Weather of 2007

{{Main article|Saskatchewan blizzard of 2007}}Prior of hitting the Prairies, the system brought another windstorm to western British Columbia, with gusts exceeding {{convert|60|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}. Additional trees at Stanley Park in Vancouver were uprooted. It also hindered efforts from workers who were trying to repair the inflatable roof of BC Place Stadium (home to the Canadian Football League's BC Lions), which was damaged by winds from a previous storm a few days earlier. A secondary wave following the main storm dumped over 4 inches of snow (10 cm) in the Victoria, Vancouver, and Seattle areas with heavier snow in the mountains. Over 115,000 homes were without power during the storm in B.C.{{Cite news |date=January 10, 2007 |title=Worst blizzard in years blasts Saskatchewan |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/worst-blizzard-in-years-blasts-saskatchewan-1.690714 |work=CBC News |access-date=April 1, 2024 |archive-date=June 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603093934/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/worst-blizzard-in-years-blasts-saskatchewan-1.690714 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=January 10, 2007 |title=Storm sweeps through central, eastern Alberta |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/storm-sweeps-through-central-eastern-alberta-1.673178 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420094904/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/storm-sweeps-through-central-eastern-alberta-1.673178 |archive-date=April 20, 2008 |work=CBC News}}{{Cite news |date=January 10, 2007 |title=Vancouver stadium roof repair dependent on better weather |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-stadium-roof-repair-dependent-on-better-weather-1.647467 |work=CBC News |access-date=March 15, 2020 |archive-date=April 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419111849/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-stadium-roof-repair-dependent-on-better-weather-1.647467 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=January 10, 2007 |title=B.C. struggling in wake of latest winter storm |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-struggling-in-wake-of-latest-winter-storm-1.651023 |work=CBC News |access-date=March 15, 2020 |archive-date=June 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611070351/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-struggling-in-wake-of-latest-winter-storm-1.651023 |url-status=live }}

The storm would later drop some locally heavy amount of snows in parts of northern Ontario and central Quebec with {{convert|8|in|cm}} reported in Saguenay.{{Cite web |date=December 22, 2011 |title=Quebec – Special Weather Statements – Environment Canada |url=http://www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/warnings/SWS_bulletins_e.html?prov=qc |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061003131847/http://www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/warnings/SWS_bulletins_e.html?prov=qc |archive-date=October 3, 2006 |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca |df=mdy-all}}

{{Main article|January 2007 North American Ice Storm}}

Following a prolonged period of mild weather, a series of winter storms produced several waves of damaging freezing rain across the Midwest of the United States and central Canada from the 12th to the 16th causing the deaths of 85 people as of January 20. Several thousands of customers from Texas to New England lost power, some for several days. Some areas received as much as 4 inches of ice (100 mm).{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2011 |title=NWS Norman, Oklahoma – Enhanced Weather Page |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/enhanced.php?map=3 |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Srh.noaa.gov |archive-date=April 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418191529/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/enhanced.php?map=3 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=September 23, 2010 |title=January 2007 Ice Storm |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lsx/?n=jan2007ice |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Crh.noaa.gov |archive-date=February 19, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219105958/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lsx/?n=jan2007ice |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=...Historic Ice Storm Comes To An End... |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=sgf&storyid=5295&source=0 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219105917/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=sgf&storyid=5295&source=0 |archive-date=2007-02-19}}

Oklahoma and Missouri were declared disaster areas as they were the most hard hit states from the storms. Areas from Utah to New Brunswick received heavy amounts of snow from the 13th to the 16th. The storm was followed by an intense period of cold across most of the continent from California to Newfoundland and Labrador.{{Cite news |date=January 14, 2007 |title=Seven die in collision on icy road |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/14/oklahoma.crash.ap/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070129094014/http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/14/oklahoma.crash.ap/index.html |archive-date=January 29, 2007 |access-date=March 12, 2023 |work=CNN}}{{Cite news |date=January 15, 2007 |title=Ice storms blamed for 19 deaths in U.S. |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ice-storms-blamed-for-19-deaths-in-u-s-1.674597 |work=CBC News |access-date=January 26, 2020 |archive-date=April 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419112910/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ice-storms-blamed-for-19-deaths-in-u-s-1.674597 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=January 17, 2007 |title=Winter storm blamed for 51 deaths in nine states |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/01/16/winter.blast.ap/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070119054443/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/01/16/winter.blast.ap/index.html |archive-date=January 19, 2007 |access-date=March 12, 2023 |work=CNN}}

Additional waves of precipitation have affected the south half of the United States from the 16th to 18th from Texas to North Carolina, while another winter storm, called a weather bomb affected portions of New Brunswick, Quebec and Maine on the 19th and 20th with near blizzard conditions. Portions of eastern Quebec received as much as 32 inches of snow (80 cm) in just over 12 hours{{Cite web |date=January 19, 2007 |title=High winds, heavy snow battering Maritime region |url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/high-winds-heavy-snow-battering-maritime-region-1.225152 |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=CTV.ca |archive-date=October 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021132252/http://www.ctvnews.ca/high-winds-heavy-snow-battering-maritime-region-1.225152 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=April 23, 2009 |title=80 cm de neige sont tombés en Gaspésie – LCN – Régional |url=http://lcn.canoe.com/lcn/infos/regional/archives/2007/01/20070120-080859.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711035447/http://lcn.canoe.com/lcn/infos/regional/archives/2007/01/20070120-080859.html |archive-date=July 11, 2012 |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Lcn.canoe.com}}

A total of 85 deaths across 12 U.S. states and three Canadian provinces, and caused hundreds of thousands of residents across the U.S. and Canada to lose electric power.{{Cite news |date=January 19, 2007 |title=Snow, ice, sleet make southern Plains miserable |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/01/19/winter.weather.ap/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070121143010/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/01/19/winter.weather.ap/index.html |archive-date=January 21, 2007 |access-date=January 20, 2007 |publisher=CNN |df=mdy}}{{Cite news |title=Deadly winter blast blows through Plains |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/01/20/winter.weather.ap/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070122160908/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/01/20/winter.weather.ap/index.html |archive-date=January 22, 2007 |publisher=CNN}}

Winter storms contributed to deaths in traffic collisions: 14 in Missouri, 8 in Iowa, 12 in Texas, 2 in Minnesota, 4 in New York, 1 in Maine, 1 in Indiana, 4 in Michigan, 3 in Arkansas, 1 in Quebec, 1 in Ontario, 1 in Nova Scotia, 2 in North Carolina, 2 in Kansas, 4 in Nebraska and 25 in Oklahoma. A crash near Elk City, Oklahoma, killed 7 occupants who were inside a minivan when it collided with a tractor-trailer during the storm.{{Cite web |title=Storms give Texas an unexpected shiver - Yahoo! News |url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070117/ap_on_re_us/winter_blast |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070118084338/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070117/ap_on_re_us/winter_blast |archive-date=January 18, 2007 |access-date=January 17, 2007}}{{Cite news |date=January 16, 2007 |title=Montreal cleans up after big storm |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-cleans-up-after-big-storm-1.639947 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070120102311/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-cleans-up-after-big-storm-1.639947 |archive-date=January 20, 2007 |work=CBC News}}

{{Cite news |date=January 17, 2007 |title=Winter storm blamed for 51 deaths in nine states |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/01/16/winter.blast.ap/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070119054443/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/01/16/winter.blast.ap/index.html |archive-date=January 19, 2007 |access-date=January 20, 2007 |publisher=CNN}}

{{Cite web |last=Ottawa Sun |date=January 15, 2007 |title=Winter storm factor in fatal crash |url=http://www.ottawasun.com/News/BreakingNews/2007/01/15/3383151.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929082956/http://www.ottawasun.com/News/BreakingNews/2007/01/15/3383151.html |archive-date=September 29, 2007}}

{{Cite web |last=LCN/TVA |date=January 15, 2007 |title=La neige donne du fil à retordre aux automobilistes |url=http://lcn.canoe.com/lcn/infos/regional/archives/2007/01/20070115-161637.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709202746/http://lcn.canoe.com/lcn/infos/regional/archives/2007/01/20070115-161637.html |archive-date=July 9, 2012 |access-date=July 3, 2010}}

{{Cite news |date=January 16, 2007 |title=Frigid temperatures follow snow |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/frigid-temperatures-follow-snow-1.648315 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812220441/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/frigid-temperatures-follow-snow-1.648315 |url-status=live |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |work=CBC News}}{{Cite news |date=January 21, 2007 |title=Deadly winter blast blows through Plains |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/01/20/winter.weather.ap/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070122160908/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/01/20/winter.weather.ap/index.html |archive-date=January 22, 2007 |access-date=March 12, 2023}}

Another winter storm affected the central and southern Plains from the 19th to the 21st bringing snow and ice for most of the area with accumulations that topped off at about 4 to 10 inches of snow (10–25 cm). It also brought a light wintry mix across the Ohio Valley and the mid-Atlantic states on the 21st with little accumulation. Newfoundland and Labrador was the last region affected by the series of storms on the 23rd and 24th.{{Cite web |title=AccuWeather.com – Weather Blogs – Weather News |url=http://wwwa.accuweather.com/news-top-headline.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0 |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=.accuweather.com |archive-date=May 14, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070514051622/http://wwwa.accuweather.com/news-top-headline.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0 |url-status=live }}

