2016 — Jan 20-23, Ice and Snow Storm Jonas, East Coast –60-61
–60-61 Blanchard tally of State breakouts below.[1]
— >58 Masters, Jeff. “Winter Storm Jonas Fourth Strongest Nor’easter since 1950.” 1-29-2016.
— >55 Wikipedia. “January 2016 United States blizzard.” 1-29-2016, 15:09 modification.[2]
— >52 AP. “Winter Storm Jonas ranks 4th worst among Northeast snowstorms.” 1-28-2016.
— >50 The Weather Channel. “Winter Storm Jonas: At Least 50 Dead…” 1-29-2016.
— >49 AP. “Death toll from East Coast snow storm rises to at least 49.” Fox 17. 1-27-2016.
— >48 AP. “At least 48 people die as result of snowstorm that hit East.” 1-29-2016, 6:27 PM.[3]
— >48 The Weather Channel (Breslin) “Winter Storm Jonas: At Least 48 Dead…” 1-26-2016.
— >45 AP. “Number of deaths tied to snowstorm reaches 45.” Allentown Morning Call, 1-26-2016.[4]
— >42 Associated Press. “At least 42 died in the snowstorm.” 1-25-2016, 11:00 pm.
— >38 CNN. “The lives lost in the blizzard of 2016.” WBAP.com, 1-26-2016.
Summary of Fatalities by State
Arkansas 1
Delaware 1
District of Columbia 1
Georgia 1
Kentucky 2
Maryland 4
New Jersey 6
New York 10
North Carolina 6
Ohio 1
Pennsylvania 9-10 (Range involves death of unborn 8-mo.-old fetus when mother died.)
South Carolina 4
Tennessee 2
Virginia 12
Breakout of Winter Storm-Related Fatalities by State, Locality, Date, Cause of Death
Arkansas (1)
— 1 Hoxie area, Jan 21. Crash; female (Lacey Dobbs), 24; car slid off road; overturned in ditch.[5]
Delaware ( 1)
— 1 Magnolia, Kent County, Jan 23. Heart attack after shoveling snow at home; male, 44.[6]
District of Columbia ( 1)
— 1 Jan 24. Male, 82, after shoveling snow in front of home “authorities said on Sunday [Jan 24].[7]
Georgia ( 1)
–1 DeKalb Co., Lithonia, Golf Club, Jan 23. Tree fall onto USPS truck; male Postal worker, 36.[8]
Kentucky ( 2)
–2 NBC News. “Monster Snowstorm leaves at least 13 Dead, Paralyzes East Coast.” 1-23-2016.
–1 Christian Co., Jan 23. KY DOT snow-plow driver Christopher Adams after plow slid into ditch.[9]
–1 Whitley County, State Route 92, Jan 21. Billy R. Stevens, 59, car collides with salt truck.[10]
Maryland ( 4)
— 4 AP. “List: Find out in what states 50 people died as a result of snowstorm Jonas…” 1-28-2016.
— 3 AP. “Number of deaths tied to snowstorm reaches 45.” Allentown Morning Call, 1-26-2016.
— 1 Abingdon, Jan 23. Heart attack; male, 49, shoveling snow. AP. “At Least 28…” 1-24-2016.
— 1 Fort Washington, Jan 23. Heart attack shoveling snow; male, 60.[11] WUSA 9, 1-23-2016.
— 1 Sykesville, Jan 25. Girl, 5, sledding down driveway into street hit by SUV.[12]
— 1 Hyattsville, Jan 25-26. Hypothermia; female, 84, with dementia, after leaving her home.[13]
Massachusetts ( 1)
— 1 Reading, Jan 17, Jacob Goldberg, 89, struck by snowplow, at Lowell and Bond.[14]
New Jersey ( 6)
— 1 East Greenwich Twp., Jan 23. Male, 62; heart attack attempting walk home; car stuck in snow.[15]
— 1 Hackensack, Jan 25 (body found). Female (Frances McQuaige), 78, heart disease/hypothermia.[16]
— 1 Mahwah, Jan 23. Apparent heart attack shoveling snow; Mary Wall, 64. AP. “At least 42…”
— 2 Passaic, Jan 23. CO poisoning; female, 23, and son, 1, in car; tailpipe blocked by snow.[17]
— 1 Passaic, Jan 27. CO poisoning; female, 3, daughter of female, 23, who died Jan 23.[18]
New York (10)
— 10 CNN. “Blizzard Cleanup Keeps Parts of Northeast Shut Down.” 5News WDTV, 1-26-2016.[19]
— 10 Blanchard tally of locality breakouts below.
— 8 NY snow-clearing deaths, males.[20]
Breakouts by locality:
–1 L.I., Oyster Bay Cove, Jan 24. Male, 66, struck by snow plow while clearing his driveway.[21]
–1 Long Island, Smithtown, Jan 23. Heart attack clearing snow outside his home; male, 61.[22]
–1 Long Island, West Hempstead, Jan 23. Heart attack shoveling snow; Male, 61.[23]
–1 NYC, Brooklyn, Jan 25 (found). Apparent CO poisoning; male (Angel Ginel), 44, snow-covered car.[24]
–1 NYC, Brooklyn, Coney Island, Jan 24. Heart attack shoveling snow, male (A. Sobole), 56.[25]
–1 NYC, Queens, Jamaica, 199th Street, Jan 24. Heart attack after shoveling snow; male, 51.[26]
–1 NYC, Queens, Far Rockaway, Beach St., Jan 23. Male, 78, heart attack shoveling snow.[27]
–1 NYC, Queens, Far Rockaway, Caffrey Ave., Jan 23. Heart attack shoveling snow, male, 80.[28]
–1 NYC, Staten Island, Arden Heights, Jan 23. Heart attack shoveling snow; male, 67.[29]
–1 NYC, Staten Island, St. George, Jan 24. Heart attack after shoveling snow; male, 60.[30]
North Carolina (6)
— 6 Blanchard tally of fatalities as noted by locality.
— 6 CNN. “Blizzard strikes East Coast; motorists stranded for hours in 3 states.” 1-23-2016.
— 6 NBC News. “Monster Snowstorm leaves at least 11 dead…pummels East…” 1-23-2016.
