing on Highway 97C between Kelowna and Merritt due to icy roads following another storm, killing four people and injuring 36. Meanwhile, Interstate 90 in Washington was closed from North Bend to Ellensburg.[https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/i-90-closed-both-directions-due-snowy-conditions/WOSU2IUN7VF3VJOUTMRLZFB5GM/ Snoqualmie, Stevens passes reopen following Tuesday’s snowy conditions], KIRO7, December 20, 2022

In the Chicago area, the extreme cold and storm conditions caused transit disruptions, including service suspension on the South Shore for the afternoon on December 23 and on December 24, with both the CTA and Metra reporting issues with freezing track switches and mechanical failures.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-23 |title=Chicago Metra, CTA Trains Report Freezing Switches, Train Tracking Problems, 'Mechanical' Failures From Winter Storm |url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/metra-cta-report-freezing-switches-train-tracking-problems-mechanical-failures/3029654/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=NBC Chicago |language=en-US}}

In the Buffalo-Niagara area, all transit service was suspended from the morning of December 23 until the morning of December 27, at which time reduced Metro Rail Service—trains departing every 30 minutes—was restarted; bus service was resumed on some routes the morning of December 28.{{cite web|title=NFTA suspends Metro bus, rail, paratransit service for Sunday|date=December 22, 2022|url=https://www.wgrz.com/article/weather/severe-weather/nfta-suspends-bus-rail-paratransit-services-blizzard-lake-effect-snow/71-04ab1af5-14b1-4c41-be50-ffcc8a795d57|website=wgrz.com|access-date=December 30, 2022}}{{cite news |date=2022-12-27 |title=NFTA resumes some bus routes following blizzard |url=https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/nfta-resumes-some-bus-routes-following-blizzard/71-fb326a07-e66b-417f-9820-c72a5c14b969 |url-status=live |language=en |location=Buffalo, New York |publisher=WGRZ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230115155836/https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/nfta-resumes-some-bus-routes-following-blizzard/71-fb326a07-e66b-417f-9820-c72a5c14b969 |archive-date=2023-01-15 |access-date=2023-01-15 |quote=Metro Rail service has also been restored.}}

In the New York Metropolitan Area, trains experienced delays due to flooding. The Long Beach Branch of the Long Island Rail Road was shut down in both directions between Penn Station and Long Beach due to flash flooding, and the Metro North Hudson line was temporarily suspended between Poughkeepsie and Peekskill because of flooding as well. The New Jersey Transit experienced up to 30-minute delays.{{cite news |title=Flooding from winter storm overwhelms several NY shore communities |url=https://abc7ny.com/winter-storm-flooding-flash-tidal/12605903/ |url-status=live |language=en |location=New York |publisher=WABC-TV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228125435/https://abc7ny.com/winter-storm-flooding-flash-tidal/12605903/ |archive-date=December 28, 2022 |access-date=December 29, 2022 |date=December 23, 2022}} The Staten Island Ferry was suspended for around an hour.{{cite news |last1=Greene |first1=Leonard |last2=Gartland |first2=Michael |last3=Assuñçao |first3=Muri |name-list-style=and |date=December 23, 2022 |title=NYC deep freeze in 'kitchen sink storm'; neighborhoods slammed by flash floods, high winds, high tides |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-winter-storm-nyc-weather-snow-rain-wind-floods-christmas-20221223-4mbou4aqdvdwpcf4y3eme2iooi-story.html |access-date=December 24, 2022 |work=Daily News |location=New York}} All buses in Queens were delayed, with the Q53-SBS being totally suspended.{{Cite web |last1=Lazar |first1=David |last2=Davitt |first2=John |last3=Konig |first3=Joseph |last4=Brosnan |first4=Erica |name-list-style=and |date=2022-12-22 |title=Storm updates: High winds, cold temps to dominate after rain moves out |url=https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/weather/2022/12/22/heavy-rain-to-pummel-the-city-before-christmas |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=ny1.com |language=en}}

In Ontario, GO Transit (servicing the Greater Golden Horseshoe around Toronto) implemented its snow plan on December 23, which reduced peak train service and suspended express trains, and canceled some buses in the Niagara Region, where winds of 100 km/h were anticipated. The Toronto Transit Commission suspended service at 41 bus stops at hilly locations and suspended service on Line 3 Scarborough of the Toronto subway for December 23.{{Cite news |last=Staff |date=December 23, 2022 |title=Toronto winter storm updates: More than a third of flights cancelled at Pearson airport; up to 100 vehicles involved in collisions on 401 |work=Toronto Star |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/12/23/toronto-snow-lives-updates-winter-storm-warning-city-bracing-for-ice-snow-and-high-winds.html |access-date=December 23, 2022}}

In the Seattle area, a separate storm resulted in all buses operated by King County Metro and Sound Transit being canceled due to icy road conditions. The Seattle Center Monorail was also suspended.{{cite news |last=Kroman |first=David |date=December 23, 2022 |title=2 Sea-Tac Airport runways close; Metro, Sound Transit bus service halted |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/i-90-closed-on-eastside-metro-and-sound-transit-bus-service-halted-in-icy-conditions/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=December 23, 2022}} BC Transit suspended all bus service to Victoria for the day.[https://www.victorianow.com/watercooler/news/news/Victoria/Snowmageddon_Buses_flights_and_more_cancelled_in_Victoria_due_to_winter_storm Snowmaggeden: Buses, ferries, flights and more cancelled in Victoria due to winter storm], VictoriaNewsNow, December 20, 2022

Numerous Amtrak trains were delayed, ran on modified schedules, or were canceled entirely between December 22 and 24, due to the storm.

