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 Data Standard (Miles) (Yards)
VERMONT, North and Central
VTZ001-008>012- Grand Isle - Washington - Western
018>019 Addison - Orange - Western Rutland -
Windsor - Eastern Addison - Eastern
Rutland
01 1900EST
2230EST
A storm system off the Carolinas on
Monday, February 28th moved to the Gulf
of Maine the afternoon and evening of
Tuesday, March 1st. Snow developed
across the area during the late night of
Feb 28th, and was heavy at times during
March lst before it tapered off
overnight of March 1st and 2nd. Snow
accumulations were generally between 8
and 10 inches, with locally higher
amounts in the mountains. Minor
accidents were reported due to slippery
roads.
VTZ002>007-016>017 Western Franklin - Orleans - Essex -
Western Chittenden - Lamoille -
Caledonia - Eastern Franklin - Eastern
Chittenden
01 2100EST
2230EST
A storm system off the Carolinas on
Monday, February 28th moved to the Gulf
of Maine the afternoon and evening of
Tuesday, March 1st. Snow developed
across the area during the late night of
Feb 28th, and was heavy at times during
March Ist before it tapered off
overnight of March Ist and 2nd. In the
counties of Caledonia and Essex,
snowfall was around 7 inches. Elsewhere,
snow accumulations were generally
between 8 and 10 inches, with locally
higher amounts in the mountains.
VTZ002>004- Western Franklin - Orleans - Essex -
006>008-010-012- Lamoille - Caledonia - Washington -
016>019 Orange - Windsor - Eastern Franklin -
Eastern Chittenden - Eastern Addison -
Eastern Rutland
08 2000EST
09 0200EST
A complex area of low pressure over the
Great Lakes on Monday, March 7th moved
into northern Maine on Tuesday, March
8th. Snow spread across the area early
on March 8th and was heavy at times
before ending later on the night of
March 8th and early March 9th. General
snow accumulations were 8 to 12 inches
in Caledonia county and 6 to 10 inches
in Franklin and Windsor counties.
Otherwise, across eastern Chittenden,
Essex and Orleans counties around 8
inches fell, with the counties of
eastern Addison, eastern Rutland,
Orange, and Washington receiving around
6 inches. In Lamoille county, between 6
and 8 inches fell.
VTZ002 Western Franklin
12 1300EST
1500EST
An area of low pressure over the Ohio
valley on Friday, March 11th moved east
across southern New York and reorganized
south of Cape Cod early Saturday, March
12th. The storm system moved north
through the Gulf of Maine Saturday
evening. Snow spread across the area
during the afternoon of March 11th,
and was heavy at times later on the
night of March 11th into Saturday, March
12th, before it tapered off Saturday
afternoon. General snow accumulations
were around 6 inches.
VTZ012 Windsor
12 1400EST
2100EST
An area of low pressure over the Ohio
valley on Friday, March 11th moved east
across southern New York and reorganized
south of Cape Cod early Saturday, March
12th. The storm system moved north
through the Gulf of Maine Saturday
evening. Snow spread across the area
during the afternoon of March 11th, and
was heavy at times later on the night
of March 11th into Saturday, March
12th, before it tapered off Saturday
evening. General snow accumulations
were 9 to 14 inches.
VTZ003>004- Orleans - Essex - Lamoille - Caledonia -
006>008-010 Washington - Orange
12 1600EST
2100EST
An area of low pressure over the Ohio
valley on Friday, March 11th moved east
across southern New York and reorganized
south of Cape Cod early Saturday, March
12th. The storm system moved north
through the Gulf of Maine Saturday
evening. Snow spread across the area
during the afternoon of March 11th, and
was heavy at times later on the night
of March 11th into Saturday, March
12th, before it tapered off Saturday
evening. General snow accumulations
were 5 to 9 inches, with the heaviest
amounts in Orange county. Minor
accidents were reported.
VTZ016>018 Eastern Franklin - Eastern Chittenden -
Eastern Addison
12 1600EST
2100EST
An area of low pressure over the Ohio
valley on Friday, March 11th moved
east across southern New York and
reorganized south of Cape Cod early
Saturday, March 12th. The storm system
moved north through the Gulf of Maine
Saturday evening. Snow spread across the
area during the afternoon of March
11th, and was heavy at times later on
the night of March 11th into Saturday,
March 12th, before it tapered off
Saturday evening. General snow
accumulations were 5 to 9 inches, with
the heaviest amounts in eastern
Addison county.
VTZ011>012-019 Western Rutland - Windsor - Eastern
Rutland
23 2200EST
24 1000EST
Low pressure south of New England
resulted in snowfall across the area
overnight Wednesday, March 23rd into
Thursday morning, March 24th.
Accumulations were generally 3 to 6
inches across Rutland county and 3 to
8 inches across Windsor county. Locally
higher amounts were noted in the
mountains of Windsor county.
VTZ004-007-010-012 Essex - Caledonia - Orange - Windsor
28 0500EST
1030EST
A complex storm system in the Ohio
Valley and Mid-Atlantic states spread
moisture over a cold surface layer
resulting in light freezing rain and
sleet across eastern Vermont during
the morning of March 28th.
VTZ012 Windsor
28 1930EST
2030EST
Ice jam on the north branch of the
Black River in Reading (Windsor county)
resulting in minor flooding and chunks
of ice on Route 106.
VTZ002 Western Franklin
31 1900EST
2359EST
An ice jam on the Lamoille River caused
minor flooding on Route 104A in and
around the East Georgia and Arrowhead
dam area.
VTZ002 Western Franklin
31 2100EST
2359EST
Ice jam on the Missisquoi River resulted
in minor flooding of Route 78 in
Highgate (Franklin county) the night of
March 31st.
VERMONT, South
VTZ013 Bennington
01 1400EST
02 0000EST
The average total snowfall across
Bennington County was 12 inches.