{{Main article|Cyclone Per}}

Per was the name of a powerful storm with hurricane winds which hit the west coast of Sweden and Norway on the morning of January 14, 2007. In Sweden six people died from the storm and approx. 300,000 households were left without electricity.{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2007 |title=Flydde med sin bil – dog | Nyheter | Aftonbladet |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,975402,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309002638/http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,975402,00.html |archive-date=March 9, 2007 |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Aftonbladet.se |df=mdy-all}}{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2007 |title=61-åring dödades ombord på pråm | Nyheter | Aftonbladet |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,975436,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309081613/http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,975436,00.html |archive-date=March 9, 2007 |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Aftonbladet.se |df=mdy-all}}{{Cite web |title=Två döda under skogsarbete |url=http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=147&a=606307&previousRenderType=2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001050144/http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=147&a=606307&previousRenderType=2 |archive-date=October 1, 2007 |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Dagens Nyheter |df=mdy}}

{{Main article|Kyrill (storm)}}

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A major European windstorm gave heavy amounts of snow across portions of Scotland. Most areas of western Europe from Great Britain to the Czech Republic have experienced damaging winds. Wind gusts have reached {{convert|90|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in the plain and up to {{convert|140|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in the mountain area. Boat, rail and air traffic have been heavily affected, while several hundreds of flights from London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Vienna, Prague and Paris have been delayed or canceled. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice shortened her European trip due to the strong winds. Millions of residents were without power including 1 million in the Czech Republic. As of 9:00 pm GMT on January 21, Kyrill had caused 47 fatalities.{{Cite news |date=January 19, 2007 |title=Europe reels as storms kill at least 47 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/19/europe.storm.ap/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070217155543/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/19/europe.storm.ap/index.html |archive-date=February 17, 2007 |access-date=March 12, 2023 |work=CNN}} They were- 13 in Germany, 11 in United Kingdom, 7 in Ireland, 6 in The Netherlands, 4 in Poland, 3 in the Czech Republic 3, 1 in France, 1in Belgium and 1 in Austria.

Germany had 3 tornadoes on February 22.{{Cite web |last=Kämmer |first=Andreas |date=January 20, 2007 |title=Verifikation: Kurzbericht zum Tornadoverdacht Wittenberg |url=http://www.wetterzentrale.de/cgi-bin/webbbs/wzarchive.pl?noframes%3bread=1064621 |access-date=February 9, 2008 |website=Wetter Zentrale |language=de |archive-date=May 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524035440/http://www.wetterzentrale.de/cgi-bin/webbbs/wzarchive.pl?noframes%3bread=1064621 |url-status=live }}

A snowstorm affected a large area of western and central Europe, including France, Great Britain, Austria and Germany bringing locally heavy snow accumulations and ice which disrupted air and train travel in Berlin, Stuttgart and London. Some areas in the Alps region received as much as 1 meter of snow (40 inches). Three people were killed in Germany due to accidents caused by the storm. Over 5,000 motorists were stranded in a highway in eastern France due to the heavy snow amounts. Scattered power outages were reported with central France being affected the most with nearly 85,000 homes without power.{{Cite news |date=January 24, 2007 |title=Snow storms bring chaos to Europe |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/24/europe.weather.reut/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127020250/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/24/europe.weather.reut/index.html |archive-date=January 27, 2007 |access-date=March 12, 2023 |work=CNN}}

On the 27th abolut 40,000 people had been affected by flooding in Bolivia and Peru{{Cite web |date=January 27, 2007 |title=Rain Floods South America : Image of the Day |url=http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=7349 |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Earthobservatory.nasa.gov |archive-date=October 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001052913/http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=7349 |url-status=live }}

A winter storm crossed through the southern United States, with a mix of winter weather. Several inches of snow fell across parts of Arkansas, Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee with scattered sleet and freezing rain farther south. Anywhere from 1–4 inches of snow fell across Tennessee and Arkansas, with lighter amounts in the Carolinas.[http://www.wcnc.com/news/topstories/stories/wcnc-013007-jmn-icy_mix_coming_Wed_am.3380880c.html Local News {{!}} News for Charlotte, North Carolina {{!}} WCNC.com {{!}} Top Stories] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213090745/http://www.wcnc.com/news/topstories/stories/wcnc-013007-jmn-icy_mix_coming_Wed_am.3380880c.html |date=December 13, 2007 }}{{Cite web |title=National Weather Service Watch Warning Advisory Summary |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/productview.php?pil=OHXPNSOHX |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Srh.noaa.gov |archive-date=January 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119120533/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/productview.php?pil=OHXPNSOHX |url-status=live }}

Areas near Oswego and northeast of Syracuse received as much as {{convert|141|in|cm}} of snow during that period.{{Cite web |title=NWS Press Conference |url=http://www.erh.noaa.gov/buf/locust/ |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Erh.noaa.gov |archive-date=February 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201211202/http://www.erh.noaa.gov/buf/locust/ |url-status=live }}

On February 1, a snow squall just east of Oshawa, Ontario on the north shore of Lake Ontario caused a 15-vehicle pileup including a tractor trailer which burst into flames. Two people were killed in the event. There were no reported deaths related to the event in New York State. However, 20 were killed in other states due to cold weather.{{Cite news |title=Sorry - we can't find that page |url=http://www.cbc.ca/cp/national/070201/n0201147A.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723071544/http://www.cbc.ca/cp/national/070201/n0201147A.html |archive-date=July 23, 2012}}{{Cite web |title=AccuWeather.com – Weather Blogs – Weather News |url=http://wwwa.accuweather.com/regional-news-story.asp?region=eastusnews |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=.accuweather.com |archive-date=August 18, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070818193136/http://wwwa.accuweather.com/regional-news-story.asp?region=eastusnews |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=February 8, 2007 |title=Record-setting cold lingers across Midwest, East |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/02/07/cold.weather.ap/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216194814/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/02/07/cold.weather.ap/index.html |archive-date=February 16, 2007 |access-date=March 12, 2023 |work=CNN}}{{Cite news |date=February 11, 2007 |title=Snow about to give hard-hit towns a break |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/02/10/cold.weather.ap/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219215523/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/02/10/cold.weather.ap/index.html |archive-date=February 19, 2007 |access-date=March 12, 2023 |work=CNN}}

A winter storm blanketed parts of the United Kingdom including the City of London disrupting travel all across the city including numerous flights cancelled from all airports and several motorists were stranding on area roads. Service on the Underground subway system was also affected with several stations been closed. Many schools were also closed for one or two days.{{Cite web |title=BBC – London – In Pictures – Snow in London |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2007/02/07/snow_feature_feb07.shtml |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=BBC |archive-date=February 17, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070217141628/http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2007/02/07/snow_feature_feb07.shtml |url-status=live }}

{{Main|February 2007 North America blizzard}}

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A major winter storm affected a large area of eastern North America from Nebraska to the Canadian Maritimes. Numerous areas received snow accumulations of over {{convert|6|in|cm}} with isolated reports as much as {{convert|1|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} in the Adirondacks and the Vermont mountains.{{Cite web |title=Sorry - the Page You are Looking for Doesn't Exist |url=http://wnyt.com/x12048.xml?ag=x156&sb=x183 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227205030/http://wnyt.com/x12048.xml?ag=x156&sb=x183 |archive-date=27 December 2014 |access-date=15 January 2022 |website=wnyt.com}} Burlington, Vermont set a 24-hour snowfall record, with 25.3 inches.http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/WWNatSumm/WWNatSumm-02-21-2007.pdf {{dead link|date=January 2012}} Twelve to sixteen inches (30 to 41 cm) of snowfall and blizzard conditions in central Illinois{{Cite web |date=March 7, 2007 |title=National Weather Service, Lincoln IL – Blizzard of Feb. 12–13, 2007 |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ilx/?n=13feb07 |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Crh.noaa.gov |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629054413/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ilx/?n=13feb07 |url-status=live }} cancelled classes at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign for two days, the first time classes had been cancelled since 1979.{{Cite news |date=February 14, 2007 |title=Snowstorm sends semis spinning, heads east |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/02/13/cold.weather.ap/index.html?eref=rss_latest |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070302025710/http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/02/13/cold.weather.ap/index.html?eref=rss_latest |archive-date=March 2, 2007 |access-date=March 12, 2023 |publisher=CNN}}

Large cities including Cleveland, Hamilton, Syracuse, Rochester, Burlington, Quebec City and Sherbrooke received amounts well in excess of 1 foot of snow (30 cm). The city of Hamilton received local snowsqualls bombarding in from Lake Ontario with a north-east wind which dumped over 2 feet of snow (75 cm) in some parts of the city.{{Cite news |date=February 14, 2007 |title=Snowstorm rumbling through Ontario, moving east |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/snowstorm-rumbling-through-ontario-moving-east-1.647103 |publisher=CBC News |access-date=March 16, 2020 |archive-date=April 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419111854/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/snowstorm-rumbling-through-ontario-moving-east-1.647103 |url-status=live }}