• {{cite tweet |author=Amtrak |user=AmtrakAlerts |title=Forecasted Severe Winter Weather Causes Service Changes |number=1605681442561957904 |date=December 21, 2022 |access-date=December 25, 2022 |language=en}}
• {{cite tweet |author=Amtrak |user=AmtrakAlerts |title=Forecasted Severe Winter Weather Causes Service Changes. |number=1606056280849895426 |date=December 23, 2022 |access-date=December 25, 2022 |language=en}}
• {{cite tweet |author=Amtrak |user=AmtrakAlerts |title=Forecasted Severe Winter Weather Causes Service Changes Update |number=1606101671213268992 |date=December 23, 2022 |access-date=December 25, 2022 |language=en}}
• {{cite tweet |author=Amtrak |user=AmtrakAlerts |title=UPDATE: Trains 307, 354, 364, & 383 continued to be delayed in Chicago (CHI). |number=1606498834800074752 |date=December 24, 2022 |access-date=December 25, 2022 |language=en}}
• {{cite tweet |author=Amtrak |user=AmtrakAlerts |title=Carolinian Train 80, which departed Charlotte (CLT), on 12/23 is currently operating approx. 4hrs late due to earlier freight train interference, signal, and weather-related issues along its route. |number=1606531907361116161 |date=December 24, 2022 |access-date=December 25, 2022 |language=en}}
• {{cite tweet |author=Amtrak |user=AmtrakAlerts |title=UPDATE: Carolinian Train 80 will terminate in Baltimore (BAL). Customers are to board Train 66. We apologize for the inconvenience. |number=1606535903727554562 |date=December 24, 2022 |access-date=December 25, 2022 |language=en}}
• {{cite tweet |author=Amtrak |user=AmtrakAlerts |title=Due to ongoing delays from winter storm Elliot, Carolinian Train 79 is canceled. For more information, please call or text 1-800-USA-RAIL. |number=1606610698993340416 |date=December 24, 2022 |access-date=December 25, 2022 |language=en}}
• {{cite tweet |author=Amtrak |user=AmtrakAlerts |title=UPDATE: Train 364 which departed Chicago (CHI) on 12/23 is back on the move and is currently operating approximately 11hrs 45mins late. |number=1606615898575577088 |date=December 24, 2022 |access-date=December 25, 2022 |language=en}}
• {{cite tweet |author=Amtrak |user=AmtrakAlerts |title=Due to the residual effects of winter weather, Lincoln service train 307 which departs Chicago (CHI) on 12/23 is cancelled. For more information, please call or text 1-800-USA-RAIL. |number=1606628937286750209 |date=December 24, 2022 |access-date=December 25, 2022 |language=en}}
• {{cite tweet |author=Amtrak |user=AmtrakAlerts |title=Due to the residual effects of winter weather, Lincoln service train 302 is canceled. For more information, please call or text 1-800-USA-RAIL. |number=1606630000022757376 |date=December 24, 2022 |access-date=December 25, 2022 |language=en}}
• {{cite tweet |title=Due to the residual effects of winter weather, Capitol Limited Train 29 which departs Washington (WAS) on 12/24 is cancelled. For more information, please call or text 1-800-USA-RAIL. |author=Amtrak |user=AmtrakAlerts |number=1606642838128795648 |date=December 24, 2022 |access-date=December 25, 2022 |language=en}}
• {{cite tweet |title=Due to the residual effects of winter weather, Capitol Limited Train 30 which departs Chicago (CHI) on 12/24 is cancelled. For more information, please call or text 1-800-USA-RAIL. |author=Amtrak |user=AmtrakAlerts |number=1606644022025527298 |date=December 24, 2022 |access-date=December 25, 2022 |language=en}}
• {{cite tweet |title=Due to ongoing delays from winter storm Elliot, Carolinian Train 80 scheduled to for service on 12/25 is cancelled. For more information, please call or text 1-800-USA-RAIL. |author=Amtrak |user=AmtrakAlerts |number=1606786819307323395 |date=December 25, 2022 |access-date=December 25, 2022 |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Oshin |first=Olafimihan |date=December 22, 2022 |title=Amtrak suspending some service due to massive winter storm |work=The Hill |url=https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/3785167-amtrak-suspending-some-service-due-to-massive-winter-storm/ |access-date=December 22, 2022}}

Canada's VIA Rail experienced weather-related issues with nine trains in the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor being delayed on December 23 and 24 due to trees and branches falling on the tracks or on the trains themselves; passengers on some trains were stranded near Cobourg for more than 18 hours.{{cite web | url = https://www.cp24.com/news/stressed-beyond-belief-via-rail-passengers-stranded-on-trains-for-over-18-hours-amid-winter-storm-1.6208176| title = 'Stressed beyond belief': Via Rail passengers stranded on trains for over 18 hours amid winter storm|work=CP24|first=Joshua|last=Freeman| date = December 24, 2022| access-date = December 24, 2022| language = en| trans-title = }} In the afternoon of December 24, a freight train derailed forcing VIA to cancel all trains between Toronto and Ottawa or Montreal for that day, December 25 and 26.{{cite news |url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-via-rail-service-between-toronto-ottawa-and-montreal-cancelled-due-to/ |title = VIA Rail service between Toronto and Ottawa, Montreal cancelled due to winter storm and CN train derailment |work = The Globe and Mail|first=Salmaan |last=Farooqui|location = Toronto, Ontario|date = December 24, 2022|access-date = December 25, 2022}}