VTZ015 Eastern Windham
01 1400EST
02 0000EST
VTZ014 Western Windham
01 1400EST
02 0000EST
The average total snowfall across
Windham County was 11 inches.
VTZ014 Western Windham
12 0800EST
1200EST
VTZ015 Eastern Windham
12 0800EST
1200EST
The average snowfall total across
Windham County was 8 inches.
VTZ013 Bennington
12 1000EST
1200EST
The average snowfall total across
Bennington County was 7 inches.
An Alberta Clipper type low moved
southeast from the Great Lakes region,
to eastern New York and western New
England on March 11. Overnight, a
secondary low pressure area formed
south of Long Island and tracked
northeast well east of Cape Cod by
late on March 12. The combination of
the two storms resulted in a significant
snowfall across portions of adjacent
western New England, where up to 8
inches of accumulation was reported.
VIRGIN ISLANDS
NOT RECEIVED.
VIRGINIA, East
VAZ048>049- Fluvanna - Louisa - Goochland - Hanover
062>064-071>072 - Caroline - Henrico King William
05 1000EST
1700EST
One half inch to two inches of snow,
mainly on grassy areas and trees, fell
across portions of central Virginia.
The snow produced a few slick roadways.
The highest snow amounts were reported
in Gum Springs in Goochland county 2",
Ashland in Hanover county 2", Ruther
Glen in Caroline county 1", and
Mangohick in King William county 1".
VAZ049-063>064- Louisa - Hanover - Caroline - Chester-
070>078-081>086- field - Henrico - King William - King
088>091-094>095- And Queen - Essex - Westmoreland -
099>100 Richmond - Northumberland - Lancaster -
Prince George - Charles City - New Kent
- Gloucester - Middlesex - Mathews -
Sussex - Surry - James City - York -
Newport News - Norfolk - Accomack -
Northampton
08 1100EST
1400EST
One half inch to two inches of snow fell
across portions of central and eastern
Virginia. The snow produced a few slick
roadways. The highest snow amounts were
reported in Ruther Glen in Caroline
county 2", Newland in Richmond county
1.5", Chincoteague in Accomack county
1", City of Hampton 1", Toano in James
City county 1", Louisa in Louisa county
1", and Colonial Beach in Westmoreland
county 1".
Isle Of Wight County
Windsor 08 1100EST
Trees down along Central Hill Road.
VAZ065>066-079- Mecklenburg - Lunenburg - Brunswick -
087>088-092 Greensville - Sussex Southampton
17 0500EST
0800EST
One half inch to 1.5 inches of snow,
mainly on grassy areas and trees, fell
across portions of south central
Virginia. The snow produced a few
slick roadways. The highest snow
amounts were reported in Lawrenceville
in Brunswick county 1.5", and South
Hill in Mecklenburg county 1.5".
Chesterfield County
3 N Chesterfield 28 1345EST
Shingles and siding blown off homes,
and parts of fences destroyed in
Meadowbrook Farms Subdivision.
Chesterfield County
Chesterfield 28 1550EST
Quarter size hail covering road at
Beach Road, one mile south of
Courthouse Road.
Richmond County
Emmerton 28 1613EST
Richmond County
Farnham 28 1616EST
VIRGINIA, Extreme Southwest
NOT RECEIVED.
VIRGINIA, North
VAZ029-041>042-053 Page - Fauquier - Loudoun - Fairfax
08 1100EST
2100EST
a brief period of hvy wet snow hit the
region on march 8
Falls Church (C)
Falls Church 20 1540EST
Arlington County
Arlington 20 1545EST
Fairfax County
6 NE Herndon 28 1900EST
29 0030EST
a fairly significant severe weather
event occurred on mar 28 ... this was
due to a strong synoptic low pressure
system and warm sector moisture
and instability.
VIRGINIA, Northwest
VAZ003>004 Dickenson - Buchanan
01 0800EST
02 0800EST
Snow showers continued from February
28th. The total storm accumulations
of 3 to 10 inches, were highly
elevation dependent.
VIRGINIA, Southwest
Montgomery County
Christiansburg 23 1751EST
Montgomery County
Christiansburg 23 1751EST
Bedford County
3 NW Bedford City 23 1805EST
Roanoke County
5 SW Roanoke City 23 1810EST
A thunderstorm during the afternoon of
the 23rd produced hail up to quarter
sized and damaging winds in Montgomery
county.
Thunderstorms on the afternoon of the
23rd produced penny sized hail across
portions of Roanoke and Bedford counties
in southwest Virginia.
VAZ058>059 Halifax - Charlotte
29 0558EST
30 1827EST
Moderate to heavy overrunning rain
spread northeast across southwest
Virginia and Northwest North Carolina
during the 28th. In southeast upslope
areas right along the Blue Ridge
mountains in southwest Virginia,
rainfall amounts ranged from 2.0 to 2.5
inches and resulted in minor flooding
along portions of the Dan and Roanoke
rivers. The Dan River at South Boston
rose above the 19 feet flood stage
after midnight on the 29th and crested
at 22.61 feet on the morning of the
30th. The Roanoke River at Randolph rose
above 21 feet flood stage around
daybreak on the 29th and crest at 22.29
feet on the evening of the 29th. Both
rivers return to within their banks
on the 30th.
WASHINGTON, Northeast
WAZ041 Wenatchee Area
16 0600PST
0900PST
A strong cold front moved through the
Cascade mountains bringing strong winds
to the eastern valleys. There were about
15 to 20 trees down 20 miles northwest
of Entiat.
