Winter 2004 - 2005 Systems

PREVIOUS STORM SUMMARIES

April 1-4, 2005: Southeast to New England - Heavy Rain/Snow
March 9, 2005: New England
February 28-March 2, 2005: Appalachians to East Coast
February 21, 2005: Northern Plains to New England
February 21-23, 2005: California - Heavy Rains and Mudslides
February 10-11, 2005: New England
January 21-23, 2005: Upper Mississippi Valley to New England
January 6-7, 2005: Southwest/Plains to New England
December 25-27, 2004: South Texas to Mid Atlantic/New England

Storm Summary description and criteria
Storm summaries provide both a summary of the winter weather which has occurred, and an WPC general forecast of the storm system over the next 1 to 2 days. Storm summaries serve as a central source for winter storm information which would otherwise have to be gleaned from a number of NWS Forecast Office websites.

Storm summaries are issued for significant large-scale winter storms which:

Affect multiple NWS Forecast Office areas of responsibility
Are likely to be of media interest
Impact large population areas, or major transportation systems, or otherwise make a significant impact upon the nation's or a region's commerce
Are usually snow and/or ice storms, but which may be rainfall events if they are causing widespread flash flooding, mudslides, etc.

If two or more separate storm systems are occurring simultaneously, a storm summary is issued for each individually.