THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR MID-MARCH NOR'EASTER
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
500 AM EDT TUE MAR 13 2018
...A NOR'EASTER IS CURRENTLY BREWING OVER THE GULF STREAM WITH
WIDESPREAD SNOW MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN U.S. HEAVIER
MESOSCALE BANDS LURK OFFSHORE OF LONG ISLAND AND SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND WHICH SHOULD MOVE INLAND DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING CAPE COD AND MARTHAS VINEYARD.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...AND WEST
VIRGINIA. ADDITIONALLY...WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT OVER 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 AM EDT...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWED EXPLOSIVE CYCLOGENESIS
UNFOLDING WITH A SURFACE PRESSURE OF 979 MB...28.91 INCHES OF
MERCURY...WITH A LOCATION WELL OFFSHORE OF OCEAN CITY MARYLAND.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED LIGHT SNOW FALLING OVER EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC EXTENDING NORTHWARD INTO MUCH OF NEW YORK AS WELL AS
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. WHILE A VAST MAJORITY OF THE ACTIVITY WAS
LIGHT IN NATURE...NUMEROUS MESOSCALE FEATURES OFFSHORE OF LONG
ISLAND AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL BE PRIMED TO SPREAD LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW TO THESE LOCATIONS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EDT SUN MAR
11 THROUGH 400 AM EDT MON MAR 13...
...MARYLAND...
FROSTBURG 2 ENE 1.3
...NORTH CAROLINA...
BALDWIN 1 SW 7.0
TODD 7.0
WHITEHEAD 3 ESE 6.0
GLADE VALLEY 3 ENE 5.8
CAMP SPRINGS 2 NNE 5.5
DEEP GAP 5.0
ENNICE 5.0
FLEETWOOD 3.1 SSE 5.0
NORLINA 5.0 N 5.0
BOONE 2 W 4.8
WINSTON-SALEM 2.0
...NEW JERSEY...
WANTAGE 3 N 2.5
...NEW YORK...
MIDDLEBURGH 3.0
RICHMONDVILLE 2.8
KNOX 2.0
...PENNSYLVANIA...
AUBURN 2.8
COLONIAL PARK 2.0
HUFFS CHURCH 2.0
...VIRGINIA...
MUSTOE 1 WSW 11.8
MILL GAP 3 SSW 9.0
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
NEWPORT 6.0
BLACKSBURG 3 NNW 5.5
...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 PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...NORTH CAROLINA...
JENNETTES PIER 69
OREGON INLET 65
DUCK FRF RESEARCH PIER 60
STUMPY POINT 58
HATTERAS HIGH 52
AVON 50
KILL DEVIL HILLS 47
...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
THE NORTHEASTERN U.S. IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL
TOTALS AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY
OFFSHORE AND MOVE NORTHWARD. BEGINNING OVERNIGHT...MUCH OF
MAINE...EASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN VERMONT...AND EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS IN PARTICULAR ARE FORECAST TO RECEIVE 12 TO 18
INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS APPROACHING 2
FEET...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. ELSEWHERE...CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR
SNOW IN THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE LOCALLY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1100 AM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
RUBIN-OSTER
Last Updated: 450 AM EDT TUE MAR 13 2018