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration declared an emergency covering 44 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., on December 22, suspending statutory driving time limits and other regulatory restrictions.{{Cite web |date=December 22, 2022 |title=Regional emergency declaration ordered by feds |url=https://landline.media/regional-emergency-declaration-ordered-by-feds/ |access-date=December 23, 2022 |website=Land Line |language=en-US}} Colorado, Iowa, North Carolina, South Dakota, and Wisconsin all made similar declarations on a state level.{{Cite web |last=Kaska |first=Jimmie |title=Gov. Evers declares energy emergency in Wisconsin |date=December 22, 2022 |url=https://www.weau.com/2022/12/22/gov-evers-declares-energy-emergency-wisconsin/ |access-date=December 23, 2022 |website=weau.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=December 23, 2022 |title=Gov. Reynolds issues proclamation for transport of fuel used for heat during blizzard |url=https://www.kcci.com/article/governor-reynolds-proclamation-fuel-heat-blizzard/42330156 |access-date=December 23, 2022 |publisher=KCCI |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=December 21, 2022 |title=South Dakota, Colorado issue HOS waivers over fuel concerns |url=https://landline.media/south-dakota-colorado-issue-hos-waivers-over-fuel-concerns/ |access-date=December 23, 2022 |website=Land Line |language=en-US}}

On December 23, poweroutages.us reported that nearly 1.5 million customers were without power.{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Roxanne |date=December 23, 2022 |title=Nearly 1.5 million customers are without power across the US |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/winter-storm-christmas-weather-forecast-12-23-2022/h_ad7d60c751ff381fe195840840efaa38 |access-date=December 23, 2022 |publisher=CNN}} Of those power outages, Maine recorded over 250,000 customers without power, North Carolina over 180,000, and more than 100,000 in Virginia, Tennessee, and New York each.{{cite news |last1=Elemroussi |first1=Aya |last2=Sanchez |first2=Ray |last3=Levenson |first3=Eric |title=At least 9 dead as massive winter storm leaves more than a million without power and bitter cold across much of US |publisher=CNN |date=December 23, 2022 |access-date=December 31, 2022 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/23/weather/christmas-arctic-winter-storm-poweroutages-friday/index.html}}{{cite news |last1=Allen |first1=Emily |last2=Russell |first2=Eric |title=Storm batters Maine's coastal communities, causes widespread flooding and outages |website=Press Herald |date=December 23, 2022 |access-date=December 31, 2022 |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2022/12/23/southern-maine-facing-high-winds-outages-storm-warning/ |url-access=subscription}} High load caused the Tennessee Valley Authority in the southeastern U.S. to announce several hours of rolling blackouts throughout much of their service area.{{Cite news |last=McAlee |first=Hope |date=December 23, 2022 |title=TVA ends rolling blackouts across East Tennessee |url=https://www.wjhl.com/news/regional/tennessee/tva-announces-rolling-blackouts-amid-unprecedented-demands/ |access-date=December 23, 2022 |newspaper=WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Crouse |first=Tommy |date=December 23, 2022 |title=Thousands of Middle Tennesseans impacted by power outages during dangerous cold |url=https://www.newschannel5.com/news/outages-present-desperate-situation-during-dangerous-cold |access-date=December 23, 2022 |website=News Channel 5 Nashville (WTVF) |language=en}}{{Cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Javon |last2=Montgomery |first2=Charles |title=Many customers throughout North Alabama experiencing power outages, TVA cancels rolling blackouts |url=https://www.waff.com/2022/12/23/many-customers-throughout-north-alabama-experiencing-power-outages-tva-cancels-rolling-blackouts/ |date=December 22, 2022 |access-date=December 23, 2022 |website=waff.com |language=en}} Duke Energy followed suit because of cold temperatures on December 24.{{cite news |last1=Shaffer |first1=Josh |last2=Dean |first2=Korie |last3=Hendrickson |first3=Dave |last4=Dolder |first4=Lars |name-list-style=and |date=December 24, 2022 |title=Weather updates: With demand peaking, Duke begins 'short, temporary' outages to save grid |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/weather-news/article270384587.html |access-date=December 31, 2022 |website=The News and Observer}} The Buffalo-Niagara Falls area had 108,000 customers without power at different times during the storm.{{cite web|title=Blizzard 2022 storm updates: The latest across WNY|date=December 28, 2022|url=https://www.wgrz.com/article/weather/severe-weather/live-winter-storm-updates-blizzard-lake-effect-snow-december-wny/71-72520a6a-935c-4016-9c44-ca1234e2b84c|website=wgrz.com|access-date=January 10, 2023}} In total, over the course of the storm, 6.3 million households across the U.S. were without power at some point.

About 670,000 households in Quebec were without power at different times during the storm.{{Cite news |last=Ferreira |first=Jennifer |date=December 27, 2022 |title=Thousands in Ontario, Quebec still in the dark as power outages persist |work=CTV News |publisher=CTV Television Network |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/thousands-in-ontario-quebec-still-in-the-dark-as-power-outages-persist-1.6209607 |access-date=December 28, 2022}} In Ontario, 430,000 households were without power at different points in time during the storm. About 70,000 in New Brunswick lost power.

