Extreme Winter Storm Data Sources 2025-26
Extreme Winter Storms and Government Science becoming limited
Extreme Winter Storm Disastrous events
Storm intensity, frequency and costs – validated facts
This provides sources of solid fact based evidence to support the narrative about increased frequency and extreme impacts of Winter Storms. There is substantial list of links below that provide direct access to sources of validated science-based data.
These are sites to create Customized graphics
Available sources for up to validated information
he research starting point for evaluating weather relate disasters is the NOAA report - U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (2025) from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) DOI: 10.25921/stkw-7w73 see link to the report above.
The NESDIS Notice of Changes website from May of 2025 is relevant to that site.
https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/documents-reports/notice-of-changes?page=2
Other Government Storm Related Science Information being Archived Most with NESDIS alerts on their landing pages.
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/understanding-arctic-polar-vortex
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/enso/sudden-stratospheric-warming-and-polar-vortex-early-2021
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/enso/polar-vortex-going-make-you-put-sweater-be-afraid-be-very-afraid
The links above also show the archived alert and others are likely to follow.
Related Government Links to Storm Specifications
JANUARY 2026 Natural Catastrophe and Climate Report
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/rsi/societal-impacts/national
https://www.fema.gov/disaster/2026-winter-storm
https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2026-02-18-east-coast-storm-noreaster-forecast
NOAA Winter National Climate and Snow Reports 2025 and 2026
Snow reports are all stored in the same place with only the date at the end changing. Here is a baseline URL.
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/national/202501
This shows how they change month to month.
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/national/202502
Here are the months most relevant to this research -
/202503 - /202512 - /202601 - /202501 - /202601
NOAA Databases Sources for Billion Dollar Winter Storms
• NOAA Storm Events Database
• National Flood Insurance Program claims data
• FEMA Public Assistance
• FEMA Individual Assistance
• USDA Risk Management Agency Crop Indemnity
• Property Claim Services
• NOAA Storm Prediction Center
Journalistic and Un-vetted Web Reports
January 2025 North American Cold Wave
https://weathereventsexplained.com/the-most-historic-cold-snaps-that-froze-entire-regions/
Winter Storm Fern Insured Losses 2026
https://www.artemis.bm/news/winter-storm-fern-privately-insured-loss-estimated-at-6-7bn-by-kcc/
https://www.artemis.bm/news/verisk-estimates-winter-storm-fern-insured-losses-could-reach-4bn/
https://www.ajg.com/gallagherre/-/media/files/gallagher/gallagherre/news-and-insights/2026/january/natural-catastrophe-and-climate-report-january-2026.pdf
Wikipedia Links
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regional_snowfall_index_category_4_winter_storms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regional_snowfall_index_category_5_winter_storms
2025–26 North American winter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%9326_North_American_winter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_23%E2%80%9327%2C_2026_North_American_winter_storm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_30_%E2%80%93_February_2,_2026_North_American_bomb_cyclone
Reports on 2025 events
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Gulf_Coast_blizzard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_5%E2%80%936%2C_2025_United_States_blizzard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_March_2025_North_American_blizzard
