THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR MID-ATLANTIC TO NORTHEAST WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM EST WED MAR 07 2018
...A BAND OF HEAVY WET SNOW MOVING ACROSS NEW ENGLAND WITH
MODERATE RAINFALL ALONG MASSACHUSETTS COAST...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF NEW YORK AND MUCH OF NEW ENGLAND...IN
ADDITION TO A SMALL PART OF THE APPALACHIANS IN WEST VIRGINIA
HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS
IN ADDITION TO BLOCK ISLAND RHODE ISLAND
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 PM EST...THE CENTER OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH AN
ESTIMATED PRESSURE OF 986 MB...29.12 INCHES...LOCATED ABOUT 50
MILES SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND NEW YORK WHILE CONTINUING ITS
NORTHEASTWARD TRACK ALONG THE NORTHEAST COAST. SATELLITE IMAGES
CONTINUED TO SHOW AN EYE-LIKE CLEAR AREA AROUND THE STORM CENTER
OFF THE COAST OF NEW YORK. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS
OBSERVED FROM CENTRAL NEW JERSEY THROUGH SOUTHERN MAINE. MODERATE
TO OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WAS CONFINED TO EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS. MEANWHILE...THUNDERSNOW CONTINUED ACROSS PORTIONS
OF MASSACHUSETTS WITH RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES
PER HOUR. IN ADDITION...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS
EASTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EST TUE MAR
06 THROUGH 900 PM EST WED MAR 07...
...CONNECTICUT...
NEWTOWN 14.8
NEW FAIRFIELD 13.0
WARREN 10.3
RIDGEFIELD 9.2
CANAAN 9.0
DANBURY 9.0
FAIRFIELD 8.0
FARMINGTON 7.0
TORRINGTON 7.0
WETHERSFIELD 7.0
SOUTHINGTON 6.5
STAMFORD 6.4
HARWINTON 3.0
...DELAWARE...
GREENVILLE 10.4
BRANDYWINE 10.0
NORTH WILMINGTON 8.0
SMITH MILL FARMS 7.6
TALLEY BROOK 6.9
EDGEMOOR 6.0
HOCKESSIN 6.0
NEW CASTLE COUNTY AIRPORT 6.0
PRICES CORNER 5.7
NEWARK 5.6
BLACKBIRD 4.2
CLAYMONT 4.2
GLASGOW 4.0
SMYRNA 2.7
BEAR 2.0
...MASSACHUSETTS...
COLRAIN 8.0
HEATH 8.0
SAVOY 8.0
ROWE 7.6
ASHFIELD 7.0
CHESTER 7.0
GRANVILLE 7.0
NEW MARLBOROUGH 7.0
PITTSFIELD 7.0
NORTH ADAMS 6.8
WORTHINGTON 5.5
PLAINFIELD 4.0
...MAINE...
SACO 2.0
SANFORD 2.0
PORTLAND 1.2
...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
SPOFFORD 3.8
ALSTEAD 3.5
DEERFIELD 3.5
WEST HAMPSTEAD 3.4
FREMONT 3.0
NEW BOSTON 3.0
CROYDON 2.8
SWANZEY 2.3
HENNIKER 2.0
MARLBOROUGH 2.0
NASHUA 2.0
SUNAPEE 2.0
CONCORD 1.9
DOVER 1.9
HUDSON 4 SSE 1.7
...NEW JERSEY...
GREEN POND 23.7
MORRIS PLAINS 22.5
BUTLER 22.0
GREEN BROOK 22.0
PARSIPANNY 21.5
WEST MILFORD 20.2
RUCKAWAY 19.3
HILLSBOROUGH 19.0
NORTH CALDWELL 19.0
OAKLAND 19.0
PRINCETON 17.8
WIPPANY 16.0
WANAQUE 15.8
HARDYSTON 15.5
CEDAR GROVE 15.0
NEWARK 4.4
ATLANTIC CITY INTL ARPT 2.5
...NEW YORK...