The National Hockey League postponed two games that were originally scheduled to be played on December 23: the Detroit Red Wings–Ottawa Senators game was moved to February 27, and the Tampa Bay Lightning–Buffalo Sabres game was rescheduled to March 4.{{cite web |title=NHL postpones 2 games scheduled for Friday because of weather |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-postpones-2-games-friday-tampa-bay-lightning-buffalo-sabres-detroit-red-wings-ottawa-senators/c-339086576 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=December 23, 2022 |date=December 22, 2022}} The Sabres' road game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on December 27 was also postponed as the Buffalo area's travel ban remained in effect and the Buffalo airport remained closed.{{cite web |title=Sabres game against Blue Jackets on Tuesday postponed due to weather |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/buffalo-sabres-columbus-blue-jackets-game-postponed/c-339193082 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=December 26, 2022 |date=December 26, 2022}}

The National Football League postponed kickoff for a game between the Tennessee Titans and Houston Texans for an hour because of the rolling blackouts in the area.{{cite news |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |title=NFL Delays Titans-Texans Kickoff In Tennessee Because Of Winter Storm |website=Deadline |date=December 24, 2022 |access-date=December 31, 2022 |url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/titans-texans-kickoff-delayed-storm-tennessee-nfl-1235206488/}}

Food processor Tyson Foods suspended operations at some of its plants as a result of the storm.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/12/22/us/winter-storm-snow-weather-forecast/tyson-foods-suspends-operations-at-some-meatpacking-plants |title=Tyson Foods suspends operations at some meatpacking plants. |date=December 22, 2022 |last=Kelley |first=Lora |work=The New York Times |access-date=December 22, 2022}} Many delivery services, including Amazon, FedEx, UPS, and USPS, had major delays at hubs or closures of processing sites due to weather conditions.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Diane |title=Christmas alert: Amazon closes some sites, stop deliveries due to winter storm Elliott |url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2022/12/23/amazon-closes-some-ohio-sites-stops-deliveries-due-to-weather/69753683007/ |date=December 23, 2022 |access-date=December 23, 2022 |website=Akron Beacon Journal |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=December 23, 2022 |title=USPS, Amazon and FedEx close facilities across the country due to winter storm conditions |url=https://abc7ny.com/post-office-amazon-fedex-shipping/12606248/ |access-date=December 23, 2022 |website=ABC7 New York |language=en}}

In Southern Ontario, most school boards, including those as far east as Ottawa, closed schools for December 23.{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Hannah |title=Some school closures already announced in Ontario for Friday ahead of winter storm|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9367858/school-closures-ontario-storm/ |date=December 22, 2022 |access-date=December 23, 2022 |website=globalnews.ca|language=en}} In Vaughan, Ontario, Canada's Wonderland closed WinterFest on December 23 due to the storm.{{cite news |title=Canada's Wonderland closes WinterFest due to snowstorm |url=https://www.insauga.com/canadas-wonderland-closes-winterfest-due-to-snowstorm/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=Insauga |date=December 23, 2022}}

Many national parks in the United States closed due to the winter storm. These included, but are not limited to, the Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site in North Dakota, Badlands National Park in South Dakota, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park in Virginia, and Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site in North Carolina. However, Big Bend National Park remained open, despite wind chills predicted to sink as low as {{cvt|-3|F}}.{{cite web |last=Repanshek |first=Kurt |title=Parks Close As Bitter Cold, Snow Sweeps Over Them |website=National Parks Traveler |date=December 23, 2022 |access-date=December 31, 2022 |url=https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2022/12/parks-close-bitter-cold-snow-sweeps-over-them}}

In Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, Dollywood was closed on December 23, 24 and 25 due to the wind chill being below zero.{{cite news |last=McAlee |first=Hope |title=Winter storm forces some East Tennessee attractions to close, adjust hours |publisher=WATE |date=December 22, 2022 |access-date=December 31, 2022 |url=https://www.wate.com/news/sevier-county-news/winter-storm-dollywood-anakeesta/}}{{cite web|last=Betti|first=Tony|title=Dollywood to be closed for Christmas as extreme winter weather arrives in region|date=December 22, 2022|url= https://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2022/12/22/dollywood-closure/|website=laughingplace.com|access-date=January 6, 2023}} The park opened on December 26 at 1:00 p.m., two hours later than the scheduled opening time, but closed three hours early at 6:00 p.m. due to snow and ice. The park was closed again on December 27.{{cite news |last1=Gilliam |first1=Ben |last2=Lee |first2=Murry |title=Cold & snow closes Dollywood Tuesday |publisher=WJHL |date=December 26, 2022 |access-date=December 31, 2022 |url=https://www.wjhl.com/news/regional/dollywood-to-open-late-on-tuesday/}}

In Houston, Texas, about 1,600 bats lost their grip due to hypothermia and fell to the ground. They were saved by animal activists who administered fluids and kept them warm in incubators. Once recovered, the bats were released back to their habitats—two Houston-area bridges.{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/12/28/1145923340/1-600-bats-fell-to-the-ground-during-houstons-cold-snap-heres-how-they-were-save |title=1,600 bats fell to the ground during Houston's cold snap. Here's how they were saved |publisher=NPR |date=December 28, 2022 |access-date=December 29, 2022}}

