Storm data and unusual weather phenomena
Storm Data, March, 2005
Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena
March 2005
Time Path Path
Local/ Length Width
Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards)
NORTH CAROLINA, Central
Wake County
Cary 07 1240EST
Lighting struck a tree outside a Cary
residence. Lightning then entered the
natural gas line rupturing the line
under the house resulting in a
severely damaging fire.
Davidson County
4 N Welcome 08 0741EST
Two trees were downed on South Union
Grove Road.
Guilford County
High Pt 08 0756EST
62 mph gust measured by broadcast
meteorologist's home anemometer.
Stanly County
Countywide 08 0810EST
Numerous trees were blown down in
Albemarle, Norwood, and Oakboro. In
New London, a carport was blown into
a tree, and the roof of a barn was
ripped off. An above-ground swimming
pool and deck were damaged, and a
shed was destroyed. A tree fell on
a car in Richfield.
Guilford County
2 S Sedalia 08 0830EST
Trees were blown down at McConnell
Church Road in McCleansville.
Randolph County
Asheboro 08 0830EST
Numerous trees were blown down at the
Asheboro Zoo. A tin roof was torn off
of a building in Asheboro, and trees
and power lines were downed as well.
Dime sized hail was also reported.
Anson County
Central Portion to 08 0845EST
Ansonville
A few trees were blown down in
Ansonville and Lilesville. A porch
was ripped of a trailer near
Wadesboro, and a roof was torn
off a barn. Further south, in
Morven, a roof was partially
tom off of a home.
Orange County
Chapel Hill 08 0855EST
Chatham County
Harpers Xrds 08 0905EST
A barn collapsed, injuring two people.
Moore County
Carthage 08 0905EST
Trees were blown down near Carthage.
Richmond County
Ellerbe 08 0910EST
Trees were blown down in Ellerbe, and
at scattered other locations across
the county. The Richmond County AWOS
reported a measured gust of 64 mph.
Moore County
Pinehurst 08 0915EST
The roof of a metal building was
partially removed. A shed and two
garages were destroyed on Wright
Road. A tree fell on a roof, and
wind ripped apart a storage building
on Lake Bay Road.
Scotland County
Laurinburg 08 0915EST
Numerous trees were blown down near
Highway 401 north of Laurinburg and
on Turnpike Road. Trees fell on a
couple of houses on Anita Drive in
town, and trees fell on cars in the
parking lot of Scotland Memorial's
medical facilities. A 100-year-old
barn on Peabridge Road was destroyed.
Lee County
Sanford 08 0925EST
Power lines were blown down.
Hoke County
Raeford 08 0930EST
Power lines were blown down, and small
hail was reported as well.
Franklin County
Youngsville 08 0935EST
Trees and power lines were blown down
just west of Youngsville, on Halifax
Road, Pearces Road, and Ferrels
Bridge Road.
Harnett County
Erwin 08 0940EST
Numerous trees and power lines were
blown down. A hay barn was destroyed
on Julian Road, and across the street
a brick tobacco barn was destroyed.
Wake County
Cary 08 0940EST
A utility building was blown away in
town. Large trees were blown down on
Ten Ten Road. Homes were damaged in
the Fairview area, north of Fuquay-
Varina, with widespread reports of
trees down and power outages. Six to
eight homes were damaged just southwest
of Garner, with large pine and oak
trees on houses. Numerous trees were
blown down on Senter Farm Road.
Cumberland County
Ft Bragg 08 0943EST
KFBG METAR reported 66 mph wind gust.
Several homes on Ft. Bragg property
sustained roof damage. Simmons Army
Airfield sustained a significant
amount of damage to four helicopter
hangars, government vehicles, and
outdoor structures.
Cumberland County
3 SE Fayetteville 08 0948EST
Trees and power lines were blown down
near the Cross Creek Mall. Pea to dime
sized hail was reported as well.
Wake County
Zebulon 08 0954EST
A tree fell through a mobile home on
NC 231. Near Knightdale, several
large limbs were blown down.
Johnston County
Clayton 08 1000EST
Trees and power lines were blown down
on Shotwell Road near US 70. A tree
also fell on a house along Shotwell
Road. A barn was blown down and
equipment was damaged on Cornwallis
Road. The old Champion building
sustained roof damage.
Johnston County
Selma 08 1010EST
The roof was destroyed on the old Selma
Ice, Coal, and Oil Company. BB&T, Selma
Fire & EMS, McClung's Electrical, and
the Selma Police Department all
sustained damage. Windows were blown
out at the Wee Tots daycare.
Wayne County
8 W Goldsboro 08 1015EST
Trees and powerlines were blown down.
Sampson County
Autryville 08 1020EST
Trees and power lines were blown down in
town, and a home was destroyed. Mobile
home windows were blown out, injuring a
person. From Autryville to Newton Grove,
numerous trees and powerlines were blown
down. Just north of Autryville, in the
Midway community, a church was severely
damaged. A couple of vehicles were
flipped, a storage shed was destroyed,
and several homes sustained damage as
well. Seven barns and three turkey
houses were destroyed. A hog house
on Seed Mill Road sustained severe
damage, but only one of the 1200
hogs was lost.
Halifax County
Halifax 08 1025EST
Trees were blown down and a shed was
destroyed.
Nash County
Nashville 08 1025EST
Several trees and power lines were blown
down in Nashville, Red Oak, and Bailey.
Sampson County
6 N Turkey 08 1025EST
A shed was destroyed near 1-40 close to
the Pender County line.
Wilson County
6 E Wilson 08 1030EST
Two houses were heavily damaged on Heath
Glenn Road, and a tree fell through the
center of another house on Stantonsburg
Road.
Wayne County
Goldsboro 08 1035EST
The roof was removed from a house on
Antioch Road, and a person inside was
injured. On Piedmont Airline Road,
another house was heavily damaged,
injuring the person inside. Structural
damage was also reported on Patetown
Road. On US 13 South, a few metal
shelters were destroyed. Numerous trees
and power lines were blown down. Strong
winds damaged part of the Wayne Country
Day School, with one minor injury. A
civilian forecaster at Seymour Johnson
Air Force Base reported winds of 61 mph.
Edgecombe County
Macclesfield 08 1050EST
An old building sustained roof damage.
Forsyth County
Lewisville 23 1711EST
Quarter sized hail reported at Kyland
and Dozier Roads.
Forsyth County
Tobaccoville 23 1715EST
Guilford County
Oak Ridge 23 1745EST
Guilford County
Greensboro 23 1759EST
Golfball sized hail reported at New
Garden and Horsepen creek.
Harnett County
Anderson Creek 28 0700EST
Nickel hail at Ray Road and Route 210.
Wake County
5 S Raleigh 28 0710EST
Hen egg sized hail reported on Lake
Wheeler Road. Quarter to half dollar
sized hail reported in Fuquay Varina
and at Highways 401 and 70 in Garner.
Wake County
5 N Raleigh 28 0720EST
Franklin County
Franklinton 28 0740EST
Granville County
Wilton 28 0740EST
Vance County
3 N Henderson 28 0750EST
Half dollar sized hail reported in
Harris Crossroads near Kerr Lake.
NORTH CAROLINA, Central Coastal
Duplin County
Countywide 08 1035EST
1100EST
Greene County
Countywide 08 1054EST
1110EST
Lenoir County
Countywide 08 1055EST
1110EST
Pitt County
Countywide 08 1055EST
1125EST
Jones County
Countywide 08 1110EST
1135EST
Onslow County
Richlands 08 1110EST
1115EST
Martin County
Williamston 08 1115EST
1120EST
Craven County
Countywide 08 1125EST
1140EST
Beaufort County
Countywide 08 1130EST
1155EST
Carteret County
Countywide 08 1138EST
1156EST
Washington County
Countywide 08 1140EST
1200EST
Washington County
Plymouth 08 1140EST
Pamlico County
Countywide 08 1142EST
1200EST
Onslow County
Swansboro 08 1155EST
1200EST
Hyde County
Countywide 08 1200EST
1225EST
Tyrrell County
Countywide 08 1212EST
1225EST
Hyde County
Ocracoke 08 1220EST
Dare County
Countywide 08 1226EST
1300EST
A line of severe thunderstorms moved
through much of North Carolina during
the morning and early afternoon hours
of March 8th. In general, Eastern
North Carolina experienced straight-
line wind gusts from 50 to 90 mph.
A wind gust of 110 mph was recorded
at Kill Devil Hills on the Outer Banks
of Dare County where significant
structural damage occurred, including
the destruction of a communications
tower. Sporadic to widespread wind
damage occurred across the entire area
with numerous trees and power lines
down, and minor to significant
structural damage. There was one
injury in Hyde County when a mobile
home was overturned and demolished
by the fierce winds.
Hyde County
Engelhard 28 0855EST
Dare County
East Lake 28 0859EST
Dare County
Kitty Hawk 28 0921EST
0925EST
Several severe thunderstorms produced
large hail across northeastern portions
of the area during the morning hours
of March 28th.
NORTH CAROLINA, Extreme Southwest
NOT RECEIVED.
NORTH CAROLINA, North Coastal
Hertford County
5 SW Ahoskie 08 1120EST
Trees down on road.
Chowan County
Edenton 08 1145EST
Power lines down.
Perquimans County
2 NE Hertford 08 1200EST
Spotter reported wind gust of 65 mph.
Perquimans County
Hertford 08 1210EST
Several large pine trees down.
Pasquotank County
Elizabeth City 08 1215EST
Trees down and building collapsed on
Coast Guard base.
Pasquotank County
Weeksville 08 1222EST
Trees down.
Camden County
Camden 08 1225EST
Trees down and roof shingles blown off
along Route 343.
Currituck County
Point Harbor 08 1235EST
Trees and powerlines down.
Currituck County
Moyock 23 1825EST
Bertie County
7 SSW Windsor 23 2100EST
Hail accumulated on road.
Pasquotank County
Weeksville 28 1700EST
NORTH CAROLINA, Northwest and North Central
Wilkes County
North Wilkesboro 23 1557EST
Surry County
Elkin 23 1620EST
Surry County
Elkin 23 1635EST
Yadkin County
Jonesville 23 1635EST
Yadkin County
4 WSW East Bend 23 1700EST
Yadkin County
2 E East Bend to 23 1705EST
East Bend
Thunderstorms during the afternoon of
23rd produced hail up to quarter sized
across northern North Carolina.
NORTH CAROLINA, South Coastal
New Hanover County
5 N Wilmington 05 1551EST
A 58 mph wind gust was measured at
the Wilmington airport.
New Hanover County
Wilmington to 05 1600EST
Carolina Beach 1615EST
Lightning damage several buildings
downtown. Numerous limbs were
blown down.
Robeson County
Red Spgs 08 0930EST
Trees down on the railroad track near
Mount Tabor Road.
Robeson County
Orrum 08 0936EST
Trees down on Water Tower Road.
Robeson County
Lumberton to 08 0940EST
3 S St Pauls 0942EST
A tractor trailer was overturned on
Hwy 401 S. Trees were also blown
down on Hwy 301.
Bladen County
Duart 08 0950EST
A 70 mph wind gust was reported.
Columbus County
Chadbourn 08 1030EST
The Columbus 911 reported that a roof
was blown off of a shelter.
Bladen County
4 N Council 08 1031EST
Trees down in Lisbon.
Brunswick County
3 E Lanvale 08 1036EST
Leland police reported several trees
down.
Pender County
3 W Burgaw to 08 1040EST
3 W Currie 1045EST
A coop observer reported an estimated
60 mph.
Columbus County
Evergreen 08 1045EST
Strong winds blew the roof off a house.
New Hanover County
Wilmington to 08 1049EST
Wrightsville Beach 1050EST
The Wilmington ASOS measured an 89 mph
wind gust. A private hangar at the
airport was damaged, and a man in
Wilmington was injured. In downtown
Wilmington, a section of the roof of
city hall was damaged, and an historic
home, built in 1738, was moderately
damaged when a chimney collapsed. The
Oceanic pier also measured a 69 mph
wind gust.
New Hanover County
Myrtle Grove 08 1100EST
A NWS Mesonet site measured an 89 mph
wind gust.
Pender County
Surf City 08 1103EST
A 72 mph measured gust was recorded at
the Surf City bridge.
NCZ101 New Hanover
23 0000EST
0030EST
A 66 mph measured wind gust was recorded
at the mesonet station just south of the
Carolina Beach pier. There was damage to
three houses under construction on
Bowfin Rd. One structure lost a roof.
Palm trees and scaffolding in the area
were blown over.
NORTH CAROLINA, Southwest
NCZ033-048>050 Avery - Madison - Yancey - Mitchell
01 0000EST
1600EST
Snow showers redeveloped during the
evening of the 28th, continuing off
and on through the afternoon of the
1st, mainly affecting the counties
along the Tennessee border. Snowfall
accumulations of 1 to 2 inches were
observed during this time.
NCZ051>053-058>059 Swain - Haywood - Buncombe - Graham -
Northern Jackson
01 0000EST
02 0000EST
Snow showers redeveloped during the
evening of the 28th, continuing off
and on through the evening of the 1st.
Additional snowfall accumulations of
1 to 2 inches were observed. The higher
elevations along the Tennessee border
were the main areas affected. However,
some valley locations as far east as
northern Buncombe and northern Jackson
counties received light accumulations.
NCZ033-048>050 Avery - Madison - Yancey - Mitchell
01 1600EST
02 1000EST
Snow developed during the evening across
the northern mountains, as strong
northwest winds developed in the wake
of a cold front. 2 to 4 inches of snow
accumulated in addition to that which
fell across the area on the morning
of the 28th.
Union County
Marshville 05 1330EST
A microburst resulted in damaging winds,
which blew the roof off a 30-by-40 foot
building. Large tree limbs were also
blown down in the area.
NCZ033-048>053- Avery - Madison - Yancey - Mitchell -
058>059 Swain - Haywood - Buncombe - Graham -
Northern Jackson
08 0500EST
2100EST
Snow showers developed behind a cold
front across the western mountains
during the morning hours and continued
through much of the day. By the time
the snow tapered off to flurries during
the evening, isolated accumulations as
high as 6 inches were observed in the
higher elevations along the Tennessee
border. However, the valleys generally
received less than 2 inches.
Gaston County
3 SSW Gastonia 08 0715EST 0.2 50
A weak tornado developed within a squall
line as it passed just south of
Gastonia. A funnel cloud was observed
just west of highway 321, but the
condensation funnel did not extend
to the ground. Eyewitnesses ran inside
their home, at which time the house
reportedly shook. Shingles were torn
off the roof of the home, and numerous
large limbs were blown down.
Gaston County
Gastonia to 08 0715EST
10 NE Gastonia
A squall line developed in the lee of
the mountains during the morning, and
began producing damaging winds as it
moved across the southern piedmont.
Numerous trees, large limbs, and power
lines were blown down in the county,
with 2 trees falling on mobile homes.
Some outbuildings were also damaged or
destroyed. WFO Columbia relayed a
report of a canopy on a gas station
collapsing on some vehicles. A small
airplane was flipped at AKH, where
some sheet metal and a door was blown
off a hangar. A tree also fell on and
heavily damaged a mobile home in
Mt Holly.
Mecklenburg County
10 WNW Charlotte to 08 0726EST
2 NNW Charlotte 0735EST
Tree fell on a car on Mount Holly Rd
near NC 27. Several trees fell on homes
along Beatties Ford Rd near LaSalle St.
Some roofs were torn off buildings in
this same area.
Mecklenburg County
7 WSW Charlotte 08 0732EST
Trees down on Dixie River Road near
the airport.
Mecklenburg County
Pineville to 08 0737EST
9 SSE Charlotte 0742EST
Several 8 inch diameter pine trees blown
down near the intersection of highways
51 and 521. A large road sign was blown
down on I-485, and some scaffolding was
blown down at a construction site. A
portion of the roof was torn off
Charlotte Catholic High (10 S City
Center) and several large trees were
blown down on Windyrush Road near Rea
Road. Numerous power outages were
reported.
Mecklenburg County
2.5 ENE Charlotte to 08 0740EST 3 50
5 E Charlotte 0744EST
A weak tornado developed within the
squall line as it moved over Charlotte
metro. The tornado developed near the
intersection of 36th and North Tryon
streets, where the roof of a building
was torn off. In the same general area,
the roofs of 2 trailers were partially
torn off. Intermittent tree damage
occurred along most of the remaining
3-miles of the track, with some trees
falling on vehicles. At the end of the
track, the roof was damaged and some
windows blown out when a large oak tree
fell on Cochrane Middle School. The
roof cover was torn off of a business
and some large pine trees and limbs
were blown down just south of the
school.
Rowan County
6 NNW Salisbury to 08 0740EST
15 SE Salisbury 0755EST
Awnings torn off buildings in Salisbury.
Power lines were downed in Franklin
Township northwest of the city, and
a roof was blown off a mobile home in
the same area. A tree fell on a car
southeast of the city, near the Stanly
county line. The occupant was trapped
for a while, but uninjured. 3000
customers lost power across the county.
Cabarrus County
Harrisburg to 08 0742EST
Mt Pleasant 0755EST
Numerous trees down. At least 1 tree
fell onto a garage.
Union County
Waxhaw 08 0750EST
Numerous trees and power lines blown
down with about 100 power outages
in the area.
Union County
Waxhaw to 08 0758EST
Unionville
Numerous trees and power lines blown
down from Monroe to Unionville. Power
outages affected 1100 homes, mainly
around Monroe. Two open-door
outbuildings collapsed in Monroe.
Unofficial measurement of 72 mph
gust in downtown Monroe. ASOS at
EQY measured a 60 mph gust.
Cabarrus County
Midland 08 0758EST
Third of the roof blown off a fire
station east of Midland, near the
county line.
NCZ033-048-053 Avery - Madison - Buncombe
08 0800EST
1800EST
High winds developed across portions of
the mountains during the morning, mainly
from the French Broad Valley north.
Trees and power lines were blown down,
resulting in some power outages. Several
gusts were measured in the 60-70 mph
range by home weather equipment. The
most significant winds/damage occurred
around Black Mountain.
NCZ064 Transylvania
11 1330EST
Strong winds developed across the
mountains in the wake of a cold front.
The tin roof was torn off a mobile
home in a trailer park in Brevard.
No damage occurred to the surrounding
trailers, and there were no reports
of other damage in the vicinity.
NCZ048>053-058>059 Madison - Yancey - Mitchell - Swain -
Haywood - Buncombe - Graham -
Northern Jackson
11 1600EST
12 0300EST
Snow showers developed behind a cold
front across the western mountains
during the afternoon of the 11th, and
continued into the early morning hours
of the 12th. By the time the snow
ended, accumulations generally ranged
from a trace to 2 inches across the
area, although isolated higher amounts
occurred in the higher elevations.
NCZ033 Avery
11 1600EST
2300EST
Snow showers developed across the
western mountains during the afternoon,
resulting in accumulations of 1 to 2
inches across most of the area by
late evening.
NCZ033 Avery
11 2300EST
12 0400EST
By late evening, heavy snowfall
accumulations were observed across
Avery County. By the time the snow
ended during the pre-dawn hours of
the 12th, snowfall amounts ranged
from 2-3 inches in the valleys, to
4-6 inches in the higher elevations.
Iredell County
Statesville 13 2030EST
Newspaper reported lightning caused
power outages to 3400 customers from
downtown to the east side of town.
NCZ033>037- Avery - Caldwell - Alexander - Iredell -
048>050-052>057- Davie - Madison - Yancey - Mitchell -
059-063>068 Haywood - Buncombe - Mcdowell - Burke -
Catawba - Rowan - Northern Jackson -
Southern Jackson - Transylvania -
Henderson - Polk - Rutherford -
Cleveland
17 0200EST
1200EST
Wet snow, mixed at times with rain and
sleet developed during the early morning
hours across western North Carolina, and
persisted through late morning. By the
time the snow ended, accumulations
ranged from just a dusting in the
southwest mountain valleys and southern
piedmont areas, to as much as 3 inches
in areas north of 1-40. Slushy roads
led to a few traffic accidents across
the area.
Macon County
Scaly 27 1625EST
1630EST
Jackson County
Cashiers 27 1642EST
NORTH DAKOTA, Central and West
NDZ018-032>033- Dunn - Billings - Stark - Slope -
040>041-043>044 Hettinger - Bowman - Adams
06 1400CST
22000ST
Low pressure moved from central Canada
to eastern North Dakota causing high
winds over parts of western North
Dakota. Highest sustained wind was
43 mph at Dickinson and highest gust
was 62 mph at Hettinger.
NDZ002>005- Burke - Renville - Bottineau - Rolette -
010>013-018>023- Mountrail - Ward - Mchenry - Pierce -
025-032>037- Dunn - Mercer - Oliver - Mclean -
040>042-045>048- Sheridan - Wells - Foster - Billings -
050>051 Stark - Morton - Burleigh - Kidder -
Stutsman - Slope - Hettinger - Grant -
Sioux - Emmons - Logan - La Moure -
Mcintosh - Dickey
09 2200CST
10 1100CST
A strong cold front moved rapidly
through the northern plains resulting
in strong winds over western and
central North Dakota. Sustained
speeds were generally 30 to 40 mph.
The highest gusts were 68 mph at
Selfridge and 73 mph just south
of New Salem. Snow showers accompanied
the winds causing reduced visibilities
in some locales in the eastern part of
central North Dakota.
NDZ017>018 Mckenzie - Dunn
17 0600CST
15000ST
Low pressure moved over South Dakota
producing snow in western and central
North Dakota. Snow amounts were
heaviest in western North Dakota
with 8 inches at Halliday in Dunn
County and 7 inches at Watford
City in McKenzie County.
NORTH DAKOTA, East
NDZ006>007- Towner - Cavalier - Benson - Ramsey -
014>015-024-026-028- Eddy - Nelson - Griggs - Barnes -
038-049-052-054 Ransom - Sargent - Western Walsh
10 0330CST
1150CST
A strong cold front moved through the
northern plains, as an area of surface
low pressure dropped into the Minnesota
arrowhead. This brought a period of
very strong north to northwest winds
to the higher elevations just west of
the Red River Valley. The corridor
from Langdon to Cooperstown to Forman
experienced sustained winds above
40 mph. The highest wind gust
occurred at Cando, where a 62 mph
gust was measured on a Davis wind
system.
OHIO, East
OHZ040>041- Carroll - Columbiana - Harrison -
049>050 Jefferson
01 0300EST
1100EST
In cast central Ohio, rain began 7 AM
Feb 28, changed to snow by 4 PM. Snow
continued into the night, until just
before noon Mar l, when it tapered
off to snow showers. 6 inches of
snow accumulated by 7 AM Mar 1.
OHIO, North
OHZ011>014- Cuyahoga - Lake - Geauga - Ashtabula -
020>022 Medina - Summit - Portage
01 0000EST
02 2200EST
An area of light snow moved into
northeast Ohio during the early morning
hours of March 1 as a low pressure
system passed to the north of Lake
Erie. A cold front associated with
the low pressure system passed through
the region during the afternoon. Gusty
west to northwest winds to around 30
mph developed behind the cold front
causing blowing and drifting snow,
and reducing visibilities during the
late afternoon hours. Light snow
continued into the evening and
overnight. Lake effect snow
reintensified during the morning
hours of March 2 across northeast
Ohio and continued through the day.
Snowfall accumulations for this event
ranged from around six to ten inches
in western Cuyahoga, Summit, and
Portage Counties to nearly twenty
inches in Geauga and Ashtabula
Counties. Numerous accidents
were reported.
OHZ011 Cuyahoga
08 0400EST
1800EST
An intense band of lake effect snow
developed during the early morning
hours of March 8, and continued
through the afternoon. The heaviest
snowfall occured during the the early
morning hours, and snowfall amounts
bymid-morning across eastern Cuyahoga
County ranged from three to six
inches. Light snow continued to fall
through the afternoon before ending
in the evening, where an additional
one to three inches fell across the
area. Some of the highest snowfall
amounts included nine inches in Solon
and Pepper Pike. Officially, 1.7
inches fell at Cleveland Hopkins
International Airport in western
Cuyahoga County. Numerous accidents
were reported.
OHIO, Northwest
NONE REPORTED.
OHIO, Southeast
OHZ075 Athens
28 1900EST
2200EST
Rains of 1.2 to 1.8 inches fell in 24
hours over wet soil. The larger streams,
such as Sunday and Monday Creeks,
eventually overflowed. Flooding was
minor, with no evacuations. Roads were
flooded near Glouster, as the gauge
crested around 14 feet on Sunday Creek.
OHIO, Southwest
OHZ070>072- Butler - Warren - Clinton - Hamilton -
077>078-082 Clermont - Pike
28 0515EST
1700EST
A low pressure system tracked through
the Tennessee Valley, spreading a large
area of moderate to heavy rain across
southwest Ohio. Two to three inches
fell, producing widespread flooding of
roads and causing creeks to rise out of
their banks.
OHZ035 Auglaize
31 0300EST
0304EST
Strong winds out of a shower produced
some damage along Glynwood-New Knoxville
Road near the town of Moulton. Several
trees were downed, and a home sustained
extensive damage to its garage. Two
barns on the property also sustained
roof damage.
OKLAHOMA, Eastern
Pittsburg County
Mc Alester 21 0510CST
Okfuskee County
2 SW Okernah 21 1530CST
Okfuskee County
2 E Okemah 21 1536CST
Okfuskee County
5 NE Okernah to 21 1559CST 0.7 40
6 NE Okernah 1601CST
Several storm chasers witnessed a
tornado northeast of town. The tornado
remained over open country and produced
no known damage.
Okfuskee County
8 NE Okernah 21 1606CST 0.3 40
1607CST
Storm chasers observed a second tornado
touchdown from the supercell. The
tornado remained over open country and
produced no known damage.
Okfuskee County
4 NW Pharoah to 21 1612CST 1.5 50
6 N Pharoah 1622CST
Storm chasers observed a third tornado
with the supercell. The tornado blew
down several power poles and snapped
large tree limbs.
Okmulgee County
5 SW Okmulgee 21 1630CST
Mcintosh County
6 NW Hanna 21 1650CST
Mcintosh County
2 W Stidham 21 1711CST
Pittsburg County
2 W Indianola 21 1735CST
Mcintosh County
10 N Eufaula 21 1744CST
Mcintosh County
Eufaula 21 1750CST
Mcintosh County
Checotah 21 1753CST
Mcintosh County
2 N Stidham 21 1810CST
Muskogee County
6 SE Keefeton 21 1826CST
Osage County
14 W Fairfax 21 1839CST
Haskell County
4 N Enterprise to 21 1845CST 0.7 40
5 N Enterprise 1847CST
A storm spotter reported a tornado over
open country. It resulted in no known
damage.