A blizzard event took place across eastern Canada on the island of Newfoundland, dumping over {{convert|16|in|cm}} of snow in St. John's, the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, shutting down most of the city, and closing all area schools. Heavy amounts were reported in the western Avalon Peninsula of the province.{{Cite news |date=February 21, 2007 |title=St. John's roads clogged, traffic crawls in blizzard aftermath |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/st-john-s-roads-clogged-traffic-crawls-in-blizzard-aftermath-1.631306 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117190915/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2007/02/21/storm-aftermath.html |archive-date=January 17, 2008 |work=CBC News}} The storm previously affected portions of Nova Scotia and dumped locally heavy amounts of snow due to sea effects coming from the Atlantic Ocean and the Bay of Fundy. A new storm on the 23rd and 24th dumped an additional {{convert|6|in|cm}}in the capital with freezing rain, while heavier amount fell just to the west.{{Cite news |date=February 24, 2007 |title=Nerves frayed as storm drops more snow in St. John's |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nerves-frayed-as-storm-drops-more-snow-in-st-john-s-1.637142 |work=CBC News}}

Image:Feb242007 blizzard.gifA storm moved onto the northern California coast early on the 21st, leading to {{convert|1|–|3|ft|cm}} of snow across the southern Cascades, Siskiyous, Sierra Nevada, and the mountains of southern California. It also gave moderate snowfall accumulations across the Canadian Prairies between {{convert|4|and|8|in|cm|abbr=off}} across Manitoba.{{Cite web |date=December 22, 2011 |title=Manitoba – Special Weather Statements – Environment Canada |url=http://www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/warnings/SWS_bulletins_e.html?prov=mb |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061003131910/http://www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/warnings/SWS_bulletins_e.html?prov=mb |archive-date=October 3, 2006 |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca |df=mdy-all}}

Snowfall amounts from {{convert|12|to|24|in|cm|abbr=off}}{{Cite web |title=Feb 23rd-26th Snowfall Amounts and Latest Snow Depths |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=mpx&storyid=6208&source=0 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070228094740/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=mpx&storyid=6208&source=0 |archive-date=2007-02-28}}{{Cite web |title=Storm Total Snow Reports across Upper Michigan as of Monday Evening |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=mqt&storyid=6258&source=0 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117125412/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=mqt&storyid=6258&source=0 |archive-date=2008-01-17}} were common in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois, while lighter amounts were reported in Michigan and Ontario. Winona, Minnesota recorded the highest official snowfall total in this region, with {{convert|29.5|in|cm}} as well as La Crosse, Wisconsin with {{convert|21|in|cm}}.{{Cite web |title=Largest snow storm ever recorded in La Crosse, WI |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=arx&storyid=6232&source=0 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117130200/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=arx&storyid=6232&source=0 |archive-date=2008-01-17}}{{Cite web |date=June 25, 2008 |title=The Weekend Blizzard and Ice Storm of February 23-26, 2007 |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/arx/?n=feb2407 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070527212419/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/arx/?n=feb2407 |archive-date=May 27, 2007 |access-date=March 12, 2023 |website=Crh.noaa.gov}} Up to {{convert|1.5|in|mm}} of ice accumulation was reported from Iowa eastward into northern Indiana. Sustained winds of {{convert|30|–|40|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} resulted in severe blowing and drifting in some of these locations. 10 people were killed in traffic accidents during the storm including 8 in Wisconsin, one in Ontario and one in Kansas.{{Cite news |date=February 26, 2007 |title=Eastern storm brings snow, slush, slowdowns |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/02/26/winter.storm.ap/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070228124840/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/02/26/winter.storm.ap/index.html |archive-date=February 28, 2007 |access-date=March 12, 2023 |work=CNN}}

The storm also brought severe thunderstorms and tornadoes from Kansas to Alabama, hitting Arkansas especially hard, where Dumas was heavily damaged by a tornado.{{Cite web |title=Latest Information on weakening Winter Storm |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=mkx&storyid=6085&source=0 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070227112445/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=mkx&storyid=6085&source=0 |archive-date=2007-02-27}}[http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/02/25/winter.storm.ap/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/02/25/winter.storm.ap/index.html] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070307110125/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/02/25/winter.storm.ap/index.html |date=March 7, 2007 }}{{Cite web |title=Winter Storm Has Moved East of Iowa - Updated at 910 PM Sunday |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=dmx&storyid=6060&source=0 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070301173053/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=dmx&storyid=6060&source=0 |archive-date=2007-03-01}}

A snowstorm moved across Scandinavia in northern Europe dumping heavy amounts of snow. The storm was blamed for one fatality in Denmark, while hundreds of flights from Copenhagen and Sweden were cancelled. Numerous motorists were stranded due to drifts that reached locally 3-meters high. A sports hall in Thisted, Denmark also collapsed but the building was vacant.{{Cite news |date=February 23, 2007 |title=Snowstorm continues to disrupt travel in Denmark |url=https://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/2007-02-22-scandinavia-snow_x.htm |work=USA Today |access-date=August 22, 2017 |archive-date=September 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901183929/http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/2007-02-22-scandinavia-snow_x.htm |url-status=live }}

Image:Cyclone Favio 22 February 2007 0820Z.jpg made landfall on February 22, 2007.]]

The 2007 Mozambican flood began in late December 2006 when the Cahora Bassa Dam overflowed from heavy rains on Southern Africa. It worsened in February 2007 when the Zambezi River broke its banks, flooding the surrounding areas in Mozambique.[http://www.sabcnews.com/africa/southern_africa/0,2172,143636,00.html Mozambique floods displace 68 000, more at risk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929131346/http://www.sabcnews.com/africa/southern_africa/0,2172,143636,00.html |date=September 29, 2007 }} SABC News, February 12, 2007.[http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/world/w110020007.html Mozambique issues flood warning as Zambezi breaches banks] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071004234224/http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/world/w110020007.html |date=October 4, 2007 }} Vanguard Online, February 10, 2007. The Chire and Rivubue rivers have also flooded.

{{Main|Tornado outbreak of February 28 – March 2, 2007}}Several areas in Manitoba as well as the Northern Plains received over {{convert|8|in|cm}} of snow with portions of Wisconsin receiving {{convert|16|in|cm}}, {{convert|17|in|cm}} for parts of Iowa, {{convert|12|–|25|in|cm|abbr=off}} in parts of Minnesota with the highest accumulations falling in the northwest suburbs of the twin cities metropolitan region, (Anoka, Champlin, Maple Grove, Plymouth, Rogers).,{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=mpx&storyid=6411&source=0 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021210820/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=mpx&storyid=6411&source=0 |archive-date=October 21, 2012 |access-date=July 3, 2010}}{{Cite web |title=A Major Winter Storm Is on Our Doorstep |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=dlh&storyid=4834&source=0 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070301090106/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=dlh&storyid=4834&source=0 |archive-date=2007-03-01}} and up to {{convert|21|in|cm}} across the Dakotas.{{Cite web |title=Two Day Snow Fall Total From Our Recent Storm |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=fgf&storyid=6407&source=0 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117130432/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=fgf&storyid=6407&source=0 |archive-date=2008-01-17}} Portions of Ontario and Quebec from Sault Ste. Marie to Montreal (including Sudbury, North Bay and Ottawa) received between 6 and 10 inches of snow (15–25 cm) on March 2. 80,000 customers lost power in the province with localized heavy amount across the Appalachians. Although Toronto did not receive large amounts of snow around {{convert|10|cm|in|abbr=on}}, hours of freezing rain that followed created a hazardoussituation the next day when the temperature rose in the city core and under the CN Tower causing massive chunks of ice sheets to cascade off the buildings hundreds of metres below, breaking some vehicle windows in a hotel parking lot. It forced City police to close the Gardiner Expressway on March 5.{{Cite web |title=CityNews: Gardiner Could Be Open For Morning Rush |url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2007/03/05/gardiner-could-be-open-for-morning-rush/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014031752/http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_8456.aspx |archive-date=October 14, 2007 |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Citynews.ca |df=mdy-all}}{{Cite web |date=December 20, 2011 |title=Metro/Region Section |url=http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=2340718 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309032503/http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=2340718 |archive-date=March 9, 2007 |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Omaha.com}}{{Cite news |date=March 1, 2007 |title=Treacherous roads blamed for accidents |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/treacherous-roads-blamed-for-accidents-1.658597 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110072823/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/treacherous-roads-blamed-for-accidents-1.658597 |archive-date=November 10, 2021 |work=CBC News}}{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=oax&storyid=6356&source=0 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117130033/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=oax&storyid=6356&source=0 |archive-date=January 17, 2008 |access-date=July 3, 2010}}{{Cite news |date=March 2, 2007 |title=Storm blankets Quebec, aims for Maritimes |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/storm-blankets-quebec-aims-for-maritimes-1.684347 |work=CBC News |access-date=April 1, 2024 |archive-date=April 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240401031837/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/storm-blankets-quebec-aims-for-maritimes-1.684347 |url-status=live }}

The storm with the tornadoes and snow was blamed for 39 deaths including 10 in Alabama, 1 in Missouri, 9 in Georgia, two in Manitoba, two in Ontario, one in Minnesota, three in Michigan, one in Nebraska, four in North Dakota, one in Massachusetts and four in Wisconsin.{{Cite news |date=March 3, 2007 |title=Snowstorm shuts down Midwest highways |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/03/02/midwest.snow.ap/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311224929/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/03/02/midwest.snow.ap/index.html |archive-date=March 11, 2007 |access-date=March 12, 2023 |work=CNN}}{{Cite news |date=March 2, 2007 |title=Storm creates deadly highway conditions in Manitoba |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/storm-creates-deadly-highway-conditions-in-manitoba-1.676909 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110072719/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/storm-creates-deadly-highway-conditions-in-manitoba-1.676909 |archive-date=November 10, 2021 |work=CBC News}}{{Cite news |last=Glass |first=Doug |date=March 3, 2007 |title=Snowstorms sock upper Midwest |url=https://www.usatoday.com/weather/stormcenter/2007-03-03-midwest-storm_x.htm?csp=34 |work=USA Today |access-date=August 22, 2017 |archive-date=February 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080217030957/http://www.usatoday.com/weather/stormcenter/2007-03-03-midwest-storm_x.htm?csp=34 |url-status=live }}