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After the storm struck, a widespread cold wave moved through the United States from bitterly cold air that entered the United States from Siberia, sending states into a deep freeze with temperatures and wind chills reaching well below zero, from the West to the East coast.{{Cite web |title=Extremely cold air from Siberia will send US into deep freeze days before Christmas |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/extremely-cold-air-from-siberia-will-send-us-into-deep-freeze-days-before-christmas/ar-AA15hzbf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215050613/http://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/extremely-cold-air-from-siberia-will-send-us-into-deep-freeze-days-before-christmas/ar-AA15hzbf |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 15, 2022 |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=MSN |language=en-US}}

Denver saw {{cvt|3.9|in|cm}} of snow, as temperatures fell to {{cvt|-24|F}}, the coldest temperature in the city since exactly 32 years ago, and just one degree shy of tying the monthly record low. Parts of the state saw over a foot ({{cvt|1|ft|cm|disp=out}}) of snow.{{cite news |last1=Kirk |first1=Alexander |last2=Bianchi |first2=Chris |title=Denver records coldest temperature since 1990 |website=Denver News |date=December 22, 2022 |access-date=December 31, 2022 |url=https://www.9news.com/article/weather/weather-colorado/denver-record-cold-2022/73-61ef19e7-f4cc-445c-a092-1018f35cccc1}}{{cite news |last=Kirk |first=Alexander |title=Snow totals: Here's how much fell across Colorado |website=Denver News |date=December 22, 2022 |access-date=December 31, 2022 |url=https://www.9news.com/article/weather/weather-colorado/snow-totals-colorado/73-715a4620-fbe5-4c46-80d9-c484f71c0f41}}{{cite tweet |user=NWSBoulder |author=National Weather Service Denver/Boulder, Colorado |number=1605941779055972352 |date=December 22, 2022 |access-date=December 31, 2022 |title=⬇DIA briefly dropped to −24F this morning, just shy of meeting the monthly record set in 1990. With temperatures recently trending "warmer", there's a good chance this will be the final low temperature. 🥶#COwx}} Denver saw their largest hourly temperature drop on December 21 from 4–5 p.m., as temperatures fell from {{cvt|42|F}} to {{cvt|5|F}},{{cite news |last=Cook |first=Lanie Lee |title=Denver airport sees record-breaking temperature drop |publisher=KDVR |date=December 21, 2022 |access-date=December 31, 2022 |url=https://kdvr.com/weather/wx-news/denver-airport-sees-record-breaking-temperature-drop/}} and the total drop from {{cvt|51|F}} to {{cvt|-24|F}} became the second-largest two-day temperature swing in Denver.{{cite news |last=Tabachnik |first=Sam |title=Arctic blast triggers 75-degree temperature swing in Denver — second-largest on record |website=The Denver Post |date=December 22, 2022 |access-date=December 31, 2022 |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/22/denver-cold-temperatures-arctic-front/}} With a high of just {{cvt|-6|F}}, the mean temperature in Denver of {{cvt|-15|F}} was their second-coldest mean temperature on record.{{cite news |last=Whitley |first=Morgan |title=Denver hits 2nd coldest day on record during arctic freeze |publisher=KDVR |date=December 23, 2022 |access-date=December 31, 2022 |url=https://kdvr.com/weather/wx-news/denver-hits-second-coldest-day-on-record-during-arctic-freeze/}} The cold wave was responsible for 6 deaths across the state. Cheyenne, Wyoming, also broke their hourly temperature drop record in just 30 minutes, as temperatures fell from {{cvt|43|F}} to {{cvt|3|F}} from 1:05 p.m. to 1:35 p.m.{{cite news |last=Sorace |first=Stephen |title=Temperature in Wyoming drops 40 degrees in a half hour as wind chills freeze US, break records |publisher=Fox News |date=December 21, 2022 |access-date=December 31, 2022 |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/temperature-wyoming-drops-40-degrees-half-hour-wind-chills-freeze-us-break-records.amp}} In Casper, the low of {{cvt|-42|F}} set an all-time record for the lowest temperature ever in Casper.{{cite news |last=Wolfson |first=Joshua |title=Record low: Casper temp plunged to minus 42 overnight |website=Casper Star Tribune |date=December 22, 2022 |access-date=December 31, 2022 |url=https://trib.com/news/local/casper/record-low-casper-temp-plunged-to-minus-42-overnight/article_0206561c-8214-11ed-8de3-63d2896bc5a7.html}} In Elk Park, Montana, the wind chill reached as low as {{cvt|-74|F}}. The low of {{cvt|-50|F}} was likely as low as the sensor could detect.{{Cite web |last=Dennis |first=Ryan |date=December 22, 2022 |title=How cold did it get in Montana? |url=https://www.krtv.com/weather/how-cold-was-it-in-montana |access-date=December 28, 2022 |publisher=KRTV}} In Alberta, the city of Calgary set a daily record for December 20 at {{cvt|-32|C}}, with parts of the province reaching {{cvt|-48|C}}.[https://calgary.citynews.ca/2022/12/21/extreme-cold-continues-in-calgary-records-broken-across-alberta/ Extreme cold continues in Calgary, records broken across Alberta], Calgary City News, December 21, 2022