WAZ001>018-020 San Juan - Western Whatcom - Northern
Cascade Foothills - Central Cascade
Foothills - Northwest Interior - Everett
And Vicinity - Seattle Metropolitan
Area - Tacoma Area - Admiralty Inlet
Area - Hood Canal/Kitsap Peninsula -
Southwest Interior - Olympics - Eastern
Strait Of Juan De Fuca - Western Strait
Of Juan De Fuca - North Coast - Central
Coast - West Slopes Northern Cascades
And Passes - West Slopes Central
Cascades And Passes - Southwest Interior
10 1000PST
30 1000PST
The governor declared a drought after a
fall and winter of much below normal
precipitation. As of March 15th, Olympia
was -15.84 inches below normal since Oct
1st. The White, Green and Puyallup
rivers, together, are at 25 percent of
normal. In the Cedar, Snoqualmie, Tolt,
and Skykomish basins, the water in the
snowpack varies from 0 to 36% of normal.
The 12 million in damages is the amount
the governor seeks for drought relief.
King County
1 NE Richmond Beach 16 1329PST
1 SE Richmond Beach 1331PST
WAZ006-009>011-016 Everett And Vicinity - Admiralty Inlet
Area - Hood Canal/Kitsap Peninsula -
Southwest Interior - Central Coast
20 0030PST
1230PST
About 35,000 homes lost power throughout
Western Washington. In Arlington, a tree
fell on a motor home, causing minor
damage. On Puget Sound, the Coast Guard
had to rescue several stranded or
runaway boats.
WASHINGTON, Southeast
WAZ027 Yakima Valley
09 1955PST
2107PST
Volcanic ash associated with a small
eruption from Mount Saint Helens moved
cast across the Yakima Valley. A thin
coating of ash fell across parts of the
Yakima Valley. The ash coated hundreds
of vehicles throughout the valley, which
resulted in residents taking their
vehicles to the car wash.
WAZ027 Yakima Valley
16 1200PST
1550PST
High winds occurred throughout the
Yakima Valley, leading to some
significant property damage. A roof was
blown off a fitness center in Sunnyside
and onto four vehicles parked below ...
resulted in broken windshields and
scratches to the vehicles. A ten inch
diameter tree was blown over on highway
22 near Toppenish. The high winds also
blew over some telephone poles in
Harrah. Several power outages were
reported throughout the Yakima Valley,
with about 2,500 homes and businesses
losing power. A mesonet sensor seven
miles south of Mabton recorded a wind
gust of 61 MPH at 3:06 PM PST. The
estimated property damage from this
event is $35,000.
WAZ027 Yakima Valley
16 1215PST
1650PST
Strong winds contributed to several dust
storms in the Yakima Valley. One such
dust storm occurred on Highway 241 seven
miles north of Sunnyside at 12:15 PM.
A car was moving slowly in a dust storm
and was then rear-ended and totaled by
a semi-truck. The driver of the car was
seriously injured. Three other vehicles
were involved in the pileup with no
additional injuries. State Route 241 was
closed after the accident. A separate
dust storm which also occurred at 12:15
PM on Branch and Stevenson Road four
miles east of White Swan contributed to
a three car accident. There were six
injuries from this accident, all of
which were indirect injuries as the area
where the dust storm occurred was flat
and open. At 2:20 PM, the Yakima County
Department of Emergency Management
issued an emergency alert asking people
to stay home and off the roads due to
the blowing dust. At 4:50 PM a weather
spotter four miles southwest of Harrah
reported a wind gust of 53 MPH which
contributed to blowing dust reducing
visibility to near zero.
WAZ029 Blue Mountain Foothills
16 1240PST
1600PST
Three miles west of Dayton on highway
12, visibility was reduced to less than
150 feet. Winds gusting to around 40
MPH near Dayton reduced visibilities
to around 500 feet.
WAZ024 East Columbia River Gorge
16 1250PST
1901PST
WAZ028 Lower Columbia Basin
16 1300PST
1600PST
Blowing dust shut down a 26 mile
section of State Route 221 between
Prosser and Patterson.
WAZ027 Yakima Valley
16 1300PST
1700PST
A small brush fire increased in size as
high winds moved through the Yakima
Valley. The fire threatened several
homes in West Yakima. There were no
injuries, but an estimated $3,000 damage
was done to plants.
WAZ028 Lower Columbia Basin
16 1314PST
1800PST
Several mesonet sensors near Hanford
recorded high wind gusts near 60 MPH.
WAZ025 East Slopes Southern Cascades
26 0800PST
1800PST
Snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches was
reported from the east summit of
Snoqualmie Pass to Rosyln. The snow
created slick road conditions along
interstate 90 with several spin-outs
and accidents reported near Snoqualmie
Pass. One such accident occurred about
seven miles east of Snoqualmie Pass
summit. A commercial truck slid and
struck a man who was standing outside
his vehicle after it spun onto the
shoulder, resulting in one indirect
fatality.
WAZ028 Lower Columbia Basin
29 1000PST
1730PST
A strong wind gust ripped portions of a
Kennewick church onto the traffic below.
A witness reported about five vehicles
traveling on the road were hit by the
flying debris. The property damage from
this event is estimated at $5,000.
WAZ025 East Slopes Southern Cascades
29 2000PST
Strong winds 11 miles east-northeast of
Goldendale resulted in some telephone
service being lost, and also blew off a
10 foot by 12 foot chicken coop roof.
WASHINGTON, Southwest
WAZ021 South Coast
19 1600PST
20 1800PST
A frontal system moving onto the coast
brought high winds to the area. Clatsop
spit reported wind gusts to 69 mph, and
Cape
Disappointment reported gusts to 63 mph.
WEST VIRGINIA, East
WVZ048 Grant
01 1200EST
02 1400EST
mod-heavy snow occurred esp in the
higher elevations
Hampshire County
5 E Romney 28 1000EST
29 0300EST
a fairly significant severe weather
event occurred on mar 28 ... this was
due to a strong synoptic low pressure
system and warm sector moisture and
instability.
WEST VIRGINIA, North
WVZ023-041 Preston - Tucker
01 0200EST
2200EST
Rain and snow began early on the morning
of Feb 28, changed to snow by 11 AM.
