Storm data and unusual weather phenomena
Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena
March 2005
Time Path Path
Local/ Length Width
Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards)
MISSOURI, East
Cole County
Jefferson City 07 0134CST
The ASOS at the Jefferson City airport
recorded a 58 mph wind gust.
MISSOURI, Lower
Pemiscot County
Hayti 30 2030CST
2035CST
MISSOURI, Northeast
NONE REPORTED.
MISSOURI, Northwest
Bates County
2 NNW Amsterdam 03 1735CST
Bates County
1 N Amsterdam 03 1740CST
Bates County
4 S Butler 03 1823CST
Cass County
Raymore 03 1835CST
Clay County
Kearney 06 2130CST
MOZ038 Lafayette
10 1619CST
A peak wind gust of 61 mph was measured
at Higginsville by the Cooperative
Observer. Wind gusts from 40 to 55 mph
were common elsewhere across much of
west central Missouri.
Nodaway County
5 E Maryville 30 0900CST
Thunderstorm winds broke off 18 to 24
inch tree limbs.
Nodaway County
2 E Maryville 30 0903CST
One barn had roof blown off. One
building suffered minor damage. Trees
had some damage and a few power lines
were downed.
Worth County
Denver 30 1015CST
Barn suffered some damage from strong
thunderstorm winds.
Mercer County
Princeton 30 1036CST
Linn County
6 N Purdin 30 1045CST
Six to ten inch tree limbs down.
Sullivan County
1 W Browning 30 1045CST
Six to ten inch tree limbs down.
MISSOURI, Southeast
Ripley County
Fairdealing to 30 1930CST
7 SE Doniphan 1932CST
Dime to nickel-size hail was reported at
three places in eastern Ripley County.
Butler County
Poplar Bluff 30 1959CST
Scott County
Scott City 30 2000CST
One-inch hail occurred along Interstate
55.
Cape Girardeau
County
4 SW Cape Girardeau 30 2005CST
The tin roof was ripped off a barn on
Highway 74, about 2 miles west of
Interstate 55. The roof was blown into
some power lines, which were knocked
down. At the nearby Cape Girardeau
airport, the peak wind gust recorded by
the automated observing system was 54
MPH.
Cape Girardeau
County
Randles to 30 2005CST
5 W Cape Girardeau 2020CST
Dime to quarter-size hail fell in
extreme southern Cape Girardeau County.
The report of quarter-size hail was from
Randles.
Stoddard County
Acorn Ridge to 30 2005CST
Dexter 2015CST
Butler County
2 W Fisk 30 2015CST
Scott County
Oran 30 2025CST
Stoddard County
Advance 30 2045CST
Scott County
2.5 N Sikeston to 30 2049CST
Sikeston 2055CST
One-inch hail fell just north of
Sikeston, while dime-size hail fell in
Sikeston.
Mississippi County
Charleston 30 2110CST
A line of thunderstorms developed over
southeast Missouri, near a line from
Poplar Bluff to Cape Girardeau. As the
line moved east to the Mississippi
River, some storms along the line
produced large hail and an isolated
report of damaging winds. The most
severe storm along the line tracked
through northern Scott and southern Cape
Girardeau Counties, producing hail up to
golf ball size and minor wind damage.
MISSOURI, Southwest
Vernon County
Fair Haven 03 1906CST
Vernon County
6 N Walker 03 1909CST
Cedar County
El Dorado Spgs 03 1920CST
St. Clair County
7 S Appleton City 03 2015CST
Cedar County
Stockton 03 2050CST
Polk County
Fair Play 03 2158CST
Cedar County
Stockton 03 2158CST
Polk County
Half Way 03 2200CST
MONTANA, Central
MTZ009>011-013- North Rocky Mountain Front – Eastern
044>049 Glacier – Hill – Chouteau – Toole –
Liberty – Eastern Pondera – Blaine –
Southern Rocky Mountain Front – Eastern
Teton
06 0420MST
1600MST
A deep low pressure system over central
Canada was responsible for a high wind
event along the Rocky Mountain Front and
adjacent plains on the 6th. Reported
wind speeds include: a gust to 73 mph at
East Glacier Park 11 SE; a gust to 54
mph at Harlem 16S and a gust to 46 mph
at Great Falls Airport. Additionally,
sustained winds of 40 mph were reported
for several hours at Oilmont 14E,
Fairfield 7NE, Cut Bank, Valier,
Blackleaf, Turner 6NW, Inverness 20N
and Loma 20N. The strong wind helped
spread a grass fire near Valier. Over
150 acres of grass burned from a fire
caused by exhaust from a vehicle.
MTZ012-050-054 Cascade – Judith Basin – Meagher
14 1800MST
Heavy snow fell across a portion of
North Central Montana during the
afternoon and early evening of the 14th.
Reported snow fall amounts include: 11
inches at Neihart 7NW, 8 inches at
Millegan 14SE and 6 inches at Hobson
20SW. The heavy snow created slick and
hazardous driving surfaces and
contributed to over 40 motor vehicle
accidents.
MTZ009-012>015- North Rocky Mountain Front – Cascade –
044-046>047-051- Chouteau – Southern Lewis And Clark –
054>055 Madison – Toole – Eastern Pondera –
Blaine – Fergus – Meagher – Gallatin
17 0900MST
1930MST
A Canadian cold front swept across a
broad area of North Central Montana on
the 17th bringing heavy snow and gusty
winds. Reported snow fall amounts
include: 14 inches at the Crystal Lake
SNOTEL site; 8 inches at Neihart 7S; 7
inches at Neihart, Gold Butte and
Conrad; 6 inches at Marias Pass 1 WNW,
Shonkin, Pony and Lewistown 25S and 5
inches at Bozeman 7SE and Chester.
MTZ009>014-044- North Rocky Mountain Front – Eastern
047>050 Glacier – Hill – Cascade – Chouteau –
Southern Lewis And Clark – Toole –
Blaine – Southern Rocky Mountain Front
– Eastern Teton – Judith Basin
23 0732MST
1800MST
A vigorous spring storm brought heavy
snow to a wide area of North Central and
Southwest Montana on the 23rd. Reported
snow fall amounts include: 16 inches at
Holter Dam; 15 inches at Eden; 12 inches
at Shonkin 7S, Holter Dam 6S, Rogers
Pass, Heart Butte 6W; 10 inches at
Sunburst 6S, Gold Butte 7N; 8 inches at
Havre 25S, Hobson, Choteau, Stanford,
Millegan 14SE; 7 inches at Great Falls,
Cut Bank 25NW, Hogeland 2W, Babb,
Augusta 25NW, Neihart 7NNW, Great Falls
3SW; 6 inches at Grass Range and 5
inches at Martinsdale 3NNW and West
Yellowstone 9N.
MONTANA, East
MTZ016>017- Central And Se Phillips – Central And
019>020-022>026- Southern Valley – Sheridan – Western
059>062 Roosevelt – Garfield – Mccone – Richland
– Dawson – Prairie – Northern Phillips
– Little Rocky Mountains – Northern
Valley – Eastern Roosevelt
06 0805MST
1650MST
Strong winds affected much of northeast
Montana during the morning and afternoon
hours of the 6th. The strong winds were
associated with a cold front and upper
level disturbance that crossed the area.
Sustained wind speeds of 40 to 45 mph
were common. A few locations had wind
gusts in the 58 to 69 mph range. A few
of the stronger wind gusts included:
King Coulee Raws Site (Valley County):
69 mph
Bluff Creek Raws Site (Valley County):
58 mph
Poplar Raws Site (Roosevelt County):
58 mph
MTZ017-017-022-059 Central And Southern Valley – Garfield
– Northern Phillips
17 0100MST
1600MST
An area of low pressure in Wyoming
brought heavy snow in narrow bands to a
portion of northeast Montana. The
heaviest snow fell in a 10 to 15 mile
band across northern Phillips county,
southwest Valley, and portions of
northern Garfield county. A few of the
heavier snow totals included:
3 miles south of Whitewater (Phillips
County): 6 inches
20 miles south/southwest of Glasgow
(Valley County): 12 inches
30 miles southwest of Glasgow (Valley
County): 6 inches
30 miles northeast of Jordan (Garfield
County): 6-8 inches
MTZ016-059>060 Central And Se Phillips – Northern
Phillips – Little Rocky Mountains
22 2100MST
23 2300MST
An area of low pressure that developed
in Wyoming brought heavy snow to much of
Phillips County late in the evening of
the 22nd through the pre-dawn hours of
the 23rd. Additional light snow
continued to fall through the evening
hours of the 23rd. In addition,
northeast winds of 15 to 25 mph with
high gusts produced areas of blowing and
drifting snow. A few of the more
impressive snowfall totals included:
Zortman: 9 inches
35 miles south of Malta: 7 inches, with
drifts of 3 to 4 feet
Whitewater: 6 inches
Malta: 5 inches
MONTANA, South
MTZ040-056-066>068 Northern Park County – Red Lodge
Foothills – Beartooth Foothills –
Absarokee / Beartooth Mountains Crazy
Mountains
12 0600MST
1800MST
8 inches 4W Alpine Cole Creek Snotel; 8
inches 2S Red Lodge; 7 inches 13ENE
Wilsall South Fork of the Shields Snotel
in the Crazy Mountains; 7 inches 6S
Roscoe; 6 inches 5NW Alpine; 6 inches in
Mcleod; 6 inches in Clyde Park; 10
inches 5W Red Lodge
MTZ029-031-063 Musselshell – Northern Rosebud – Judith
Gap
17 1500MST
2300MST
8 inches in Judith Gap; 11 inches LOSE
Roundup; 7 inches IOS Roundup; 6 inches
15S Colstrip.
MTZ029-031>032- Musselshell – Northern Rosebud – Custer
034>038-040-042- – Northern Stillwater – Yellowstone –
056>058-067 Powder River – Carter – Southern Big
Horn – Northern Park County – Golden
Valley – Red Lodge Foothills – Northern
Big Horn Southern Rosebud – Absarokee /
Beartooth Mountains
24 1000MST
150OMST
An early Spring storm moved across South
Central Montana bringing heavy, wet snow
to portions of the Billings County
Warning Area. The following are some
totals from this storm:
8 inches 18NW Ryegate; 6 inches in
Forsyth, Huntley, Fort Smith, Roundup,
Broadview, Billings, and Birney; 9
inches in Crow Agency; 10 inches in
Rapelje; 8 inches 2E Ryegate, 8 inches
in Clyde Park, 8 inches 12E Ashland, 6
inches 10S Volborg, 9 inches 2S Red
Lodge, 6 inches 5SE Volborg, 6 inches
16W Alzada, 8 inches 60S Miles City, 8
inches at both Cole Creek and Burnt
Mountain Snotels
MONTANA, West
MTZ006>007-043 Bitterroot / Sapphire Mountains – Butte
/ Pintlar Region – Blackfoot Region
12 1044MST
1600MST
Vigorous late winter storm blanketed the
valleys of West Central Montana with 5
to 12 inches of new snow, with as much
as much as 14 inches of new snow
reported at Georgetown Lake.
MTZ002-004-006- West Glacier Region – Lower Clark Fork
006-043 Region – Bitterroot / Sapphire Mountains
– Blackfoot Region
17 0541MST
210OMST
Late winter storm brought 8 to 13 inches
of new snow over the mountains of
Northwest Montana with 4 to 8 inches in
the valleys. Widespread west winds at 15
to 25 mph also caused drifting of snow.
Schools were closed in the northern
Flathead valley due to heavy snowfall.
Trees also snapped under the load from
heavy snow. Some trees fell onto power
lines causing outages across the
northern Flathead valley as well.
Several vehicle rollovers were also
reported.
NEBRASKA, Central
NEZ004>010- Sheridan – Eastern Cherry – Keya Paha –
022>029-035>038- Boyd – Brown – Rock Holt – Garden –
056>059-069>071-094 Grant Hooker – Thomas Blaine – Loup –
Garfield – Wheeler – Arthur – Mcpherson
– Logan – Custer – Deuel – Keith –
Perkins – Lincoln Chase – Hayes –
Frontier – Western Cherry
10 0930MST
2000MST
A strong low pressure system moved
through Nebraska overnight with high
winds affecting the area behind the
passing cold front. Northwesterly winds
of 35-45 mph with gusts to 60 mph caused
low visibility due to blowing dust in
isolated areas. The low visibility
caused a multi-vehicle pile-up on
Interstate 80 about 6 miles west of
North Platte. The accident occurred at
2:05 pm and involved 5 semis and 3 cars.
Three semis and 2 cars were engulfed in
flames. The accident claimed 3 lives
(indirect fatalities) and injured 4
(indirect). West bound lanes on
Interstate 80 were closed for 4 hours
and cast bound lanes on Interstate 80
were closed for 10 hours.
NEZ005>006- Eastern Cherry – Keya Paha – Brown –
008>009-023>026- Rock – Grant – Hooker – Thomas – Blaine
035>037-094 – Arthur – Mcpherson – Logan – Western
Cherry
21 15000ST
22 15000ST
A strong low pressure system moved out
of Eastern Colorado and into the Central
Plains dumping significant snow. Keya
Paha County received 6-8 inches of snow,
Blaine County received 9-12 inches, and
Eastern Cherry County received 12-16
inches. Breezy winds also created areas
of blowing and drifting snow across
roadways. A semi-trailer and truck
rolled over in the Long Pine Hills due
to the slick road conditions. No one was
injuried in the accident. Other cars
lost control on snow covered roads but
there were no injuries.
Logan County
9 N Stapleton 29 1756CST
Custer County
2 NW Arnold 29 1848CST
Lincoln County
North Platte 29 1905CST
Custer County
13 SW Anselmo 29 1910CST
1925CST
Hail covered the ground.
Lincoln County
6 NNE North Platte 29 1920CST
Custer County
Anselmo 29 1945CST
Hail was 2 inches deep.
Blaine County
7 SSE Brewster 29 2010CST
Hail covered the ground.
Loup County
15 W Taylor 29 2025CST
Loup County
Almeria 29 2030CST
Loup County
10 NW Almeria 29 2035CST
Frontier County
13 SE Stockville 29 2042CST
Frontier County
6 S Eustis 29 2055CST
Holt County
18 SW Amelia 29 2120CST
Rock County
14 ESE Rose 29 2120CST
Holt County
17 WSW Chambers 29 2140CST
Holt County
5 SW Amelia 29 2150CST
NEBRASKA, East
Gage County
1 E Adams 06 1900CST
Johnson County
2 W Sterling 06 1905CST
NEZ011>012- Knox – Cedar – Thurston – Antelope –
015>018-030>034- Pierce – Wayne – Boone – Madison –
042>045-050>053 Stanton – Cuming – Burt – Platte –
Colfax – Dodge – Washington – Butler –
Saunders – Douglas – Sarpy
10 1000CST
17000ST
Intense low pressure over the Great
Lakes region combined with high pressure
building east out of the Rockies and
provided a prolonged high wind event
over northeast and cast central Nebraska
and portions of western Iowa. Sustained
winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts of 55
to a little over 60 mph were common
throughout the area. The strong winds
caused sporadic tree and roof damage,
and there were several reports across
the area of trees uprooted and a few
semi trucks were overturned. One person
was injured in Decatur Nebraska
(northern Burt county) when a roof of a
building under construction blew on top
of his house causing substantial damage.
Some of the higher gusts measured by
AWOS or ASOS sites included … 62 mph
in Fremont at 110 pm, 60 mph at Norfolk
at 247 pm, 59 mph in Albion at 1010 am,
59 mph at Columbus at 115 pm, 59 mph in
Tekamah at 119 pm, and 55 mph in Omaha
at 224 pm.
NEBRASKA, Extreme Northeast
NEZ013>014 Dixon – Dakota
10 1000CST
1730CST
Sustained winds of 40 to 45 mph with
gusts around 60 mph persisted from late
morning until late afternoon. The winds
caused tree damage with a few branches
and smaller tree debris broken off.
There was minor damage to buildings,
mostly to shingles and gutters.
NEBRASKA, Extreme Southwest
NONE REPORTED.
NEBRASKA, South Central
NOT RECEIVED.
NEBRASKA, West
Scotts Bluff County
3 NE Scottsbluff 30 1506MST 0.1 50
1509MST
Very weak tornado over open country.
NEVADA, North
NVZ034 Ruby Mountains/E Humboldt Range
23 0300PST
1300PST
A winter storm brought 19 inches of snow
to the Dorsey Basin Snotel site in the
East Humboldt range and 15 inches to
Lamoille Canyon #3 Snotel.
NEVADA, South
NONE REPORTED.
NEVADA, West
NVZ003 Greater Reno/Carson City/Minden Area
19 1000PST
20 2100PST
A winter storm moved through northeast
California and western Nevada on the
19th and 20th. Two to three feet of snow
fell in the higher elevations of the
Sierra, with 6 to 8 inches reported in
areas to the lee of the Sierra.
Storm total snowfall amounts:
Virginia City (6340 ft.) 8 inches
Carson City (5400 ft.) 6 inches
NVZ002 Greater Lake Tahoe Area
19 1000PST
20 210OPST
A winter storm moved through northeast
California and western Nevada on the
19th and 20th. Two to three feet of snow
fell in the higher elevations of the
Sierra, with 6 to 8 inches reported in
areas to the lee of the Sierra.
Storm total snowfall amounts:
Mt. Rose Ski Resort (summit) 22 inches
(mid-mountain) 10 inches
5 ENE Incline Village
(7300 ft.) 20 inches
1 NE Incline Village
(6500 ft.) 15 inches
Spooner Summit 12 inches
NVZ001 Mineral/Southern Lyon
19 1445PST
Wind gust of 65 knots (75 mph) recorded
at the Walker Lake RAWS sensor.
NVZ002 Greater Lake Tahoe Area
19 180OPST
Wind gust of 55 knots (63 mph) recorded
at the Galena Creek RAWS sensor.
NVZ003 Greater Reno/Carson City/Minden Area
19 190OPST
Wind gust of 50 knots (58 mph) recorded
at DRI Sage building in Stead.
NVZ002 Greater Lake Tahoe Area
21 210OPST
22 190OPST
The second winter storm in a week moved
through the Sierra Nevada and western
Nevada region. This storm, however, was
not as strong as the earlier one. From
late on the 21st through the 22nd up to
two feet of snow fell in the Sierra,
with rain falling western Nevada.
Storm total snowfall amounts:
Mt. Rose Ski Resort
(mid-mountain) 22 inches
NEW HAMPSHIRE, North and Central
NHZ001>010- Northern Coos – Southern Coos – Northern
013>014 Grafton – Northern Carroll – Southern
Grafton – Southern Carroll – Sullivan –
Merrimack – Belknap – Strafford –
Interior Rockingham – Coastal Rockingham
01 0100EST
02 0500EST
Low pressure developed off the southern
New England coast during the evening of
Monday, February 28, and intensified as
moved northeast into the Gulf of Maine
on Tuesday, March 1. Snow moved into New
Hampshire during the early morning hours
and dropped between 5 and 14 inches
across the entire state before ending
during the early morning hours of
March 2.
NHZ001>010- Northern Coos – Southern Coos – Northern
013>014 Grafton – Northern Carroll – Southern
Carroll – Sullivan – Merrimack – Belknap
– Strafford – Interior Rockingham –
Coastal Rockingham
08 0300EST
09 0800EST
Low pressure moved across southern New
England during the night of Monday,
March 7, and redeveloped off the New
England coast on Tuesday, March 8. Snow
spread into New Hampshire during the
early morning hours of Tuesday and
accumulated 5 to 12 inches before ending
during the morning on March 9.
NHZ001>002- Northern Coos – Southern Coos – Northern
004>010-013>014 Carroll – Southern Grafton – Southern
Carroll – Sullivan – Merrimack – Belknap
– Strafford – Interior Rockingham –
Coastal Rockingham
11 1400EST
13 0300EST
Low pressure moving out of the midwest
on Friday, March 11, redeveloped off the
New England coast Friday evening and
slowly moved through the Gulf of Maine
on Saturday, March 12. Snow accumulated
4 to 15 inches across most of the state
before ending during the early morning
hours of March 13.
NEW HAMPSHIRE, Southern
NHZ011>012 Cheshire – Hillsborough
01 0000EST
2100EST
Heavy snow and gusty winds affected
southwest New Hampshire and all of
southern New England, as low pressure
reformed off the mid Atlantic coast and
tracked southeast of the region.
Snowfall totals of 4 to 8 inches were
widely observed.
Some specific snowfall totals, as
reported by trained spotters, included 9
inches in Marlow, East Alstead, and
Keene; 8 inches in Peterborough; 7
inches in Rindge, Hinsdale, and
Greenfield; and 6 inches in Francestown,
Manchester, Hudson, and Nashua.
NHZ011>012 Cheshire – Hillsborough
08 1400EST
09 0300EST
Low pressure strengthened rapidly off
the Delaware coast and tracked southeast
of New England, bringing heavy snow to
southwest New Hampshire. Snowfall totals
of 4 to 8 inches were widely observed.
The snow and gusty winds made travel
difficult. Several roads around
Manchester were closed due to icy
conditions, and many spinouts were
reported throughout the region. Many
flights were delayed or canceled at
Manchester Airport.
Some specific snowfall totals, as
reported by trained spotters, included 9
inches in Manchester, 8 inches in Keene,
7 inches in Winchester and Hinsdale, and
6 inches in Stoddard, Bedford, Milford,
and Hillsborough.
NHZ011>012 Cheshire – Hillsborough
12 0700EST
2100EST
Low pressure south of Long Island
strengthened rapidly as it headed to the
Canadian Maritimes, and brought heavy
snow to southwest New Hampshire and much
of interior southern New England.
Snowfall totals of 6 to 12 inches were
widely observed in Cheshire and
Hillsborough Counties.
State police reported numerous vehicles
off roads around the region, especially
on Interstate 93. A number of flights at
Manchester Airport were delayed or
canceled as a result of the storm.
Some specific snowfall totals, as
reported by trained spotters, included
14 inches in Francestown; 13 inches in
Alstead; 12 inches in Dublin, Marlow,
Stoddard, Keene, Peterborough, and
Wilton; 10 inches in Swanzey and South
Weare; 8 inches in Hinsdale and Nashua;
and 6 inches in Hudson and Manchester.
NEW JERSEY, Northeast
NJZ003-005>006-011 Bergen – Essex – Hudson – Union
01 0000EST
0630EST
A weak high pressure ridge extended
southwest across the region from New
England as a low pressure system
intensified and moved northeast. This
strong low passed south of Long Island
Monday night and east of the New England
coast during Tuesday.
Light snow developed northeast across
the region between 1 and 3 pm Monday
afternoon. As the low rapidly
intensified and moved closer to the
region, narrow bands of heavy snow swept
northeast across the region. The last
band of heavy snow swept northeast
across the region between 5 am and 6:30
am Tuesday morning, March 1 st. Storm
Total Snowfall amounts ranged from 5
to 10 inches.
Here are selected snowfall totals for:
Bergen County – from 5.4 inches at River
Vale to 7.5 inches at Lodi.
Union County – from 6.3 inches at
Garwood to 7.6 inches at Elizabeth.
Essex County – from 6.0 inches at
Bloomfield to 9.5 inches at Newark
Airport.
Hudson County – from 5 .3 inches at
Bayonne to 8.0 inches at Harrison.
NJZ003>006-011 Bergen – Eastern Passaic – Essex –
Hudson – Union
08 1400EST
1500EST
A strong arctic cold front intensified
as it swept southeast across the region.
This caused rain to change to snow,
temperatures to fall from the 40s into
the 20s, and northwest winds that gusted
between 40 and 55 mph. Near blizzard
conditions occurred for a short time.
Storm total snowfalls ranged from around
2 to 4 inches.
Wet and mild antecedent conditions were
followed by more than a 20 degree drop
in temperature in 3 hours with strong
gusty winds. This resulted in a “flash”
freeze across roads that resulted in
hundreds of vehicle accidents.
NEW JERSEY, South and Northwest
NJZ001-007>010- Sussex – Warren – Morris – Hunterdon –
012>020-027 Somerset – Middlesex Western Monmouth
Eastern Monmouth Mercer – Salem –
Gloucester – Camden – Northwestern
Burlington Western Ocean Southeastern
Burlington
01 0000EST
0900EST
NJZ021>022-026 Cumberland – Western Atlantic – Eastern
Ocean
01 0000EST
0700EST
Heavy snow fell across northern and
southwestern New Jersey from the morning
of February 28th into the morning of the
1st. Across coastal Ocean County,
interior Atlantic County and Cumberland
County precipitation fell as snow, but
mixed with rain at times during the
daytime on February 28th. Temperatures
in these areas remained above freezing
until the evening of February 28th and
slowed the accumulations. Precipitation
fell as mainly rain in Cape May County
and coastal Atlantic County until the
rain changed to snow late in the evening
of February 28th. Snow began during the
morning of February 28th in the southern
half of the state and from around Noon
EST into the afternoon in the northern
half of the state. Heavier bands of
accumulating snow moved over the
southwestern and northern parts of the
state during the afternoon and evening
of February 28th. The snow ended across
the southern half of the state before
the sun rose on the 1st and ended during
the morning in the northern half of the
state. Accumulations averaged 4 to 8
inches, with some higher amounts in
Sussex and Warren Counties and lower
amounts in the southeastern part of the
state.
Many schools dismissed early on February
28th. Rutgers University cancelled all
its classes after 430 p.m. EST on
February 28th. Many after school
activities and classes as well as
municipal and school board meetings were
cancelled. Many minor accidents occurred.
In Burlington County, a 17-year-old boy,
a 17-year-old girl and their 41-year-old
bus driver were injured when two school
buses collided in Medford Township.
Specific accumulations included 9.6
inches in Barry Lakes (Sussex County),
9.1 inches in Belvidere (Warren County),
9.0 inches in Califon (Hunterdon County),
8.9 inches in Sparta (Sussex County),
8.6 inches in Stewartsville (Warren
County), 8.0 inches in Southampton
(Burlington County), Milton (morris
County) and Wrightstown (Burlington
County), 7.9 inches in West Windsor
(Mercer County), 7.8 inches in Marcella
(Morris County), 7.6 inches in Wertsville
(Hunterdon County), 7.5 inches in Butler
(Morris County) and Hackettstown (Warren
County), 7.2 inches in Pottersville
(Somerset County), 7.0 inches in
Lindenwold (Camden County) and Clarksboro
(Gloucester County), 6.8 inches in
Medford (Burlington County) and Metuchen
(Middlesex County), 6.7 inches in New
Brunswick (Middlesex County), Somerville
(Somerset County) and Cream Ridge
(Monmouth County), 6.3 inches in West
Windsor (Mercer County), 6.0 inches in
Pennsauken (Camden County), Whippany
(Morris County) and Flemington (Hunterdon
County), 5.8 inches in Manchester (Ocean
County), 5.5 inches in Verga (Gloucester
County) and Monroeville (Salem County),
5.0 inches in New Egypt (Ocean County),
4.4 inches in Hammonton (Atlantic
County), 3.8 inches in Seabrook
(Cumberland County), 1.3 inches at the
Atlantic City International Airport and
1.0 inch in Margate (Atlantic County)
and Brant Beach (Ocean County).
