Sometimes the weather does as it wants. A warm February has turned into a wintry March. Indications were that temperatures would get more spring-like in the east after the official first day of astronomical spring. Well, not so fast. After the latest east coast bomb cyclone, computer models seem to be abandoning the spring warm up. While temperatures may warm some this weekend, the 2 week trend is looking chilly and active. More snow? Perhaps for some!
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Snow totals in the latest winter storm are quite impressive.
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 08 FOR MID-MARCH NOR'EASTER NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD 500 PM EDT TUE MAR 13 2018 ...HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES FOR NEW ENGLAND DUE TO A STRONG NOR'EASTER... BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL AREAS OF MASSACHUSETTS...NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND MAINE...AS WELL AS MARTHA'S VINEYARD. WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT OVER THE NORTHEAST U.S. ADDITIONALLY...WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND PORTIONS OF THE OHIO VALLEY. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NANTUCKET. FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV AT 400 PM EDT...SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWED THAT THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM (NOR'EASTER) HAD STRENGTHENED TO A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 966 MB...28.53 INCHES...AND WAS LOCATED ABOUT 150 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET...MASSACHUSETTS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED HEAVY SNOW SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF NEW ENGLAND. MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING FARTHER WEST ACROSS PARTS OF NEW YORK. ADDITIONALLY...WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WERE OCCURRING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION AND OHIO VALLEY. ...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EDT SUN MAR 11 THROUGH 400 PM EDT TUE MAR 13... ...CONNECTICUT... EAST KILLINGLY 18.3 WATERFORD 17.5 LEDYARD CENTER 16.6 CHAPLIN 16.5 NORWICH 16.0 POMFRET 15.7 NEW LONDON 15.5 EASTFORD 15.0 HAMPTON 13.0 ...MASSACHUSETTS... FRAMINGHAM 23.3 MILFORD 20.0 LEOMINSTER 17.0 BRIDGEWATER 16.5 WESTWOOD 16.3 MILLVILLE 16.0 NATICK 16.0 STERLING 16.0 WILMINGTON 16.0 BOSTON LOGAN ARPT 8.4 ...MAINE... RAYMOND 15.0 SHADY NOOK 2 WSW 14.0 CAPE NEDDICK 10.6 BIDDEFORD 10.0 DENMARK 10.0 HIRAM 10.0 ROSS CORNER 1 ESE 10.0 MILLBRIDGE 2 NNW 9.0 THOMASTON 8.3 SACO 2 NNW 8.0 ...NEW HAMPSHIRE... CANDIA 21.0 MANCHESTER 19.0 DEERFIELD 1 NNE 16.0 MERRIMACK 16.0 NASHUA 16.0 REEDS FERRY 15.5 EAST DERRY 1 ESE 15.0 PEMBROKE 14.0 BEDFORD 13.5 WINDHAM 12.5 ...NEW YORK... SOUTHAMPTON 18.3 DIX HILLS 11.0 PLAINVIEW 11.0 EAST HAMPTON 10.3 CENTEREACH 10.0 ORIENT 10.0 SOUTH HUNTINGTON 9.6 STONY BROOK 8.3 SAINT JAMES 8.0 COMMACK 7.5 NYC/JFK ARPT 0.5 ...PENNSYLVANIA... TUNKHANNOCK 4 NW 5.0 POCONO COUNTRY 1 S 4.5 STERLING 4.5 COOLBAUGH 4.4 MILFORD 9 NW 4.4 LAKE WYNONAH 4.1 BEACH LAKE 4.0 DYBERRY 4.0 NEW MILFORD 2 SSE 4.0 STANFORDVILLE SE 4.0 ...RHODE ISLAND... BURRILLVILLE 20.0 FOSTER 17.0 WEST GREENWICH 16.0 WOONSOCKET 16.0 CUMBERLAND 14.0 NORTH SMITHFIELD 13.4 WEST WARWICK 12.5 ROCKVILLE 12.0 WESTERLY 11.3 GREENE 11.0 CRANSTON 9.0 SCITUATE 9.0 ...VERMONT... HALIFAX 18.0 NEWFANE 4 SW 16.0 MARLBORO 15.0 CHESTER 10.0 STRATTON 9.0 LUDLOW 8.0 WILMINGTON 8.0 EAST BARRE 1 SW 7.5 WARDSBORO 3 SW 6.5 ...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... ...GEORGIA... GADDISTOWN 4 N 48 FULTON COUNTY ARPT 46 HARTSFIELD-JACKSON ATLANTA ARPT 45 TYBEE ISLAND 4 NW 45 HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD 41 ...MASSACHUSETTS... EAST FALMOUTH 81 HYANNIS ARPT 79 NANTUCKET 3 SE 77 BARNSTABLE 76 WELLFLEET 70 KALMUS 69 WOODS HOLE 68 AQUINNAH 64 VINEYARD HAVEN 64 PLUM ISLAND 61 ...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 ...RHODE ISLAND... NEWPORT 64 ROSE ISLAND 52 T.F. GREEN ARPT 48 WESTERLY ARPT 48 ...SOUTH CAROLINA... CHARLESTON 4 ESE 44 ...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 ...MARYLAND... MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK E 3.0 LONG GREEN 2 NW 1.7 BENTLEY SPRINGS 1 E 1.5 FROSTBURG 2 ENE 1.3 ...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 ...NORTH CAROLINA... BALDWIN 1 SW 7.0 TODD 7.0 WHITEHEAD 3 ESE 6.0 GLADE VALLEY 3 ENE 5.8 REIDSVILLE 3 NNW 5.7 BROWNS SUMMIT 3 NW 5.5 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 ...NEW JERSEY... HIGHLAND LAKES 7.5 GREEN POND 5.4 FRANKLIN LAKES 5.3 HAMBURG 5.0 RIVERDALE 3 WSW 5.0 WANTAGE 3 N 4.8 FREEHOLD 4.7 CLARKSBURG 4.5 NEWARK AIRPORT 0.3 ATLANTIC CITY 0.2 ...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 ...VIRGINIA... MUSTOE 1 WSW 11.8 MILL GAP 3 SSW 9.0 GALAX CITY 2 NNW 8.5 INDIAN VALLEY 1 ENE 7.0 MILLBORO 7.0 WARM SPRINGS 2 N 7.0 MONTEREY 6.5 SSW 6.8 BAYWOOD 5 NW 6.5 CHRISTIANSBURG 1 ESE 6.5 ELK CREEK 6.5 HILLSVILLE 4 WNW 6.5 MERRIMAC 2 NW 6.5 WINTERGREEN 3 NW 6.5 THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM COULD STRENGTHEN A BIT MORE TUESDAY EVENING WHILE CONTINUING ITS NORTHWARD TRACK OFFSHORE OF THE NORTHEAST U.S. COAST. BY WEDNESDAY...THE NOR'EASTER WILL MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN. THROUGH THURSDAY...THE HEAVIEST WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE FORECAST FOR MUCH OF MAINE AS THE LOW LINGERS NEARBY...WHERE 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW IS ALSO FORECAST FOR WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW YORK AS LAKE ENHANCEMENT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OVERNIGHT...BUT NORTHERN VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE COULD SEE AN ADDITIONAL FOOT OF SNOW. TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AS THE HEAVY SNOW COMBINES WITH STRONG WINDS. PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS SHOULD MONITOR LOCAL INFORMATION ON THIS ONGOING WINTER STORM. ELSEWHERE...CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SNOW IN THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE LOCALLY. 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.