THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR GREAT LAKES TO NEW ENGLAND WINTER STORM
WITH COASTAL WIND AND RAIN
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM EST FRI MAR 02 2018
...AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO SPIN OFF LONG
ISLAND AS HEAVY WET SNOW FALLS 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 900 PM EST...A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH AN ESTIMATED
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 977 MB...28.79 INCHES...WAS ABOUT 200 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND NEW YORK. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW CONTINUED TO
FALL FROM THE CATSKILLS INTO EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA DOWN INTO
DELAWARE AND EASTERN MARYLAND. ACROSS COASTAL NEW ENGLAND...BANDS
OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED TO ROTATE ONSHORE WITH A MIX
OF SNOW REPORTING IN NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS...WITH SUSTAINING
WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC
REGION...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 50 AND 60 MPH WERE COMMON.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST THU MAR
01 THROUGH 900 PM EST FRI MAR 02...
...MASSACHUSETTS...
PLAINFIELD 12.0
SAVOY 10.0
ROWE 9.6
STOCKBRIDGE 8.5
EAST HAWLEY 6.7
HEATH 6.1
...NEW JERSEY...
HIGH POINT 13.5
HIGHLAND LAKES 13.2
VERNON 11.0
MONTAGUE 10.2
BRANCHVILLE 9.5
SCHOOLEYS MOUNTAIN 9.0
GREEN POND 8.7
WEST MILFORD 8.3
WANTAGE 7.5
JEFFERSON 7.0
STOCKHOLM 7.0
...NEW YORK...
RICHMONDVILLE 37.5
JEFFERSON 34.5
GILBOA 30.0
SCHOHARIE 30.0
AMSTERDAM 29.8
DUANESBURG 26.0
GLEN 26.0
WEST KILL 26.0
WINDHAM 26.0
KNOX 24.5
HOBART 24.0
WYOMING 24.0
FORESTVILLE 22.0
ONEIDA 20.0
BUFFALO 12.0
...PENNSYLVANIA...
COOLBAUGH 22.5
TOBYHANNA 20.0
BLOOMING GROVE 12.0
NORTH HONESDALE 10.0
THOMPSON 9.5
PHILADELHPIA 2.5
...VERMONT...
WOODFORD 14.0
LANDGROVE 13.2
PAWLET 7.0
CHESTER 6.0
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM
EST THU MAR 01 THROUGH 900 PM EST FRI MAR 02...
...CONNECTICUT...
FENWICK 3.32
JEWETT CITY 3.28
MIDDLETOWN 3.28
FAIRFIELD 3.27
THOMPSON 2.80
...MASSACHUSETTS...
EAST BRIDGEWATER 5.74
RANDOLPH 3.88
EAST MILTON 2.92
MARION 2.90
TAUNTON 2.90
NORTH WEYMOUTH 2.62
MILLIS 2.00
QUINCY 2.00
...NEW YORK...
WEST HILLS 3.92
LAKE GROVE 3.44
OAKDALE 3.43
SMITHTOWN 3.40
ISLIP 3.34
EAST MASSAPEQUA 3.32
UPTON 3.14
HEWLETT 3.00
HICKSVILLE 2.83
TOPT HILL 2.82
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
CENTRAL PARK 2.24
...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
...RHODE ISLAND...
NEWPORT 2.61
EAST PROVIDENCE 2.60
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CONNECTICUT...
NEW LONDON 69
BRIDGEPORT 62
NEW HAVEN 49
...WASHINGTON DC...
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY 66
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY 66
WASHINGTON 66
SILVER SPRING 1 SSE 64
ADAMS MORGAN 1 E 61
GEORGETOWN 1 NNE 58
THE MALL 1 S 58
US CAPITOL 1 S 58
...DELAWARE...
LEWES NOS 66
DOVER 62
MIDDLETOWN 58
WILMINGTON NEW CASTLE 58
GREENWOOD 54
BLACKBIRD 52
REDDEN 49
SUSSEX COUNTY ARPT 49
GEORGETOWN 47
MILTON 46
SEAFORD 46
TOWNSEND 46
...GEORGIA...