The wintry weather was caused by a true
northeaster. A low pressure system
developed in the Gulf of Mexico on
Sunday February 27th. It moved northeast
and already was a 995 millibar low
pressure system when it was near
Jacksonville, Florida at 7 p.m. EST on
February 27th. It moved northeast and
deepened to a 992 millibar low near
Charleston, South Carolina at 1 a.m. EST
on February 28th, a 990 millibar low
near Wilmington, North Carolina at 7
a.m. EST on February 28th, a 984
millibar low just east of Elizabeth City,
North Carolina at 1 p.m. EST on February
28th, a 980 millibar low about 150 miles
east of Fenwick Island, Delaware at 7
p.m. EST on February 28th and still a
980 millibar low about 250 miles east
of Long Beach Island, New Jersey at 1
a.m. EST on the 1st. The combination of
the low pressure system’s storm track
being fairly offshore, the lack of a
surface high pressure system to its
north and marginal surface temperatures
for snow kept accumulations from being
heavier.
NJZ014-024>026 Eastern Monmouth – Eastern Cape May –
Eastern Atlantic – Eastern Ocean
01 0000EST
0200EST
NJZ014-024>026 Eastern Monmouth – Eastern Cape May –
Eastern Atlantic – Eastern Ocean
01 0000EST
1500EST
Moderate beach erosion and minor tidal
flooding occurred with the northeaster
along the New Jersey Coast. The most
intense onshore flow occurred from mid
morning on February 28th into the early
morning of the 1st. Minor tidal flooding
occurred with the overnight high tide.
The intense and offshore storm track the
low pressure system took gave the New
Jersey coast about a 12 hour period of
intense northeast winds (25 to 35 mph)
and this led to the minor tidal flooding
and beach erosion. In Monmouth County, 2
to 3 foot vertical cuts were common from
Asbury Park south. In Ocean County, in
Harvey Cedars, a 5 foot vertical by 10
foot horizontal cut occurred to 800 feet
of dune from Bergen to Cumberland
Avenues. Two to four foot vertical cuts
were common from Ship Bottom additional
south. In Beach Haven, there was a
complete loss of berm protection and an
8 foot loss of sand at the Merivale
Avenue street end. One house was now
exposed to the ocean. In Atlantic
County, two to four foot vertical cuts
occurred, except in Ventnor where the
vertical cut reached five feet at the
south end of the city. Walkways and
fences were also damaged. Some walkways
now ended at the water’s edge. The
Ventnor Beach was just rebuilt in 2004.
In Cape May County, Ocean City was hit
the hardest with 3 to 4 foot vertical
cuts from the fishing to the amusement
pier and an 8 to 10 foot cut from 8th
Street to Seaspray Avenue with dune
fencing down in some areas. Elsewhere in
the county, vertical cuts averaged 1 to
3 feet. Sea Isle City reported loss of
dune fencing and rocks were exposed.
The overnight (February 28th) high tide
reached 6.78 feet above mean lower low
water at Sandy Hook (Monmouth County)
and 6.80 feet above mean lower low water
at Cape May (Cape May County). Minor
tidal flooding begins at 6.7 feet above
mean lower low water.
The minor tidal flooding and beach
erosion was caused by a northeaster. The
low pressure system developed in the
Gulf of Mexico on Sunday February 27th.
It moved northeast and was near
Jacksonville, Florida at 7 p.m. EST on
February 27th. It moved northeast and
deepened and was near Charleston, South
Carolina at 1 a.m. EST on February 28th,
just cast of Wilmington, North Carolina
at 7 a.m. EST on February 28th, just
east of Elizabeth City, North Carolina
at 1 p.m. EST on February 28th, and
deepened to a 980 millibar low about 150
miles east of Fenwick Island, Delaware
at 7 p.m. EST on February 28th. The low
remained about the same strength (980
millibar) as it passed about 250 miles
east of Long Beach Island, New Jersey
at 1 a.m. EST on the 1st. The lack of a
surface high pressure system to the
north of this system prevented the
pressure gradient and hence the winds,
heavy surf and tidal flooding from being
worse.
NJZ001-007>010- Sussex – Warren – Morris – Hunterdon –
120>027 Somerset – Middlesex – Western Monmouth
Eastern Monmouth Mercer – Salem –
Gloucester – Camden – Northwestern
Burlington – Western Ocean Cumberland
Western Atlantic – Western Cape May –
Eastern Cape May – Eastern Atlantic –
Eastern Ocean Southeastern Burlington
08 0900EST
1900EST
The combination of a strong cold frontal
passage during the morning of the 8th
and a rapidly intensifying low pressure
system off the Middle Atlantic and New
England States brought snow and plunging
temperatures during the day on the 8th.
Actual accumulations averaged an inch or
two in the southern part of New Jersey
and 2 to 4 inches in the northern part
of the state. The snow combined with the
sharp drop in temperatures to bring
treacherous driving conditions on
untreated roadways during the afternoon
and evening and countless accidents
occurred, especially in the northern
half of the state.
Precipitation started as rain before
sunrise on the 8th. The cold front moved
through New Jersey between 7 a.m. and 10
a.m. EST (from northwest to southeast)
as a low pressure system on the front
was intensifying. Temperatures dropped
quickly behind this front both at the
surface and aloft. The rain changed to
snow between 8 a.m. (northwest areas
first) and Noon EST (southeast areas
last). About an hour after the
precipitation changed to snow,
temperatures dropped below freezing
as the snow continued to fall. The snow
ended during the mid and late afternoon
from west to east across the state. But,
its lingering effects lasted well into
the morning rush on the 9th as the wind
blew the snow back on the road.
Townships averaged about a dozen weather
related accidents, especially in the
northern half of the state. In Hunterdon
County, Interstate 78 was closed for
five miles because of more than twenty
accidents. About 75 accidents were
reported across northern New Jersey
on interstates 287, 78 and 80 and New
Jersey State Route 24. In Somerset
County, an accident on westbound
Interstate 78 that involved a tractor-
trailer and vehicle caused serious
injuries. In Monmouth County, a roadway
was closed in Holmdel Township after a
vehicle knocked down a pole. Problems in
Monmouth County persisted through the
next morning as multiple accidents in
the southbound lanes of New Jersey State
Route 18 in Colts Neck closed the road
for several hours. In Long Branch, nine
accidents occurred within 45 minutes.
Many after school activities and classes
were cancelled on the 8th. The regional
spelling bee in Monmouth County was
postponed.
Specific snow accumulations included 4.0
inches in Oakhurst (Monmouth County) and
Brick Township (Ocean County), 3.5 inches
in Manalapan (Monmouth County), 3.0
inches in Wantage (Sussex County), 2.8
inches in Marcella (Moms County) and
Stewartsville (Warren County), 2.5
inches in Florence (Burlington County)
and Skillman (Somerset County), 2.3
inches in Ewing (Mercer County), 2.0
inches in Metuchen (Middlesex County),
1.9 inches in Somerdale (Camden County),
1.5 inches in Tabernacle (Burlington
County) and East Amwell Township
(Hunterdon County), 1.4 inches in
Chatham (Morris County), 1.0 inch in
Seabrook (Cumberland County) and 0.3
inches at the Atlantic City
International Airport.
The snow was caused by the combination
of the cold frontal passage and the
rapidly intensifying low pressure system
that developed on the front during the
morning of the 8th. The low moved
northeast and was an already intense 986
mb near Danville, Virginia at 7 a.m. EST
on the 8th. From there it continued to
move northeast and deepened to a 978 mb
low just east of Long Beach Island, New
Jersey at 1 p.m. EST on the 8th, to a
970 mb low over Nantucket Island,
Massachusetts at 7 p.m. EST on the 8th
to a 964 mb low just southwest of
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia at 1 a.m. EST on
the 9th.
NJZ001-007>010-012- Sussex – Warren – Morris – Hunterdon –
014>023-025>027 Somerset – Middlesex Eastern Monmouth
Mercer Salem Gloucester – Camden –
Northwestern Burlington – Western Ocean
– Cumberland Western Atlantic Western
Cape May – Eastern Atlantic – Eastern
Ocean – Southeastern Burlington
08 1100EST
2359EST
NJZ013-024 Western Monmouth – Eastern Cape May
08 1200EST
2359EST
In addition to the snow, strong gusty
northwest winds developed during the
afternoon and evening of the 8th as a
low pressure system intensified off the
Middle Atlantic and New England States.
Wind gusts reached around 70 mph in Cape
May County. The strong winds caused
isolated power outages throughout New
Jersey and hampered snow removal crews
as it blew snow back onto already
cleared or salted roads. Peak wind gusts
included 72 mph in Strathmere (Cape May
County), 70 mph in Cape May (Cape May
County), 64 mph in Keansburg (Monmouth
County), 63 mph at High Point (the
highest point in New Jersey in Sussex
County), 57 mph in Sandy Hook (Monmouth
County) and Bamegat Light (Ocean County),
50 mph in Atlantic City (Atlantic
County), 49 mph in Wrightstown
(Burlington County), 45 mph in Millville
(Cumberland County) and 44 mph in
Trenton (Mercer County).
The strong winds were caused by a
rapidly intensifying low pressure system
that developed on the cold front during
the morning of the 8th. The low moved
northeast and was an already intense 986
mb near Danville, Virginia at 7 a.m. EST
on the 8th. From there it continued to
move northeast and deepened to a 978 mb
low just east of Long Beach Island, New
Jersey at 1 p.m. EST on the 8th, to a
970 mb low over Nantucket Island,
Massachusetts at 7 p.m. EST on the 8th
to a 964 mb low just southwest of
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia at 1 a.m. EST on
the 9th.
NJZ001-007>008 Sussex – Warren – Morris
11 2100EST
12 0500EST
Snow fell across northwest New Jersey
during the evening and overnight on the
11th and accumulated between two and
five inches in most areas with the
highest accumulations over the higher
terrain. Snow began in Sussex County
during the evening of the 11th and
spread into Morris and Warren Counties
by Midnight EST. The snow ended before
sunrise on the 12th. Untreated and less
traveled roads were treacherous. Specific
accumulations included 4.9 inches in
Marcella (Morris County), 2.5 inches in
Butler and Randolph (Morris County) and
2.0 inches in Wantage (Sussex County).
The snow was caused by an “Alberta type”
low pressure system that moved from
northern Minnesota on the morning of the
10th east into Lake Erie around sunrise
on the 11th. The low moved through
Northwest New Jersey during the evening
on the 11th and intensified as it moved
east reaching just south of Nantucket,
Massachusetts around sunrise on the
12th. Heavier snow fell farther to the
northeast.
NJZ012 Middlesex
15 1200EST
1800EST
A brushfire with 30 to 40-foot-high
flames burned across 75 to 100 acres in
Raritan Center within Edison Township.
The fire could be seen from Rahway
(Union County) to East Brunswick (within
Middlesex County). The fire burned for
about six hours until firefighters
finished dousing the blaze. One dozen
municipalities, twenty-three fire
departments and one hundred and three
firefighters responded to the scene. The
brushfire began in an area with 10 to
12-foot-high reeds that were very dry.
Gusty northwest winds led to a longer
battle with the fire. The peak wind gust
at Newark International Airport for the
day was 30 mph and the average wind speed
of 16.1 mph was the fifth windiest day
of March 2005.
NJZ001 Sussex
20 0300EST
1100EST
A high pressure ridge that extended from
James Bay, Canada to the Middle Atlantic
coastal waters left enough cold air in
place near the surface to cause a wintry
mix of precipitation to occur during the
first half of the day on the 20th.
Precipitation moved in aloft preceding a
warm front and fell as mainly freezing
rain over the higher terrain of Sussex
County between 3 a.m. and 11 a.m. EST.
Ice accretions were less than one-tenth
of an inch. Some snow and sleet mixed in
with any accumulations less than one-
quarter of an inch. By 11 a.m. EST
enough warm air moved in at the surface
to change the precipitation over to
plain rain in all areas. Untreated
roadways were hazardous before the
change to plain rain.
NJZ001 Sussex
23 0900EST
24 0500EST
NJZ007>010 Warren – Morris – Hunterdon – Somerset
23 1200EST
24 0400EST
A low pressure system exiting the United
States from the Delmarva Peninsula
brought rain and then snow to Warren and
Moms Counties and heavy snow to Sussex
County. Accumulations averaged 2 to 5
inches in most of Warren and Morris
Counties and 5 to 8 inches across the
higher terrain of Warren and Morris
Counties and in Sussex County. Farther
south, about an inch or two of snow fell
in Somerset and Hunterdon Counties.
Following the pattern of other winter
storms this season, the accumulating
snow hit the evening commute the hardest
which was described as a nightmare.
Precipitation in northwest New Jersey
(except in Sussex County) started as rain
during the morning of the 23rd and
changed to snow during the afternoon.
The change to snow worked its way from
the higher terrain downward. Across
Sussex County, precipitation fell mainly
as snow. In all areas the snow continued
through the night and ended just before
sunrise on the 24th.
Numerous and mostly minor accidents
occurred mainly during the evening
commute. One fatal accident occurred in
White Township (Warren County) when a
61-year-old woman died. She lost control
of her vehicle on County Route 519 and
slid sideways into an oncoming van. The
vehicle then struck a guardrail. The
driver and passenger of the van suffered
minor injuries. The evening commute was
progressively worse on the Pennsylvania
side of the Delaware River.
Accumulations included 7.7 inches in
Wantage (Sussex County), 6.8 inches in
Barry Lakes (Sussex County), 6.7 inches
in Marcella (Morris County), 5.5 inches
in Blairstown (Warren County), 5.0
inches in Rockaway (Morris County), 3.0
inches in Chatham (Morris County), 2.5
inches in Hackettstown (Warren County)
and Morristown (Moms County), 2.0 inches
in Pottersville (Somerset County), 1.9
inches in Belvidere (Warren County) and
1.0 inch in Flemington (Hunterdon
County).
The late winter storm was caused by a
low pressure system that formed in the
Southern Plains States on the 21st and
moved east and reached Memphis, Tennessee
early in the evening on the 22nd, in
central Kentucky around sunrise on the
23rd, just west of Norfolk at 1 p.m. EST
on the 23rd, just east of Wallops Island,
Virginia at 7 p.m. EST on the 23rd and
about 200 miles cast of Cape May, New
Jersey at 1 a.m. EST on the 24th.
NJZ001 Sussex
27 2300EST
28 0800EST
Pockets of freezing rain occurred across
Sussex County during the overnight of
March 27th. As rain moved into the
region on the evening of the 27th, some
surface temperatures cooled to or below
the freezing mark. Light freezing rain
fell through the night until temperatures
rose above freezing shortly after sunrise
on the 28th. Ice accretions were up to
two-tenths of an inch. Untreated roadways
and walkways were slippery.
The nearest surface high pressure system
at the onset of the rain was south of
Novas Scotia and could not lock in the
cold air near the surface. In addition,
the surface pressure difference (and thus
the wind) between the low pressure system
arriving from the Gulf Coast States and
the departing high pressure system
produced enough of a southeast wind to
scour away the cold air near the surface.
Burlington County
Countywide 28 1200EST
2000EST
Salem County
Countywide 28 1200EST
1800EST
Gloucester County
Countywide 28 1300EST
1900EST
Hunterdon County
Countywide 28 1300EST
2100EST
Sussex County
Countywide 28 1300EST
2300EST
Warren County
Countywide 28 1300EST
2200EST
Middlesex County
Countywide 28 1400EST
2200EST
Monmouth County
Countywide 28 1400EST
2200EST
Heavy rain caused poor drainage flooding
and left the region vulnerable to any
additional heavy rain as the ground was
saturated. Rain began falling during the
late evening on the 27th, but fell at its
heaviest during the afternoon and evening
of the 28th as scattered thunderstorms
occurred. The rain ended by late that
evening. The evening commute was more
difficult as usual as there was much
ponding of water in poor drainage
locations. Storm totals averaged around
two inches.
On the 30th, the combination of runoff
and melting snow led to isolated low-
lying area flooding along the Delaware
River in Warren County. In Harmony
Township, river flooding reached homes
on Riversedge Lane and River Road. The
Delaware River at Ricgelsville crested
at 21.3 feet that morning. Flood stage
at that location is 22 feet.
Storm totals included 2.65 in Freehold
(Monmouth County), 2.58 inches in Sussex
(Sussex County), 2.14 inches in Andover
(Sussex County), 2.10 inches in Newton
(Sussex County), 2.06 inches in Califon
(Hunterdon County), 2.04 inches in
Belvidere (Warren County), 2.02 inches
in Riegclsville (Warren County), 1.95
inches in New Lisbon (Burlington County),
1.88 inches in Bloomsbury (Hunterdon
County), 1.75 inches in West Deptford
(Gloucester County), 1.74 inches in
Mount Laurel (Burlington County), 1.72
inches in Columbia (Warren County), 1.65
inches in Willingboro (Burlington County)
and 1.60 inches in Mount Holly
(Burlington County).
The heavy rain was caused by a low
pressure system that formed along the
Gulf Coast States. This low pressure
system was captured by its support aloft
and thus moved only slowly northeast as
it tapped abundant moisture from both
the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic
Ocean. The low pressure system moved
from western Alabama at 7 a.m. EST on
the 27th northeast to eastern Tennessee
at 7 p.m. EST on the 27th and eastern
Kentucky at 7 a.m. EST on the 28th. A
secondary low pressure system formed
over North Carolina during the morning
of the 28th. It would become the main
low pressure system as it moved northeast
to near Norfolk, Virginia at 1 p.m. EST
on the 28th, Chesapeake Bay at 7 p.m.
EST on the 28th, Delaware Bay at 1 a.m.
EST on the 29th and about 100 miles east
of Atlantic City at 7 a.m. EST on the
29th.
NJZ018 Camden
28 1729EST
2045EST
The combination of heavy rain and
saturated ground from recent heavy rains
caused poor drainage and some river
flooding in Camden County. Rain began
falling during the late evening on the
27th, but fell at its heaviest during
the afternoon and evening of the 28th as
thunderstorms occurred. Storm totals
averaged between one and two inches.
The Cooper River at Haddonfield was above
its 2.8 foot flood stage from 529 p.m.
through 845 p.m. EST on the 28th. It
crested at 2.88 feet at 630 p.m. EST.
Storm totals included 1.91 inches in
Somerdale, 1.72 inches in Audubon, 1.66
inches in Pennsauken and 1.40 inches in
Cherry Hill.
The heavy rain was caused by a low
pressure system that formed along the
Gulf Coast States. This low pressure
system was captured by its support aloft
and thus moved only slowly northeast as
it tapped abundant moisture from both the
Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.
The low pressure system moved from
western Alabama at 7 a.m. EST on the
27th northeast to eastern Tennessee at
7 p.m. EST on the 27th and eastern
Kentucky at 7 a.m. EST on the 28th. A
secondary low pressure system formed
over North Carolina during the morning
of the 28th. It would become the main
low pressure system as it moved northeast
to near Norfolk, Virginia at 1 p.m. EST
on the 28th, Chesapeake Bay at 7 p.m.
EST on the 28th, Delaware Bay at 1 a.m.
EST on the 29th and about 100 miles east
of Atlantic City at 7 a.m. EST on the
29th.
NJZ015 Mercer
28 1809EST
2318EST
The combination of heavy rain and
saturated ground from recent heavy rains
caused poor drainage and some creek
flooding in Mercer County. Rain began
falling during the late evening on the
27th, but fell at its heaviest during
the afternoon and evening of the 28th as
thunderstorms occurred. Storm totals
averaged between one and two inches.
The Assunpink Creek at Trenton was above
its 7 foot flood stage from 609 p.m.
through 1118 p.m. EST on the 28th. It
crested at 7.33 feet at 9 p.m. EST.
Storm totals included 2.00 inches in
Windsor, 1.72 inches in Hightstown, 1.66
inches in Washington’s Crossing and 1.46
inches in Trenton.
The heavy rain was caused by a low
pressure system that formed along the
Gulf Coast States. This low pressure
system was captured by its support aloft
and thus moved only slowly northeast as
it tapped abundant moisture from both
the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic
Ocean. The low pressure system moved from
western Alabama at 7 a.m. EST on the
27th northeast to eastern Tennessee at
7 p.m. EST on the 27th and eastern
Kentucky at 7 a.m. EST on the 28th. A
secondary low pressure system formed
over North Carolina during the morning
of the 28th. It would become the main
low pressure system as it moved northeast
to near Norfolk, Virginia at 1 p.m. EST
on the 28th, Chesapeake Bay at 7 p.m. EST
on the 28th, Delaware Bay at 1 a.m. EST
on the 29th and about 100 miles east of
Atlantic City at 7 a.m. EST on the 29th.
NJZ010 Somerset
28 1840EST
30 1045EST
The combination of heavy rain and
saturated ground caused poor drainage
and some river flooding in Somerset
County. Rain began falling during the
late evening on the 27th, but fell at
its heaviest during the afternoon and
evening of the 28th as thunderstorms
occurred. Storm totals averaged around
two inches.
The Millstone River at Griggstown was
above its 10 foot flood stage from 730
p.m. EST on the 28th through 1045 a.m.
EST on the 30th. It crested at 12.3 feet
at 8 a.m. EST on the 29th. The North
Branch of the Raritan River at South
Branch was above its 7 foot flood stage
from 640 p.m. EST on the 28th through
733 a.m. EST on the 29th. It crested at
8.7 feet at Midnight EST on the 29th.
Storm totals included 2.40 inches in
Basking Ridge, 2.12 inches in Far Hills,
1.96 inches in North Plainfield, 1.90
inches in Somerville and 1.44 inches in
Belle Mead.
The heavy rain was caused by a low
pressure system that formed along the
Gulf Coast States. This low pressure
system was captured by its support aloft
and thus moved only slowly northeast as
it tapped abundant moisture from both the
Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.
The low pressure system moved from
western Alabama at 7 a.m. EST on the 27th
northeast to eastern Tennessee at 7 p.m.
EST on the 27th and eastern Kentucky at
7 a.m. EST on the 28th. A secondary low
pressure system formed over North
Carolina during the morning of the 28th.
It would become the main low pressure
system as it moved northeast to near
Norfolk, Virginia at 1 p.m. EST on the
28th, Chesapeake Bay at 7 p.m. EST on
the 28th, Delaware Bay at 1 a.m. EST on
and about 100 miles cast of Atlantic
City at 7 a.m. EST on the 29th.
NJZ016>019 Salem – Gloucester – Camden –
Northwestern Burlington
29 0100EST
0600EST
The combination of runoff from the heavy
rain, the funneling of water into Delaware
Bay and higher than normal astronomical
tides coming off the full moon produced
minor tidal flooding at the times of high
tide early in the morning on the 29th.
The high tide in Burlington reached 9.94
feet above mean lower low water. Minor
tidal flooding begins at 9.0 feet above
mean lower low water. The high tide at
Philadelphia Pier 12 reached 8.35 feet
above mean lower low water. Minor tidal
flooding begins there at 8.2 feet above
mean lower low water. Less widespread
minor tidal flooding occurred with the
early morning high tides on the 30th and
31st.
The onshore flow was caused by a low
pressure system that formed along the
Gulf Coast States. This low pressure
system was captured by its support aloft
and thus moved only slowly northeast from
western Alabama on the morning of the
27th. It reformed over North Carolina
during the morning of the 28th and become
the main low pressure system as it moved
northeast to near Norfolk, Virginia
during the afternoon on the 28th,
through Chesapeake Bay the evening on
the 28th, across Delaware Bay around
Midnight EST on the 29th and about then
cast of Atlantic City by sunrise on the
29th. The counterclockwise circulation
around this low helped push water into
Delaware Bay and slow the runoff from
the nearby heavy rain and the snowmelt
from the upper parts of the Delaware
River.
NJZ008 Morris
29 0307EST
31 2359EST
The combination of heavy rain and melting
snow produced poor drainage and river
flooding in Morris County that lasted
well into April. Rain began falling
during the late evening on the 27th, but
fell at its heaviest during the afternoon
and evening of the 28th as thunderstorms
occurred. Storm totals averaged around
three inches. Lincoln Park Borough was
one of the hardest hit municipalities
in the county as they received flooding
near the Pompton and Passaic River
confluence and the Beaver Brook. Several
roads were barricaded. In Denville, some
backyards were flooded by the Rockaway
River.
The Rockaway River above the Boonton
Reservoir was above its 5 foot flood
stage from 315 a.m. EST through 956 p.m.
EST on the 29th. It crested at 5.47 feet
at 10 a.m. EST. The Rockaway River below
the Boonton Reservoir was above its 5
foot flood stage from 307 a.m. EST on the
29th through 530 a.m. EST on the 31st.
It crested at 6.37 feet at 1045 a.m. EST
on the 29th. The Pequannock River at the
Macopin Intake Dam was above its 5.5 foot
flood stage from 445 a.m.EST on the 29th
through 2 a.m. EST on the 30th. It
crested at 5.59 feet at 1015 a.m. EST on
the 29th. The Passaic River at Pine Brook
was above its 19 foot flood stage from
1030 p.m. EST on the 29th through 515 p.m.
EST on April 1st. It crested at 19.41
feet at 645 p.m. EST on the 30th. Farther
downstream, the Passaic River at Two
Bridges was above its 9 foot flood stage
from 10 p.m. EST on the 29th through 4
p.m. EDT on April 9th. The March highest
crest was 10.26 feet at 3 a.m. EST on the
31st. Storm totals included 3.30 inches
in Milton, 2.88 inches in Pequannock,
2.70 inches in Boonton, 2.60 inches in
Lake Hopatcong and Morristown and 1.87
inches in Chatham.
The heavy rain was caused by a low
pressure system that formed along the
Gulf Coast States. This low pressure
system was captured by its support aloft
and thus moved only slowly northeast as
it tapped abundant moisture from both
the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic
Ocean. The low pressure system moved
from western Alabama at 7 a.m. EST on
the 27th northeast to eastern Tennessee
at 7 p.m. EST on the 27th and eastern
Kentucky at 7 a.m. EST on the 28th. A
secondary low pressure system formed
over North Carolina during the morning
of the 28th. It would become the main
low pressure system as it moved northeast
to near Norfolk, Virginia at 1 p.m. EST
on the 28th, Chesapeake Bay at 7 p.m.
EST on the 28th, Delaware Bay at 1 a.m.
EST on the 29th and about 100 miles east
of Atlantic City at 7 a.m. EST on the
29th.
NEW MEXICO, Central and North
NMZ002>006-008- Northwest Mountains Including Jemez –
010>013 Upper Rio Grande Valley – Sangre De
Cristo Mountains Northeast Highlands –
Harding – Westcentral Mountains –
Sandia/Manzano Mountains Central High
Plains/Estancia Valley County – Conchas
Lake/Guadalupe – Quay
14 0000MST
15 1500MST
A storm which began with heavy snows
along the eastern slopes of the Sangre
de Cristo mountains and the Sandia
mountains pushed cold air through the
central valleys and covered the eastern
plains with cold readings. Amounts peaked
at near 17-19 inches at Chacon and Pecos
while 24-28 inches was measured near
Gascon. The Sandia Park area reported
15-22 inches. Snow eventually spread west
in the central valley with 4-8 inches
reported in Albuquerque metro area and
nearly 12 inches across the Jcmcz
Mountains and Los Alamos with 10 inches
reported cast and southeast of Cuba. The
storm dumped 4 to 9 inches across the
eastern plains as it finally moved east
out of the state, Mountain communities
northwest of Las Vegas had 48 hours
totals of 30-36 inches.
NMZ016 Lincoln County High Plains/Hondo Valley
29 0950MST
High winds reported at Sierra Blanca
Airport 15 NE of Ruidoso.
NMZ005-007 Northeast Highlands – Far Northeast
Plains
30 2100MST
31 1600MST
Heavy snow of 6-8 inches was reported
between Raton and Clayton with driving
winds.
NEW MEXICO, South Central and Southwest
NONE REPORTED.
NEW MEXICO, Southeast
NMZ028 Eddy County Plains
15 0300MST
1300MST
Winter weather affected parts of New
Mexico during the day on the 15th. Light
snow accumulations up to one inch were
reported across the northwestern half of
the Eddy County plains.