Muskogee County
3 E Braggs 21 1857CST
Creek County
1 N Bristow 21 2103CST
Okfuskee County
Okemah 21 2128CST
Okfuskee County
3 NE Okemah 21 2141CST
Creek County
Sapulpa 21 2149CST
Choctaw County
Ft Towson 21 2155CST
Le Flore County
Panama 21 2216CST
Okmulgee County
2 NW Henryetta 21 2230CST
Pittsburg County
4 NE Ashland 24 1822CST
Washington County
Bartlesville 24 1839CST
Washington County
Ochelata 24 1913CST
Pittsburg County
Canadian 24 1924CST
Pittsburg County
Hartshorne 24 1931CST
Mcintosh County
Eufaula 24 1937CST
Mcintosh County
Vivian 24 1939CST
Nowata County
Delaware 24 1940CST
Mcintosh County
6 NE Eufaula 24 1944CST
Pawnee County
1 SW Pawnee 24 1944CST
Mcintosh County
4 NNE Onapa 24 1946CST
Latimer County
8 S Wilburton 24 1952CST
Rogers County
Oologah 24 1953CST
Rogers County
4 N Oologah 24 2006CST
Pawnee County
Cleveland 24 2009CST
Muskogee County
Braggs 24 2010CST
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles
an hour blew down large tree limbs.
Creek County
Mannford 24 2011CST
Osage County
4 S Hominy 24 2011CST
Craig County
7 NE Centralia 24 2015CST
Penny size hail fell 2 miles west of
Hollow.
Tulsa County
2 W Collinsville 24 2016CST
Osage County
1 S Hominy 24 2017CST
Pushmataha County
3 N Clayton 24 2024CST
Nowata County
Watova 24 2029CST
Sequoyah County
Gans 24 2033CST
Rogers County
Oologah 24 2034CST
Tulsa County
Sand Spgs 24 2035CST
Latimer County
6 SW Bengal 24 2037CST
Tulsa County
Collinsville 24 2040CST
Washington County
Bartlesville 24 2040CST
Tulsa County
6 S Tulsa 24 2050CST
Quarter size hail fell near the
intersection of Peoria and 61st Street
South.
Rogers County
Claremore 24 2052CST
Muskogee County
Ft Gibson 24 2053CST
Tulsa County
Tulsa 24 2054CST
Quarter size hail fell at the KOTV
studio in downtown Tulsa.
Tulsa County
7 E Tulsa 24 2105CST
Penny size hail was reported at the
National Weather Service office near the
intersection of Highway 169 and 11th
Street in Tulsa.
Tulsa County
11 ENE Tulsa 24 2111CST
Quarter size hail was reported near the
intersection of 145th East Avenue and
21st Street North in the northeast part
of Tulsa.
Le Flore County
Shady Pt 24 2121CST
Tulsa County
5 SE Tulsa 24 2121CST
Quarter size hail was reported near the
intersection of Interstate 44 and
Sheridan Avenue in the city of Tulsa.
Craig County
Vinita 24 2122CST
Tulsa County
Broken Arrow 24 2128CST
Nowata County
8 E Lenapah 24 2131CST
Tulsa County
Broken Arrow 24 2214CST
Rogers County
Catoosa 24 2225CST
OKLAHOMA, Extreme Southeast
Mccurtain County
Wright City 21 2240CST
OKLAHOMA, Panhandle
OKZ001>002 Cimarron - Texas
15 1100CST
2330CST
A vigorous low pressure system in the
upper atmosphere tracked southwest of
the Oklahoma panhandle while cold and
moist air flowed into the Oklahoma
panhandle from the north and east.
Heavy snow fell across the western and
central Oklahoma panhandle where six to
eight inches fell at Wheeless in
Cimarron county and five inches fell in
Goodwell in Texas county.
OKZ001>002 Cimarron - Texas
26 11000ST
27 05000ST
A low pressure system in the upper
atmosphere moved out of the Rockies and
across the southern High Plains. A cold
but moist airmass in place over the
western and central Oklahoma panhandle
combined with the upper low to produce
heavy snow. Kenton in Cimarron county
received eight inches of snow while
Hooker in Texas county reported four
inches.
OKLAHOMA, Western, Central and Southeast
OKZ014>016- Roger Mills - Dewey - Custer -
021>022 Beckham - Washita
15 06000ST
14000ST
Rain changed over to snow during the
morning and early afternoon hours of
March 15th. A band of heavy snow
developed affecting the higher terrain
of western Oklahoma. Due to the warm
ground temperatures snow did not remain
for very long and affected mostly
grassy areas. The majority of the snow
fell between 8 am and noon CST.
Widespread amounts of two to four inches
of snow were reported in west central
Oklahoma. However, several locations in
western portions of Roger Mills and
Beckham county measured four to seven
inches of snowfall.
Alfalfa County
Great Salt Plains La 21 1445CST
Reported by KOCO Channel 5 in Oklahoma
City.
Alfalfa County
2 SSE Byron 21 15000ST
Seminole County
Cromwell 21 1513CST
Hail was reported covering the ground.
OKLAHOMA, Western, Central and Southeast
Alfalfa County
2.5 ESE Byron to 21 1516CST 1.5 50
2.5 ESE Amorita 1524CST
Seminole County
Cromwell 21 1518CST 0.1 20
A brief tornado was seen by media
helicopters, spotters, and storm
chasers touching down in the town of
Cromwell. The small town sustained minor
damage of a few outbuildings and trees.
Alfalfa County
10 E Byron 21 1545CST 0.3 100
1546CST
A brief multiple vortex tornado was
viewed by storm chasers in open country.
No damage was reported.
Hughes County
6 E Holdenville 21 1545CST 0.1 20
A brief tornado was videoed by storm
chasers in open country. No known
damage.
Grant County
Wakita 21 1645CST
Hail covered the ground.
Noble County
2 N Sumner 21 1815CST
Noble County
2 S Sooner Lake 21 1824CST
Hail was reported covering the ground.
Kingfisher County
Loyal 24 1803CST
Atoka County
7 W Caney 24 1825CST
Atoka County
Tushka 24 1838CST
Garfield County
Garber 24 1905CST
OREGON, Central and East
ORZ042 North Central Oregon
16 1130PST
1615PST
A tree snapped at its base and fell onto
several parked cars at Westside
Elementary School in Madras. The high
winds also downed some trees onto road
and utility lines in Camp Sherman. The
wind gusts downed some tree limbs and
caused power outages near Warm Springs.
A metal storage shed was also blown over
due to the winds. A greenhouse was
demolished by the winds. A wind gust of
62 MPH was recorded near Opal Springs
in Jefferson County at 12:45 PM PST. The
property damage from this event is
estimated at $6,000.
ORZ042 North Central Oregon
16 1130PST
1615PST
Motorists on Highway 97 north of Madras
reported visibilities down to near zero
at times.
ORZ042 North Central Oregon
16 1130PST
1615PST
High wind gusts fanned embers which
ignited a nearby old barn off U.S.
Highway 26 about five miles north of
Madras. Thick smoke from the fire caused
highway 26 to be closed with traffic
being diverted to Boise Drive.
ORZ045 Foothills Of The Blue Mountains
16 1145PST
An estimated wind gust of 60 MPH blew
down a nine inch diameter by 30 foot
tall tree in north Pilot Rock.
ORZ041 Eastern Columbia River Gorge
16 1250PST
1901PST
High winds near The Dalles blew shingles
off of a roof. An ODOT sensor five miles
east-northeast of Rufus recorded a wind
gust of 64 MPH at 6:46 PM PST, followed
by another strong gust of 58 MPH at 7:01
PM PST.
ORZ043 Central Oregon
16 1300PST
2000PST
ORZ045 Foothills Of The Blue Mountains
16 1330PST
1410PST
High winds caused blowing dust which
reduced visibilities to near zero on
interstate 84 west of Pendleton.
Vehicles were reported pulling off the
road. In addition, four miles north of
Heppner on State Route 207, blowing dust
reduced visibilities to near zero.
ORZ044 Lower Columbia Basin
16 1330PST
1530PST
Strong winds caused blowing dust and
reduced visibilities to near zero in
spots on interstate 84 between Boardman
and Echo. Some vehicles were pulling
off the road. Traffic slowed to 25 MPH
on the interstate due to the reduced
visibility and tumbleweeds blowing
across the road. In addition, on highway
207 near Hermiston visibility was
reduced to near zero due to blowing
dust. The extremely low visibility
contributed to a non-injury collision
near the Boardman Bombing Range.
ORZ042>043 North Central Oregon - Central Oregon
22 030OPST
23 060OPST
A late season snow fell across Central
Oregon. Heavy snow fell in the La Pine
area where six inches of snow
accumulated. In Camp Sherman, snow
accumulations totaled seven inches.
ORZ045 Foothills Of The Blue Mountains
22 0630PST
23 0630PST
A late season snow fell across the
higher elevations of the Blue Mountain
Foothills, where five inches of snow was
measured in Condon. Lower elevations of
the Blue Mountain Foothills received
little or no snow.
ORZ042 North Central Oregon
23 210OPST
24 1100PST
Weather spotters in southwest Jefferson
County received heavy snow, with nine
inches of snow accumulation occurring in
Camp Sherman. Other areas in Jefferson
County received much less snow, with the
second highest report in the county
being three inches four miles
west-northwest of Opal Springs and in
Culver.
OREGON, Northwest
ORZ001>002 Northern Oregon Coast - Central Oregon
Coast
19 1400PST
20 1800PST
A frontal system moving onto the coast
brought high winds to the area. Yaquina
Bridge reported gusts to 68 mph, Sea
Lion Caves gusts to 76 mph, Cannon Beach
gusts to 70 mph, Newport Jetty gusts to
60 mph and Cape Foulweather gusts to 59
mph. Wind gusts in excess of 50 mph were
reported at the Newport and Astoria
airports as well as in Florence. High
winds caused one wide spread outage and
numerous smaller outages in the city of
Clatskanie. All outages were the result
of trees or branches falling over
distribution lines. Nearly 800 customers
were without electricity for over an
hour.
ORZ001>002 Northern Oregon Coast - Central Oregon
Coast
26 1000PST
27 0000PST
A strong cold front approached the
coast, bringing strong winds ahead of
it. Yaquina Bridge reported wind gusts
to 60 mph, and Clatsop spit gusts to 57
mph. Wind gusts in excess of 40 mph
were reported at Newport Jetty and in
Florence. A report was receive from the
public at Glenedin Beach of wind gusts
to 65 mph with some trees down.
ORZ011-013 Northern Oregon Cascades - Cascades In
Lane County
28 1500PST
29 2200PST
OREGON, Southeast
ORZ061 Harney
17 1400PST
1800PST
Strong high pressure behind a cold
front.
OREGON, Southwest
ORZ021-021-021-021 South Central Oregon Coast
1 1230PST
1830PST
Recorded at Cape Blanco.
A High Wind Warning was issued for the
coastal headlands in Oregon zones
ORZ021/022 at 1500 PST on 02/28/05,
effective from 0100 PST to 1600 PST on
03/01/05. The warning verified
continuously at Cape Blanco from
1200-1500 PST on 03/01. The highest
sustained wind and gust are recorded
above. Other verifying ob was recorded
at 1800 PST on 03/01, after the warning
was cancelled.
OREGON, Southwest
ORZ021-021-021-021- South Central Oregon Coast - Curry
021-021-021-021-021- County Coast
021-021>022 19 0900PST
20 1300PST
Recorded at Cape Blanco.
A High Wind Warning was issued for the
coastal headland of Oregon zones
ORZ021/022 at 18/1500 PST, effective
from 19/1000 to 20/1000 PST. The
warning was extended to 20/1500 PST at
20/1000 PST. The warning expired at
20/1505 PST. The above observations
verified the warning at Cape Blanco,
and one spotter report verified the
warning near Brookings. Winds meeting
warning criteria were recorded
continuously from 19/0900 PST until
19/2200 (except for 1700 and 2100) and
again continuously from 20/0400 until
20/1300 PST. Only the first, last, and
strongest verifying observations are
listed above.
ORZ021-021-021-021- South Central Oregon Coast
021-021-021-021-021
26 0025PST
27 1155PST
Recorded at Cape Blanco.
A High Wind Warning was issued for the
coastal headlands of Oregon zones
ORZ021/022 at 25/1415 PST, effective
from 26/1000 until 27/0400 PST. The
beginning of the warning window was
moved up to 26/0000 PST at 25/2050 PST.
The warning was extended twice, to
27/1000 at 26/1000 PST, and to 27/1200
at 27/0415 PST. The warning expired at
27/1203 PST. Verifying observations
were recorded at Cape Blanco and Cape
Arago. The warning verified continously
at Cape Blanco from 26/0310 PST until
27/0755 PST.
ORZ027 South Central Oregon Cascades
28 0800PST
29 0800PST
The cooperative observer at Lemolo #1
Forebay recorded 19.5 inches of snow in
24 hours. A Snow Advisory was in effect
for Oregon zones ORZ025/027/028 at this
time. A number of stations reported
snowfall that verified the advisory.
This was the only report that verified
a warning. It appears that a Snow
Advisory was the appropriate product
for most of this area during this event.
ORZ030 Northern & Eastern Klamath County &
Western Lake County
28 1900PST
29 0700PST
Spotter 1W Crescent recorded 7 inches
of snow overnight.
No warnings or advisories were in
effect for ORZ030 at this time.
PACIFIC
NONE REPORTED.
PACIFIC OCEAN
Pigeon Pt To Pt
Arena Ca Wwd 20Nm
18 W Golden Gate to 27 1717PST
Bodega Bay 1730PST
Thunderstorm wind gust of 36 kts at
Buoy 26.
San Francisco / San
Pablo / Suisun Bay
And W Delta
Angel Island 27 1800PST
1802PST
A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to
34 knots at Angel Island.
PENNSYLVANIA, Central
PAZ010>012- Elk - Cameron - Northern Clinton -
017>019-024-028-033- Clearfeld - Northern Centre - Southern
041>042-045>046- Centre - Cambria - Juniata - Somerset -
049>053-056>059- Northern Lycoming - Sullivan - Southern
63>66 Clinton - Southern Lycoming - Union -
Snyder - Montour - Northumberland -
Columbia - Perry - Dauphin - Schuylkill
- Lebanon - Cumberland - Adams -
York - Lancaster
01 0000EST
02 0700EST
A low pressure system developed over
the northeast Gulf of Mexico on Sunday
February 27th, and then tracked
northeast just off the East Coast during
Monday, February 28th. This low then
continued moving northeast off the New
England Coast late Monday night, while
another low pressure system tracked
slowly east across Pennsylvania on
Tuesday March 1st. This combination of
storm systems, and abundant moisture
produced widespread moderate to heavy
snowfall across much of central
Pennsylvania from late Monday afternoon
into Tuesday morning.
The combination of the second low, and
persistent strong and moist upslope
flow across the Laurel Highlands in the
wake of this low led to additional
significant snowfall from Tuesday into
early Wednesday.
Total snowfall accumulations from this
entire event ranged from 4 to 6 inches
across central and northern areas, to
locally 6 to 8 inches across the lower
and middle Susquehanna Valley. Most of
this accumulation occurred from late
Monday afternoon into early Tuesday
morning. Snowfall amounts across the
Laurel Highlands were the highest, due
to the persistent nature of the
snowfall, where locally up to a foot of
snow occurred.
This locally heavy snowfall created
widespread hazardous travel conditions
across much of central Pennsylvania from
Monday afternoon into Tuesday morning,
and also led to numerous accidents and
road closures. Additional road closures
occurred across portions of the Laurel
Highlands Tuesday night into early
Wednesday due to impassable roads.
PAZ037-042 Tioga - Sullivan
23 2100EST
24 0500EST
A low pressure system tracked northeast
from the lower Ohio Valley on Wednesday
morning, March 23rd, before redeveloping
along the mid Atlantic coast during
Wednesday afternoon. Precipitation
initially began as rain across the
region, but as colder air filtered into
the area, the precipitation quickly
changed to heavy wet snow during
Wednesday afternoon. This heavy wet snow
continued intermittently into Wednesday
night, before tapering off early
Thursday morning.
Total snowfall accumulations ranged
from 6 to 12 inches across the region,
leading to hazardous travel conditions
late Wednesday afternoon into Thursday
morning. In addition, the weight of the
heavy wet snow snapped numerous tree
limbs, leading to scattered power
outages across the area.
PAZ025>026-028- Blair - Huntingdon - Juniata -
033>034-036 Somerset - Bedford - Franklin
28 2130EST
29 0715EST
A low pressure system tracked northeast
into the Ohio Valley early on Monday,
March 28th, before slowly moving cast
across Pennsylvania Monday afternoon.
The low then redeveloped along the
Delmarva coast Monday night, before
lifting north toward southern New
England during Tuesday morning, March
29th. This storm, combined with abundant
low level moisture drawn from the Gulf
of Mexico and western Atlantic Ocean,
produced very heavy rainfall across
south central Pennsylvania from Monday
afternoon into early Tuesday morning.
This heavy rainfall led to numerous
road closures from Monday evening into
Tuesday morning, as many streams
overflowed their banks. The flooding
ended by midday on Tuesday.
PAZ059 Lebanon
28 2145EST
29 1945EST
Heavy rain caused Swatara Creek at
Harper Tavern to flood. The creek
exceeded flood stage of 9 feet at 21:45
EST on the 28th, crested at 11.02 feet
at 11:15 EST on the 29th, then fell
back below flood stage at 19:45 EST on
the 29th.
PAZ026 Huntingdon
28 2300EST
29 2145EST
Heavy rain caused Aughwick Creek at
Shirleysburg to flood. The creek
exceeded flood stage of 10 feet at 23:00
EST on the 28th, crested at 12.52 feet
at 11:30 EST on the 29th, then fell back
below flood stage at 21:45 EST on the
29th.
PAZ056>057-059- Perry - Dauphin - Lebanon - Cumberland
063>66 - Adams - York - Lancaster
28 2300EST
29 0715EST
A low pressure system tracked northeast
into the Ohio Valley early on Monday,
March 28th, before slowly moving east
across Pennsylvania Monday afternoon.
The low then redeveloped along the
Delmarva coast Monday night, before
lifting north toward southern New
England during Tuesday morning, March
29th. This storm, combined with abundant
low level moisture drawn from the Gulf
of Mexico and western Atlantic Ocean,
produced very heavy rainfall across the
lower Susquehanna Valley from Monday
afternoon into early Tuesday morning.
As a result of the heavy rainfall,
numerous streams overflowed their banks
onto adjacent roadways, resulting in
road closures, particularly during the
pre-dawn hours of Tuesday. The flooding
then receded rather quickly around, or
just after sunrise on Tuesday.
PAZ063 Cumberland
28 2315EST
29 0930EST
Heavy rain caused Yellow Breeches Creek
at Camp Hill to flood. The creek
exceeded flood stage of 7 feet at 23:15
EST on the 28th, crested at 8.0 feet at
05:30 EST on the 29th, then fell back
below flood stage at 09:30 EST on the
29th.
PAZ033 Somerset
29 0200EST
1000EST
Heavy rain caused the Youghiogheny River
at Confluence to flood. The river
exceeded flood stage of 12 feet at 02:00
EST on the 29th, crested at 12.35 feet
at 05:00 EST on the 29th, then fell back
below flood stage at 10:00 EST on the
29th.
PAZ063 Cumberland
29 0330EST
30 2000EST
Heavy rain caused Conodoguinet Creek at
Hogestown to flood. The creek exceeded
flood stage of 8 feet at 03:30 EST on
the 29th, crested at 9.32 feet at 02:45
EST on the 30th, then fell back below
flood stage at 20:00 EST on the 30th.
PAZ056 Perry
29 0415EST
1445EST
Heavy rain caused Sherman Creek at
Shermans Dale to flood. The creek
exceeded flood stage of 9 feet at 04:15
EST on the 29th, crested at 9.7 feet at
10:15 EST on the 29th, then fell back
below flood stage at 14:45 EST on the
29th.
PAZ041>042-046- Northern Lycoming - Sullivan - Southern
049>053 Lycoming - Union - Snyder - Montour -
Northumberland Columbia
29 0430EST
1200EST
A low pressure system tracked northeast
into the Ohio Valley early on Monday,
March 28th, before slowly moving east
across Pennsylvania Monday afternoon.
The low then redeveloped along the
Delmarva coast Monday night, before
lifting north toward southern New
England during Tuesday morning, March
29th. This storm, combined with abundant
low level moisture drawn from the Gulf
of Mexico and western Atlantic Ocean,
produced very heavy rainfall across the
middle and upper Susquehanna Valley
from Monday afternoon into early Tuesday
morning. Rainfall amounts from 1 to 3
inches, combined with rapid snowmelt to
produce widespread flooding across the
region.
Numerous roadways were reported closed
due to flooding, mainly from late Monday
night into Tuesday morning. In addition,
several streams overflowed their banks
as a result of excessive runoff from the
rain and melting snow. In particular,
Creek Road, Schoolhouse Road and
Orangeville-Rohrsburg Road in Columbia
County were closed, with several streams
out of their banks. In Lycoming County,
water covered routes 405 and 442 near
Money. In Union County, several roadways
were covered in water in the towns of
Mifflinburg and Lewisburg, while in
Snyder County, several roadways were
also covered in water, including State
Route 104. The flooding ended by midday
on Tuesday.
PAZ057 Dauphin
29 0500EST
30 0100EST
Heavy rain caused Swatara Creek at
Hershey to flood. The creek exceeded
flood stage of 7 feet at 05:00 EST on
the 29th, crested at 7.51 feet at 17:30
EST on the 29th, then fell back below
flood stage at 01:00 EST on the 30th.
PAZ049>050 Union - Snyder
29 0700EST
0815EST
Heavy rain caused Penns Creek at Penns
Creek to flood. The creek exceeded flood
stage of 8 feet at 07:00 EST on the
29th, crested at 8.0 feet at 07:30 EST
on the 29th, then fell back below flood
stage at 08:15 EST on the 29th.
PAZ057 Dauphin
29 0900EST
2100EST
Heavy rain caused Swatara Creek at
Middletown to flood. The creek exceeded
flood stage of 11 feet at 09:00 EST on
the 29th, crested at 11.5 feet at 18:00
EST on the 29th, then fell back below
flood stage at 21:00 EST on the 29th.
PAZ046 Southern Lycoming
29 1500EST
30 2000EST
Heavy rain caused the West Branch of the
Susquehanna River at Montgomery to
flood. The river exceeded flood stage of
17 feet at 15:00 EST on the 29th,
crested at 17.5 feet at 07:00 EST on the
30th, then fell back below flood stage
at 20:00 EST on the 30th.
PAZ053 Columbia
29 1530EST
30 2345EST
Heavy rain caused the Susquehanna River
at Bloomsburg to flood. The river
exceeded flood stage of 19 feet at 15:30
EST on the 29th, crested at 21.40 feet
at 04:15 EST on the 30th, then fell back
below flood stage at 23:45 EST on the
30th.
PAZ051>052 Montour - Northumberland
29 2330EST
30 2015EST
Heavy rain caused the Susquehanna River
at Danville to flood. The river exceeded
flood stage of 20 feet at 23:30 EST on
the 29th, crested at 20.86 feet at 07:30
EST on the 30th, then fell back below
flood stage at 20:15 EST on the 30th.
PAZ065>066 York - Lancaster
30 0330EST
31 1000EST
Heavy rain caused the Susquehanna River
at Marietta to flood. The river exceeded
flood stage of 49 feet at 03:30 EST on
the 30th, crested at 50.25 feet at 16:30
EST on the 30th, then fell back below
flood stage at 10:00 EST on the 31st.
PAZ057-063 Dauphin - Cumberland
30 0600EST
2130EST
Heavy rain caused the Susquehanna River
at Harrisburg to flood. The river
exceeded flood stage of 17 feet at 06:00
EST on the 30th, crested at 17.43 feet
at 13:00 EST on the 30th, then fell back
below flood stage at 21:30 EST on the
30th.
PENNSYLVANIA, East
PAZ054>055- Carbon - Monroe - Berks - Lehigh -
060>062-067>071 Northampton - Chester - Montgomery -
Bucks - Delaware - Philadelphia
01 0000EST
1000EST
Heavy snow fell across Eastern
Pennsylvania from the late morning of
February 28th into the morning of March
1st. Snow began during the late morning
of February 28th around the Philadelphia
Metropolitan Area and spread north and
reached the Poconos during the early
afternoon. Heavier bands of accumulating
snow moved through the eastern part of
the state during the afternoon and
evening of February 28th. The snow ended
across the Philadelphia Metropolitan
Area before the sun rose on the 1st and
ended during the morning in the Lehigh
Valley and the Poconos. Accumulations
averaged 6 to 12 inches.
Many municipalities declared snow
emergencies. Many schools dismissed
children early on February 28th, a few
cancelled classes altogether. Some
employers let their workers go home
early. Many state offices closed at 1
p.m. EST on February 28th. About 30
percent of all flights from Philadelphia
International Airport were cancelled.
Untreated roads became slippery
especially as the afternoon and evening
wore on and temperatures dropped. Many
after school activities and classes as
well as municipal and school board
meetings were cancelled. Many schools
had delayed openings on the 1st. In
Carbon County, schools were closed on
the 1st.
The snow and slippery roads led to
several serious accidents on major
roadways. In Philadelphia, the eastbound
Schuylkill Expressway was closed during
the latter part of the evening commute
at the University Avenue exit after a
four vehicle accident. On the Vine
Street Expressway, a paratransit bus was
involved in an accident and several
serious injuries ensued. In Northampton
County, westbound Interstate 78 was
closed for most of the evening after two
tractor-trailers collided. In Nazareth
(Northampton County), a vehicle struck a
utility pole and caused outages to 1,000
homes and businesses. Similarly, about
1,000 homes and businesses in
northwestern Reading (Berks County) lost
power after a vehicle struck another
utility pole. Dozens of accidents
occurred throughout Berks, Bucks, Lehigh
and Northampton Counties.
Specific accumulations included 12.0
inches in Williams Township (Northampton
County), 10.8 inches in Springtown
(Bucks County), 10.1 inches at the
Lehigh Valley International Airport,
10.0 inches in Albrightsville and
Lehighton (Carbon County) and
Saylorsburg (Monroe County), 9.5 inches
in Unionville (Chester County), 9.3
inches in East Stroudsburg (Monroe
County), 9.0 inches in Stony Run (Berks
County), 8.7 inches in Glenmoore and
West Chester (Chester County), 8.5
inches in Bechtelsville (Berks County)
and Hatboro (Montgomery County), 8.3
inches in Orefield (Lehigh County), 8.2
inches in Trappe (Montgomery County),
8.0 inches in Southampton (Bucks County)
and Pocono Summit (Monroe County), 7.5
inches in Wayne and Havertown (Delaware
County), 7.2 inches in Wynnewood
(Montgomery County), 7.0 inches in
Jackson Township (Monroe County), 6.8
inches in Exton (Chester County), 6.7
inches in Easton (Northampton County),
6.5 inches in Hamburg (Berks County) and
Chadds Ford (Delaware County), 6.1
inches in Somerton (Philadelphia
County), 6.0 inches in Fricks (Bucks
County) and Pottstown (Montgomery
County) and 5.8 inches at the
Philadelphia International Airport.