{{stack|Image:Dreaming of a White Good Friday.jpg, received much snow on Good Friday and the following days.]]}}

A late season winter storm dumped a large swath of snow from North and South Dakota, eastward through Minnesota, Wisconsin and into Upper Michigan. Up to {{convert|9|in|cm}} of snow fell near Bismarck, North Dakota, {{convert|11|in|cm}} in Brainerd, Minnesota, and areas near Hurley, Wisconsin received {{convert|18|in|cm}}. Parts of Upper and northern Michigan then saw a major Lake Effect event over approximately five days. Painesdale, Michigan received {{convert|65|in|cm}} of snow and the National Weather Service in Marquette received {{convert|47|in|cm}}, shattering most previous April snowfall records for that city.{{Cite web |title=Final report of snow records set at NWS Marquette last week |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=mqt&storyid=7174&source=0 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117120415/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=mqt&storyid=7174&source=0 |archive-date=2008-01-17}}{{Cite web |last=the Associated Press |date=April 3, 2007 |title=Bismarck Tribune – North Dakota News – Storm leaves vehicles stuck |url=http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2007/04/04/news/state/131392.txt |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Bismarcktribune.com}}{{Cite web |title=New Header |url=http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=250088 |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Kare11.com |archive-date=April 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240401031946/https://www.kare11.com/error/404?storyid=250088 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Pathieu |first=Diane |title=Wind Reminds Us That Winter Still Lingers | Today's TMJ4 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin News, Weather, Sports, WTMJ | Local News |url=http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/6863747.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080225105238/http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/6863747.html |archive-date=February 25, 2008 |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Todaystmj4.com |df=mdy-all}}[http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070405/GPG0101/704050571/1207/GPGnews Green Bay Press-Gazette – The article requested can not be found! Please refresh your browser or go back. (U0,20070405,GPG0101,704050571,AR)]{{dead link|date=January 2012}} Lake effect also affected the Lake Erie region,{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.erh.noaa.gov/cle/wx_events/Easter2007/Eastersnow1.PNG |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028140222/http://www.erh.noaa.gov/cle/wx_events/Easter2007/Eastersnow1.PNG |archive-date=October 28, 2011 |access-date=July 3, 2010}} cancelling the series between the Cleveland Indians and Seattle Mariners baseball teams in Cleveland,{{cn|date=April 2023}} and prompting a move of the next series with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim from Jacobs Field to Miller Park in Milwaukee.[https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/indians-angels-series-moved-to-milwaukee/ Indians-Angels series moved to Milwaukee] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416162507/https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/indians-angels-series-moved-to-milwaukee/ |date=April 16, 2023 }}, The Seattle Times

In northern New England, the storm hit on April 4, 2007, a Wednesday afternoon, leaving behind up to a foot and a half (45 cm) of snow, sleet, and freezing rain. Over 180,000 homes lost power, mostly due to broken tree limbs snapping wires. The storm caused at least one death.{{Cite news |date=2007-04-06 |title=Snowstorm knocks out power, closes schools |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/04/05/spring.storm.ap/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410141953/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/04/05/spring.storm.ap/index.html |archive-date=2007-04-10 |access-date=2023-03-12 |work=CNN}}

Heavy snow also fell across much of southern and central Quebec, with amounts in excess of {{convert|12|in|cm}} across some areas, with higher amounts over higher terrain in the Charlevoix region. Numerous accidents were reported across the provinces including one involving a firetruck. Two people were killed in accidents across the province.{{Cite web |title=Journée difficile sur la route |url=http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/Quebec/2007/04/05/001-meteo_neige.shtml |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Radio-canada.ca |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019164203/http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/Quebec/2007/04/05/001-meteo_neige.shtml |url-status=live }}

Another winter storm affected portions of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec and Prince Edward Island on Easter Sunday dumping as much as {{convert|12|in|cm}} of snow locally along with strong winds which caused flight cancellations at Halifax International Airport and scattered power outages, mainly in Nova Scotia.{{Cite web |date=April 9, 2007 |title=Spring storm hammers east coast with snow, wind |url=http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=34ac3e20-d310-4c5f-a33c-c8e040273dc7&k=67228 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108223214/http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=34ac3e20-d310-4c5f-a33c-c8e040273dc7&k=67228 |archive-date=November 8, 2012 |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Canada.com |df=mdy-all}}

For the second time in a week, the Northern Plains of the United States was affected by a late-season April winter storm. Snowfall totals of {{convert|8|in|cm}} were reported in Fairmont, Minnesota, while {{convert|9|in|cm}} was recorded in Victory, Wisconsin. 6 people died in snowfall related traffic accidents near Green Bay, Wisconsin.{{Cite web |title=NWS La Crosse, WI |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/arx/scripts/getlocalprod.php?prod=MKETOTSNW |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Crh.noaa.gov |archive-date=February 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201183833/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/arx/scripts/getlocalprod.php?prod=MKETOTSNW |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=mpx&storyid=7225&source=0 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021210843/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=mpx&storyid=7225&source=0 |archive-date=October 21, 2012 |access-date=July 3, 2010}} {{convert|5.1|in|cm}} fell in Muskegon, Michigan, on April 11, setting a snowfall record for that date.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/chronicle/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fnews-11%2F117638919551290.xml&coll=8 |title=Archived copy |access-date=October 19, 2017 |archive-date=October 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010050055/http://www.mlive.com/news/chronicle/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fnews-11%2F117638919551290.xml&coll=8 |url-status=dead }}

Heavy mixed precipitations fell across portions of the Canadian Maritimes and southern Quebec with accumulations that exceeded {{convert|8|in|cm}} across the Eastern Townships and the Beauce region. The storm did shut down some schools across Nova Scotia on April 13, 2007.{{Cite news |date=April 13, 2007 |title=Snow, strong winds close N.S. schools |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/snow-strong-winds-close-n-s-schools-1.636863 |work=CBC News |access-date=April 1, 2024 |archive-date=April 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240401031933/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/snow-strong-winds-close-n-s-schools-1.636863 |url-status=live }}

{{Main article|April 2007 nor'easter}}

A major nor'easter struck the eastern half of North America bringing heavy rains, floods, storm surges and damaging wind across coastal areas. New York City itself received nearly {{convert|8|in|mm}} of rain in one day, making it one of the rainiest days ever for the city.{{Cite news |date=April 16, 2007 |title=9 die as storm ravages northeastern U.S. |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/9-die-as-storm-ravages-northeastern-u-s-1.649406 |work=CBC News |access-date=January 26, 2020 |archive-date=April 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419112900/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/9-die-as-storm-ravages-northeastern-u-s-1.649406 |url-status=live }} Flooding did occur across many suburbs of the region as well as in other areas of the East Coast from Maine to Virginia. In Cape Elizabeth, Maine, an 80 mph wind gust was recorded, along with 30-foot waves that battered the coast. In New York, the National Guard assisted the emergency procedures while Maine, West Virginia and New Jersey declared state of emergencies. Several tornadoes struck the Carolinas killing at least 1 in South Carolina. Additional tornadoes struck northern Texas on the 13th. Also Wildfires were reported in Georgia and Florida, caused by strong winds from Nor'easter.

In addition, heavy snow fell across portions of Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico and Oklahoma on the 13th, bringing about {{convert|12|to|18|in|cm|abbr=off}} across the higher elevations. Then it dumped heavy snow across the Appalachian Mountains and the Laurentians of Quebec on the 15th and 16th. {{convert|17|in|cm}} fell over portions of Vermont, as much as {{convert|26|in|cm}} in Tupper Lake, New York{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/nfdscc2.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007125818/http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/nfdscc2.html |archive-date=October 7, 2015 |access-date=April 17, 2013}} and as much as {{convert|40|in|cm}} in the Charlevoix region of Quebec.{{Cite web |date=December 22, 2011 |title=Quebec – Special Weather Statements – Environment Canada |url=http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/warnings/SWS_bulletins_e.html?prov=qc |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100802035936/http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/warnings/SWS_bulletins_e.html?prov=qc |archive-date=August 2, 2010 |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Weatheroffice.gc.ca}}