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Overnight in Kansas City, temperatures dropped from {{cvt|32|F}} to {{cvt|-2|F}} in just six hours.{{cite news |last1=Brink |first1=Haley |last2=Chinchar |first2=Allison |title=A 47-degree drop in Denver in 2 hours. Here are some of the other dramatic temperature changes |publisher=CNN |date=December 23, 2022 |access-date=December 31, 2022 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/22/weather/winter-storm-temperature-drops/index.html}} Austin, Texas experienced their second ever wind chill warning, with the first occurring in February 2021.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-21 |title=A weather rarity for Central Texas: wind chill warning |url=https://www.kxan.com/weather/a-weather-rarity-for-central-texas-wind-chills/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=KXAN Austin |language=en-US}} In Nashville, the low of {{cvt|-1|F}} on December 23 was the coldest low temperature in the city since 1996, although no daily record was set.{{cite news |last1=Yablonski |first1=Steven |last2=Sistek |first2=Scott |title=Record-breaking cold, life-threatening wind chills plunge 150 million Americans into deep freeze |website=Fox Weather |date=December 23, 2022 |access-date=December 31, 2022 |url=https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/everything-hurts-in-your-lungs-bitter-blast-of-cold-air-to-impact-most-of-the-country-into-next-week}} However, Tulsa, Oklahoma, set a daily record low that morning of {{cvt|-9|F}}.{{cite news |last=Lang |first=Kirsten |title=From heat to cold to drought, 2022 weather was dramatic but not record-setting |work=Tulsa World |date=December 27, 2022 |access-date=December 31, 2022 |url=https://tulsaworld.com/weather/from-heat-to-cold-to-drought-2022-weather-was-dramatic-but-not-record-setting/article_c037015a-8600-11ed-9a17-a3a25393a347.html}} Chicago recorded 29 hours below {{convert|0|F}}, and their coldest December day since 1983.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-24 |title=Temperatures rise — barely — after Chicago's coldest December day in nearly 40 years |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/12/24/23525228/chicago-weather-cold-winter-storm-december-temperatures-arctic-blast |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en}} Youngstown, Ohio, also set a record low that morning of {{cvt|-5|F}}.{{cite news |last1=Stutler |first1=Hannah |title=2022 in review: When were the warmest and coldest days of the year? |url=https://www.wkbn.com/weather/2022-in-review-when-were-the-warmest-and-coldest-days-of-the-year/ |access-date=December 30, 2022 |publisher=WKBN |date=December 29, 2022}} Cincinnati, Ohio, experienced the largest twelve-hour temperature drop on record of {{cvt|52|F-change|C-change}} as well as the coldest wind chill since the January 1994 North American cold wave, reaching {{cvt|-36|F}} with an air temperature of {{cvt|-8|F}} the morning of December 23, 2022.{{Cite tweet |title=The wind chill dropped to −36.3° early this morning. This the lowest wind chill recorded in #Cincinnati since January 1994...a cold I remember well! #cincywx |number=1606330991861288960 |user=ScottDimmich |author=Scott Dimmich |date=December 23, 2022 |access-date=January 7, 2022}}{{Cite tweet |user=NWSILN |author=National Weather Service Wilmington, Ohio |title=How dramatic was the temp drop? [...] |number=1606325846771392513 |access-date=January 7, 2022}} In Gas City, Indiana, wind chills reached as low as {{convert|-41|F}}.{{Cite web |last=US Department of Commerce |first=NOAA |title=Dec 23-24, 2022 Winter Storm and Arctic Blast |url=https://www.weather.gov/iwx/20221223_WinterStorm |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=weather.gov |language=EN-US}} Jackson, Mississippi, which had already experienced a water crisis in August 2022, had pipes break and water pressure problems, causing mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba to declare a state of emergency in addition to a boil water advisory the city had already issued.{{cite news |last1=Jimenez |first1=Kayla |date=January 13, 2023 |title=Jackson, Mississippi, water crisis closed school campuses (again). What is the path forward? |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2023/01/13/jackson-water-crisis-shuttered-schools-experts-warn-learning-loss/11002945002 |access-date=March 20, 2024 |work=USA Today}} Schools had to switch to remote learning as the boil-water notice still had not been lifted as of January 4 and some areas still had little or no water pressure.{{cite news |title=Parents frustrated as water crisis forces all Jackson Public Schools into remote learning |work=The Clarion-Ledger |date=January 4, 2023 |access-date=January 13, 2023 |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2023/01/04/jackson-public-schools-go-virtual-again-due-to-jackson-water-crisis/69776586007/}}

