THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR GREAT LAKES TO NEW ENGLAND WINTER STORM
WITH COASTAL WIND AND RAIN
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 AM EST FRI MAR 02 2018
...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING OFF LONG ISLAND AS
SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS INTERIOR NORTHEAST U.S. WHILE HEAVY
RAIN...HIGH WINDS...AND STORM SURGES IMPACT COASTAL NEW ENGLAND...
HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF
THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION INCLUDING THE APPALACHIANS NORTHWARD TO
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA ACROSS MUCH OF NEW ENGLAND...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 900 PM EST...A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH AN ESTIMATED
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 977 MB...28.85 INCHES...CONTINUED TO DEEPEN
RAPIDLY OVER THE ATLANTIC JUST TO THE SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND NEW
YORK. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN NEW YORK INTO PARTS
OF VERMONT. ACROSS COASTAL NEW ENGLAND...BANDS OF MODERATE RAIN
WERE ROTATING ONSHORE AS SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS
WERE INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 TO 65 MPH.
BLOCK ISLAND RHODE ISLAND RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 61 MPH.
SOME SNOW AND SLEET WERE BEGINNING TO MIX IN WITH THE RAIN AS
WELL. ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WERE
GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 70 MPH AT SLATE MILLS VIRGINIA WITH PASSING
SNOW SHOWERS INLAND AND MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS NEAR THE COAST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST THU MAR
01 THROUGH 900 AM EST FRI MAR 02...
...NEW YORK...
MARIAVILLE 15.0
WESTERLO 5 W 14.0
COBLESKILL 12.4
KNOX 12.0
MAYFIELD 12.0
CLIFTON PARK 11.8
EAST AURORA 11.5
HESSVILLE 11.2
NORTHVILLE 11.0
SCHUYLERVILLE 10.1
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 PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM
EST THU MAR 01 THROUGH 900 AM EST FRI MAR 02...
...NEW YORK...
FREDONIA 0.8 WNW 2.55
BAY SHORE 0.5 ESE 2.48
WEST ISLIP 0.6 SW 2.39
COPIAGUE 0.4 ENE 2.32
FARMINGVILLE 0.5 W 2.31
PLAINVIEW 0.4 ENE 2.30
RONKONKOMA 1.4 WSW 2.25
DUNKIRK 0.7 SW 2.22
LOCUST VALLEY 0.3 E 2.22
PORT JEFFERSON STATION 0.3 SSW 2.20
...PENNSYLVANIA...
TITUSVILLE 6.3 SW 2.35
LEEPER 0.9 WSW 2.23
SANDY LAKE 1.8 ENE 2.12
TIONESTA 7.3 SSE 2.08
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CONNECTICUT...
NEW LONDON 51
NEW HAVEN 49
...KENTUCKY...
LEXINGTON/BLUEGRASS ARPT 48
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT 44
...MASSACHUSETTS...
HULL 63
WINTHROP 61
LOGAN AIRPORT 54
DUXBURY 52
...MARYLAND...
BALLENGER CREEK 69
GAITHERSBURG 69
PATUXENT RIVER 66
SABILLASVILLE 64
ANDREWS AFB 62
GARRETT AIRPORT 46
BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL ARPT 44
ANNAPOLIS - US NAVAL ACADEMY 43
...NORTH CAROLINA...
JEFFERSON/ASHE COUNTY ARPT 55
WATAUGA COUNTY HOSPITAL HELIPORT 50
ELIZABETH CITY CGAS 41
...NEW YORK...
GREAT GULL ISLAND 60
NAPEAGUE 52
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
...RHODE ISLAND...
BLOCK ISLAND 61
PRUDENCE ISLAND 53
...VIRGINIA...
SLATE MILLS 70
STANARDSVILLE 69
DULLES 67
AMICUS 64
ROANOKE 62
WINCHESTER 61
MARION/WYTHEVILLE 60
ROANOKE RGNL ARPT 60
HOT SPRINGS/INGALLS 57
WASHINGTON/DULLES INTL ARPT 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...
BRUSHY RUN 65
MARTINSBURG 58
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 INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SPIN JUST OFF
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST THROUGH TODAY BRINGING HIGH
WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...AND STORM SURGE TO THE IMMEDIATE COAST AS
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES INTO THE AFTERNOON OVER NORTHERN
NEW YORK AND PARTS OF VERMONT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF UP TO 5 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE PARTICULARLY ALONG COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. SNOWFALL
TOTALS OF 10 TO 12 INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 15 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED FROM WESTERN NEW YORK INTO THE CATSKILLS. THE INTENSE
STORM SHOULD BEGIN TO MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AWAY FROM THE NEW
ENGLAND COAST LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS CAN INITIALLY
REACH 70 TO 75 MPH NEAR THE COAST BUT WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATER
TONIGHT AS THE STORM SLOWLY MOVES OUT TO SEA.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
KONG
Last Updated: 1043 AM EST FRI MAR 02 2018