THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR OHIO VALLEY TO MID-ATLANTIC AND
NORTHEAST WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1100 PM EDT TUE MAR 20 2018
...A NOR'EASTER WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT THE EASTERN SEABOARD
INCLUDING WASHINGTON D.C TO BOSTON THROUGH THURSDAY...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA...WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN VIRGINIA...EASTERN WEST
VIRGINIA...MARYLAND...DELAWARE...SOUTHERN PENNNSYLVANIA...NEW
JERSEY...SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND AND
EASTERN MASSACHUSUETTS
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
KENTUCKY...SOUTHERN INDIANA...OHIO...WEST VIRGINIA...NORTH
CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHEAST
NEW YORK
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1000 PM EDT...SNOW SPANNED FROM INDIANA TO NORTHERN TENNESSEE
TO AREAS EAST FROM VIRGINIA TO NEW JERSEY WITH EMBEDDED POCKETS OF
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ALSO OCCURRING IN NORTHERN PORTIONS OF
WEST VIRGINIA AND NEAR THE DISTRICT. A 998MB SURFACE LOW WAS
LOCATED OFFSHORE AND EAST OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY/DEL-MAR-VA AND HAD
A COLD FRONT DRAPED SOUTHWEST TO CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA WITH A
WARM FRONT EXTENDING EAST OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. THIS SYSTEM WAS
MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST PARALLEL TO THE COASTLINE.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM EDT TUE MAR
20 THROUGH 1000 PM EDT TUE MAR 20...
...INDIANA...
GREENVILLE 3.5
PILOT KNOB 3.5
MITCHELL 2.0
OOLITIC 2.0
BOONVILLE 1.8
NASHVILLE 1.5
OAKLAND CITY 1.2
FRANKLIN 1 W 1.0
MARTINSVILLE 1.0
...KENTUCKY...
BUCKNER 2 SE 3.2
ELIZABETHTOWN 2.1
ELK CREEK 2 S 1.0
...MARYLAND...
WESTMINSTER 2 SE 6.8
BENTLEY SPRINGS 1 E 6.0
FROSTBURG 6.0
HAGERSTOWN 1 SW 6.0
ELDERSBURG 5.0
SCARBORO 2 E 4.0
REISTERSTOWN 3.0
NE OAKLAND 2.7
GERMANTOWN 2 N 2.0
...NEW JERSEY...
VINELAND 0.4
...PENNSYLVANIA...
GREENCASTLE 11.1
CASHTOWN 1 S 8.5
GETTYSBURG 8.0
BITTINGER 2 NW 7.3
STEWARTSTOWN 7.0
UPPER STRASBRUG 7.0
GLENCOW 1 E 6.8
MARIETTA 6.2
LATIMORE 6.1
CESSNA 6.0
FELTON 6.0
MILLSERVILLE 5.8
NEW LONDON 1.9
...VIRGINIA...
BLACKSBURG 1.0
BRADSHAW 3 N 1.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 800 AM EDT TUE MAR 20
THROUGH 1000 PM EDT TUE MAR 20...
...VIRGINIA...
WILLIS 2 ESE 0.10
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
800 AM EDT TUE MAR 20 THROUGH 1000 PM EDT TUE MAR 20...
...MARYLAND...
SAVAGE 1 ESE 0.10
NORBECK 1 ESE 0.06
COLUMBIA 2 N 0.05
...PENNSYLVANIA...
DAVIS 0.10
...WEST VIRGINIA...
REEDSVILLE 0.12
THE CENTRAL LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NOR'EASTER WILL
INTENSIFY OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY
MOVING MORE STEADILY NORTHEAST TOWARD CANADA. HEAVY SNOW WILL
IMPACT THE FAVORED UPSLOPE AREAS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NEW
ENGLAND STATES AND THE MAJOR CITIES FROM WASHINGTON D.C. TO NEW
YORK TO BOSTON. STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL IMPACT
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS LATE WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER
DOWN OVER PORTIONS OF THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS AS THE SYSTEM
MOVES FURTHER OFFSHORE.
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.
CAMPBELL
Last Updated: 1140 PM EDT TUE MAR 20 2018