THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR MID-MARCH DEVELOPING NOR'EASTER
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1100 AM EDT MON MAR 12 2018
...SNOW IS CURRENTLY FALLING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS BEFORE A DEVELOPING NOR'EASTER WITH HEAVY SNOW AND
GUSTY WINDS AFFECTS THE NORTHEAST BEGINNING MONDAY NIGHT...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM EASTERN KENTUCKY AND NORTHERN TENNESSEE EASTWARD INTO
SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...VIRGINIA...AND NORTH CAROLINA.
ADDITIONALLY...WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHEAST U.S.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1000 AM EDT...A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS BEGINNING TO
STRENGTHEN OFFSHORE. THIS LOW HAD AN ESTIMATED CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
998 MB...29.47 INCHES...AND WAS LOCATED ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF WILMINGTON...NORTH CAROLINA. ADDITIONALLY...WEAKER SURFACE LOWS
WERE LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND SOUTHERN SOUTH
CAROLINA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT GENERALLY MODERATE SNOW CONTINUED
ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE AND INTO THE SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. RAIN WAS FALLING EAST OF THE SNOW AREAS
ACROSS THE CENTRAL CAROLINAS AND EASTERN GEORGIA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EDT SUN MAR
11 THROUGH 1000 AM EDT MON MAR 12...
...KENTUCKY...
LEXINGTON 3 SSE 10.5
BEREA 10.0
KEENE 5 NE 9.0
PAINT LICK 9.0
STANTON 4 ESE 8.5
CLOVER BOTTOM 1 WSW 8.0
WINCHESTER 6.4 SE 8.0
RICHMOND 4 E 7.0
YELLOW ROCK 7.0
...NORTH CAROLINA...
AHO 1 WNW 5.0
FLEETWOOD 3.1 SSE 5.0
NORLINA 5.0 N 5.0
JEFFERSON 2.7 ESE 4.5
LOW GAP 4.5
BOONE 2 W 4.3
LANSING 5.9 NW 4.3
FLATWOOD 1 SE 4.0
...TENNESSEE...
SPRINGFIELD 10 SW 2.5
BETHPAGE 4.5 NW 2.3
GREENBRIER 1.4 N 2.0
LAFAYETTE 2.0
PORTLAND 2.0
WHITE HOUSE 1 E 2.0
...VIRGINIA...
MUSTOE 1 WSW 8.0
MONTEREY 6.5 SSW 6.8
GALAX CITY 2 NNW 6.5
CHRISTIANSBURG 6.0
MONTEREY 6.0
ELK CREEK 3 SSW 5.2
MOUNTAIN GROVE 2 W 4.7
MERRIMAC 1 W 4.5
BLACKSBURG NWS 4.1
...WEST VIRGINIA...
CRAIGSVILLE 1 NE 15.0
CAMDEN ON GAULEY 2 SW 12.0
HUNTERSVILLE 10.0
MT NEBO 1 SE 10.0
HARRIET 3 NW 9.2
ALKOL 8.0
LERONA 8.0
SUMMERSVILLE 8.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...IOWA...
CENTERVILLE 2 NNW 4.5
CANTRIL 4.0
MOUNT STERLING 3 WNW 4.0
...ILLINOIS...
EICHORN 5.0
SHAWNEETOWN 2 SW 5.0
NORRIS CITY 3 E 4.1
HARRISBURG 13 SE 4.0
KARBERS RIDGE 2 SW 4.0
...INDIANA...
TELL CITY 5.0
WEST FORK 3.5
JASPER 1 WSW 2.0
EVANSVILLE 1.8
...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
ON MONDAY...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS AND SPREAD EASTWARD INTO PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA
AND WESTERN VIRGINIA BEHIND THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. 2 TO 6 INCHES
OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FOR THESE AREAS. 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL
ALSO DEVELOP IN THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS ON TUESDAY. HOWEVER...THE
NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS AS
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM INTENSIFIES RAPIDLY OFFSHORE AND MOVES
NORTHWARD. BEGINNING MONDAY NIGHT...EASTERN MAINE AND
MASSACHUSETTS IN PARTICULAR ARE FORECAST TO RECEIVE 12 TO 18
INCHES OF SNOW...INCLUDING THE CITY OF BOSTON. FARTHER WEST ACROSS
PARTS OF NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW
IS EXPECTED. TREACHEROUS OUTDOOR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS THE
HEAVY SNOW COMBINES WITH STRONG WINDS. 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 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
TATE
Last Updated: 1052 AM EDT MON MAR 12 2018