Breakout of North Carolina Fatalities by Locality (where noted)
–1 Catawba County, Hickory, Jan 22. Madeline Paige Scalf, 19, lost control of car, hit tree.[31]
–1 Forsyth County, Jan 20. Vehicular, car slides on icy road into traffic; female, 55.[32]
–1 Iredell Co. near Troutman on I-77, Jan 22. Boy, 4, when family pickup spun out of control.[33]
–1 Johnston County, I-95, Jan 22. Truck crash; driver loses control, crosses lanes.[34]
–1 Stokes County, Jan 20. Vehicular wreck; female, 60, hits “extremely icy” patch.[35]
–1 Wilkes County, Jan 22. Male in vehicular wreck Jan 20.[36]
Ohio ( 1)
— 1 Wheelersburg, Jan 22. Teenager sledding behind ATV hit by truck at traffic light.[37]
Pennsylvania (9-10)
–9-10 Blanchard tally based on locality breakouts below (range has to do with unborn child).
— 8 AP. “U.S. snowstorm death toll up to at least 48…” Richmond Times-Dispatch, 1-26-2016.
— 1 Allentown, Jan 23. Apparent heart attack; male (Cesar Bourdon), 54, shoveling snow.[38]
— 1 Allentown, Jan 27. Male (Michael May), 55; CO poisoning in car; exhaust pipe blocked.[39]
— 1 Elizabethtown, Jan 24. Heart attack; Ronald Bernhard, 76, driving tractor snowplow at home.[40]
— 1 Evans City area, Butler County, Jan 23. Male (Nate Ferraco), 18, icy road vehicle crash.[41]
— 1 Halifax, Jan 23-24. “An elderly Halifax man died over the weekend while shoveling snow.”[42]
— 1 Lancaster, Jan 24. Heart attack; Richard Lapham, 70, while running snowblower.[43]
— 1 Mount Holly Springs, Jan 24. Hypothermia/heart disease; Lloyd McCorkel, 66, in snowbank.[44]
— 1 Muhlenberg Twp., Jan 23. CO poisoning; male (D. Perrotto), 56; car buried by passing plow.[45]
–1-2 Pottstown, Jan 23. Apparent heart attack; Briahna Gerloff, 18 (8 mo. pregnant).[46]
South Carolina (4)
— 4 Associated Press. “At least 42 died in the snowstorm.” 1-25-2016, 11:00 pm.
— 2 Greenville, Jan 22. CO poisoning; male, 87, wife, 86; generator in garage after power loss.[47]
— 1 Greenville County, Jan 23. Male, 44, hit by vehicle that hit ice patch, slid out of control.[48]
— 1 Union Co., Jan 23. Slick and snowy road conditions; Jimmy B. Thomas, 61 runs off road.[49]
Tennessee (2)
— 2 NBC News. “Monster Snowstorm leaves at least 13 Dead, Paralyzes East Coast.” 1-23-2016.
— 1 Carter Co., Jan 20. Female driver of car that slid off icy road down 300-foot embankment.[50]
— 1 Knox Co., Jan 20. Driver killed when car slid off road due to speed and slick conditions.[51]
Virginia (12)
–12 AP. “U.S. snowstorm death toll…at least 48…3 more Virginia deaths reported.” 1-26-2016.
–12 Blanchard tally of locality breakouts below.[52]
— 9 Associated Press. “At least 42 died in the snowstorm.” 1-25-2016, 11:00 pm.
— 8 Assoc. Press. “At least 31 killed in snowstorm-related deaths.” 1-25-2016, 7:32 AM EST.
— 8 AP. “Virginians begin digging out after weekend snowstorm.” 1-25-2016, 12:23 pm.[53]
Breakout of Winter Storm-Related Deaths by Locality:
–1 Charles City, Charles City County, Jan 23. Hypothermia; male.[54]
–1 Chesapeake, George Washington Hwy., Jan 22. Male; car went off snowy road, hit tree.[55]
–1 Dale City, Jan 24. Male, 73; apparent heart attack; collapsed after shoveling snow at home.[56]
–1 Daleville, Botetourt Co., Jan 22. Heart attack, male (Jerry Scheeler), 68, shoveling snow.[57]
–1 Gainesville, Jan 26. Male, 69, after shoveling snow and complaining of chest pain.[58]
–1 Gloucester Co., Jan 23. Hypothermia. ABC13NewsNow. “5 winter storm-related…” 1-24-2016.[59]
–1 Hampton City, Jan 22. Hypothermia. ABC13 News. “5 winter storm-related deaths…” 1-24-2016.[60]
–1 Haymarket, Prince William Co., Jan 22. Heart attack; male, 40, after shoveling snow.[61]
–1 Henry Co., Jan 23. Hypothermia; female (Nannie Napper, 80), confirmed by State MEO.[62]
–1 Leesburg, Jan 23. Apparent heart attack; male, 55, collapsed after walking home in blizzard.[63]
–1? Virginia Beach, Jan 23. Female; fatal traffic accident under investigation as storm-related.[64]
–1 Virginia Beach, Jan 23. Male, single vehicle accident, Atlantic Ave.[65]
–1 Wise County, Nautical Drive, Jan 23. Hypothermia; male (Jeffrey Marshall) 51.[66]
Summary of Deaths by Causality – Numerically Ranked
Heart attacks –25 (Includes unborn 8-mo. fetus when mother died.)
Snow removal related –23 (Includes unborn 8-mo. fetus when mother died.)
After walking through snow– 2
Vehicles hit vehicle, object, person –19
–Vehicular accidents –15
–People hit by vehicles — 4
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning — 8
–Home — 2
–Vehicular — 6
Hypothermia — 8 (Includes death in NJ where cold contributed.)
Tree Fall onto Vehicle — 1
Grand total 61
Breakout of Fatalities by Cause
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Cars ( 6)
–2 NJ, Passaic, Jan 23. CO poisoning; female, 23, and son, 1, in car; tailpipe blocked by snow.
–1 NJ, Passaic, Jan 27. CO poisoning; female, 3, daughter of female, 23, who died Jan 23.
–1 NYC, Brooklyn, Jan 25 (found). Apparent CO poisoning; male (Angel Ginel), 44, snow-covered car.
–1 PA, Allentown, Jan 27. Male (Michael May), 55; CO poisoning in car; exhaust pipe blocked.