In Quebec as much as 160 000 Hydro-Québec customers lost power from the Outaouais to the Quebec City region while several schools were closed north of Montreal. An additional 17 000 households serviced by Hydro One and Hydro Ottawa suffered power outages in Eastern Ontario{{Cite web |title=Météo : L'hiver un 16 avril | National |url=http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/National/2007/04/16/001-NEIGE-lundi.shtml |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Radio-Canada.ca |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019164341/http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/National/2007/04/16/001-NEIGE-lundi.shtml |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=April 16, 2007 |title=More than 100,000 without power as storm hits Ontario, Quebec |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/more-than-100-000-without-power-as-storm-hits-ontario-quebec-1.646067 |work=CBC News |access-date=April 1, 2024 |archive-date=April 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423161609/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/more-than-100-000-without-power-as-storm-hits-ontario-quebec-1.646067 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=April 16, 2007 |title=School buses cancelled, power out as storm hits Ottawa |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/school-buses-cancelled-power-out-as-storm-hits-ottawa-1.655531 |work=CBC News |access-date=March 16, 2020 |archive-date=June 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611071016/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/school-buses-cancelled-power-out-as-storm-hits-ottawa-1.655531 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=April 16, 2007 |title=Heavy snow brings cancellations, frustration |url=http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=46334f84-3568-4ec3-bd79-fd1832fea92b&k=65206 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025005910/http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=46334f84-3568-4ec3-bd79-fd1832fea92b&k=65206 |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Canada.com}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929083551/http://www.ottawasun.com/News/OttawaAndRegion/2007/04/17/4044509-sun.html ottawasun.com – Ottawa and Region – Wicked storm springs up]

Numerous flights were delayed or canceled from New York, Boston and Philadelphia as well as the Canadian airports of Montreal, Ottawa and Quebec City. In Boston, the annual Boston Marathon when ahead of schedule despite howling winds and pouring rain as well as cold temperatures.{{Cite news |date=April 16, 2007 |title=Storm wallops Northeast for second day |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/04/16/storm.ap/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422200630/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/04/16/storm.ap/index.html |archive-date=April 22, 2007 |access-date=March 12, 2023 |work=CNN}}

Three people were killed in South Carolina, five in total in Texas and Kansas and five in Quebec.{{Cite web |date=April 23, 2009 |title=Quatre morts dans une collision frontale – LCN – Faits divers |url=http://lcn.canoe.com/lcn/infos/faitsdivers/archives/2007/04/20070416-100913.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723075442/http://lcn.canoe.com/lcn/infos/faitsdivers/archives/2007/04/20070416-100913.html |archive-date=July 23, 2012 |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Lcn.canoe.com}}

A strong low pressure system affected southern portions of the Rockies including the higher elevations of Colorado. Areas west of Denver received a much as 26 inches of snow (near Evergreen) with several other reports of 12 inches or more.{{Cite web |date=February 16, 2010 |title=National Weather Service Text Product Display |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/product.php?site=BOU&product=LSR&issuedby=BOU |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Crh.noaa.gov |archive-date=December 31, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111231122136/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/product.php?site=bou&product=LSR&issuedby=BOU |url-status=live }}

{{Main|Tornado outbreak of May 4-6, 2007|2007 Greensburg tornado}}

While much of the Central Plains received heavy rain and damaging tornadoes, regions in higher elevations across the Rockies, including Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nebraska and Idaho, received snow, locally a major winter storm. Portions of central and northern Colorado received as much as {{convert|12|in|cm}} of snow during the overnight event.{{Cite web |last=NWS Denver, Colorado |title=NE Colorado Snow Event Recap May 5–7, 2007 |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=bou&storyid=7858&source=0 |access-date=May 7, 2007 |archive-date=January 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117120351/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=bou&storyid=7858&source=0 |url-status=live }}

Also on May 9, a strong tornado struck Bebejia, Chad destroying the town and killing 14 people.{{Cite news |date=May 9, 2007 |title=Tornado kills 14 in southern Chad |url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=nw20070508220822262C632925 |access-date=February 9, 2008 |work=IOL |publisher=Independent News & Media}}

Heavy rain storms hit Poland on May 15 and 16, causing heavy flooding in the south and east of the country. 8 inches of rain also fell in Gdańsk causing heavy localised flooding until the 17th.{{Cite web |last=Antoni |title=Polska pod wodą – Raport – portal |url=http://www.tvn24.pl/0,10934,0,1,raport.html |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Tvn24.pl |archive-date=March 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308064008/http://www.tvn24.pl/0,10934,0,1,raport.html |url-status=live }}

On Sunday, May 16, the rivers in Lesser Poland had reached alarming leavels in 6 locations, a state of flood alert was issued in 23 places. Flood alerts were announced in the communities of Liszki, Skawina, Kraków, Rzezawa, Łapanów, Bochnia, Borzęcin, Gnojnik, Brest-Litovsk, Bobowa and Gorlice.

Between May 20 and 23, emergency services evacuated the commune of Wilków along with some other parts of the Lublin area as the river Vistula broke its banks. Many people did not want to leave their homes and were forcibly removed for their own safety. The river Wisła fell by 12 cm of rain fell in Sandomierz{{clarify|date=October 2012}}, but the level of water grew alarmingly in Lublin, Liszki and Łódź. A person was killed in Lubin as he fell into an overflowing stream near their home.

May 22 saw Warsaw's opera hall, some schools, kindergartens and babies' nurseries closed in areas at risk of flooding. Local and state officials also asked for the expertise of German specialists who are experienced in carrying out the mass evacuation. Several hectares of land in the commune of Wilków was flooded by the Vistula River. Wrocław was partly flooded as the river Oder broke a dyke and the district Kozanów flooding an area of about 80 hectares.

On June 3, a 3rd wave of flooding hit both Wilków, Liszki and Lubin as more powerful storms have passed over many places in the country and brought heavy rainfall. Most dykes and levees had been upgraded mostly held out in the Lublin area. The governor of Mazovia, Jacek Kozlowski, introduced a flood alert for all the municipalities and counties south of Mazovia.

Between June 3 and 4 dangerous levels of flooding returned to Lower Silesia. Local officials declared flood emergency in 16 counties and the city of Legnica The Polish Hydrological Service also confirmed that the river Oder would probably be involved in the second wave of climactic flooding.

On June 7 the districts of Tarnów had closed the locks in the drainage ditches as flooding occurred several settlements in the municipality of Wierzchosławice. In the municipality Gromnik a series of landslides occurred, with some threateningly the high voltage poorer lines in Ryglice.

On June 12, Polish Premier Donald Tusk visited a flooded village as the water began to subside.

A major winter storm occurred in portions of Argentina and Chile creating hazardous traveling through several areas. Hardest hit areas were in the higher elevation along the Chile and Argentina borders. One of the main roads connecting the two counties was fully shut down while numerous trucks were left stranded in the area. The combination of heavy snow and hurricane-force winds force the shutdown of schools and businesses in Bariloche a popular resort destination in the country. Accumulations of several meters of snow fell in the Cristo Redentor Tunnel mountain pass.{{Cite web |date=June 14, 2007 |title=Heavy snow halts 6,000 trucks at Argentina-Chile border – Pravda.Ru |url=http://english.pravda.ru/hotspots/disasters/14-06-2007/93313-snow_argentina-0 |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=English.pravda.ru |archive-date=October 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005025701/http://english.pravda.ru/hotspots/disasters/14-06-2007/93313-snow_argentina-0/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=June 13, 2007 |title=Snow leaves trucks stranded on Argentina-Chile border |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/06/13/argentina.chile.ap/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070618060910/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/06/13/argentina.chile.ap/index.html |archive-date=June 18, 2007 |access-date=March 12, 2023 |work=CNN}}

A winter storm affected portions of the southeastern coast of Australia and South Island, New Zealand. Heavy snows fell in the mountain regions of the Blue Mountains west of Sydney as well as Oberon and Bathurst while it disrupted air travel in Otago, New Zealand while causing numerous accidents across the area due to slippery conditions.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/news/21062007news.shtml BBC Weather Centre – World Weather – News – June 21, 2007 – A Winter Storm in Australia] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070821085815/http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/news/21062007news.shtml |date=August 21, 2007 }}

A winter storm brushed the Antarctic Peninsula with hurricane-force winds in early July 2007. The San Martin Base weather station reported winds gusting up to {{convert|90|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} on the evening of July 1, and winds up to {{convert|110|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} by July 3. The strong winds caused temperatures to drop to {{convert|-10|°F|°C|0|abbr=on}} and did not rise until July 4. Other weather stations in the Antarctic Peninsula reported similar effects.Andrews, Jim, [http://www.accuweather.com/regional-news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0®ion=worldnews&date=2007-07-04_18:47 Antarctic Hurricane] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212121930/http://www.accuweather.com/regional-news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0®ion=worldnews&date=2007-07-04_18:47 |date=February 12, 2008 }}, AccuWeather, July 4, 2007.