Snow continued into the night. The
heaviest part ended by noon Mar 1, but
snow showers continued off and on
through Mar 2. Davis had 7 inches by 7
AM Mar 1 and a total of 13 by 7 AM Mar
3. Terra Alta 9 inches by 7 AM Mar l,
and 13" by 7 AM Mar 2.
WVZ001>002 Hancock - Brooke
01 0700EST
1100EST
Rain began 530 AM Feb 28, changed to
snow by 11 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 7 AM
Mar 1.
WVZ023-041 Preston - Tucker
11 2200EST
12 0400EST
Snow began the morning of the 11th and
ended by 4 AM on the 12th. Terra Alta
accumulated 6 inches by midnight on
12th; reached 8 inches by 4 AM. Davis
got 6" by 10 PM on 11th, and ended with
nearly 10 inches by 4 AM on 12th.
WEST VIRGINIA, Southeast
NONE REPORTED.
WEST VIRGINIA, West
WVZ011-033>040- Tyler - Mcdowell - Wyoming - Raleigh -
046>047 Fayette - Nicholas - Webster Upshur
Barbour Pocahontas Randolph
01 0000EST
02 0800EST
Snow showers continued from February
28th. Total storm accumulations were 4
to 8 inches for elevations under 2000
feet. Above 2000 feet in elevation,
accumulations of 8 to 22 inches were
measured. The extreme examples, were
Snowshoe and Kumbrabow State Forest.
The snow depth at Snowshoe increased
from 1 inch prior to the storm, to 23
inches on the 2nd. Kumbrabow State
Forest had their snow depth increase
from 5 inches to 22 inches. The higher
elevations around Richwood had a total
storm accumulation of 12 inches. The
Beckley airport had a 9 inch
accumulation, Valley Head and Rock
Cave saw 7 inches, while Elkins, Oak
Hill, and Webster Springs measured 6
inches. Some power outages occurred in
the Richwood vicinity.
Mingo County
1 E Ragland 23 1325EST
Logan County
Chapmanville 23 1340EST
Wayne County
Glenhayes 23 1400EST
Boone County
Orgas 23 1415EST
Raleigh County
Bradley 23 1455EST
Fayette County
Mt Hope 23 1500EST
Surface heating, south of a strong
west to east frontal zone, combined
with an approaching upper air system
to generate thunderstorms. The
freezing level of 8000 to 9000 feet
helped produce hail, some of which
covered and whitened the ground.
WISCONSIN, Northeast
WIZ022-030>031- Door - Marathon - Shawano - Wood -
035>039-045-048- Portage - Waupaca Outagamie Brown
073>074 Waushara Winnebago Southern
Marinette - Southern Oconto
18 1200CST
19 1200CST
Heavy snow fell in central and
northeast Wisconsin as low pressure
moved from the central plains to
southern Lake Michigan. The highest
snow totals included 11.5 inches at
Port Edwards (Wood co.), 10.0 inches
at King (Waupaca co.), 9.5 inches near
Wautoma (Waushara co.), 9.1 inches at
Plover (Portage co.), 8.6 inches near
Weyauwega (Waupaca co.), 7.6 inches at
Shiocton, (Outagamie co.), 7.5 inches
near Poy Sippi (Waushara co.) and 7.0
inches at North Bay (Door co.),
Crivitz (Marinette co.) and near
Rosholt (Marathon co.).
WIZ010-030-035-039- Oneida - Marathon - Wood - Brown -
050 Manitowoc
28 0655CST
31 2035CST
Well above normal temperatures during
the last week of the month resulted in
considerable snowmelt. Rainfall
combined with runoff from melted snow,
causing minor flooding on several
rivers.
Calumet County
Potter 30 1743CST
Manitowoc County
Cato 30 1803CST
Strong thunderstorms developed as a
warm front slowly lifted north through
Wisconsin. The storms dropped penny-
size hail as they moved across
east-central Wisconsin.
WISCONSIN, Northwest
NONE REPORTED.
WISCONSIN, Southeast
Rock County
9 E Janesville 07 0110CST
0115CST
WIZ046>047- Marquette - Green Lake - Fond Du
051>052-056 Lac - Sheboygan - Sauk
19 0400CST
1400CST
A minimal winter storm affected the
northern part of Marquette, Green
Lake, Fond du Lac, and Sheboygan
Counties with 6.0 to 6.5 inches of
heavy, wet snow along with some
blowing and drifting snow. The
northwest corner of Sauk County west
of La Valle had accumulations of 6.0
to 8.0 inches. North winds during the
winter storm gusted to 20 to 30 mph.
Snow began across portions of south-
central and southeast Wisconsin by the
evening of March 18th continued
through mid-afternoon of March 19th.
Widespread moderate to heavy snow
produced snow rates that exceeded 1
inch per hour at times during the
early morning hours of the 19th.
Note: the beginning time above
reflects the time in which the first 6
inch snowfall totals were documented.
This minimal winter storm was the
result of a slow moving, moisture
laden low pressure which developed in
the Plains, tracked across Iowa, and
pushed into central Illinois by the
morning of March 19th.
Lafayette County
5 W Darlington 30 1235CST
Lafayette County
Darlington 30 1250CST
Ground covered white. Roads had to be
plowed.
Iowa County
3 SE Mineral Pt 30 1255CST
Lafayette County
9 NNE Darlington 30 1256CST
Iowa County
Waldwick to 30 1300CST
3 NE Hollandale 1318CST
Iowa County
2 SE Ridgeway to 30 1315CST
Barneveld 1318CST
Dane County
Mazomanie 30 1331CST
Dane County
5 W Middleton 30 1335CST
Dane County
3.5 W Waunakee to 30 1355CST
Waunakee 1400CST
Ground covered white.