–1 PA, Muhlenberg Twp., Jan 23. CO poisoning; male (D. Perrotto), 56; car buried by passing plow.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning at home ( 2)
–2 SC, Greenville, Jan 22. CO poisoning; male, 87, wife, 86; generator in garage; power loss.
Heart Attacks Shoveling/Removing Snow-Related (22-23)
–1 DC, Jan 24. Male, 82, after shoveling snow in front of home “authorities said on Sunday.”
–1 DE, Magnolia, Kent County, Jan 23. Heart attack after shoveling snow at home; male, 44.
–1 MD, Abingdon, Jan 23. Heart attack; male, 49, shoveling snow.
–1 MD, Fort Washington, Jan 23. Heart attack shoveling snow; male, 60.
–1 NJ, Mahwah, Jan 23. Apparent heart attack shoveling snow; Mary Wall, 64.
–1 NY, Long Island, Smithtown, Jan 23. Heart attack clearing snow outside his home; male, 61.
–1 NY, Long Island, West Hempstead, Jan 23. Heart attack shoveling snow; Male, 61.
–1 NYC, Brooklyn, Coney Island, Jan 24. Heart attack shoveling snow, male (A. Sobole), 56.
–1 NYC, Queens, Jamaica, 199th Street, Jan 24. Heart attack after shoveling snow; male, 51.
–1 NYC, Queens, Far Rockaway, Beach St., Jan 23. Male, 78, heart attack shoveling snow.
–1 NYC, Queens, Far Rockaway, Caffrey Ave., Jan 23. Heart attack shoveling snow, male, 80.
–1 NYC, Staten Island, Arden Heights, Jan 23. Heart attack shoveling snow; male, 67.
–1 NYC, Staten Island, St. George, Jan 24. Heart attack after shoveling snow; male, 60.
–1 PA, Allentown, Jan 23. Apparent heart attack; male (Cesar Bourdon), 54, shoveling snow.
–1 PA, Elizabethtown, Jan 24. Heart attack; Ron Bernhard, 76, driving tractor snowplow at home.
–1 PA, Halifax, Jan 23-24. “An elderly Halifax man died over the weekend while shoveling snow.”
–1 PA, Lancaster, Jan 24. Heart attack; Richard Lapham, 70, while running snowblower.
–1-2 PA, Pottstown, Jan 23. Apparent heart attack; Briahna Gerloff, 18 (8 months pregnant).
–1 VA, Dale City, Jan 24. Male, 73; heart attack; collapsed after shoveling snow at home.
–1 VA, Daleville, Botetourt Co., Jan 22. Heart attack, male (Jerry Scheeler), 68, shoveling snow.
–1 VA, Gainesville, Jan 26. Male, 69, after shoveling snow and complaining of chest pain.
–1 VA, Haymarket, Prince William Co., Jan 22. Heart attack; male, 40, after shoveling snow.
Heart Attacks Walking in Snow/Storm ( 2)
–1 NJ, East Greenwich Twp., Jan 23. Male, 62; heart attack attempting walk home; car stuck in snow.
–1 VA, Leesburg, Jan 23. Apparent heart attack; male, 55, collapsed after walking home in blizzard.
Hypothermia ( 8)
–1 MD, Hyattsville, Jan 25-26. Female, 84, with dementia, after leaving her home.
–1 MD, Hackensack, Jan 25 (body found). Female (F. McQuaige), 78, heart disease/hypothermia.
–1 PA, Mount Holly Springs, Jan 24. Hypothermia/heart disease; Lloyd McCorkel, 66, in snowbank.
–1 VA, Henry Co., Jan 23. Hypothermia; female (Nannie Napper, 80), confirmed by State MEO.
–1 VA, Wise County, Nautical Drive, Jan 23. Hypothermia; male (Jeffrey Marshall) 51.
–1 VA, Charles City, Charles City County, Jan 23. Hypothermia; male.
–1 VA, Gloucester County, Jan 23. Hypothermia.
–1 VA, Hampton (independent city), Jan 22. Hypothermia.
Tree Fall ( 1)
–1 GA, DeKalb Co., Lithonia, Golf Club, Jan 23. Tree fall onto USPS truck; male worker, 36.
Vehicular Accidents (15)
–1 AR, Hoxie area, Jan 21. Crash; female (L. Dobbs), 24; car slid off road; overturned in ditch.
–1 KY, Christian Co., Jan 23. KY DOT snow-plow driver C. Adams after plow slid into ditch.
–1 KY, Whitley Co., State Route 92, Jan 21. Billy R. Stevens, 59, car collides with salt truck.
–1 NC, Catawba County, Hickory, Jan 22. Madeline Paige Scalf, 19, lost control of car, hit tree.
–1 NC, Forsyth County, Jan 20. Vehicular, car slides on icy road into traffic; female, 55.
–1 NC, Iredell Co. near Troutman on I-77, Jan 22. Boy, 4; family pickup spun out of control.
–1 NC, Johnston County, I-95, Jan 22. Truck crash; driver loses control, crosses lanes.
–1 NC, Stokes County, Jan 20. Vehicular wreck; female, 60, hits “extremely icy” patch.
–1 NC, Wilkes County, Jan 22. Male in vehicular wreck Jan 20.
–1 NC, Evans City area, Butler County, Jan 23. Male (Nate Ferraco), 18, icy road vehicle crash.
–1 NC, Union Co., Jan 23. Slick and snowy road conditions; Jimmy B. Thomas, 61 ran off road.
–1 TN, Carter Co., Jan 20. Female driver of car that slid off icy road down 300-foot bank.
–1 TN, Knox Co., Jan 20. Driver killed when car slid off road due to speed and slick conditions.
–1 VA, Chesapeake, George Washington Hwy., Jan 22. Male; car went off snowy road, hit tree.
–1 VA, Virginia Beach, Jan 23. Male, single vehicle accident, Atlantic Avenue.
Vehicular (people hit by vehicles) ( 4)
–1 MD, Sykesville, Jan 25. Girl, 5, sledding down driveway into street hit by SUV.
–1 NY, L.I., Oyster Bay Cove, Jan 24. Male, 66, struck by snowplow while clearing his driveway.