NMZ029 Northern Lea County
15 0400MST
1400MST
More significant snowfall occurred over
northern Lea County on the 15th as a
winter storm affected portions of the
New Mexico plains. Between four and five
inch snow accumulations were reported
across northern Lea County from Caprock
to Crossroads.
NMZ028-033 Eddy County Plains – Central Lea County
29 1200MST
1600MST
A potent storm system moved east over
the Southern Plains on the 29th and
caused severe non-thunderstorm winds over
southeastern New Mexico. Numerous reports
of downed power lines and poles were
received along with reports of blown down
trees. The roof was blown off of a
trailer home near Hobbs. Wind gusts to
58 MPH were recorded at both the
Carlsbad and Hobbs airports.
NEW YORK, Central
NYZ009-015>018- Northern Oneida – Yates – Seneca –
022>025-036>037- Southern Cayuga – Onondaga – Steuben –
044>046-055>057-062 Schuyler – Chemung – Tompkins – Madison
– Southern Oneida – Cortland – Chenango
– Otsego – Tioga – Broome – Delaware –
Sullivan
1 0300EST
1200EST
A strong winter storm brought 8 to 14
inches of snow to all of central New
York. Isolated snow amounts were as much
as two feet. A Midwest storm slowly moved
east and combined with another storm
moving north along the east coast on
February 27th to bring copious moisture
to the region on February 28th. The snow
moved in from the south starting in the
afternoon and early evening on February
28th. The snow continued through the
night, heavy at times, before tapering
off to light snow and flurries late in
the morning on March 1st.
NYZ056>057-062 Broome – Delaware – Sullivan
24 0400EST
0700EST
An intensifying storm moved north along
the east coast on March 23rd and 24th.
Light snow, possibly mixed with rain,
moved into the region midday on the 23rd.
The snow became heavy at times late in
the afternoon and continued into the
evening. Snowfall amounts were 6 to 8
inches with some amounts up to a foot
mainly at higher elevations. Water
equivalents of the snow were between
half an inch and an inch.
Otsego County
Gilbertsville 28 1400EST
1730EST
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches. A few locations received more
than 3 inches. In addition, snowmelt was
causing high stream flows before the
rain started late on the 27th. The
flooding caused Mill Street to be closed
in Gilbertsville.
Tioga County
Countywide 28 1505EST
2330EST
State Route 96 in Owego closed due to
flooding of the Owego Creek. Several
other roads were closed in Tioga Center
and Berkshire. Most roads were closed due
to flooding with one road in Berkshire
closed due to a mudslide. A strong
Atlantic coast storm brought around 2
inches of rain that fell on wet or
frozen saturated ground. In addition to
the rain adding to the runoff there was
snowmelt, which could of added another
inch or 2 of water equivalent. Streams
and creeks were already running high due
to snowmelt before the rain came starting
late on the 27th.
NYZ055 Tioga
28 1817EST
31 2359EST
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches on the 28th. In addition, snowmelt
was causing elevated river flows before
the rain started late on the 27th. Water
equivalent of the snowmelt was a few more
inches. The Susquehanna River at Waverly,
NY / Sayre, PA rose above its flood stage
of 11 feet on the 28th, crested at 15.08
feet at 12 AM on the 30th, then fell
slowly but stayed over flood stage into
April. After the rainstorm, temperatures
were warm enough to cause additional
snowmelt.
NYZ057 Delaware
28 1900EST
29 1036EST
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches on the 28th. In addition, snowmelt
was causing elevated river flows before
the rain started late on the 27th. Water
equivalent of the snowmelt was a few more
inches. The Beaver Kill at Cooks Falls
went above its flood stage of 10 feet the
evening of the 28th. The river crested at
10.42 feet at 5:15 AM on the 29th, before
falling back below flood stage late
morning on the 29th.
NYZ045 Chenango
28 2133EST
31 1039EST
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches on the 28th. In addition, snowmelt
was causing elevated river flows before
the rain started late on the 27th. Water
equivalent of the snowmelt was a few more
inches. The Susquehanna River at
Bainbridge went above its flood stage of
13 feet late on the 28th, crested at 15.3
feet at 8 PM on the 29th, then fell below
flood stage on the 31 st. Additional
snowmelt after the rainstorm caused to
river to remain high.
Sullivan County
Bloomingburg 29 0010EST
0330EST
Heavy rain washed out a road. A strong
Atlantic storm dropped 2 to 3 inches of
rain on an already saturated ground. Most
of the rain fell on the 28th. Also adding
to the runoff was several inches of water
equivalent from snowmelt.
NYZ056 Broome
29 0100EST
31 2359EST
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches on the 28th. In addition, snowmelt
was causing elevated river flows before
the rain started late on the 27th. Water
equivalent of the snowmelt was a few more
inches. The Susquehanna River at Conklin
went above its flood stage of 11 feet
early on the 29th, crested at 15.09 feet
at 2:30 PM on the 29th. The river stayed
above flood stage into April due to
additional snowmelt.
NYZ056 Broome
29 0443EST
31 1029EST
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches on the 28th. In addition, snowmelt
was causing elevated river flows before
the rain started late on the 27th. Water
equivalent of the snowmelt was a few more
inches. The Susquehanna River at Vestal
went above its flood stage of 18 feet
early on the 29th, crested at 20.80 feet
at 6:00 PM also on the 29th, then fell
back below flood stage on the 31st.
Additional snowmelt occurred after the
rainstorm keeping river levels high.
NYZ045 Chenango
31 1645EST
2359EST
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches on the 28th. In addition snowmelt
before and after the rainstorm was
causing elevated river flows. Water
equivalent of the snowmelt was a few
more inches. The Susquehanna River at
Bainbridge went briefly below its flood
stage of 13 feet on the 31st before
rising back over flood stage.
Temperatures in the 50s on the 31st
caused added snowmelt rising the river.
Another slow moving storm from the Ohio
Valley brought 2 to 3 inches of rain
on April 2nd and 3rd. By the time the
river fell below flood stage most of the
snow had melted. This additional rain
and snowmelt caused the river to rise
rapidly to a crest of 20.47 feet at 4:15
AM on April 4th. This was the 6th highest
crest at Bainbridge for almost the last
100 years. The river fell below flood
stage the morning of April 6th.
NYZ044 Cortland
31 2005EST
2359EST
The Tioughnioga River at Cortland rose
above its flood stage of 8 feet late on
March 31st. The rise was due to rain that
fell on March 28th and snowmelt during
the week leading up to the 31st. The
water equivalent of the snow amounted to
several inches. A slow moving storm from
the Ohio Valley brought 2 to 3 inches of
rain on April 2nd and 3rd. By the time
the river fell below flood stage most of
the snow had melted. This additional rain
and snowmelt caused the river to rise to
a crest of 14.07 feet at 2:00 PM EST on
April 3th. This was a record flood crest
at Cortland. The previous flood of record
was 13.82 feet in 1950.
NYZ045 Chenango
31 2230EST
2359EST
The Chenango River at Sherbume rose above
its flood stage of 8 feet late on the
31st. The rise was due to rain that fell
on the 28th and snowmelt during the week
leading up to the 31st. The water
equivalent of the snow amounted to
several inches. A slow moving storm from
the Ohio Valley brought 2 to 3 inches of
rain on April 2nd and 3rd. By the time
the river fell below flood stage most
of the snow had melted. This additional
rain and snowmelt caused the river to
rise to a crest of 10.78 feet at 2:30 AM
on April 3th. This was the 2nd highest
flood crest at Sherbume.
NEW YORK, Coastal
NYZ068>072- Putnam – Rockland – Northern Westchester
074>076-078>079-081 – Southern Westchester New York
(Manhattan) Richmond (Staten Is.) – Kings
(Brooklyn) – Queens – Northwest Suffolk
Northeast Suffolk Southeast Suffolk
01 0100EST
0815EST
A weak high pressure ridge extended
southwest across the region from New
England as a low pressure system
intensified and moved northeast. This
strong low passed south of Long Island
Monday night and cast of the New England
coast during Tuesday.
Light snow developed northeast across
the region between 1 and 4 pm Monday
afternoon. As the low rapidly intensified
and moved closer to the region, narrow
bands of heavy snow swept northeast
across the region. The last band of
heavy snow swept northeast across the
region between 7:30 am and 8:30 am
Tuesday morning, March 1st. Storm Total
Snowfall amounts ranged from 5 to 9
inches.
Here are selected snowfall totals for:
Rockland County – from 7.2 inches at New
City to 8.0 inches at Sloatsburg.
Westchester County – from 5.0 inches at
Scarsdale to 8.0 inches at Yorktown
Heights.
Putnam County – from 6.5 inches at Lake
Peekskill to 8.5 inches at Lake Carmel.
New York (Manhattan) – 7.5 inches was
measured at the Central Park Zoo.
Richmond (Staten Island) – from 6.1
inches at Bulls Head to 6.5 inches at
New Dorf.
Kings (Brooklyn) – from 5.0 inches at
Graves End to 6.0 inches at Shecpshead
Bay.
Queens County – from 5.0 inches at JFK
Airport to 7.0 inches at LaGuardia
Airport.
Suffolk County – from 5.5 inches at the
NWS Office in Upton, Sag Harbor,
Patchogue, and Deer Park to 7.2 inches
in Smithtown.
At Islip Airport, 6.6 inches was
measured.
NYZ069>081 Rockland – Northern Westchester –
Southern Westchester – New York
(Manhattan) – Bronx – Richmond (Staten
Is.) – Kings (Brooklyn) – Queens –
Nassau – Northwest Suffolk – Northeast
Suffolk – Southwest Suffolk – Southeast
Suffolk
08 1300EST
1700EST
NYZ076 Queens
8 1910EST
A strong arctic cold front intensified
as it swept southeast across the region.
This caused rain to change to snow,
temperatures to fall from the 40s into
the 20s, and northwest winds that gusted
between 40 and 55 mph. A peak isolated
wind gust to 58 mph was measured by the
Automated Surface Observing System at
JFK Airport. Near blizzard conditions
occurred for a short time. Storm total
snowfalls ranged from around 2 to 4
inches.
Wet and mild antecedent conditions were
followed by more than a 20 degree drop
in temperature in 3 hours with strong
gusty winds. This resulted in a “flash”
freeze across roads that resulted in
hundreds of vehicle accidents.
NYZ078-080 Northwest Suffolk – Southwest Suffolk
12 0800EST
A low pressure system developed southeast
of Long Island before sunrise on Saturday
March 12th. This low quickly intensified
as it moved northeast. It passed near
Nantucket during Saturday afternoon and
moved east of Cape Cod by Saturday
evening.
Light rain developed across the Atlantic
coastal waters just south of Long Island
between 1 am and 2 am. As the rainfall
intensity increased, it quickly changed
to heavy wet snow. The band of heavy snow
developed from western and central
Suffolk County north across New Haven
County CT. A few areas, mainly east of
Patchogue, experienced snowfall rates in
excess of 2 inches per hour.
Storm total snowfall amounts ranged from
around 5 to 8 inches. Here are selected
amounts of at least 6 inches:
Patchogue – 8 inches
Lake Ronkonkoma – 7.5 inches
Rocky Point – 6.8 inches
Mount Sinai – 6.7 inches
Sayville – 6.5 inches
Shoreham – 6.4 inches
Port Jefferson – 6.3 inches
Medford and North Patchogue – 6.0 inches
NYZ067>068 Orange – Putnam
23 2100EST
2200EST
As a ridge of high pressure extended
southeast across New England, a low
pressure system moved northeast along
a warm front. The low quickly passed
southeast of Long Island early
Thursday morning on March 24th.
Snow quickly developed and spread
northeast across the region during
Wednesday afternoon. It became heavy
during Wednesday evening. Storm total
snowfall amounts ranged from around
6 to 10 inches. In Orange County,
snowfall accumulations ranged from
6.0 inches at Cornwall-On-Hudson to
10.0 inches at Circleville.
NEW YORK, East
NYZ066 Eastern Dutchess
01 0600EST
02 0000EST
NYZ065 Western Dutchess
01 0600EST
02 0000EST
The average total snowfall across
Dutchess County was 9 inches.
NYZ064 Eastern Ulster
01 0600EST
02 0000EST
NYZ063 Western Ulster
01 0600EST
02 0000EST
Average total snowfall across Ulster
County was 11 inches.
NYZ061 Eastern Columbia
01 0700EST
02 0000EST
NYZ060 Western Columbia
01 0700EST
02 0000EST
Average total snowfall across
Columbia County was 10 inches.
NYZ059 Eastern Greene
01 0700EST
02 0000EST
NYZ058 Western Greene
01 0700EST
02 0000EST
Average total snowfall across
Greene County was 11 inches.
NYZ052 Eastern Albany
01 0900EST
02 0000EST
NYZ051 Western Albany
01 0900EST
02 0000EST
Average total snowfall across
Albany County was 13 inches.
NYZ054 Eastern Rensselaer
01 0900EST
02 0000EST
NYZ053 Western Rensselaer
01 0900EST
02 0000EST
Average total snowfall across
Rensselaer County was 11 inches.
NYZ049 Eastern Schenectady
01 0900EST
02 0000EST
NYZ048 Western Schenectady
01 0900EST
02 0000EST
Average total snowfall across
Schenectady County was 11 inches.
NYZ047 Schoharie
01 0900EST
02 0000EST
Average total snowfall across
Schoharie County was 10 inches.
NYZ082 Northern Fulton
01 1000EST
02 0000EST
NYZ039 Southern Fulton
01 1000EST
02 0000EST
Average total snowfall across
Fulton County was 9 inches.
NYZ040 Montgomery
01 1000EST
02 0000EST
Average total snowfall across
Montgomery County was 9 inches.
NYZ041 Northern Saratoga
01 1000EST
02 0000EST
NYZ050 Southern Saratoga
01 1000EST
02 0000EST
Average total snowfall across
Saratoga County was 12 inches.
NYZ043 Northern Washington
01 1000EST
02 0000EST
NYZ084 Southern Washington
01 1000EST
02 0000EST
Average total snowfall across
Washington County was 11 inches.
NYZ033 Hamilton
01 1500EST
02 0000EST
Average total snowfall across
Hamilton County was 8 inches.
NYZ032 Northern Herkimer
01 1500EST
02 0000EST
NYZ038 Southern Herkimer
01 1500EST
02 0000EST
The average total snowfall across
Herkimer County was 8 inches.
NYZ042 Northern Warren
01 1500EST
02 0000EST
NYZ083 Southeast Warren
01 1500EST
02 0000EST
The average total snowfall across
Warren County was 11 inches.
A surface low pressure was centered
along the mid-Atlantic Coast at the
beginning of March. This storm tracked
northeastward well off the eastern
seaboard, reaching southeast of Cape
Cod by midday on March 1. The storm
then moved into the Gulf of Maine
by late on March 1. At the same time,
another vertically stacked storm
moved slowly east from the Great
Lakes and interacted with the
low-level moisture from the surface
storm. The combination of the two
storms, along with a surface trough
anchored between them, resulted in a
significant snowstorm across much
of eastern New York and adjacent
western New England. Snowfall storm
totals across the region ranged
from 7 inches to a foot or more.
Officially, 11.7 inches of snow
fell at the National Weather Service
station in Albany. The heaviest
amount was reported in Bennington
County in Vermont, where 17.5 inches
of snow was reported in the Town
of Wadeford. Other than the usual
school and business closures, the
storm did not report any unusual
problems across the region.
NYZ053 Western Rensselaer
08 1200EST
1800EST
NYZ054 Eastern Rensselaer
08 1200EST
1800EST
The average snowfall across
Rensselaer County was 12 inches.
NYZ043 Northern Washington
08 1600EST
1800EST
NYZ084 Southern Washington
08 1600EST
1800EST
The average total snowfall across
Washington County was 9 inches.
A strong cold front moved across
eastern New York and adjacent western
New England on March 8th. As the
front slowed down across eastern New
England, a wave of low pressure
formed along it and eventually became
a closed storm system which
intensified as it moved into the
Canadian Maritimes. The front and
developing storm brought snow across
the region. A meso-scale band of
enhanced heavier snow and an upslope
wind component, resulted in heavy
snowfall across portions of the
Taconics and Berkshires. Gusty winds
also resulted in some blowing and
drifting of the snow, but not enough
to qualify as a blizzard. The
snowfall in these areas ranged from
7 inches to locally over a foot.
Seventeen inches was reported in
Averill Park, Rensselaer County, the
highest snowfall total. The snow and
blowing snow resulted minor traffic
accidents across the region.
NYZ051 Western Albany
24 0000EST
0600EST
The average snowfall total across
Western Albany County was 8.0 inches.
NYZ060 Western Columbia
24 0000EST
0600EST
The average snowfall total across
Western Columbia County was 8.0 inches.
NYZ065 Western Dutchess
24 0000EST
0600EST
The average snowfall total across
Western Dutchess County was 8.0 inches.
NYZ059 Eastern Greene
24 0000EST
0600EST
NYZ058 Western Greene
24 0000EST
0600EST
The average snowfall total across
Greene County was 9.0 inches.
NYZ054 Eastern Rensselaer
24 0000EST
0600EST
The average snowfall depth across
Eastern Rensselaer County was 7.0
inches.
NYZ064 Eastern Ulster
24 0000EST
0600EST
NYZ063 Western Ulster
24 0000EST
0600EST
The average snowfall depth across
Ulster County was 8.0 inches.
NYZ041 Northern Saratoga
24 0300EST
0600EST
The average snowfall total across
Northern Saratoga County: 10.0
inches. Highest snowfall amount
reported in Gansevoort, 12 inches.
NYZ043 Northern Washington
24 0300EST
0600EST
Average snowfall depth across
Northern Washington County: 10.0
inches. Highest snowfall amount in
Northern Washington County reported
in Cossayua, 12 inches.
The fourth coastal storm of the
month tracked from south of Long
Island to east of Cape Cod by early
March 24. This storm produced a
meso-scale band of heavy snow that
first fell to the south and west
of Albany. The band weakened as it
moved across the Greater Capital
District, but then strengthened as
it proceeded north in the Saratoga
region and Washington County. The
result was a significant snowfall
across portions of the Catskills,
Helderbergs, Saratoga region and
Taconics, while lesser amounts fell
across the remainder of the region.
A foot fell in two serperate spots,
Gansevoort, Saratoga County and
Cossayua, Washington County. No
unusual problems were reported with
this storm.
Montgomery County
Canajoharie 28 0852EST
29 0200EST
The Canajoharie Creek exceeded the
6.0-foot flood stage at the Canajoharie
Creek gage, cresting at 8.19 feet,
5:15PM on the 28th.
Schoharie County
Warnerville 28 1000EST
1100EST
The town of Warnerville was
impassable due to flooded roads.
Saratoga County
Bemis Hgts 28 1215EST
1315EST
Three roads closed, including Route
67 and Route 4, due to water coverage.
Washington County
Clarks Mills 28 1400EST
1500EST
County Route 113 closed due to
flooding.
Schenectady County
Glenville 28 1600EST
1700EST
Droms Road closed between Swaggertown
Road and Charlton Road due to flooding.
NYZ043 Northern Washington
28 1845EST
1945EST
Metawee River over flood stage.
NYZ043 Northern Washington
28 1845EST
0101EST
The Metawee River exceeded the
7.0-foot flood stage at the
Granville gage, cresting at 7.20
feet at 9:15 PM on the 28th.
NYZ064 Eastern Ulster
28 2230EST
2230EST
Springtown Road flooded.
NYZ059 Eastern Greene
28 2230EST
29 0000EST
In Cairo, 15 County Roads closed
due to flooding. Eighteen Fire
companies pumped out basements
throughout county.
NYZ060 Western Columbia
29 0030EST
0130EST
Every town in Columbia County
reported road closures due to
flooding.
NYZ050 Southern Saratoga
29 0154EST
0603EST
The Mohawk River exceeded the
188.0-foot flood stage at the
Crescent Dam gage, cresting at
188.26 feet, at 3:00AM on the 29th.
NYZ065 Western Dutchess
29 0200EST
0242EST
Due to tidal flooding as well as
locally heavy rain, the Hudson River
exceeded the 5.0-foot flood stage at
the Poughkeepsie gage, cresting at
5.05 feet, 2:30AM on the 29th.
NYZ066 Eastern Dutchess
29 0300EST
0400EST
In the Town of Northeast, Mill Road
closed due to flooding.
NYZ064 Eastern Ulster
29 0356EST
1407EST
The Esopus Creek exceeded the
20.0-foot flood stage at the Mount
Marion gage, cresting at 20.54 feet,
8:00AM on the 29th.
NYZ040 Montgomery
29 1352EST
30 0007EST
The Schoharie Creek exceeded the
6.0-foot flood stage at the
Burtonsville gage, cresting at 6.13
feet at 7:00PM on the 29th.
NYZ065 Western Dutchess
29 1352EST
1945EST
Wappingers Creek exceeded the
8.0-foot flood stage at the
Wappingers Falls gage, cresting
at 8.09 feet, 4:30PM on the 29th.
NYZ038 Southern Herkimer
30 0000EST
31 0159EST
The Mohawk River exceeded the
403.0-foot flood stage at the Utica
gage, cresting at 403.4 feet, 6:00PM
on the 30th.
A potent area of low pressure and
its associated frontal systems,
moved northeast across the Ohio
and Saint Lawrence Valleys on the
28th of March, bringing with it a
significant amount of moisture.
Since it took a more western track
than previous storms earlier in the
month, almost all of the precipitation
fell as rain. Rainfall totals,
averaging 1-2 inches, but locally as
high as 4 inches, accumulated across
portions of the eastern New York and
adjacent western New England. This
rainfall, combined with snow melt,
produced significant runoff,
resulting in widespread flooding
across the region between March 28th
through 31st. Many streams and rivers
reached or exceed bankful, including
the Mettawee, Housatonic and Mohawk
Rivers, as well as the Esopus,
Wappingers and Schoharie Creeks.
Numerous houses in Columbia and
Greene Counties sustained damage
when their basements became flooded,
and there were many reports of road
closures across a large number of
counties. One Mechanicville man was
transported to a local hospital after
being swept away by floodwaters of
the Anthony Kill. In Columbia County,
every town reported at least one
road closed due to flooding.
NEW YORK, North
NYZ026>031- Northern St. Lawrence – Northern
034>035-087 Franklin – Eastern Clinton – South-
eastern St. Lawrence – Southern
Franklin – Western Clinton – Western
Essex – Eastern Essex – Southerwestern
St. Lawrence
01 2000EST
2230EST
A storm system off the Carolinas on
Monday, February 28th moved to the
Gulf of Maine the afternoon and
evening of Tuesday, March 1st. Snow
developed across the area during the
night of Feb 28th, and was heavy at
times during March 1st before it
tapered off the night of March 1st.
Snowfall was generally between 8
and 10 inches, except in Clinton
county where snowfall was between
9 and 14 inches. Locally higher
amounts fell in the higher peaks of
the Adirondacks.
NYZ028-034>035 Eastern Clinton – Western Essex –
Eastern Essex
11 1700EST
12 1700EST
An area of low pressure over the Ohio
valley on Friday, March 11th moved
east across southern New York and
reorganized south of Cape Cod early
Saturday, March 12th. The storm
system moved north through the Gulf
of Maine Saturday evening. Snow spread
across the area during the afternoon
of March 11th, and was steady later on
the night of March 11th into Saturday,
March 12th, before it tapered off
Saturday afternoon. General snow
accumulations were 3 to 5 inches.
NEW YORK, West
NYZ001>003- Niagara – Orleans – Monroe – Northern
010>011-014 Erie – Genesee – Ontario
01 0320EST
1400EST
An intensifying low over Indiana and
Ohio on February 28th lifted slowly
across Lake Erie. Snow overspread the
area during the late afternoon hours
of the 28th. It was generally light
at first, but became moderate to heavy
for a time across the Niagara Frontier
and northern Finger Lakes (including
Buffalo and Rochester) shortly after
midnight. The snow finally tapered
off during the morning and early
afternoon hours of March 1st.
Specific overnight snowfalls
included: 9″ at Clarence and
Alabama; 8″ at Medina and Victor;
and 7″ at Spencerport and Lewiston.
NYZ019>020-085 Chautauqua – Cattaraugus – Southern Erie
02 2015EST
03 1500EST
A northwest flow across Lake Eric
resulted in an intense lake effect
snow across the higher elevations
of the western southern tier of New
York during the evening of March 2nd
and continuing through the afternoon
of the 3rd. Specific snowfall reports
included: 14″ at Perrysburg; 13″ at
Cassadaga; 12″ at Stockton; and 10″
at East Aurora.
NYZ006 Oswego
04 1750EST
2300EST
A cold, westerly flow across Lake
Ontario established a narrow, intense
band of lake effect snow over Oswego
county. In Scriba ten inches of snow
fell while nine inches was reported
in Palermo and Volney.
NYZ006 Oswego
10 0530EST
1800EST
A band of lake effect snow began
to develop late in the afternoon of
March 9th in a northwest flow across
Lake Ontario. The band of snow
continued through the night and
morning hours, but broke apart
during the afternoon hours under
the strong March sun. Snowfall
reports included: 10″ at West
Monroe; 9″ at Constantia; and
7″ at Hannibal.
Number of Estimated
Persons Damage
Location Killed Injured Property Crops
MISSOURI, East
Cole County
Jefferson City 0 0
The ASOS at the Jefferson City airport
recorded a 58 mph wind gust.
MISSOURI, Lower
Pemiscot County
Hayti 0 0 0.01K
MISSOURI, Northeast
NONE REPORTED.
MISSOURI, Northwest
Bates County
2 NNW Amsterdam 0 0
Bates County
1 N Amsterdam 0 0
Bates County
4 S Butler 0 0
Cass County
Raymore 0 0
Clay County
Kearney 0 0
MOZ038 Lafayette
0 0
A peak wind gust of 61 mph was measured
at Higginsville by the Cooperative
Observer. Wind gusts from 40 to 55 mph
were common elsewhere across much of
west central Missouri.
Nodaway County
5 E Maryville 0 0
Thunderstorm winds broke off 18 to 24
inch tree limbs.
Nodaway County
2 E Maryville 0 0 10K
One barn had roof blown off. One
building suffered minor damage. Trees
had some damage and a few power lines
were downed.
Worth County
Denver 0 0 2K
Barn suffered some damage from strong
thunderstorm winds.
Mercer County
Princeton 0 0
Linn County
6 N Purdin 0 0
Six to ten inch tree limbs down.
Sullivan County
1 W Browning 0 0
Six to ten inch tree limbs down.
MISSOURI, Southeast
Ripley County
Fairdealing to 0 0
7 SE Doniphan
Dime to nickel-size hail was reported at
three places in eastern Ripley County.
Butler County
Poplar Bluff 0 0
Scott County
Scott City 0 0
One-inch hail occurred along Interstate
55.
Cape Girardeau
County
4 SW Cape Girardeau 0 0 1K
The tin roof was ripped off a barn on
Highway 74, about 2 miles west of
Interstate 55. The roof was blown into
some power lines, which were knocked
down. At the nearby Cape Girardeau
airport, the peak wind gust recorded by
the automated observing system was 54
MPH.
Cape Girardeau
County
Randles to 0 0
5 W Cape Girardeau
Dime to quarter-size hail fell in
extreme southern Cape Girardeau County.
The report of quarter-size hail was from
Randles.