The heavy snow 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.
PAZ060 Berks
02 0700EST
2300EST
Gusty northwest winds circulating around
an intense low pressure system over the
Canadian Maritimes caused power outages
in Ruscombmanor and Oley Townships.
About 3,000 homes and businesses lost
power between 4 p.m. and 1030 p.m. EST.
The peak wind gust at the Reading
Regional Airport was 37 mph.
PAZ054>055- Carbon - Monroe - Berks - Lehigh -
060>062-067>071 Northampton - Chester - Montgomery -
Bucks - Delaware - Philadelphia
08 0600EST
1500EST
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 most places, but the sharp drop
in temperatures brought treacherous
driving conditions on untreated roadways
during the afternoon and evening and
countless accidents occurred includingt
wo with fatalities in Chester County.
Precipitation started as rain before
sunrise on the 8th. The cold front moved
through Eastern Pennsylvania between 5
a.m. and 8 a.m. EST 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 6 a.m. and
8 a.m. EST in the Poconos, around 9 a.m.
EST in the Lehigh Valley and between 9
a.m. and 10 a.m. EST across Berks County
and the Philadelphia Metropolitan area.
About an hour after the precipitation
changed to snow, temperatures dropped
below freezing as the snow continued to
fall. The snow fell heavy at times
around Noon EST in the Lehigh Valley.
The snow ended during the mid-afternoon,
but its lingering effects lasted well
into the night as the wind blew the snow
back on the road.
Townships averaged about a dozen weather
related accidents. In Bucks County, the
911 centers had about 700 more calls
than usual. In Chester County, a
21-year-old woman died in Pocopson
Township on northbound Pennsylvania
State Route 52 after she could not
negotiate a curve, struck a concrete
bridge abutment, slid down an embankment
and came to a stop in a small stream. In
Thombury Township, a 62-year-old woman
died after she lost control of her
vehicle and struck a tree. In Berks
County, Interstate 78 was down to one
lane in each direction for hours between
Shartlesville and Lenhartsville because
of a dozen minor accidents. The West
Shore Bypass was closed in Reading for
about an hour. Serious traffic accidents
occurred in Cumm, Maxatawny, Robeson and
Windsor Townships. In Bucks County, in
Milford Township, a state trooper was
injured after his vehicle was rear-ended
on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. In the
Lehigh Valley, westbound Interstate 78
had 5 mile long delays through the
evening rush. In the Philadelphia
Metropolitan area, the snow and wind
caused about 15 minute delays throughout
its SEPTA regional rail lines. Many
schools dismissed children early and
cancelled after school activities.
Specific snow accumulations included 2.4
inches in Blue Bell (Montgomery County),
2.2 inches at the Lehigh Valley
International Airport and Glenmoore
(Chester County), 1.8 inches in Furlong
(Bucks County), 1.5 inches in Forks
Township (Northampton County) and
Boyertown (Berks County), 1.0 inch in
Chadds Ford (Delaware County) and 0.5
inches at the Philadelphia 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.
PAZ054>055- Carbon - Monroe - Berks - Lehigh -
060>062-067>071 Northampton - Chester - Montgomery -
Bucks - Delaware - Philadelphia
08 1000EST
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 averaged 45 to 50 mph and
caused isolated power outages throughout
Eastern Pennsylvania. In Uwchlan
Township (Chester County) a wind downed
tree caused high tension wires to fall
onto a vehicle and trapped the driver.
The downed wires damaged two other
vehicles. The strong winds also blew
snow back onto already cleared or salted
roads. Peak wind gusts included 51 mph
in Downingtown (Chester County), 48 mph
in Northeast Philadelphia and Doylestown
(Bucks County), 47 mph at the
Philadelphia International Airport and
Mount Pocono (Monroe County), 46 mph in
Reading (Berks County) and 43 mph at the
Lehigh Valley International Airport.
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.
PAZ054>055 Carbon - Monroe
11 0100EST
12 0600EST
Periods of light snow fell across the
Poconos from just after Midnight EST on
the 11th until around sunrise on the
12th. The snow had a difficult time
accumulating during the daytime as most
of the accumulating snow fell overnight
on the 11th. Accumulations averaged
around two inches. Untreated and less
traveled roads were treacherous. 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 the
Poconos early in 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.
PAZ054>055 Carbon - Monroe
20 0300EST
1000EST
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 the
Poconos between 3 a.m. and 10 a.m. EST.
Ice accretions were less than one-tenth
of an inch. Some snow and sleet mixed in
with no accumulations in most areas. By
10 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.
PAZ054>055 Carbon - Monroe
23 0600EST
24 0500EST
PAZ061>062 Lehigh - Northampton
23 1600EST
24 0200EST
A low pressure system exiting the United
States from the Delmarva Peninsula
brought rain and then snow to the Lehigh
Valley and heavy snow in the Poconos.
Accumulations averaged 2 to 4 inches in
the Lehigh Valley and 5 to 10 inches in
the Poconos. Following the pattern of
other winter storms this season, the
accumulating snow hit the evening
commute the hardest which was described
as a nightmare in the Poconos.
Precipitation in the Lehigh Valley
started as rain the morning of the 23rd
around sunrise and changed to snow
during the afternoon. The snow ended
around Midnight EST on the 24th. In the
Poconos, precipitation started as snow
around sunrise on the 23rd and mixed
with sleet and rain at times during the
morning over the lower elevations. The
snow continued through the night and
ended just before sunrise on the 24th.
Dozens of crashes occurred as vehicles
skidded from roadways, overturned or
became stuck. The Pocono evening commute
started poorly as three tractor-trailers
jack-knifed on westbound Interstate 80
just west of Blakeslee at 330 p.m. This
closed the Interstate in both directions
in Carbon and Monroe Counties until 8
p.m. EST. The eastbound side was
reopened at 8 p.m. EST and the westbound
side was reopened at 9 p.m. EST.
Firefighters used all terrain vehicles
to help lead stranded traffic off of the
Interstate. Interstate 80 was not alone
as accidents and impassable hills led to
stopped traffic for 3 to 5 hours through
the evening commute on Interstate 380
and Pennsylvania State Routes 33, 115,
196, 611, 903 and 940. On Pennsylvania
State Route 33 between Wind Gap
(Northampton County) and Stroudsburg,
commuters were averaging a speed of one
mile per hour. The bumper-to-bumper
traffic conditions made it difficult for
PennDOT crews to clear the roads.
Commutes from New York City took up to
eight hours. Even some lesser roads were
closed. A school bus became stuck in the
snow in Tobyhanna Township (Monroe
County) and some school children were
stranded at their school before finally
getting home later that day in Carbon
County. The combination of accidents and
the heavy wet snow led to downed trees
in Pike and Monroe Counties and about
16,100 homes and businesses lost power.
All power was restored by the 25th.
In the Lehigh Valley, the change to snow
led to dozens of accidents. A car crash
led to a serious injury in Weisenberg
Township (Lehigh County). In Plainfield
Township (Northampton County), a male
driver avoided serious injuries even
though his vehicle skidded across
opposing traffic and landed in a creek.
The most serious damage in the valley
occurred in Washington Township when a
vehicle skidded off a road and slid
between a home and a utility pole. The
vehicle's passenger side struck and
ruptured an oil tank and a natural gas
line on the side of the home. This
caused an explosion that set the house
on fire. The homeowner ran out the back
door and the driver and passengers of
the vehicle were also uninjured. The
flames charred the north side of the
home and claimed the lives of the
homeowner's pet snake and cat.
Everything within the house was
destroyed. About two dozen people were
evacuated until the natural gas line was
closed. They all returned by the next
morning.
Accumulations included 10.5 inches in
Tobyhanna (Monroe County), 8.0 inches in
Albrightsville (Carbon County) and
Pocono Summit (Monroe County), 7.8
inches in Bossardsville (Monroe County),
6.0 inches in East Stroudsburg (Monroe
County), 5.5 inches in Lehighton (Carbon
County), 3.5 inches in Williams Township
(Northampton County), 2.0 inches in
Forks Township (Northampton County) and
1.3 inches at the Lehigh Valley
International Airport.
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 east of
Cape May, New Jersey at 1 a.m. EST on
the 24th.
PAZ054>055 Carbon - Monroe
27 2300EST
28 0800EST
Pockets of freezing rain occurred across
the Poconos 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 over the higher
terrain. 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.
Bucks County
Countywide 28 1200EST
2000EST
Monroe County
Countywide 28 1300EST
2000EST
Northampton County
Countywide 28 1300EST
1900EST
Heavy rain fell across Eastern
Pennsylvania during the afternoon and
evening of the 28th and caused urban and
poor drainage flooding. It also left the
region vulnerable to additional heavy
rain. 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
during the evening of the 28th. Storm
totals averaged around two inches. A few
roads were closed because of the
flooding. The combination of runoff and
snow melt caused isolated pockets of
minor flooding along the Delaware River
on the morning of the 30th. In
Northampton County, in Forks Township,
North Delaware Drive (Pennsylvania State
Route 611) was flooded. The Delaware
River at Riegelsville (Warren County,
New Jersey) crested at 21.3 feet. Flood
stage at Riegelsville is 22 feet.
Farther down the Delaware, in Yardley
(Bucks County), a mile long stretch of
River Road was flooded by the Delaware
River in three low-lying sections. The
Delaware River at Trenton (Mercer
County, New Jersey) crested at 17.8
feet. Flood stage at Trenton is 20 feet.
Storm totals included 2.94 inches in
Kresgeville (Monroe County), 2.56 inches
in Pocono Summit (Monroe County), 2.35
inches in Walnutport (Northampton
County), 2.38 inches in Forks Township
(Northampton County), 2.33 inches in
Mount Pocono (Monroe County), 2.20
inches in Springtown (Bucks County),
2.02 inches in Tannersville (Monroe
County), 1.83 inches in Perkasie (Bucks
County), 1.66 inches in Doylestown
(Bucks County) and 1.65 inches in
Neshaminy Falls (Bucks 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.
PAZ067 Chester
28 1537EST
29 0630EST
Heavy rain fell across Chester County
during the afternoon and evening of the
28th and caused urban and poor drainage
flooding. It also caused some stream and
creek flooding and left the region
vulnerable to additional heavy rain.
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
during the evening of the 28th. Storm
totals averaged around two inches. The
East Branch of the Brandywine Creek at
Downingtown was above its 7 foot flood
stage from 546 p.m. on the 28th through
1251 a.m. EST on the 29th. It crested at
9.16 feet at 845 p.m. EST on the 28th.
Along the main stem of the Brandywine
Creek at Chadds Ford, the creek was
above its 9 foot flood stage from 1109
p.m. EST on the 28th through 630 a.m.
EST on the 29th. It crested at 9.51 feet
at 315 a.m. EST on the 29th. The French
Creek at Phoenixville was above its 8
foot flood stage from 633 p.m. EST
through 10 p.m. EST on the 28th. It
crested at 8.25 feet at 745 p.m. EST.
The Valley Creek at Valley Forge was
above its 7 foot flood stage from 337
p.m. through 834 p.m. EST on the 28th.
It crested at 7.47 feet at 645 p.m. EST.
Storm totals included 2.53 inches at
Chadds Ford (Delaware County), 2.30
inches in Glenmoore, 1.77 inches, 1.63
inches in Coatesville and 1.36 inches in
Valley Forge.
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
l a.m. EST on the 29th and about 100
miles east of Atlantic City at 7 a.m.
EST on the 29th.
PAZ061 Lehigh
28 1700EST
2300EST
Heavy rain fell across Lehigh County
during the afternoon and evening of the
28th and caused urban and poor drainage
flooding. It also led to minor flooding
along a few creeks and rivers and
several road closures and water rescues.
It also left the region vulnerable to
additional heavy rain. 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 during the evening of the
28th. Storm totals averaged around two
inches.
In Allentown, the Lehigh River rose up
to several homes on Adams Island. In
Lower Macungie Township, the Indian
Creek flooded and two people were
rescued from the flood waters. Roads
were closed in Upper Macungie, Upper
Milford and South Whitehall Townships.
Storm totals included 1.93 inches at the
Lehigh Valley International Airport.
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.
PAZ060 Berks
28 1737EST
29 0225EST
Heavy rain fell across Berks County
during the afternoon and evening of the
28th and caused urban and poor drainage
flooding. It also caused flooding along
the Manatawny Creek and left the region
vulnerable to additional heavy rain.
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
during the evening of the 28th. Storm
totals averaged between two and three
inches. Several roads were flooded and
closed. The Manatawny Creek at
Spangville was above its 6 foot flood
stage from 537 p.m. EST on the 28th
through 225 a.m. EST on the 29th. It
crested at 6.81 feet at 930 p.m. EST on
the 28th. Storm totals included 2.80
inches in Ontelaunce Township, 2.64
inches in Pennside, 2.62 inches in
Gibraltar, 2.61 inches in Vinemont, 2.48
inches in Lincoln Park and 2.26 inches
in Bernville.
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 cast of Atlantic City at 7 a.m.
EST on the 29th.
PAZ068 Montgomery
28 1755EST
29 0256EST
Heavy rain fell across Montgomery County
during the afternoon and evening of the
28th and caused urban and poor drainage
flooding. It also caused some stream and
creek flooding and left the region
vulnerable to additional heavy rain.
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
during the evening of the 28th. Storm
totals averaged between two and three
inches. The East Branch of the Perkiomen
Creek at Schwenksville was above its 7
foot flood stage from 736 p.m. EST on
the 28th through 1222 a.m. EST on the
29th. It crested at 7.95 feet at 930
p.m. EST on the 28th. The main stem of
the Perkiomen Creek at Graterford was
above its 11 foot stage from 922 p.m.
EST on the 28th through 1234 a.m. EST on
the 29th. It crested at 11.18 feet at 11
p.m. EST on the 28th. The Manatawny
Creek at Pottstown was above its 6 foot
flood stage from 627 p.m. EST on the
28th through 256 a.m. EST on the 29th.
It crested at 6.54 feet at 730 p.m. EST
on the 28th. The Wissahickon Creek at
Fort Washington was above its 9 foot
flood stage from 555 p.m. EST through
736 p.m. EST on the 28th. It crested at
9.15 feet at 645 p.m. EST.
Storm totals included 3.40 inches in
Palm, 2.24 inches in Willow Grove, 1.94
inches in Pottstown and 1.27 inches in
Hatboro.
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.
Northampton County
Martins Creek 28 1900EST
Lightning struck the back of a three
bedroom home in Lower Mount Bethel
Township. The ensuing fire started at
the electrical box and spread from the
basement into other parts of the home.
Firefighters found the main level of the
home ablaze when they arrived. The fire
was extinguished in about forty-five
minutes. But, the home sustained
extensive smoke and heat damage
throughout its main floor and roof. No
serious injuries were reported. Damage
to the home was estimated at nearly
$150,000.
PAZ070 Delaware
28 1945EST
29 0630EST
Heavy rain fell across Delaware County
during the afternoon and evening of the
28th and caused urban and poor drainage
flooding. It also caused some stream and
creek flooding and left the region
vulnerable to additional heavy rain.
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
during the evening of the 28th. Storm
totals averaged around two inches. The
Chester Creek at Chester was briefly
above its 8 foot flood stage from 745
p.m. EST through 807 p.m. EST on the
28th. It crested at 8.01 feet at 8 p.m.
EST. The Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford
was above its 9 foot flood stage from
1109 p.m. EST on the 28th through 630
a.m. EST on the 29th. It crested at 9.51
feet at 315 a.m. EST on the 29th. Storm
totals included 2.53 inches at Chadds
Ford and 1.66 inches at the Philadelphia
International Airport.
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.
PAZ071 Philadelphia
28 2015EST
29 0028EST
Heavy rain fell across Philadelphia
during the afternoon and evening of the
28th and caused urban and poor drainage
flooding. It also caused some stream
flooding and left the region vulnerable
to additional heavy rain. 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 during the evening of the
28th. Storm totals averaged around two
inches. The Wissahickon Creek at its
mouth was above its 5 foot flood stage
from 815 p.m. EST on the 28th through
1228 a.m. EST on the 29th. It crested at
5.28 feet at 1045 p.m. EST on the 28th.
Storm totals included 2.60 inches in
Germantown and 1.66 inches at the
Philadelphia International Airport.
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.
PAZ070>071 Delaware - Philadelphia
29 0100EST
0400EST
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 at
Philadelphia Pier 12 reached 8.35 feet
above mean lower low water. Minor tidal
flooding begins at 8.2 feet above mean
lower low water.
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 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
east 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.
PAZ054 Carbon
29 1159EST
2152EST
Heavy rain fell across the Poconos
during the afternoon and evening of the
28th and caused urban and poor drainage
flooding. Runoff from the heavy rain
also led to flooding along the Pohopoco
Creek the next day. The heavy rain also
left the region vulnerable to additional
heavy rain. 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
during the evening of the 28th. Storm
totals averaged between two and three
inches. Roadway flooding closed
Pennsylvania State Route 895 in East
Penn Township. The Pohopoco Creek at
Parryville was above its 5.5 foot flood
stage from 1159 a.m. EST through 952
p.m. EST on the 29th. It crested at 5.55
feet at 1215 p.m. EST. Storm totals
included 2.57 inches in Lehighton.
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 nearNorfolk, 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.
PENNSYLVANIA, Northeast
PAZ038>040- Bradford - Susquehanna - Northern Wayne
043>044-047>048-072 - Wyoming - Lackawanna - Luzerne - Pike
- Southern Wayne
01 0300EST
1000EST
A strong winter storm brought 8 to 14
inches of snow to all of northeast
Pennsylvania. 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 late in the morning
of February 28th. The snow continued
through the night, heavy at times,
before tapering off to light snow and
flurries in the morning on March 1st.
PAZ038>040- Bradford - Susquehanna - Northern Wayne
043>044-047>048-072 - Wyoming - Lackawanna - Luzerne - Pike
- Southern Wayne
24 0400EST
0500EST
An intensifying storm moved north along
the east coast on March 23rd and 24th.
Light mixed precipitation moved into
northeast Pennsylvania the morning of
the 23rd before changing over to snow
early in the afternoon. 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. Hundreds of accidents occurred as
people tried to get home after work
during the height of the storm in the
evening. Both interstate 80 and 81 in
southern Luzerne County were closed for
part of the evening. 7500 electric
customers lost power in Luzerne County.
PAZ038 Bradford
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 riverflows
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 keeping
river levels high.
Luzerne County
Countywide 29 0005EST
0330EST
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. Many
roads were closed due to flash flooding.
A building in the town of Conyngham
collapsed due to the excessive rainfall.
Also a sinkhole developed at a residence
in Pittston.
Wayne County
Countywide 29 0020EST
0330EST
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. Many
roads were closed due to flash flooding.
Lackawanna County
Countywide 29 0030EST
0330EST
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. Many
roads were closed due to flash flooding.
Wyoming County
Countywide 29 0100EST
0330EST
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. Many
roads were closed due to flash flooding.
Towns with roads closed included
Tunkhannock, Meshoppen, and Nicholson.
PAZ043 Wyoming
29 0446EST
1538EST
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches on the 28th. A few locations had
over 3 inches. 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 Tunkhannock Creek at
Tunkhannock rose and fell quickly above
its flood stage of 11 feet on the 29th.
The creek crested at 12.06 feet at 10:45
AM.
PAZ043 Wyoming
29 0549EST
30 0641EST
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches on the 28th. A few locations got
more than 3 inches. 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 Meshoppen went
above its flood stage of 27 feet early
on the 29th, then crested at 28.49 feet
at 5 PM on the 29th. The river fell back
below flood stage on the 30th.
PAZ047 Luzerne
29 0851EST
30 2123EST
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches on the 28th. A few locations had
over 3 inches. 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
ilkes-Barre went above its flood stage
of 22 feet on the morning of the 29th,
crested at 26.05 feet at 9 PM also on
the 29th, then fell back below flood
stage late on the 30th.
PENNSYLVANIA, Northwest
PAZ001>003 Northern Erie - Southern Erie - Crawford
01 0300EST
03 0600EST
Light snow associated with a low
pressure spread across northwest
Pennsylvania during the early morning
hours of March 1. The cold front
associated with the low pressure system
passed through the region during the
afternoon, and light snow continued to
fall during the evening hours. However,
gusty west to northwest winds around 30
mph behind the cold front developed
reducing visibilities throughout the
area. The west to northwest winds
continued overnight, and lake effect
snow bands began developing and quickly
intensified during the early morning
hours of March 2. The lake effect snow
continued through much of the day, and
did not taper off until the morning
hours of March 3. Snowfall accumulations
for the event ranged from eight to
twelve inches along the Erie Lakeshore
to around twenty inches inland. A peak
total of 21.5 inches was reported in
Amity Township with 10.6 inches
officially falling at Erie International
Airport. Numerous accidents were
reported.
PENNSYLVANIA, West
PAZ023-030-032 Indiana - Westmoreland - Fayette
01 0000EST
2200EST
Rain and snow began 7 AM Feb 28, changed
to snow by 9 AM. Snow continued into the
night, until just before noon Mar 1,
when it tapered off to snow showers. Six
inches of snow accumulated by midnight
the morning of Mar 1. Chalkhill had 8"
by 7 AM, and Conemaugh got 7. By 7 AM
Mar 2, Creekside totaled 10.
PAZ007>009- Mercer - Venango - Forest - Lawrence -
013>016-020>022-029 Butler - Clarion - Jefferson - Beaver -
Allegheny - Armstrong - Washington
01 0300EST
1100EST
In southwestern Pennsylvania, rain and
snow began 7 AM Feb 28, changed to snow
by 9 AM. In northwestern Pennsylvania,
snow began 10 AM Feb 28. Snow continued
into the night, until just before noon
Mar 1, when it tapered off to snow
showers. Most places reported 6" by 3 AM
Mar 1. Crooked Creek in Armstrong County
had 9" by 7 AM. Tionesta in Forest
County had 7 inches. Pittsburgh had 6"
over 2 days, setting a one-day record
Feb 28 with 4.8 inches of snow.
PAZ031 Greene
28 1637EST
2000EST
Route 21 flooded near Waynesburg.
PAZ032 Fayette
28 1652EST
2300EST
By 452 PM, Ronco Rd flooded in Ronco,
northwest of Masontown. By 758 PM,
several roads and basements flooded in
Masontown, and in Wharton Twp near
Chalkhill, and in the township of Henry
Clay in the southeastern part of Fayette
Co.
PAZ032 Fayette
28 2200EST
29 1500EST
On the Youghiogheny River, Connellsville
rose to flood stage (12 feet) at 10 PM
on 28th, crested at 14.1 feet at 430 AM
on 29th, and fell below flood stage 3 PM
on 29th.
PAZ021-029>030 Allegheny - Washington - Westmoreland
29 1300EST
1700EST
On the Monongahela River, Lock 4
Charleroi rose to flood stage (28 feet)
at 1 PM, crested at 28.1 ft at 330 PM,
and fell below flood stage at 5 PM. Lock
3 Elizabeth rose to flood stage (20
feet) at 430 PM, crested at 20 ft, and
fell below flood stage at 5 PM.
Number of Estimated
Persons Damage
Location Killed Injured Property Crops
NORTH CAROLINA, Central
Wake County
Cary 0 0 20K
Lighting struck a tree outside a Cary
residence. Lightning then entered the
natural gas line rupturing the line
under the house resulting in a
severely damaging fire.
Davidson County
4 N Welcome 0 0
Two trees were downed on South Union
Grove Road.
Guilford County
High Pt 0 0
62 mph gust measured by broadcast
meteorologist's home anemometer.
Stanly County
Countywide 0 0
Numerous trees were blown down in
Albemarle, Norwood, and Oakboro. In
New London, a carport was blown into
a tree, and the roof of a barn was
ripped off. An above-ground swimming
pool and deck were damaged, and a
shed was destroyed. A tree fell on
a car in Richfield.
Guilford County
2 S Sedalia 0 0
Trees were blown down at McConnell
Church Road in McCleansville.
Randolph County
Asheboro 0 0
Numerous trees were blown down at the
Asheboro Zoo. A tin roof was torn off
of a building in Asheboro, and trees
and power lines were downed as well.
Dime sized hail was also reported.
Anson County
Central Portion to 0 0 12.8K
Ansonville
A few trees were blown down in
Ansonville and Lilesville. A porch
was ripped of a trailer near
Wadesboro, and a roof was torn
off a barn. Further south, in
Morven, a roof was partially
tom off of a home.
Orange County
Chapel Hill 0 0
Chatham County
Harpers Xrds 0 2
A barn collapsed, injuring two people.
Moore County
Carthage 0 0
Trees were blown down near Carthage.
Richmond County
Ellerbe 0 0
Trees were blown down in Ellerbe, and
at scattered other locations across
the county. The Richmond County AWOS
reported a measured gust of 64 mph.
Moore County
Pinehurst 0 0
The roof of a metal building was
partially removed. A shed and two
garages were destroyed on Wright
Road. A tree fell on a roof, and
wind ripped apart a storage building
on Lake Bay Road.
Scotland County
Laurinburg 0 0
Numerous trees were blown down near
Highway 401 north of Laurinburg and
on Turnpike Road. Trees fell on a
couple of houses on Anita Drive in
town, and trees fell on cars in the
parking lot of Scotland Memorial's
medical facilities. A 100-year-old
barn on Peabridge Road was destroyed.
Lee County
Sanford 0 0
Power lines were blown down.
Hoke County
Raeford 0 0
Power lines were blown down, and small
hail was reported as well.
Franklin County
Youngsville 0 0
Trees and power lines were blown down
just west of Youngsville, on Halifax
Road, Pearces Road, and Ferrels
Bridge Road.
Harnett County
Erwin 0 0
Numerous trees and power lines were
blown down. A hay barn was destroyed
on Julian Road, and across the street
a brick tobacco barn was destroyed.
Wake County
Cary 0 0
A utility building was blown away in
town. Large trees were blown down on
Ten Ten Road. Homes were damaged in
the Fairview area, north of Fuquay-
Varina, with widespread reports of
trees down and power outages. Six to
eight homes were damaged just southwest
of Garner, with large pine and oak
trees on houses. Numerous trees were
blown down on Senter Farm Road.
Cumberland County
Ft Bragg 0 0 1M
KFBG METAR reported 66 mph wind gust.
Several homes on Ft. Bragg property
sustained roof damage. Simmons Army
Airfield sustained a significant
amount of damage to four helicopter
hangars, government vehicles, and
outdoor structures.