On December 23, Athens, Georgia, saw its coldest temperature since 1989 and set a daily low temperature record of {{cvt|11|F}} after the cold front moved through.{{cite tweet |user=NWSAtlanta |author=National Weather Service Peachtree City/Atlanta, Georgia |number=1606585734743425024 |date=December 24, 2022 |access-date=December 31, 2022 |title=Athens was yesterday's "lucky" winner in the cold weather lottery. 🥶 A new record low minimum temperature of 11F occurred at 11:59 PM last night (the lowest since 1989!), and temperatures have continued to fall into the single digits this morning. Bundle up! 🧤🧥 #gawx}} That day, the Blue Ridge Parkway closed due to ice on the roads and wind chills as low as {{cvt|-45|F}} on Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.{{Cite web |title=Blue Ridge Parkway closed in North Carolina ahead of Christmas weekend, brutal cold, ice |url=https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2022/12/23/blue-ridge-parkway-closed-in-north-carolina-due-to-arctic-cold-ice/69754210007/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=The Asheville Citizen Times |language=en-US}} On December 24, new daily record-low temperatures were established in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Charleston, South Carolina, at {{cvt|-5|F}} and {{cvt|20|F}}, respectively.{{cite news |last=Bushard |first=Brian |title=Winter Storm Elliott: Here's Which Cities Set Record Low Temperatures (So Far) |website=Forbes |date=December 24, 2022 |access-date=December 31, 2022 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2022/12/24/winter-storm-elliott-heres-which-cities-set-record-low-temperatures-so-far/}} Most of the New York Metropolitan Area observed record cold highs on December 24, though Central Park's high of {{cvt|15|F}} did not break the record.{{cite tweet |user=NWSNewYorkNY |author=National Weather Service New York/Upton, New York |number=1606825710777405440 |date=December 24, 2022 |access-date=December 31, 2022 |title=We observed record cold on this Christmas Eve. JFK, LGA, Islip, & Bridgeport only hit 16°F and Newark only reached 17°F. These are new record low maximum temps for Dec 24. Central Park's high was 15°F, making it the 2nd coldest Dec 24 since 1869. Previous record was 13°F in 1872.}} The extreme temperature drop, combined with flooding in the morning of December 23, caused several cars to be stuck in frozen floodwaters in Edgewater, New Jersey.{{Cite web |last=Keleshian |first=Kristie |date=2022-12-24 |title=Cars stuck in frozen floodwaters in Edgewater, New Jersey - CBS New York |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/cars-stuck-in-frozen-floodwaters-in-edgewater-new-jersey/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=cbsnews.com |language=en-US}} Frozen floodwaters also resulted in Orient Beach State Park being ordered to close.[https://www.newsday.com/long-island/ice-storm-long-island-cpkn7anp Ice is challenge for Long Islanders after a winter storm flooded streets and toppled trees], Newsday, December 24, 2022 Several cities in the East Coast saw record cold highs on Christmas Eve, however. Washington, D.C., set a record for the coldest high temperature on Christmas Eve at {{cvt|22|F}},{{cite news |last1=Porter |first1=Greg |title=PM Update: Washington has coldest Christmas Eve afternoon on record; frigid into Sunday, too |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/12/24/dc-forecast-record-cold-christmas-eve/ |access-date=December 25, 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 24, 2022}} Philadelphia set a record cold high at {{cvt|18|F}},{{cite news |last=Kummer |first=Frank |title=Holiday weather whipsaw: From record 'low high' Christmas Eve to near record warmth New Year's Day |website=Philadelphia Inquirer |date=December 26, 2022 |access-date=December 31, 2022 |url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-weather-new-years-eve-day-christmas-20221226.html}} Baltimore tied its record cold high of {{cvt|20|F}},{{cite news |last=Berk |first=Justin |title=December 26 Still Cold But Warming And Record Buffalo Snow |website=Just in Weather |date=December 26, 2022 |access-date=December 31, 2022 |url=https://justinweather.com/2022/12/26/december-26-still-cold-but-warming-and-record-buffalo-snow/}} and Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, smashed their record cold high for the date reaching {{cvt|4|F}}.{{cite news |last=Stiver |first=Clayton |title=Christmas Day to be one of the coldest in decades; temperatures modify next week |publisher=WMFZ |date=December 24, 2022 |access-date=December 31, 2022 |url=https://www.wfmz.com/weather/christmas-day-to-be-one-of-the-coldest-in-decades-temperatures-modify-next-week/article_b7e07140-83cf-11ed-a024-2375b085a1ef.html}} A wind chill advisory was issued for Philadelphia as wind chills were forecast to reach as low as {{convert|-20|F}}.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-23 |title=Winter Storm Watch: Bitter cold Christmas weekend ahead in Philly region |url=https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-winter-storm-holiday-weather-forecast/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=WHYY |language=en-US}} The extreme cold in Philadelphia followed their largest daily temperature drop on record, as temperatures fell from {{convert|59|F}} to {{convert|9|F}} on December 23.{{Cite tweet |number=1738629609758040119 |user=nws_mountholly |title=One year ago today, Philadelphia experienced it widest single calendar day temperature swing on record, going from an early morning high of 59 to a low just before midnight of 9 degrees, a range of 50 degrees. Never before has the temperature swung that far between midnights. |author=NWS Mount Holly |date=December 23, 2023}} In Baltimore, the Baltimore Ravens experienced their coldest kickoff temperature on record, at {{cvt|17|F}}, with a wind chill of only {{cvt|2|F}}.{{cite news |last=Mink |first=Ryan |title=New Record Set for Coldest Home Game in Ravens History |url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/new-record-set-coldest-game-ravens-history-falcons-week-16-2022 |access-date=December 25, 2022 |publisher=BaltimoreRavens.com |date=December 24, 2022}} The Carolina Panthers in Charlotte also had their coldest-ever home game with a kickoff temperature of {{convert|20|F}}.{{Cite web |last=Huber |first=Jason |date=2022-12-24 |title=Panthers dominate run game, defeat Lions in coldest home game ever to keep playoff hopes alive |url=https://www.wbtv.com/2022/12/24/panthers-dominate-run-game-defeat-lions-coldest-home-game-ever-keep-playoff-hopes-alive/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=wbtv.com |language=en}} In Asheville, North Carolina, water outages that lasted as much as a week resulted when basins at an intake location froze, and leaks developed elsewhere in the system.{{cite news |title=Still lingering: Water outages impact South Asheville breweries, hospital |last=Honosky |first=Sarah |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2760982491 |access-date=January 8, 2023 |work=Asheville Citizen-Times |via=ProQuest |date=January 6, 2023|id={{ProQuest|2760982491}} }} Within the city of Richmond, Virginia, low temperatures hovered around {{cvt|10|F}} with the highs briefly reaching {{cvt|24|F}}, tying a daily record.{{Cite web |last=Kolenich |first=Eric |date=2022-12-24 |title=Christmas Eve was numbingly cold in Richmond, tying the record |url=https://richmond.com/news/local/christmas-eve-was-numbingly-cold-in-richmond-tying-the-record/article_0e8fe981-a208-5e50-9093-52a5a4429403.html |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=Richmond Times-Dispatch |language=en}} Heavy winds in the area reached {{cvt|45|mph}}, leading to over 80,000 residents without electricity.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-23 |title=High winds, downed trees knock out power for thousands in Central Virginia |url=https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/high-winds-virginia-power-outages-december-23-2022 |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=CBS 6 News Richmond WTVR |language=en}} Wind chills reached {{convert|-11|F}} in Richmond.{{Cite web |last1=Wise |first1=Megan |last2=Meyers |first2=Rachel |name-list-style=and |date=2022-12-20 |title=First Alert Weather Days: Gusty winds and very cold Saturday |url=https://www.12onyourside.com/2022/12/22/first-alert-weather-days-gusty-winds-very-cold-friday-saturday |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=nbc12.com |language=en}} The bitter cold resulted in $3.5 million in damage across West Virginia.{{Cite web |title=Storm Events Database - Event Details {{!}} National Centers for Environmental Information |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1065601 |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=ncdc.noaa.gov}}{{Cite web |title=Storm Events Database - Event Details {{!}} National Centers for Environmental Information |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1065591 |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=ncdc.noaa.gov}}{{Cite web |title=Storm Events Database - Event Details {{!}} National Centers for Environmental Information |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1065589 |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=ncdc.noaa.gov}} Lingering cold air left over Atlanta combined with a clipper resulted in {{cvt|0.1|in|cm}} of snow on December 26, tying a daily record.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-27 |title=YOUR PHOTOS: Clipper System brings light snowfall to Metro Atlanta, North Georgia |url=https://www.wsbradio.com/weather/your-photos-clipper-system-brings-light-snowfall-metro-atlanta-north-georgia/TSWEVFBYOZFA7BC7YFGWQ46XVA/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=95.5 WSB |language=en}}