–1 OH, Wheelersburg, Jan 22. Teenager sledding behind ATV hit by truck at traffic light.
–1 SC, Greenville County, Jan 23. Male, 44, hit by vehicle that hit ice patch, slid out of control.
Narrative Information
AP, Jan 28: “Hagerstown, MD. — Last weekend’s crippling blizzard was the fourth most powerful snowstorm to hit the Northeast in at least 60 years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday. The agency gave the storm a rating of 7.66 on the Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale, which ranks storms according to inches of snowfall, geographic reach and population affected. That bumps down to No. 5 the Presidents Day weekend storm of 2003, which had a score of 7.50. The blizzard last Friday through Sunday affected 102.8 million people and covered about 434,000 square miles in 26 states, NOAA spokeswoman Maureen O’Leary said. Almost 24 million people saw more than 20 inches of snow and 1.5 million got more than 30 inches, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Paul Kocin, who helped develop the scale. He called the storm a slightly smaller version of a January 1996 blizzard, No. 2 on the list, which covered a similar area….
“The storm dropped snow from Louisiana to Maine and across parts of the southern Midwest. It also caused damaging coastal flooding in New Jersey.
“At least 52 people in 11 states and the District of Columbia died in storm-related incidents including car accidents, carbon monoxide poisoning and heart attacks while shoveling snow.
“One of the highest snowfall readings was 42 inches, in Glengary, West Virginia, where some counties remained under states of emergency Thursday….
“The most powerful storm on the list is still the so-called Storm of the Century, which dropped more than 30 inches of snow in spots along a swath from Mississippi to Maine in March 1993. That ferocious late-winter blast, characterized by NOAA as a superstorm, scored 13.2 on the scale. It affected more than 100 million people and caused more than $2 billion in property damage in 22 states, according to NOAA’s website….”(Associated Press. “Winter Storm Jonas ranks 4th worst among Northeast snowstorms.” New York Post, 1-28-2016.)
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IBTimes (Adam Lidgett). “Winter Storm Jonas: New Jersey Hit Hard with Snow, Flooding, Street Closures and High Tides Reported Along Coast.” 1-23-2016 Accessed 1-23-2016 at: http://www.ibtimes.com/winter-storm-jonas-new-jersey-hit-hard-snow-flooding-street-closures-high-tides-2277553
IBT (Jess McHugh). “Winter Storm Jonas Update: New Jersey, New York Shovel Snow as Washington, Baltimore Contend With Ice, Flooding.” 1-24-2016. Accessed 1-24-2016 at: http://www.ibtimes.com/winter-storm-jonas-update-new-jersey-new-york-shovel-snow-washington-baltimore-2277816
JPUpdates (Jewish Political News & Updates), Mark Hirshberg. “Jewish Man Dies While Shoveling Snow in Brooklyn.” 1-24-2016, 9:05 PM EST. Accessed 1-29-2016 at: http://jpupdates.com/2016/01/24/jewish-man-dies-while-shoveling-snow-in-brooklyn/
LancasterOnline (Ryan Robinson). “Two Lancaster County men die trying to dig out of weekend snowstorm.” 1-25-2016. Accessed 1-26-2016 at: http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/two-lancaster-county-men-die-trying-to-dig-out-of/article_a0046b20-c384-11e5-8c75-ef884fec1ce3.html
Masters, Jeff and Bob Henson. “Winter Storm Jonas Fourth Strongest Nor’easter since 1950.” Wunderground.com, 1-29-2016. Accessed 1-30-2016 at: http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/show.html
Meagher, John. “Shoveling snow could kill you if you push your heart too much.” Montreal Gazette, 1-27-2016. Accessed 1-27-2016 at: http://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/shovelling-snow-could-kill-you-if-you-push-your-heart-too-much
NBC New York 4. “Tri-State Digs Out From Blizzard That Left At Least 17 Dead.” 1-25-2016. Accessed 1-26-2016 at: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/NYC-Historic-Blizzard-Jonas-City-Struggles-to-Clear-Snowy-Streets-Plows-Difficult-Commute-Mass-Transit-De-Blasio-366375681.html
NBC News (Elizabeth Chuck). “Monster Snowstorm leaves at least 13 Dead, Paralyzes East Coast.” 1-23-2016; 5:04 PM ET. Accessed 1-23-2016 at: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/monster-storm/monster-snowstorm-leaves-least-13-dead-it-pummels-east-coast-n502776
NBC News (Elizabeth Chuck). “Monster Snowstorm Leaves at Least 11 Dead as it Pummels East Coast.” 1-23-2016. Accessed 1-23-2016 at: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/monster-storm/monster-blizzard-leaves-least-10-dead-it-pummels-east-coast-n502776
New Kent-Charles City Chronicle. “Snowstorm accounts for at least one death in Charles City, NKCCNews.com, 1-25-2016. Accessed 1-30-2016 at: http://nkccnews.com/local-news/2016/01/25/snowstorm-accounts-for-at-least-one-death-in-charles-city/
New York Times (Liam Stack). “6 People Die While Shoveling Snow, Officials Say.” 1-23-2016. Accessed 1-26-2016: http://www.nytimes.com/live/winter-storm-jonas/five-in-new-york-area-die-while-shoveling-snow/
News12.com. “Sunset Park man, Angel Ginel, found dead in running car covered in snow.” 1-26-2016 update. Accessed 1-26-2016 at: http://brooklyn.news12.com/news/angel-ginel-of-sunset-park-found-dead-in-running-car-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-suspected-1.11392222
Newsday (Ellen Yan), Long Island, NY. “Frances McQuaige of Medford [NY] found dead in car in NJ after storm.” 1-26-2016. Accessed 1-27-2016 at: http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/frances-mcquaige-of-medford-found-dead-in-car-in-nj-after-storm-1.11395594
NJ.com, Gloucester County (Rebecca Forand). “Man walking home during blizzard is 4th storm-related death in NJ.” 1-25-2016. Accessed 1-29-2016 at: http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/index.ssf/2016/01/fourth_nj_storm-related_death_reported_in_south_je.html
NY1 News. “Six Men Between the Ages of 51 and 80 Died Shoveling Snow This Weekend.” 1-26, 2016, 5:40 pm. Accessed 1-29-2016 at: http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/weather-stories/2016/01/26/six-men-between-the-ages-of-51-and-80-died-shoveling-snow-this-weekend.html