Cumberland County
3 SE Fayetteville 0 0
Trees and power lines were blown down
near the Cross Creek Mall. Pea to dime
sized hail was reported as well.
Wake County
Zebulon 0 0
A tree fell through a mobile home on
NC 231. Near Knightdale, several
large limbs were blown down.
Johnston County
Clayton 0 0
Trees and power lines were blown down
on Shotwell Road near US 70. A tree
also fell on a house along Shotwell
Road. A barn was blown down and
equipment was damaged on Cornwallis
Road. The old Champion building
sustained roof damage.
Johnston County
Selma 0 0 40K
The roof was destroyed on the old Selma
Ice, Coal, and Oil Company. BB&T, Selma
Fire & EMS, McClung's Electrical, and
the Selma Police Department all
sustained damage. Windows were blown
out at the Wee Tots daycare.
Wayne County
8 W Goldsboro 0 0
Trees and powerlines were blown down.
Sampson County
Autryville 0 1
Trees and power lines were blown down in
town, and a home was destroyed. Mobile
home windows were blown out, injuring a
person. From Autryville to Newton Grove,
numerous trees and powerlines were blown
down. Just north of Autryville, in the
Midway community, a church was severely
damaged. A couple of vehicles were
flipped, a storage shed was destroyed,
and several homes sustained damage as
well. Seven barns and three turkey
houses were destroyed. A hog house
on Seed Mill Road sustained severe
damage, but only one of the 1200
hogs was lost.
Halifax County
Halifax 0 0
Trees were blown down and a shed was
destroyed.
Nash County
Nashville 0 0
Several trees and power lines were blown
down in Nashville, Red Oak, and Bailey.
Sampson County
6 N Turkey 0 0
A shed was destroyed near 1-40 close to
the Pender County line.
Wilson County
6 E Wilson 0 0
Two houses were heavily damaged on Heath
Glenn Road, and a tree fell through the
center of another house on Stantonsburg
Road.
Wayne County
Goldsboro 0 3
The roof was removed from a house on
Antioch Road, and a person inside was
injured. On Piedmont Airline Road,
another house was heavily damaged,
injuring the person inside. Structural
damage was also reported on Patetown
Road. On US 13 South, a few metal
shelters were destroyed. Numerous trees
and power lines were blown down. Strong
winds damaged part of the Wayne Country
Day School, with one minor injury. A
civilian forecaster at Seymour Johnson
Air Force Base reported winds of 61 mph.
Edgecombe County
Macclesfield 0 0
An old building sustained roof damage.
Forsyth County
Lewisville 0 0
Quarter sized hail reported at Kyland
and Dozier Roads.
Forsyth County
Tobaccoville 0 0
Guilford County
Oak Ridge 0 0
Guilford County
Greensboro 0 0
Golfball sized hail reported at New
Garden and Horsepen creek.
Harnett County
Anderson Creek 0 0
Nickel hail at Ray Road and Route 210.
Wake County
5 S Raleigh 0 0
Hen egg sized hail reported on Lake
Wheeler Road. Quarter to half dollar
sized hail reported in Fuquay Varina
and at Highways 401 and 70 in Garner.
Wake County
5 N Raleigh 0 0
Franklin County
Franklinton 0 0
Granville County
Wilton 0 0
Vance County
3 N Henderson 0 0
Half dollar sized hail reported in
Harris Crossroads near Kerr Lake.
NORTH CAROLINA, Central Coastal
Duplin County
Countywide 0 0 250K
Greene County
Countywide 0 0 55K
Lenoir County
Countywide 0 0 50K
Pitt County
Countywide 0 0 100K
Jones County
Countywide 0 0 25K
Onslow County
Richlands 0 0 25K
Martin County
Williamston 0 0 25K
Craven County
Countywide 0 0 75K
Beaufort County
Countywide 0 0 100K
Carteret County
Countywide 0 0 10K
Washington County
Countywide 0 0 25K
Washington County
Plymouth 0 0
Pamlico County
Countywide 0 0 10K
Onslow County
Swansboro 0 0 10K
Hyde County
Countywide 0 1 50K
Tyrrell County
Countywide 0 0 25K
Hyde County
Ocracoke 0 0
Dare County
Countywide 0 0 200K
A line of severe thunderstorms moved
through much of North Carolina during
the morning and early afternoon hours
of March 8th. In general, Eastern
North Carolina experienced straight-
line wind gusts from 50 to 90 mph.
A wind gust of 110 mph was recorded
at Kill Devil Hills on the Outer Banks
of Dare County where significant
structural damage occurred, including
the destruction of a communications
tower. Sporadic to widespread wind
damage occurred across the entire area
with numerous trees and power lines
down, and minor to significant
structural damage. There was one
injury in Hyde County when a mobile
home was overturned and demolished
by the fierce winds.
Hyde County
Engelhard 0 0
Dare County
East Lake 0 0
Dare County
Kitty Hawk 0 0
Several severe thunderstorms produced
large hail across northeastern portions
of the area during the morning hours
of March 28th.
NORTH CAROLINA, Extreme Southwest
NOT RECEIVED.
NORTH CAROLINA, North Coastal
Hertford County
5 SW Ahoskie 0 0 2K
Trees down on road.
Chowan County
Edenton 0 0 2K
Power lines down.
Perquimans County
2 NE Hertford 0 0
Spotter reported wind gust of 65 mph.
Perquimans County
Hertford 0 0 2K
Several large pine trees down.
Pasquotank County
Elizabeth City 0 0 5K
Trees down and building collapsed on
Coast Guard base.
Pasquotank County
Weeksville 0 0 2K
Trees down.
Camden County
Camden 0 0 3K
Trees down and roof shingles blown off
along Route 343.
Currituck County
Point Harbor 0 0 2K
Trees and powerlines down.
Currituck County
Moyock 0 0
Bertie County
7 SSW Windsor 0 0
Hail accumulated on road.
Pasquotank County
Weeksville 0 0
NORTH CAROLINA, Northwest and North Central
Wilkes County
North Wilkesboro 0 0
Surry County
Elkin 0 0
Surry County
Elkin 0 0
Yadkin County
Jonesville 0 0
Yadkin County
4 WSW East Bend 0 0
Yadkin County
2 E East Bend to 0 0
East Bend
Thunderstorms during the afternoon of
23rd produced hail up to quarter sized
across northern North Carolina.
NORTH CAROLINA, South Coastal
New Hanover County
5 N Wilmington 0 0
A 58 mph wind gust was measured at
the Wilmington airport.
New Hanover County
Wilmington to 0 0 20K
Carolina Beach
Lightning damage several buildings
downtown. Numerous limbs were
blown down.
Robeson County
Red Spgs 0 0
Trees down on the railroad track near
Mount Tabor Road.
Robeson County
Orrum 0 0
Trees down on Water Tower Road.
Robeson County
Lumberton to 0 0 20K
3 S St Pauls
A tractor trailer was overturned on
Hwy 401 S. Trees were also blown
down on Hwy 301.
Bladen County
Duart 0 0
A 70 mph wind gust was reported.
Columbus County
Chadbourn 0 0 5K
The Columbus 911 reported that a roof
was blown off of a shelter.
Bladen County
4 N Council 0 0
Trees down in Lisbon.
Brunswick County
3 E Lanvale 0 0
Leland police reported several trees
down.
Pender County
3 W Burgaw to 0 0
3 W Currie
A coop observer reported an estimated
60 mph.
Columbus County
Evergreen 0 0 30K
Strong winds blew the roof off a house.
New Hanover County
Wilmington to 0 1 150K
Wrightsville Beach
The Wilmington ASOS measured an 89 mph
wind gust. A private hangar at the
airport was damaged, and a man in
Wilmington was injured. In downtown
Wilmington, a section of the roof of
city hall was damaged, and an historic
home, built in 1738, was moderately
damaged when a chimney collapsed. The
Oceanic pier also measured a 69 mph
wind gust.
New Hanover County
Myrtle Grove 0 0
A NWS Mesonet site measured an 89 mph
wind gust.
Pender County
Surf City 0 0
A 72 mph measured gust was recorded at
the Surf City bridge.
NCZ101
0 0
A 66 mph measured wind gust was recorded
at the mesonet station just south of the
Carolina Beach pier. There was damage to
three houses under construction on
Bowfin Rd. One structure lost a roof.
Palm trees and scaffolding in the area
were blown over.
NORTH CAROLINA, Southwest
NCZ033-048>050
0 0
Snow showers redeveloped during the
evening of the 28th, continuing off
and on through the afternoon of the
1st, mainly affecting the counties
along the Tennessee border. Snowfall
accumulations of 1 to 2 inches were
observed during this time.
NCZ051>053-058>059
0 0
Snow showers redeveloped during the
evening of the 28th, continuing off
and on through the evening of the 1st.
Additional snowfall accumulations of
1 to 2 inches were observed. The higher
elevations along the Tennessee border
were the main areas affected. However,
some valley locations as far east as
northern Buncombe and northern Jackson
counties received light accumulations.
NCZ033-048>050
0 0
Snow developed during the evening across
the northern mountains, as strong
northwest winds developed in the wake
of a cold front. 2 to 4 inches of snow
accumulated in addition to that which
fell across the area on the morning
of the 28th.
Union County
Marshville 0 0 4K
A microburst resulted in damaging winds,
which blew the roof off a 30-by-40 foot
building. Large tree limbs were also
blown down in the area.
NCZ033-048>053-
058>059
0 0
Snow showers developed behind a cold
front across the western mountains
during the morning hours and continued
through much of the day. By the time
the snow tapered off to flurries during
the evening, isolated accumulations as
high as 6 inches were observed in the
higher elevations along the Tennessee
border. However, the valleys generally
received less than 2 inches.
Gaston County
3 SSW Gastonia 0 0 1K
A weak tornado developed within a squall
line as it passed just south of
Gastonia. A funnel cloud was observed
just west of highway 321, but the
condensation funnel did not extend
to the ground. Eyewitnesses ran inside
their home, at which time the house
reportedly shook. Shingles were torn
off the roof of the home, and numerous
large limbs were blown down.
Gaston County
Gastonia to 0 0 80K
10 NE Gastonia
A squall line developed in the lee of
the mountains during the morning, and
began producing damaging winds as it
moved across the southern piedmont.
Numerous trees, large limbs, and power
lines were blown down in the county,
with 2 trees falling on mobile homes.
Some outbuildings were also damaged or
destroyed. WFO Columbia relayed a
report of a canopy on a gas station
collapsing on some vehicles. A small
airplane was flipped at AKH, where
some sheet metal and a door was blown
off a hangar. A tree also fell on and
heavily damaged a mobile home in
Mt Holly.
Mecklenburg County
10 WNW Charlotte to 0 0 50K
2 NNW Charlotte
Tree fell on a car on Mount Holly Rd
near NC 27. Several trees fell on homes
along Beatties Ford Rd near LaSalle St.
Some roofs were torn off buildings in
this same area.
Mecklenburg County
7 WSW Charlotte 0 0
Trees down on Dixie River Road near
the airport.
Mecklenburg County
Pineville to 0 0 20K
9 SSE Charlotte
Several 8 inch diameter pine trees blown
down near the intersection of highways
51 and 521. A large road sign was blown
down on I-485, and some scaffolding was
blown down at a construction site. A
portion of the roof was torn off
Charlotte Catholic High (10 S City
Center) and several large trees were
blown down on Windyrush Road near Rea
Road. Numerous power outages were
reported.
Mecklenburg County
2.5 ENE Charlotte to 0 0 50K
5 E Charlotte
A weak tornado developed within the
squall line as it moved over Charlotte
metro. The tornado developed near the
intersection of 36th and North Tryon
streets, where the roof of a building
was torn off. In the same general area,
the roofs of 2 trailers were partially
torn off. Intermittent tree damage
occurred along most of the remaining
3-miles of the track, with some trees
falling on vehicles. At the end of the
track, the roof was damaged and some
windows blown out when a large oak tree
fell on Cochrane Middle School. The
roof cover was torn off of a business
and some large pine trees and limbs
were blown down just south of the
school.
Rowan County
6 NNW Salisbury to 0 0 10K
15 SE Salisbury
Awnings torn off buildings in Salisbury.
Power lines were downed in Franklin
Township northwest of the city, and
a roof was blown off a mobile home in
the same area. A tree fell on a car
southeast of the city, near the Stanly
county line. The occupant was trapped
for a while, but uninjured. 3000
customers lost power across the county.
Cabarrus County
Harrisburg to 0 0
Mt Pleasant
Numerous trees down. At least 1 tree
fell onto a garage.
Union County
Waxhaw 0 0
Numerous trees and power lines blown
down with about 100 power outages
in the area.
Union County
Waxhaw to 0 0
Unionville
Numerous trees and power lines blown
down from Monroe to Unionville. Power
outages affected 1100 homes, mainly
around Monroe. Two open-door
outbuildings collapsed in Monroe.
Unofficial measurement of 72 mph
gust in downtown Monroe. ASOS at
EQY measured a 60 mph gust.
Cabarrus County
Midland 0 0 20K
Third of the roof blown off a fire
station east of Midland, near the
county line.
NCZ033-048-053
0 0
High winds developed across portions of
the mountains during the morning, mainly
from the French Broad Valley north.
Trees and power lines were blown down,
resulting in some power outages. Several
gusts were measured in the 60-70 mph
range by home weather equipment. The
most significant winds/damage occurred
around Black Mountain.
NCZ064
0 0 2K
Strong winds developed across the
mountains in the wake of a cold front.
The tin roof was torn off a mobile
home in a trailer park in Brevard.
No damage occurred to the surrounding
trailers, and there were no reports
of other damage in the vicinity.
NCZ048>053-058>059
0 0
Snow showers developed behind a cold
front across the western mountains
during the afternoon of the 11th, and
continued into the early morning hours
of the 12th. By the time the snow
ended, accumulations generally ranged
from a trace to 2 inches across the
area, although isolated higher amounts
occurred in the higher elevations.
NCZ033
0 0
Snow showers developed across the
western mountains during the afternoon,
resulting in accumulations of 1 to 2
inches across most of the area by
late evening.
NCZ033
0 0
By late evening, heavy snowfall
accumulations were observed across
Avery County. By the time the snow
ended during the pre-dawn hours of
the 12th, snowfall amounts ranged
from 2-3 inches in the valleys, to
4-6 inches in the higher elevations.
Iredell County
Statesville 0 0
Newspaper reported lightning caused
power outages to 3400 customers from
downtown to the east side of town.
NCZ033>037-
048>050-052>057-
059-063>068
0 0
Wet snow, mixed at times with rain and
sleet developed during the early morning
hours across western North Carolina, and
persisted through late morning. By the
time the snow ended, accumulations
ranged from just a dusting in the
southwest mountain valleys and southern
piedmont areas, to as much as 3 inches
in areas north of 1-40. Slushy roads
led to a few traffic accidents across
the area.
Macon County
Scaly 0 0
Jackson County
Cashiers 0 0
NORTH DAKOTA, Central and West
NDZ018-032>033-
040>041-043>044
0 0
Low pressure moved from central Canada
to eastern North Dakota causing high
winds over parts of western North
Dakota. Highest sustained wind was
43 mph at Dickinson and highest gust
was 62 mph at Hettinger.
NDZ002>005-
010>013-018>023-
025-032>037-
040>042-045>048-
050>051
0 0
A strong cold front moved rapidly
through the northern plains resulting
in strong winds over western and
central North Dakota. Sustained
speeds were generally 30 to 40 mph.
The highest gusts were 68 mph at
Selfridge and 73 mph just south
of New Salem. Snow showers accompanied
the winds causing reduced visibilities
in some locales in the eastern part of
central North Dakota.
NDZ017>018
0 0
Low pressure moved over South Dakota
producing snow in western and central
North Dakota. Snow amounts were
heaviest in western North Dakota
with 8 inches at Halliday in Dunn
County and 7 inches at Watford
City in McKenzie County.
NORTH DAKOTA, East
NDZ006>007-
014>015-024-026-028-
038-049-052-054
0 0
A strong cold front moved through the
northern plains, as an area of surface
low pressure dropped into the Minnesota
arrowhead. This brought a period of
very strong north to northwest winds
to the higher elevations just west of
the Red River Valley. The corridor
from Langdon to Cooperstown to Forman
experienced sustained winds above
40 mph. The highest wind gust
occurred at Cando, where a 62 mph
gust was measured on a Davis wind
system.
OHIO, East
OHZ040>041-
049>050
0 0
In cast central Ohio, rain began 7 AM
Feb 28, changed to snow by 4 PM. Snow
continued into the night, until just
before noon Mar l, when it tapered
off to snow showers. 6 inches of
snow accumulated by 7 AM Mar 1.
OHIO, North
OHZ011>014-
020>022
0 0 825K
An area of light snow moved into
northeast Ohio during the early morning
hours of March 1 as a low pressure
system passed to the north of Lake
Erie. A cold front associated with
the low pressure system passed through
the region during the afternoon. Gusty
west to northwest winds to around 30
mph developed behind the cold front
causing blowing and drifting snow,
and reducing visibilities during the
late afternoon hours. Light snow
continued into the evening and
overnight. Lake effect snow
reintensified during the morning
hours of March 2 across northeast
Ohio and continued through the day.
Snowfall accumulations for this event
ranged from around six to ten inches
in western Cuyahoga, Summit, and
Portage Counties to nearly twenty
inches in Geauga and Ashtabula
Counties. Numerous accidents
were reported.
OHZ011
0 0 150K
An intense band of lake effect snow
developed during the early morning
hours of March 8, and continued
through the afternoon. The heaviest
snowfall occured during the the early
morning hours, and snowfall amounts
bymid-morning across eastern Cuyahoga
County ranged from three to six
inches. Light snow continued to fall
through the afternoon before ending
in the evening, where an additional
one to three inches fell across the
area. Some of the highest snowfall
amounts included nine inches in Solon
and Pepper Pike. Officially, 1.7
inches fell at Cleveland Hopkins
International Airport in western
Cuyahoga County. Numerous accidents
were reported.
OHIO, Northwest
NONE REPORTED.
OHIO, Southeast
OHZ075
0 0
Rains of 1.2 to 1.8 inches fell in 24
hours over wet soil. The larger streams,
such as Sunday and Monday Creeks,
eventually overflowed. Flooding was
minor, with no evacuations. Roads were
flooded near Glouster, as the gauge
crested around 14 feet on Sunday Creek.
OHIO, Southwest
OHZ070>072-
077>078-082 0 0
A low pressure system tracked through
the Tennessee Valley, spreading a large
area of moderate to heavy rain across
southwest Ohio. Two to three inches
fell, producing widespread flooding of
roads and causing creeks to rise out of
their banks.
OHZ035
0 0 15K
Strong winds out of a shower produced
some damage along Glynwood-New Knoxville
Road near the town of Moulton. Several
trees were downed, and a home sustained
extensive damage to its garage. Two
barns on the property also sustained
roof damage.
OKLAHOMA, Eastern
Pittsburg County
Mc Alester 0 0
Okfuskee County
2 SW Okernah 0 0
Okfuskee County
2 E Okemah 0 0
Okfuskee County
5 NE Okernah to 0 0
6 NE Okernah
Several storm chasers witnessed a
tornado northeast of town. The tornado
remained over open country and produced
no known damage.
Okfuskee County
8 NE Okernah 0 0
Storm chasers observed a second tornado
touchdown from the supercell. The
tornado remained over open country and
produced no known damage.
Okfuskee County
4 NW Pharoah to 0 0 5K
6 N Pharoah
Storm chasers observed a third tornado
with the supercell. The tornado blew
down several power poles and snapped
large tree limbs.
Okmulgee County
5 SW Okmulgee 0 0
Mcintosh County
6 NW Hanna 0 0
Mcintosh County
2 W Stidham 0 0
Pittsburg County
2 W Indianola 0 0
Mcintosh County
10 N Eufaula 0 0
Mcintosh County
Eufaula 0 0
Mcintosh County
Checotah 0 0
Mcintosh County
2 N Stidham 0 0
Muskogee County
6 SE Keefeton 0 0
Osage County
14 W Fairfax 0 0
Haskell County
4 N Enterprise to 0 0
5 N Enterprise
A storm spotter reported a tornado over
open country. It resulted in no known
damage.
Muskogee County
3 E Braggs 0 0
Creek County
1 N Bristow 0 0
Okfuskee County
Okemah 0 0
Okfuskee County
3 NE Okemah 0 0
Creek County
Sapulpa 0 0
Choctaw County
Ft Towson 0 0
Le Flore County
Panama 0 0
Okmulgee County
2 NW Henryetta 0 0
Pittsburg County
4 NE Ashland 0 0
Washington County
Bartlesville 0 0
Washington County
Ochelata 0 0
Pittsburg County
Canadian 0 0
Pittsburg County
Hartshorne 0 0
Mcintosh County
Eufaula 0 0
Mcintosh County
Vivian 0 0
Nowata County
Delaware 0 0
Mcintosh County
6 NE Eufaula 0 0
Pawnee County
1 SW Pawnee 0 0
Mcintosh County
4 NNE Onapa 0 0
Latimer County
8 S Wilburton 0 0
Rogers County
Oologah 0 0
Rogers County
4 N Oologah 0 0
Pawnee County
Cleveland 0 0
Muskogee County
Braggs 0 0
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles
an hour blew down large tree limbs.
Creek County
Mannford 0 0
Osage County
4 S Hominy 0 0
Craig County
7 NE Centralia 0 0
Penny size hail fell 2 miles west of
Hollow.
Tulsa County
2 W Collinsville 0 0
Osage County
1 S Hominy 0 0
Pushmataha County
3 N Clayton 0 0
Nowata County
Watova 0 0
Sequoyah County
Gans 0 0
Rogers County
Oologah 0 0
Tulsa County
Sand Spgs 0 0
Latimer County
6 SW Bengal 0 0
Tulsa County
Collinsville 0 0
Washington County
Bartlesville 0 0
Tulsa County
6 S Tulsa 0 0
Quarter size hail fell near the
intersection of Peoria and 61st Street
South.
Rogers County
Claremore 0 0
Muskogee County
Ft Gibson 0 0
Tulsa County
Tulsa 0 0
Quarter size hail fell at the KOTV
studio in downtown Tulsa.
Tulsa County
7 E Tulsa 0 0
Penny size hail was reported at the
National Weather Service office near the
intersection of Highway 169 and 11th
Street in Tulsa.
Tulsa County
11 ENE Tulsa 0 0
Quarter size hail was reported near the
intersection of 145th East Avenue and
21st Street North in the northeast part
of Tulsa.
Le Flore County
Shady Pt 0 0
Tulsa County
5 SE Tulsa 0 0
Quarter size hail was reported near the
intersection of Interstate 44 and
Sheridan Avenue in the city of Tulsa.
Craig County
Vinita 0 0
Tulsa County
Broken Arrow 0 0
Nowata County
8 E Lenapah 0 0
Tulsa County
Broken Arrow 0 0
Rogers County
Catoosa 0 0
OKLAHOMA, Extreme Southeast
Mccurtain County
Wright City 0 0
OKLAHOMA, Panhandle
OKZ001>002
0 0
A vigorous low pressure system in the
upper atmosphere tracked southwest of
the Oklahoma panhandle while cold and
moist air flowed into the Oklahoma
panhandle from the north and east.
Heavy snow fell across the western and
central Oklahoma panhandle where six to
eight inches fell at Wheeless in
Cimarron county and five inches fell in
Goodwell in Texas county.
OKZ001>002
0 0
A low pressure system in the upper
atmosphere moved out of the Rockies and
across the southern High Plains. A cold
but moist airmass in place over the
western and central Oklahoma panhandle
combined with the upper low to produce
heavy snow. Kenton in Cimarron county
received eight inches of snow while
Hooker in Texas county reported four
inches.
OKLAHOMA, Western, Central and Southeast
OKZ014>016-
021>022 0 0
Rain changed over to snow during the
morning and early afternoon hours of
March 15th. A band of heavy snow
developed affecting the higher terrain
of western Oklahoma. Due to the warm
ground temperatures snow did not remain
for very long and affected mostly
grassy areas. The majority of the snow
fell between 8 am and noon CST.
Widespread amounts of two to four inches
of snow were reported in west central
Oklahoma. However, several locations in
western portions of Roger Mills and
Beckham county measured four to seven
inches of snowfall.
Alfalfa County
Great Salt Plains La 0 0
Reported by KOCO Channel 5 in Oklahoma
City.
Alfalfa County
2 SSE Byron 0 0
Seminole County
Cromwell 0 0
Hail was reported covering the ground.
OKLAHOMA, Western, Central and Southeast
Alfalfa County
2.5 ESE Byron to 0 0
2.5 ESE Amorita
Seminole County
Cromwell 0 0 5K
A brief tornado was seen by media
helicopters, spotters, and storm
chasers touching down in the town of
Cromwell. The small town sustained minor
damage of a few outbuildings and trees.
Alfalfa County
10 E Byron 0 0
A brief multiple vortex tornado was
viewed by storm chasers in open country.
No damage was reported.
Hughes County
6 E Holdenville 0 0
A brief tornado was videoed by storm
chasers in open country. No known
damage.
Grant County
Wakita 0 0
Hail covered the ground.
Noble County
2 N Sumner 0 0
Noble County
2 S Sooner Lake 0 0
Hail was reported covering the ground.
Kingfisher County
Loyal 0 0
Atoka County
7 W Caney 0 0
Atoka County
Tushka 0 0
Garfield County
Garber 0 0
OREGON, Central and East
ORZ042
0 0 6K
A tree snapped at its base and fell onto
several parked cars at Westside
Elementary School in Madras. The high
winds also downed some trees onto road
and utility lines in Camp Sherman. The
wind gusts downed some tree limbs and
caused power outages near Warm Springs.
A metal storage shed was also blown over
due to the winds. A greenhouse was
demolished by the winds. A wind gust of
62 MPH was recorded near Opal Springs
in Jefferson County at 12:45 PM PST. The
property damage from this event is
estimated at $6,000.
ORZ042
0 0
Motorists on Highway 97 north of Madras
reported visibilities down to near zero
at times.
ORZ042
0 0 1K
High wind gusts fanned embers which
ignited a nearby old barn off U.S.
Highway 26 about five miles north of
Madras. Thick smoke from the fire caused
highway 26 to be closed with traffic
being diverted to Boise Drive.
ORZ045
0 0
An estimated wind gust of 60 MPH blew
down a nine inch diameter by 30 foot
tall tree in north Pilot Rock.
ORZ041
0 0 1K
High winds near The Dalles blew shingles
off of a roof. An ODOT sensor five miles
east-northeast of Rufus recorded a wind
gust of 64 MPH at 6:46 PM PST, followed
by another strong gust of 58 MPH at 7:01
PM PST.
ORZ043
0 0 18K
ORZ045
0 0
High winds caused blowing dust which
reduced visibilities to near zero on
interstate 84 west of Pendleton.