Dane County
3 N Sun Prairie 30 1403CST
Dane County
.5 S Madison to 30 1405CST
5 W Madison
Dane County
1.6 E Waunakee to 30 1410CST 0.2 50
1.8 E Waunakee 1411CST
A weak F0 tornado spun up east of
Waunakee on a seed farm on the north
side of State Highway 19. It slightly
damaged the corner overhang of a
storage shed, blew a wagon and plastic
crates into a field, and rotated a
heavy forklift while the operator was
sitting in it. The winds were
estimated at 56 to 61 knots (65 to 70
mph).
Dane County
De Forest 30 1420CST
Dane County
.2 SE Waunakee 30 1420CST
Green County
4 SW Monroe to 30 1425CST
Jordan 1435CST
Large trees and road signs were
damaged.
Dane County
4 SSE Madison 30 1435CST
Columbia County
5 S Doylestown 30 1441CST
Dane County
2 N Sun Prairie 30 1452CST
Dodge County
2 SSE Randolph 30 1456CST
Dodge County
2 N Randolph 30 1459CST
Dane County
Windsor 30 1500CST
Green County
2 SW Brodhead 30 1500CST 0
Large trees and road signs were
damaged.
Dodge County
2 SE Randolph 30 1505CST
Dodge County
5 W Beaver Dam 30 1524CST
Columbia County
7 N Columbus 30 1530CST
Green County
2 NW Dayton 30 1600CST
Large trees and a road sign were
damaged.
Dane County
.5 E Madison to 30 1605CST
4 NNW Cottage 1608CST
Grove
Dane County
1 N Sun Prairie 30 1616CST
Dane County
1.6 SW East Bristol 30 1622CST
Two barns damaged.
Columbia County
Portage 30 1624CST
Jefferson County
Ft Atkinson to 30 1625CST
5 NNE Johnson Creek 1635CST
A large tree was blown on to a home in
Ft. Atkinson. On I-94 near Johnson
Creek, a semi-tractor and road sign
were blown over. Otherwise large trees
through this area were blown over.
Jefferson County
Waterloo 30 1640CST
Washington County
4 SW Kewaskum 30 1648CST
Dodge County
3 E Lowell 30 1649CST
Dane County
8 S Mt Horeb 30 1653CST
Washington County
1.2 NW St Lawrence to 30 1705CST
1.6 N St Lawrence 1707CST
A gustnado on the leading gust front
of a line of severe thunderstorms
damaged a shed, a garage, a roof,
trees, and two road signs. In
addition, a barn imploded, and a
storage shed was destroyed.
Gustnadoes, a shallow ground-based
vortex, are classified as thunderstorm
wind events.
Green County
3.7 NE Albany 30 1812CST
Road signs and trees were damaged.
Kenosha County
Kenosha 30 1815CST
Billboard and some large trees blown
over.
Walworth County
East Troy 30 1920CST
Waukesha County
3 W Muskego to 30 1943CST
Muskego 1950CST
Milwaukee County
West Allis 30 1945CST
Racine County
7 NNE Union Grove 30 1945CST
Portions of a roof were found on a
road. Powerlines down.
Milwaukee County
Milwaukee 30 1956CST
Located on the UW-Milwaukee campus.
Milwaukee County
(Mke)Mitchell Apt Mi 30 2000CST
Located at Milwaukee General Mitchell
International Airport.
Milwaukee County
3.5 N Wauwatosa 30 2003CST
Milwaukee County
3.5 N Wauwatosa 30 2003CST
An unusually early-season severe
weather outbreak (first of the
season), consisting of 3 rounds of
widespread, severe storms, affected
south-central and southeast Wisconsin
on March 30, 2005. One brief tornado
was documented, and there were
numerous reports of large hail and
damaging, straight-line, downburst,
thunderstorm winds. Most of the larger
hailstones consisted of clumps of soft
hail of various sizes. The responsible
surface low-pressure system developed
in the Plains during the morning
hours, and moved to northwest
Wisconsin by the late evening hours.
Meanwhile, an associated surface warm
front surged north into central
Wisconsin during the morning hours,
bringing unseasonably warm air into
the area. Maximum afternoon
temperatures ranged from the upper 60s
to mid 70s inland from Lake Michigan,
with the highest reading of 77 in
Janesville and 9NW Beloit.
As instability increased during the
morning, isolated thunderstorms
developed across eastern part of the
state of Iowa. These storms grew more
intense and moved into south-central
and southwest Wisconsin. The first
round of severe thunderstorms occurred
as an elongated supercell crossed the
Illinois/Wisconsin border and into
Lafayette and Iowa counties between
1130 and 1220CST. This storm produced
.75 to 1.50 inch diameter hail before
moving into Dane county where it split
into two supercells. The northern most
supercell briefly produced an F0
tornado just cast of Waunakee. Both of
these storms continued through
Columbia, Dodge, and Fond du Lac
counties where they produced funnel
clouds, wind gusts to 56 knots (65
mph), and .75 to 1.25 inch diameter
hail.
As clouds began to decrease in the
wake of these supercells, instability
increased and scattered thunderstorms
re-developed across south-central and
southeast Wisconsin during the
afternoon. These storms quickly pulsed
to severe limits, producing wind gusts
generally between 52 and 60 knots (60
to 70 mph) and 3/4 to 1 inch diameter
hail. One thunderstorm's gust front
produced a gustnado just northwest of
St. Lawrence (Washington Co.) with
estimated wind gusts to 65 knots (75
mph).
The final round of severe
thunderstorms (just ahead of a cold
front) developed across northeast
Illinois and pushed through southeast
Wisconsin between 1700 and 1900CST.
These storms produced 3/4 to 1 inch
diameter hail, and wind gusts to
around 52 knots (60 mph) across
portions of Milwaukee, Waukesha,
Walworth, Racine, and Kenosha
counties. The damaging winds blew
over a billboard in Kenosha county and
parts of a roof and power lines were
found on a roadway in Racine county.
