STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR MID-MARCH NOR'EASTER
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1100 PM EDT SUN MAR 11 2018

...HEAVY SNOW FROM KENTUCKY TO VIRGINIA OVERNIGHT. THEN A
DEVELOPING NOR'EASTER WITH HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS FOR NEW
ENGLAND BEGINNING MONDAY NIGHT...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM FAR SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI EASTWARD ACROSS MUCH OF THE LOWER
OHIO/UPPER TENNESSEE VALLEYS INTO THE INTERIOR MID-ATLANTIC AND
SOUTHERN/CENTRAL APPALACHIAN CHAIN.

WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE NORTHEAST
UNITED STATES FROM LONG ISLAND NORTHWARD INTO A VAST MAJORITY OF
THE NEW ENGLAND STATES.

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

AT 1000 PM EDT...A BROAD AXIS OF PRECIPITATION EXTENDED ACROSS
MUCH OF KENTUCKY INTO THE SOUTHERN EXTENT OF ILLINOIS AND INDIANA.
WHILE MUCH OF THIS WAS IN THE FORM OF RAIN...A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND
SNOW WERE OBSERVED BACK ALONG THE INDIANA/KENTUCKY BORDER. ALL OF
THIS WAS FOCUSING NORTH OF A 1007 MB (29.74 INCHES OF HG) TRACKING
EAST OF NASHVILLE TENNESSEE. A LOOSELY CLUSTERED BAND OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT
PUSHING ACROSS CENTRAL TENNESSEE SOUTHWARD INTO EASTERN ALABAMA
AND DOWN TOWARD THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. A SEPARATE BATCH OF RAIN
EXTENDED ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. AND UP INTO THE
CAROLINAS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EDT SUN MAR
11 THROUGH 1000 PM EDT SUN MAR 11...

...ILLINOIS...
SHAWNEETOWN                           4.5                    
HARRISBURG 13 SE                      3.0                    

...INDIANA...
TELL CITY 2 N                         3.5                    
WEST FORK                             3.5                    
JASPER 1 WSW                          2.0                    
EVANSVILLE                            1.8                    

...KENTUCKY...
MARION                                3.5                    
STURGIS                               3.0                    
SMITHLAND                             1.5                    

...MISSOURI...
WRIGHT CITY                           5.0                    
HIGH HILL 5 NE                        4.7                    
KIMMSWICK 1 W                         4.5                    
KINGDOM CITY 3 SE                     4.5                    
WARRENTON                             4.5                    
ETHEL 1 N                             4.0                    
BUELL 3 N                             3.7                    
WELDON SPRING 2 WNW                   3.0                    


OVERNIGHT THE DEVELOPING STORM WILL DELIVER 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW
TO MUCH OF KENTUCKY AND NEARBY PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND
INDIANA. AS THE STORM MOVES EAST...MODERATE AND EVEN LOCALLY HEAVY
SNOW WILL DEVELOP TOWARD MONDAY MORNING OVER THE MOUNTAIN AREAS OF
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...AND WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA. AFTER DUMPING MORE THAN 5 INCHES IN SOME SPOTS IN THE
MOUNTAINS...THE STORM IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY RAPIDLY OFF THE
CAROLINA COAST AND THEN LIFT NORTHWARD. THE MID-ATLANTIC COASTAL
PLAIN WILL RECEIVE ONLY LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BUT NEW ENGLAND
IS EXPECTED TO BEAR THE FULL BRUNT OF THE DEVELOPING NOR'EASTER
BEGINNING MONDAY NIGHT AND PEAKING ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
THIS POWERFUL STORM WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS OUTDOOR CONDITIONS
WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. SNOWFALL OF GREATER THAN 8
INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER LONG ISLAND AND MUCH OF NEW ENGLAND...WITH
AMOUNTS OVER A FOOT SURROUNDING BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE. PEOPLE IN
THESE AREAS SHOULD MONITOR LOCAL INFORMATION ON THIS POTENTIALLY
DANGEROUS WINTER STORM.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 500 AM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

BURKE/RUBIN-OSTER