Patch.com, Reading (Rebekah Marcarelli). “Elderly Man Killed by Snowplow Identified: Police.” 1-20-2016. Accessed 1-29-2016 at: http://patch.com/massachusetts/reading/elderly-man-killed-snowplow-identified-police-0
Patch.com (Marc Torrence). “Latest on Winter Storm: Coast Slammed, 11 Deaths, 1000s Lose Power, Major Flooding.” 1-24-2016. Accessed 1-24-2016 at: http://patch.com/us/across-america/winter-storm-jonas-slams-east-coast-latest-updates-0
PIX11 TV (Jeremy Tanner). “3 people die while shoveling snow during mammoth New York City blizzard.” 1-23-2016. Accessed 1-24-2016 at: http://pix11.com/2016/01/23/3-dead-in-new-york-city-after-blizzard-barrels-up-east-coast/
Rappahannock News, VA. “Sunday update: At least 5 storm-related deaths in Va.” 1-24-2016. Accessed 1-24-2016 at: http://www.rappnews.com/2016/01/24/sunday-update-at-least-5-storm-related-deaths-in-va/147113/
Reuters (Frank McGurty and Ian Simpson). “New York travel ban lifted, Washington at standstill after storm.” 1-24-2016. Accessed 1-24-2016 at: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-weather-idUSKCN0V107L
Richmond Times-Dispatch (Tammie Smith and Michael Martz). “Sub-freezing temps will ice over roads tonight, tomorrow.” 1-23-2016. Accessed 1-23-2016 at: http://www.richmond.com/weather/article_3760e710-e7ee-594a-9076-e117413f82c2.html
SILive.com (Staten Island Live), Andrew V. Simontacchi. “Man dies after shoveling snow in Arden Heights,” 1-23-2016. Accessed 1-29-2016 at: http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/01/man_dies_shoveling_snow_on_sta.html
The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, VA. “Police identify two killed in separate crashes Friday and this morning.” 1-23-2016. Accessed 1-25-2016: http://pilotonline.com/news/local/weather/year-old-woman-killed-in-i–crash-this-morning/article_0c4bebd7-6eb8-5ab3-aad6-eb972035c62b.html
The Weather Channel (Sean Breslin). “Winter Storm Jonas: At Least 48 Dead; Roof Collapses Reported; Woman Saved After 3 Days Trapped in Car.” 1-26-2016. Accessed 1-26-2016 at: http://www.weather.com/storms/winter/news/winter-storm-jonas-impacts-news
The Weather Channel. “Winter Storm Jonas: At Least 50 Dead, Economic Impact May Top $850 Million.” 1-29-2016. Accessed 1-29-2016: https://weather.com/slideshows/news/winter-storm-jonas-images
Times News, Kingsport TN (Stephen Igo). “Cold weather and not foul play suspected in Wise County death.” 1-26-2016. Accessed 1-30-2016 at: http://www.timesnews.net/News/2016/01/26/Low-lying-areas-a-concern-in-Virginia-1.html?ci=stream&lp=4&p=
USA Today (Doug Stanglin, Doyle Rice and Jessica Estepa). “NYC under travel ban from deadly East Coast snowstorm.” 1-23-2016. Accessed 1-23-2016 at: http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2016/01/23/blizzard-continues-slam-east-coast/79217258/
Washington Post (Paul Duggan, Michael E. Ruane and Aaron Davis). “Snowzilla is done with us, but now the shoveling begins.” 1-24-2016. Accessed 1-24-2016 at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/one-of-the-biggest-storms-in-regions-history-brings-washington-to-standstill/2016/01/24/53f10b28-c283-11e5-a4aa-f25866ba0dc6_story.html
WAVY TV 10 (Kevin Green), Hampton Roads, VA. “19-year-old woman dies in fatal I-64 crash.” 1-23-2016. Accessed 1-25-2016: http://wavy.com/2016/01/23/fatal-accident-reported-on-i-64-wb-in-chesapeake/
WAVY TV 10 (Jesse Varner), Hampton Roads, VA. “Man killed in single vehicle accident in Virginia Beach.” 1-23-2016. Accessed 1-25-2016 at: http://wavy.com/2016/01/23/man-killed-in-single-vehicle-accident-in-virginia-beach/
WBIR, Knoxville, TN. “Men identified in fatal West Knox County crash.” 1-21-2016. Accessed 1-22-2016 at: http://www.wbir.com/news/local/man-killed-in-west-knox-county-crash/19839501
WDBJ7, Roanoke, VA. “80-year-old Henry Co. woman dies of hypothermia after being stuck outside her home.” 1-25-2016. Accessed 1-30-2016 at: http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/person-who-died-from-hypothermia-in-henry-co-is-one-of-6-stormrelated-deaths-in-virginia/37622190
WHTM, ABC 27 News (Chris Davis). “Dauphin County man dies shoveling snow.” 1-24-2016. Accessed 1-25-2016 at: http://abc27.com/2016/01/24/dauphin-county-man-dies-shoveling-snow/
Wikipedia. “January 2016 United States blizzard.” 1-29-2016, 15:09 modification. Accessed 1-29-2016 at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2016_United_States_blizzard#cite_note-ABC_1-46
WPVI-TV Philadelphia. “Allentown Man Dies From CO Poisoning After Snow Blocks Car Tail Pipe.” 1-27-2016. Accessed 1-27-2016 at: http://6abc.com/weather/man-dies-from-co-poisoning-after-snow-blocks-car-tailpipe/1175716/
WRAL.com, Raleigh, NC. “The Latest: Boy is 5th NC traffic death tied to winter storm.” 1-22-2016. Accessed 1-23-2016 at: http://www.wral.com/the-latest-snow-falling-across-much-of-north-carolina/15260592/
WSLS 10 (Christina Craig) Roanoke, VA. “Former Virginia Tech professor Jerry Scheeler’s family speaks after snow shoveling death.” 1-26-2016. Accessed 1-27-2016 at: http://wsls.com/2016/01/26/former-virginia-tech-professor-jerry-scheelers-family-speaks-after-snow-shoveling-death/
WSLS 10, Roanoke, VA. “Six storm related deaths in Virginia.” 1-25-2016, 8:32 am. Accessed 1-25-2016 at: http://wsls.com/2016/01/25/six-storm-related-deaths-in-virginia/
WUSA 9, Washington, DC, “Man dies while shoveling snow in Ft. Washington.” 1-23-2016. Accessed 1-23-2016 at: http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/maryland/2016/01/23/man-dies-while-shoveling-snow-ft-washington/79224158/
WVOC 560, Columbia, SC. “Winter Storm Death Toll Rises in SC.” 1-26-2016. Accessed 1-26-2016 at: http://wvoc.iheart.com/articles/wvoc-news-146213/winter-storm-death-toll-rises-in-14311573
[1] The range of involves inclusion of the death of a 8-month unborn girl when mother died after shoveling snow. We include in that the baby might well have been born safely if not for the snow shoveling-related death of the mother.