Further south in Florida, Tampa froze on consecutive nights for the first time since 2010.{{cite news |last1=Cohen |first1=Matt |title=Christmas Day low temperatures set records among coldest in Tampa Bay's history |url=https://www.tampabay.com/weather/2022/12/25/christmas-day-low-temperatures-set-records-among-coldest-tampa-bays-history |access-date=December 25, 2022 |work=Tampa Bay Times |date=December 25, 2022}} Some parts of Central Florida even recorded sleet and snow flurries on Christmas.{{cite news |title=Some Central Florida residents experience snow, sleet on Christmas morning |url=https://www.wftv.com/news/local/some-central-florida-residents-experience-snow-sleet-christmas-morning/YPIGLJBQQFF4BMUCJVH45RXAGA |access-date=December 26, 2022 |publisher=WTFV |date=December 25, 2022}} This caused some of the tallest rides at Universal Studios Orlando to close.{{cite news |last1=Friedman |first1=Mark |title=Universal Studios Shuts Down Attractions on Christmas |url=https://insidethemagic.net/2022/12/multiple-attractions-closed-due-to-freezing-temperatures-on-christmas-ed1/ |access-date=December 28, 2022 |publisher=Inside the Magic |date=December 26, 2022}} 2022 became the coldest for high temperatures in Miami at {{cvt|50|F}}, Fort Lauderdale at {{cvt|49|F}}, Naples at {{cvt|52|F}} and tied the record at Palm Beach at {{cvt|47|F}}. In Fort Lauderdale, the high tied for the second-coldest high on record.{{cite tweet |user=NWSMiami |author=National Weather Service Miami, Florida |date=December 26, 2022 |access-date=December 31, 2022 |number=1607312548021370880 |title=Yesterday was cold...and it turns out we broke some records! It was the coldest Christmas on record in terms of high temperatures at our climate sites. The Last time we had high temps this cold was in 2010 in Miami, Naples and Ft. Lauderdale and 1989 in Palm Beach.}} The high in Marathon was also a record-cold {{convert|56|F}}.{{Cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Lissette |date=2022-12-26 |title=Miami Weather: After record cold on Christmas Day, warm up this week - CBS Miami |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/miami-weather-chill-remains-after-record-cold-christmas-day/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=cbsnews.com |language=en-US}} Saint Petersburg also set a record cold high on Christmas, at {{convert|44|F}}.{{Cite web |last=Hanson |first=Kyle |date=January 10, 2023 |title=Tampa saw record-breaking warmth and above normal rainfall in 2022 |url=https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/weather/2023/01/10/tampa-sees-record-tying-warmth-and-above-normal-rain-for-2022 |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=baynews9.com |language=en}}

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