WISCONSIN, Southwest
WIZ029-032>034- Clark - Buffalo - Trempealeau -
041>044-053-055 Jackson - La Crosse - Monroe -
Juneau - Adams - Vernon - Richland
17 1800CST
19 0900CST
A slow moving area of low pressure
tracked across central Iowa into
central Illinois on March 18 and 19,
bringing a prolonged period of heavy
snow to southwest and central
Wisconsin. Storm total accumulations
of 8 to 16 inches covered a broad
area, with a band of nearly 2 feet
from Alma (Buffalo County) to
Northfield (Jackson County). Some of
the higher snowfall totals included 23
inches at Alma Center (Jackson
County), 21.5 inches at Buffalo City
(Buffalo County) and 18.5 inches at
Ettrick (Trempealeau County). Thunder
was heard at times on Friday March 18,
when snow was falling at the rate of 2
to 3 inches per hour. Strong easterly
winds accompanied the heavy snow,
producing drifts as much as 4 to 5
feet deep in some locations.
Grant County
Ellenboro 30 1440CST
Vernon County
Genoa 30 1525CST
La Crosse County
2 S Onalaska 30 1534CST
La Crosse County
(Lse)La Crosse Muni 30 1535CST
Hail the size of pennies and nickels
was reported in parts of southwest
Wisconsin, as a potent early spring
storm triggered a few severe
thunderstorms.
WISCONSIN, West
WIZ023>028 St. Croix - Pierce - Dunn - Pepin -
Chippewa - Eau Claire
18 0600CST
19 0300CST
Low pressure developed over Nebraska
on the morning of the 17th, then
drifted slowly east, reaching southern
Wisconsin during the early morning
hours on the 19th. This storm produced
a sustained period of moderate to
heavy snowfall across portions of west
central Wisconsin. Storm total amounts
of 8 to 16 inches were common along
and south of a line from Ellsworth to
Eau Claire, with 4 to 8 inches as far
as 30 miles north of this line. Some
totals include 15.5 inches 8 miles
south of Eau Claire (Eau Claire
County), 11.5 inches at Augusta (Eau
Claire County), 10.5 inches at Durand
(Pepin County), and 10 inches at
Meridean (Dunn County).
Pepin County
Pepin 30 1553CST
WIZ024 Pierce
30 2000CST
31 0300CST
Around three inches of rain fell
during the afternoon and evening on
the 30th over partially frozen ground.
Particularly heavy rain fell during
the late afternoon. Water was across
roads in and around Plum City, Maiden
Rock, and Spring Valley. Some roads
had to be barricaded.
WYOMING, Central and West
WYZ003-012>020- Cody Foothills - Teton & Gros Ventre
022>028 Mountains - Jackson Hole - Wind River
Mountains West - Wind River Mountains
East - Upper Wind River Basin - Wind
River Basin Lander Foothills - Green
Mountains & Rattlesnake Range -
Natrona County Lower Elevations -
Casper Mountain - Star Valley - Salt
River & Wyoming Ranges - Upper Green
River Basin Foothills - Upper Green
River Basin - South Lincoln County -
Rock Springs & Green River
23 1600MST
24 1200MST
An early spring snowstorm brought snow
to the mountains and valleys of
western and central Wyoming. Three to
six inches of snow fell across most
lower elevations. The western
mountains generally received 8 to 12
inches of new snow from the event. In
addition, gusty winds created very low
visibilities at times further
impacting travel conditions throughout
the area.
WYOMING, Extreme Southwest
NOT RECEIVED.
WYOMING, North Central
WYZ098 Northeast Bighorn Mountains
14 0730MST
12 inches 28W Sheridan Burgess
Junction Coop, 24 hour total
WYZ098 Northeast Bighorn Mountains
14 1555MST
8 inches 15WSW Dayton 12 hour total,
Burgess Junction
WYOMING, Northeast
WYZ071 Northeastern Crook
6 1600MST
1800MST
A strong cold front moved across
northeast Wyoming, bringing strong
northwest winds to northeastern parts
of Crook County. Sustained winds of 35
to 45 mph blew across the area during
the afternoon.
WYZ054>055-057 Northern Campbell - South Campbell -
Wyoming Black Hills
23 2200MST
24 1500MST
A storm system moved across the
Central Rockies and Northern Plains,
bringing heavy snows to parts of
northeast Wyoming. A mix of rain and
snow changed to all snow during the
evening. Snow then continued during
the overnight and morning hours.
Though some of the snow melted as it
reached the ground, snowfall totals of
3 to 7 inches were reported across
Campbell County, the Wyoming Black
Hills, and the Bearlodge Mountains.
WYOMING, Southeast
NONE REPORTED.
Number of Estimated
Persons Damage
Location Killed Injured Property Crops
VERMONT, North and Central
VTZ001-008>012-
018>019
0 0 110K
A storm system off the Carolinas on
Monday, February 28th moved to the Gulf
of Maine the afternoon and evening of
Tuesday, March 1st. Snow developed
across the area during the late night of
Feb 28th, and was heavy at times during
March lst before it tapered off
overnight of March 1st and 2nd. Snow
accumulations were generally between 8
and 10 inches, with locally higher
amounts in the mountains. Minor
accidents were reported due to slippery
roads.
VTZ002>007-016>017
0 0 110K
A storm system off the Carolinas on
Monday, February 28th moved to the Gulf
of Maine the afternoon and evening of
Tuesday, March 1st. Snow developed
across the area during the late night of
Feb 28th, and was heavy at times during
March Ist before it tapered off
overnight of March Ist and 2nd. In the
counties of Caledonia and Essex,
snowfall was around 7 inches. Elsewhere,
snow accumulations were generally
between 8 and 10 inches, with locally
higher amounts in the mountains.
VTZ002>004-
006>008-010-012-
016>019
0 0 120K
A complex area of low pressure over the
Great Lakes on Monday, March 7th moved
into northern Maine on Tuesday, March
8th. Snow spread across the area early
on March 8th and was heavy at times
before ending later on the night of
March 8th and early March 9th. General
snow accumulations were 8 to 12 inches
in Caledonia county and 6 to 10 inches
in Franklin and Windsor counties.
