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	{{For\|other winter storms that also affected the continent in the same month\|February 2021 North American winter storm (disambiguation){{!}}February 2021 North American winter storm}}
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	The '''February 11–14, 2021 North American storm complex''' was a ], and ] in the ], which impacted the ], bringing light to moderate snow to that region before bringing more severe winter weather to the ] United States a few days later.<ref name="Tabitha">{{cite web\|url=https://weather.com/safety/winter/news/2021-02-11-winter-storm-weekend-ice-snow-mid-atlantic-northeast\|title=Winter Storm Tabitha to Arrive in the East this Weekend\|website=weather.com\|publisher=]\|date=February 13, 2021\|access-date=February 13, 2021}}</ref> With totals of more than 0.50 inch of ice, it was the worst ice storm for parts of ] in over 20 years.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.wric.com/weather/severe-weather/virginia-responds-to-worst-ice-storm-in-two-decades-its-all-hands-on-deck/\|title=Virginia responds to worst ice storm in two decades: ‘It’s all hands on deck’\|website=wric}}</ref> It was unofficially referred to as ''Winter Storm Tabitha'' by the Weather Channel.

	==Meteorological history==
	Strong east winds from a high pressure system brought cold air from Canada into ] and ]. These winds blowing from the east through the ] produced well below freezing temperatures in the Portland metropolitan area on President's Day weekend and the days prior. Simultaneously, two systems from the Pacific Ocean were expected to result in snow and freezing rain in the Portland area due to the aforementioned influx of cold, arctic air. The first system arrived on Thursday afternoon, producing snow accumulation in the Olympia, Washington area. In Portland, temperatures were not cold enough to result in much more than a dusting from light snow flurries. Overnight, the second system of moisture arrived and produced steady snow and freezing rain in the Portland area throughout Friday and into Saturday early morning. By Saturday daybreak, Clark County, Washington had received from 7-12 inches of snow.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.columbian.com/news/2021/feb/13/winter-storm-brings-inches-of-snow-to-clark-county/\|title=Winter storm brings inches of snow to Clark County\|website=The Columbian}}</ref>

	==Impact==
	The storm brought light to moderate snow and freezing rain to the Pacific Northwest, which would be compounded by another storm a few days later. The energy from this storm would cause an ice storm of the Mid-Atlantic with the worst affected state being Virginia. 480,000 customers were left without power due to downed trees and power poles.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Winter Storm Exiting Northeast With Snow and Ice {{!}} The Weather Channel - Articles from The Weather Channel {{!}} weather.com\|url=https://weather.com/safety/winter/news/2021-02-11-winter-storm-weekend-ice-snow-mid-atlantic-northeast\|access-date=2021-02-15\|website=The Weather Channel\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Domingo\|first=Ida\|date=2021-02-15\|title=Thousands remain without power in Virginia after ice storm\|url=https://wset.com/news/local/thousands-without-power-outages-in-virginia-ice-storm-weather\|access-date=2021-02-15\|website=WSET}}</ref>

	The 6.1 inches of snowfall in Portland, Oregon on February 12 ties the airport monthly record of 6.1 inches set Feb 19, 1993.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.koin.com/weather/winter-storm-warnings-widespread-impacts-portland-willamette-valley/\|title=Winter Storm Warnings: Widespread impacts in Portland, valley\|date=Feb 13, 2021\|accessdate=Feb 16, 2021}}</ref> The event proved to be historic for the Portland metropolitan area in the month of February. The first ice storm warning ever issued for Richmond, Virginia was due to this storm.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-02-12\|title=ICE STORM WARNING: First of its kind for the Richmond area\|url=https://www.wric.com/weather/severe-weather/ice-storm-warning-first-of-its-kind-for-the-richmond-area/\|access-date=2021-02-15\|website=8News\|language=en-US}}</ref>

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