THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR OHIO VALLEY TO MID-ATLANTIC AND
NORTHEAST WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
500 AM EDT WED MAR 21 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
INDIANAN...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...SOUTHWEST OHIO...WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA...WESTERN VIRGINIA...EASTERN WEST
VIRGINIA...MARYLAND...DELAWARE...SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW
JERSEY...SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND AND
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
KENTUCKY...SOUTHERN INDIANA...OHIO...WEST VIRGINIA...NORTH
CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHEAST NEW
YORK...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND DOWNEAST
MAINE.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 400 AM EDT...SNOW SPANNED FROM INDIANA TO CENTRAL TENNESSEE TO
AREAS EAST FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO NEW JERSEY WITH EMBEDDED POCKETS
OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ALSO OCCURRING FROM NORTHERN PORTIONS
OF WEST VIRGINIA TO NEW JERSEY. A 995MB SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED
OFFSHORE AND EAST OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY/DEL-MAR-VA AND HAD A
TRAILING COLD FRONT DRAPED OFFSHORE OF THE CAROLINAS TO FLORIDA
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 400 AM EDT TUE MAR 20...
...DELAWARE...
NEW CASTLE COUNTRY AIRPORT 1.4
GLASGOW 1.0
HOCKESSIN 0.9
TALLEYVILL 0.9
CLAYMONT 0.8
PORT PENN 0.8
...INDIANA...
CURBY 5.0
GREENVILLE 3.5
PILOT KNOB 3.5
VALLONIA 3.0
GREENDALE 2.0
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...
GOSHEN 5.5
PROSPECT 1 SSE 5.0
BUCKNER 2 SE 3.2
ELIZABETHTOWN 2.1
HENDERSON 2.0
SLAUGHTERS 1.5
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
FAIR HILL 1.8
...NEW JERSEY...
MANTUA 1.5
LINDENWOLD 1.3
WARETOWN 1.0
VINELAND 0.4
...OHIO...
ARCANUM 3.5
WAPAKONETA 2 SSE 2.5
COLERAIN TOWNSHIP 2.0
GREENVILLE 1 ESE 2.0
PIQUA 1.5
WILMINGTON 2 SSE 1.4
...PENNSYLVANIA...
GREENCASTLE 13.0
ROCKWOOD 8.7
CASHTOWN 1 S 8.5
SPRING GROVE 8.5
GETTYSBURG 8.0
SOMERSET 7.8
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
...TENNESSEE...
WHITE HOUSE 1 SE 0.5
...VIRGINIA...
COVINGTON CITY 6.0
RADFORD 3.5
BLACKSBURG 3.0
ROSELAND 1.7
BRADSHAW 3 N 1.0
...WEST VIRGINIA...
ATHENS 7.0
BLUEFIELD 2 SE 6.0
ALDERSON 4.5
PIPESTEM 4.0
PRINCETON 3.0
QUINWOOD 3.0
RUPERT 3.0
STANAFORD 3 SE 3.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 800 AM EDT TUE MAR 20
THROUGH 400 AM EDT TUE MAR 20...
...NORTH CAROLINA...
ROXBORO 4 N 0.10
...VIRGINIA...
WILLIS 2 ESE 0.10
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
800 AM EDT TUE MAR 20 THROUGH 400 AM EDT TUE MAR 20...
...DELAWARE...
NEW CASTLE COUNTY AIRPORT 0.08
...MARYLAND...
BEL AIR 0.10
SAVAGE 1 ESE 0.10
ELKTON 5 NW 0.07
NORBECK 1 ESE 0.06
COLUMBIA 2 N 0.05
PIKESVILLE 2 SE 0.03
...NEW JERSEY...
NEWPORT 0.20
MILLVILLE MUNI AIRPORT 0.06
ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 0.05
...PENNSYLVANIA...
DAVIS 0.10
PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 0.02
...VIRGINIA...
OPAL 1 NW 0.07
...WEST VIRGINIA...
REEDSVILLE 0.12
RUPERT 0.05
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 1100 AM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
CAMPBELL
Last Updated: 446 AM EDT WED MAR 21 2018