Otherwise, across eastern Chittenden,
Essex and Orleans counties around 8
inches fell, with the counties of
eastern Addison, eastern Rutland,
Orange, and Washington receiving around
6 inches. In Lamoille county, between 6
and 8 inches fell.
VTZ002
0 0 10K
An area of low pressure over the Ohio
valley on Friday, March 11th moved east
across southern New York and reorganized
south of Cape Cod early Saturday, March
12th. The storm system moved north
through the Gulf of Maine Saturday
evening. Snow spread across the area
during the afternoon of March 11th,
and was heavy at times later on the
night of March 11th into Saturday, March
12th, before it tapered off Saturday
afternoon. General snow accumulations
were around 6 inches.
VTZ012
0 0 10K
An area of low pressure over the Ohio
valley on Friday, March 11th moved east
across southern New York and reorganized
south of Cape Cod early Saturday, March
12th. The storm system moved north
through the Gulf of Maine Saturday
evening. Snow spread across the area
during the afternoon of March 11th, and
was heavy at times later on the night
of March 11th into Saturday, March
12th, before it tapered off Saturday
evening. General snow accumulations
were 9 to 14 inches.
VTZ003>004-
006>008-010
0 0 60K
An area of low pressure over the Ohio
valley on Friday, March 11th moved east
across southern New York and reorganized
south of Cape Cod early Saturday, March
12th. The storm system moved north
through the Gulf of Maine Saturday
evening. Snow spread across the area
during the afternoon of March 11th, and
was heavy at times later on the night
of March 11th into Saturday, March
12th, before it tapered off Saturday
evening. General snow accumulations
were 5 to 9 inches, with the heaviest
amounts in Orange county. Minor
accidents were reported.
VTZ016>018
0 0 30K
An area of low pressure over the Ohio
valley on Friday, March 11th moved
east across southern New York and
reorganized south of Cape Cod early
Saturday, March 12th. The storm system
moved north through the Gulf of Maine
Saturday evening. Snow spread across the
area during the afternoon of March
11th, and was heavy at times later on
the night of March 11th into Saturday,
March 12th, before it tapered off
Saturday evening. General snow
accumulations were 5 to 9 inches, with
the heaviest amounts in eastern
Addison county.
VTZ011>012-019
0 0 15K
Low pressure south of New England
resulted in snowfall across the area
overnight Wednesday, March 23rd into
Thursday morning, March 24th.
Accumulations were generally 3 to 6
inches across Rutland county and 3 to
8 inches across Windsor county. Locally
higher amounts were noted in the
mountains of Windsor county.
VTZ004-007-010-012
0 0 20K
A complex storm system in the Ohio
Valley and Mid-Atlantic states spread
moisture over a cold surface layer
resulting in light freezing rain and
sleet across eastern Vermont during
the morning of March 28th.
VTZ012
0 0 5K
Ice jam on the north branch of the
Black River in Reading (Windsor county)
resulting in minor flooding and chunks
of ice on Route 106.
VTZ002
0 0 1K
An ice jam on the Lamoille River caused
minor flooding on Route 104A in and
around the East Georgia and Arrowhead
dam area.
VTZ002
0 0 1K
Ice jam on the Missisquoi River resulted
in minor flooding of Route 78 in
Highgate (Franklin county) the night of
March 31st.
VERMONT, South
VTZ013
0 0
The average total snowfall across
Bennington County was 12 inches.
VTZ015
0 0
VTZ014
0 0
The average total snowfall across
Windham County was 11 inches.
VTZ014
0 0
VTZ015
0 0
The average snowfall total across
Windham County was 8 inches.
VTZ013
0 0
The average snowfall total across
Bennington County was 7 inches.
An Alberta Clipper type low moved
southeast from the Great Lakes region,
to eastern New York and western New
England on March 11. Overnight, a
secondary low pressure area formed
south of Long Island and tracked
northeast well east of Cape Cod by
late on March 12. The combination of
the two storms resulted in a significant
snowfall across portions of adjacent
western New England, where up to 8
inches of accumulation was reported.
VIRGIN ISLANDS
NOT RECEIVED.
VIRGINIA, East
VAZ048>049-
062>064-071>072
0 0
One half inch to two inches of snow,
mainly on grassy areas and trees, fell
across portions of central Virginia.
The snow produced a few slick roadways.
The highest snow amounts were reported
in Gum Springs in Goochland county 2",
Ashland in Hanover county 2", Ruther
Glen in Caroline county 1", and
Mangohick in King William county 1".
VAZ049-063>064-
070>078-081>086-
088>091-094>095-
099>100
0 0
One half inch to two inches of snow fell
across portions of central and eastern
Virginia. The snow produced a few slick
roadways. The highest snow amounts were
reported in Ruther Glen in Caroline
county 2", Newland in Richmond county
1.5", Chincoteague in Accomack county
1", City of Hampton 1", Toano in James
City county 1", Louisa in Louisa county
1", and Colonial Beach in Westmoreland
county 1".
Isle Of Wight County
Windsor 0 0 2K
Trees down along Central Hill Road.
VAZ065>066-079-
087>088-092
0 0
One half inch to 1.5 inches of snow,
mainly on grassy areas and trees, fell
across portions of south central
Virginia. The snow produced a few
slick roadways. The highest snow
amounts were reported in Lawrenceville
in Brunswick county 1.5", and South
Hill in Mecklenburg county 1.5".
Chesterfield County
3 N Chesterfield 0 0 10K
Shingles and siding blown off homes,
and parts of fences destroyed in
Meadowbrook Farms Subdivision.
Chesterfield County
Chesterfield 0 0
Quarter size hail covering road at
Beach Road, one mile south of
Courthouse Road.
