THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR UPPER MIDWEST TO NORTHEAST WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
500 AM EDT TUE MAR 14 2017
...WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC WITH MODERATE SNOW TO THE NORTH AND WEST WHILE MIXED
PRECIPITATION OCCURS NEAR THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR AREAS OF EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN NEW
YORK...WESTERN VERMONT...MUCH OF CONNECTICUT AND
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...AND ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COASTLINE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHERN MAINE.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS...MID-ATLANTIC...NORTHEAST...AND THE LOWER GREAT
LAKES.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE LOWER
GREAT LAKES AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS...WHILE A FEW ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EASTERN MICHIGAN.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 400 AM EDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1006
MB...29.71 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 70 MILES NORTHWEST OF
CHARLOTTE...NORTH CAROLINA. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTH OF THE LOW
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND THE SOUTHEAST WHILE A
STATIONARY FRONT WAS NORTH OF THE LOW THROUGH THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS AND LOWER GREAT LAKES. ADDITIONALLY...A RAPIDLY
DEEPENING SURFACE LOW OF 994 MB...29.35 INCHES...WAS POSITIONED
ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTH OF NORFOLK...VIRGINIA. A WARM FRONT EXTENDED
NORTHWARD FROM THIS LOW ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST WITH A COLD
FRONT TO THE SOUTH OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND FLORIDA. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED A
WIDESPREAD AREA OF HEAVY SNOW THROUGHOUT PORTIONS OF THE INLAND
MID-ATLANTIC...WITH MODERATE SNOW STARTING TO FALL IN THE
NORTHEAST AS WELL. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUED ACROSS THE
LOWER GREAT LAKES...OHIO VALLEY...AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. CLOSER
TO THE COAST AND ALONG THE I-95 CORRIDOR...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET
WERE OBSERVED FROM THE D.C. METRO AREA THROUGH PHILADELPHIA. RAIN
WAS OCCURRING FARTHER SOUTH ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 100 AM EDT MON MAR
13 THROUGH 400 AM EDT TUE MAR 14...
...ILLINOIS...
COLONA 5.8
CORDOVA 1 SSW 5.5
WAUKEGAN 2 N 5.5
MOLINE 5.2
GURNEE 5.1
ABINGDON 1 N 5.0
MOLINE QUAD-CITY ARPT 4.8
MACKINAW 1 N 4.6
EAST MOLINE 4.5
LINCOLN 4.5
OHARE AIRPORT 2.5
MIDWAY AIRPORT 3 SW 2.0
...KENTUCKY...
TILINE 3 W 1.0
WEST PADUCAH 2 W 0.8
...MARYLAND...
MANCHESTER 1 SSW 5.5
BOONSBORO 3 NNE 4.6
OAKLAND 4.0
GAMBER 1 WNW 2.9
DAMASCUS 2.5
GAITHERSBURG 2.5
UNIVERSITY PARK 1 E 2.0
...MICHIGAN...
MIKADO 6.0
YPSILANTI 3 S 6.0
BERKLEY 5.7
ANN ARBOR 3 SE 5.3
WYANDOTTE 5.3
ROMULUS-DETROIT METRO ARPT 5.0
DEARBORN 4.5
BELLEVILLE 5 S 4.0
JACKSON 4 WSW 3.0
MATTAWAN 2.8
EAST GRAND RAPIDS 2.4
KENTWOOD 3 ENE 2.4
...OHIO...
GIBSONBURG 3.3
BOWLING GREEN 3.0
TOLEDO-PT PLACE 3.0
OAK HARBOR 2.5
PERRYSBURG 2.5
...PENNSYLVANIA...
MIDDLESEX 7.0
BEDFORD 6.0
HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL 6.0
NEW BLOOMFIELD 6.0
COLONIAL PARK 5.2
MONTANDON 5.0
MILLERSVILLE 4.3
AARONSBURG 4.2
...VIRGINIA...
ALBIN 2 SE 3.5
BERRYVILLE 1 NNW 3.4
FAIRFAX 1 N 2.5
LINCOLNIA 1 ESE 2.5
HERNDON 1 WSW 2.0
REAGAN NATIONAL ARPT 1.1
...WISCONSIN...
JACKSON 1 E 14.3
GERMANTOWN 1 NE 13.0
WEST ALLIS 12.5
MEQUON 12.0
BROWN DEER 9.5
SAINT FRANCIS 2 WSW 9.5
FOX POINT 1 SW 9.0
GLENDALE 9.0
TWO RIVERS 1 N 9.0
ELMWOOD PARK 2 N 8.8
WAUWATOSA 1 WNW 8.8
...WEST VIRGINIA...