Stoddard County
Acorn Ridge to 0 0
Dexter
Butler County
2 W Fisk 0 0
Scott County
Oran 0 0
Stoddard County
Advance 0 0
Scott County
2.5 N Sikeston to 0 0
Sikeston
One-inch hail fell just north of
Sikeston, while dime-size hail fell in
Sikeston.
Mississippi County
Charleston 0 0
A line of thunderstorms developed over
southeast Missouri, near a line from
Poplar Bluff to Cape Girardeau. As the
line moved east to the Mississippi
River, some storms along the line
produced large hail and an isolated
report of damaging winds. The most
severe storm along the line tracked
through northern Scott and southern Cape
Girardeau Counties, producing hail up to
golf ball size and minor wind damage.
MISSOURI, Southwest
Vernon County
Fair Haven 0 0
Vernon County
6 N Walker 0 0
Cedar County
El Dorado Spgs 0 0
St. Clair County
7 S Appleton City 0 0
Cedar County
Stockton 0 0
Polk County
Fair Play 0 0
Cedar County
Stockton 0 0
Polk County
Half Way 0 0
MONTANA, Central
MTZ009>011-013-
044>049
0 0
A deep low pressure system over central
Canada was responsible for a high wind
event along the Rocky Mountain Front and
adjacent plains on the 6th. Reported
wind speeds include: a gust to 73 mph at
East Glacier Park 11 SE; a gust to 54
mph at Harlem 16S and a gust to 46 mph
at Great Falls Airport. Additionally,
sustained winds of 40 mph were reported
for several hours at Oilmont 14E,
Fairfield 7NE, Cut Bank, Valier,
Blackleaf, Turner 6NW, Inverness 20N
and Loma 20N. The strong wind helped
spread a grass fire near Valier. Over
150 acres of grass burned from a fire
caused by exhaust from a vehicle.
MTZ012-050-054
0 0
Heavy snow fell across a portion of
North Central Montana during the
afternoon and early evening of the 14th.
Reported snow fall amounts include: 11
inches at Neihart 7NW, 8 inches at
Millegan 14SE and 6 inches at Hobson
20SW. The heavy snow created slick and
hazardous driving surfaces and
contributed to over 40 motor vehicle
accidents.
MTZ009-012>015-
044-046>047-051-
054>055
0 0
A Canadian cold front swept across a
broad area of North Central Montana on
the 17th bringing heavy snow and gusty
winds. Reported snow fall amounts
include: 14 inches at the Crystal Lake
SNOTEL site; 8 inches at Neihart 7S; 7
inches at Neihart, Gold Butte and
Conrad; 6 inches at Marias Pass 1 WNW,
Shonkin, Pony and Lewistown 25S and 5
inches at Bozeman 7SE and Chester.
MTZ009>014-044-
047>050
0 0
A vigorous spring storm brought heavy
snow to a wide area of North Central and
Southwest Montana on the 23rd. Reported
snow fall amounts include: 16 inches at
Holter Dam; 15 inches at Eden; 12 inches
at Shonkin 7S, Holter Dam 6S, Rogers
Pass, Heart Butte 6W; 10 inches at
Sunburst 6S, Gold Butte 7N; 8 inches at
Havre 25S, Hobson, Choteau, Stanford,
Millegan 14SE; 7 inches at Great Falls,
Cut Bank 25NW, Hogeland 2W, Babb,
Augusta 25NW, Neihart 7NNW, Great Falls
3SW; 6 inches at Grass Range and 5
inches at Martinsdale 3NNW and West
Yellowstone 9N.
MONTANA, East
MTZ016>017-
019>020-022>026-
059>062
0 0
Strong winds affected much of northeast
Montana during the morning and afternoon
hours of the 6th. The strong winds were
associated with a cold front and upper
level disturbance that crossed the area.
Sustained wind speeds of 40 to 45 mph
were common. A few locations had wind
gusts in the 58 to 69 mph range. A few
of the stronger wind gusts included:
King Coulee Raws Site (Valley County):
69 mph
Bluff Creek Raws Site (Valley County):
58 mph
Poplar Raws Site (Roosevelt County):
58 mph
MTZ017-017-022-059
0 0
An area of low pressure in Wyoming
brought heavy snow in narrow bands to a
portion of northeast Montana. The
heaviest snow fell in a 10 to 15 mile
band across northern Phillips county,
southwest Valley, and portions of
northern Garfield county. A few of the
heavier snow totals included:
3 miles south of Whitewater (Phillips
County): 6 inches
20 miles south/southwest of Glasgow
(Valley County): 12 inches
30 miles southwest of Glasgow (Valley
County): 6 inches
30 miles northeast of Jordan (Garfield
County): 6-8 inches
MTZ016-059>060
0 0
An area of low pressure that developed
in Wyoming brought heavy snow to much of
Phillips County late in the evening of
the 22nd through the pre-dawn hours of
the 23rd. Additional light snow
continued to fall through the evening
hours of the 23rd. In addition,
northeast winds of 15 to 25 mph with
high gusts produced areas of blowing and
drifting snow. A few of the more
impressive snowfall totals included:
Zortman: 9 inches
35 miles south of Malta: 7 inches, with
drifts of 3 to 4 feet
Whitewater: 6 inches
Malta: 5 inches
MONTANA, South
MTZ040-056-066>068
0 0
8 inches 4W Alpine Cole Creek Snotel; 8
inches 2S Red Lodge; 7 inches 13ENE
Wilsall South Fork of the Shields Snotel
in the Crazy Mountains; 7 inches 6S
Roscoe; 6 inches 5NW Alpine; 6 inches in
Mcleod; 6 inches in Clyde Park; 10
inches 5W Red Lodge
MTZ029-031-063
0 0
8 inches in Judith Gap; 11 inches LOSE
Roundup; 7 inches IOS Roundup; 6 inches
15S Colstrip.
MTZ029-031>032-
034>038-040-042-
056>058-067
0 0
An early Spring storm moved across South
Central Montana bringing heavy, wet snow
to portions of the Billings County
Warning Area. The following are some
totals from this storm:
8 inches 18NW Ryegate; 6 inches in
Forsyth, Huntley, Fort Smith, Roundup,
Broadview, Billings, and Birney; 9
inches in Crow Agency; 10 inches in
Rapelje; 8 inches 2E Ryegate, 8 inches
in Clyde Park, 8 inches 12E Ashland, 6
inches 10S Volborg, 9 inches 2S Red
Lodge, 6 inches 5SE Volborg, 6 inches
16W Alzada, 8 inches 60S Miles City, 8
inches at both Cole Creek and Burnt
Mountain Snotels
MONTANA, West
MTZ006>007-043
0 0
Vigorous late winter storm blanketed the
valleys of West Central Montana with 5
to 12 inches of new snow, with as much
as much as 14 inches of new snow
reported at Georgetown Lake.
MTZ002-004-006-
006-043
0 0
Late winter storm brought 8 to 13 inches
of new snow over the mountains of
Northwest Montana with 4 to 8 inches in
the valleys. Widespread west winds at 15
to 25 mph also caused drifting of snow.
Schools were closed in the northern
Flathead valley due to heavy snowfall.
Trees also snapped under the load from
heavy snow. Some trees fell onto power
lines causing outages across the
northern Flathead valley as well.
Several vehicle rollovers were also
reported.
NEBRASKA, Central
NEZ004>010-
022>029-035>038-
056>059-069>071-094
0 4 500K
A strong low pressure system moved
through Nebraska overnight with high
winds affecting the area behind the
passing cold front. Northwesterly winds
of 35-45 mph with gusts to 60 mph caused
low visibility due to blowing dust in
isolated areas. The low visibility
caused a multi-vehicle pile-up on
Interstate 80 about 6 miles west of
North Platte. The accident occurred at
2:05 pm and involved 5 semis and 3 cars.
Three semis and 2 cars were engulfed in
flames. The accident claimed 3 lives
(indirect fatalities) and injured 4
(indirect). West bound lanes on
Interstate 80 were closed for 4 hours
and cast bound lanes on Interstate 80
were closed for 10 hours.
NEZ005>006-
008>009-023>026-
035>037-094
0 0
A strong low pressure system moved out
of Eastern Colorado and into the Central
Plains dumping significant snow. Keya
Paha County received 6-8 inches of snow,
Blaine County received 9-12 inches, and
Eastern Cherry County received 12-16
inches. Breezy winds also created areas
of blowing and drifting snow across
roadways. A semi-trailer and truck
rolled over in the Long Pine Hills due
to the slick road conditions. No one was
injuried in the accident. Other cars
lost control on snow covered roads but
there were no injuries.
Logan County
9 N Stapleton 0 0
Custer County
2 NW Arnold 0 0
Lincoln County
North Platte 0 0
Custer County
13 SW Anselmo 0 0
Hail covered the ground.
Lincoln County
6 NNE North Platte 0 0
Custer County
Anselmo 0 0
Hail was 2 inches deep.
Blaine County
7 SSE Brewster 0 0
Hail covered the ground.
Loup County
15 W Taylor 0 0 5K
Loup County
Almeria 0 0
Loup County
10 NW Almeria 0 0
Frontier County
13 SE Stockville 0 0
Frontier County
6 S Eustis 0 0 8K
Holt County
18 SW Amelia 0 0 3K
Rock County
14 ESE Rose 0 0
Holt County
17 WSW Chambers 0 0 3K
Holt County
5 SW Amelia 0 0
NEBRASKA, East
Gage County
1 E Adams 0 0
Johnson County
2 W Sterling 0 0
NEZ011>012-
015>018-030>034-
042>045-050>053
0 1
Intense low pressure over the Great
Lakes region combined with high pressure
building east out of the Rockies and
provided a prolonged high wind event
over northeast and cast central Nebraska
and portions of western Iowa. Sustained
winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts of 55
to a little over 60 mph were common
throughout the area. The strong winds
caused sporadic tree and roof damage,
and there were several reports across
the area of trees uprooted and a few
semi trucks were overturned. One person
was injured in Decatur Nebraska
(northern Burt county) when a roof of a
building under construction blew on top
of his house causing substantial damage.
Some of the higher gusts measured by
AWOS or ASOS sites included … 62 mph
in Fremont at 110 pm, 60 mph at Norfolk
at 247 pm, 59 mph in Albion at 1010 am,
59 mph at Columbus at 115 pm, 59 mph in
Tekamah at 119 pm, and 55 mph in Omaha
at 224 pm.
NEBRASKA, Extreme Northeast
NEZ013>014
0 0 20K
Sustained winds of 40 to 45 mph with
gusts around 60 mph persisted from late
morning until late afternoon. The winds
caused tree damage with a few branches
and smaller tree debris broken off.
There was minor damage to buildings,
mostly to shingles and gutters.
NEBRASKA, Extreme Southwest
NONE REPORTED.
NEBRASKA, South Central
NOT RECEIVED.
NEBRASKA, West
Scotts Bluff County
3 NE Scottsbluff 0 0
Very weak tornado over open country.
NEVADA, North
NVZ034
0 0
A winter storm brought 19 inches of snow
to the Dorsey Basin Snotel site in the
East Humboldt range and 15 inches to
Lamoille Canyon #3 Snotel.
NEVADA, South
NONE REPORTED.
NEVADA, West
NVZ003
0 0
A winter storm moved through northeast
California and western Nevada on the
19th and 20th. Two to three feet of snow
fell in the higher elevations of the
Sierra, with 6 to 8 inches reported in
areas to the lee of the Sierra.
Storm total snowfall amounts:
Virginia City (6340 ft.) 8 inches
Carson City (5400 ft.) 6 inches
NVZ002
0 0
A winter storm moved through northeast
California and western Nevada on the
19th and 20th. Two to three feet of snow
fell in the higher elevations of the
Sierra, with 6 to 8 inches reported in
areas to the lee of the Sierra.
Storm total snowfall amounts:
Mt. Rose Ski Resort (summit) 22 inches
(mid-mountain) 10 inches
5 ENE Incline Village
(7300 ft.) 20 inches
1 NE Incline Village
(6500 ft.) 15 inches
Spooner Summit 12 inches
NVZ001
0 0
Wind gust of 65 knots (75 mph) recorded
at the Walker Lake RAWS sensor.
NVZ002
0 0
Wind gust of 55 knots (63 mph) recorded
at the Galena Creek RAWS sensor.
NVZ003
0 0
Wind gust of 50 knots (58 mph) recorded
at DRI Sage building in Stead.
NVZ002
0 0
The second winter storm in a week moved
through the Sierra Nevada and western
Nevada region. This storm, however, was
not as strong as the earlier one. From
late on the 21st through the 22nd up to
two feet of snow fell in the Sierra,
with rain falling western Nevada.
Storm total snowfall amounts:
Mt. Rose Ski Resort
(mid-mountain) 22 inches
NEW HAMPSHIRE, North and Central
NHZ001>010-
013>014
0 0
Low pressure developed off the southern
New England coast during the evening of
Monday, February 28, and intensified as
moved northeast into the Gulf of Maine
on Tuesday, March 1. Snow moved into New
Hampshire during the early morning hours
and dropped between 5 and 14 inches
across the entire state before ending
during the early morning hours of
March 2.
NHZ001>010-
013>014
0 0
Low pressure moved across southern New
England during the night of Monday,
March 7, and redeveloped off the New
England coast on Tuesday, March 8. Snow
spread into New Hampshire during the
early morning hours of Tuesday and
accumulated 5 to 12 inches before ending
during the morning on March 9.
NHZ001>002-
004>010-013>014
0 0
Low pressure moving out of the midwest
on Friday, March 11, redeveloped off the
New England coast Friday evening and
slowly moved through the Gulf of Maine
on Saturday, March 12. Snow accumulated
4 to 15 inches across most of the state
before ending during the early morning
hours of March 13.
NEW HAMPSHIRE, Southern
NHZ011>012
0 0
Heavy snow and gusty winds affected
southwest New Hampshire and all of
southern New England, as low pressure
reformed off the mid Atlantic coast and
tracked southeast of the region.
Snowfall totals of 4 to 8 inches were
widely observed.
Some specific snowfall totals, as
reported by trained spotters, included 9
inches in Marlow, East Alstead, and
Keene; 8 inches in Peterborough; 7
inches in Rindge, Hinsdale, and
Greenfield; and 6 inches in Francestown,
Manchester, Hudson, and Nashua.
NHZ011>012
0 0
Low pressure strengthened rapidly off
the Delaware coast and tracked southeast
of New England, bringing heavy snow to
southwest New Hampshire. Snowfall totals
of 4 to 8 inches were widely observed.
The snow and gusty winds made travel
difficult. Several roads around
Manchester were closed due to icy
conditions, and many spinouts were
reported throughout the region. Many
flights were delayed or canceled at
Manchester Airport.
Some specific snowfall totals, as
reported by trained spotters, included 9
inches in Manchester, 8 inches in Keene,
7 inches in Winchester and Hinsdale, and
6 inches in Stoddard, Bedford, Milford,
and Hillsborough.
NHZ011>012
0 0
Low pressure south of Long Island
strengthened rapidly as it headed to the
Canadian Maritimes, and brought heavy
snow to southwest New Hampshire and much
of interior southern New England.
Snowfall totals of 6 to 12 inches were
widely observed in Cheshire and
Hillsborough Counties.
State police reported numerous vehicles
off roads around the region, especially
on Interstate 93. A number of flights at
Manchester Airport were delayed or
canceled as a result of the storm.
Some specific snowfall totals, as
reported by trained spotters, included
14 inches in Francestown; 13 inches in
Alstead; 12 inches in Dublin, Marlow,
Stoddard, Keene, Peterborough, and
Wilton; 10 inches in Swanzey and South
Weare; 8 inches in Hinsdale and Nashua;
and 6 inches in Hudson and Manchester.
NEW JERSEY, Northeast
NJZ003-005>006-011
0 0
A weak high pressure ridge extended
southwest across the region from New
England as a low pressure system
intensified and moved northeast. This
strong low passed south of Long Island
Monday night and east of the New England
coast during Tuesday.
Light snow developed northeast across
the region between 1 and 3 pm Monday
afternoon. As the low rapidly
intensified and moved closer to the
region, narrow bands of heavy snow swept
northeast across the region. The last
band of heavy snow swept northeast
across the region between 5 am and 6:30
am Tuesday morning, March 1 st. Storm
Total Snowfall amounts ranged from 5
to 10 inches.
Here are selected snowfall totals for:
Bergen County – from 5.4 inches at River
Vale to 7.5 inches at Lodi.
Union County – from 6.3 inches at
Garwood to 7.6 inches at Elizabeth.
Essex County – from 6.0 inches at
Bloomfield to 9.5 inches at Newark
Airport.
Hudson County – from 5 .3 inches at
Bayonne to 8.0 inches at Harrison.
NJZ003>006-011 Bergen – Eastern Passaic – Essex –
Hudson – Union
08 0
A strong arctic cold front intensified
as it swept southeast across the region.
This caused rain to change to snow,
temperatures to fall from the 40s into
the 20s, and northwest winds that gusted
between 40 and 55 mph. Near blizzard
conditions occurred for a short time.
Storm total snowfalls ranged from around
2 to 4 inches.
Wet and mild antecedent conditions were
followed by more than a 20 degree drop
in temperature in 3 hours with strong
gusty winds. This resulted in a “flash”
freeze across roads that resulted in
hundreds of vehicle accidents.
NEW JERSEY, South and Northwest
NJZ001-007>010-
012>020-027
0 0
NJZ021>022-026
0 0
Heavy snow fell across northern and
southwestern New Jersey from the morning
of February 28th into the morning of the
1st. Across coastal Ocean County,
interior Atlantic County and Cumberland
County precipitation fell as snow, but
mixed with rain at times during the
daytime on February 28th. Temperatures
in these areas remained above freezing
until the evening of February 28th and
slowed the accumulations. Precipitation
fell as mainly rain in Cape May County
and coastal Atlantic County until the
rain changed to snow late in the evening
of February 28th. Snow began during the
morning of February 28th in the southern
half of the state and from around Noon
EST into the afternoon in the northern
half of the state. Heavier bands of
accumulating snow moved over the
southwestern and northern parts of the
state during the afternoon and evening
of February 28th. The snow ended across
the southern half of the state before
the sun rose on the 1st and ended during
the morning in the northern half of the
state. Accumulations averaged 4 to 8
inches, with some higher amounts in
Sussex and Warren Counties and lower
amounts in the southeastern part of the
state.
Many schools dismissed early on February
28th. Rutgers University cancelled all
its classes after 430 p.m. EST on
February 28th. Many after school
activities and classes as well as
municipal and school board meetings were
cancelled. Many minor accidents occurred.
In Burlington County, a 17-year-old boy,
a 17-year-old girl and their 41-year-old
bus driver were injured when two school
buses collided in Medford Township.
Specific accumulations included 9.6
inches in Barry Lakes (Sussex County),
9.1 inches in Belvidere (Warren County),
9.0 inches in Califon (Hunterdon County),
8.9 inches in Sparta (Sussex County),
8.6 inches in Stewartsville (Warren
County), 8.0 inches in Southampton
(Burlington County), Milton (morris
County) and Wrightstown (Burlington
County), 7.9 inches in West Windsor
(Mercer County), 7.8 inches in Marcella
(Morris County), 7.6 inches in Wertsville
(Hunterdon County), 7.5 inches in Butler
(Morris County) and Hackettstown (Warren
County), 7.2 inches in Pottersville
(Somerset County), 7.0 inches in
Lindenwold (Camden County) and Clarksboro
(Gloucester County), 6.8 inches in
Medford (Burlington County) and Metuchen
(Middlesex County), 6.7 inches in New
Brunswick (Middlesex County), Somerville
(Somerset County) and Cream Ridge
(Monmouth County), 6.3 inches in West
Windsor (Mercer County), 6.0 inches in
Pennsauken (Camden County), Whippany
(Morris County) and Flemington (Hunterdon
County), 5.8 inches in Manchester (Ocean
County), 5.5 inches in Verga (Gloucester
County) and Monroeville (Salem County),
5.0 inches in New Egypt (Ocean County),
4.4 inches in Hammonton (Atlantic
County), 3.8 inches in Seabrook
(Cumberland County), 1.3 inches at the
Atlantic City International Airport and
1.0 inch in Margate (Atlantic County)
and Brant Beach (Ocean County).
The wintry weather was caused by a true
northeaster. A low pressure system
developed in the Gulf of Mexico on
Sunday February 27th. It moved northeast
and already was a 995 millibar low
pressure system when it was near
Jacksonville, Florida at 7 p.m. EST on
February 27th. It moved northeast and
deepened to a 992 millibar low near
Charleston, South Carolina at 1 a.m. EST
on February 28th, a 990 millibar low
near Wilmington, North Carolina at 7
a.m. EST on February 28th, a 984
millibar low just east of Elizabeth City,
North Carolina at 1 p.m. EST on February
28th, a 980 millibar low about 150 miles
east of Fenwick Island, Delaware at 7
p.m. EST on February 28th and still a
980 millibar low about 250 miles east
of Long Beach Island, New Jersey at 1
a.m. EST on the 1st. The combination of
the low pressure system’s storm track
being fairly offshore, the lack of a
surface high pressure system to its
north and marginal surface temperatures
for snow kept accumulations from being
heavier.
NJZ014-024>026
0 0 0
NJZ014-024>026
0 0 0
Moderate beach erosion and minor tidal
flooding occurred with the northeaster
along the New Jersey Coast. The most
intense onshore flow occurred from mid
morning on February 28th into the early
morning of the 1st. Minor tidal flooding
occurred with the overnight high tide.
The intense and offshore storm track the
low pressure system took gave the New
Jersey coast about a 12 hour period of
intense northeast winds (25 to 35 mph)
and this led to the minor tidal flooding
and beach erosion. In Monmouth County, 2
to 3 foot vertical cuts were common from
Asbury Park south. In Ocean County, in
Harvey Cedars, a 5 foot vertical by 10
foot horizontal cut occurred to 800 feet
of dune from Bergen to Cumberland
Avenues. Two to four foot vertical cuts
were common from Ship Bottom additional
south. In Beach Haven, there was a
complete loss of berm protection and an
8 foot loss of sand at the Merivale
Avenue street end. One house was now
exposed to the ocean. In Atlantic
County, two to four foot vertical cuts
occurred, except in Ventnor where the
vertical cut reached five feet at the
south end of the city. Walkways and
fences were also damaged. Some walkways
now ended at the water’s edge. The
Ventnor Beach was just rebuilt in 2004.
In Cape May County, Ocean City was hit
the hardest with 3 to 4 foot vertical
cuts from the fishing to the amusement
pier and an 8 to 10 foot cut from 8th
Street to Seaspray Avenue with dune
fencing down in some areas. Elsewhere in
the county, vertical cuts averaged 1 to
3 feet. Sea Isle City reported loss of
dune fencing and rocks were exposed.
The overnight (February 28th) high tide
reached 6.78 feet above mean lower low
water at Sandy Hook (Monmouth County)
and 6.80 feet above mean lower low water
at Cape May (Cape May County). Minor
tidal flooding begins at 6.7 feet above
mean lower low water.
The minor tidal flooding and beach
erosion was caused by a northeaster. The
low pressure system developed in the
Gulf of Mexico on Sunday February 27th.
It moved northeast and was near
Jacksonville, Florida at 7 p.m. EST on
February 27th. It moved northeast and
deepened and was near Charleston, South
Carolina at 1 a.m. EST on February 28th,
just cast of Wilmington, North Carolina
at 7 a.m. EST on February 28th, just
east of Elizabeth City, North Carolina
at 1 p.m. EST on February 28th, and
deepened to a 980 millibar low about 150
miles east of Fenwick Island, Delaware
at 7 p.m. EST on February 28th. The low
remained about the same strength (980
millibar) as it passed about 250 miles
east of Long Beach Island, New Jersey
at 1 a.m. EST on the 1st. The lack of a
surface high pressure system to the
north of this system prevented the
pressure gradient and hence the winds,
heavy surf and tidal flooding from being
worse.
NJZ001-007>010-
120>027
0 0
The combination of a strong cold frontal
passage during the morning of the 8th
and a rapidly intensifying low pressure
system off the Middle Atlantic and New
England States brought snow and plunging
temperatures during the day on the 8th.
Actual accumulations averaged an inch or
two in the southern part of New Jersey
and 2 to 4 inches in the northern part
of the state. The snow combined with the
sharp drop in temperatures to bring
treacherous driving conditions on
untreated roadways during the afternoon
and evening and countless accidents
occurred, especially in the northern
half of the state.
Precipitation started as rain before
sunrise on the 8th. The cold front moved
through New Jersey between 7 a.m. and 10
a.m. EST (from northwest to southeast)
as a low pressure system on the front
was intensifying. Temperatures dropped
quickly behind this front both at the
surface and aloft. The rain changed to
snow between 8 a.m. (northwest areas
first) and Noon EST (southeast areas
last). About an hour after the
precipitation changed to snow,
temperatures dropped below freezing
as the snow continued to fall. The snow
ended during the mid and late afternoon
from west to east across the state. But,
its lingering effects lasted well into
the morning rush on the 9th as the wind
blew the snow back on the road.
Townships averaged about a dozen weather
related accidents, especially in the
northern half of the state. In Hunterdon
County, Interstate 78 was closed for
five miles because of more than twenty
accidents. About 75 accidents were
reported across northern New Jersey
on interstates 287, 78 and 80 and New
Jersey State Route 24. In Somerset
County, an accident on westbound
Interstate 78 that involved a tractor-
trailer and vehicle caused serious
injuries. In Monmouth County, a roadway
was closed in Holmdel Township after a
vehicle knocked down a pole. Problems in
Monmouth County persisted through the
next morning as multiple accidents in
the southbound lanes of New Jersey State
Route 18 in Colts Neck closed the road
for several hours. In Long Branch, nine
accidents occurred within 45 minutes.
Many after school activities and classes
were cancelled on the 8th. The regional
spelling bee in Monmouth County was
postponed.
Specific snow accumulations included 4.0
inches in Oakhurst (Monmouth County) and
Brick Township (Ocean County), 3.5 inches
in Manalapan (Monmouth County), 3.0
inches in Wantage (Sussex County), 2.8
inches in Marcella (Moms County) and
Stewartsville (Warren County), 2.5
inches in Florence (Burlington County)
and Skillman (Somerset County), 2.3
inches in Ewing (Mercer County), 2.0
inches in Metuchen (Middlesex County),
1.9 inches in Somerdale (Camden County),
1.5 inches in Tabernacle (Burlington
County) and East Amwell Township
(Hunterdon County), 1.4 inches in
Chatham (Morris County), 1.0 inch in
Seabrook (Cumberland County) and 0.3
inches at the Atlantic City
International Airport.
The snow was caused by the combination
of the cold frontal passage and the
rapidly intensifying low pressure system
that developed on the front during the
morning of the 8th. The low moved
northeast and was an already intense 986
mb near Danville, Virginia at 7 a.m. EST
on the 8th. From there it continued to
move northeast and deepened to a 978 mb
low just east of Long Beach Island, New
Jersey at 1 p.m. EST on the 8th, to a
970 mb low over Nantucket Island,
Massachusetts at 7 p.m. EST on the 8th
to a 964 mb low just southwest of
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia at 1 a.m. EST on
the 9th.
NJZ001-007>010-012-
014>023-025>027
0 0 25K
NJZ013-024
0 0 10K
In addition to the snow, strong gusty
northwest winds developed during the
afternoon and evening of the 8th as a
low pressure system intensified off the
Middle Atlantic and New England States.