Vehicles were reported pulling off the
road. In addition, four miles north of
Heppner on State Route 207, blowing dust
reduced visibilities to near zero.
ORZ044
0 0
Strong winds caused blowing dust and
reduced visibilities to near zero in
spots on interstate 84 between Boardman
and Echo. Some vehicles were pulling
off the road. Traffic slowed to 25 MPH
on the interstate due to the reduced
visibility and tumbleweeds blowing
across the road. In addition, on highway
207 near Hermiston visibility was
reduced to near zero due to blowing
dust. The extremely low visibility
contributed to a non-injury collision
near the Boardman Bombing Range.
ORZ042>043
0 0
A late season snow fell across Central
Oregon. Heavy snow fell in the La Pine
area where six inches of snow
accumulated. In Camp Sherman, snow
accumulations totaled seven inches.
ORZ045
0 0
A late season snow fell across the
higher elevations of the Blue Mountain
Foothills, where five inches of snow was
measured in Condon. Lower elevations of
the Blue Mountain Foothills received
little or no snow.
ORZ042
0 0
Weather spotters in southwest Jefferson
County received heavy snow, with nine
inches of snow accumulation occurring in
Camp Sherman. Other areas in Jefferson
County received much less snow, with the
second highest report in the county
being three inches four miles
west-northwest of Opal Springs and in
Culver.
OREGON, Northwest
ORZ001>002
0 0
A frontal system moving onto the coast
brought high winds to the area. Yaquina
Bridge reported gusts to 68 mph, Sea
Lion Caves gusts to 76 mph, Cannon Beach
gusts to 70 mph, Newport Jetty gusts to
60 mph and Cape Foulweather gusts to 59
mph. Wind gusts in excess of 50 mph were
reported at the Newport and Astoria
airports as well as in Florence. High
winds caused one wide spread outage and
numerous smaller outages in the city of
Clatskanie. All outages were the result
of trees or branches falling over
distribution lines. Nearly 800 customers
were without electricity for over an
hour.
ORZ001>002
0 0
A strong cold front approached the
coast, bringing strong winds ahead of
it. Yaquina Bridge reported wind gusts
to 60 mph, and Clatsop spit gusts to 57
mph. Wind gusts in excess of 40 mph
were reported at Newport Jetty and in
Florence. A report was receive from the
public at Glenedin Beach of wind gusts
to 65 mph with some trees down.
ORZ011-013
0 0
OREGON, Southeast
ORZ061
0 0
Strong high pressure behind a cold
front.
OREGON, Southwest
ORZ021-021-021-021
0 0
A High Wind Warning was issued for the
coastal headlands in Oregon zones
ORZ021/022 at 1500 PST on 02/28/05,
effective from 0100 PST to 1600 PST on
03/01/05. The warning verified
continuously at Cape Blanco from
1200-1500 PST on 03/01. The highest
sustained wind and gust are recorded
above. Other verifying ob was recorded
at 1800 PST on 03/01, after the warning
was cancelled.
OREGON, Southwest
ORZ021-021-021-021-
021-021-021-021-021-
021-021>022
0 0
A High Wind Warning was issued for the
coastal headland of Oregon zones
ORZ021/022 at 18/1500 PST, effective
from 19/1000 to 20/1000 PST. The
warning was extended to 20/1500 PST at
20/1000 PST. The warning expired at
20/1505 PST. The above observations
verified the warning at Cape Blanco,
and one spotter report verified the
warning near Brookings. Winds meeting
warning criteria were recorded
continuously from 19/0900 PST until
19/2200 (except for 1700 and 2100) and
again continuously from 20/0400 until
20/1300 PST. Only the first, last, and
strongest verifying observations are
listed above.
ORZ021-021-021-021-
021-021-021-021-021
0 0
A High Wind Warning was issued for the
coastal headlands of Oregon zones
ORZ021/022 at 25/1415 PST, effective
from 26/1000 until 27/0400 PST. The
beginning of the warning window was
moved up to 26/0000 PST at 25/2050 PST.
The warning was extended twice, to
27/1000 at 26/1000 PST, and to 27/1200
at 27/0415 PST. The warning expired at
27/1203 PST. Verifying observations
were recorded at Cape Blanco and Cape
Arago. The warning verified continously
at Cape Blanco from 26/0310 PST until
27/0755 PST.
ORZ027
0 0
The cooperative observer at Lemolo #1
Forebay recorded 19.5 inches of snow in
24 hours. A Snow Advisory was in effect
for Oregon zones ORZ025/027/028 at this
time. A number of stations reported
snowfall that verified the advisory.
This was the only report that verified
a warning. It appears that a Snow
Advisory was the appropriate product
for most of this area during this event.
ORZ030
0 0
Spotter 1W Crescent recorded 7 inches
of snow overnight.
No warnings or advisories were in
effect for ORZ030 at this time.
PACIFIC
NONE REPORTED.
PACIFIC OCEAN
Pigeon Pt To Pt
Arena Ca Wwd 20Nm
18 W Golden Gate to 0 0
Bodega Bay
Thunderstorm wind gust of 36 kts at
Buoy 26.
San Francisco / San
Pablo / Suisun Bay
And W Delta
Angel Island 0 0
A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to
34 knots at Angel Island.
PENNSYLVANIA, Central
PAZ010>012-
017>019-024-028-033-
041>042-045>046-
049>053-056>059-
63>66
0 0
A low pressure system developed over
the northeast Gulf of Mexico on Sunday
February 27th, and then tracked
northeast just off the East Coast during
Monday, February 28th. This low then
continued moving northeast off the New
England Coast late Monday night, while
another low pressure system tracked
slowly east across Pennsylvania on
Tuesday March 1st. This combination of
storm systems, and abundant moisture
produced widespread moderate to heavy
snowfall across much of central
Pennsylvania from late Monday afternoon
into Tuesday morning.
The combination of the second low, and
persistent strong and moist upslope
flow across the Laurel Highlands in the
wake of this low led to additional
significant snowfall from Tuesday into
early Wednesday.
Total snowfall accumulations from this
entire event ranged from 4 to 6 inches
across central and northern areas, to
locally 6 to 8 inches across the lower
and middle Susquehanna Valley. Most of
this accumulation occurred from late
Monday afternoon into early Tuesday
morning. Snowfall amounts across the
Laurel Highlands were the highest, due
to the persistent nature of the
snowfall, where locally up to a foot of
snow occurred.
This locally heavy snowfall created
widespread hazardous travel conditions
across much of central Pennsylvania from
Monday afternoon into Tuesday morning,
and also led to numerous accidents and
road closures. Additional road closures
occurred across portions of the Laurel
Highlands Tuesday night into early
Wednesday due to impassable roads.
PAZ037-042
0 0
A low pressure system tracked northeast
from the lower Ohio Valley on Wednesday
morning, March 23rd, before redeveloping
along the mid Atlantic coast during
Wednesday afternoon. Precipitation
initially began as rain across the
region, but as colder air filtered into
the area, the precipitation quickly
changed to heavy wet snow during
Wednesday afternoon. This heavy wet snow
continued intermittently into Wednesday
night, before tapering off early
Thursday morning.
Total snowfall accumulations ranged
from 6 to 12 inches across the region,
leading to hazardous travel conditions
late Wednesday afternoon into Thursday
morning. In addition, the weight of the
heavy wet snow snapped numerous tree
limbs, leading to scattered power
outages across the area.
PAZ025>026-028-
033>034-036
0 0
A low pressure system tracked northeast
into the Ohio Valley early on Monday,
March 28th, before slowly moving cast
across Pennsylvania Monday afternoon.
The low then redeveloped along the
Delmarva coast Monday night, before
lifting north toward southern New
England during Tuesday morning, March
29th. This storm, combined with abundant
low level moisture drawn from the Gulf
of Mexico and western Atlantic Ocean,
produced very heavy rainfall across
south central Pennsylvania from Monday
afternoon into early Tuesday morning.
This heavy rainfall led to numerous
road closures from Monday evening into
Tuesday morning, as many streams
overflowed their banks. The flooding
ended by midday on Tuesday.
PAZ059
0 0
Heavy rain caused Swatara Creek at
Harper Tavern to flood. The creek
exceeded flood stage of 9 feet at 21:45
EST on the 28th, crested at 11.02 feet
at 11:15 EST on the 29th, then fell
back below flood stage at 19:45 EST on
the 29th.
PAZ026
0 0
Heavy rain caused Aughwick Creek at
Shirleysburg to flood. The creek
exceeded flood stage of 10 feet at 23:00
EST on the 28th, crested at 12.52 feet
at 11:30 EST on the 29th, then fell back
below flood stage at 21:45 EST on the
29th.
PAZ056>057-059-
063>66
0 0
A low pressure system tracked northeast
into the Ohio Valley early on Monday,
March 28th, before slowly moving east
across Pennsylvania Monday afternoon.
The low then redeveloped along the
Delmarva coast Monday night, before
lifting north toward southern New
England during Tuesday morning, March
29th. This storm, combined with abundant
low level moisture drawn from the Gulf
of Mexico and western Atlantic Ocean,
produced very heavy rainfall across the
lower Susquehanna Valley from Monday
afternoon into early Tuesday morning.
As a result of the heavy rainfall,
numerous streams overflowed their banks
onto adjacent roadways, resulting in
road closures, particularly during the
pre-dawn hours of Tuesday. The flooding
then receded rather quickly around, or
just after sunrise on Tuesday.
PAZ063
0 0
Heavy rain caused Yellow Breeches Creek
at Camp Hill to flood. The creek
exceeded flood stage of 7 feet at 23:15
EST on the 28th, crested at 8.0 feet at
05:30 EST on the 29th, then fell back
below flood stage at 09:30 EST on the
29th.
PAZ033
0 0
Heavy rain caused the Youghiogheny River
at Confluence to flood. The river
exceeded flood stage of 12 feet at 02:00
EST on the 29th, crested at 12.35 feet
at 05:00 EST on the 29th, then fell back
below flood stage at 10:00 EST on the
29th.
PAZ063
0 0
Heavy rain caused Conodoguinet Creek at
Hogestown to flood. The creek exceeded
flood stage of 8 feet at 03:30 EST on
the 29th, crested at 9.32 feet at 02:45
EST on the 30th, then fell back below
flood stage at 20:00 EST on the 30th.
PAZ056
0 0
Heavy rain caused Sherman Creek at
Shermans Dale to flood. The creek
exceeded flood stage of 9 feet at 04:15
EST on the 29th, crested at 9.7 feet at
10:15 EST on the 29th, then fell back
below flood stage at 14:45 EST on the
29th.
PAZ041>042-046-
049>053
0 0
A low pressure system tracked northeast
into the Ohio Valley early on Monday,
March 28th, before slowly moving east
across Pennsylvania Monday afternoon.
The low then redeveloped along the
Delmarva coast Monday night, before
lifting north toward southern New
England during Tuesday morning, March
29th. This storm, combined with abundant
low level moisture drawn from the Gulf
of Mexico and western Atlantic Ocean,
produced very heavy rainfall across the
middle and upper Susquehanna Valley
from Monday afternoon into early Tuesday
morning. Rainfall amounts from 1 to 3
inches, combined with rapid snowmelt to
produce widespread flooding across the
region.
Numerous roadways were reported closed
due to flooding, mainly from late Monday
night into Tuesday morning. In addition,
several streams overflowed their banks
as a result of excessive runoff from the
rain and melting snow. In particular,
Creek Road, Schoolhouse Road and
Orangeville-Rohrsburg Road in Columbia
County were closed, with several streams
out of their banks. In Lycoming County,
water covered routes 405 and 442 near
Money. In Union County, several roadways
were covered in water in the towns of
Mifflinburg and Lewisburg, while in
Snyder County, several roadways were
also covered in water, including State
Route 104. The flooding ended by midday
on Tuesday.
PAZ057
0 0
Heavy rain caused Swatara Creek at
Hershey to flood. The creek exceeded
flood stage of 7 feet at 05:00 EST on
the 29th, crested at 7.51 feet at 17:30
EST on the 29th, then fell back below
flood stage at 01:00 EST on the 30th.
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Heavy rain caused Penns Creek at Penns
Creek to flood. The creek exceeded flood
stage of 8 feet at 07:00 EST on the
29th, crested at 8.0 feet at 07:30 EST
on the 29th, then fell back below flood
stage at 08:15 EST on the 29th.
PAZ057
0 0
Heavy rain caused Swatara Creek at
Middletown to flood. The creek exceeded
flood stage of 11 feet at 09:00 EST on
the 29th, crested at 11.5 feet at 18:00
EST on the 29th, then fell back below
flood stage at 21:00 EST on the 29th.
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0 0
Heavy rain caused the West Branch of the
Susquehanna River at Montgomery to
flood. The river exceeded flood stage of
17 feet at 15:00 EST on the 29th,
crested at 17.5 feet at 07:00 EST on the
30th, then fell back below flood stage
at 20:00 EST on the 30th.
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0 0
Heavy rain caused the Susquehanna River
at Bloomsburg to flood. The river
exceeded flood stage of 19 feet at 15:30
EST on the 29th, crested at 21.40 feet
at 04:15 EST on the 30th, then fell back
below flood stage at 23:45 EST on the
30th.
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0 0
Heavy rain caused the Susquehanna River
at Danville to flood. The river exceeded
flood stage of 20 feet at 23:30 EST on
the 29th, crested at 20.86 feet at 07:30
EST on the 30th, then fell back below
flood stage at 20:15 EST on the 30th.
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0 0
Heavy rain caused the Susquehanna River
at Marietta to flood. The river exceeded
flood stage of 49 feet at 03:30 EST on
the 30th, crested at 50.25 feet at 16:30
EST on the 30th, then fell back below
flood stage at 10:00 EST on the 31st.
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0 0
Heavy rain caused the Susquehanna River
at Harrisburg to flood. The river
exceeded flood stage of 17 feet at 06:00
EST on the 30th, crested at 17.43 feet
at 13:00 EST on the 30th, then fell back
below flood stage at 21:30 EST on the
30th.
PENNSYLVANIA, East
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Heavy snow fell across Eastern
Pennsylvania from the late morning of
February 28th into the morning of March
1st. Snow began during the late morning
of February 28th around the Philadelphia
Metropolitan Area and spread north and
reached the Poconos during the early
afternoon. Heavier bands of accumulating
snow moved through the eastern part of
the state during the afternoon and
evening of February 28th. The snow ended
across the Philadelphia Metropolitan
Area before the sun rose on the 1st and
ended during the morning in the Lehigh
Valley and the Poconos. Accumulations
averaged 6 to 12 inches.
Many municipalities declared snow
emergencies. Many schools dismissed
children early on February 28th, a few
cancelled classes altogether. Some
employers let their workers go home
early. Many state offices closed at 1
p.m. EST on February 28th. About 30
percent of all flights from Philadelphia
International Airport were cancelled.
Untreated roads became slippery
especially as the afternoon and evening
wore on and temperatures dropped. Many
after school activities and classes as
well as municipal and school board
meetings were cancelled. Many schools
had delayed openings on the 1st. In
Carbon County, schools were closed on
the 1st.
The snow and slippery roads led to
several serious accidents on major
roadways. In Philadelphia, the eastbound
Schuylkill Expressway was closed during
the latter part of the evening commute
at the University Avenue exit after a
four vehicle accident. On the Vine
Street Expressway, a paratransit bus was
involved in an accident and several
serious injuries ensued. In Northampton
County, westbound Interstate 78 was
closed for most of the evening after two
tractor-trailers collided. In Nazareth
(Northampton County), a vehicle struck a
utility pole and caused outages to 1,000
homes and businesses. Similarly, about
1,000 homes and businesses in
northwestern Reading (Berks County) lost
power after a vehicle struck another
utility pole. Dozens of accidents
occurred throughout Berks, Bucks, Lehigh
and Northampton Counties.
Specific accumulations included 12.0
inches in Williams Township (Northampton
County), 10.8 inches in Springtown
(Bucks County), 10.1 inches at the
Lehigh Valley International Airport,
10.0 inches in Albrightsville and
Lehighton (Carbon County) and
Saylorsburg (Monroe County), 9.5 inches
in Unionville (Chester County), 9.3
inches in East Stroudsburg (Monroe
County), 9.0 inches in Stony Run (Berks
County), 8.7 inches in Glenmoore and
West Chester (Chester County), 8.5
inches in Bechtelsville (Berks County)
and Hatboro (Montgomery County), 8.3
inches in Orefield (Lehigh County), 8.2
inches in Trappe (Montgomery County),
8.0 inches in Southampton (Bucks County)
and Pocono Summit (Monroe County), 7.5
inches in Wayne and Havertown (Delaware
County), 7.2 inches in Wynnewood
(Montgomery County), 7.0 inches in
Jackson Township (Monroe County), 6.8
inches in Exton (Chester County), 6.7
inches in Easton (Northampton County),
6.5 inches in Hamburg (Berks County) and
Chadds Ford (Delaware County), 6.1
inches in Somerton (Philadelphia
County), 6.0 inches in Fricks (Bucks
County) and Pottstown (Montgomery
County) and 5.8 inches at the
Philadelphia International Airport.
The heavy snow 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.
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Gusty northwest winds circulating around
an intense low pressure system over the
Canadian Maritimes caused power outages
in Ruscombmanor and Oley Townships.
About 3,000 homes and businesses lost
power between 4 p.m. and 1030 p.m. EST.
The peak wind gust at the Reading
Regional Airport was 37 mph.
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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 most places, but the sharp drop
in temperatures brought treacherous
driving conditions on untreated roadways
during the afternoon and evening and
countless accidents occurred includingt
wo with fatalities in Chester County.
Precipitation started as rain before
sunrise on the 8th. The cold front moved
through Eastern Pennsylvania between 5
a.m. and 8 a.m. EST 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 6 a.m. and
8 a.m. EST in the Poconos, around 9 a.m.
EST in the Lehigh Valley and between 9
a.m. and 10 a.m. EST across Berks County
and the Philadelphia Metropolitan area.
About an hour after the precipitation
changed to snow, temperatures dropped
below freezing as the snow continued to
fall. The snow fell heavy at times
around Noon EST in the Lehigh Valley.
The snow ended during the mid-afternoon,
but its lingering effects lasted well
into the night as the wind blew the snow
back on the road.
Townships averaged about a dozen weather
related accidents. In Bucks County, the
911 centers had about 700 more calls
than usual. In Chester County, a
21-year-old woman died in Pocopson
Township on northbound Pennsylvania
State Route 52 after she could not
negotiate a curve, struck a concrete
bridge abutment, slid down an embankment
and came to a stop in a small stream. In
Thombury Township, a 62-year-old woman
died after she lost control of her
vehicle and struck a tree. In Berks
County, Interstate 78 was down to one
lane in each direction for hours between
Shartlesville and Lenhartsville because
of a dozen minor accidents. The West
Shore Bypass was closed in Reading for
about an hour. Serious traffic accidents
occurred in Cumm, Maxatawny, Robeson and
Windsor Townships. In Bucks County, in
Milford Township, a state trooper was
injured after his vehicle was rear-ended
on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. In the
Lehigh Valley, westbound Interstate 78
had 5 mile long delays through the
evening rush. In the Philadelphia
Metropolitan area, the snow and wind
caused about 15 minute delays throughout
its SEPTA regional rail lines. Many
schools dismissed children early and
cancelled after school activities.
Specific snow accumulations included 2.4
inches in Blue Bell (Montgomery County),
2.2 inches at the Lehigh Valley
International Airport and Glenmoore
(Chester County), 1.8 inches in Furlong
(Bucks County), 1.5 inches in Forks
Township (Northampton County) and
Boyertown (Berks County), 1.0 inch in
Chadds Ford (Delaware County) and 0.5
inches at the Philadelphia 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.
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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 averaged 45 to 50 mph and
caused isolated power outages throughout
Eastern Pennsylvania. In Uwchlan
Township (Chester County) a wind downed
tree caused high tension wires to fall
onto a vehicle and trapped the driver.
The downed wires damaged two other
vehicles. The strong winds also blew
snow back onto already cleared or salted
roads. Peak wind gusts included 51 mph
in Downingtown (Chester County), 48 mph
in Northeast Philadelphia and Doylestown
(Bucks County), 47 mph at the
Philadelphia International Airport and
Mount Pocono (Monroe County), 46 mph in
Reading (Berks County) and 43 mph at the
Lehigh Valley International Airport.
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.
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Periods of light snow fell across the
Poconos from just after Midnight EST on
the 11th until around sunrise on the
12th. The snow had a difficult time
accumulating during the daytime as most
of the accumulating snow fell overnight
on the 11th. Accumulations averaged
around two inches. Untreated and less
traveled roads were treacherous. 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 the
Poconos early in 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.
PAZ054>055
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 the
Poconos between 3 a.m. and 10 a.m. EST.
Ice accretions were less than one-tenth
of an inch. Some snow and sleet mixed in
with no accumulations in most areas. By
10 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.
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0 0
PAZ061>062
0 0
A low pressure system exiting the United
States from the Delmarva Peninsula
brought rain and then snow to the Lehigh
Valley and heavy snow in the Poconos.
Accumulations averaged 2 to 4 inches in
the Lehigh Valley and 5 to 10 inches in
the Poconos. Following the pattern of
other winter storms this season, the
accumulating snow hit the evening
commute the hardest which was described
as a nightmare in the Poconos.
Precipitation in the Lehigh Valley
started as rain the morning of the 23rd
around sunrise and changed to snow
during the afternoon. The snow ended
around Midnight EST on the 24th. In the
Poconos, precipitation started as snow
around sunrise on the 23rd and mixed
with sleet and rain at times during the
morning over the lower elevations. The
snow continued through the night and
ended just before sunrise on the 24th.
Dozens of crashes occurred as vehicles
skidded from roadways, overturned or
became stuck. The Pocono evening commute
started poorly as three tractor-trailers
jack-knifed on westbound Interstate 80
just west of Blakeslee at 330 p.m. This
closed the Interstate in both directions
in Carbon and Monroe Counties until 8
p.m. EST. The eastbound side was
reopened at 8 p.m. EST and the westbound
side was reopened at 9 p.m. EST.
Firefighters used all terrain vehicles
to help lead stranded traffic off of the
Interstate. Interstate 80 was not alone
as accidents and impassable hills led to
stopped traffic for 3 to 5 hours through
the evening commute on Interstate 380
and Pennsylvania State Routes 33, 115,
196, 611, 903 and 940. On Pennsylvania
State Route 33 between Wind Gap
(Northampton County) and Stroudsburg,
commuters were averaging a speed of one
mile per hour. The bumper-to-bumper
traffic conditions made it difficult for
PennDOT crews to clear the roads.
Commutes from New York City took up to
eight hours. Even some lesser roads were
closed. A school bus became stuck in the
snow in Tobyhanna Township (Monroe
County) and some school children were
stranded at their school before finally
getting home later that day in Carbon
County. The combination of accidents and
the heavy wet snow led to downed trees
in Pike and Monroe Counties and about
16,100 homes and businesses lost power.
All power was restored by the 25th.
In the Lehigh Valley, the change to snow
led to dozens of accidents. A car crash
led to a serious injury in Weisenberg
Township (Lehigh County). In Plainfield
Township (Northampton County), a male
driver avoided serious injuries even
though his vehicle skidded across
opposing traffic and landed in a creek.
The most serious damage in the valley
occurred in Washington Township when a
vehicle skidded off a road and slid
between a home and a utility pole. The
vehicle's passenger side struck and
ruptured an oil tank and a natural gas
line on the side of the home. This
caused an explosion that set the house
on fire. The homeowner ran out the back
door and the driver and passengers of
the vehicle were also uninjured. The
flames charred the north side of the
home and claimed the lives of the
homeowner's pet snake and cat.
Everything within the house was
destroyed. About two dozen people were
evacuated until the natural gas line was
closed. They all returned by the next
morning.
Accumulations included 10.5 inches in
Tobyhanna (Monroe County), 8.0 inches in
Albrightsville (Carbon County) and
Pocono Summit (Monroe County), 7.8
inches in Bossardsville (Monroe County),
6.0 inches in East Stroudsburg (Monroe
County), 5.5 inches in Lehighton (Carbon
County), 3.5 inches in Williams Township
(Northampton County), 2.0 inches in
Forks Township (Northampton County) and
1.3 inches at the Lehigh Valley
International Airport.
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 east of
Cape May, New Jersey at 1 a.m. EST on
the 24th.
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Pockets of freezing rain occurred across
the Poconos 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 over the higher
terrain. 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.
Bucks County
Countywide 0 0
Monroe County
Countywide 0 0
Northampton County
Countywide 0 0
Heavy rain fell across Eastern
Pennsylvania during the afternoon and
evening of the 28th and caused urban and
poor drainage flooding. It also left the
region vulnerable to additional heavy
rain. 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
during the evening of the 28th. Storm
totals averaged around two inches. A few
roads were closed because of the
flooding. The combination of runoff and
snow melt caused isolated pockets of
minor flooding along the Delaware River
on the morning of the 30th. In
Northampton County, in Forks Township,
North Delaware Drive (Pennsylvania State
Route 611) was flooded. The Delaware
River at Riegelsville (Warren County,
New Jersey) crested at 21.3 feet. Flood
stage at Riegelsville is 22 feet.
Farther down the Delaware, in Yardley
(Bucks County), a mile long stretch of
River Road was flooded by the Delaware
River in three low-lying sections. The
Delaware River at Trenton (Mercer
County, New Jersey) crested at 17.8
feet. Flood stage at Trenton is 20 feet.
Storm totals included 2.94 inches in
Kresgeville (Monroe County), 2.56 inches
in Pocono Summit (Monroe County), 2.35
inches in Walnutport (Northampton
County), 2.38 inches in Forks Township
(Northampton County), 2.33 inches in
Mount Pocono (Monroe County), 2.20
inches in Springtown (Bucks County),
2.02 inches in Tannersville (Monroe
County), 1.83 inches in Perkasie (Bucks
County), 1.66 inches in Doylestown
(Bucks County) and 1.65 inches in
Neshaminy Falls (Bucks 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.
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Heavy rain fell across Chester County
during the afternoon and evening of the
28th and caused urban and poor drainage
flooding. It also caused some stream and
creek flooding and left the region
vulnerable to additional heavy rain.
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
during the evening of the 28th. Storm
totals averaged around two inches. The
East Branch of the Brandywine Creek at
Downingtown was above its 7 foot flood
stage from 546 p.m. on the 28th through
1251 a.m. EST on the 29th. It crested at
9.16 feet at 845 p.m. EST on the 28th.
Along the main stem of the Brandywine
Creek at Chadds Ford, the creek was
above its 9 foot flood stage from 1109
p.m. EST on the 28th through 630 a.m.