[2] This tally, however, includes the Jan 17 death of a man in Reading, Mass., who was hit by a dump truck fitted for snow-plowing , several days prior to “Jonas,” and should not be included in the storm’s death toll in our opinion. We also note that the breakout of fatalities by State in the “Impact” section double counts the heart attack, snow-shoveling-related death of a U.S. Capitol Police officer – who died at his home in Delaware. The citation for the note of three DC deaths includes the Capitol Police officer, as does the source used for the Delaware death. In addition, this same source for three D.C. deaths includes the Fort Washington, Maryland snow shoveling-related death, also a double count, as this death is also included in the Maryland total.
[3] Does not include death of Saniyah Bonilla, 3, of NJ from CO poisoning. Notes her mother and brother died, while noting she remained hospitalized in critical condition. By the time of the publication of this AP article, however, it had been reported elsewhere that Saniyah had also died. Also does not include the (judgement call) death of 8-month old female fetus in PA after baby’s mother died due a pre-existing heart condition after shoveling snow (notes mother’s death). Does not include Arkansas traffic accident under sleeting conditions on Jan 21. Does not include USPS postal worker death in GA when a tree fell on his truck. Does not include East Greenwich Township and Hackensack, NJ, deaths. Has only five NY deaths, when it appears there were 8-9, with one source reporting 10. Thus if nine of these eleven deaths are included the toll would be 57.
[4] Does not include Arkansas Jan 21 traffic accident.
[5] Associated Press, Little Rock. “1 fatality on Arkansas highways during storm.” THV11, Little Rock, 1-22-2016. Cites an Arkansas State Police spokesperson to the effect that it was sleeting at the time.
[6] Associated Press. “At Least 28 Killed in Snowstorm-Related Deaths.” ABC News, 1-24-2016. Notes the victim, Vernon Alston, was a U.S. Capitol Police Officer.
[7] AP. “Storm Death Toll Rises to at Least 29.” NYT (Annie Correal), 1-24-2016; AP, “At least 31 killed in snowstorm-related deaths.” 1-25-2016, 7:32 AM EST.
[8] 11 Alive, Atlanta (Adrianne M. Haney). “Postal worker killed in ‘freak accident’ in DeKalb County.” 1-24-2016. Writes “Officials have confirmed that the incident was weather-related.” Lithonia, just east of Atlanta, was identified as the locality by: CNN. “The lives lost in the blizzard of 2016.” WBAP News Talk 820 AM. 1-26-2016. See also: 11 Alive, Atlanta. “Family remembers postal worker killed by falling tree in Lithonia.” 1-24-2016.
[9] AP, Washington. “The Latest: Worker Dies Plowing Snow; 11 Total Dead in Storm.” ABC News. 1-23-2016.
[10] Associated Press. “At least 7 killed in snowstorm-related deaths.” 1-22-2016; 12:22 p.m. Notes that according to State Hwy Patrol, Mary Williams was killed when her car slid “down an embankment and turned over in a creek.”
[11] Victim’s age from: AP. “The Latest: Worker Dies Plowing Snow; 11 total dead in storm.” ABC News. 1-23-2016.
[12] Associated Press. “Number of deaths tied to snowstorm reaches 45.” Allentown, PA, Morning Call, 1-26-2016.
[13] Victim identified as Orinda Nelson (AP, Hyattsville. “Woman with dementia dies of hypothermia after snowstorm,” WTOP, Washington, DC, 1-27-2016, 4:29.) Also, Associated Press. “List: Find out in what states 50 people died as a result of snowstorm Jonas that hit East.” KUTV 2, Salt Lake City, UT. 1-28-2016.
[14] We highlight to denote that we do not include in our tally because this death occurred prior to Jonas. We note it here only because we have seen this death included in a Wikipedia tally of 55 deaths attributed to the storm. (Wikipedia. “January 2016 United States blizzard.” 1-29-2016, 15:09 modification.) Our source for detail is: Patch.com, Reading (Rebekah Marcarelli). “Elderly Man Killed by Snowplow Identified: Police.” 1-20-2016.
[15] NJ.com, Gloucester County (Rebecca Forand). “Man walking home during blizzard is 4th storm-related death in NJ.” 1-25-2016. Victim identified as Richard Rossiter.
[16] Newsday (Ellen Yan). “Frances McQuaige of Medford [NY] found dead in car in NJ after storm.” 1-26-2016. According to article, the Bergen County, NJ, medical examiner determined the victim died of coronary artery disease with cold as a contributing factor. Victim was found in a Burger King parking lot after it reopened on Monday, Jan 25. According to employees the victim told them Saturday night, Jan 23, during the storm, that she was afraid to drive home in the storm and was going to park her car in the parking lot.
[17] ABC7NY. “Mother and Child Die of Carbon Monoxide in Passaic After Snow Blocks Car Tailpipe.” 1-24-2016. Notes 3-year-old daughter in critical condition at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Paterson. Also: AP. “At Least 28…” Victims identified as Sashalynn Rosa and her son Messiah Bonilla. (Associated Press. “At least 31 killed in snowstorm-related deaths.” 1-25-2016, 7:32 AM EST.)
[18] AP, Hagerstown, MD. “Winter Storm Jonas ranks 4th worst among Northeast snowstorms.” NY Post, 1-28-2016.
[19] “At least 36 people die as a result of the storm: 10 in New York…” No details are provided. We tally nine dead from other, more specific, reporting.