Wind gusts reached around 70 mph in Cape
May County. The strong winds caused
isolated power outages throughout New
Jersey and hampered snow removal crews
as it blew snow back onto already
cleared or salted roads. Peak wind gusts
included 72 mph in Strathmere (Cape May
County), 70 mph in Cape May (Cape May
County), 64 mph in Keansburg (Monmouth
County), 63 mph at High Point (the
highest point in New Jersey in Sussex
County), 57 mph in Sandy Hook (Monmouth
County) and Bamegat Light (Ocean County),
50 mph in Atlantic City (Atlantic
County), 49 mph in Wrightstown
(Burlington County), 45 mph in Millville
(Cumberland County) and 44 mph in
Trenton (Mercer County).
The strong winds were caused by a
rapidly intensifying low pressure system
that developed on the cold front during
the morning of the 8th. The low moved
northeast and was an already intense 986
mb near Danville, Virginia at 7 a.m. EST
on the 8th. From there it continued to
move northeast and deepened to a 978 mb
low just east of Long Beach Island, New
Jersey at 1 p.m. EST on the 8th, to a
970 mb low over Nantucket Island,
Massachusetts at 7 p.m. EST on the 8th
to a 964 mb low just southwest of
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia at 1 a.m. EST on
the 9th.
NJZ001-007>008
0 0
Snow fell across northwest New Jersey
during the evening and overnight on the
11th and accumulated between two and
five inches in most areas with the
highest accumulations over the higher
terrain. Snow began in Sussex County
during the evening of the 11th and
spread into Morris and Warren Counties
by Midnight EST. The snow ended before
sunrise on the 12th. Untreated and less
traveled roads were treacherous. Specific
accumulations included 4.9 inches in
Marcella (Morris County), 2.5 inches in
Butler and Randolph (Morris County) and
2.0 inches in Wantage (Sussex County).
The snow was caused by an “Alberta type”
low pressure system that moved from
northern Minnesota on the morning of the
10th east into Lake Erie around sunrise
on the 11th. The low moved through
Northwest New Jersey during the evening
on the 11th and intensified as it moved
east reaching just south of Nantucket,
Massachusetts around sunrise on the
12th. Heavier snow fell farther to the
northeast.
NJZ012
0 0 0
A brushfire with 30 to 40-foot-high
flames burned across 75 to 100 acres in
Raritan Center within Edison Township.
The fire could be seen from Rahway
(Union County) to East Brunswick (within
Middlesex County). The fire burned for
about six hours until firefighters
finished dousing the blaze. One dozen
municipalities, twenty-three fire
departments and one hundred and three
firefighters responded to the scene. The
brushfire began in an area with 10 to
12-foot-high reeds that were very dry.
Gusty northwest winds led to a longer
battle with the fire. The peak wind gust
at Newark International Airport for the
day was 30 mph and the average wind speed
of 16.1 mph was the fifth windiest day
of March 2005.
NJZ001
0 0
A high pressure ridge that extended from
James Bay, Canada to the Middle Atlantic
coastal waters left enough cold air in
place near the surface to cause a wintry
mix of precipitation to occur during the
first half of the day on the 20th.
Precipitation moved in aloft preceding a
warm front and fell as mainly freezing
rain over the higher terrain of Sussex
County between 3 a.m. and 11 a.m. EST.
Ice accretions were less than one-tenth
of an inch. Some snow and sleet mixed in
with any accumulations less than one-
quarter of an inch. By 11 a.m. EST
enough warm air moved in at the surface
to change the precipitation over to
plain rain in all areas. Untreated
roadways were hazardous before the
change to plain rain.
NJZ001
0 0
NJZ007>010
0 0
A low pressure system exiting the United
States from the Delmarva Peninsula
brought rain and then snow to Warren and
Moms Counties and heavy snow to Sussex
County. Accumulations averaged 2 to 5
inches in most of Warren and Morris
Counties and 5 to 8 inches across the
higher terrain of Warren and Morris
Counties and in Sussex County. Farther
south, about an inch or two of snow fell
in Somerset and Hunterdon Counties.
Following the pattern of other winter
storms this season, the accumulating
snow hit the evening commute the hardest
which was described as a nightmare.
Precipitation in northwest New Jersey
(except in Sussex County) started as rain
during the morning of the 23rd and
changed to snow during the afternoon.
The change to snow worked its way from
the higher terrain downward. Across
Sussex County, precipitation fell mainly
as snow. In all areas the snow continued
through the night and ended just before
sunrise on the 24th.
Numerous and mostly minor accidents
occurred mainly during the evening
commute. One fatal accident occurred in
White Township (Warren County) when a
61-year-old woman died. She lost control
of her vehicle on County Route 519 and
slid sideways into an oncoming van. The
vehicle then struck a guardrail. The
driver and passenger of the van suffered
minor injuries. The evening commute was
progressively worse on the Pennsylvania
side of the Delaware River.
Accumulations included 7.7 inches in
Wantage (Sussex County), 6.8 inches in
Barry Lakes (Sussex County), 6.7 inches
in Marcella (Morris County), 5.5 inches
in Blairstown (Warren County), 5.0
inches in Rockaway (Morris County), 3.0
inches in Chatham (Morris County), 2.5
inches in Hackettstown (Warren County)
and Morristown (Moms County), 2.0 inches
in Pottersville (Somerset County), 1.9
inches in Belvidere (Warren County) and
1.0 inch in Flemington (Hunterdon
County).
The late winter storm was caused by a
low pressure system that formed in the
Southern Plains States on the 21st and
moved east and reached Memphis, Tennessee
early in the evening on the 22nd, in
central Kentucky around sunrise on the
23rd, just west of Norfolk at 1 p.m. EST
on the 23rd, just east of Wallops Island,
Virginia at 7 p.m. EST on the 23rd and
about 200 miles cast of Cape May, New
Jersey at 1 a.m. EST on the 24th.
NJZ001
0 0
Pockets of freezing rain occurred across
Sussex County during the overnight of
March 27th. As rain moved into the
region on the evening of the 27th, some
surface temperatures cooled to or below
the freezing mark. Light freezing rain
fell through the night until temperatures
rose above freezing shortly after sunrise
on the 28th. Ice accretions were up to
two-tenths of an inch. Untreated roadways
and walkways were slippery.
The nearest surface high pressure system
at the onset of the rain was south of
Novas Scotia and could not lock in the
cold air near the surface. In addition,
the surface pressure difference (and thus
the wind) between the low pressure system
arriving from the Gulf Coast States and
the departing high pressure system
produced enough of a southeast wind to
scour away the cold air near the surface.
Burlington County
Countywide 0 0
Salem County
Countywide 0 0
Gloucester County
Countywide 0 0
Hunterdon County
Countywide 0 0
Sussex County
Countywide 0 0
Warren County
Countywide 0 0
Middlesex County
Countywide 0 0
Monmouth County
Countywide 0 0
Heavy rain caused poor drainage flooding
and left the region vulnerable to any
additional heavy rain as the ground was
saturated. Rain began falling during the
late evening on the 27th, but fell at its
heaviest during the afternoon and evening
of the 28th as scattered thunderstorms
occurred. The rain ended by late that
evening. The evening commute was more
difficult as usual as there was much
ponding of water in poor drainage
locations. Storm totals averaged around
two inches.
On the 30th, the combination of runoff
and melting snow led to isolated low-
lying area flooding along the Delaware
River in Warren County. In Harmony
Township, river flooding reached homes
on Riversedge Lane and River Road. The
Delaware River at Ricgelsville crested
at 21.3 feet that morning. Flood stage
at that location is 22 feet.
Storm totals included 2.65 in Freehold
(Monmouth County), 2.58 inches in Sussex
(Sussex County), 2.14 inches in Andover
(Sussex County), 2.10 inches in Newton
(Sussex County), 2.06 inches in Califon
(Hunterdon County), 2.04 inches in
Belvidere (Warren County), 2.02 inches
in Riegclsville (Warren County), 1.95
inches in New Lisbon (Burlington County),
1.88 inches in Bloomsbury (Hunterdon
County), 1.75 inches in West Deptford
(Gloucester County), 1.74 inches in
Mount Laurel (Burlington County), 1.72
inches in Columbia (Warren County), 1.65
inches in Willingboro (Burlington County)
and 1.60 inches in Mount Holly
(Burlington County).
The heavy rain was caused by a low
pressure system that formed along the
Gulf Coast States. This low pressure
system was captured by its support aloft
and thus moved only slowly northeast as
it tapped abundant moisture from both
the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic
Ocean. The low pressure system moved
from western Alabama at 7 a.m. EST on
the 27th northeast to eastern Tennessee
at 7 p.m. EST on the 27th and eastern
Kentucky at 7 a.m. EST on the 28th. A
secondary low pressure system formed
over North Carolina during the morning
of the 28th. It would become the main
low pressure system as it moved northeast
to near Norfolk, Virginia at 1 p.m. EST
on the 28th, Chesapeake Bay at 7 p.m.
EST on the 28th, Delaware Bay at 1 a.m.
EST on the 29th and about 100 miles east
of Atlantic City at 7 a.m. EST on the
29th.
NJZ018
0 0
The combination of heavy rain and
saturated ground from recent heavy rains
caused poor drainage and some river
flooding in Camden County. Rain began
falling during the late evening on the
27th, but fell at its heaviest during
the afternoon and evening of the 28th as
thunderstorms occurred. Storm totals
averaged between one and two inches.
The Cooper River at Haddonfield was above
its 2.8 foot flood stage from 529 p.m.
through 845 p.m. EST on the 28th. It
crested at 2.88 feet at 630 p.m. EST.
Storm totals included 1.91 inches in
Somerdale, 1.72 inches in Audubon, 1.66
inches in Pennsauken and 1.40 inches in
Cherry Hill.
The heavy rain was caused by a low
pressure system that formed along the
Gulf Coast States. This low pressure
system was captured by its support aloft
and thus moved only slowly northeast as
it tapped abundant moisture from both the
Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.
The low pressure system moved from
western Alabama at 7 a.m. EST on the
27th northeast to eastern Tennessee at
7 p.m. EST on the 27th and eastern
Kentucky at 7 a.m. EST on the 28th. A
secondary low pressure system formed
over North Carolina during the morning
of the 28th. It would become the main
low pressure system as it moved northeast
to near Norfolk, Virginia at 1 p.m. EST
on the 28th, Chesapeake Bay at 7 p.m.
EST on the 28th, Delaware Bay at 1 a.m.
EST on the 29th and about 100 miles east
of Atlantic City at 7 a.m. EST on the
29th.
NJZ015
0 0
The combination of heavy rain and
saturated ground from recent heavy rains
caused poor drainage and some creek
flooding in Mercer County. Rain began
falling during the late evening on the
27th, but fell at its heaviest during
the afternoon and evening of the 28th as
thunderstorms occurred. Storm totals
averaged between one and two inches.
The Assunpink Creek at Trenton was above
its 7 foot flood stage from 609 p.m.
through 1118 p.m. EST on the 28th. It
crested at 7.33 feet at 9 p.m. EST.
Storm totals included 2.00 inches in
Windsor, 1.72 inches in Hightstown, 1.66
inches in Washington’s Crossing and 1.46
inches in Trenton.
The heavy rain was caused by a low
pressure system that formed along the
Gulf Coast States. This low pressure
system was captured by its support aloft
and thus moved only slowly northeast as
it tapped abundant moisture from both
the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic
Ocean. The low pressure system moved from
western Alabama at 7 a.m. EST on the
27th northeast to eastern Tennessee at
7 p.m. EST on the 27th and eastern
Kentucky at 7 a.m. EST on the 28th. A
secondary low pressure system formed
over North Carolina during the morning
of the 28th. It would become the main
low pressure system as it moved northeast
to near Norfolk, Virginia at 1 p.m. EST
on the 28th, Chesapeake Bay at 7 p.m. EST
on the 28th, Delaware Bay at 1 a.m. EST
on the 29th and about 100 miles east of
Atlantic City at 7 a.m. EST on the 29th.
NJZ010
0 0
The combination of heavy rain and
saturated ground caused poor drainage
and some river flooding in Somerset
County. Rain began falling during the
late evening on the 27th, but fell at
its heaviest during the afternoon and
evening of the 28th as thunderstorms
occurred. Storm totals averaged around
two inches.
The Millstone River at Griggstown was
above its 10 foot flood stage from 730
p.m. EST on the 28th through 1045 a.m.
EST on the 30th. It crested at 12.3 feet
at 8 a.m. EST on the 29th. The North
Branch of the Raritan River at South
Branch was above its 7 foot flood stage
from 640 p.m. EST on the 28th through
733 a.m. EST on the 29th. It crested at
8.7 feet at Midnight EST on the 29th.
Storm totals included 2.40 inches in
Basking Ridge, 2.12 inches in Far Hills,
1.96 inches in North Plainfield, 1.90
inches in Somerville and 1.44 inches in
Belle Mead.
The heavy rain was caused by a low
pressure system that formed along the
Gulf Coast States. This low pressure
system was captured by its support aloft
and thus moved only slowly northeast as
it tapped abundant moisture from both the
Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.
The low pressure system moved from
western Alabama at 7 a.m. EST on the 27th
northeast to eastern Tennessee at 7 p.m.
EST on the 27th and eastern Kentucky at
7 a.m. EST on the 28th. A secondary low
pressure system formed over North
Carolina during the morning of the 28th.
It would become the main low pressure
system as it moved northeast to near
Norfolk, Virginia at 1 p.m. EST on the
28th, Chesapeake Bay at 7 p.m. EST on
the 28th, Delaware Bay at 1 a.m. EST on
and about 100 miles cast of Atlantic
City at 7 a.m. EST on the 29th.
NJZ016>019
0 0 0
The combination of runoff from the heavy
rain, the funneling of water into Delaware
Bay and higher than normal astronomical
tides coming off the full moon produced
minor tidal flooding at the times of high
tide early in the morning on the 29th.
The high tide in Burlington reached 9.94
feet above mean lower low water. Minor
tidal flooding begins at 9.0 feet above
mean lower low water. The high tide at
Philadelphia Pier 12 reached 8.35 feet
above mean lower low water. Minor tidal
flooding begins there at 8.2 feet above
mean lower low water. Less widespread
minor tidal flooding occurred with the
early morning high tides on the 30th and
31st.
The onshore flow was caused by a low
pressure system that formed along the
Gulf Coast States. This low pressure
system was captured by its support aloft
and thus moved only slowly northeast from
western Alabama on the morning of the
27th. It reformed over North Carolina
during the morning of the 28th and become
the main low pressure system as it moved
northeast to near Norfolk, Virginia
during the afternoon on the 28th,
through Chesapeake Bay the evening on
the 28th, across Delaware Bay around
Midnight EST on the 29th and about then
cast of Atlantic City by sunrise on the
29th. The counterclockwise circulation
around this low helped push water into
Delaware Bay and slow the runoff from
the nearby heavy rain and the snowmelt
from the upper parts of the Delaware
River.
NJZ008
0 0
The combination of heavy rain and melting
snow produced poor drainage and river
flooding in Morris County that lasted
well into April. Rain began falling
during the late evening on the 27th, but
fell at its heaviest during the afternoon
and evening of the 28th as thunderstorms
occurred. Storm totals averaged around
three inches. Lincoln Park Borough was
one of the hardest hit municipalities
in the county as they received flooding
near the Pompton and Passaic River
confluence and the Beaver Brook. Several
roads were barricaded. In Denville, some
backyards were flooded by the Rockaway
River.
The Rockaway River above the Boonton
Reservoir was above its 5 foot flood
stage from 315 a.m. EST through 956 p.m.
EST on the 29th. It crested at 5.47 feet
at 10 a.m. EST. The Rockaway River below
the Boonton Reservoir was above its 5
foot flood stage from 307 a.m. EST on the
29th through 530 a.m. EST on the 31st.
It crested at 6.37 feet at 1045 a.m. EST
on the 29th. The Pequannock River at the
Macopin Intake Dam was above its 5.5 foot
flood stage from 445 a.m.EST on the 29th
through 2 a.m. EST on the 30th. It
crested at 5.59 feet at 1015 a.m. EST on
the 29th. The Passaic River at Pine Brook
was above its 19 foot flood stage from
1030 p.m. EST on the 29th through 515 p.m.
EST on April 1st. It crested at 19.41
feet at 645 p.m. EST on the 30th. Farther
downstream, the Passaic River at Two
Bridges was above its 9 foot flood stage
from 10 p.m. EST on the 29th through 4
p.m. EDT on April 9th. The March highest
crest was 10.26 feet at 3 a.m. EST on the
31st. Storm totals included 3.30 inches
in Milton, 2.88 inches in Pequannock,
2.70 inches in Boonton, 2.60 inches in
Lake Hopatcong and Morristown and 1.87
inches in Chatham.
The heavy rain was caused by a low
pressure system that formed along the
Gulf Coast States. This low pressure
system was captured by its support aloft
and thus moved only slowly northeast as
it tapped abundant moisture from both
the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic
Ocean. The low pressure system moved
from western Alabama at 7 a.m. EST on
the 27th northeast to eastern Tennessee
at 7 p.m. EST on the 27th and eastern
Kentucky at 7 a.m. EST on the 28th. A
secondary low pressure system formed
over North Carolina during the morning
of the 28th. It would become the main
low pressure system as it moved northeast
to near Norfolk, Virginia at 1 p.m. EST
on the 28th, Chesapeake Bay at 7 p.m.
EST on the 28th, Delaware Bay at 1 a.m.
EST on the 29th and about 100 miles east
of Atlantic City at 7 a.m. EST on the
29th.
NEW MEXICO, Central and North
NMZ002>006-008-
010>013
0 0
A storm which began with heavy snows
along the eastern slopes of the Sangre
de Cristo mountains and the Sandia
mountains pushed cold air through the
central valleys and covered the eastern
plains with cold readings. Amounts peaked
at near 17-19 inches at Chacon and Pecos
while 24-28 inches was measured near
Gascon. The Sandia Park area reported
15-22 inches. Snow eventually spread west
in the central valley with 4-8 inches
reported in Albuquerque metro area and
nearly 12 inches across the Jcmcz
Mountains and Los Alamos with 10 inches
reported cast and southeast of Cuba. The
storm dumped 4 to 9 inches across the
eastern plains as it finally moved east
out of the state, Mountain communities
northwest of Las Vegas had 48 hours
totals of 30-36 inches.
NMZ016
0 0
High winds reported at Sierra Blanca
Airport 15 NE of Ruidoso.
NMZ005-007
0 0
Heavy snow of 6-8 inches was reported
between Raton and Clayton with driving
winds.
NEW MEXICO, South Central and Southwest
NEW MEXICO, Southeast
NMZ028
0 0 0 0
Winter weather affected parts of New
Mexico during the day on the 15th. Light
snow accumulations up to one inch were
reported across the northwestern half of
the Eddy County plains.
NMZ029
0 0 0 0
More significant snowfall occurred over
northern Lea County on the 15th as a
winter storm affected portions of the
New Mexico plains. Between four and five
inch snow accumulations were reported
across northern Lea County from Caprock
to Crossroads.
NMZ028-033
0 0 55K 0
A potent storm system moved east over
the Southern Plains on the 29th and
caused severe non-thunderstorm winds over
southeastern New Mexico. Numerous reports
of downed power lines and poles were
received along with reports of blown down
trees. The roof was blown off of a
trailer home near Hobbs. Wind gusts to
58 MPH were recorded at both the
Carlsbad and Hobbs airports.
NEW YORK, Central
NYZ009-015>018-
022>025-036>037-
044>046-055>057-062
0 0 360K
A strong winter storm brought 8 to 14
inches of snow to all of central New
York. Isolated snow amounts were as much
as two feet. A Midwest storm slowly moved
east and combined with another storm
moving north along the east coast on
February 27th to bring copious moisture
to the region on February 28th. The snow
moved in from the south starting in the
afternoon and early evening on February
28th. The snow continued through the
night, heavy at times, before tapering
off to light snow and flurries late in
the morning on March 1st.
NYZ056>057-062
0 0 30K
An intensifying storm moved north along
the east coast on March 23rd and 24th.
Light snow, possibly mixed with rain,
moved into the region midday on the 23rd.
The snow became heavy at times late in
the afternoon and continued into the
evening. Snowfall amounts were 6 to 8
inches with some amounts up to a foot
mainly at higher elevations. Water
equivalents of the snow were between
half an inch and an inch.
Otsego County
Gilbertsville 0 0 5K
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches. A few locations received more
than 3 inches. In addition, snowmelt was
causing high stream flows before the
rain started late on the 27th. The
flooding caused Mill Street to be closed
in Gilbertsville.
Tioga County
Countywide 0 0 50K
State Route 96 in Owego closed due to
flooding of the Owego Creek. Several
other roads were closed in Tioga Center
and Berkshire. Most roads were closed due
to flooding with one road in Berkshire
closed due to a mudslide. A strong
Atlantic coast storm brought around 2
inches of rain that fell on wet or
frozen saturated ground. In addition to
the rain adding to the runoff there was
snowmelt, which could of added another
inch or 2 of water equivalent. Streams
and creeks were already running high due
to snowmelt before the rain came starting
late on the 27th.
NYZ055
0 0 20K
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches on the 28th. In addition, snowmelt
was causing elevated river flows before
the rain started late on the 27th. Water
equivalent of the snowmelt was a few more
inches. The Susquehanna River at Waverly,
NY / Sayre, PA rose above its flood stage
of 11 feet on the 28th, crested at 15.08
feet at 12 AM on the 30th, then fell
slowly but stayed over flood stage into
April. After the rainstorm, temperatures
were warm enough to cause additional
snowmelt.
NYZ057
0 0 10K
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches on the 28th. In addition, snowmelt
was causing elevated river flows before
the rain started late on the 27th. Water
equivalent of the snowmelt was a few more
inches. The Beaver Kill at Cooks Falls
went above its flood stage of 10 feet the
evening of the 28th. The river crested at
10.42 feet at 5:15 AM on the 29th, before
falling back below flood stage late
morning on the 29th.
NYZ045
0 0 10K
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches on the 28th. In addition, snowmelt
was causing elevated river flows before
the rain started late on the 27th. Water
equivalent of the snowmelt was a few more
inches. The Susquehanna River at
Bainbridge went above its flood stage of
13 feet late on the 28th, crested at 15.3
feet at 8 PM on the 29th, then fell below
flood stage on the 31 st. Additional
snowmelt after the rainstorm caused to
river to remain high.
Sullivan County
Bloomingburg 0 0 10K
Heavy rain washed out a road. A strong
Atlantic storm dropped 2 to 3 inches of
rain on an already saturated ground. Most
of the rain fell on the 28th. Also adding
to the runoff was several inches of water
equivalent from snowmelt.
NYZ056
0 0 20K
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches on the 28th. In addition, snowmelt
was causing elevated river flows before
the rain started late on the 27th. Water
equivalent of the snowmelt was a few more
inches. The Susquehanna River at Conklin
went above its flood stage of 11 feet
early on the 29th, crested at 15.09 feet
at 2:30 PM on the 29th. The river stayed
above flood stage into April due to
additional snowmelt.
NYZ056
0 0 20K
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches on the 28th. In addition, snowmelt
was causing elevated river flows before
the rain started late on the 27th. Water
equivalent of the snowmelt was a few more
inches. The Susquehanna River at Vestal
went above its flood stage of 18 feet
early on the 29th, crested at 20.80 feet
at 6:00 PM also on the 29th, then fell
back below flood stage on the 31st.
Additional snowmelt occurred after the
rainstorm keeping river levels high.
NYZ045
0 0 5K
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches on the 28th. In addition snowmelt
before and after the rainstorm was
causing elevated river flows. Water
equivalent of the snowmelt was a few
more inches. The Susquehanna River at
Bainbridge went briefly below its flood
stage of 13 feet on the 31st before
rising back over flood stage.
Temperatures in the 50s on the 31st
caused added snowmelt rising the river.
Another slow moving storm from the Ohio
Valley brought 2 to 3 inches of rain
on April 2nd and 3rd. By the time the
river fell below flood stage most of the
snow had melted. This additional rain
and snowmelt caused the river to rise
rapidly to a crest of 20.47 feet at 4:15
AM on April 4th. This was the 6th highest
crest at Bainbridge for almost the last
100 years. The river fell below flood
stage the morning of April 6th.
NYZ044
0 0 5K
The Tioughnioga River at Cortland rose
above its flood stage of 8 feet late on
March 31st. The rise was due to rain that
fell on March 28th and snowmelt during
the week leading up to the 31st. The
water equivalent of the snow amounted to
several inches. A slow moving storm from
the Ohio Valley brought 2 to 3 inches of
rain on April 2nd and 3rd. By the time
the river fell below flood stage most of
the snow had melted. This additional rain
and snowmelt caused the river to rise to
a crest of 14.07 feet at 2:00 PM EST on
April 3th. This was a record flood crest
at Cortland. The previous flood of record
was 13.82 feet in 1950.
NYZ045
0 0 5K
The Chenango River at Sherbume rose above
its flood stage of 8 feet late on the
31st. The rise was due to rain that fell
on the 28th and snowmelt during the week
leading up to the 31st. The water
equivalent of the snow amounted to
several inches. A slow moving storm from
the Ohio Valley brought 2 to 3 inches of
rain on April 2nd and 3rd. By the time
the river fell below flood stage most
of the snow had melted. This additional
rain and snowmelt caused the river to
rise to a crest of 10.78 feet at 2:30 AM
on April 3th. This was the 2nd highest
flood crest at Sherbume.
NEW YORK, Coastal
NYZ068>072-
074>076-078>079-081
0 0
A weak high pressure ridge extended
southwest across the region from New
England as a low pressure system
intensified and moved northeast. This
strong low passed south of Long Island
Monday night and cast of the New England
coast during Tuesday.
Light snow developed northeast across
the region between 1 and 4 pm Monday
afternoon. As the low rapidly intensified
and moved closer to the region, narrow
bands of heavy snow swept northeast
across the region. The last band of
heavy snow swept northeast across the
region between 7:30 am and 8:30 am
Tuesday morning, March 1st. Storm Total
Snowfall amounts ranged from 5 to 9
inches.
Here are selected snowfall totals for:
Rockland County – from 7.2 inches at New
City to 8.0 inches at Sloatsburg.
Westchester County – from 5.0 inches at
Scarsdale to 8.0 inches at Yorktown
Heights.
Putnam County – from 6.5 inches at Lake
Peekskill to 8.5 inches at Lake Carmel.
New York (Manhattan) – 7.5 inches was
measured at the Central Park Zoo.
Richmond (Staten Island) – from 6.1
inches at Bulls Head to 6.5 inches at
New Dorf.
Kings (Brooklyn) – from 5.0 inches at
Graves End to 6.0 inches at Shecpshead
Bay.
Queens County – from 5.0 inches at JFK
Airport to 7.0 inches at LaGuardia
Airport.
Suffolk County – from 5.5 inches at the
NWS Office in Upton, Sag Harbor,
Patchogue, and Deer Park to 7.2 inches
in Smithtown.
At Islip Airport, 6.6 inches was
measured.
NYZ069>081
0 0
NYZ076
0 0
A strong arctic cold front intensified
as it swept southeast across the region.
This caused rain to change to snow,
temperatures to fall from the 40s into
the 20s, and northwest winds that gusted
between 40 and 55 mph. A peak isolated
wind gust to 58 mph was measured by the
Automated Surface Observing System at
JFK Airport. Near blizzard conditions
occurred for a short time. Storm total
snowfalls ranged from around 2 to 4
inches.
Wet and mild antecedent conditions were
followed by more than a 20 degree drop
in temperature in 3 hours with strong
gusty winds. This resulted in a “flash”
freeze across roads that resulted in
hundreds of vehicle accidents.