EST on the 29th. It crested at 9.51 feet
at 315 a.m. EST on the 29th. The French
Creek at Phoenixville was above its 8
foot flood stage from 633 p.m. EST
through 10 p.m. EST on the 28th. It
crested at 8.25 feet at 745 p.m. EST.
The Valley Creek at Valley Forge was
above its 7 foot flood stage from 337
p.m. through 834 p.m. EST on the 28th.
It crested at 7.47 feet at 645 p.m. EST.
Storm totals included 2.53 inches at
Chadds Ford (Delaware County), 2.30
inches in Glenmoore, 1.77 inches, 1.63
inches in Coatesville and 1.36 inches in
Valley Forge.
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
l a.m. EST on the 29th and about 100
miles east of Atlantic City at 7 a.m.
EST on the 29th.
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Heavy rain fell across Lehigh County
during the afternoon and evening of the
28th and caused urban and poor drainage
flooding. It also led to minor flooding
along a few creeks and rivers and
several road closures and water rescues.
It also left the region vulnerable to
additional heavy rain. 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 during the evening of the
28th. Storm totals averaged around two
inches.
In Allentown, the Lehigh River rose up
to several homes on Adams Island. In
Lower Macungie Township, the Indian
Creek flooded and two people were
rescued from the flood waters. Roads
were closed in Upper Macungie, Upper
Milford and South Whitehall Townships.
Storm totals included 1.93 inches at the
Lehigh Valley International Airport.
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.
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Heavy rain fell across Berks County
during the afternoon and evening of the
28th and caused urban and poor drainage
flooding. It also caused flooding along
the Manatawny Creek and left the region
vulnerable to additional heavy rain.
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
during the evening of the 28th. Storm
totals averaged between two and three
inches. Several roads were flooded and
closed. The Manatawny Creek at
Spangville was above its 6 foot flood
stage from 537 p.m. EST on the 28th
through 225 a.m. EST on the 29th. It
crested at 6.81 feet at 930 p.m. EST on
the 28th. Storm totals included 2.80
inches in Ontelaunce Township, 2.64
inches in Pennside, 2.62 inches in
Gibraltar, 2.61 inches in Vinemont, 2.48
inches in Lincoln Park and 2.26 inches
in Bernville.
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 cast of Atlantic City at 7 a.m.
EST on the 29th.
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Heavy rain fell across Montgomery County
during the afternoon and evening of the
28th and caused urban and poor drainage
flooding. It also caused some stream and
creek flooding and left the region
vulnerable to additional heavy rain.
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
during the evening of the 28th. Storm
totals averaged between two and three
inches. The East Branch of the Perkiomen
Creek at Schwenksville was above its 7
foot flood stage from 736 p.m. EST on
the 28th through 1222 a.m. EST on the
29th. It crested at 7.95 feet at 930
p.m. EST on the 28th. The main stem of
the Perkiomen Creek at Graterford was
above its 11 foot stage from 922 p.m.
EST on the 28th through 1234 a.m. EST on
the 29th. It crested at 11.18 feet at 11
p.m. EST on the 28th. The Manatawny
Creek at Pottstown was above its 6 foot
flood stage from 627 p.m. EST on the
28th through 256 a.m. EST on the 29th.
It crested at 6.54 feet at 730 p.m. EST
on the 28th. The Wissahickon Creek at
Fort Washington was above its 9 foot
flood stage from 555 p.m. EST through
736 p.m. EST on the 28th. It crested at
9.15 feet at 645 p.m. EST.
Storm totals included 3.40 inches in
Palm, 2.24 inches in Willow Grove, 1.94
inches in Pottstown and 1.27 inches in
Hatboro.
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.
Northampton County
Martins Creek 0 0 140K 0
Lightning struck the back of a three
bedroom home in Lower Mount Bethel
Township. The ensuing fire started at
the electrical box and spread from the
basement into other parts of the home.
Firefighters found the main level of the
home ablaze when they arrived. The fire
was extinguished in about forty-five
minutes. But, the home sustained
extensive smoke and heat damage
throughout its main floor and roof. No
serious injuries were reported. Damage
to the home was estimated at nearly
$150,000.
PAZ070
0 0
Heavy rain fell across Delaware County
during the afternoon and evening of the
28th and caused urban and poor drainage
flooding. It also caused some stream and
creek flooding and left the region
vulnerable to additional heavy rain.
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
during the evening of the 28th. Storm
totals averaged around two inches. The
Chester Creek at Chester was briefly
above its 8 foot flood stage from 745
p.m. EST through 807 p.m. EST on the
28th. It crested at 8.01 feet at 8 p.m.
EST. The Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford
was above its 9 foot flood stage from
1109 p.m. EST on the 28th through 630
a.m. EST on the 29th. It crested at 9.51
feet at 315 a.m. EST on the 29th. Storm
totals included 2.53 inches at Chadds
Ford and 1.66 inches at the Philadelphia
International Airport.
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.
PAZ071
0 0
Heavy rain fell across Philadelphia
during the afternoon and evening of the
28th and caused urban and poor drainage
flooding. It also caused some stream
flooding and left the region vulnerable
to additional heavy rain. 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 during the evening of the
28th. Storm totals averaged around two
inches. The Wissahickon Creek at its
mouth was above its 5 foot flood stage
from 815 p.m. EST on the 28th through
1228 a.m. EST on the 29th. It crested at
5.28 feet at 1045 p.m. EST on the 28th.
Storm totals included 2.60 inches in
Germantown and 1.66 inches at the
Philadelphia International Airport.
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.
PAZ070>071
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 at
Philadelphia Pier 12 reached 8.35 feet
above mean lower low water. Minor tidal
flooding begins at 8.2 feet above mean
lower low water.
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 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
east 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.
PAZ054
0 0
Heavy rain fell across the Poconos
during the afternoon and evening of the
28th and caused urban and poor drainage
flooding. Runoff from the heavy rain
also led to flooding along the Pohopoco
Creek the next day. The heavy rain also
left the region vulnerable to additional
heavy rain. 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
during the evening of the 28th. Storm
totals averaged between two and three
inches. Roadway flooding closed
Pennsylvania State Route 895 in East
Penn Township. The Pohopoco Creek at
Parryville was above its 5.5 foot flood
stage from 1159 a.m. EST through 952
p.m. EST on the 29th. It crested at 5.55
feet at 1215 p.m. EST. Storm totals
included 2.57 inches in Lehighton.
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 nearNorfolk, 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.
PENNSYLVANIA, Northeast
PAZ038>040-
043>044-047>048-072
0 0 160K
A strong winter storm brought 8 to 14
inches of snow to all of northeast
Pennsylvania. 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 late in the morning
of February 28th. The snow continued
through the night, heavy at times,
before tapering off to light snow and
flurries in the morning on March 1st.
PAZ038>040-
043>044-047>048-072
0 0 80K
An intensifying storm moved north along
the east coast on March 23rd and 24th.
Light mixed precipitation moved into
northeast Pennsylvania the morning of
the 23rd before changing over to snow
early in the afternoon. 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. Hundreds of accidents occurred as
people tried to get home after work
during the height of the storm in the
evening. Both interstate 80 and 81 in
southern Luzerne County were closed for
part of the evening. 7500 electric
customers lost power in Luzerne County.
PAZ038
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 riverflows
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 keeping
river levels high.
Luzerne County
Countywide 0 0 100K
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. Many
roads were closed due to flash flooding.
A building in the town of Conyngham
collapsed due to the excessive rainfall.
Also a sinkhole developed at a residence
in Pittston.
Wayne County
Countywide 0 0 20K
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. Many
roads were closed due to flash flooding.
Lackawanna County
Countywide 0 0 20K
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. Many
roads were closed due to flash flooding.
Wyoming County
Countywide 0 0 20K
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. Many
roads were closed due to flash flooding.
Towns with roads closed included
Tunkhannock, Meshoppen, and Nicholson.
PAZ043
0 0 20K
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches on the 28th. A few locations had
over 3 inches. 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 Tunkhannock Creek at
Tunkhannock rose and fell quickly above
its flood stage of 11 feet on the 29th.
The creek crested at 12.06 feet at 10:45
AM.
PAZ043
0 0 20K
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches on the 28th. A few locations got
more than 3 inches. 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 Meshoppen went
above its flood stage of 27 feet early
on the 29th, then crested at 28.49 feet
at 5 PM on the 29th. The river fell back
below flood stage on the 30th.
PAZ047
0 0 20K
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches on the 28th. A few locations had
over 3 inches. 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
ilkes-Barre went above its flood stage
of 22 feet on the morning of the 29th,
crested at 26.05 feet at 9 PM also on
the 29th, then fell back below flood
stage late on the 30th.
PENNSYLVANIA, Northwest
PAZ001>003
0 0 600K
Light snow associated with a low
pressure spread across northwest
Pennsylvania during the early morning
hours of March 1. The cold front
associated with the low pressure system
passed through the region during the
afternoon, and light snow continued to
fall during the evening hours. However,
gusty west to northwest winds around 30
mph behind the cold front developed
reducing visibilities throughout the
area. The west to northwest winds
continued overnight, and lake effect
snow bands began developing and quickly
intensified during the early morning
hours of March 2. The lake effect snow
continued through much of the day, and
did not taper off until the morning
hours of March 3. Snowfall accumulations
for the event ranged from eight to
twelve inches along the Erie Lakeshore
to around twenty inches inland. A peak
total of 21.5 inches was reported in
Amity Township with 10.6 inches
officially falling at Erie International
Airport. Numerous accidents were
reported.
PENNSYLVANIA, West
PAZ023-030-032
0 0
Rain and snow began 7 AM Feb 28, changed
to snow by 9 AM. Snow continued into the
night, until just before noon Mar 1,
when it tapered off to snow showers. Six
inches of snow accumulated by midnight
the morning of Mar 1. Chalkhill had 8"
by 7 AM, and Conemaugh got 7. By 7 AM
Mar 2, Creekside totaled 10.
PAZ007>009-
013>016-020>022-029
0 0
In southwestern Pennsylvania, rain and
snow began 7 AM Feb 28, changed to snow
by 9 AM. In northwestern Pennsylvania,
snow began 10 AM Feb 28. Snow continued
into the night, until just before noon
Mar 1, when it tapered off to snow
showers. Most places reported 6" by 3 AM
Mar 1. Crooked Creek in Armstrong County
had 9" by 7 AM. Tionesta in Forest
County had 7 inches. Pittsburgh had 6"
over 2 days, setting a one-day record
Feb 28 with 4.8 inches of snow.
PAZ031
0 0
PAZ032
0 0 8K
By 452 PM, Ronco Rd flooded in Ronco,
northwest of Masontown. By 758 PM,
several roads and basements flooded in
Masontown, and in Wharton Twp near
Chalkhill, and in the township of Henry
Clay in the southeastern part of Fayette
Co.
PAZ032
0 0 10K
On the Youghiogheny River, Connellsville
rose to flood stage (12 feet) at 10 PM
on 28th, crested at 14.1 feet at 430 AM
on 29th, and fell below flood stage 3 PM
on 29th.
PAZ021-029>030
0 0
On the Monongahela River, Lock 4
Charleroi rose to flood stage (28 feet)
at 1 PM, crested at 28.1 ft at 330 PM,
and fell below flood stage at 5 PM. Lock
3 Elizabeth rose to flood stage (20
feet) at 430 PM, crested at 20 ft, and
fell below flood stage at 5 PM.
Location Character of Storm
NORTH CAROLINA, Central
Wake County
Cary Lightning
Lighting struck a tree outside a Cary
residence. Lightning then entered the
natural gas line rupturing the line
under the house resulting in a
severely damaging fire.
Davidson County
4 N Welcome Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Two trees were downed on South Union
Grove Road.
Guilford County
High Pt Thunderstorm Wind (G54)
62 mph gust measured by broadcast
meteorologist's home anemometer.
Stanly County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Numerous trees were blown down in
Albemarle, Norwood, and Oakboro. In
New London, a carport was blown into
a tree, and the roof of a barn was
ripped off. An above-ground swimming
pool and deck were damaged, and a
shed was destroyed. A tree fell on
a car in Richfield.
Guilford County
2 S Sedalia Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees were blown down at McConnell
Church Road in McCleansville.
Randolph County
Asheboro Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Numerous trees were blown down at the
Asheboro Zoo. A tin roof was torn off
of a building in Asheboro, and trees
and power lines were downed as well.
Dime sized hail was also reported.
Anson County
Central Portion to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Ansonville
A few trees were blown down in
Ansonville and Lilesville. A porch
was ripped of a trailer near
Wadesboro, and a roof was torn
off a barn. Further south, in
Morven, a roof was partially
tom off of a home.
Orange County
Chapel Hill Hail (1.75)
Chatham County
Harpers Xrds Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A barn collapsed, injuring two people.
Moore County
Carthage Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees were blown down near Carthage.
Richmond County
Ellerbe Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Trees were blown down in Ellerbe, and
at scattered other locations across
the county. The Richmond County AWOS
reported a measured gust of 64 mph.
Moore County
Pinehurst Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
The roof of a metal building was
partially removed. A shed and two
garages were destroyed on Wright
Road. A tree fell on a roof, and
wind ripped apart a storage building
on Lake Bay Road.
Scotland County
Laurinburg Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Numerous trees were blown down near
Highway 401 north of Laurinburg and
on Turnpike Road. Trees fell on a
couple of houses on Anita Drive in
town, and trees fell on cars in the
parking lot of Scotland Memorial's
medical facilities. A 100-year-old
barn on Peabridge Road was destroyed.
Lee County
Sanford Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Power lines were blown down.
Hoke County
Raeford Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Power lines were blown down, and small
hail was reported as well.
Franklin County
Youngsville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and power lines were blown down
just west of Youngsville, on Halifax
Road, Pearces Road, and Ferrels
Bridge Road.
Harnett County
Erwin Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Numerous trees and power lines were
blown down. A hay barn was destroyed
on Julian Road, and across the street
a brick tobacco barn was destroyed.
Wake County
Cary Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A utility building was blown away in
town. Large trees were blown down on
Ten Ten Road. Homes were damaged in
the Fairview area, north of Fuquay-
Varina, with widespread reports of
trees down and power outages. Six to
eight homes were damaged just southwest
of Garner, with large pine and oak
trees on houses. Numerous trees were
blown down on Senter Farm Road.
Cumberland County
Ft Bragg Thunderstorm Wind (G57)
KFBG METAR reported 66 mph wind gust.
Several homes on Ft. Bragg property
sustained roof damage. Simmons Army
Airfield sustained a significant
amount of damage to four helicopter
hangars, government vehicles, and
outdoor structures.
Cumberland County
3 SE Fayetteville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and power lines were blown down
near the Cross Creek Mall. Pea to dime
sized hail was reported as well.
Wake County
Zebulon Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A tree fell through a mobile home on
NC 231. Near Knightdale, several
large limbs were blown down.
Johnston County
Clayton Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and power lines were blown down
on Shotwell Road near US 70. A tree
also fell on a house along Shotwell
Road. A barn was blown down and
equipment was damaged on Cornwallis
Road. The old Champion building
sustained roof damage.
Johnston County
Selma Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
The roof was destroyed on the old Selma
Ice, Coal, and Oil Company. BB&T, Selma
Fire & EMS, McClung's Electrical, and
the Selma Police Department all
sustained damage. Windows were blown
out at the Wee Tots daycare.
Wayne County
8 W Goldsboro Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and powerlines were blown down.
Sampson County
Autryville Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Trees and power lines were blown down in
town, and a home was destroyed. Mobile
home windows were blown out, injuring a
person. From Autryville to Newton Grove,
numerous trees and powerlines were blown
down. Just north of Autryville, in the
Midway community, a church was severely
damaged. A couple of vehicles were
flipped, a storage shed was destroyed,
and several homes sustained damage as
well. Seven barns and three turkey
houses were destroyed. A hog house
on Seed Mill Road sustained severe
damage, but only one of the 1200
hogs was lost.
Halifax County
Halifax Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees were blown down and a shed was
destroyed.
Nash County
Nashville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several trees and power lines were blown
down in Nashville, Red Oak, and Bailey.
Sampson County
6 N Turkey Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A shed was destroyed near 1-40 close to
the Pender County line.
Wilson County
6 E Wilson Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Two houses were heavily damaged on Heath
Glenn Road, and a tree fell through the
center of another house on Stantonsburg
Road.
Wayne County
Goldsboro Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
The roof was removed from a house on
Antioch Road, and a person inside was
injured. On Piedmont Airline Road,
another house was heavily damaged,
injuring the person inside. Structural
damage was also reported on Patetown
Road. On US 13 South, a few metal
shelters were destroyed. Numerous trees
and power lines were blown down. Strong
winds damaged part of the Wayne Country
Day School, with one minor injury. A
civilian forecaster at Seymour Johnson
Air Force Base reported winds of 61 mph.
Edgecombe County
Macclesfield Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
An old building sustained roof damage.
Forsyth County
Lewisville Hail (1.00)
Quarter sized hail reported at Kyland
and Dozier Roads.
Forsyth County
Tobaccoville Hail (2.75)
Guilford County
Oak Ridge Hail (1.00)
Guilford County
Greensboro Hail (1.75)
Golfball sized hail reported at New
Garden and Horsepen creek.
Harnett County
Anderson Creek Hail (0.88)
Nickel hail at Ray Road and Route 210.
Wake County
5 S Raleigh Hail (2.00)
Hen egg sized hail reported on Lake
Wheeler Road. Quarter to half dollar
sized hail reported in Fuquay Varina
and at Highways 401 and 70 in Garner.
Wake County
5 N Raleigh Hail (4.00)
Franklin County
Franklinton Hail (0.88)
Granville County
Wilton Hail (1.00)
Vance County
3 N Henderson Hail (1.25)
Half dollar sized hail reported in
Harris Crossroads near Kerr Lake.
NORTH CAROLINA, Central Coastal
Duplin County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Greene County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Lenoir County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Pitt County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G58)
Jones County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Onslow County
Richlands Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Martin County
Williamston Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Craven County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G54)
Beaufort County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G74)
Carteret County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Washington County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Washington County
Plymouth Hail (1.50)
Pamlico County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Onslow County
Swansboro Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Hyde County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Tyrrell County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Hyde County
Ocracoke Thunderstorm Wind (G69)
Dare County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G95)
A line of severe thunderstorms moved
through much of North Carolina during
the morning and early afternoon hours
of March 8th. In general, Eastern
North Carolina experienced straight-
line wind gusts from 50 to 90 mph.
A wind gust of 110 mph was recorded
at Kill Devil Hills on the Outer Banks
of Dare County where significant
structural damage occurred, including
the destruction of a communications
tower. Sporadic to widespread wind
damage occurred across the entire area
with numerous trees and power lines
down, and minor to significant
structural damage. There was one
injury in Hyde County when a mobile
home was overturned and demolished
by the fierce winds.
Hyde County
Engelhard Hail (1.00)
Dare County
East Lake Hail (0.75)
Dare County
Kitty Hawk Hail (1.25)
Several severe thunderstorms produced
large hail across northeastern portions
of the area during the morning hours
of March 28th.
NORTH CAROLINA, Extreme Southwest
NOT RECEIVED.
NORTH CAROLINA, North Coastal
Hertford County
5 SW Ahoskie Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down on road.
Chowan County
Edenton Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Power lines down.
Perquimans County
2 NE Hertford Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Spotter reported wind gust of 65 mph.
Perquimans County
Hertford Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several large pine trees down.
Pasquotank County
Elizabeth City Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down and building collapsed on
Coast Guard base.
Pasquotank County
Weeksville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down.
Camden County
Camden Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down and roof shingles blown off
along Route 343.
Currituck County
Point Harbor Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and powerlines down.
Currituck County
Moyock Hail (1.75)
Bertie County
7 SSW Windsor Hail (0.75)
Hail accumulated on road.
Pasquotank County
Weeksville Hail (0.88)
NORTH CAROLINA, Northwest and North Central
Wilkes County
North Wilkesboro Hail (1.00)
Surry County
Elkin Hail (0.88)
Surry County
Elkin Hail (1.00)
Yadkin County
Jonesville Hail (1.00)
Yadkin County
4 WSW East Bend Hail (0.75)
Yadkin County
2 E East Bend to Hail (0.75)
East Bend
Thunderstorms during the afternoon of
23rd produced hail up to quarter sized
across northern North Carolina.
NORTH CAROLINA, South Coastal
New Hanover County
5 N Wilmington Thunderstorm Wind (G51)
A 58 mph wind gust was measured at
the Wilmington airport.
New Hanover County
Wilmington to Lightning
Carolina Beach
Lightning damage several buildings
downtown. Numerous limbs were
blown down.
Robeson County
Red Spgs Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Trees down on the railroad track near
Mount Tabor Road.
Robeson County
Orrum Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Trees down on Water Tower Road.
Robeson County
Lumberton to Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
3 S St Pauls
A tractor trailer was overturned on
Hwy 401 S. Trees were also blown
down on Hwy 301.
Bladen County
Duart Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
A 70 mph wind gust was reported.
Columbus County
Chadbourn Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
The Columbus 911 reported that a roof
was blown off of a shelter.
Bladen County
4 N Council Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Trees down in Lisbon.
Brunswick County
3 E Lanvale Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Leland police reported several trees
down.
Pender County
3 W Burgaw to Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
3 W Currie
A coop observer reported an estimated
60 mph.
Columbus County
Evergreen Thunderstorm Wind (G70)
Strong winds blew the roof off a house.
New Hanover County
Wilmington to Thunderstorm Wind (G77)
Wrightsville Beach
The Wilmington ASOS measured an 89 mph
wind gust. A private hangar at the
airport was damaged, and a man in
Wilmington was injured. In downtown
Wilmington, a section of the roof of
city hall was damaged, and an historic
home, built in 1738, was moderately
damaged when a chimney collapsed. The
Oceanic pier also measured a 69 mph
wind gust.
New Hanover County
Myrtle Grove Thunderstorm Wind (G77)
A NWS Mesonet site measured an 89 mph
wind gust.
Pender County
Surf City Thunderstorm Wind (G63)
A 72 mph measured gust was recorded at
the Surf City bridge.
NCZ101
High Wind (G58)
A 66 mph measured wind gust was recorded
at the mesonet station just south of the
Carolina Beach pier. There was damage to
three houses under construction on
Bowfin Rd. One structure lost a roof.
Palm trees and scaffolding in the area
were blown over.
NORTH CAROLINA, Southwest
NCZ033-048>050
Winter Weather/Mix
Snow showers redeveloped during the
evening of the 28th, continuing off
and on through the afternoon of the
1st, mainly affecting the counties
along the Tennessee border. Snowfall
accumulations of 1 to 2 inches were
observed during this time.
NCZ051>053-058>059
Winter Weather/Mix
Snow showers redeveloped during the
evening of the 28th, continuing off
and on through the evening of the 1st.
Additional snowfall accumulations of
1 to 2 inches were observed. The higher
elevations along the Tennessee border
were the main areas affected. However,
some valley locations as far east as
northern Buncombe and northern Jackson
counties received light accumulations.
NCZ033-048>050
Heavy Snow
Snow developed during the evening across
the northern mountains, as strong
northwest winds developed in the wake
of a cold front. 2 to 4 inches of snow
accumulated in addition to that which
fell across the area on the morning
of the 28th.
Union County
Marshville Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A microburst resulted in damaging winds,
which blew the roof off a 30-by-40 foot
building. Large tree limbs were also
blown down in the area.
NCZ033-048>053-
058>059
Winter Weather/Mix
Snow showers developed behind a cold
front across the western mountains
during the morning hours and continued
through much of the day. By the time
the snow tapered off to flurries during
the evening, isolated accumulations as
high as 6 inches were observed in the
higher elevations along the Tennessee
border. However, the valleys generally
received less than 2 inches.
Gaston County
3 SSW Gastonia Tornado (F0)
A weak tornado developed within a squall
line as it passed just south of
Gastonia. A funnel cloud was observed
just west of highway 321, but the
condensation funnel did not extend
to the ground. Eyewitnesses ran inside
their home, at which time the house
reportedly shook. Shingles were torn
off the roof of the home, and numerous
large limbs were blown down.
Gaston County
Gastonia to Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
10 NE Gastonia
A squall line developed in the lee of
the mountains during the morning, and
began producing damaging winds as it
moved across the southern piedmont.
Numerous trees, large limbs, and power
lines were blown down in the county,
with 2 trees falling on mobile homes.
Some outbuildings were also damaged or
destroyed. WFO Columbia relayed a
report of a canopy on a gas station
collapsing on some vehicles. A small
airplane was flipped at AKH, where
some sheet metal and a door was blown
off a hangar. A tree also fell on and
heavily damaged a mobile home in
Mt Holly.
Mecklenburg County
10 WNW Charlotte to Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
2 NNW Charlotte
Tree fell on a car on Mount Holly Rd
near NC 27. Several trees fell on homes
along Beatties Ford Rd near LaSalle St.
Some roofs were torn off buildings in
this same area.
Mecklenburg County
7 WSW Charlotte Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down on Dixie River Road near
the airport.
Mecklenburg County
Pineville to Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
9 SSE Charlotte
Several 8 inch diameter pine trees blown
down near the intersection of highways
51 and 521. A large road sign was blown
down on I-485, and some scaffolding was
blown down at a construction site. A
portion of the roof was torn off
Charlotte Catholic High (10 S City
Center) and several large trees were
blown down on Windyrush Road near Rea
Road. Numerous power outages were
reported.
Mecklenburg County
2.5 ENE Charlotte to Tornado (F1)
5 E Charlotte
A weak tornado developed within the
squall line as it moved over Charlotte
metro. The tornado developed near the
intersection of 36th and North Tryon
streets, where the roof of a building
was torn off. In the same general area,
the roofs of 2 trailers were partially
torn off. Intermittent tree damage
occurred along most of the remaining
3-miles of the track, with some trees
falling on vehicles. At the end of the
track, the roof was damaged and some
windows blown out when a large oak tree
fell on Cochrane Middle School. The
roof cover was torn off of a business
and some large pine trees and limbs
were blown down just south of the
school.
Rowan County
6 NNW Salisbury to Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
15 SE Salisbury
Awnings torn off buildings in Salisbury.
Power lines were downed in Franklin
Township northwest of the city, and
a roof was blown off a mobile home in
the same area. A tree fell on a car
southeast of the city, near the Stanly
county line. The occupant was trapped
for a while, but uninjured. 3000
customers lost power across the county.
Cabarrus County
Harrisburg to Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Mt Pleasant
Numerous trees down. At least 1 tree
fell onto a garage.
Union County
Waxhaw Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Numerous trees and power lines blown
down with about 100 power outages
in the area.
Union County
Waxhaw to Thunderstorm Wind (G63)
Unionville
Numerous trees and power lines blown
down from Monroe to Unionville. Power
outages affected 1100 homes, mainly
around Monroe. Two open-door
outbuildings collapsed in Monroe.
Unofficial measurement of 72 mph
gust in downtown Monroe. ASOS at
EQY measured a 60 mph gust.