[20] Meagher, John. “Shoveling snow could kill you if you push your heart too much.” Montreal Gazette, 1-27-2016.
[21] AP. “At least 31 killed in snowstorm-related deaths.” 1-25-2016, 7:32 AM EST. Locality identification from: CBS New York. “Snow Plow Strikes, Kills Man in Oyster Bay Cove.” 1-25-2016. Victim identified as Al Mansoor.
[22] New York Times (Liam Stack). “6 People Die While Shoveling Snow, Officials Say.” 1-23-2016. Date of death is from: CBS2, Babylon, NY, “2 Storm-Related Deaths on LI; Roads, LIRR Service Shut Down,” 1-23-2016. This report notes the age of the decedent as 94.
[23] New York Times (Liam Stack). “6 People Die While Shoveling Snow, Officials Say.” 1-23-2016.
[24] News12.com. “Sunset Park man, Angel Ginel, found dead in running car covered in snow.” 1-26-2016 update. Age of victim from: NBC New York 4. “Tri-State Digs Out From Blizzard That Left At Least 17 Dead.” 1-25-2016.
[25] JPUpdates (Jewish Political News & Updates), Mark Hirshberg. “Jewish Man Dies While Shoveling Snow in Brooklyn.” 1-24-2016, 9:05 PM EST. Victim (Alexsandr Sobole) is identified as the fifth NY storm-related death.
[26] NY1 News. “Six Men Between the Ages of 51 and 80 Died Shoveling Snow This Weekend.” 1-26, 2016, 5:40 pm.
[27] NY1 News. “Six Men Between the Ages of 51 and 80 Died Shoveling Snow This Weekend.” 1-26, 2016, 5:40 pm.
[28] NY1 News. “Six Men Between the Ages of 51 and 80 Died Shoveling Snow This Weekend.” 1-26, 2016, 5:40 pm.
[29] SILive.com (Staten Island Live), Andrew V. Simontacchi. “Man dies after shoveling snow in Arden Heights,” 1-23-2016; Patch.com. “Latest on Winter Storm: Coast Slammed, 11 Deaths, 1000s Lose Power…Flooding.” 1-24-2016. The SILive.com article notes address of the victim as 56 Green Valley Road. Another source points out that Staten Island location was in Tottenville. NY1 News. “Six Men Between the Ages of 51 and 80 Died Shoveling Snow This Weekend.” 1-26, 2016, 5:40 pm.
[30] NY1 News. “Six Men Between the Ages of 51 and 80 Died Shoveling Snow This Weekend.” 1-26, 2016, 5:40 pm.
[31] AP. “The Latest: Winter storm blamed for 6th NC traffic death.” Statesville Record & Landmark, NC. 1-23-2016. Notes that according to the NC State Highway Patrol, she was the sixth person to have “died as a result of snow and ice that have covered the state’s roads in recent days.”
[32] AP. “At least 7 killed in snowstorm-related deaths.” 1-22-2016. Identifies victim as Rosa McCollough-Leake.
[33] WRAL.com, Raleigh, NC. “The Latest: Boy is 5th NC traffic death tied to winter storm.” 1-22-2016.
[34] WRAL.com, Raleigh, NC. “The Latest: Boy is 5th NC traffic death tied to winter storm.” 1-22-2016.
[35] Associated Press. “At least 7 killed in snowstorm-related deaths.” 1-22-2016; 12:22 p.m.
[36] WRAL.com, Raleigh, NC. “The Latest: Boy is 5th NC traffic death tied to winter storm.” 1-22-2016.
[37] Associated Press. “At Least 28 Killed in Snowstorm-Related Deaths.” ABC News, 1-24-2016. Notes the truck driver failed to yield to the all-terrain vehicle at a traffic light and hit the sled.
[38] Associated Press. “At least 31 killed in snowstorm-related deaths.” 1-25-2016, 7:32 AM EST.
[39] WPVI-TV Philadelphia. “Allentown Man Dies From CO Poisoning After Snow Blocks Car Tail Pipe.” 1-27-2016. WPVI notes that Mr. May was overcome on Sunday, Jan 24, was taken to hospital where he died Tuesday, Jan 26.
[40] Associated Press. “Coroner: 2 men died of heart attacks during storm cleanup.” 1-25-2016. Cites Lancaster County coroner’s office for determination that death was storm-related.
[41] Associated Press. “At least 31 killed in snowstorm-related deaths.” 1-25-2016, 7:32 AM EST.
[42] WHTM, ABC 27 News (Chris Davis). “Dauphin County man dies shoveling snow.” 1-24-2016. Cites “…dispatchers and Dauphin County coroner Graham Hetrick…” stating victim suffered a ‘cardiac event.’”
[43] LancasterOnline. “Two Lancaster County men die trying to dig out of weekend snowstorm.” 1-25-2016. Cites County Coroner for determination that death was storm-related.
[44] AP. “Number of deaths tied to snowstorm reaches 45.” Allentown Morning Call, 1-26-2016. Notes that victim was found deceased in a snowbank and that “A coroner confirmed that he died of hypothermia and heart disease.”
[45] Associated Press. “At Least 28 Killed in Snowstorm-Related Deaths.” ABC News, 1-24-2016. Identifies victim as David Perrotto, and notes “…Perrotto was apparently trying to dig out his car. Investigators believe he either was in the car with the motor running to take a break or to try to get out of the space when a snow plow went by and buried the car, blocking the exhaust and preventing him from exiting.”
[46] Inquisitr (Lindsay McCane). “Briahna Gerloff: Pregnant Teen Dies After Shoveling Snow outside Home in Pottstown, Pennsylvania” 1-26-2016. Notes “Not only was Briahna nearing the end of her pregnancy, she also suffered from several heart defects, including Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW).” Report also notes that the unborn child was a girl and that she had been named Kayliana.
[47] Associated Press. “At Least 28 Killed in Snowstorm-Related Deaths.” ABC News, 1-24-2016. Notes “…a relative had set up a generator in their garage…left the garage door propped open with a ladder, but it somehow closed and the generator filled the house with carbon monoxide.” Victims identified as Robert and Ruby Bell.
[48] Associated Press. “At Least 28 Killed in Snowstorm-Related Deaths.” ABC News, 1-24-2016. Cites Hwy Patrol.