{{Main article|July 2007 Argentine winter storm}}

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An interaction with an area of low pressure systems across Argentina during the July 6, 7 and 8, 2007, and the entry of a massive polar cold snap made as a result the worst winter of Argentina in almost forty years, where severe snowfalls and blizzards affected the country[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/jul/10/argentina.weather Buenos Aires has first snow since 1918] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305032738/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/jul/10/argentina.weather |date=March 5, 2017 }} guardian.co.uk July 10, 2007. The cold snap advanced from the south towards the central zone of the country during Friday, July 6, continuing its displacement towards the north during Saturday, July 7 and Sunday, July 8. On Monday July 9, the simultaneous presence of very cold air, above the average levels of the atmosphere as in the surface, gave place to the occurrence of snowfalls even in localities where snow is rare. This phenomenon left at least 23 people dead.[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/01/business/LA-FIN-Argentina-Energy-Woes.php Cold snap in Argentina leads to energy crunch that idles factories, triggers blackouts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531083110/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/01/business/LA-FIN-Argentina-Energy-Woes.php |date=May 31, 2008 }}, AP via International Herald Tribune, May 31, 2007

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{{main article|2007 African floods}}64 people were reported killed in the Sudan. 17 people were reported dead Ethiopia. In the Afar Region, the Awash River flooded caused a dam to collapse. Around 4,500 people were stranded, surrounded by water. 150,000 people were displaced in Uganda and 21 reported dead. 170 schools were under water. 18 people were reported dead and 500 residences were washed away by floods in Rwanda. Mali saw 5 bridges had collapsed and 250 residences were washed away. 33 people were reported dead in Burkina Faso, 12 people were reported dead in Kenya and Togo reported that 20 people were reported dead{{Cite news |date=September 15, 2007 |title=Reports of Africa Floods|BBC News.com (accessed September 15, 2007) |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6994995.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305191657/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6994995.stm |archive-date=March 5, 2012 |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=BBC News}}{{Cite news |date=September 15, 2007 |title=Africa Floods reported by |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6994995.stm |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=BBC News |archive-date=March 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305191657/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6994995.stm |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Bloomfield |first=Steve |date=September 18, 2007 |title=Independent article on the floods |url=http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/article2973552.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015183733/http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/article2973552.ece |archive-date=October 15, 2008 |access-date=January 17, 2012 |work=The Independent |location=UK}}{{Cite web |title=Sunday Times article |url=http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=567982 |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Sunday Times article}}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite news |date=September 19, 2007 |title=article |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7002640.stm |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=BBC News |archive-date=April 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240401031837/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7002640.stm |url-status=live }}[http://www.kansascity.com/451/story/284909.html Kansas City Star] {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{Cite web |date=September 15, 2007 |title=article |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/09/15/2033656.htm |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=ABC |location=Australia |archive-date=November 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105025551/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/09/15/2033656.htm |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |date=September 20, 2007 |title=Africa Floods Appeal |url=http://www.redcross.org.uk/standard.asp?id=73941 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206161639/http://www.redcross.org.uk/standard.asp?id=73941 |archive-date=December 6, 2008 |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Redcross.org.uk |df=mdy-all}}{{Cite web |title=West Africa Floods (as of October 2007) – UN/ROWA |url=http://www.alertnet.org/thefacts/imagerepository/satelliteimage/119183545146__orig.jpg |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=Alertnet.org |archive-date=April 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240401031853/http://www.alertnet.org/thefacts/imagerepository/satelliteimage/119183545146__orig.jpg |url-status=live }}

{{Main article|Effects of Hurricane Noel in the United States}}

{{Main article|Hurricane Noel}}

Hurricane Noel, which killed 163 people in the Caribbean Islands, affected most of Atlantic Canada, eastern Quebec and eastern New England as a post-tropical system with heavy rains and damaging winds in excess of {{convert|100|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. The highest gust was recorded in the Wreckhouse area in Newfoundland and Labrador where gusts reached {{convert|180|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. Nearly 200,000 customers in Atlantic Canada alone lost power during the height of the storm.[https://web.archive.org/web/20071105145938/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071103/hurricane_Noel_071104/20071104?hub=TopStories Thousands still without power in Noel's wake], CTV.ca, November 4, 2007. In the northwesternmost edge of the system, Noel produced a narrow swath of snow (thus the first major winter storm across those areas) which affected areas of Maine, as well as Happy Valley – Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador and eastern Quebec from near Rivière-du-Loup to Sept-Îles including Rimouski, Amqui, Cap Chat, Port-Cartier and portions of Baie-Comeau and Forestville. Some areas in Quebec received over {{convert|8|in|cm}} of snow with the Murdochville area receiving as much as {{convert|16|in|cm}}. 14 people were injured when an Orleans Express bus overturned on Route 132 in the Saint-Simon area. Nearly 20,000 Hydro-Québec customers were without power mostly due to a damaged transmission line in the Minganie region. The storm prompted election director to extend the voting period for school board elections, which the storm disrupted.{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/est-quebec/2007/11/04/001-neige-est-quebec.asp Et tombe la neige] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019175909/http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/est-quebec/2007/11/04/001-neige-est-quebec.asp |date=October 19, 2012 }}, Radio-Canada, November 4, 2007.{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/est-quebec/2007/11/05/001-tempete-noel-estqc.asp Lent retour à la normale dans l'Est] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080112060829/http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/est-quebec/2007/11/05/001-tempete-noel-estqc.asp |date=January 12, 2008 }}, November 5, 2007.

The first lake-effect snow event around the Great Lakes occurred as cold air swept through the region.Newhard, Josh, [http://www.accuweather.com/regional-news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0®ion=midwestusnews&date=2007-11-06_13:09 Midwest U.S. Weather – Lake-effect Cold and Snow] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080211114229/http://www.accuweather.com/regional-news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0®ion=midwestusnews&date=2007-11-06_13:09 |date=February 11, 2008 }}, AccuWeather, November 6, 2007. The Upper Peninsula of Michigan saw up to a foot of snow, while up to {{convert|8|in|cm}} of snow fell in northern Pennsylvania. Significant snow also fell in western New York in the typical snowbelt regions.[http://www.accuweather.com/regional-news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0®ion=eastusnews&date=2007-11-07_12:34 Eastern U.S. Weather – Lake-effect winds down] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212113102/http://www.accuweather.com/regional-news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0®ion=eastusnews&date=2007-11-07_12:34 |date=February 12, 2008 }} AccuWeather, November 7, 2007. Areas on the southern shores of Lake Superior and Georgian Bay in Ontario also received significant amount of snows in excess of {{convert|6|in|cm}}.Neudorff, Brian, [http://wx-man.com/blog/?p=799 Recaping ‘07 Election Day Storm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718123331/http://wx-man.com/blog/?p=799 |date=July 18, 2011 }}, WX-MAN's Perspective, November 7, 2007. The low pressure disturbance continued eastward to produce significant snowfalls across the mountains of central Quebec in excess of {{convert|12|in|cm}}, disrupting traffic in several areas.{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/Quebec/2007/11/06/003-circulation_neige.shtml Bordée de neige] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019180123/http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/Quebec/2007/11/06/003-circulation_neige.shtml |date=October 19, 2012 }}, Radio-Canada, November 6, 2007.

A powerful storm in the Black Sea sank or damaged 5–10 ships, one of them, the oil tanker MT Volganeft-139, broke apart spilling most of its 1.3 million gallons of crude oil into the sea.[http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-11-12-voa6.cfm Oil Spill in Kerch Strait Area Kills Thousands of Birds] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215043112/http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-11-12-voa6.cfm |date=December 15, 2007 }}, Voice of America news, November 12, 2007.[http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/12/russia.ships.ap/index.html Death toll rises in oil disaster] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521212431/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/12/russia.ships.ap/index.html |date=May 21, 2008 }}, Associated Press via CNN, November 13, 2007. The storm killed 3 crew members and the resulting oil spill killed over 30,000 birds and an unknown number of fish. Several merchant ships carrying over 6,000 tons of sulphur also sank: the M/S Nekhichevan and Kovel followed by M/S Volnogorsk when it collided with the sunken Kovel; a Georgian cargo carrying steel products also sank.Unian, [http://mignews.com.ua/en/articles/280114.html Sulfur Leakage on Sunk Ships “Kovel” & “Nakhichevan”!] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717125415/http://mignews.com.ua/en/articles/280114.html |date=July 17, 2011 }}, MIGnews, November 19, 2007.[http://www.cucc.ca/news_view.php?CBID=aa3078f1a04d0028abfd30d91f8122eb&NID=970 The Black Sea to be dead for 15 years?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212083832/http://www.cucc.ca/news_view.php?CBID=aa3078f1a04d0028abfd30d91f8122eb&NID=970 |date=February 12, 2008 }}, Canada-Ukraine Chember of Commerce.[http://www.blacksea-commission.org/News/MarineIncident.htm Marine Accidents in the Kerch Strait, Sunday November 11, 2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080417173314/http://blacksea-commission.org/News/MarineIncident.htm |date=April 17, 2008 }}, Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution

Further to the west in southeastern Europe, the storm dumped exceptional amounts of snow over parts of Austria with local reports of over a meter of snow. Some meteorologists mentioned that the weather that took place in the Alps was a once in every 30 to 50 year occurrence. The storm contributed to the closure of several mountain roads and an increased risk of avalanches over the region. The country's avalanche warning system raised its alarm level to the second-highest.Ball, Steph, [https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/news/12112007news.shtml Winter arrives early in Austria] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117005102/http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/news/12112007news.shtml |date=November 17, 2007 }}, BBC, November 12, 2007.