NYZ078-080
0 0
A low pressure system developed southeast
of Long Island before sunrise on Saturday
March 12th. This low quickly intensified
as it moved northeast. It passed near
Nantucket during Saturday afternoon and
moved east of Cape Cod by Saturday
evening.
Light rain developed across the Atlantic
coastal waters just south of Long Island
between 1 am and 2 am. As the rainfall
intensity increased, it quickly changed
to heavy wet snow. The band of heavy snow
developed from western and central
Suffolk County north across New Haven
County CT. A few areas, mainly east of
Patchogue, experienced snowfall rates in
excess of 2 inches per hour.
Storm total snowfall amounts ranged from
around 5 to 8 inches. Here are selected
amounts of at least 6 inches:
Patchogue – 8 inches
Lake Ronkonkoma – 7.5 inches
Rocky Point – 6.8 inches
Mount Sinai – 6.7 inches
Sayville – 6.5 inches
Shoreham – 6.4 inches
Port Jefferson – 6.3 inches
Medford and North Patchogue – 6.0 inches
NYZ067>068
0 0
As a ridge of high pressure extended
southeast across New England, a low
pressure system moved northeast along
a warm front. The low quickly passed
southeast of Long Island early
Thursday morning on March 24th.
Snow quickly developed and spread
northeast across the region during
Wednesday afternoon. It became heavy
during Wednesday evening. Storm total
snowfall amounts ranged from around
6 to 10 inches. In Orange County,
snowfall accumulations ranged from
6.0 inches at Cornwall-On-Hudson to
10.0 inches at Circleville.
NEW YORK, East
NYZ066
0 0
NYZ065
0 0
The average total snowfall across
Dutchess County was 9 inches.
NYZ064
0 0
NYZ063
0 0
Average total snowfall across Ulster
County was 11 inches.
NYZ061
0 0
NYZ060
0 0
Average total snowfall across
Columbia County was 10 inches.
NYZ059
0 0
NYZ058
0 0
Average total snowfall across
Greene County was 11 inches.
NYZ052
0 0
NYZ051
0 0
Average total snowfall across
Albany County was 13 inches.
NYZ054
0 0
NYZ053
0 0
Average total snowfall across
Rensselaer County was 11 inches.
NYZ049
0 0
NYZ048
0 0
Average total snowfall across
Schenectady County was 11 inches.
NYZ047
0 0
Average total snowfall across
Schoharie County was 10 inches.
NYZ082
0 0
NYZ039
0 0
Average total snowfall across
Fulton County was 9 inches.
NYZ040
0 0
Average total snowfall across
Montgomery County was 9 inches.
NYZ041
0 0
NYZ050
0 0
Average total snowfall across
Saratoga County was 12 inches.
NYZ043
0 0
NYZ084
0 0
Average total snowfall across
Washington County was 11 inches.
NYZ033
0 0
Average total snowfall across
Hamilton County was 8 inches.
NYZ032
0 0
NYZ038
0 0
The average total snowfall across
Herkimer County was 8 inches.
NYZ042
0 0
NYZ083
0 0
The average total snowfall across
Warren County was 11 inches.
A surface low pressure was centered
along the mid-Atlantic Coast at the
beginning of March. This storm tracked
northeastward well off the eastern
seaboard, reaching southeast of Cape
Cod by midday on March 1. The storm
then moved into the Gulf of Maine
by late on March 1. At the same time,
another vertically stacked storm
moved slowly east from the Great
Lakes and interacted with the
low-level moisture from the surface
storm. The combination of the two
storms, along with a surface trough
anchored between them, resulted in a
significant snowstorm across much
of eastern New York and adjacent
western New England. Snowfall storm
totals across the region ranged
from 7 inches to a foot or more.
Officially, 11.7 inches of snow
fell at the National Weather Service
station in Albany. The heaviest
amount was reported in Bennington
County in Vermont, where 17.5 inches
of snow was reported in the Town
of Wadeford. Other than the usual
school and business closures, the
storm did not report any unusual
problems across the region.
NYZ053
0 0
NYZ054
0 0
The average snowfall across
Rensselaer County was 12 inches.
NYZ043
0 0
NYZ084
0 0
The average total snowfall across
Washington County was 9 inches.
A strong cold front moved across
eastern New York and adjacent western
New England on March 8th. As the
front slowed down across eastern New
England, a wave of low pressure
formed along it and eventually became
a closed storm system which
intensified as it moved into the
Canadian Maritimes. The front and
developing storm brought snow across
the region. A meso-scale band of
enhanced heavier snow and an upslope
wind component, resulted in heavy
snowfall across portions of the
Taconics and Berkshires. Gusty winds
also resulted in some blowing and
drifting of the snow, but not enough
to qualify as a blizzard. The
snowfall in these areas ranged from
7 inches to locally over a foot.
Seventeen inches was reported in
Averill Park, Rensselaer County, the
highest snowfall total. The snow and
blowing snow resulted minor traffic
accidents across the region.
NYZ051
0 0
The average snowfall total across
Western Albany County was 8.0 inches.
NYZ060
0 0
The average snowfall total across
Western Columbia County was 8.0 inches.
NYZ065
0 0
The average snowfall total across
Western Dutchess County was 8.0 inches.
NYZ059
0 0
NYZ058
0 0
The average snowfall total across
Greene County was 9.0 inches.
NYZ054
0 0
The average snowfall depth across
Eastern Rensselaer County was 7.0
inches.
NYZ064
0 0
NYZ063
0 0
The average snowfall depth across
Ulster County was 8.0 inches.
NYZ041
0 0
The average snowfall total across
Northern Saratoga County: 10.0
inches. Highest snowfall amount
reported in Gansevoort, 12 inches.
NYZ043
0 0
Average snowfall depth across
Northern Washington County: 10.0
inches. Highest snowfall amount in
Northern Washington County reported
in Cossayua, 12 inches.
The fourth coastal storm of the
month tracked from south of Long
Island to east of Cape Cod by early
March 24. This storm produced a
meso-scale band of heavy snow that
first fell to the south and west
of Albany. The band weakened as it
moved across the Greater Capital
District, but then strengthened as
it proceeded north in the Saratoga
region and Washington County. The
result was a significant snowfall
across portions of the Catskills,
Helderbergs, Saratoga region and
Taconics, while lesser amounts fell
across the remainder of the region.
A foot fell in two serperate spots,
Gansevoort, Saratoga County and
Cossayua, Washington County. No
unusual problems were reported with
this storm.
Montgomery County
Canajoharie 0 0
The Canajoharie Creek exceeded the
6.0-foot flood stage at the Canajoharie
Creek gage, cresting at 8.19 feet,
5:15PM on the 28th.
Schoharie County
Warnerville 0 0
The town of Warnerville was
impassable due to flooded roads.
Saratoga County
Bemis Hgts 0 0
Three roads closed, including Route
67 and Route 4, due to water coverage.
Washington County
Clarks Mills 0 0
County Route 113 closed due to
flooding.
Schenectady County
Glenville 0 0
Droms Road closed between Swaggertown
Road and Charlton Road due to flooding.
NYZ043
0 0
Metawee River over flood stage.
NYZ043
0 0
The Metawee River exceeded the
7.0-foot flood stage at the
Granville gage, cresting at 7.20
feet at 9:15 PM on the 28th.
NYZ064
0 0
Springtown Road flooded.
NYZ059
0 0
In Cairo, 15 County Roads closed
due to flooding. Eighteen Fire
companies pumped out basements
throughout county.
NYZ060
0 0
Every town in Columbia County
reported road closures due to
flooding.
NYZ050
0 0
The Mohawk River exceeded the
188.0-foot flood stage at the
Crescent Dam gage, cresting at
188.26 feet, at 3:OOAM on the 29th.
NYZ065
0 0
Due to tidal flooding as well as
locally heavy rain, the Hudson River
exceeded the 5.0-foot flood stage at
the Poughkeepsie gage, cresting at
5.05 feet, 2:30AM on the 29th.
NYZ066
0 0
In the Town of Northeast, Mill Road
closed due to flooding.
NYZ064
0 0
The Esopus Creek exceeded the
20.0-foot flood stage at the Mount
Marion gage, cresting at 20.54 feet,
8:OOAM on the 29th.
NYZ040
0 0
The Schoharie Creek exceeded the
6.0-foot flood stage at the
Burtonsville gage, cresting at 6.13
feet at 7:OOPM on the 29th.
NYZ065
0 0
Wappingers Creek exceeded the
8.0-foot flood stage at the
Wappingers Falls gage, cresting
at 8.09 feet, 4:30PM on the 29th.
NYZ038
0 0
The Mohawk River exceeded the
403.0-foot flood stage at the Utica
gage, cresting at 403.4 feet, 6:OOPM
on the 30th.
A potent area of low pressure and
its associated frontal systems,
moved northeast across the Ohio
and Saint Lawrence Valleys on the
28th of March, bringing with it a
significant amount of moisture.
Since it took a more western track
than previous storms earlier in the
month, almost all of the precipitation
fell as rain. Rainfall totals,
averaging 1-2 inches, but locally as
high as 4 inches, accumulated across
portions of the eastern New York and
adjacent western New England. This
rainfall, combined with snow melt,
produced significant runoff,
resulting in widespread flooding
across the region between March 28th
through 31st. Many streams and rivers
reached or exceed bankful, including
the Mettawee, Housatonic and Mohawk
Rivers, as well as the Esopus,
Wappingers and Schoharie Creeks.
Numerous houses in Columbia and
Greene Counties sustained damage
when their basements became flooded,
and there were many reports of road
closures across a large number of
counties. One Mechanicville man was
transported to a local hospital after
being swept away by floodwaters of
the Anthony Kill. In Columbia County,
every town reported at least one
road closed due to flooding.
NEW YORK, North
NYZ026>031-
034>035-087
0 0 90K
A storm system off the Carolinas on
Monday, February 28th moved to the
Gulf of Maine the afternoon and
evening of Tuesday, March 1st. Snow
developed across the area during the
night of Feb 28th, and was heavy at
times during March 1st before it
tapered off the night of March 1st.
Snowfall was generally between 8
and 10 inches, except in Clinton
county where snowfall was between
9 and 14 inches. Locally higher
amounts fell in the higher peaks of
the Adirondacks.
NYZ028-034>035
0 0 30K
An area of low pressure over the Ohio
valley on Friday, March 11th moved
east across southern New York and
reorganized south of Cape Cod early
Saturday, March 12th. The storm
system moved north through the Gulf
of Maine Saturday evening. Snow spread
across the area during the afternoon
of March 11th, and was steady later on
the night of March 11th into Saturday,
March 12th, before it tapered off
Saturday afternoon. General snow
accumulations were 3 to 5 inches.
NEW YORK, West
NYZ001>003-
010>011-014
0 0 60K
An intensifying low over Indiana and
Ohio on February 28th lifted slowly
across Lake Erie. Snow overspread the
area during the late afternoon hours
of the 28th. It was generally light
at first, but became moderate to heavy
for a time across the Niagara Frontier
and northern Finger Lakes (including
Buffalo and Rochester) shortly after
midnight. The snow finally tapered
off during the morning and early
afternoon hours of March 1st.
Specific overnight snowfalls
included: 9″ at Clarence and
Alabama; 8″ at Medina and Victor;
and 7″ at Spencerport and Lewiston.
NYZ019>020-085
0 0 45K
A northwest flow across Lake Eric
resulted in an intense lake effect
snow across the higher elevations
of the western southern tier of New
York during the evening of March 2nd
and continuing through the afternoon
of the 3rd. Specific snowfall reports
included: 14″ at Perrysburg; 13″ at
Cassadaga; 12″ at Stockton; and 10″
at East Aurora.
NYZ006
0 0 10K
A cold, westerly flow across Lake
Ontario established a narrow, intense
band of lake effect snow over Oswego
county. In Scriba ten inches of snow
fell while nine inches was reported
in Palermo and Volney.
NYZ006
0 0 10K
A band of lake effect snow began
to develop late in the afternoon of
March 9th in a northwest flow across
Lake Ontario. The band of snow
continued through the night and
morning hours, but broke apart
during the afternoon hours under
the strong March sun. Snowfall
reports included: 10″ at West
Monroe; 9″ at Constantia; and
7″ at Hannibal.
Location Character of Storm
MISSOURI, East
Cole County
Jefferson City Thunderstorm Wind
The ASOS at the Jefferson City airport
recorded a 58 mph wind gust.
MISSOURI, Lower
Pemiscot County
Hayti Hail (0.75)
MISSOURI, Northeast
NONE REPORTED
MISSOURI, Northwest
Bates County
2 NNW Amsterdam Hail (1.00)
Bates County
1 N Amsterdam Hail (0.75)
Bates County
4 S Butler Hail (1.75)
Cass County
Raymore Hail (0.75)
Clay County
Kearney Hail (0.88)
MOZ038
High Wind (G53)
A peak wind gust of 61 mph was measured
at Higginsville by the Cooperative
Observer. Wind gusts from 40 to 55 mph
were common elsewhere across much of
west central Missouri.
Nodaway County
5 E Maryville Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds broke off 18 to 24
inch tree limbs.
Nodaway County
2 E Maryville Thunderstorm Wind
One barn had roof blown off. One
building suffered minor damage. Trees
had some damage and a few power lines
were downed.
Worth County
Denver Thunderstorm Wind
Barn suffered some damage from strong
thunderstorm winds.
Mercer County
Princeton Hail (0.88)
Linn County
6 N Purdin Thunderstorm Wind
Six to ten inch tree limbs down.
Sullivan County
1 W Browning Thunderstorm Wind
Six to ten inch tree limbs down.
MISSOURI, Southeast
Ripley County
Fairdealing to Hail (0.88)
7 SE Doniphan
Dime to nickel-size hail was reported at
three places in eastern Ripley County.
Butler County
Poplar Bluff Hail (0.88)
Scott County
Scott City Hail (1.00)
One-inch hail occurred along Interstate
55.
Cape Girardeau
County
4 SW Cape Girardeau Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
The tin roof was ripped off a barn on
Highway 74, about 2 miles west of
Interstate 55. The roof was blown into
some power lines, which were knocked
down. At the nearby Cape Girardeau
airport, the peak wind gust recorded by
the automated observing system was 54
MPH.
Cape Girardeau
County
Randles to Hail (1.00)
5 W Cape Girardeau
Dime to quarter-size hail fell in
extreme southern Cape Girardeau County.
The report of quarter-size hail was from
Randles.
Stoddard County
Acorn Ridge to Hail (0.88)
Dexter
Butler County
2 W Fisk Hail (0.75)
Scott County
Oran Hail (1.75)
Stoddard County
Advance Hail (0.88)
Scott County
2.5 N Sikeston to Hail (1.00)
Sikeston
One-inch hail fell just north of
Sikeston, while dime-size hail fell in
Sikeston.
Mississippi County
Charleston Hail (0.75)
A line of thunderstorms developed over
southeast Missouri, near a line from
Poplar Bluff to Cape Girardeau. As the
line moved east to the Mississippi
River, some storms along the line
produced large hail and an isolated
report of damaging winds. The most
severe storm along the line tracked
through northern Scott and southern Cape
Girardeau Counties, producing hail up to
golf ball size and minor wind damage.
MISSOURI, Southwest
Vernon County
Fair Haven Hail (1.00)
Vernon County
6 N Walker Hail (1.75)
Cedar County
El Dorado Spgs Hail (0.88)
St. Clair County
7 S Appleton City Hail (0.75)
Cedar County
Stockton Hail (0.88)
Polk County
Fair Play Hail (1.00)
Cedar County
Stockton Hail (0.88)
Polk County
Half Way Hail (0.75)
MONTANA, Central
MTZ009>011-013-
044>049
High Wind (G63)
A deep low pressure system over central
Canada was responsible for a high wind
event along the Rocky Mountain Front and
adjacent plains on the 6th. Reported
wind speeds include: a gust to 73 mph at
East Glacier Park 11 SE; a gust to 54
mph at Harlem 16S and a gust to 46 mph
at Great Falls Airport. Additionally,
sustained winds of 40 mph were reported
for several hours at Oilmont 14E,
Fairfield 7NE, Cut Bank, Valier,
Blackleaf, Turner 6NW, Inverness 20N
and Loma 20N. The strong wind helped
spread a grass fire near Valier. Over
150 acres of grass burned from a fire
caused by exhaust from a vehicle.
MTZ012-050-054
Heavy Snow
Heavy snow fell across a portion of
North Central Montana during the
afternoon and early evening of the 14th.
Reported snow fall amounts include: 11
inches at Neihart 7NW, 8 inches at
Millegan 14SE and 6 inches at Hobson
20SW. The heavy snow created slick and
hazardous driving surfaces and
contributed to over 40 motor vehicle
accidents.
MTZ009-012>015-
044-046>047-051-
054>055
Winter Storm
A Canadian cold front swept across a
broad area of North Central Montana on
the 17th bringing heavy snow and gusty
winds. Reported snow fall amounts
include: 14 inches at the Crystal Lake
SNOTEL site; 8 inches at Neihart 7S; 7
inches at Neihart, Gold Butte and
Conrad; 6 inches at Marias Pass 1 WNW,
Shonkin, Pony and Lewistown 25S and 5
inches at Bozeman 7SE and Chester.
MTZ009>014-044-
047>050
Winter Storm
A vigorous spring storm brought heavy
snow to a wide area of North Central and
Southwest Montana on the 23rd. Reported
snow fall amounts include: 16 inches at
Holter Dam; 15 inches at Eden; 12 inches
at Shonkin 7S, Holter Dam 6S, Rogers
Pass, Heart Butte 6W; 10 inches at
Sunburst 6S, Gold Butte 7N; 8 inches at
Havre 25S, Hobson, Choteau, Stanford,
Millegan 14SE; 7 inches at Great Falls,
Cut Bank 25NW, Hogeland 2W, Babb,
Augusta 25NW, Neihart 7NNW, Great Falls
3SW; 6 inches at Grass Range and 5
inches at Martinsdale 3NNW and West
Yellowstone 9N.
MONTANA, East
MTZ016>017-
019>020-022>026-
059>062
High Wind (G60)
Strong winds affected much of northeast
Montana during the morning and afternoon
hours of the 6th. The strong winds were
associated with a cold front and upper
level disturbance that crossed the area.
Sustained wind speeds of 40 to 45 mph
were common. A few locations had wind
gusts in the 58 to 69 mph range. A few
of the stronger wind gusts included:
King Coulee Raws Site (Valley County):
69 mph
Bluff Creek Raws Site (Valley County):
58 mph
Poplar Raws Site (Roosevelt County):
58 mph
MTZ017-017-022-059
Heavy Snow
An area of low pressure in Wyoming
brought heavy snow in narrow bands to a
portion of northeast Montana. The
heaviest snow fell in a 10 to 15 mile
band across northern Phillips county,
southwest Valley, and portions of
northern Garfield county. A few of the
heavier snow totals included:
3 miles south of Whitewater (Phillips
County): 6 inches
20 miles south/southwest of Glasgow
(Valley County): 12 inches
30 miles southwest of Glasgow (Valley
County): 6 inches
30 miles northeast of Jordan (Garfield
County): 6-8 inches
MTZ016-059>060
Heavy Snow
An area of low pressure that developed
in Wyoming brought heavy snow to much of
Phillips County late in the evening of
the 22nd through the pre-dawn hours of
the 23rd. Additional light snow
continued to fall through the evening
hours of the 23rd. In addition,
northeast winds of 15 to 25 mph with
high gusts produced areas of blowing and
drifting snow. A few of the more
impressive snowfall totals included:
Zortman: 9 inches
35 miles south of Malta: 7 inches, with
drifts of 3 to 4 feet
Whitewater: 6 inches
Malta: 5 inches
MONTANA, South
MTZ040-056-066>068
Heavy Snow
8 inches 4W Alpine Cole Creek Snotel; 8
inches 2S Red Lodge; 7 inches 13ENE
Wilsall South Fork of the Shields Snotel
in the Crazy Mountains; 7 inches 6S
Roscoe; 6 inches 5NW Alpine; 6 inches in
Mcleod; 6 inches in Clyde Park; 10
inches 5W Red Lodge
MTZ029-031-063
Heavy Snow
8 inches in Judith Gap; 11 inches LOSE
Roundup; 7 inches IOS Roundup; 6 inches
15S Colstrip.
MTZ029-031>032-
034>038-040-042-
056>058-067
Heavy Snow
An early Spring storm moved across South
Central Montana bringing heavy, wet snow
to portions of the Billings County
Warning Area. The following are some
totals from this storm:
8 inches 18NW Ryegate; 6 inches in
Forsyth, Huntley, Fort Smith, Roundup,
Broadview, Billings, and Birney; 9
inches in Crow Agency; 10 inches in
Rapelje; 8 inches 2E Ryegate, 8 inches
in Clyde Park, 8 inches 12E Ashland, 6
inches 10S Volborg, 9 inches 2S Red
Lodge, 6 inches 5SE Volborg, 6 inches
16W Alzada, 8 inches 60S Miles City, 8
inches at both Cole Creek and Burnt
Mountain Snotels
MONTANA, West
MTZ006>007-043
Heavy Snow
Vigorous late winter storm blanketed the
valleys of West Central Montana with 5
to 12 inches of new snow, with as much
as much as 14 inches of new snow
reported at Georgetown Lake.
MTZ002-004-006-
006-043
Winter Storm
Late winter storm brought 8 to 13 inches
of new snow over the mountains of
Northwest Montana with 4 to 8 inches in
the valleys. Widespread west winds at 15
to 25 mph also caused drifting of snow.
Schools were closed in the northern
Flathead valley due to heavy snowfall.
Trees also snapped under the load from
heavy snow. Some trees fell onto power
lines causing outages across the
northern Flathead valley as well.
Several vehicle rollovers were also
reported.
NEBRASKA, Central
NEZ004>010-
022>029-035>038-
056>059-069>071-094
High Wind (G40)
A strong low pressure system moved
through Nebraska overnight with high
winds affecting the area behind the
passing cold front. Northwesterly winds
of 35-45 mph with gusts to 60 mph caused
low visibility due to blowing dust in
isolated areas. The low visibility
caused a multi-vehicle pile-up on
Interstate 80 about 6 miles west of
North Platte. The accident occurred at
2:05 pm and involved 5 semis and 3 cars.
Three semis and 2 cars were engulfed in
flames. The accident claimed 3 lives
(indirect fatalities) and injured 4
(indirect). West bound lanes on
Interstate 80 were closed for 4 hours
and cast bound lanes on Interstate 80
were closed for 10 hours.
NEZ005>006-
008>009-023>026-
035>037-094
Winter Storm
A strong low pressure system moved out
of Eastern Colorado and into the Central
Plains dumping significant snow. Keya
Paha County received 6-8 inches of snow,
Blaine County received 9-12 inches, and
Eastern Cherry County received 12-16
inches. Breezy winds also created areas
of blowing and drifting snow across
roadways. A semi-trailer and truck
rolled over in the Long Pine Hills due
to the slick road conditions. No one was
injuried in the accident. Other cars
lost control on snow covered roads but
there were no injuries.
Logan County
9 N Stapleton Hail (0.88)
Custer County
2 NW Arnold Hail (1.00)
Lincoln County
North Platte Hail (0.75)
Custer County
13 SW Anselmo Hail (0.75)
Hail covered the ground.
Lincoln County
6 NNE North Platte Hail (0.88)
Custer County
Anselmo Hail (0.88)
Hail was 2 inches deep.
Blaine County
7 SSE Brewster Hail (0.88)
Hail covered the ground.
Loup County
15 W Taylor Hail (1.25)
Loup County
Almeria Hail (0.75)
Loup County
10 NW Almeria Hail (0.75)
Frontier County
13 SE Stockville Hail (1.00)
Frontier County
6 S Eustis Hail (1.75)
Holt County
18 SW Amelia Hail (1.25)
Rock County
14 ESE Rose Hail (0.88)
Holt County
17 WSW Chambers Hail (1.25)
Holt County
5 SW Amelia Hail (0.75)
NEBRASKA, East
Gage County
1 E Adams Hail (0.75)
Johnson County
2 W Sterling Hail (0.75)
NEZ011>012-
015>018-030>034-
042>045-050>053
High Wind (G53)
Intense low pressure over the Great
Lakes region combined with high pressure
building east out of the Rockies and
provided a prolonged high wind event
over northeast and cast central Nebraska
and portions of western Iowa. Sustained
winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts of 55
to a little over 60 mph were common
throughout the area. The strong winds
caused sporadic tree and roof damage,
and there were several reports across
the area of trees uprooted and a few
semi trucks were overturned. One person
was injured in Decatur Nebraska
(northern Burt county) when a roof of a
building under construction blew on top
of his house causing substantial damage.
Some of the higher gusts measured by
AWOS or ASOS sites included … 62 mph
in Fremont at 110 pm, 60 mph at Norfolk
at 247 pm, 59 mph in Albion at 1010 am,
59 mph at Columbus at 115 pm, 59 mph in
Tekamah at 119 pm, and 55 mph in Omaha
at 224 pm.
NEBRASKA, Extreme Northeast
NEZ013>014
High Wind (G53)
Sustained winds of 40 to 45 mph with
gusts around 60 mph persisted from late
morning until late afternoon. The winds
caused tree damage with a few branches
and smaller tree debris broken off.
There was minor damage to buildings,
mostly to shingles and gutters.
NEBRASKA, Extreme Southwest
NONE REPORTED.
NEBRASKA, South Central
NOT RECEIVED.
NEBRASKA, West
Scotts Bluff County
3 NE Scottsbluff Tornado (F0)
Very weak tornado over open country.
NEVADA, North
NVZ034
Heavy Snow
A winter storm brought 19 inches of snow
to the Dorsey Basin Snotel site in the
East Humboldt range and 15 inches to
Lamoille Canyon #3 Snotel.
NEVADA, South
NONE REPORTED.
NEVADA, West
NVZ003
Heavy Snow
A winter storm moved through northeast
California and western Nevada on the
19th and 20th. Two to three feet of snow
fell in the higher elevations of the
Sierra, with 6 to 8 inches reported in
areas to the lee of the Sierra.
Storm total snowfall amounts:
Virginia City (6340 ft.) 8 inches
Carson City (5400 ft.) 6 inches
NVZ002
Heavy Snow
A winter storm moved through northeast
California and western Nevada on the
19th and 20th. Two to three feet of snow
fell in the higher elevations of the
Sierra, with 6 to 8 inches reported in
areas to the lee of the Sierra.
Storm total snowfall amounts:
Mt. Rose Ski Resort (summit) 22 inches
(mid-mountain) 10 inches
5 ENE Incline Village
(7300 ft.) 20 inches
1 NE Incline Village
(6500 ft.) 15 inches
Spooner Summit 12 inches
NVZ001
High Wind (G56)
Wind gust of 65 knots (75 mph) recorded
at the Walker Lake RAWS sensor.
NVZ002
High Wind (G55)
Wind gust of 55 knots (63 mph) recorded
at the Galena Creek RAWS sensor.
NVZ003
High Wind (G50)
Wind gust of 50 knots (58 mph) recorded
at DRI Sage building in Stead.
NVZ002
Heavy Snow
The second winter storm in a week moved
through the Sierra Nevada and western
Nevada region. This storm, however, was
not as strong as the earlier one. From
late on the 21st through the 22nd up to
two feet of snow fell in the Sierra,
with rain falling western Nevada.
Storm total snowfall amounts:
Mt. Rose Ski Resort
(mid-mountain) 22 inches
NEW HAMPSHIRE, North and Central
NHZ001>010-
013>014
Heavy Snow
Low pressure developed off the southern
New England coast during the evening of
Monday, February 28, and intensified as
moved northeast into the Gulf of Maine
on Tuesday, March 1. Snow moved into New
Hampshire during the early morning hours
and dropped between 5 and 14 inches
across the entire state before ending
during the early morning hours of
March 2.