MOUNTAIN CITY 3 ESE 49
...KENTUCKY...
LEXINGTON/BLUEGRASS ARPT 48
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT 44
...MASSACHUSETTS...
BARNSTABLE 93
EAST FALMOUTH 92
WELLFLEET 91
NANTUCKET 90
OAK BLUFFS 88
WOODS HOLE 88
SCITUATE 80
VINEYARD HAVEN 75
EDGARTOWN 74
MARSTON MILLS 74
BOSTON 70
CHARLESTOWN 70
LOGAN AIRPORT 70
MASHAPEE 69
MARTHAS VINEYARD 66
...MARYLAND...
BALLENGER CREEK 2 NW 71
COBB ISLAND 2 SE 69
GAITHERSBURG 69
PATUXENT RIVER 69
SABILLASVILLE 4 SSW 68
ANDREWS AFB 1 N 67
ANNAPOLIS - US NAVAL ACADEMY 64
OCEAN CITY MUNICIPAL ARPT 62
BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL ARPT 61
HAGERSTOWN REGIONAL 61
GARRETT AIRPORT 46
...NORTH CAROLINA...
ASHEVILLE REGIONAL ARPT 58
ASHFORD 3 S 55
CHINA GROVE 2 NW 55
JEFFERSON/ASHE COUNTY ARPT 55
BEECH MOUNTAIN 52
BOOMER 3 ESE 51
WATAUGA COUNTY HOSPITAL HELIPORT 50
SALUDA 2 SSW 48
COLUMBUS 3 ESE 45
FLETCHER 2 E 44
ELIZABETH CITY CGAS 41
WOODLAWN 1 S 41
...NEW JERSEY...
CAPE MAY 71
DENNISVILLE 71
LEBANON 71
SOUTH PLAINFIELD 65
WASHINGTON TWP 65
HARVEY CEDARS 62
LAWRENCEVILLE 62
ATLANTIC CITY INTL ARPT 61
BRANDYWINE SHOAL NOS 61
FORTESQUE 60
MCGUIRE AFB 51
...NEW YORK...
BAYVILLE 78
MIDDLE ISLAND 78
EATONS NECK 69
JFK AIRPORT 67
LARCHMONT HARBOR 66
JONES BEACH 64
WHITE PLAIN 63
GREAT GULL ISLAND 60
NAPEAGUE 52
ROCHESTER GREATER INTL ARPT 43
...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...
NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA 62
BUSHKILL CENTER 60
LEHIGH VALLEY INTL ARPT 60
POCONO MOUNTAINS 60
WEST GROVE 60
FLEETWOOD 59
JOHNSTOWN/CAMBRIA COUNTY ARPT 56
PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL ARPT 56
ERIE INTL ARPT 54
...RHODE ISLAND...
LITTLE COMPTON 83
BLOCK ISLAND 71
GREEN ARPT 64
PROVIDENCE 64
NEWPORT ARPT 61
WESTERLY ARPT 56
PRUDENCE ISLAND 53
NORTH PROVIDENCE 51
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
TRYON 3 SW 55
TUXEDO 4 S 49
...VIRGINIA...
CHESAPEAKE LIGHT TOWER 79
DAHLGREN 3 NE 75
WASHINGTON/DULLES INTL ARPT 71
CHINCOTEAGUE 1 WSW 70
SLATE MILLS 70
SWIFT RUN 2 ESE 70
STANARDSVILLE 69
AMICUS 64
WALLOPS ISLAND 64
QUANTICO MARINE CORP 63
ROANOKE 62
RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON ARPT 62
LEESBURG EXECUTIVE ARPT 61
WILLIAMSBURG 55
BLACKSBURG 49
NORFOLK 49
...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 OVER NORTHERN NEW YORK AND
PARTS OF VERMONT AND AS FAR SOUTH AS SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ALONG COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS CAN EXPECT
UPWARDS OF 1 INCH...WITH STORM TOTALS EXPECTED TO BE UP TO 5
INCHES. 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 80 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 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
REINHART
Last Updated: 1002 PM EST FRI MAR 02 2018