Cabarrus County
Midland Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Third of the roof blown off a fire
station east of Midland, near the
county line.
NCZ033-048-053
High Wind (G60)
High winds developed across portions of
the mountains during the morning, mainly
from the French Broad Valley north.
Trees and power lines were blown down,
resulting in some power outages. Several
gusts were measured in the 60-70 mph
range by home weather equipment. The
most significant winds/damage occurred
around Black Mountain.
NCZ064
Strong Wind
Strong winds developed across the
mountains in the wake of a cold front.
The tin roof was torn off a mobile
home in a trailer park in Brevard.
No damage occurred to the surrounding
trailers, and there were no reports
of other damage in the vicinity.
NCZ048>053-058>059
Winter Weather/Mix
Snow showers developed behind a cold
front across the western mountains
during the afternoon of the 11th, and
continued into the early morning hours
of the 12th. By the time the snow
ended, accumulations generally ranged
from a trace to 2 inches across the
area, although isolated higher amounts
occurred in the higher elevations.
NCZ033
Winter Weather/Mix
Snow showers developed across the
western mountains during the afternoon,
resulting in accumulations of 1 to 2
inches across most of the area by
late evening.
NCZ033
Heavy Snow
By late evening, heavy snowfall
accumulations were observed across
Avery County. By the time the snow
ended during the pre-dawn hours of
the 12th, snowfall amounts ranged
from 2-3 inches in the valleys, to
4-6 inches in the higher elevations.
Iredell County
Statesville Lightning
Newspaper reported lightning caused
power outages to 3400 customers from
downtown to the east side of town.
NCZ033>037-
048>050-052>057-
059-063>068
Winter Weather/Mix
Wet snow, mixed at times with rain and
sleet developed during the early morning
hours across western North Carolina, and
persisted through late morning. By the
time the snow ended, accumulations
ranged from just a dusting in the
southwest mountain valleys and southern
piedmont areas, to as much as 3 inches
in areas north of 1-40. Slushy roads
led to a few traffic accidents across
the area.
Macon County
Scaly Hail (0.88)
Jackson County
Cashiers Hail (0.88)
NORTH DAKOTA, Central and West
NDZ018-032>033-
040>041-043>044
High Wind (G54)
Low pressure moved from central Canada
to eastern North Dakota causing high
winds over parts of western North
Dakota. Highest sustained wind was
43 mph at Dickinson and highest gust
was 62 mph at Hettinger.
NDZ002>005-
010>013-018>023-
025-032>037-
040>042-045>048-
050>051
High Wind (G64)
A strong cold front moved rapidly
through the northern plains resulting
in strong winds over western and
central North Dakota. Sustained
speeds were generally 30 to 40 mph.
The highest gusts were 68 mph at
Selfridge and 73 mph just south
of New Salem. Snow showers accompanied
the winds causing reduced visibilities
in some locales in the eastern part of
central North Dakota.
NDZ017>018
Winter Storm
Low pressure moved over South Dakota
producing snow in western and central
North Dakota. Snow amounts were
heaviest in western North Dakota
with 8 inches at Halliday in Dunn
County and 7 inches at Watford
City in McKenzie County.
NORTH DAKOTA, East
NDZ006>007-
014>015-024-026-028-
038-049-052-054
High Wind (G40)
A strong cold front moved through the
northern plains, as an area of surface
low pressure dropped into the Minnesota
arrowhead. This brought a period of
very strong north to northwest winds
to the higher elevations just west of
the Red River Valley. The corridor
from Langdon to Cooperstown to Forman
experienced sustained winds above
40 mph. The highest wind gust
occurred at Cando, where a 62 mph
gust was measured on a Davis wind
system.
OHIO, East
OHZ040>041-
049>050
Heavy Snow
In cast central Ohio, rain began 7 AM
Feb 28, changed to snow by 4 PM. Snow
continued into the night, until just
before noon Mar 1, when it tapered
off to snow showers. 6 inches of
snow accumulated by 7 AM Mar 1.
OHIO, North
OHZ011>014-
020>022
Winter Storm
An area of light snow moved into
northeast Ohio during the early morning
hours of March 1 as a low pressure
system passed to the north of Lake
Erie. A cold front associated with
the low pressure system passed through
the region during the afternoon. Gusty
west to northwest winds to around 30
mph developed behind the cold front
causing blowing and drifting snow,
and reducing visibilities during the
late afternoon hours. Light snow
continued into the evening and
overnight. Lake effect snow
reintensified during the morning
hours of March 2 across northeast
Ohio and continued through the day.
Snowfall accumulations for this event
ranged from around six to ten inches
in western Cuyahoga, Summit, and
Portage Counties to nearly twenty
inches in Geauga and Ashtabula
Counties. Numerous accidents
were reported.
OHZ011
Winter Storm
An intense band of lake effect snow
developed during the early morning
hours of March 8, and continued
through the afternoon. The heaviest
snowfall occured during the the early
morning hours, and snowfall amounts
bymid-morning across eastern Cuyahoga
County ranged from three to six
inches. Light snow continued to fall
through the afternoon before ending
in the evening, where an additional
one to three inches fell across the
area. Some of the highest snowfall
amounts included nine inches in Solon
and Pepper Pike. Officially, 1.7
inches fell at Cleveland Hopkins
International Airport in western
Cuyahoga County. Numerous accidents
were reported.
OHIO, Northwest
NONE REPORTED.
OHIO, Southeast
OHZ075
Flood
Rains of 1.2 to 1.8 inches fell in 24
hours over wet soil. The larger streams,
such as Sunday and Monday Creeks,
eventually overflowed. Flooding was
minor, with no evacuations. Roads were
flooded near Glouster, as the gauge
crested around 14 feet on Sunday Creek.
OHIO, Southwest
OHZ070>072-
077>078-082 Flood
A low pressure system tracked through
the Tennessee Valley, spreading a large
area of moderate to heavy rain across
southwest Ohio. Two to three inches
fell, producing widespread flooding of
roads and causing creeks to rise out of
their banks.
OHZ035
Strong Wind
Strong winds out of a shower produced
some damage along Glynwood-New Knoxville
Road near the town of Moulton. Several
trees were downed, and a home sustained
extensive damage to its garage. Two
barns on the property also sustained
roof damage.
OKLAHOMA, Eastern
Pittsburg County
Mc Alester Hail (0.88)
Okfuskee County
2 SW Okernah Hail (0.88)
Okfuskee County
2 E Okemah Hail (1.00)
Okfuskee County
5 NE Okernah to Tornado (FO)
6 NE Okernah
Several storm chasers witnessed a
tornado northeast of town. The tornado
remained over open country and produced
no known damage.
Okfuskee County
8 NE Okernah Tornado (FO)
Storm chasers observed a second tornado
touchdown from the supercell. The
tornado remained over open country and
produced no known damage.
Okfuskee County
4 NW Pharoah to Tornado (F0)
6 N Pharoah
Storm chasers observed a third tornado
with the supercell. The tornado blew
down several power poles and snapped
large tree limbs.
Okmulgee County
5 SW Okmulgee Hail (1.00)
Mcintosh County
6 NW Hanna Hail (0.75)
Mcintosh County
2 W Stidham Hail (0.75)
Pittsburg County
2 W Indianola Hail (0.88)
Mcintosh County
10 N Eufaula Hail (0.88)
Mcintosh County
Eufaula Hail (0.88)
Mcintosh County
Checotah Hail (1.75)
Mcintosh County
2 N Stidham Hail (0.88)
Muskogee County
6 SE Keefeton Hail (0.75)
Osage County
14 W Fairfax Hail (1.25)
Haskell County
4 N Enterprise to Tornado (FO)
5 N Enterprise
A storm spotter reported a tornado over
open country. It resulted in no known
damage.
Muskogee County
3 E Braggs Hail (0.75)
Creek County
1 N Bristow Hail (0.88)
Okfuskee County
Okemah Hail (0.88)
Okfuskee County
3 NE Okemah Hail (1.00)
Creek County
Sapulpa Hail (0.75)
Choctaw County
Ft Towson Hail (1.75)
Le Flore County
Panama Hail (0.75)
Okmulgee County
2 NW Henryetta Hail (1.00)
Pittsburg County
4 NE Ashland Hail (1.00)
Washington County
Bartlesville Hail (0.88)
Washington County
Ochelata Hail (0.75)
Pittsburg County
Canadian Hail (0.88)
Pittsburg County
Hartshorne Hail (0.75)
Mcintosh County
Eufaula Hail (1.25)
Mcintosh County
Vivian Hail (1.25)
Nowata County
Delaware Hail (0.75)
Mcintosh County
6 NE Eufaula Hail (1.00)
Pawnee County
1 SW Pawnee Hail (1.00)
Mcintosh County
4 NNE Onapa Hail (1.00)
Latimer County
8 S Wilburton Hail (0.75)
Rogers County
Oologah Hail (0.88)
Rogers County
4 N Oologah Hail (1.00)
Pawnee County
Cleveland Hail (0.88)
Muskogee County
Braggs Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles
an hour blew down large tree limbs.
Creek County
Mannford Hail (1.00)
Osage County
4 S Hominy Hail (0.75)
Craig County
7 NE Centralia Hail (0.75)
Penny size hail fell 2 miles west of
Hollow.
Tulsa County
2 W Collinsville Hail (1.75)
Osage County
1 S Hominy Hail (0.88)
Pushmataha County
3 N Clayton Hail (0.75)
Nowata County
Watova Hail (1.00)
Sequoyah County
Gans Hail (0.75)
Rogers County
Oologah Hail (1.00)
Tulsa County
Sand Spgs Hail (1.75)
Latimer County
6 SW Bengal Hail (1.00)
Tulsa County
Collinsville Hail (0.88)
Washington County
Bartlesville Hail (1.00)
Tulsa County
6 S Tulsa Hail (1.00)
Quarter size hail fell near the
intersection of Peoria and 61st Street
South.
Rogers County
Claremore Hail (0.75)
Muskogee County
Ft Gibson Hail (0.75)
Tulsa County
Tulsa Hail (1.00)
Quarter size hail fell at the KOTV
studio in downtown Tulsa.
Tulsa County
7 E Tulsa Hail (1.00)
Penny size hail was reported at the
National Weather Service office near the
intersection of Highway 169 and 11th
Street in Tulsa.
Tulsa County
11 ENE Tulsa Hail (1.00)
Quarter size hail was reported near the
intersection of 145th East Avenue and
21st Street North in the northeast part
of Tulsa.
Le Flore County
Shady Pt Hail (0.75)
Tulsa County
5 SE Tulsa Hail (1.00)
Quarter size hail was reported near the
intersection of Interstate 44 and
Sheridan Avenue in the city of Tulsa.
Craig County
Vinita Hail (0.75)
Tulsa County
Broken Arrow Hail (0.75)
Nowata County
8 E Lenapah Hail (0.75)
Tulsa County
Broken Arrow Hail (0.88)
Rogers County
Catoosa Hail (1.00)
OKLAHOMA, Extreme Southeast
Mccurtain County
Wright City Hail (1.00)
OKLAHOMA, Panhandle
OKZ001>002
Heavy Snow
A vigorous low pressure system in the
upper atmosphere tracked southwest of
the Oklahoma panhandle while cold and
moist air flowed into the Oklahoma
panhandle from the north and east.
Heavy snow fell across the western and
central Oklahoma panhandle where six to
eight inches fell at Wheeless in
Cimarron county and five inches fell in
Goodwell in Texas county.
OKZ001>002
Heavy Snow
A low pressure system in the upper
atmosphere moved out of the Rockies and
across the southern High Plains. A cold
but moist airmass in place over the
western and central Oklahoma panhandle
combined with the upper low to produce
heavy snow. Kenton in Cimarron county
received eight inches of snow while
Hooker in Texas county reported four
inches.
OKLAHOMA, Western, Central and Southeast
OKZ014>016-
'21022 Heavy Snow
Rain changed over to snow during the
morning and early afternoon hours of
March 15th. A band of heavy snow
developed affecting the higher terrain
of western Oklahoma. Due to the warm
ground temperatures snow did not remain
for very long and affected mostly
grassy areas. The majority of the snow
fell between 8 am and noon CST.
Widespread amounts of two to four inches
of snow were reported in west central
Oklahoma. However, several locations in
western portions of Roger Mills and
Beckham county measured four to seven
inches of snowfall.
Alfalfa County
Great Salt Plains La Hail (1.00)
Reported by KOCO Channel 5 in Oklahoma
City.
Alfalfa County
2 SSE Byron Hail (1.75)
Seminole County
Cromwell Hail (1.00)
Hail was reported covering the ground.
OKLAHOMA, Western, Central and Southeast
Alfalfa County
2.5 ESE Byron to Tornado (FO)
2.5 ESE Amorita
Seminole County
Cromwell Tornado (FO)
A brief tornado was seen by media
helicopters, spotters, and storm
chasers touching down in the town of
Cromwell. The small town sustained minor
damage of a few outbuildings and trees.
Alfalfa County
10 E Byron Tornado (FO)
A brief multiple vortex tornado was
viewed by storm chasers in open country.
No damage was reported.
Hughes County
6 E Holdenville Tornado (FO)
A brief tornado was videoed by storm
chasers in open country. No known
damage.
Grant County
Wakita Hail (1.00)
Hail covered the ground.
Noble County
2 N Sumner Hail (1.25)
Noble County
2 S Sooner Lake Hail (0.88)
Hail was reported covering the ground.
Kingfisher County
Loyal Hail (0.75)
Atoka County
7 W Caney Hail (0.88)
Atoka County
Tushka Hail (0.75)
Garfield County
Garber Hail (1.00)
OREGON, Central and East
ORZ042
High Wind (G54)
A tree snapped at its base and fell onto
several parked cars at Westside
Elementary School in Madras. The high
winds also downed some trees onto road
and utility lines in Camp Sherman. The
wind gusts downed some tree limbs and
caused power outages near Warm Springs.
A metal storage shed was also blown over
due to the winds. A greenhouse was
demolished by the winds. A wind gust of
62 MPH was recorded near Opal Springs
in Jefferson County at 12:45 PM PST. The
property damage from this event is
estimated at $6,000.
ORZ042
Dust Storm
Motorists on Highway 97 north of Madras
reported visibilities down to near zero
at times.
ORZ042
Wildfire
High wind gusts fanned embers which
ignited a nearby old barn off U.S.
Highway 26 about five miles north of
Madras. Thick smoke from the fire caused
highway 26 to be closed with traffic
being diverted to Boise Drive.
ORZ045
High Wind (G52)
An estimated wind gust of 60 MPH blew
down a nine inch diameter by 30 foot
tall tree in north Pilot Rock.
ORZ041
High Wind (G56)
High winds near The Dalles blew shingles
off of a roof. An ODOT sensor five miles
east-northeast of Rufus recorded a wind
gust of 64 MPH at 6:46 PM PST, followed
by another strong gust of 58 MPH at 7:01
PM PST.
ORZ043
High Wind (G55)
ORZ045
Dust Storm
High winds caused blowing dust which
reduced visibilities to near zero on
interstate 84 west of Pendleton.
Vehicles were reported pulling off the
road. In addition, four miles north of
Heppner on State Route 207, blowing dust
reduced visibilities to near zero.
ORZ044
Dust Storm
Strong winds caused blowing dust and
reduced visibilities to near zero in
spots on interstate 84 between Boardman
and Echo. Some vehicles were pulling
off the road. Traffic slowed to 25 MPH
on the interstate due to the reduced
visibility and tumbleweeds blowing
across the road. In addition, on highway
207 near Hermiston visibility was
reduced to near zero due to blowing
dust. The extremely low visibility
contributed to a non-injury collision
near the Boardman Bombing Range.
ORZ042>043
Heavy Snow
A late season snow fell across Central
Oregon. Heavy snow fell in the La Pine
area where six inches of snow
accumulated. In Camp Sherman, snow
accumulations totaled seven inches.
ORZ045
Heavy Snow
A late season snow fell across the
higher elevations of the Blue Mountain
Foothills, where five inches of snow was
measured in Condon. Lower elevations of
the Blue Mountain Foothills received
little or no snow.
ORZ042
Heavy Snow
Weather spotters in southwest Jefferson
County received heavy snow, with nine
inches of snow accumulation occurring in
Camp Sherman. Other areas in Jefferson
County received much less snow, with the
second highest report in the county
being three inches four miles
west-northwest of Opal Springs and in
Culver.
OREGON, Northwest
ORZ001>002
High Wind (G66)
A frontal system moving onto the coast
brought high winds to the area. Yaquina
Bridge reported gusts to 68 mph, Sea
Lion Caves gusts to 76 mph, Cannon Beach
gusts to 70 mph, Newport Jetty gusts to
60 mph and Cape Foulweather gusts to 59
mph. Wind gusts in excess of 50 mph were
reported at the Newport and Astoria
airports as well as in Florence. High
winds caused one wide spread outage and
numerous smaller outages in the city of
Clatskanie. All outages were the result
of trees or branches falling over
distribution lines. Nearly 800 customers
were without electricity for over an
hour.
ORZ001>002
High Wind (G56)
A strong cold front approached the
coast, bringing strong winds ahead of
it. Yaquina Bridge reported wind gusts
to 60 mph, and Clatsop spit gusts to 57
mph. Wind gusts in excess of 40 mph
were reported at Newport Jetty and in
Florence. A report was receive from the
public at Glenedin Beach of wind gusts
to 65 mph with some trees down.
ORZ011-013
Heavy Snow
OREGON, Southeast
ORZ061
High Wind (G72)
Strong high pressure behind a cold
front.
OREGON, Southwest
ORZ021-021-021-021
High Wind (G69)
A High Wind Warning was issued for the
coastal headlands in Oregon zones
ORZ021/022 at 1500 PST on 02/28/05,
effective from 0100 PST to 1600 PST on
03/01/05. The warning verified
continuously at Cape Blanco from
1200-1500 PST on 03/01. The highest
sustained wind and gust are recorded
above. Other verifying ob was recorded
at 1800 PST on 03/01, after the warning
was cancelled.
OREGON, Southwest
ORZ021-021-021-021-
021-021-021-021-021-
021-021>022
High Wind (G84)
A High Wind Warning was issued for the
coastal headland of Oregon zones
ORZ021/022 at 18/1500 PST, effective
from 19/1000 to 20/1000 PST. The
warning was extended to 20/1500 PST at
20/1000 PST. The warning expired at
20/1505 PST. The above observations
verified the warning at Cape Blanco,
and one spotter report verified the
warning near Brookings. Winds meeting
warning criteria were recorded
continuously from 19/0900 PST until
19/2200 (except for 1700 and 2100) and
again continuously from 20/0400 until
20/1300 PST. Only the first, last, and
strongest verifying observations are
listed above.
ORZ021-021-021-021-
021-021-021-021-021
High Wind (G87)
A High Wind Warning was issued for the
coastal headlands of Oregon zones
ORZ021/022 at 25/1415 PST, effective
from 26/1000 until 27/0400 PST. The
beginning of the warning window was
moved up to 26/0000 PST at 25/2050 PST.
The warning was extended twice, to
27/1000 at 26/1000 PST, and to 27/1200
at 27/0415 PST. The warning expired at
27/1203 PST. Verifying observations
were recorded at Cape Blanco and Cape
Arago. The warning verified continously
at Cape Blanco from 26/0310 PST until
27/0755 PST.
ORZ027
Heavy Snow
The cooperative observer at Lemolo #1
Forebay recorded 19.5 inches of snow in
24 hours. A Snow Advisory was in effect
for Oregon zones ORZ025/027/028 at this
time. A number of stations reported
snowfall that verified the advisory.
This was the only report that verified
a warning. It appears that a Snow
Advisory was the appropriate product
for most of this area during this event.
ORZ030
Heavy Snow
Spotter 1W Crescent recorded 7 inches
of snow overnight.
No warnings or advisories were in
effect for ORZ030 at this time.
PACIFIC
NONE REPORTED.
PACIFIC OCEAN
Pigeon Pt To Pt
Arena Ca Wwd 20Nm
18 W Golden Gate to Marine Tstm Wind
Bodega Bay
Thunderstorm wind gust of 36 kts at
Buoy 26.
San Francisco / San
Pablo / Suisun Bay
And W Delta
Angel Island Marine Tstm Wind
A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to
34 knots at Angel Island.
PENNSYLVANIA, Central
PAZ010>012-
017>019-024-028-033-
041>042-045>046-
049>053-056>059-
63>66
Heavy Snow
A low pressure system developed over
the northeast Gulf of Mexico on Sunday
February 27th, and then tracked
northeast just off the East Coast during
Monday, February 28th. This low then
continued moving northeast off the New
England Coast late Monday night, while
another low pressure system tracked
slowly east across Pennsylvania on
Tuesday March 1st. This combination of
storm systems, and abundant moisture
produced widespread moderate to heavy
snowfall across much of central
Pennsylvania from late Monday afternoon
into Tuesday morning.
The combination of the second low, and
persistent strong and moist upslope
flow across the Laurel Highlands in the
wake of this low led to additional
significant snowfall from Tuesday into
early Wednesday.
Total snowfall accumulations from this
entire event ranged from 4 to 6 inches
across central and northern areas, to
locally 6 to 8 inches across the lower
and middle Susquehanna Valley. Most of
this accumulation occurred from late
Monday afternoon into early Tuesday
morning. Snowfall amounts across the
Laurel Highlands were the highest, due
to the persistent nature of the
snowfall, where locally up to a foot of
snow occurred.
This locally heavy snowfall created
widespread hazardous travel conditions
across much of central Pennsylvania from
Monday afternoon into Tuesday morning,
and also led to numerous accidents and
road closures. Additional road closures
occurred across portions of the Laurel
Highlands Tuesday night into early
Wednesday due to impassable roads.
PAZ037-042
Winter Storm
A low pressure system tracked northeast
from the lower Ohio Valley on Wednesday
morning, March 23rd, before redeveloping
along the mid Atlantic coast during
Wednesday afternoon. Precipitation
initially began as rain across the
region, but as colder air filtered into
the area, the precipitation quickly
changed to heavy wet snow during
Wednesday afternoon. This heavy wet snow
continued intermittently into Wednesday
night, before tapering off early
Thursday morning.
Total snowfall accumulations ranged
from 6 to 12 inches across the region,
leading to hazardous travel conditions
late Wednesday afternoon into Thursday
morning. In addition, the weight of the
heavy wet snow snapped numerous tree
limbs, leading to scattered power
outages across the area.
PAZ025>026-028-
033>034-036
Flood
A low pressure system tracked northeast
into the Ohio Valley early on Monday,
March 28th, before slowly moving cast
across Pennsylvania Monday afternoon.
The low then redeveloped along the
Delmarva coast Monday night, before
lifting north toward southern New
England during Tuesday morning, March
29th. This storm, combined with abundant
low level moisture drawn from the Gulf
of Mexico and western Atlantic Ocean,
produced very heavy rainfall across
south central Pennsylvania from Monday
afternoon into early Tuesday morning.
This heavy rainfall led to numerous
road closures from Monday evening into
Tuesday morning, as many streams
overflowed their banks. The flooding
ended by midday on Tuesday.
PAZ059
Flood
Heavy rain caused Swatara Creek at
Harper Tavern to flood. The creek
exceeded flood stage of 9 feet at 21:45
EST on the 28th, crested at 11.02 feet
at 11:15 EST on the 29th, then fell
back below flood stage at 19:45 EST on
the 29th.
PAZ026
Flood
Heavy rain caused Aughwick Creek at
Shirleysburg to flood. The creek
exceeded flood stage of 10 feet at 23:00
EST on the 28th, crested at 12.52 feet
at 11:30 EST on the 29th, then fell back
below flood stage at 21:45 EST on the
29th.
PAZ056>057-059-
063>66
Flood
A low pressure system tracked northeast
into the Ohio Valley early on Monday,
March 28th, before slowly moving east
across Pennsylvania Monday afternoon.
The low then redeveloped along the
Delmarva coast Monday night, before
lifting north toward southern New
England during Tuesday morning, March
29th. This storm, combined with abundant
low level moisture drawn from the Gulf
of Mexico and western Atlantic Ocean,
produced very heavy rainfall across the
lower Susquehanna Valley from Monday
afternoon into early Tuesday morning.
As a result of the heavy rainfall,
numerous streams overflowed their banks
onto adjacent roadways, resulting in
road closures, particularly during the
pre-dawn hours of Tuesday. The flooding
then receded rather quickly around, or
just after sunrise on Tuesday.
PAZ063
Flood
Heavy rain caused Yellow Breeches Creek
at Camp Hill to flood. The creek
exceeded flood stage of 7 feet at 23:15
EST on the 28th, crested at 8.0 feet at
05:30 EST on the 29th, then fell back
below flood stage at 09:30 EST on the
29th.
PAZ033
Flood
Heavy rain caused the Youghiogheny River
at Confluence to flood. The river
exceeded flood stage of 12 feet at 02:00
EST on the 29th, crested at 12.35 feet
at 05:00 EST on the 29th, then fell back
below flood stage at 10:00 EST on the
29th.
PAZ063
Flood
Heavy rain caused Conodoguinet Creek at
Hogestown to flood. The creek exceeded
flood stage of 8 feet at 03:30 EST on
the 29th, crested at 9.32 feet at 02:45
EST on the 30th, then fell back below
flood stage at 20:00 EST on the 30th.
PAZ056
Flood
Heavy rain caused Sherman Creek at
Shermans Dale to flood. The creek
exceeded flood stage of 9 feet at 04:15
EST on the 29th, crested at 9.7 feet at
10:15 EST on the 29th, then fell back
below flood stage at 14:45 EST on the
29th.
PAZ041>042-046-
049>053
Flood
A low pressure system tracked northeast
into the Ohio Valley early on Monday,
March 28th, before slowly moving east
across Pennsylvania Monday afternoon.
The low then redeveloped along the
Delmarva coast Monday night, before
lifting north toward southern New
England during Tuesday morning, March
29th. This storm, combined with abundant
low level moisture drawn from the Gulf
of Mexico and western Atlantic Ocean,
produced very heavy rainfall across the
middle and upper Susquehanna Valley
from Monday afternoon into early Tuesday
morning. Rainfall amounts from 1 to 3
inches, combined with rapid snowmelt to
produce widespread flooding across the
region.
Numerous roadways were reported closed
due to flooding, mainly from late Monday
night into Tuesday morning. In addition,
several streams overflowed their banks
as a result of excessive runoff from the
rain and melting snow. In particular,
Creek Road, Schoolhouse Road and
Orangeville-Rohrsburg Road in Columbia
County were closed, with several streams
out of their banks. In Lycoming County,
water covered routes 405 and 442 near
Money. In Union County, several roadways
were covered in water in the towns of
Mifflinburg and Lewisburg, while in
Snyder County, several roadways were
also covered in water, including State
Route 104. The flooding ended by midday
on Tuesday.