A cold front pushed through eastern North America early on the 15th, bringing lake-effect snow to the typical snowbelt regions, dropping up to a foot of snow in the snow belts.[http://www.accuweather.com/news-top-headline.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&date=2007-11-14_17:56&month=11&year=2007 Wintry weather returns to East] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080211111304/http://www.accuweather.com/news-top-headline.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&date=2007-11-14_17:56&month=11&year=2007 |date=February 11, 2008 }} AccuWeather, November 17, 2007. The snow continued into the 17th, with snow developing across the northern Appalachians, central and eastern Quebec and northern Maine. Poor weather conditions were responsible for at least 2 deaths due to traffic accidents in Quebec on Route 175 south of Saguenay and on Highway 20 in Rimouski. Further east, significant rainfalls affected portions of the Gaspésie region with the towns of Matane, Cap-Chat and Sainte-Anne-des-Monts declaring disaster areas due to extensive flooding.{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/saguenay-lac/2007/11/17/001-accident-mort-route-175.shtml La route fait un mort] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019180151/http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/saguenay-lac/2007/11/17/001-accident-mort-route-175.shtml |date=October 19, 2012 }}, Radio-Canada, November 17, 2007.{{in lang|fr}} {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130115073127/http://lcn.canoe.ca//infos/regional/archives/2007/11/20071116-102516.html La neige provoque un accident mortel]}}, Canoe.ca, November 16, 2007.{{in lang|fr}} {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130115181905/http://lcn.canoe.ca//infos/regional/archives/2007/11/20071119-214412.html Plusieurs zones déclarées sinistrées]}}, Canoe.ca, November 19, 2007.

A series of low pressure systems traveled across the central and eastern sections of North America, the Great Lakes and eastern Canada. While some of the systems dumped several inches of snow across portions of eastern Ontario and central Quebec on the 20th and 21st.Lee, Jamie, [http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/city/story.html?id=19e31105-ab74-4e82-92c7-c36fd4f870e0 Drivers slip up in first big snowfall of season] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108223219/http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/city/story.html?id=19e31105-ab74-4e82-92c7-c36fd4f870e0 |date=November 8, 2012 }}, The Ottawa Citizen, November 22, 2007.{{in lang|fr}} {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120712114024/http://lcn.canoe.ca/lcn/infos/regional/archives/2007/11/20071120-072832.html Première neige à Montréal]}}, Canoe.ca, November 20, 2007.

Several flights coming out of Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa were affected. At one point during Ontario Provincial Police reported on average one motor-vehicle accident every minute.[https://toronto.citynews.ca/2007/11/22/gta-weathers-first-winter-storm-of-the-year/ GTA Weathers First Winter Storm Of The Year], CityNews. Activities surrounding the Canadian Football League's Grey Cup Match in Toronto had to be brought indoors or canceled due to the poor conditions.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/arrival-of-cold-and-snow-moves-grey-cup-festivities-indoors-1.646831 Arrival of cold and snow moves Grey Cup festivities indoors] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419111851/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/arrival-of-cold-and-snow-moves-grey-cup-festivities-indoors-1.646831 |date=April 19, 2023 }}, CBC, November 23, 2007. The storm is responsible for at least two death in Ontario including west of Renfrew on Highway 17 and on Highway 400 in Toronto.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/fatal-crash-closes-highway-17-during-storm-1.684226 Fatal crash closes Highway 17 during storm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419111851/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/fatal-crash-closes-highway-17-during-storm-1.684226 |date=April 19, 2023 }}, CBC, November 22, 2007.{{Cite news |date=November 22, 2007 |title=Winter storm whacks southern Ontario, moves east |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/winter-storm-whacks-southern-ontario-moves-east-1.641311 |work=CBC News |access-date=April 1, 2024 |archive-date=April 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424085559/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/winter-storm-whacks-southern-ontario-moves-east-1.641311 |url-status=live }} Sûreté du Québec reported well over a hundred vehicles running off the road only around Montreal and Montérégie, and a dozen more serious accidents in Mauricie.{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/Quebec/2007/11/20/005-meteo_neige.shtml Surpris par la neige!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019180252/http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/Quebec/2007/11/20/005-meteo_neige.shtml |date=October 19, 2012 }}, Radio-Canada, November 20, 2007. 20,000 Hydro-Québec were affected in total by power outages, with the most of them east of Montreal{{in lang|fr}} {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20070623032604/http://lcn.canoe.ca/lcn/infos/regional/archives/2007/11/20071122-134420.html La neige complique la vie des automobilistes]}}, Canoe.ca, November 22, 2007.

During November 25 and 26, heavy rain and snow induced flooding devastates Serbia, especially the towns of Crni Marko and Novi Pazar{{Cite web |date=January 31, 2008 |title=Emergency Preparedness and Recovery in Southern Serbia |url=http://www.chfinternational.org/node/21514 |access-date=January 17, 2012 |publisher=CHF International |archive-date=October 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014202255/http://chfinternational.org/node/21514 |url-status=live }}

Preceding the large winter storm, a significant winter storm affected portions of the Canadian Maritimes and Newfoundland and Labrador on December 2. Initially a weak disturbance, it produced significant lake-effect snows across the traditional snow belts on the southern shores of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron and Ontario as well as Georgian Bay. The disturbance intensified over the Maritimes and dumped heavy amounts of snow across Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador where accumulations of {{convert|8|to|20|in|cm|abbr=off}} were reported over central parts of the province. The storm registered a minimum of 957 mb off the Atlantic Coast two days later. Due to heavy snow, strong winds, sleet and freezing rain, over 100,000 customers in Newfoundland lost power, with a large portion of the capital St. John's being blacked out for several hours. In the Bonavista Peninsula, several transmission lines and support structures collapsed and telephone service was also disabled for a certain period including cellphone coverage. Some residents remained without power for over a week.{{Cite news |date=December 3, 2007 |title=Power lines torn down in eastern Newfoundland |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/power-lines-torn-down-in-eastern-newfoundland-1.642448 |work=CBC News |access-date=April 1, 2024 |archive-date=April 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240401031949/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/power-lines-torn-down-in-eastern-newfoundland-1.642448 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=December 4, 2007 |title=Week may pass before all juice restored: Newfoundland Power |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/week-may-pass-before-all-juice-restored-newfoundland-power-1.655575 |work=CBC News |access-date=April 1, 2024 |archive-date=April 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403182502/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/week-may-pass-before-all-juice-restored-newfoundland-power-1.655575 |url-status=live }}

{{Main article|Early December 2007 North American winter storm}}

Image:Radar Dec 1 Storm.gifAreas of the Middle Plains and the lower Great Lakes including Des Moines, Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit and Toronto received a significant wintry mix of precipitation before changing to rain and thunderstorms on December 1 and 2. Des Moines International Airport was shut down for several hours due to the icing conditions on runways and an American Airlines flight with 44 passengers slipped out of a taxiway while another skidded out of a runway at Madison, Wisconsin's Dane County Regional Airport.[https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna22054673 Fatal storm spreads ice, snow across Northeast], Associated Press via NBC News, Dec. 4, 2007. Numerous passengers were stranded for several hours at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport where 400 flights were canceled on December 1 alone.Romo, Rafael, and Mary Kay Kleist [http://cbs2chicago.com/local/snowstorm.freezing.rain.2.600042.html December Rolls In With Sloppy Winter Storm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203024018/http://cbs2chicago.com/local/snowstorm.freezing.rain.2.600042.html |date=December 3, 2007 }}, CBS Chicago, Dec 2, 2007. About 140,000 customers in Illinois alone lost power.[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,314533,00.html Midwest Storm Cancels Hundreds of Flights, Kills 7] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203173807/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,314533,00.html |date=December 3, 2007 }}, Associated Press via Fox News Channel, December 2, 2007.

Portions of Wisconsin, Minnesota and northern Ontario received several inches of snow while the mountain regions of Colorado received as much as four feet of snow (120 cm), resulting in the postponement of the men's Super-G alpine skiing event in Beaver Creek, Colorado, where {{convert|15|in|cm}} was reported.[https://www.tsn.ca/skiing/news_story/?ID=224095&hubname=skiing Snow forces postponement of men's super-G] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080213051156/http://www.tsn.ca/skiing/news_story/?ID=224095&hubname=skiing |date=February 13, 2008 }}, Associated Press via The Sports Network, December 1, 2007.[http://www.boardtheworld.com/templates/btw/page/page_html_standard.php?secID=99&riID=1999 Silverton Mountain Get's [sic] Pounded with 48" of New Snow in Last 18 Hours] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708075016/http://www.boardtheworld.com/templates/btw/page/page_html_standard.php?secID=99&riID=1999 |date=July 8, 2011 }}, BoardTheWorld.com, December 1, 2007Nicholson, Kieran, [http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_7623298 After 44 inches of snow, near-summer returns] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524034238/http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_7623298 |date=May 24, 2011 }}, The Denver Post, December 3, 2007.

The storm was responsible for at least 16 deaths including three in Quebec, one in New York, one in Maine, one in Indiana, three in Wisconsin, two in Illinois, three in Michigan, one in Utah, and one in Colorado.[http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/12/02/winter.weather.ap/index.html 7 dead as Midwest storm disrupts transportation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315214538/http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/12/02/winter.weather.ap/index.html |date=March 15, 2008 }}, CNN, December 2, 2007[http://www.accuweather.com/news-top-headline.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&date=2007-12-03&month=12&day=1&year=2007 Storms Slam Northeast, Northwest] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220064713/http://www.accuweather.com/news-top-headline.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&date=2007-12-03&month=12&day=1&year=2007 |date=February 20, 2008 }}, AccuWeather, December 3, 2007.