NHZ001>010-
013>014
Heavy Snow
Low pressure moved across southern New
England during the night of Monday,
March 7, and redeveloped off the New
England coast on Tuesday, March 8. Snow
spread into New Hampshire during the
early morning hours of Tuesday and
accumulated 5 to 12 inches before ending
during the morning on March 9.
NHZ001>002-
004>010-013>014
Heavy Snow
Low pressure moving out of the midwest
on Friday, March 11, redeveloped off the
New England coast Friday evening and
slowly moved through the Gulf of Maine
on Saturday, March 12. Snow accumulated
4 to 15 inches across most of the state
before ending during the early morning
hours of March 13.
NEW HAMPSHIRE, Southern
NHZ011>012
Winter Storm
Heavy snow and gusty winds affected
southwest New Hampshire and all of
southern New England, as low pressure
reformed off the mid Atlantic coast and
tracked southeast of the region.
Snowfall totals of 4 to 8 inches were
widely observed.
Some specific snowfall totals, as
reported by trained spotters, included 9
inches in Marlow, East Alstead, and
Keene; 8 inches in Peterborough; 7
inches in Rindge, Hinsdale, and
Greenfield; and 6 inches in Francestown,
Manchester, Hudson, and Nashua.
NHZ011>012
Heavy Snow
Low pressure strengthened rapidly off
the Delaware coast and tracked southeast
of New England, bringing heavy snow to
southwest New Hampshire. Snowfall totals
of 4 to 8 inches were widely observed.
The snow and gusty winds made travel
difficult. Several roads around
Manchester were closed due to icy
conditions, and many spinouts were
reported throughout the region. Many
flights were delayed or canceled at
Manchester Airport.
Some specific snowfall totals, as
reported by trained spotters, included 9
inches in Manchester, 8 inches in Keene,
7 inches in Winchester and Hinsdale, and
6 inches in Stoddard, Bedford, Milford,
and Hillsborough.
NHZ011>012
Heavy Snow
Low pressure south of Long Island
strengthened rapidly as it headed to the
Canadian Maritimes, and brought heavy
snow to southwest New Hampshire and much
of interior southern New England.
Snowfall totals of 6 to 12 inches were
widely observed in Cheshire and
Hillsborough Counties.
State police reported numerous vehicles
off roads around the region, especially
on Interstate 93. A number of flights at
Manchester Airport were delayed or
canceled as a result of the storm.
Some specific snowfall totals, as
reported by trained spotters, included
14 inches in Francestown; 13 inches in
Alstead; 12 inches in Dublin, Marlow,
Stoddard, Keene, Peterborough, and
Wilton; 10 inches in Swanzey and South
Weare; 8 inches in Hinsdale and Nashua;
and 6 inches in Hudson and Manchester.
NEW JERSEY, Northeast
NJZ003-005>006-011
Heavy Snow
A weak high pressure ridge extended
southwest across the region from New
England as a low pressure system
intensified and moved northeast. This
strong low passed south of Long Island
Monday night and east of the New England
coast during Tuesday.
Light snow developed northeast across
the region between 1 and 3 pm Monday
afternoon. As the low rapidly
intensified and moved closer to the
region, narrow bands of heavy snow swept
northeast across the region. The last
band of heavy snow swept northeast
across the region between 5 am and 6:30
am Tuesday morning, March 1 st. Storm
Total Snowfall amounts ranged from 5
to 10 inches.
Here are selected snowfall totals for:
Bergen County – from 5.4 inches at River
Vale to 7.5 inches at Lodi.
Union County – from 6.3 inches at
Garwood to 7.6 inches at Elizabeth.
Essex County – from 6.0 inches at
Bloomfield to 9.5 inches at Newark
Airport.
Hudson County – from 5 .3 inches at
Bayonne to 8.0 inches at Harrison.
NJZ003>006-011 Bergen – Eastern Passaic – Essex –
Hudson – Union
08
A strong arctic cold front intensified
as it swept southeast across the region.
This caused rain to change to snow,
temperatures to fall from the 40s into
the 20s, and northwest winds that gusted
between 40 and 55 mph. Near blizzard
conditions occurred for a short time.
Storm total snowfalls ranged from around
2 to 4 inches.
Wet and mild antecedent conditions were
followed by more than a 20 degree drop
in temperature in 3 hours with strong
gusty winds. This resulted in a “flash”
freeze across roads that resulted in
hundreds of vehicle accidents.
NEW JERSEY, South and Northwest
NJZ001-007>010-
012>020-027
Heavy Snow
NJZ021>022-026
Winter Weather/Mix
Heavy snow fell across northern and
southwestern New Jersey from the morning
of February 28th into the morning of the
1st. Across coastal Ocean County,
interior Atlantic County and Cumberland
County precipitation fell as snow, but
mixed with rain at times during the
daytime on February 28th. Temperatures
in these areas remained above freezing
until the evening of February 28th and
slowed the accumulations. Precipitation
fell as mainly rain in Cape May County
and coastal Atlantic County until the
rain changed to snow late in the evening
of February 28th. Snow began during the
morning of February 28th in the southern
half of the state and from around Noon
EST into the afternoon in the northern
half of the state. Heavier bands of
accumulating snow moved over the
southwestern and northern parts of the
state during the afternoon and evening
of February 28th. The snow ended across
the southern half of the state before
the sun rose on the 1st and ended during
the morning in the northern half of the
state. Accumulations averaged 4 to 8
inches, with some higher amounts in
Sussex and Warren Counties and lower
amounts in the southeastern part of the
state.
Many schools dismissed early on February
28th. Rutgers University cancelled all
its classes after 430 p.m. EST on
February 28th. Many after school
activities and classes as well as
municipal and school board meetings were
cancelled. Many minor accidents occurred.
In Burlington County, a 17-year-old boy,
a 17-year-old girl and their 41-year-old
bus driver were injured when two school
buses collided in Medford Township.
Specific accumulations included 9.6
inches in Barry Lakes (Sussex County),
9.1 inches in Belvidere (Warren County),
9.0 inches in Califon (Hunterdon County),
8.9 inches in Sparta (Sussex County),
8.6 inches in Stewartsville (Warren
County), 8.0 inches in Southampton
(Burlington County), Milton (morris
County) and Wrightstown (Burlington
County), 7.9 inches in West Windsor
(Mercer County), 7.8 inches in Marcella
(Morris County), 7.6 inches in Wertsville
(Hunterdon County), 7.5 inches in Butler
(Morris County) and Hackettstown (Warren
County), 7.2 inches in Pottersville
(Somerset County), 7.0 inches in
Lindenwold (Camden County) and Clarksboro
(Gloucester County), 6.8 inches in
Medford (Burlington County) and Metuchen
(Middlesex County), 6.7 inches in New
Brunswick (Middlesex County), Somerville
(Somerset County) and Cream Ridge
(Monmouth County), 6.3 inches in West
Windsor (Mercer County), 6.0 inches in
Pennsauken (Camden County), Whippany
(Morris County) and Flemington (Hunterdon
County), 5.8 inches in Manchester (Ocean
County), 5.5 inches in Verga (Gloucester
County) and Monroeville (Salem County),
5.0 inches in New Egypt (Ocean County),
4.4 inches in Hammonton (Atlantic
County), 3.8 inches in Seabrook
(Cumberland County), 1.3 inches at the
Atlantic City International Airport and
1.0 inch in Margate (Atlantic County)
and Brant Beach (Ocean County).
The wintry weather was caused by a true
northeaster. A low pressure system
developed in the Gulf of Mexico on
Sunday February 27th. It moved northeast
and already was a 995 millibar low
pressure system when it was near
Jacksonville, Florida at 7 p.m. EST on
February 27th. It moved northeast and
deepened to a 992 millibar low near
Charleston, South Carolina at 1 a.m. EST
on February 28th, a 990 millibar low
near Wilmington, North Carolina at 7
a.m. EST on February 28th, a 984
millibar low just east of Elizabeth City,
North Carolina at 1 p.m. EST on February
28th, a 980 millibar low about 150 miles
east of Fenwick Island, Delaware at 7
p.m. EST on February 28th and still a
980 millibar low about 250 miles east
of Long Beach Island, New Jersey at 1
a.m. EST on the 1st. The combination of
the low pressure system’s storm track
being fairly offshore, the lack of a
surface high pressure system to its
north and marginal surface temperatures
for snow kept accumulations from being
heavier.
NJZ014-024>026
Astronomical High Tide
NJZ014-024>026
Heavy Surf/High Surf
Moderate beach erosion and minor tidal
flooding occurred with the northeaster
along the New Jersey Coast. The most
intense onshore flow occurred from mid
morning on February 28th into the early
morning of the 1st. Minor tidal flooding
occurred with the overnight high tide.
The intense and offshore storm track the
low pressure system took gave the New
Jersey coast about a 12 hour period of
intense northeast winds (25 to 35 mph)
and this led to the minor tidal flooding
and beach erosion. In Monmouth County, 2
to 3 foot vertical cuts were common from
Asbury Park south. In Ocean County, in
Harvey Cedars, a 5 foot vertical by 10
foot horizontal cut occurred to 800 feet
of dune from Bergen to Cumberland
Avenues. Two to four foot vertical cuts
were common from Ship Bottom additional
south. In Beach Haven, there was a
complete loss of berm protection and an
8 foot loss of sand at the Merivale
Avenue street end. One house was now
exposed to the ocean. In Atlantic
County, two to four foot vertical cuts
occurred, except in Ventnor where the
vertical cut reached five feet at the
south end of the city. Walkways and
fences were also damaged. Some walkways
now ended at the water’s edge. The
Ventnor Beach was just rebuilt in 2004.
In Cape May County, Ocean City was hit
the hardest with 3 to 4 foot vertical
cuts from the fishing to the amusement
pier and an 8 to 10 foot cut from 8th
Street to Seaspray Avenue with dune
fencing down in some areas. Elsewhere in
the county, vertical cuts averaged 1 to
3 feet. Sea Isle City reported loss of
dune fencing and rocks were exposed.
The overnight (February 28th) high tide
reached 6.78 feet above mean lower low
water at Sandy Hook (Monmouth County)
and 6.80 feet above mean lower low water
at Cape May (Cape May County). Minor
tidal flooding begins at 6.7 feet above
mean lower low water.
The minor tidal flooding and beach
erosion was caused by a northeaster. The
low pressure system developed in the
Gulf of Mexico on Sunday February 27th.
It moved northeast and was near
Jacksonville, Florida at 7 p.m. EST on
February 27th. It moved northeast and
deepened and was near Charleston, South
Carolina at 1 a.m. EST on February 28th,
just cast of Wilmington, North Carolina
at 7 a.m. EST on February 28th, just
east of Elizabeth City, North Carolina
at 1 p.m. EST on February 28th, and
deepened to a 980 millibar low about 150
miles east of Fenwick Island, Delaware
at 7 p.m. EST on February 28th. The low
remained about the same strength (980
millibar) as it passed about 250 miles
east of Long Beach Island, New Jersey
at 1 a.m. EST on the 1st. The lack of a
surface high pressure system to the
north of this system prevented the
pressure gradient and hence the winds,
heavy surf and tidal flooding from being
worse.
NJZ001-007>010-
120>027
Winter Weather/Mix
The combination of a strong cold frontal
passage during the morning of the 8th
and a rapidly intensifying low pressure
system off the Middle Atlantic and New
England States brought snow and plunging
temperatures during the day on the 8th.
Actual accumulations averaged an inch or
two in the southern part of New Jersey
and 2 to 4 inches in the northern part
of the state. The snow combined with the
sharp drop in temperatures to bring
treacherous driving conditions on
untreated roadways during the afternoon
and evening and countless accidents
occurred, especially in the northern
half of the state.
Precipitation started as rain before
sunrise on the 8th. The cold front moved
through New Jersey between 7 a.m. and 10
a.m. EST (from northwest to southeast)
as a low pressure system on the front
was intensifying. Temperatures dropped
quickly behind this front both at the
surface and aloft. The rain changed to
snow between 8 a.m. (northwest areas
first) and Noon EST (southeast areas
last). About an hour after the
precipitation changed to snow,
temperatures dropped below freezing
as the snow continued to fall. The snow
ended during the mid and late afternoon
from west to east across the state. But,
its lingering effects lasted well into
the morning rush on the 9th as the wind
blew the snow back on the road.
Townships averaged about a dozen weather
related accidents, especially in the
northern half of the state. In Hunterdon
County, Interstate 78 was closed for
five miles because of more than twenty
accidents. About 75 accidents were
reported across northern New Jersey
on interstates 287, 78 and 80 and New
Jersey State Route 24. In Somerset
County, an accident on westbound
Interstate 78 that involved a tractor-
trailer and vehicle caused serious
injuries. In Monmouth County, a roadway
was closed in Holmdel Township after a
vehicle knocked down a pole. Problems in
Monmouth County persisted through the
next morning as multiple accidents in
the southbound lanes of New Jersey State
Route 18 in Colts Neck closed the road
for several hours. In Long Branch, nine
accidents occurred within 45 minutes.
Many after school activities and classes
were cancelled on the 8th. The regional
spelling bee in Monmouth County was
postponed.
Specific snow accumulations included 4.0
inches in Oakhurst (Monmouth County) and
Brick Township (Ocean County), 3.5 inches
in Manalapan (Monmouth County), 3.0
inches in Wantage (Sussex County), 2.8
inches in Marcella (Moms County) and
Stewartsville (Warren County), 2.5
inches in Florence (Burlington County)
and Skillman (Somerset County), 2.3
inches in Ewing (Mercer County), 2.0
inches in Metuchen (Middlesex County),
1.9 inches in Somerdale (Camden County),
1.5 inches in Tabernacle (Burlington
County) and East Amwell Township
(Hunterdon County), 1.4 inches in
Chatham (Morris County), 1.0 inch in
Seabrook (Cumberland County) and 0.3
inches at the Atlantic City
International Airport.
The snow was caused by the combination
of the cold frontal passage and the
rapidly intensifying low pressure system
that developed on the front during the
morning of the 8th. The low moved
northeast and was an already intense 986
mb near Danville, Virginia at 7 a.m. EST
on the 8th. From there it continued to
move northeast and deepened to a 978 mb
low just east of Long Beach Island, New
Jersey at 1 p.m. EST on the 8th, to a
970 mb low over Nantucket Island,
Massachusetts at 7 p.m. EST on the 8th
to a 964 mb low just southwest of
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia at 1 a.m. EST on
the 9th.
NJZ001-007>010-012-
014>023-025>027
Strong Wind
NJZ013-024
High Wind (G63)
In addition to the snow, strong gusty
northwest winds developed during the
afternoon and evening of the 8th as a
low pressure system intensified off the
Middle Atlantic and New England States.
Wind gusts reached around 70 mph in Cape
May County. The strong winds caused
isolated power outages throughout New
Jersey and hampered snow removal crews
as it blew snow back onto already
cleared or salted roads. Peak wind gusts
included 72 mph in Strathmere (Cape May
County), 70 mph in Cape May (Cape May
County), 64 mph in Keansburg (Monmouth
County), 63 mph at High Point (the
highest point in New Jersey in Sussex
County), 57 mph in Sandy Hook (Monmouth
County) and Bamegat Light (Ocean County),
50 mph in Atlantic City (Atlantic
County), 49 mph in Wrightstown
(Burlington County), 45 mph in Millville
(Cumberland County) and 44 mph in
Trenton (Mercer County).
The strong winds were caused by a
rapidly intensifying low pressure system
that developed on the cold front during
the morning of the 8th. The low moved
northeast and was an already intense 986
mb near Danville, Virginia at 7 a.m. EST
on the 8th. From there it continued to
move northeast and deepened to a 978 mb
low just east of Long Beach Island, New
Jersey at 1 p.m. EST on the 8th, to a
970 mb low over Nantucket Island,
Massachusetts at 7 p.m. EST on the 8th
to a 964 mb low just southwest of
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia at 1 a.m. EST on
the 9th.
NJZ001-007>008
Winter Weather/Mix
Snow fell across northwest New Jersey
during the evening and overnight on the
11th and accumulated between two and
five inches in most areas with the
highest accumulations over the higher
terrain. Snow began in Sussex County
during the evening of the 11th and
spread into Morris and Warren Counties
by Midnight EST. The snow ended before
sunrise on the 12th. Untreated and less
traveled roads were treacherous. Specific
accumulations included 4.9 inches in
Marcella (Morris County), 2.5 inches in
Butler and Randolph (Morris County) and
2.0 inches in Wantage (Sussex County).
The snow was caused by an “Alberta type”
low pressure system that moved from
northern Minnesota on the morning of the
10th east into Lake Erie around sunrise
on the 11th. The low moved through
Northwest New Jersey during the evening
on the 11th and intensified as it moved
east reaching just south of Nantucket,
Massachusetts around sunrise on the
12th. Heavier snow fell farther to the
northeast.
NJZ012
Wildfire
A brushfire with 30 to 40-foot-high
flames burned across 75 to 100 acres in
Raritan Center within Edison Township.
The fire could be seen from Rahway
(Union County) to East Brunswick (within
Middlesex County). The fire burned for
about six hours until firefighters
finished dousing the blaze. One dozen
municipalities, twenty-three fire
departments and one hundred and three
firefighters responded to the scene. The
brushfire began in an area with 10 to
12-foot-high reeds that were very dry.
Gusty northwest winds led to a longer
battle with the fire. The peak wind gust
at Newark International Airport for the
day was 30 mph and the average wind speed
of 16.1 mph was the fifth windiest day
of March 2005.
NJZ001
Winter Weather/Mix
A high pressure ridge that extended from
James Bay, Canada to the Middle Atlantic
coastal waters left enough cold air in
place near the surface to cause a wintry
mix of precipitation to occur during the
first half of the day on the 20th.
Precipitation moved in aloft preceding a
warm front and fell as mainly freezing
rain over the higher terrain of Sussex
County between 3 a.m. and 11 a.m. EST.
Ice accretions were less than one-tenth
of an inch. Some snow and sleet mixed in
with any accumulations less than one-
quarter of an inch. By 11 a.m. EST
enough warm air moved in at the surface
to change the precipitation over to
plain rain in all areas. Untreated
roadways were hazardous before the
change to plain rain.
NJZ001
Winter Storm
NJZ007>010
Winter Weather/Mix
A low pressure system exiting the United
States from the Delmarva Peninsula
brought rain and then snow to Warren and
Moms Counties and heavy snow to Sussex
County. Accumulations averaged 2 to 5
inches in most of Warren and Morris
Counties and 5 to 8 inches across the
higher terrain of Warren and Morris
Counties and in Sussex County. Farther
south, about an inch or two of snow fell
in Somerset and Hunterdon Counties.
Following the pattern of other winter
storms this season, the accumulating
snow hit the evening commute the hardest
which was described as a nightmare.
Precipitation in northwest New Jersey
(except in Sussex County) started as rain
during the morning of the 23rd and
changed to snow during the afternoon.
The change to snow worked its way from
the higher terrain downward. Across
Sussex County, precipitation fell mainly
as snow. In all areas the snow continued
through the night and ended just before
sunrise on the 24th.
Numerous and mostly minor accidents
occurred mainly during the evening
commute. One fatal accident occurred in
White Township (Warren County) when a
61-year-old woman died. She lost control
of her vehicle on County Route 519 and
slid sideways into an oncoming van. The
vehicle then struck a guardrail. The
driver and passenger of the van suffered
minor injuries. The evening commute was
progressively worse on the Pennsylvania
side of the Delaware River.
Accumulations included 7.7 inches in
Wantage (Sussex County), 6.8 inches in
Barry Lakes (Sussex County), 6.7 inches
in Marcella (Morris County), 5.5 inches
in Blairstown (Warren County), 5.0
inches in Rockaway (Morris County), 3.0
inches in Chatham (Morris County), 2.5
inches in Hackettstown (Warren County)
and Morristown (Moms County), 2.0 inches
in Pottersville (Somerset County), 1.9
inches in Belvidere (Warren County) and
1.0 inch in Flemington (Hunterdon
County).
The late winter storm was caused by a
low pressure system that formed in the
Southern Plains States on the 21st and
moved east and reached Memphis, Tennessee
early in the evening on the 22nd, in
central Kentucky around sunrise on the
23rd, just west of Norfolk at 1 p.m. EST
on the 23rd, just east of Wallops Island,
Virginia at 7 p.m. EST on the 23rd and
about 200 miles cast of Cape May, New
Jersey at 1 a.m. EST on the 24th.
NJZ001
Winter Weather/Mix
Pockets of freezing rain occurred across
Sussex County during the overnight of
March 27th. As rain moved into the
region on the evening of the 27th, some
surface temperatures cooled to or below
the freezing mark. Light freezing rain
fell through the night until temperatures
rose above freezing shortly after sunrise
on the 28th. Ice accretions were up to
two-tenths of an inch. Untreated roadways
and walkways were slippery.
The nearest surface high pressure system
at the onset of the rain was south of
Novas Scotia and could not lock in the
cold air near the surface. In addition,
the surface pressure difference (and thus
the wind) between the low pressure system
arriving from the Gulf Coast States and
the departing high pressure system
produced enough of a southeast wind to
scour away the cold air near the surface.
Burlington County
Countywide Heavy Rain
Salem County
Countywide Heavy Rain
Gloucester County
Countywide Heavy Rain
Hunterdon County
Countywide Heavy Rain
Sussex County
Countywide Heavy Rain
Warren County
Countywide Heavy Rain
Middlesex County
Countywide Heavy Rain
Monmouth County
Countywide Heavy Rain
Heavy rain caused poor drainage flooding
and left the region vulnerable to any
additional heavy rain as the ground was
saturated. Rain began falling during the
late evening on the 27th, but fell at its
heaviest during the afternoon and evening
of the 28th as scattered thunderstorms
occurred. The rain ended by late that
evening. The evening commute was more
difficult as usual as there was much
ponding of water in poor drainage
locations. Storm totals averaged around
two inches.
On the 30th, the combination of runoff
and melting snow led to isolated low-
lying area flooding along the Delaware
River in Warren County. In Harmony
Township, river flooding reached homes
on Riversedge Lane and River Road. The
Delaware River at Ricgelsville crested
at 21.3 feet that morning. Flood stage
at that location is 22 feet.
Storm totals included 2.65 in Freehold
(Monmouth County), 2.58 inches in Sussex
(Sussex County), 2.14 inches in Andover
(Sussex County), 2.10 inches in Newton
(Sussex County), 2.06 inches in Califon
(Hunterdon County), 2.04 inches in
Belvidere (Warren County), 2.02 inches
in Riegclsville (Warren County), 1.95
inches in New Lisbon (Burlington County),
1.88 inches in Bloomsbury (Hunterdon
County), 1.75 inches in West Deptford
(Gloucester County), 1.74 inches in
Mount Laurel (Burlington County), 1.72
inches in Columbia (Warren County), 1.65
inches in Willingboro (Burlington County)
and 1.60 inches in Mount Holly
(Burlington County).
The heavy rain was caused by a low
pressure system that formed along the
Gulf Coast States. This low pressure
system was captured by its support aloft
and thus moved only slowly northeast as
it tapped abundant moisture from both
the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic
Ocean. The low pressure system moved
from western Alabama at 7 a.m. EST on
the 27th northeast to eastern Tennessee
at 7 p.m. EST on the 27th and eastern
Kentucky at 7 a.m. EST on the 28th. A
secondary low pressure system formed
over North Carolina during the morning
of the 28th. It would become the main
low pressure system as it moved northeast
to near Norfolk, Virginia at 1 p.m. EST
on the 28th, Chesapeake Bay at 7 p.m.
EST on the 28th, Delaware Bay at 1 a.m.
EST on the 29th and about 100 miles east
of Atlantic City at 7 a.m. EST on the
29th.
NJZ018
Flood
The combination of heavy rain and
saturated ground from recent heavy rains
caused poor drainage and some river
flooding in Camden County. Rain began
falling during the late evening on the
27th, but fell at its heaviest during
the afternoon and evening of the 28th as
thunderstorms occurred. Storm totals
averaged between one and two inches.
The Cooper River at Haddonfield was above
its 2.8 foot flood stage from 529 p.m.
through 845 p.m. EST on the 28th. It
crested at 2.88 feet at 630 p.m. EST.
Storm totals included 1.91 inches in
Somerdale, 1.72 inches in Audubon, 1.66
inches in Pennsauken and 1.40 inches in
Cherry Hill.
The heavy rain was caused by a low
pressure system that formed along the
Gulf Coast States. This low pressure
system was captured by its support aloft
and thus moved only slowly northeast as
it tapped abundant moisture from both the
Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.
The low pressure system moved from
western Alabama at 7 a.m. EST on the
27th northeast to eastern Tennessee at
7 p.m. EST on the 27th and eastern
Kentucky at 7 a.m. EST on the 28th. A
secondary low pressure system formed
over North Carolina during the morning
of the 28th. It would become the main
low pressure system as it moved northeast
to near Norfolk, Virginia at 1 p.m. EST
on the 28th, Chesapeake Bay at 7 p.m.
EST on the 28th, Delaware Bay at 1 a.m.
EST on the 29th and about 100 miles east
of Atlantic City at 7 a.m. EST on the
29th.
NJZ015
Flood
The combination of heavy rain and
saturated ground from recent heavy rains
caused poor drainage and some creek
flooding in Mercer County. Rain began
falling during the late evening on the
27th, but fell at its heaviest during
the afternoon and evening of the 28th as
thunderstorms occurred. Storm totals
averaged between one and two inches.
The Assunpink Creek at Trenton was above
its 7 foot flood stage from 609 p.m.
through 1118 p.m. EST on the 28th. It
crested at 7.33 feet at 9 p.m. EST.
Storm totals included 2.00 inches in
Windsor, 1.72 inches in Hightstown, 1.66
inches in Washington’s Crossing and 1.46
inches in Trenton.
The heavy rain was caused by a low
pressure system that formed along the
Gulf Coast States. This low pressure
system was captured by its support aloft
and thus moved only slowly northeast as
it tapped abundant moisture from both
the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic
Ocean. The low pressure system moved from
western Alabama at 7 a.m. EST on the
27th northeast to eastern Tennessee at
7 p.m. EST on the 27th and eastern
Kentucky at 7 a.m. EST on the 28th. A
secondary low pressure system formed
over North Carolina during the morning
of the 28th. It would become the main
low pressure system as it moved northeast
to near Norfolk, Virginia at 1 p.m. EST
on the 28th, Chesapeake Bay at 7 p.m. EST
on the 28th, Delaware Bay at 1 a.m. EST
on the 29th and about 100 miles east of
Atlantic City at 7 a.m. EST on the 29th.
NJZ010
Flood
The combination of heavy rain and
saturated ground caused poor drainage
and some river flooding in Somerset
County. Rain began falling during the
late evening on the 27th, but fell at
its heaviest during the afternoon and
evening of the 28th as thunderstorms
occurred. Storm totals averaged around
two inches.
The Millstone River at Griggstown was
above its 10 foot flood stage from 730
p.m. EST on the 28th through 1045 a.m.
EST on the 30th. It crested at 12.3 feet
at 8 a.m. EST on the 29th. The North
Branch of the Raritan River at South
Branch was above its 7 foot flood stage
from 640 p.m. EST on the 28th through
733 a.m. EST on the 29th. It crested at
8.7 feet at Midnight EST on the 29th.
Storm totals included 2.40 inches in
Basking Ridge, 2.12 inches in Far Hills,
1.96 inches in North Plainfield, 1.90
inches in Somerville and 1.44 inches in
Belle Mead.
