THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR GREAT LAKES TO NEW ENGLAND WINTER STORM
WITH COASTAL WIND AND RAIN
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM EST FRI MAR 02 2018
...AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO SPIN OFF LONG
ISLAND AS A BAND OF HEAVY WET SNOW SETS UP ACROSS THE CATSKILLS
INTO EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA DOWN INTO SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. MODERATE
TO HEAVY RAIN...HIGH WINDS...AND STORM SURGES CONTINUE TO IMPACT
COASTAL NEW ENGLAND...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT FROM THE CATSKILLS IN UPSTATE
NEW YORK DOWN INTO NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY NORTHWARD
ACROSS MUCH OF UPSTATE NEW YORK INTO CENTRAL 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.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 PM EST...A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH AN ESTIMATED
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 975 MB...28.79 INCHES...HAD SLOWED ITS
DEEPENING RATE AS IT BEGAN TO MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST OFF LONG
ISLAND NEW YORK. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW HAD ALREADY SET UP FROM THE CATSKILLS
INTO EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA DOWN INTO SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. ACROSS
COASTAL NEW ENGLAND...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED TO
ROTATE ONSHORE AS SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO
40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 70 MPH WERE OBSERVED. EAST FALMOUTH
MASSACHUSETTS RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 83 MPH. ACROSS THE
MID-ATLANTIC REGION...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 50 AND 60 MPH
WERE COMMON AS SKIES BECAME PARTLY SUNNY. A PEAK GUST OF 71 MPH
WAS REPORTED IN DENNISVILLE NEW JERSEY WHERE HEAVY WET SNOW WAS
FALLING.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST THU MAR
01 THROUGH 300 PM EST FRI MAR 02...
...MASSACHUSETTS...
SAVOY 10.0
STOCKBRIDGE 8.5
PLAINFIELD 7.4
...NEW YORK...
RICHMONDVILLE 35.0
JEFFERSON 30.0
MARIAVILLE 15.0
FONDA 14.0
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
...PENNSYLVANIA...
THOMPSON 9.5
...VERMONT...
WOODFORD 11.0
LANDGROVE 9.2
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM
EST THU MAR 01 THROUGH 300 PM EST FRI MAR 02...
...MASSACHUSETTS...
RANDOLPH 3.31
NORTH WEYMOUTH 2.25
MILLIS 2.00
QUINCY 2.00
...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...
EAST FALMOUTH 83
MARSTON MILLS 74
MASHAPEE 69
HULL 63
WINTHROP 61
LOGAN AIRPORT 59
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...
LITTLE COMPTON 83
BLOCK ISLAND 71
PROVIDENCE 63
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 TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO BRING
HIGH WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...AND STORM SURGE TO THE IMMEDIATE COAST
AS MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES LATE INTO THE AFTERNOON OVER
NORTHERN NEW YORK AND PARTS OF VERMONT AND AS FAR SOUTH AS
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. 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 30 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED FROM WESTERN NEW YORK INTO THE CATSKILLS AND POSSIBLY
DOWN INTO EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE INTENSE STORM SHOULD BEGIN TO
ACCELERATE TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AWAY FROM THE NEW ENGLAND COAST
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 1000 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
KONG
Last Updated: 439 PM EST FRI MAR 02 2018