2011 Halloween nor'easter
"Halloween nor'easter" redirects here. For the 1991 Halloween nor'easter, see 1991 Perfect Storm. 2011 Halloween nor'easter Category 1 "Notable" (RSI: 1.97) Snow falling on autumn leaves in Walden, NY Type Extratropical cyclone Nor'easter Blizzard Winter storm Formed October 28, 2011 Dissipated November 1, 2011 (moved out to sea) Lowest pressure 971 mb (28.7 inHg) Maximum snowfall or ice accretion 32 inches (81 cm), Peru, Massachusetts [1] Fatalities 39 total [2] [3] Areas affected Northeastern United States, Atlantic Canada The 2011 Halloween nor'easter , sometimes referred to as " Snowtober, " [4] " Shocktober, " [5] " Storm Alfred, " [6] and " Oktoberblast, " was a large low pressure area that produced unusually early snowfall across the northeastern United States and the Canadian Maritimes. It formed early on October 29 along a cold front to the so