PAZ057
Flood
Heavy rain caused Swatara Creek at
Hershey to flood. The creek exceeded
flood stage of 7 feet at 05:00 EST on
the 29th, crested at 7.51 feet at 17:30
EST on the 29th, then fell back below
flood stage at 01:00 EST on the 30th.
PAZ049>050
Flood
Heavy rain caused Penns Creek at Penns
Creek to flood. The creek exceeded flood
stage of 8 feet at 07:00 EST on the
29th, crested at 8.0 feet at 07:30 EST
on the 29th, then fell back below flood
stage at 08:15 EST on the 29th.
PAZ057
Flood
Heavy rain caused Swatara Creek at
Middletown to flood. The creek exceeded
flood stage of 11 feet at 09:00 EST on
the 29th, crested at 11.5 feet at 18:00
EST on the 29th, then fell back below
flood stage at 21:00 EST on the 29th.
PAZ046
Flood
Heavy rain caused the West Branch of the
Susquehanna River at Montgomery to
flood. The river exceeded flood stage of
17 feet at 15:00 EST on the 29th,
crested at 17.5 feet at 07:00 EST on the
30th, then fell back below flood stage
at 20:00 EST on the 30th.
PAZ053
Flood
Heavy rain caused the Susquehanna River
at Bloomsburg to flood. The river
exceeded flood stage of 19 feet at 15:30
EST on the 29th, crested at 21.40 feet
at 04:15 EST on the 30th, then fell back
below flood stage at 23:45 EST on the
30th.
PAZ051>052
Flood
Heavy rain caused the Susquehanna River
at Danville to flood. The river exceeded
flood stage of 20 feet at 23:30 EST on
the 29th, crested at 20.86 feet at 07:30
EST on the 30th, then fell back below
flood stage at 20:15 EST on the 30th.
PAZ065>066
Flood
Heavy rain caused the Susquehanna River
at Marietta to flood. The river exceeded
flood stage of 49 feet at 03:30 EST on
the 30th, crested at 50.25 feet at 16:30
EST on the 30th, then fell back below
flood stage at 10:00 EST on the 31st.
PAZ057-063
Flood
Heavy rain caused the Susquehanna River
at Harrisburg to flood. The river
exceeded flood stage of 17 feet at 06:00
EST on the 30th, crested at 17.43 feet
at 13:00 EST on the 30th, then fell back
below flood stage at 21:30 EST on the
30th.
PENNSYLVANIA, East
PAZ054>055-
060>062-067>071
Heavy Snow
Heavy snow fell across Eastern
Pennsylvania from the late morning of
February 28th into the morning of March
1st. Snow began during the late morning
of February 28th around the Philadelphia
Metropolitan Area and spread north and
reached the Poconos during the early
afternoon. Heavier bands of accumulating
snow moved through the eastern part of
the state during the afternoon and
evening of February 28th. The snow ended
across the Philadelphia Metropolitan
Area before the sun rose on the 1st and
ended during the morning in the Lehigh
Valley and the Poconos. Accumulations
averaged 6 to 12 inches.
Many municipalities declared snow
emergencies. Many schools dismissed
children early on February 28th, a few
cancelled classes altogether. Some
employers let their workers go home
early. Many state offices closed at 1
p.m. EST on February 28th. About 30
percent of all flights from Philadelphia
International Airport were cancelled.
Untreated roads became slippery
especially as the afternoon and evening
wore on and temperatures dropped. Many
after school activities and classes as
well as municipal and school board
meetings were cancelled. Many schools
had delayed openings on the 1st. In
Carbon County, schools were closed on
the 1st.
The snow and slippery roads led to
several serious accidents on major
roadways. In Philadelphia, the eastbound
Schuylkill Expressway was closed during
the latter part of the evening commute
at the University Avenue exit after a
four vehicle accident. On the Vine
Street Expressway, a paratransit bus was
involved in an accident and several
serious injuries ensued. In Northampton
County, westbound Interstate 78 was
closed for most of the evening after two
tractor-trailers collided. In Nazareth
(Northampton County), a vehicle struck a
utility pole and caused outages to 1,000
homes and businesses. Similarly, about
1,000 homes and businesses in
northwestern Reading (Berks County) lost
power after a vehicle struck another
utility pole. Dozens of accidents
occurred throughout Berks, Bucks, Lehigh
and Northampton Counties.
Specific accumulations included 12.0
inches in Williams Township (Northampton
County), 10.8 inches in Springtown
(Bucks County), 10.1 inches at the
Lehigh Valley International Airport,
10.0 inches in Albrightsville and
Lehighton (Carbon County) and
Saylorsburg (Monroe County), 9.5 inches
in Unionville (Chester County), 9.3
inches in East Stroudsburg (Monroe
County), 9.0 inches in Stony Run (Berks
County), 8.7 inches in Glenmoore and
West Chester (Chester County), 8.5
inches in Bechtelsville (Berks County)
and Hatboro (Montgomery County), 8.3
inches in Orefield (Lehigh County), 8.2
inches in Trappe (Montgomery County),
8.0 inches in Southampton (Bucks County)
and Pocono Summit (Monroe County), 7.5
inches in Wayne and Havertown (Delaware
County), 7.2 inches in Wynnewood
(Montgomery County), 7.0 inches in
Jackson Township (Monroe County), 6.8
inches in Exton (Chester County), 6.7
inches in Easton (Northampton County),
6.5 inches in Hamburg (Berks County) and
Chadds Ford (Delaware County), 6.1
inches in Somerton (Philadelphia
County), 6.0 inches in Fricks (Bucks
County) and Pottstown (Montgomery
County) and 5.8 inches at the
Philadelphia International Airport.
The heavy snow 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.
PAZ060
Strong Wind
Gusty northwest winds circulating around
an intense low pressure system over the
Canadian Maritimes caused power outages
in Ruscombmanor and Oley Townships.
About 3,000 homes and businesses lost
power between 4 p.m. and 1030 p.m. EST.
The peak wind gust at the Reading
Regional Airport was 37 mph.
PAZ054>055-
060>062-067>071
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 most places, but the sharp drop
in temperatures brought treacherous
driving conditions on untreated roadways
during the afternoon and evening and
countless accidents occurred includingt
wo with fatalities in Chester County.
Precipitation started as rain before
sunrise on the 8th. The cold front moved
through Eastern Pennsylvania between 5
a.m. and 8 a.m. EST 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 6 a.m. and
8 a.m. EST in the Poconos, around 9 a.m.
EST in the Lehigh Valley and between 9
a.m. and 10 a.m. EST across Berks County
and the Philadelphia Metropolitan area.
About an hour after the precipitation
changed to snow, temperatures dropped
below freezing as the snow continued to
fall. The snow fell heavy at times
around Noon EST in the Lehigh Valley.
The snow ended during the mid-afternoon,
but its lingering effects lasted well
into the night as the wind blew the snow
back on the road.
Townships averaged about a dozen weather
related accidents. In Bucks County, the
911 centers had about 700 more calls
than usual. In Chester County, a
21-year-old woman died in Pocopson
Township on northbound Pennsylvania
State Route 52 after she could not
negotiate a curve, struck a concrete
bridge abutment, slid down an embankment
and came to a stop in a small stream. In
Thombury Township, a 62-year-old woman
died after she lost control of her
vehicle and struck a tree. In Berks
County, Interstate 78 was down to one
lane in each direction for hours between
Shartlesville and Lenhartsville because
of a dozen minor accidents. The West
Shore Bypass was closed in Reading for
about an hour. Serious traffic accidents
occurred in Cumm, Maxatawny, Robeson and
Windsor Townships. In Bucks County, in
Milford Township, a state trooper was
injured after his vehicle was rear-ended
on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. In the
Lehigh Valley, westbound Interstate 78
had 5 mile long delays through the
evening rush. In the Philadelphia
Metropolitan area, the snow and wind
caused about 15 minute delays throughout
its SEPTA regional rail lines. Many
schools dismissed children early and
cancelled after school activities.
Specific snow accumulations included 2.4
inches in Blue Bell (Montgomery County),
2.2 inches at the Lehigh Valley
International Airport and Glenmoore
(Chester County), 1.8 inches in Furlong
(Bucks County), 1.5 inches in Forks
Township (Northampton County) and
Boyertown (Berks County), 1.0 inch in
Chadds Ford (Delaware County) and 0.5
inches at the Philadelphia 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.
PAZ054>055-
060>062-067>071
Strong Wind
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 averaged 45 to 50 mph and
caused isolated power outages throughout
Eastern Pennsylvania. In Uwchlan
Township (Chester County) a wind downed
tree caused high tension wires to fall
onto a vehicle and trapped the driver.
The downed wires damaged two other
vehicles. The strong winds also blew
snow back onto already cleared or salted
roads. Peak wind gusts included 51 mph
in Downingtown (Chester County), 48 mph
in Northeast Philadelphia and Doylestown
(Bucks County), 47 mph at the
Philadelphia International Airport and
Mount Pocono (Monroe County), 46 mph in
Reading (Berks County) and 43 mph at the
Lehigh Valley International Airport.
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.
PAZ054>055
Winter Weather/Mix
Periods of light snow fell across the
Poconos from just after Midnight EST on
the 11th until around sunrise on the
12th. The snow had a difficult time
accumulating during the daytime as most
of the accumulating snow fell overnight
on the 11th. Accumulations averaged
around two inches. Untreated and less
traveled roads were treacherous. 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 the
Poconos early in 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.
PAZ054>055
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 the
Poconos between 3 a.m. and 10 a.m. EST.
Ice accretions were less than one-tenth
of an inch. Some snow and sleet mixed in
with no accumulations in most areas. By
10 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.
PAZ054>055
Winter Storm
PAZ061>062
Winter Weather/Mix
A low pressure system exiting the United
States from the Delmarva Peninsula
brought rain and then snow to the Lehigh
Valley and heavy snow in the Poconos.
Accumulations averaged 2 to 4 inches in
the Lehigh Valley and 5 to 10 inches in
the Poconos. Following the pattern of
other winter storms this season, the
accumulating snow hit the evening
commute the hardest which was described
as a nightmare in the Poconos.
Precipitation in the Lehigh Valley
started as rain the morning of the 23rd
around sunrise and changed to snow
during the afternoon. The snow ended
around Midnight EST on the 24th. In the
Poconos, precipitation started as snow
around sunrise on the 23rd and mixed
with sleet and rain at times during the
morning over the lower elevations. The
snow continued through the night and
ended just before sunrise on the 24th.
Dozens of crashes occurred as vehicles
skidded from roadways, overturned or
became stuck. The Pocono evening commute
started poorly as three tractor-trailers
jack-knifed on westbound Interstate 80
just west of Blakeslee at 330 p.m. This
closed the Interstate in both directions
in Carbon and Monroe Counties until 8
p.m. EST. The eastbound side was
reopened at 8 p.m. EST and the westbound
side was reopened at 9 p.m. EST.
Firefighters used all terrain vehicles
to help lead stranded traffic off of the
Interstate. Interstate 80 was not alone
as accidents and impassable hills led to
stopped traffic for 3 to 5 hours through
the evening commute on Interstate 380
and Pennsylvania State Routes 33, 115,
196, 611, 903 and 940. On Pennsylvania
State Route 33 between Wind Gap
(Northampton County) and Stroudsburg,
commuters were averaging a speed of one
mile per hour. The bumper-to-bumper
traffic conditions made it difficult for
PennDOT crews to clear the roads.
Commutes from New York City took up to
eight hours. Even some lesser roads were
closed. A school bus became stuck in the
snow in Tobyhanna Township (Monroe
County) and some school children were
stranded at their school before finally
getting home later that day in Carbon
County. The combination of accidents and
the heavy wet snow led to downed trees
in Pike and Monroe Counties and about
16,100 homes and businesses lost power.
All power was restored by the 25th.
In the Lehigh Valley, the change to snow
led to dozens of accidents. A car crash
led to a serious injury in Weisenberg
Township (Lehigh County). In Plainfield
Township (Northampton County), a male
driver avoided serious injuries even
though his vehicle skidded across
opposing traffic and landed in a creek.
The most serious damage in the valley
occurred in Washington Township when a
vehicle skidded off a road and slid
between a home and a utility pole. The
vehicle's passenger side struck and
ruptured an oil tank and a natural gas
line on the side of the home. This
caused an explosion that set the house
on fire. The homeowner ran out the back
door and the driver and passengers of
the vehicle were also uninjured. The
flames charred the north side of the
home and claimed the lives of the
homeowner's pet snake and cat.
Everything within the house was
destroyed. About two dozen people were
evacuated until the natural gas line was
closed. They all returned by the next
morning.
Accumulations included 10.5 inches in
Tobyhanna (Monroe County), 8.0 inches in
Albrightsville (Carbon County) and
Pocono Summit (Monroe County), 7.8
inches in Bossardsville (Monroe County),
6.0 inches in East Stroudsburg (Monroe
County), 5.5 inches in Lehighton (Carbon
County), 3.5 inches in Williams Township
(Northampton County), 2.0 inches in
Forks Township (Northampton County) and
1.3 inches at the Lehigh Valley
International Airport.
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 east of
Cape May, New Jersey at 1 a.m. EST on
the 24th.
PAZ054>055
Winter Weather/Mix
Pockets of freezing rain occurred across
the Poconos 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 over the higher
terrain. 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.
Bucks County
Countywide Heavy Rain
Monroe County
Countywide Heavy Rain
Northampton County
Countywide Heavy Rain
Heavy rain fell across Eastern
Pennsylvania during the afternoon and
evening of the 28th and caused urban and
poor drainage flooding. It also left the
region vulnerable to additional heavy
rain. 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
during the evening of the 28th. Storm
totals averaged around two inches. A few
roads were closed because of the
flooding. The combination of runoff and
snow melt caused isolated pockets of
minor flooding along the Delaware River
on the morning of the 30th. In
Northampton County, in Forks Township,
North Delaware Drive (Pennsylvania State
Route 611) was flooded. The Delaware
River at Riegelsville (Warren County,
New Jersey) crested at 21.3 feet. Flood
stage at Riegelsville is 22 feet.
Farther down the Delaware, in Yardley
(Bucks County), a mile long stretch of
River Road was flooded by the Delaware
River in three low-lying sections. The
Delaware River at Trenton (Mercer
County, New Jersey) crested at 17.8
feet. Flood stage at Trenton is 20 feet.
Storm totals included 2.94 inches in
Kresgeville (Monroe County), 2.56 inches
in Pocono Summit (Monroe County), 2.35
inches in Walnutport (Northampton
County), 2.38 inches in Forks Township
(Northampton County), 2.33 inches in
Mount Pocono (Monroe County), 2.20
inches in Springtown (Bucks County),
2.02 inches in Tannersville (Monroe
County), 1.83 inches in Perkasie (Bucks
County), 1.66 inches in Doylestown
(Bucks County) and 1.65 inches in
Neshaminy Falls (Bucks 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.
PAZ067
Flood
Heavy rain fell across Chester County
during the afternoon and evening of the
28th and caused urban and poor drainage
flooding. It also caused some stream and
creek flooding and left the region
vulnerable to additional heavy rain.
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
during the evening of the 28th. Storm
totals averaged around two inches. The
East Branch of the Brandywine Creek at
Downingtown was above its 7 foot flood
stage from 546 p.m. on the 28th through
1251 a.m. EST on the 29th. It crested at
9.16 feet at 845 p.m. EST on the 28th.
Along the main stem of the Brandywine
Creek at Chadds Ford, the creek was
above its 9 foot flood stage from 1109
p.m. EST on the 28th through 630 a.m.
EST on the 29th. It crested at 9.51 feet
at 315 a.m. EST on the 29th. The French
Creek at Phoenixville was above its 8
foot flood stage from 633 p.m. EST
through 10 p.m. EST on the 28th. It
crested at 8.25 feet at 745 p.m. EST.
The Valley Creek at Valley Forge was
above its 7 foot flood stage from 337
p.m. through 834 p.m. EST on the 28th.
It crested at 7.47 feet at 645 p.m. EST.
Storm totals included 2.53 inches at
Chadds Ford (Delaware County), 2.30
inches in Glenmoore, 1.77 inches, 1.63
inches in Coatesville and 1.36 inches in
Valley Forge.
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
l a.m. EST on the 29th and about 100
miles east of Atlantic City at 7 a.m.
EST on the 29th.
PAZ061
Flood
Heavy rain fell across Lehigh County
during the afternoon and evening of the
28th and caused urban and poor drainage
flooding. It also led to minor flooding
along a few creeks and rivers and
several road closures and water rescues.
It also left the region vulnerable to
additional heavy rain. 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 during the evening of the
28th. Storm totals averaged around two
inches.
In Allentown, the Lehigh River rose up
to several homes on Adams Island. In
Lower Macungie Township, the Indian
Creek flooded and two people were
rescued from the flood waters. Roads
were closed in Upper Macungie, Upper
Milford and South Whitehall Townships.
Storm totals included 1.93 inches at the
Lehigh Valley International Airport.
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.
PAZ060
Flood
Heavy rain fell across Berks County
during the afternoon and evening of the
28th and caused urban and poor drainage
flooding. It also caused flooding along
the Manatawny Creek and left the region
vulnerable to additional heavy rain.
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
during the evening of the 28th. Storm
totals averaged between two and three
inches. Several roads were flooded and
closed. The Manatawny Creek at
Spangville was above its 6 foot flood
stage from 537 p.m. EST on the 28th
through 225 a.m. EST on the 29th. It
crested at 6.81 feet at 930 p.m. EST on
the 28th. Storm totals included 2.80
inches in Ontelaunce Township, 2.64
inches in Pennside, 2.62 inches in
Gibraltar, 2.61 inches in Vinemont, 2.48
inches in Lincoln Park and 2.26 inches
in Bernville.
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 cast of Atlantic City at 7 a.m.
EST on the 29th.
PAZ068
Flood
Heavy rain fell across Montgomery County
during the afternoon and evening of the
28th and caused urban and poor drainage
flooding. It also caused some stream and
creek flooding and left the region
vulnerable to additional heavy rain.
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
during the evening of the 28th. Storm
totals averaged between two and three
inches. The East Branch of the Perkiomen
Creek at Schwenksville was above its 7
foot flood stage from 736 p.m. EST on
the 28th through 1222 a.m. EST on the
29th. It crested at 7.95 feet at 930
p.m. EST on the 28th. The main stem of
the Perkiomen Creek at Graterford was
above its 11 foot stage from 922 p.m.
EST on the 28th through 1234 a.m. EST on
the 29th. It crested at 11.18 feet at 11
p.m. EST on the 28th. The Manatawny
Creek at Pottstown was above its 6 foot
flood stage from 627 p.m. EST on the
28th through 256 a.m. EST on the 29th.
It crested at 6.54 feet at 730 p.m. EST
on the 28th. The Wissahickon Creek at
Fort Washington was above its 9 foot
flood stage from 555 p.m. EST through
736 p.m. EST on the 28th. It crested at
9.15 feet at 645 p.m. EST.
Storm totals included 3.40 inches in
Palm, 2.24 inches in Willow Grove, 1.94
inches in Pottstown and 1.27 inches in
Hatboro.
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.
Northampton County
Martins Creek Lightning
Lightning struck the back of a three
bedroom home in Lower Mount Bethel
Township. The ensuing fire started at
the electrical box and spread from the
basement into other parts of the home.
Firefighters found the main level of the
home ablaze when they arrived. The fire
was extinguished in about forty-five
minutes. But, the home sustained
extensive smoke and heat damage
throughout its main floor and roof. No
serious injuries were reported. Damage
to the home was estimated at nearly
$150,000.
PAZ070
Flood
Heavy rain fell across Delaware County
during the afternoon and evening of the
28th and caused urban and poor drainage
flooding. It also caused some stream and
creek flooding and left the region
vulnerable to additional heavy rain.
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
during the evening of the 28th. Storm
totals averaged around two inches. The
Chester Creek at Chester was briefly
above its 8 foot flood stage from 745
p.m. EST through 807 p.m. EST on the
28th. It crested at 8.01 feet at 8 p.m.
EST. The Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford
was above its 9 foot flood stage from
1109 p.m. EST on the 28th through 630
a.m. EST on the 29th. It crested at 9.51
feet at 315 a.m. EST on the 29th. Storm
totals included 2.53 inches at Chadds
Ford and 1.66 inches at the Philadelphia
International Airport.
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.
PAZ071
Flood
Heavy rain fell across Philadelphia
during the afternoon and evening of the
28th and caused urban and poor drainage
flooding. It also caused some stream
flooding and left the region vulnerable
to additional heavy rain. 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 during the evening of the
28th. Storm totals averaged around two
inches. The Wissahickon Creek at its
mouth was above its 5 foot flood stage
from 815 p.m. EST on the 28th through
1228 a.m. EST on the 29th. It crested at
5.28 feet at 1045 p.m. EST on the 28th.
Storm totals included 2.60 inches in
Germantown and 1.66 inches at the
Philadelphia International Airport.
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.
PAZ070>071
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 at
Philadelphia Pier 12 reached 8.35 feet
above mean lower low water. Minor tidal
flooding begins at 8.2 feet above mean
lower low water.
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 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
east 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.
PAZ054
Flood
Heavy rain fell across the Poconos
during the afternoon and evening of the
28th and caused urban and poor drainage
flooding. Runoff from the heavy rain
also led to flooding along the Pohopoco
Creek the next day. The heavy rain also
left the region vulnerable to additional
heavy rain. 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
during the evening of the 28th. Storm
totals averaged between two and three
inches. Roadway flooding closed
Pennsylvania State Route 895 in East
Penn Township. The Pohopoco Creek at
Parryville was above its 5.5 foot flood
stage from 1159 a.m. EST through 952
p.m. EST on the 29th. It crested at 5.55
feet at 1215 p.m. EST. Storm totals
included 2.57 inches in Lehighton.
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 nearNorfolk, 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.
PENNSYLVANIA, Northeast
PAZ038>040-
043>044-047>048-072
Heavy Snow
A strong winter storm brought 8 to 14
inches of snow to all of northeast
Pennsylvania. 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 late in the morning
of February 28th. The snow continued
through the night, heavy at times,
before tapering off to light snow and
flurries in the morning on March 1st.
PAZ038>040-
043>044-047>048-072
Heavy Snow
An intensifying storm moved north along
the east coast on March 23rd and 24th.
Light mixed precipitation moved into
northeast Pennsylvania the morning of
the 23rd before changing over to snow
early in the afternoon. 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. Hundreds of accidents occurred as
people tried to get home after work
during the height of the storm in the
evening. Both interstate 80 and 81 in
southern Luzerne County were closed for
part of the evening. 7500 electric
customers lost power in Luzerne County.
PAZ038
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 riverflows
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 keeping
river levels high.
Luzerne County
Countywide 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. Many
roads were closed due to flash flooding.
A building in the town of Conyngham
collapsed due to the excessive rainfall.
Also a sinkhole developed at a residence
in Pittston.
Wayne County
Countywide 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. Many
roads were closed due to flash flooding.
Lackawanna County
Countywide 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. Many
roads were closed due to flash flooding.
Wyoming County
Countywide 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. Many
roads were closed due to flash flooding.
Towns with roads closed included
Tunkhannock, Meshoppen, and Nicholson.
PAZ043
Flood
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches on the 28th. A few locations had
over 3 inches. 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 Tunkhannock Creek at
Tunkhannock rose and fell quickly above
its flood stage of 11 feet on the 29th.
The creek crested at 12.06 feet at 10:45
AM.
PAZ043
Flood
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches on the 28th. A few locations got
more than 3 inches. 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 Meshoppen went
above its flood stage of 27 feet early
on the 29th, then crested at 28.49 feet
at 5 PM on the 29th. The river fell back
below flood stage on the 30th.
PAZ047
Flood
A strong Atlantic coast storm brought
heavy rain with amounts between 1 and 3
inches on the 28th. A few locations had
over 3 inches. 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
ilkes-Barre went above its flood stage
of 22 feet on the morning of the 29th,
crested at 26.05 feet at 9 PM also on
the 29th, then fell back below flood
stage late on the 30th.
PENNSYLVANIA, Northwest
PAZ001>003
Winter Storm
Light snow associated with a low
pressure spread across northwest
Pennsylvania during the early morning
hours of March 1. The cold front
associated with the low pressure system
passed through the region during the
afternoon, and light snow continued to
fall during the evening hours. However,
gusty west to northwest winds around 30
mph behind the cold front developed
reducing visibilities throughout the
area. The west to northwest winds
continued overnight, and lake effect
snow bands began developing and quickly
intensified during the early morning
hours of March 2. The lake effect snow
continued through much of the day, and
did not taper off until the morning
hours of March 3. Snowfall accumulations
for the event ranged from eight to
twelve inches along the Erie Lakeshore
to around twenty inches inland. A peak
total of 21.5 inches was reported in
Amity Township with 10.6 inches
officially falling at Erie International
Airport. Numerous accidents were
reported.
PENNSYLVANIA, West
PAZ023-030-032
Heavy Snow
Rain and snow began 7 AM Feb 28, changed
to snow by 9 AM. Snow continued into the
night, until just before noon Mar 1,
when it tapered off to snow showers. Six
inches of snow accumulated by midnight
the morning of Mar 1. Chalkhill had 8"
by 7 AM, and Conemaugh got 7. By 7 AM
Mar 2, Creekside totaled 10.
PAZ007>009-
013>016-020>022-029
Heavy Snow
In southwestern Pennsylvania, rain and
snow began 7 AM Feb 28, changed to snow
by 9 AM. In northwestern Pennsylvania,
snow began 10 AM Feb 28. Snow continued
into the night, until just before noon
Mar 1, when it tapered off to snow
showers. Most places reported 6" by 3 AM
Mar 1. Crooked Creek in Armstrong County
had 9" by 7 AM. Tionesta in Forest
County had 7 inches. Pittsburgh had 6"
over 2 days, setting a one-day record
Feb 28 with 4.8 inches of snow.
PAZ031
Flood
PAZ032
Flood
By 452 PM, Ronco Rd flooded in Ronco,
northwest of Masontown. By 758 PM,
several roads and basements flooded in
Masontown, and in Wharton Twp near
Chalkhill, and in the township of Henry
Clay in the southeastern part of Fayette
Co.
PAZ032
Flood
On the Youghiogheny River, Connellsville
rose to flood stage (12 feet) at 10 PM
on 28th, crested at 14.1 feet at 430 AM
on 29th, and fell below flood stage 3 PM
on 29th.
PAZ021-029>030
Flood
On the Monongahela River, Lock 4
Charleroi rose to flood stage (28 feet)
at 1 PM, crested at 28.1 ft at 330 PM,
and fell below flood stage at 5 PM. Lock
3 Elizabeth rose to flood stage (20
feet) at 430 PM, crested at 20 ft, and
fell below flood stage at 5 PM.
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