was an event of a magnitude unseen for the past decade. Many locations in Colorado, Nebraska, Montana, Wyoming, , and received near or over of snow. Some areas in South Dakota received nearly of snow, with receiving . In many locations, there were high winds of over , with some locations reporting winds of nearly hurricane force, being . Late November storm complex Around Thanksgiving, there was a winter storm that was responsible for at least 14 deaths in 5 states. The Weather Channel meteorologist Jonathan Erdman described the storm as "about as expansive a winter storm as it get," On November 24, 2013, 300 flights were cancelled at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Flagstaff, Arizona recorded 11 inches of snow, and near the Four Corners as much as 4 feet fell. As much as a foot of snow fell in Colorado and Utah, and 13 people had died as of November 25. The serious winter storm that was expected did not materialize. As of November 27, 2013, 475 flights had been cancelled, with 3,600 delays, many in the New York City and Philadelphia areas. Snow turned to rain in Pittsburgh despite an ominous forecast, but 9 inches fell in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, and 4.5 inches in Buffalo. Atlanta had less than an inch of snow, but it was the third November snow since 1930. Morehead City, North Carolina had serious damage, and damage was also reported in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, from an EF2 tornado. December cold wave On December 1, 2013, the weakening of the polar vortex led to the beginning of an abnormally cold trend in the Eastern and Central United States. On December 6, the continued deterioration of the polar vortex led to the jet stream pushing southward, bringing record cold temperatures across the Eastern U.S. During the cold wave, which extended from December 6–10, over 150 daily precipitation records and close to 100 daily snowfall records were broken across the northeastern, southeastern and south central United States. Jordan, Montana dipped down to on the morning of December 7, and Great Falls, Montana dipped down to , the coldest so early in the season. Eugene, Oregon had their second snowiest December day on record. Several cities had 3+ days of record lows. On December 4, the record low on December 4 in Denver of broke the record by 8°F (4°C). Burns, Oregon saw an all time record