# Natural gas futures surge as powerful winter storm looms – KION Central Coast

> Natural gas futures for March delivery rose 12% on Friday to $4.79/MMBtu ahead of a blizzard forecast to drive heating demand across the Northeast. The contract is up more than 25% for the week and hit its highest level since late November.

- Date: 2022-01-28 · published 2022-01-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6918-natural-gas-futures-surge-as-powerful-winter-storm-looms-kion-central-coast
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

A severe winter storm boosts heating demand while U.S. production is described as maxed out, supporting higher gas prices. Higher energy costs raise drying and processing expenses that can lift feed prices.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2022-12-08 | [European Natural Gas Prices Surge as Winter Blast Stokes Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11510-european-natural-gas-prices-surge-as-winter-blast-stokes-demand.md) | +27.9% | -29.6% |
| NATGAS | 2021-10-25 | [Natural Gas Surges as U.S. Forecasts Stoke Winter Supply Jitters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11756-natural-gas-surges-as-u-s-forecasts-stoke-winter-supply-jitters.md) | +5.2% | -4.0% |
| NATGAS | 2026-01-22 | [Natural gas prices soar more than 60% as winter storm approaches](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6507-natural-gas-prices-soar-more-than-60-as-winter-storm-approaches.md) | +69.8% | -38.1% |
| NATGAS | 2026-02-12 | [Winter’s Worst Widens East Region Natural Gas Storage Deficit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20800-winter-s-worst-widens-east-region-natural-gas-storage-deficit.md) | -5.0% | +1.5% |
| NATGAS | 2018-11-06 | [Natural gas prices surge on surprise forecast for cold US weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6487-natural-gas-prices-surge-on-surprise-forecast-for-cold-us-weather.md) | +9.1% | +24.8% |

## Sources

- kioncentralcoast.com: https://kioncentralcoast.com/money/cnn-business-consumer/2022/01/28/natural-gas-futures-surge-as-powerful-winter-storm-looms-2/

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