SLOATSBURG 26.0
HIGHLAND MILLS 21.2
ORANGE LAKE 20.1
AUSTERLITZ 20.0
PHILMONT 18.5
HIGHLAND 18.0
MONROE 15.5
GOSHEN 15.1
VAILS GATE 14.5
TAGHKANIC 14.4
WALKILL 14.0
GREENVILLE 13.0
PAWCINFF 13.0
SALISBURY MILLS 13.0
SLATE HILL 13.0
NYC/JFK AIRPORT 2.6
CENTRAL PARK 2.5
NYC/LA GUARDIA AIRPORT 1.7
...PENNSYLVANIA...
RICHBORO 16.0
NEWTOWN GRANT 13.2
BROOMHALL 12.0
BARTONSVILLE 11.8
GARNET VALLEY 11.8
MAPLE GLEN 11.5
BRYN MAHR 11.0
HAVERFORD 11.0
MEDIA 10.7
CHADDS FORD 10.5
LOWER MAKEFIELD TWP 10.5
COOLBAUGH 10.3
LANGHORNE 10.3
WILLOWS GROVE 10.0
PLYMOUTH MEETING 8.0
PHILADELHIA INTL AIRPORT 6.1
...RHODE ISLAND...
NORTH PROVIDENCE 4.2
BURRILLVILLE 4.0
WEST GREENWICH 4.0
WESTERLY 3.5
RICHMOND 3.0
WEST WARICK 3.0
NARRAGANSETT 1.0
...VERMONT...
STAMFORD 18.0
WOODFORD 10.0
BENNINGTON 7.0
NEWFANE 7.0
WESTMINSTER 5.5
TOWNSHEND 5.3
SPRINGFIELD 4.0
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...MASSACHUSETTS...
MASHAPEE 59
WESTERLY 54
NANTUCKET 52
ROCKPORT 51
EDGARTOWN 49
MARSTONS MILLS 48
WESTPORT 48
BOSTON 46
EAST FALMOUTH 46
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...MARYLAND...
RISING SUN 5.5
BELAIR 4.5
CHURCHVILLE 4.5
LONG GREEN 4.0
TOWSON 3.7
TOWSON 0.8 SW 3.7
BEL AIR 1.7 W 3.0
MILLINGTON 3.0
ELKTON 4.8 NW 2.5
KINGSVILLE 1.2 E 2.4
ANNAPOLIS 1 NW 2.0
BOWIE 3.9 S 2.0
MARYDEL 2.0
SUITLAND 2.1 SE 2.0
BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL ARPT 1.8
CROFTON 1 SSE 1.5
...VIRGINIA...
FALLS CHURCH 1.6 W 0.9
RONALD REAGAN NATIONAL ARPT 0.4
THE COASTAL LOW WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS ALONG THE
NEW ENGLAND COAST TONIGHT AND MOVE OVER NORTHERN MAINE BY THURSDAY
EVENING. AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO PULL IN MILDER AIR FROM THE
ATLANTIC WHILE COLDER AIR REMAINS INLAND...A SHARP TRANSITION FROM
RAIN TO SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PUSH FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS COASTAL
MAINE OVERNIGHT WHILE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF THE
NORTHEAST AND NEW ENGLAND. MARGINALLY COLD TEMPERATURES OVER
INLAND SECTIONS MEAN THAT THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE HEAVY
AND WET VARIETY. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF IN PARTS OF THE
NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC REGIONS...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES
OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
HOWEVER...12 TO 15 INCHES WITH UPWARDS OF 18 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED FOR THE INTERIOR OF NEW ENGLAND INTO NORTHERN
MAINE...WHICH A SHARP DECREASE TO 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED ALONG THE
COAST. THE SNOWFALL FOR THIS PORTION OF NEW ENGLAND WILL COME TO
AN END BY THURSDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO GUST 55 MPH ALONG THE COAST WHERE RISING SEA WATERS COULD
IMPACT THE IMMEDIATE COAST THROUGH TONIGHT. MEANWHILE...THE
WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES IS
FORECAST TO BRING UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW FROM THE GREAT LAKES DOWN
TO PARTS OF WEST VIRGINIA.
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: 958 PM EST WED MAR 07 2018