[49] WVOC 560, Columbia, SC. “Winter Storm Death Toll Rises in SC.” 1-26-2016. Notes his vehicle went into a ditch and hit a tree.
[50] Associated Press. “At least 7 killed in snowstorm-related deaths.” 1-22-2016; 12:22 p.m. Cites Carter County Sheriff. Identifies victim as Mrs. Stacy Sherrill.
[51] Associated Press. “At least 7 killed in snowstorm-related deaths.” 1-22-2016; 12:22 p.m. Cites Knox County Sheriff’s Department. Another source identifies the victim as James Cryder, 19, and cites Knox County Sheriff’s Office on identifying location as Solway Road in Hardin Valley. (WBIR, Knoxville, TN. “Men identified in fatal West Knox County crash.” 1-21-2016.)
[52] This does not include the Jan 23 death of a young woman in a vehicle collision in Virginia Beach, which is reported as under investigation.
[53] Notes: “Virginia State Police are reporting three more hypothermia-related deaths in the state.” Add that: “Those fatalities bring Virginia’s unofficial death toll from the big snowstorm to eight.” Notes that six had been confirmed by State Medical Examiner’s Office, one was a heart attack while shoveling snow (which the MEO “does not officially list” as weather-related), and the eighth – the Virginia Beach traffic fatality – had not “officially been confirmed as weather-related.” Another report notes locality as Charles City and the gender as male: New Kent-Charles City Chronicle. “Snowstorm accounts for at least one death in Charles City, NKCCNews.com, 1-25-2016.
[54] ABC13NewsNow. “5 winter storm-related…” 1-24-2016. Another report notes that State Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Charles City hypothermia death. (AP, Richmond, VA. “Virginians begin digging out after weekend snowstorm.” WTOP, 1-25-2016, 12:23 pm.)
[55] Richmond Times-Dispatch. “Sub-freezing temps will ice over roads tonight, tomorrow.” 1-23-2016. Cites Chesapeake Police Department. Notes two other deaths, in Wytheville, and in Grayson County, both in southwest VA, were being investigated by the state medical examiner to determine if one or both were storm-related. Date of death from: Rappahannock News, VA. “Sunday update: At least 5 storm-related deaths in Va.” 1-24-2016. Apparent reference to Charles Michael Perkins, 40, whose “vehicle slid off the road in icy conditions and crashed into a tree on the 700 block of U.. 17, in the Deep Creek area across from the Dismal Swamp.” (The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, VA. “Police identify two killed in separate crashes Friday and this morning.” 1-23-2016.)
[56] AP. “U.S. snowstorm death toll…48…3 more Virginia deaths reported.” Richmond Times-Dispatch, 1-26-2016.
[57] Associated Press. “At least 24 killed in snowstorm-related deaths.” Newsday.com, 1-24-2016. Another report confirms this death but notes the VA Medical Examiner’s Office “does not officially list snow-shoveling deaths as weather-related.” (AP. “Virginians begin digging out after weekend snowstorm.” WTOP, 1-25-2016, 12:23 pm.) Age of victim from: WSLS10 (Christina Craig), “Former Virginia Tech professor Jerry Scheeler’s family speaks after snow shoveling death,” 1-26-2016.
[58] AP. “U.S. snowstorm death toll…48…3 more Virginia deaths reported.” Richmond Times-Dispatch, 1-26-2016.
[59] Date of death from: Rappahannock News, VA. “Sunday update: At least 5 storm-related deaths in Va.” 1-24-2016. Another report notes that State Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Gloucester County hypothermia death. (Assoc. Press, Richmond, VA. “Virginians begin digging out after weekend snowstorm.” WTOP, 1-25-2016, 12:23 pm.)
[60] Date of death from: Rappahannock News, VA. “Sunday update: At least 5 storm-related deaths in Va.” 1-24-2016. Another report notes that State Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Hampton County hypothermia death. (Assoc. Press, Richmond, VA. “Virginians begin digging out after weekend snowstorm.” WTOP, 1-25-2016, 12:23 pm.)
[61] AP. “U.S. snowstorm death toll…48…3 more Virginia deaths reported.” Richmond Times-Dispatch, 1-26-2016.
[62] AP, Richmond, VA. “Virginians begin digging out after weekend snowstorm.” WTOP, 1-25-2016, 12:23 pm. Date of death from: WSLS 10, Roanoke, VA. “Six storm related deaths in Virginia.” 1-25-2016, 8:32 am. Identification of victim as Nannie Napper, living on Preston Road, is from: WDBJ7, Roanoke, VA. “80-year-old Henry Co. woman dies of hypothermia after being stuck outside her home.” 1-25-2016.
[63] Associated Press. “At least 42 died in the snowstorm.” 1-25-2016, 11:00 pm.
[64] Associated Press. “At least 24 killed in snowstorm-related deaths.” Newsday.com, 1-24-2016. Notes the victim died “…in a single-vehicle crash in Virginia Beach that police blamed on speed and icy road conditions.” Victim identified as Carlee Rose Andrada, 19, by WAVY TV 10 (Kevin Green), Hampton Roads, VA. “19-year-old woman dies in fatal I-64 crash.” 1-23-2016.
[65] WAVY 10 TV (Jesse Varner), Hampton Roads, VA. “Man killed in single vehicle accident in Virginia Beach.” 1-23-2016. Writes: “Police believe that speed and the icy conditions of the roads may be the factors in the accident… [which] remains under investigation.” Later news article includes this death as one of eight in Virginia. (Associated Press. “At least 31 killed in snowstorm-related deaths.” 1-25-2016, 7:32 AM EST.)
[66] ABC13NewsNow. “5 winter storm-related deaths…” 1-24-2016. Date of death from: Rappahannock News, VA. “Sunday update: At least 5 storm-related deaths in Va.” 1-24-2016. Another report notes that State Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Wise County hypothermia death. (Assoc. Press, Richmond, VA. “Virginians begin digging out after weekend snowstorm.” WTOP, 1-25-2016, 12:23 pm). Another report identifies victim as Jeffrey Marshall of 9011 Nautical Drive. (Times News, Kingsport TN (Stephen Igo). “Cold weather and not foul play suspected in Wise County death.” 1-26-2016.)