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- The December 1969 nor'easter was a strong winter storm that mainly affected the Northeastern United States and southern Quebec between December 25 and December 28, 1969. The multi-faceted storm system included a tornado outbreak, record snow accumulations, a damaging ice storm, and flooding rains. The storm developed over Texas by December 25 and advanced eastward, spawning over a dozen tornadoes in Louisiana, Georgia, and Florida. Upon reaching the Eastern Seaboard, the cyclone turned northeastward and intensified into a powerful nor'easter. On December 26 and 27, the storm's forward movement slowed to a drift, causing very heavy snow over Upstate New York, Vermont, and southern Quebec. Warm onshore winds, caused by a storm track close to the shore, allowed precipitation to change to sleet and rain in central and eastern New England. Where precipitation remained as snow, accumulations reached 40 inches (100 cm) or more, crippling travel. Drifts up to 30 ft (9.1 m) high blocked roadways, isolating some communities and forcing emergency workers to rely on snowmobiles for transportation. At least 20 fatalities were attributed to the storm in New York and New England. In central New England, a severe freezing rain event occurred along the boundary between cold air to the west and warmer air to the east. Several inches of glaze ice, accompanied by gale-force winds, caused damage comparable to the aftermath of the 1938 New England hurricane. Throughout the region, the snow and ice—in some cases further weighted by heavy rainfall—caused roofs to cave in. Montreal received 27.5 in (70 cm) of snow in that city's biggest snowstorm on record at the time; officials blamed the storm for 15 deaths in Quebec. In eastern New England, ice jams, poor drainage, and several inches of rain caused flooding that forced people from their homes and submerged roadways. Wind gusts to 100 mph (160 km/h) and strong waves battered the coastline. (en)
- 1969年12月东北风暴是一场从1969年12月25日至28日对美国中大西洋各州和新英格兰地区构成影响的强烈冬季东北风暴，按属于三级中的较高标准或是四级中的较低标准。这场风暴于12月25日在德克萨斯州上空发展形成并向东行进，在到达美国东海岸的过程中得到强化并转化东北，加速朝新英格兰逼近，当地以12月26至27日所受影响最为严重。气旋在逐渐远离新英格兰的过程中达到976毫巴（百帕，28.8英寸汞柱）的最低气压，由于其移动速度缓慢，整个美国东北部内陆普降暴雪，局部地区降雪量高达1000毫米，不过沿海地区因有温暖空气涌入，出现的以降雨为主。 因降雪含水量高、之前存在的积雪以及设备故障等多个因素的共同影响，这场风暴对纽约上州和佛蒙特州造成的影响经久不散，向南远至首都哥伦比亚特区都出现了超过305毫米的降雪量。超过9米高的积雪阻断了多条道路，整场东北风暴共计造成至少20人死亡。受灾最为严重的地区有多个社区同外界失去联系，道路上的积雪清理工作持续了一个多月。除降雪外，狂风也对清理工作构成阻碍，沿海地区因降雨和引发洪灾。 (zh)
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