STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR GREAT LAKES TO NEW ENGLAND WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM EST FRI MAR 02 2018

...SNOW CONTINUES FROM THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS THROUGH UPSTATE
NEW YORK AS RAIN IMPACTS THE NORTHEAST COASTLINE WHILE WIND GUSTS
INCREASE... 

HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTHERN
AND EASTERN GEORGIA NORTHWARD TO EXTREME SOUTHEAST MAINE.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH MOST OF THE NORTHEAST AND
NORTHERN MAINE...IN ADDITION TO A SMALL PORTION OF THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS IN WEST VIRGINIA

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 AM EST...A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 987 MB...29.15 INCHES...WAS STRENGTHENING RAPIDLY EAST
OF NEW JERSEY. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING FROM THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS
INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AS WELL AS PARTS OF THE NORTHERN
APPALACHIANS. IN ADDITION...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL WAS
OBSERVED FROM PARTS OF DELAWARE TO NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS. WIND
GUSTS ALONG THE APPALACHIANS WERE REPORTING UP TO 60 MPH...WHILE
OTHER OBSERVATIONS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WERE REPORTING WIND GUSTS
UP TO 55 MPH. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST TUE MAR
01 THROUGH 300 AM EST THU MAR 01...

...NEW YORK...
EAST AURORA                          11.5                    
HUMPHREY                              9.8                    
FRANKLINVILLE                         8.8                    
SARDINIA                              8.2                    
WEST ALMOND 4 SW                      7.7                    
EAST CONCORD                          7.5                    
BUENA VISTA                           6.0                    
COLDEN 1 W                            6.0                    
PERRYSBURG                            6.0                    
BLASDELL 3 SW                         4.0                    
GROVE                                 4.0                    
BUFFALO AIRPORT                       3.5                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...WASHINGTON DC...
WASHINGTON/REAGAN NATL ARPT           52                    

...KENTUCKY...
LEXINGTON/BLUEGRASS ARPT              48                    
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT           44                    

...MARYLAND...
GARRETT AIRPORT                       46                    
BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL ARPT        44                    
ANNAPOLIS - US NAVAL ACADEMY          43                    
PATUXENT RIVER NAS                    43                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
JEFFERSON/ASHE COUNTY ARPT            55                    
WATAUGA COUNTY HOSPITAL HELIPORT      50                    
ELIZABETH CITY CGAS                   41                    

...NEW YORK...
ROCHESTER GREATER INTL ARPT           43                    
DUNKIRK/CHAUTAUQUA ARPT               41                    

...OHIO...
ELYRIA/LORAIN COUNTY ARPT             51                    
CLEVELAND/BURKE ARPT                  48                    
COLUMBUS/OHIO STATE UNIV ARPT         48                    
YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN RGNL ARPT           48                    
MARION                                45                    
AKRON-CANTON ARPT                     44                    
CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KY INTL ARPT      43                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
JOHNSTOWN/CAMBRIA COUNTY ARPT         56                    
PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL ARPT         56                    
ERIE INTL ARPT                        54                    
ALLEGHENY COUNTY ARPT                 49                    
CARNOT-MOON                           49                    
MARION CENTER 3 NNW                   46                    
PORT MEADVILLE ARPT                   46                    
ALTOONA/BLAIR COUNTY ARPT             44                    

...VIRGINIA...
MARION/WYTHEVILLE                     60                    
ROANOKE RGNL ARPT                     60                    
HOT SPRINGS/INGALLS                   57                    
WASHINGTON/DULLES INTL ARPT           54                    
WINCHESTER                            54                    
LEESBURG/GODFREY                      48                    
ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT                 46                    
WALLOPS ISLAND FLIGHT FACILITY        44                    
WILLIAMSBURG                          44                    
LANGLEY AFB                           43                    
VIRGINIA TECH ARPT                    43                    
DANVILLE RGNL ARPT                    41                    
FORT BELVOIR/DAVISON AFB              41                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
CHARLESTON                            55                    
CANAAN HEIGHTS                        52                    
GRANT COUNTY ARPT                     50                    
MARTINSBURG/WEST VA RGNL ARPT         50                    
ELKINS/RANDOLPH CO ARPT               49                    
CLARKSBURG/BENEDUM ARPT               47                    
BUCKHANNON                            46                    
BECKLEY/RALEIGH COUNTY ARPT           44                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...MICHIGAN...
WIXOM                                 7.4                    
ANN ARBOR                             6.1                    
CLARKSON                              6.0                    
MUNITH                                6.0                    


THE LOW STRENGTHENS EAST OF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST AND SOUTHEAST
NEW ENGLAND COAST FRIDAY MORNING...BEFORE IT MOVES SLOWLY EAST OUT
TO SEA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THE INTENSE SURFACE LOW WILL
PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL ESPECIALLY ALONG COASTAL
MASSACHUSETTS...WHERE UPWARDS OF 5 INCHES...AND LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...HEAVY SNOWFALL
WILL IMPACT AREAS FROM NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA INTO UPSTATE NEW
YORK. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 10 TO 12 INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS UP
TO 15 INCHES ESPECIALLY FROM WESTERN NEW YORK INTO THE CATSKILLS.
WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO
FRIDAY NIGHT. REGIONS SUCH AS THE MID-ATLANTIC AND PARTS OF THE
NORTHEAST CAN EXPECT WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH...AND AREAS SUCH AS
COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS CAN EXPECT WIND GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. 

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

REINHART