What is January 31 – February 2, 2011 North American winter storm?
The '''Groundhog Day blizzard of 2011''' was a large [[blizzard]] that struck parts of [[Canada]], [[Mexico]], and the [[United States]] between 31 January 2011 and 2 February 2011. The blizzard was also called the '''2011 Groundhog Day Blizzard''' because it happened close to [[Groundhog Day]]. The [[storm]] dumped over {{convert|14|in|cm}} of [[snow]] from [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma City]] to [[Chicago]] and [[Boston]]. An [[ice]] storm south of the blizzard affected many areas from [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] to [[Indianapolis]] to just north of [[New York City]]. The ice storm caused over {{convert|1|in|cm|adj=on}} of ice on most of these areas. Heavy [[rain]] fell from [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]] to New York City. At the same time, severe [[thunderstorm]]s and [[tornado]]es were seen across [[Texas]] and [[Alabama]]. A [[Tornado warning|tornado]] watch was issued for [[Alabama]], where an [[Fujita scale|EF1]] tornado dropped down. ==History== The storm started as severe thunderstorms and tornadoes happened in Texas. It grew larger and turned into a mix of blizzard, ice storm, heavy rain, and severe weather. On 1 February, the blizzard reached from Oklahoma City up to Chicago. Heavy snow and strong winds were seen with the storm. Over night, the storm moved through Chicago to Boston. The blizzard caused more than {{convert|14|in|cm}} of snow on Oklahoma City, Chicago, and Boston. The ice storm produced up to {{convert|1|in|cm|adj=on}} of ice. On February 2nd, the storm moved out to sea. This storm has impacted more than 10 [[U.S. state|states]]. ==Impact== ===United States=== [[Texas]] had [[severe weather]] from the storm with tornadoes, [[hail]], and [[severe thunderstorm]]s. [[Oklahoma]] was hit by a blizzard and icestorm on the south part of the storm on 1 February. The blizzard caused more than {{convert|14|in|cm}} of snow in [[Tulsa]] and [[Oklahoma City]] as well as strong winds. The blizzard ended by the night of 1 February. [[Kansas]] got over {{convert|14|in|cm}} of snow in [[K