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December 15 in weather history.

1 notable weather event have shaped this date in U.S. history — tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, and the records they set or broke.

Blizzard
1987

Pre-Christmas storm dumps 30" on the Northeast

Killed 32 from cold and traffic accidents.

Eastern U.S.
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