FALLING WATERS 2 NW 4.0
MAXWELTON 1 SSE 3.0
QUINWOOD 2.5
PARSONS 2.0
RUPERT 2 ESE 2.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
100 AM EDT MON MAR 13 THROUGH 400 AM EDT TUE MAR 14...
...MARYLAND...
BWI AIRPORT 0.15
SIMPSONVILLE 1 SSE 0.05
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...ARKANSAS...
CALICO ROCK 2 WSW 2.0
POCAHONTAS 1.5
GAITHER 1.0
CLOVER BEND 0.5
MOUNTAIN HOME 0.5
MOUNTAIN VIEW 0.5
OMAHA 1 S 0.5
...IOWA...
RINGSTED 13.0
WATERLOO 1 W 10.8
HANSELL 10.6
NEW HAMPTON 10.0
PLAINFIELD 10.0
PARIS 1 ESE 9.5
CEDAR FALLS 1 SSE 9.0
READLYN 9.0
EVANSDALE 2 SSW 8.2
BASSETT 2 SSE 8.0
...INDIANA...
REMINGTON 0.3 N 5.0
CHESTERTON 4 E 3.0
PORTAGE 3 E 3.0
GARY 5 ENE 2.5
GEORGETOWN 2.5
NAPPANEE 2.5
INDIAN VILLAGE 1 E 2.2
LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS 2 NNE 2.2
SOUTH BEND 4 NE 2.2
LA PORTE 2 SW 2.0
...MINNESOTA...
GARY NEW DULUTH 1 NNW 13.0
AUSTIN 2 ENE 12.0
CURRIE 1 S 12.0
MEDLIA 11.3
WABASSO 11.0
DULUTH 8 SW 10.5
MARSHALL 1 S 10.0
EDGERTON 9.5
ST. JAMES 9.5
REDWOOD FALLS 9.1
...MISSOURI...
BIRCH TREE 4 E 3.0
PINE CREST 4 SE 2.6
PEACE VALLEY 3 NNE 2.5
WILLOW SPRINGS 2.5
HIGH RIDGE 2.2
WINOA 4 WSW 2.2
CRESTWOOD 2.1
BRANSVILLE 3 N 2.0
KIRKWOOD 2.0
KOSHKONONG 2.0
ST. LOUIS 2.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
SOUTH HEART 5 WNW 4.0
UPHAM 8 NNW 3.1
LA MOURE 5 ESE 3.0
TOLLEY 6 N 3.0
LISBON 1 ENE 2.8
KULM 4 NNE 2.7
BISMARK 2 NNW 2.6
KINDRED 0.1 SE 2.5
WEST FARGO 4 SSE 2.1
BEACH 0.3 SSE 2.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
WATERTOWN 1 S 10.0
AURORA 8.0
WESTPORT 8.0
BROOKINGS 0.2 SSW 7.5
DE SMET 0.2 SSE 7.5
ASTORIA 2 SE 7.0
MILBANK 6.0
TEA 1 SE 6.0
TURTON 6.0
SIOUX FALLS 5 SE 5.5
AS THE LOW IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTS
MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE APPALACHIANS AND LOWER GREAT
LAKES...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL IN THOSE LOCATIONS.
MEANWHILE...THE EASTERN LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP INTO A STRONG NOR'EASTER AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD ALONG THE
ATLANTIC COAST ON TUESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC AND OVERSPREAD THE NORTHEAST/NEW ENGLAND THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY JUST
INLAND OF THE COAST FROM PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY TO SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND IN ADDITION TO THE NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHERN MAINE
COASTLINES...AND THE NORTHERN APPALACHIANS. THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...EXPECT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 4-8 INCHES ACROSS THE
MID-ATLANTIC...NORTH OF THE D.C. AND BALTIMORE METRO AREAS. SNOW
AMOUNTS OF OVER A FOOT ARE LIKELY IN THE NORTHEAST FROM EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH MAINE...WITH 18 INCHES EXPECTED INLAND FROM
NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH SOUTHERN MAINE. TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY...SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE NORTHEAST AS THE LOW
CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH. SNOW WILL BE PARTICULARLY HEAVY IN
VERMONT...NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND WESTERN MAINE...WHERE TOTAL SNOW
AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO BE OVER TWO FEET. A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE
GENERALLY LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH IS ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG THE
MID-ATLANTIC COAST...SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...AND EASTERN MAINE.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1100 AM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
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Last Updated: 502 AM EDT TUE MAR 14 2017