STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR MID-MARCH DEVELOPING NOR'EASTER
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
500 PM EDT MON MAR 12 2018

...SNOW IS CURRENTLY FALLING ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA AND
VIRGINIA PIEDMONT AND INTO PENNSYLVANIA BEFORE A DEVELOPING
NOR'EASTER WITH HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS AFFECTS THE NORTHEAST
BEGINNING MONDAY NIGHT...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING CAPE COD AND MARTHA'S VINEYARD.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA...VIRGINIA...AND WEST VIRGINIA.
ADDITIONALLY...WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHEAST U.S.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NANTUCKET...AND WIND
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

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

AT 400 PM EDT...A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH AN
ESTIMATED CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 992 MB...29.29 INCHES...WAS LOCATED
ABOUT 150 MILES EAST OF MOREHEAD CITY...NORTH CAROLINA. ON THE
BACKSIDE OF THIS LOW...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS
FALLING IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...EASTERN VIRGINIA...AND INTO
THE DELMARVA PENINSULA. ANOTHER AREA OF RAIN WAS OCCURRING IN
CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. WEST AND NORTH OF THE RAIN
AREAS...MODERATE SNOW WITH POCKETS OF HEAVY SNOW WAS LOCATED IN
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND THE NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA
PIEDMONT. GENERALLY MODERATE SNOW WAS SPREADING INTO CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA AS WELL.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EDT SUN MAR
11 THROUGH 400 PM EDT MON MAR 12...

...MARYLAND...
FROSTBURG 2 ENE                       1.3                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
BALDWIN 1 SW                          7.0                    
TODD                                  7.0                    
WHITEHEAD 3 ESE                       6.0                    
AHO 1 WNW                             5.0                    
DEEP GAP                              5.0                    
ENNICE                                5.0                    
FLEETWOOD 3.1 SSE                     5.0                    
NORLINA 5.0 N                         5.0                    
BOONE 2 W                             4.8                    
SPARTA                                4.8                    
LAWSONVILLE                           4.7                    
WINSTON-SALEM                         2.0                    

...VIRGINIA...
MUSTOE 1 WSW                         11.8                    
WARM SPRINGS 2 N                      7.0                    
MONTEREY 6.5 SSW                      6.8                    
CHRISTIANSBURG 1 ESE                  6.5                    
ELK CREEK                             6.5                    
GALAX CITY 2 NNW                      6.5                    
HILLSVILLE 4 WNW                      6.5                    
MERRIMAC 2 NW                         6.5                    
INDIAN VALLEY                         6.1                    
ELLISTON-LAFAYETTE                    6.0                    
MONTEREY                              6.0                    
NEWPORT                               6.0                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
CALVIN                               18.0                    
MUDDLETY                             16.0                    
CRAIGSVILLE 1 NE                     15.0                    
TIOGA                                15.0                    
RAINELLE 4 NE                        12.5                    
CAMDEN ON GAULEY 2 SW                12.0                    
HUNTERSVILLE                         10.0                    
MT NEBO 1 SE                         10.0                    
NETTIE                               10.0                    
HARRIET 3 NW                          9.2                    

...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                    

...KENTUCKY...
LEXINGTON 3 SSE                      10.5                    
BEREA                                10.0                    
KEENE 5 NE                            9.0                    
PAINT LICK                            9.0                    
WILMORE                               9.0                    
STANTON 4 ESE                         8.5                    
CLOVER BOTTOM 1 WSW                   8.0                    
RUCKERVILLE                           8.0                    
WINCHESTER 6.4 SE                     8.0                    
RICHMOND 4 E                          7.0                    
YELLOW ROCK                           7.0                    

...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                    

...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                    


SNOW IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND NORTH CAROLINA IS EXPECTED
TO WIND DOWN MONDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES
NORTHWARD. HOWEVER...CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SNOW IN
THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE LOCALLY. HOWEVER...THE
NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS AS
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY OFFSHORE
AND MOVE 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
NORTHERN AND WESTERN PARTS OF NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND...6
TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST. TREACHEROUS 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 1100 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

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