The heavy rain was caused by a low
pressure system that formed along the
Gulf Coast States. This low pressure
system was captured by its support aloft
and thus moved only slowly northeast as
it tapped abundant moisture from both the
Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.
The low pressure system moved from
western Alabama at 7 a.m. EST on the 27th
northeast to eastern Tennessee at 7 p.m.
EST on the 27th and eastern Kentucky at
7 a.m. EST on the 28th. A secondary low
pressure system formed over North
Carolina during the morning of the 28th.
It would become the main low pressure
system as it moved northeast to near
Norfolk, Virginia at 1 p.m. EST on the
28th, Chesapeake Bay at 7 p.m. EST on
the 28th, Delaware Bay at 1 a.m. EST on
and about 100 miles cast of Atlantic
City at 7 a.m. EST on the 29th.
NJZ016>019
Astronomical High Tide
The combination of runoff from the heavy
rain, the funneling of water into Delaware
Bay and higher than normal astronomical
tides coming off the full moon produced
minor tidal flooding at the times of high
tide early in the morning on the 29th.
The high tide in Burlington reached 9.94
feet above mean lower low water. Minor
tidal flooding begins at 9.0 feet above
mean lower low water. The high tide at
Philadelphia Pier 12 reached 8.35 feet
above mean lower low water. Minor tidal
flooding begins there at 8.2 feet above
mean lower low water. Less widespread
minor tidal flooding occurred with the
early morning high tides on the 30th and
31st.
The onshore flow was caused by a low
pressure system that formed along the
Gulf Coast States. This low pressure
system was captured by its support aloft
and thus moved only slowly northeast from
western Alabama on the morning of the
27th. It reformed over North Carolina
during the morning of the 28th and become
the main low pressure system as it moved
northeast to near Norfolk, Virginia
during the afternoon on the 28th,
through Chesapeake Bay the evening on
the 28th, across Delaware Bay around
Midnight EST on the 29th and about then
cast of Atlantic City by sunrise on the
29th. The counterclockwise circulation
around this low helped push water into
Delaware Bay and slow the runoff from
the nearby heavy rain and the snowmelt
from the upper parts of the Delaware
River.
NJZ008
Flood
The combination of heavy rain and melting
snow produced poor drainage and river
flooding in Morris County that lasted
well into April. Rain began falling
during the late evening on the 27th, but
fell at its heaviest during the afternoon
and evening of the 28th as thunderstorms
occurred. Storm totals averaged around
three inches. Lincoln Park Borough was
one of the hardest hit municipalities
in the county as they received flooding
near the Pompton and Passaic River
confluence and the Beaver Brook. Several
roads were barricaded. In Denville, some
backyards were flooded by the Rockaway
River.
The Rockaway River above the Boonton
Reservoir was above its 5 foot flood
stage from 315 a.m. EST through 956 p.m.
EST on the 29th. It crested at 5.47 feet
at 10 a.m. EST. The Rockaway River below
the Boonton Reservoir was above its 5
foot flood stage from 307 a.m. EST on the
29th through 530 a.m. EST on the 31st.
It crested at 6.37 feet at 1045 a.m. EST
on the 29th. The Pequannock River at the
Macopin Intake Dam was above its 5.5 foot
flood stage from 445 a.m.EST on the 29th
through 2 a.m. EST on the 30th. It
crested at 5.59 feet at 1015 a.m. EST on
the 29th. The Passaic River at Pine Brook
was above its 19 foot flood stage from
1030 p.m. EST on the 29th through 515 p.m.
EST on April 1st. It crested at 19.41
feet at 645 p.m. EST on the 30th. Farther
downstream, the Passaic River at Two
Bridges was above its 9 foot flood stage
from 10 p.m. EST on the 29th through 4
p.m. EDT on April 9th. The March highest
crest was 10.26 feet at 3 a.m. EST on the
31st. Storm totals included 3.30 inches
in Milton, 2.88 inches in Pequannock,
2.70 inches in Boonton, 2.60 inches in
Lake Hopatcong and Morristown and 1.87
inches in Chatham.
The heavy rain was caused by a low
pressure system that formed along the
Gulf Coast States. This low pressure
system was captured by its support aloft
and thus moved only slowly northeast as
it tapped abundant moisture from both
the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic
Ocean. The low pressure system moved
from western Alabama at 7 a.m. EST on
the 27th northeast to eastern Tennessee
at 7 p.m. EST on the 27th and eastern
Kentucky at 7 a.m. EST on the 28th. A
secondary low pressure system formed
over North Carolina during the morning
of the 28th. It would become the main
low pressure system as it moved northeast
to near Norfolk, Virginia at 1 p.m. EST
on the 28th, Chesapeake Bay at 7 p.m.
EST on the 28th, Delaware Bay at 1 a.m.
EST on the 29th and about 100 miles east
of Atlantic City at 7 a.m. EST on the
29th.
NEW MEXICO, Central and North
NMZ002>006-008-
010>013
Heavy Snow
A storm which began with heavy snows
along the eastern slopes of the Sangre
de Cristo mountains and the Sandia
mountains pushed cold air through the
central valleys and covered the eastern
plains with cold readings. Amounts peaked
at near 17-19 inches at Chacon and Pecos
while 24-28 inches was measured near
Gascon. The Sandia Park area reported
15-22 inches. Snow eventually spread west
in the central valley with 4-8 inches
reported in Albuquerque metro area and
nearly 12 inches across the Jcmcz
Mountains and Los Alamos with 10 inches
reported cast and southeast of Cuba. The
storm dumped 4 to 9 inches across the
eastern plains as it finally moved east
out of the state, Mountain communities
northwest of Las Vegas had 48 hours
totals of 30-36 inches.
NMZ016
High Wind (G57)
High winds reported at Sierra Blanca
Airport 15 NE of Ruidoso.
NMZ005-007
Heavy Snow
Heavy snow of 6-8 inches was reported
between Raton and Clayton with driving
winds.
NEW MEXICO, South Central and Southwest
NEW MEXICO, Southeast
NMZ028
Winter Weather/Mix
Winter weather affected parts of New
Mexico during the day on the 15th. Light
snow accumulations up to one inch were
reported across the northwestern half of
the Eddy County plains.
NMZ029
Winter Storm
More significant snowfall occurred over
northern Lea County on the 15th as a
winter storm affected portions of the
New Mexico plains. Between four and five
inch snow accumulations were reported
across northern Lea County from Caprock
to Crossroads.
NMZ028-033
High Wind (G50)
A potent storm system moved east over
the Southern Plains on the 29th and
caused severe non-thunderstorm winds over
southeastern New Mexico. Numerous reports
of downed power lines and poles were
received along with reports of blown down
trees. The roof was blown off of a
trailer home near Hobbs. Wind gusts to
58 MPH were recorded at both the
Carlsbad and Hobbs airports.
NEW YORK, Central
NYZ009-015>018-
022>025-036>037-
044>046-055>057-062
Heavy Snow
A strong winter storm brought 8 to 14
inches of snow to all of central New
York. Isolated snow amounts were as much
as two feet. A Midwest storm slowly moved
east and combined with another storm
moving north along the east coast on
February 27th to bring copious moisture
to the region on February 28th. The snow
moved in from the south starting in the
afternoon and early evening on February
28th. The snow continued through the
night, heavy at times, before tapering
off to light snow and flurries late in
the morning on March 1st.
NYZ056>057-062
Heavy Snow
An intensifying storm moved north along
the east coast on March 23rd and 24th.
Light snow, possibly mixed with rain,
moved into the region midday on the 23rd.
The snow became heavy at times late in
the afternoon and continued into the
evening. Snowfall amounts were 6 to 8
inches with some amounts up to a foot
mainly at higher elevations. Water
equivalents of the snow were between
half an inch and an inch.
Otsego County
Gilbertsville Flash Flood
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches. A few locations received more
than 3 inches. In addition, snowmelt was
causing high stream flows before the
rain started late on the 27th. The
flooding caused Mill Street to be closed
in Gilbertsville.
Tioga County
Countywide Flash Flood
State Route 96 in Owego closed due to
flooding of the Owego Creek. Several
other roads were closed in Tioga Center
and Berkshire. Most roads were closed due
to flooding with one road in Berkshire
closed due to a mudslide. A strong
Atlantic coast storm brought around 2
inches of rain that fell on wet or
frozen saturated ground. In addition to
the rain adding to the runoff there was
snowmelt, which could of added another
inch or 2 of water equivalent. Streams
and creeks were already running high due
to snowmelt before the rain came starting
late on the 27th.
NYZ055
Flood
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches on the 28th. In addition, snowmelt
was causing elevated river flows before
the rain started late on the 27th. Water
equivalent of the snowmelt was a few more
inches. The Susquehanna River at Waverly,
NY / Sayre, PA rose above its flood stage
of 11 feet on the 28th, crested at 15.08
feet at 12 AM on the 30th, then fell
slowly but stayed over flood stage into
April. After the rainstorm, temperatures
were warm enough to cause additional
snowmelt.
NYZ057
Flood
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches on the 28th. In addition, snowmelt
was causing elevated river flows before
the rain started late on the 27th. Water
equivalent of the snowmelt was a few more
inches. The Beaver Kill at Cooks Falls
went above its flood stage of 10 feet the
evening of the 28th. The river crested at
10.42 feet at 5:15 AM on the 29th, before
falling back below flood stage late
morning on the 29th.
NYZ045
Flood
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches on the 28th. In addition, snowmelt
was causing elevated river flows before
the rain started late on the 27th. Water
equivalent of the snowmelt was a few more
inches. The Susquehanna River at
Bainbridge went above its flood stage of
13 feet late on the 28th, crested at 15.3
feet at 8 PM on the 29th, then fell below
flood stage on the 31 st. Additional
snowmelt after the rainstorm caused to
river to remain high.
Sullivan County
Bloomingburg Flash Flood
Heavy rain washed out a road. A strong
Atlantic storm dropped 2 to 3 inches of
rain on an already saturated ground. Most
of the rain fell on the 28th. Also adding
to the runoff was several inches of water
equivalent from snowmelt.
NYZ056
Flood
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches on the 28th. In addition, snowmelt
was causing elevated river flows before
the rain started late on the 27th. Water
equivalent of the snowmelt was a few more
inches. The Susquehanna River at Conklin
went above its flood stage of 11 feet
early on the 29th, crested at 15.09 feet
at 2:30 PM on the 29th. The river stayed
above flood stage into April due to
additional snowmelt.
NYZ056
Flood
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches on the 28th. In addition, snowmelt
was causing elevated river flows before
the rain started late on the 27th. Water
equivalent of the snowmelt was a few more
inches. The Susquehanna River at Vestal
went above its flood stage of 18 feet
early on the 29th, crested at 20.80 feet
at 6:00 PM also on the 29th, then fell
back below flood stage on the 31st.
Additional snowmelt occurred after the
rainstorm keeping river levels high.
NYZ045
Flood
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches on the 28th. In addition snowmelt
before and after the rainstorm was
causing elevated river flows. Water
equivalent of the snowmelt was a few
more inches. The Susquehanna River at
Bainbridge went briefly below its flood
stage of 13 feet on the 31st before
rising back over flood stage.
Temperatures in the 50s on the 31st
caused added snowmelt rising the river.
Another slow moving storm from the Ohio
Valley brought 2 to 3 inches of rain
on April 2nd and 3rd. By the time the
river fell below flood stage most of the
snow had melted. This additional rain
and snowmelt caused the river to rise
rapidly to a crest of 20.47 feet at 4:15
AM on April 4th. This was the 6th highest
crest at Bainbridge for almost the last
100 years. The river fell below flood
stage the morning of April 6th.
NYZ044
Flood
The Tioughnioga River at Cortland rose
above its flood stage of 8 feet late on
March 31st. The rise was due to rain that
fell on March 28th and snowmelt during
the week leading up to the 31st. The
water equivalent of the snow amounted to
several inches. A slow moving storm from
the Ohio Valley brought 2 to 3 inches of
rain on April 2nd and 3rd. By the time
the river fell below flood stage most of
the snow had melted. This additional rain
and snowmelt caused the river to rise to
a crest of 14.07 feet at 2:00 PM EST on
April 3th. This was a record flood crest
at Cortland. The previous flood of record
was 13.82 feet in 1950.
NYZ045
Flood
The Chenango River at Sherbume rose above
its flood stage of 8 feet late on the
31st. The rise was due to rain that fell
on the 28th and snowmelt during the week
leading up to the 31st. The water
equivalent of the snow amounted to
several inches. A slow moving storm from
the Ohio Valley brought 2 to 3 inches of
rain on April 2nd and 3rd. By the time
the river fell below flood stage most
of the snow had melted. This additional
rain and snowmelt caused the river to
rise to a crest of 10.78 feet at 2:30 AM
on April 3th. This was the 2nd highest
flood crest at Sherbume.
NEW YORK, Coastal
NYZ068>072-
074>076-078>079-081
Heavy Snow
A weak high pressure ridge extended
southwest across the region from New
England as a low pressure system
intensified and moved northeast. This
strong low passed south of Long Island
Monday night and cast of the New England
coast during Tuesday.
Light snow developed northeast across
the region between 1 and 4 pm Monday
afternoon. As the low rapidly intensified
and moved closer to the region, narrow
bands of heavy snow swept northeast
across the region. The last band of
heavy snow swept northeast across the
region between 7:30 am and 8:30 am
Tuesday morning, March 1st. Storm Total
Snowfall amounts ranged from 5 to 9
inches.
Here are selected snowfall totals for:
Rockland County – from 7.2 inches at New
City to 8.0 inches at Sloatsburg.
Westchester County – from 5.0 inches at
Scarsdale to 8.0 inches at Yorktown
Heights.
Putnam County – from 6.5 inches at Lake
Peekskill to 8.5 inches at Lake Carmel.
New York (Manhattan) – 7.5 inches was
measured at the Central Park Zoo.
Richmond (Staten Island) – from 6.1
inches at Bulls Head to 6.5 inches at
New Dorf.
Kings (Brooklyn) – from 5.0 inches at
Graves End to 6.0 inches at Shecpshead
Bay.
Queens County – from 5.0 inches at JFK
Airport to 7.0 inches at LaGuardia
Airport.
Suffolk County – from 5.5 inches at the
NWS Office in Upton, Sag Harbor,
Patchogue, and Deer Park to 7.2 inches
in Smithtown.
At Islip Airport, 6.6 inches was
measured.
NYZ069>081
Winter Weather/Mix
NYZ076
High Wind (G50)
A strong arctic cold front intensified
as it swept southeast across the region.
This caused rain to change to snow,
temperatures to fall from the 40s into
the 20s, and northwest winds that gusted
between 40 and 55 mph. A peak isolated
wind gust to 58 mph was measured by the
Automated Surface Observing System at
JFK Airport. Near blizzard conditions
occurred for a short time. Storm total
snowfalls ranged from around 2 to 4
inches.
Wet and mild antecedent conditions were
followed by more than a 20 degree drop
in temperature in 3 hours with strong
gusty winds. This resulted in a “flash”
freeze across roads that resulted in
hundreds of vehicle accidents.
NYZ078-080
Heavy Snow
A low pressure system developed southeast
of Long Island before sunrise on Saturday
March 12th. This low quickly intensified
as it moved northeast. It passed near
Nantucket during Saturday afternoon and
moved east of Cape Cod by Saturday
evening.
Light rain developed across the Atlantic
coastal waters just south of Long Island
between 1 am and 2 am. As the rainfall
intensity increased, it quickly changed
to heavy wet snow. The band of heavy snow
developed from western and central
Suffolk County north across New Haven
County CT. A few areas, mainly east of
Patchogue, experienced snowfall rates in
excess of 2 inches per hour.
Storm total snowfall amounts ranged from
around 5 to 8 inches. Here are selected
amounts of at least 6 inches:
Patchogue – 8 inches
Lake Ronkonkoma – 7.5 inches
Rocky Point – 6.8 inches
Mount Sinai – 6.7 inches
Sayville – 6.5 inches
Shoreham – 6.4 inches
Port Jefferson – 6.3 inches
Medford and North Patchogue – 6.0 inches
NYZ067>068
Heavy Snow
As a ridge of high pressure extended
southeast across New England, a low
pressure system moved northeast along
a warm front. The low quickly passed
southeast of Long Island early
Thursday morning on March 24th.
Snow quickly developed and spread
northeast across the region during
Wednesday afternoon. It became heavy
during Wednesday evening. Storm total
snowfall amounts ranged from around
6 to 10 inches. In Orange County,
snowfall accumulations ranged from
6.0 inches at Cornwall-On-Hudson to
10.0 inches at Circleville.
NEW YORK, East
NYZ066
Heavy Snow
NYZ065
Heavy Snow
The average total snowfall across
Dutchess County was 9 inches.
NYZ064
Heavy Snow
NYZ063
Heavy Snow
Average total snowfall across Ulster
County was 11 inches.
NYZ061
Heavy Snow
NYZ060
Heavy Snow
Average total snowfall across
Columbia County was 10 inches.
NYZ059
Heavy Snow
NYZ058
Heavy Snow
Average total snowfall across
Greene County was 11 inches.
NYZ052
Heavy Snow
NYZ051
Heavy Snow
Average total snowfall across
Albany County was 13 inches.
NYZ054
Heavy Snow
NYZ053
Heavy Snow
Average total snowfall across
Rensselaer County was 11 inches.
NYZ049
Heavy Snow
NYZ048
Heavy Snow
Average total snowfall across
Schenectady County was 11 inches.
NYZ047
Heavy Snow
Average total snowfall across
Schoharie County was 10 inches.
NYZ082
Heavy Snow
NYZ039
Heavy Snow
Average total snowfall across
Fulton County was 9 inches.
NYZ040
Heavy Snow
Average total snowfall across
Montgomery County was 9 inches.
NYZ041
Heavy Snow
NYZ050
Heavy Snow
Average total snowfall across
Saratoga County was 12 inches.
NYZ043
Heavy Snow
NYZ084
Heavy Snow
Average total snowfall across
Washington County was 11 inches.
NYZ033
Heavy Snow
Average total snowfall across
Hamilton County was 8 inches.
NYZ032
Heavy Snow
NYZ038
Heavy Snow
The average total snowfall across
Herkimer County was 8 inches.
NYZ042
Heavy Snow
NYZ083
Heavy Snow
The average total snowfall across
Warren County was 11 inches.
A surface low pressure was centered
along the mid-Atlantic Coast at the
beginning of March. This storm tracked
northeastward well off the eastern
seaboard, reaching southeast of Cape
Cod by midday on March 1. The storm
then moved into the Gulf of Maine
by late on March 1. At the same time,
another vertically stacked storm
moved slowly east from the Great
Lakes and interacted with the
low-level moisture from the surface
storm. The combination of the two
storms, along with a surface trough
anchored between them, resulted in a
significant snowstorm across much
of eastern New York and adjacent
western New England. Snowfall storm
totals across the region ranged
from 7 inches to a foot or more.
Officially, 11.7 inches of snow
fell at the National Weather Service
station in Albany. The heaviest
amount was reported in Bennington
County in Vermont, where 17.5 inches
of snow was reported in the Town
of Wadeford. Other than the usual
school and business closures, the
storm did not report any unusual
problems across the region.
NYZ053
Heavy Snow
NYZ054
Heavy Snow
The average snowfall across
Rensselaer County was 12 inches.
NYZ043
Heavy Snow
NYZ084
Heavy Snow
The average total snowfall across
Washington County was 9 inches.
A strong cold front moved across
eastern New York and adjacent western
New England on March 8th. As the
front slowed down across eastern New
England, a wave of low pressure
formed along it and eventually became
a closed storm system which
intensified as it moved into the
Canadian Maritimes. The front and
developing storm brought snow across
the region. A meso-scale band of
enhanced heavier snow and an upslope
wind component, resulted in heavy
snowfall across portions of the
Taconics and Berkshires. Gusty winds
also resulted in some blowing and
drifting of the snow, but not enough
to qualify as a blizzard. The
snowfall in these areas ranged from
7 inches to locally over a foot.
Seventeen inches was reported in
Averill Park, Rensselaer County, the
highest snowfall total. The snow and
blowing snow resulted minor traffic
accidents across the region.
NYZ051
Winter Storm
The average snowfall total across
Western Albany County was 8.0 inches.
NYZ060
Winter Storm
The average snowfall total across
Western Columbia County was 8.0 inches.
NYZ065
Heavy Snow
The average snowfall total across
Western Dutchess County was 8.0 inches.
NYZ059
Winter Storm
NYZ058
Winter Storm
The average snowfall total across
Greene County was 9.0 inches.
NYZ054
Winter Storm
The average snowfall depth across
Eastern Rensselaer County was 7.0
inches.
NYZ064
Winter Storm
NYZ063
Heavy Snow
The average snowfall depth across
Ulster County was 8.0 inches.
NYZ041
Winter Storm
The average snowfall total across
Northern Saratoga County: 10.0
inches. Highest snowfall amount
reported in Gansevoort, 12 inches.
NYZ043
Winter Storm
Average snowfall depth across
Northern Washington County: 10.0
inches. Highest snowfall amount in
Northern Washington County reported
in Cossayua, 12 inches.
The fourth coastal storm of the
month tracked from south of Long
Island to east of Cape Cod by early
March 24. This storm produced a
meso-scale band of heavy snow that
first fell to the south and west
of Albany. The band weakened as it
moved across the Greater Capital
District, but then strengthened as
it proceeded north in the Saratoga
region and Washington County. The
result was a significant snowfall
across portions of the Catskills,
Helderbergs, Saratoga region and
Taconics, while lesser amounts fell
across the remainder of the region.
A foot fell in two serperate spots,
Gansevoort, Saratoga County and
Cossayua, Washington County. No
unusual problems were reported with
this storm.
Montgomery County
Canajoharie Flash Flood
The Canajoharie Creek exceeded the
6.0-foot flood stage at the Canajoharie
Creek gage, cresting at 8.19 feet,
5:15PM on the 28th.
Schoharie County
Warnerville Flash Flood
The town of Warnerville was
impassable due to flooded roads.
Saratoga County
Bemis Hgts Flash Flood
Three roads closed, including Route
67 and Route 4, due to water coverage.
Washington County
Clarks Mills Flash Flood
County Route 113 closed due to
flooding.
Schenectady County
Glenville Flash Flood
Droms Road closed between Swaggertown
Road and Charlton Road due to flooding.
NYZ043
Flood
Metawee River over flood stage.
NYZ043
Flood
The Metawee River exceeded the
7.0-foot flood stage at the
Granville gage, cresting at 7.20
feet at 9:15 PM on the 28th.
NYZ064
Flood
Springtown Road flooded.
NYZ059
Flood
In Cairo, 15 County Roads closed
due to flooding. Eighteen Fire
companies pumped out basements
throughout county.
NYZ060
Flood
Every town in Columbia County
reported road closures due to
flooding.
NYZ050
Flood
The Mohawk River exceeded the
188.0-foot flood stage at the
Crescent Dam gage, cresting at
188.26 feet, at 3:OOAM on the 29th.
NYZ065
Flood
Due to tidal flooding as well as
locally heavy rain, the Hudson River
exceeded the 5.0-foot flood stage at
the Poughkeepsie gage, cresting at
5.05 feet, 2:30AM on the 29th.
NYZ066
Flood
In the Town of Northeast, Mill Road
closed due to flooding.
NYZ064
Flood
The Esopus Creek exceeded the
20.0-foot flood stage at the Mount
Marion gage, cresting at 20.54 feet,
8:OOAM on the 29th.
NYZ040
Flood
The Schoharie Creek exceeded the
6.0-foot flood stage at the
Burtonsville gage, cresting at 6.13
feet at 7:OOPM on the 29th.
NYZ065
Flood
Wappingers Creek exceeded the
8.0-foot flood stage at the
Wappingers Falls gage, cresting
at 8.09 feet, 4:30PM on the 29th.
NYZ038
Flood
The Mohawk River exceeded the
403.0-foot flood stage at the Utica
gage, cresting at 403.4 feet, 6:OOPM
on the 30th.
A potent area of low pressure and
its associated frontal systems,
moved northeast across the Ohio
and Saint Lawrence Valleys on the
28th of March, bringing with it a
significant amount of moisture.
Since it took a more western track
than previous storms earlier in the
month, almost all of the precipitation
fell as rain. Rainfall totals,
averaging 1-2 inches, but locally as
high as 4 inches, accumulated across
portions of the eastern New York and
adjacent western New England. This
rainfall, combined with snow melt,
produced significant runoff,
resulting in widespread flooding
across the region between March 28th
through 31st. Many streams and rivers
reached or exceed bankful, including
the Mettawee, Housatonic and Mohawk
Rivers, as well as the Esopus,
Wappingers and Schoharie Creeks.
Numerous houses in Columbia and
Greene Counties sustained damage
when their basements became flooded,
and there were many reports of road
closures across a large number of
counties. One Mechanicville man was
transported to a local hospital after
being swept away by floodwaters of
the Anthony Kill. In Columbia County,
every town reported at least one
road closed due to flooding.
NEW YORK, North
NYZ026>031-
034>035-087
Winter Storm
A storm system off the Carolinas on
Monday, February 28th moved to the
Gulf of Maine the afternoon and
evening of Tuesday, March 1st. Snow
developed across the area during the
night of Feb 28th, and was heavy at
times during March 1st before it
tapered off the night of March 1st.
Snowfall was generally between 8
and 10 inches, except in Clinton
county where snowfall was between
9 and 14 inches. Locally higher
amounts fell in the higher peaks of
the Adirondacks.
NYZ028-034>035
Winter Weather/Mix
An area of low pressure over the Ohio
valley on Friday, March 11th moved
east across southern New York and
reorganized south of Cape Cod early
Saturday, March 12th. The storm
system moved north through the Gulf
of Maine Saturday evening. Snow spread
across the area during the afternoon
of March 11th, and was steady later on
the night of March 11th into Saturday,
March 12th, before it tapered off
Saturday afternoon. General snow
accumulations were 3 to 5 inches.
NEW YORK, West
NYZ001>003-
010>011-014
Heavy Snow
An intensifying low over Indiana and
Ohio on February 28th lifted slowly
across Lake Erie. Snow overspread the
area during the late afternoon hours
of the 28th. It was generally light
at first, but became moderate to heavy
for a time across the Niagara Frontier
and northern Finger Lakes (including
Buffalo and Rochester) shortly after
midnight. The snow finally tapered
off during the morning and early
afternoon hours of March 1st.
Specific overnight snowfalls
included: 9″ at Clarence and
Alabama; 8″ at Medina and Victor;
and 7″ at Spencerport and Lewiston.
NYZ019>020-085
Heavy Snow
A northwest flow across Lake Eric
resulted in an intense lake effect
snow across the higher elevations
of the western southern tier of New
York during the evening of March 2nd
and continuing through the afternoon
of the 3rd. Specific snowfall reports
included: 14″ at Perrysburg; 13″ at
Cassadaga; 12″ at Stockton; and 10″
at East Aurora.
NYZ006
Heavy Snow
A cold, westerly flow across Lake
Ontario established a narrow, intense
band of lake effect snow over Oswego
county. In Scriba ten inches of snow
fell while nine inches was reported
in Palermo and Volney.
NYZ006
Heavy Snow
A band of lake effect snow began
to develop late in the afternoon of
March 9th in a northwest flow across
Lake Ontario. The band of snow
continued through the night and
morning hours, but broke apart
during the afternoon hours under
the strong March sun. Snowfall
reports included: 10″ at West
Monroe; 9″ at Constantia; and
7″ at Hannibal.
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