{{Main article|Great Coastal Gale of 2007}}

Additionally, on December 1, a large storm off the Pacific Coast brought heavy snow to portions of British Columbia, including the South Coast and Vancouver Island, with amounts in higher elevations exceeding {{convert|16|in|cm}} and significant accumulations also for Metro Vancouver.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080217020719/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071202/snow_storms_071202/20071202?hub=Canada Canada hit with snow from coast to coast], CTV, Dec. 2, 2007. Another large storm called a Pineapple Express brought torrential rains to the same areas on December 3 with very strong winds across portions of Oregon and Washington states, freezing rain into valley areas of central British Columbia, and heavy snow of up to {{convert|2|ft|m}} across mountainous areas. The heavy rains caused a mudslide inside Stanley Park which closed its seawall which had just recently re-opened in November after it was heavily damaged during a major wind storm in December 2006.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mudslide-closes-vancouver-s-stanley-park-seawall-1.663695 Mudslide closes Vancouver's Stanley Park seawall] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419111846/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mudslide-closes-vancouver-s-stanley-park-seawall-1.663695 |date=April 19, 2023 }}, CBC, December 3, 2007.[http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/nfdscc5.html Storm Summary Message] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218022252/http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/nfdscc5.html |date=December 18, 2013 }}, Hydrometeorological Prediction Center Camp Springs, MD, December 31, 2007.[https://www.ctvnews.ca/winter-weather-stretching-from-sea-to-sea-1.266137 Winter weather stretching from sea to sea] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419111846/https://www.ctvnews.ca/winter-weather-stretching-from-sea-to-sea-1.266137 |date=April 19, 2023 }}, CTV, Dec. 3, 2007. Extensive flooding was reported across many areas of Washington and Oregon after heavy rains with amounts of up to {{convert|10|in|mm}} were reported. Coast Guard helicopters had to evacuate and saved over 100 residents who were trapped by the high water levels. Snowmelt was also caused floods to Washington.Frazier, Joseph B., [https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3952465 Guard Evacuates Flooded Oregon Town] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071207220615/http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3952465 |date=December 7, 2007 }}, Associated Press via ABC News, Dec 4, 2007. The town of Vernonia, Oregon was completely cut off by the water and mudslides. Wind gusts locally exceeded {{convert|100|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} with the highest gust registered at {{convert|129|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} recorded in Bay City, Oregon. Over 100,000 customers from northern California to Washington lost electricity while 40,000 lost power in British Columbia. In addition, Amtrak service between Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, British Columbia was disrupted for at least two days.Banerjee, Sidhartha, [http://www.canoe.com/infos/quebeccanada/archives/2007/12/20071203-200434.html Le pays reprend contact avec la dure réalité hivernale] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206082525/http://www.canoe.com/infos/quebeccanada/archives/2007/12/20071203-200434.html |date=February 6, 2008 }}, Canadian Press via Canoe.ca, December 3, 2007.[http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/weather/12/03/storms.northwest.ap/index.html Copters rescue people from roofs as storm pounds Northwest] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080321083424/http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/weather/12/03/storms.northwest.ap/index.html |date=March 21, 2008 }}, CNN, December 4, 2007.

The storm was responsible for at least 10 deaths, including five in a single vehicle crash near Prince George, British Columbia where there was snow-covered roads.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/5-die-in-crash-near-prince-george-b-c-1.668121 5 die in crash near Prince George, B.C.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419111849/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/5-die-in-crash-near-prince-george-b-c-1.668121 |date=April 19, 2023 }}, CBC, December 3, 2007. Three people were killed in Washington and two in Oregon.[https://www.foxnews.com/story/washington-and-oregon-residents-fight-to-save-homes-from-muddy-waters Washington and Oregon Residents Fight to Save Homes From Muddy Waters], Associated Press via Fox News, December 5, 2007.Sistek, Scott, [http://www.komotv.com/news/12035646.html Two die as area rivers approach record flood levels] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511173947/http://www.komotv.com/news/12035646.html |date=May 11, 2008 }}, KOMO-TV, Dec 2, 2007 From the perspective of Chicago, the storm was viewed as an Alberta clipper with the potential for heavy snowfall. During the evening of December 2, the storm was reported to have a central pressure of 949 mb, pressures associated with a Category 3 hurricane.Skilling, Tom, [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/weather/chi-mxaweathertop120407dec04,0,1941013.story Area braces for biggest snow of season to date] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080109104419/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/weather/chi-mxaweathertop120407dec04,0,1941013.story |date=January 9, 2008 }}, Chicago Tribune December 4, 2007.

{{Main article|Mid-December 2007 North American Winter storms}}

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A series of winter storms impacted widespread areas of North America over a nine-day period. From December 8 to December 11, another major ice storm impacted the midsection of the United States from Texas, northeast through the Midwest, through the Mid-Atlantic States, and into southern New England. At least 38 people were killed by the ice storms, including 23 in Oklahoma, four in Kansas, three in Missouri, and one in Nebraska. Most of the fatalities were the result of traffic accidents caused by the icy weather, including four people in a single accident on Interstate 40 west of Okemah, Oklahoma. The storm caused the largest power outage in Oklahoma history, where 600,000 homes and businesses lost power, while 350,000 customers were also without power in other states, including 100,000 in both Missouri and Kansas, and scattered power outages in Nebraska, Iowa, and Illinois. Overall, over 1.5 million customers lost power throughout the Central United States with some being without electricity for over one week. The storms caused widespread school and flight cancellations with Chicago O'Hare International Airport cancelling at least 560 flights, while Tulsa International Airport was forced to halt flights on the 10th after losing power for 10 hours.[https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna22173398 Ice coats nation's midsection], Associated Press via NBC News, Dec. 10, 2007.[http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/weather/12/10/winter.ice.storm.ap/index.html More icy weather headed for Midwest] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211115256/http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/weather/12/10/winter.ice.storm.ap/index.html |date=December 11, 2007 }}, CNN, Dec. 10, 2007.

The energy of the second ice storm produced significant snows over the northeastern part of the US and the Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario on December 13 and dumped as much as {{convert|12|in|cm}} of snow in parts of New England and New York state.[http://www.wfsb.com/news/14855677/detail.html Rell Criticized For Storm Response] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071216071217/http://www.wfsb.com/news/14855677/detail.html |date=December 16, 2007 }}, WFSB, December 14, 2007.

After a mild start to the cold season, a large area of Spain was hit by its first winter storm of the season which brought heavy snow and rain as well as strong winds and much colder temperatures. In the eastern part of the country, several roads were closed due to high amounts of snow. Portions of a key road link between Madrid and Barcelona was also shut down due to the weather.Ball, Steph, [https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/news/19122007news.shtml Spain’s first winter storm blankets half the Peninsula with snow] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222063210/http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/news/19122007news.shtml |date=December 22, 2007 }}, BBC, December 19, 2007.

A new winter storm affected most of Central North America from the Texas Panhandle to northern Ontario while heavy rains, areas of freezing rain, very strong winds and warm temperatures affected most of Eastern North America. Blizzard warnings were issued at one point over southwestern Kansas and locally a foot of snow fell in some regions with several regions registering wind gusts of over {{convert|50|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}. Up to a foot of snow fell across much of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, and freezing rain was also reported in many areas. Parts of Michigan's Upper Peninsula saw upwards of {{convert|15|in|cm}} of snow. The storm also produced strong winds, including wind gusts of {{convert|88|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} across Lake Michigan, and gusts ranging from 50 to 68 mph across the Chicago area. The winds caused 300 flights to be canceled at Chicago-O'Hare International Airport. Also in Chicago, crews reported that 170 signals had been knocked out and more than 500 reports of fallen limbs had been attributed to the storm. 11,000 customers in Wisconsin, 92,000 in Michigan and 225,000 in Illinois lost power. The storm was responsible for at least 25 deaths across seven US states and one Canadian province, including eight in Minnesota, three in Indiana, three in Wyoming, five in Wisconsin, one in Texas, one in Kansas, one in Michigan, and three in New Brunswick. In Texas, the fatal crash included 50 vehicles on Interstate 40 while in Kansas and Missouri crashes on Interstate 70 and Interstate 29 respectively also involved several vehicles. Lake-effect snows across the traditional snowbelt region in the Great Lakes also fell on Christmas Eve.[http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/weather/12/23/winter.storm.ap/index.html 11 die in massive winter storm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501190717/http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/weather/12/23/winter.storm.ap/index.html |date=May 1, 2008 }}, Associated Press via CNN, December 23, 2007.[http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/weather/12/24/winter.storm.ap/index.html Here comes the sun in Midwest, but icy roads remain] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319145905/http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/weather/12/24/winter.storm.ap/index.html? |date=March 19, 2008 }}, Associated Press via CNN, December 24, 2007.[http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=746b8277-59ea-4945-aa62-944604dfde22 Mounties name three men killed in N.B. auto crash] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108223447/http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=746b8277-59ea-4945-aa62-944604dfde22 |date=November 8, 2012 }}, Ottawa Citizen, December 24, 2007.[https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna22358933 Holiday storm eases, leaving at least 22 dead], Associated via NBC News, Dec. 24, 2007.

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070408080222/http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/warnings/warnings_e.html Current Watches and Warnings in Canada, courtesy of Environment Canada]
• [http://wintercenter.homestead.com/photoles2007a.html February 2007 Lake Effect Snowstorm]
• [http://www.erh.noaa.gov/buf/locust/ "Summary of Lake Effect Snow Event over the Tug Hill February 3–12, 2007"] – National Weather Service Buffalo office
• [http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=dlh&storyid=720&source=0 List of NWS summaries of the March 1–2, 2007 winter storm event (courtesy of NWS Duluth)]

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