Richmond County
Emmerton 0 0
Richmond County
Farnham 0 0
VIRGINIA, Extreme Southwest
NOT RECEIVED.
VIRGINIA, North
VAZ029-041>042-053
0 0
a brief period of hvy wet snow hit the
region on march 8
Falls Church (C)
Falls Church 0 0
Arlington County
Arlington 0 0
Fairfax County
6 NE Herndon 0 0
a fairly significant severe weather
event occurred on mar 28 ... this was
due to a strong synoptic low pressure
system and warm sector moisture
and instability.
VIRGINIA, Northwest
VAZ003>004
0 0
Snow showers continued from February
28th. The total storm accumulations
of 3 to 10 inches, were highly
elevation dependent.
VIRGINIA, Southwest
Montgomery County
Christiansburg 0 0
Montgomery County
Christiansburg 0 0
Bedford County
3 NW Bedford City 0 0
Roanoke County
5 SW Roanoke City 0 0
A thunderstorm during the afternoon of
the 23rd produced hail up to quarter
sized and damaging winds in Montgomery
county.
Thunderstorms on the afternoon of the
23rd produced penny sized hail across
portions of Roanoke and Bedford counties
in southwest Virginia.
VAZ058>059
0 0
Moderate to heavy overrunning rain
spread northeast across southwest
Virginia and Northwest North Carolina
during the 28th. In southeast upslope
areas right along the Blue Ridge
mountains in southwest Virginia,
rainfall amounts ranged from 2.0 to 2.5
inches and resulted in minor flooding
along portions of the Dan and Roanoke
rivers. The Dan River at South Boston
rose above the 19 feet flood stage
after midnight on the 29th and crested
at 22.61 feet on the morning of the
30th. The Roanoke River at Randolph rose
above 21 feet flood stage around
daybreak on the 29th and crest at 22.29
feet on the evening of the 29th. Both
rivers return to within their banks
on the 30th.
WASHINGTON, Northeast
WAZ041
0 0
A strong cold front moved through the
Cascade mountains bringing strong winds
to the eastern valleys. There were about
15 to 20 trees down 20 miles northwest
of Entiat.
WAZ001>018-020
0 0 12M
The governor declared a drought after a
fall and winter of much below normal
precipitation. As of March 15th, Olympia
was -15.84 inches below normal since Oct
1st. The White, Green and Puyallup
rivers, together, are at 25 percent of
normal. In the Cedar, Snoqualmie, Tolt,
and Skykomish basins, the water in the
snowpack varies from 0 to 36% of normal.
The 12 million in damages is the amount
the governor seeks for drought relief.
King County
1 NE Richmond Beach 0 0
1 SE Richmond Beach
WAZ006-009>011-016
0 0 71K
About 35,000 homes lost power throughout
Western Washington. In Arlington, a tree
fell on a motor home, causing minor
damage. On Puget Sound, the Coast Guard
had to rescue several stranded or
runaway boats.
WASHINGTON, Southeast
WAZ027
0 0
Volcanic ash associated with a small
eruption from Mount Saint Helens moved
cast across the Yakima Valley. A thin
coating of ash fell across parts of the
Yakima Valley. The ash coated hundreds
of vehicles throughout the valley, which
resulted in residents taking their
vehicles to the car wash.
WAZ027
0 0 35K
High winds occurred throughout the
Yakima Valley, leading to some
significant property damage. A roof was
blown off a fitness center in Sunnyside
and onto four vehicles parked below ...
resulted in broken windshields and
scratches to the vehicles. A ten inch
diameter tree was blown over on highway
22 near Toppenish. The high winds also
blew over some telephone poles in
Harrah. Several power outages were
reported throughout the Yakima Valley,
with about 2,500 homes and businesses
losing power. A mesonet sensor seven
miles south of Mabton recorded a wind
gust of 61 MPH at 3:06 PM PST. The
estimated property damage from this
event is $35,000.
WAZ027
0 1
Strong winds contributed to several dust
storms in the Yakima Valley. One such
dust storm occurred on Highway 241 seven
miles north of Sunnyside at 12:15 PM.
A car was moving slowly in a dust storm
and was then rear-ended and totaled by
a semi-truck. The driver of the car was
seriously injured. Three other vehicles
were involved in the pileup with no
additional injuries. State Route 241 was
closed after the accident. A separate
dust storm which also occurred at 12:15
PM on Branch and Stevenson Road four
miles east of White Swan contributed to
a three car accident. There were six
injuries from this accident, all of
which were indirect injuries as the area
where the dust storm occurred was flat
and open. At 2:20 PM, the Yakima County
Department of Emergency Management
issued an emergency alert asking people
to stay home and off the roads due to
the blowing dust. At 4:50 PM a weather
spotter four miles southwest of Harrah
reported a wind gust of 53 MPH which
contributed to blowing dust reducing
visibility to near zero.
WAZ029
0 0
Three miles west of Dayton on highway
12, visibility was reduced to less than
150 feet. Winds gusting to around 40
MPH near Dayton reduced visibilities
to around 500 feet.
WAZ024
0 0
WAZ028
0 0
Blowing dust shut down a 26 mile
section of State Route 221 between
Prosser and Patterson.
WAZ027
0 0 3K
A small brush fire increased in size as
high winds moved through the Yakima
Valley. The fire threatened several
homes in West Yakima. There were no
injuries, but an estimated $3,000 damage
was done to plants.
WAZ028
0 0
Several mesonet sensors near Hanford
recorded high wind gusts near 60 MPH.
WAZ025
0 0
Snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches was
reported from the east summit of
Snoqualmie Pass to Rosyln. The snow
created slick road conditions along
interstate 90 with several spin-outs
and accidents reported near Snoqualmie
Pass. One such accident occurred about
seven miles east of Snoqualmie Pass
summit. A commercial truck slid and
struck a man who was standing outside
his vehicle after it spun onto the
shoulder, resulting in one indirect
fatality.
WAZ028
0 0 5K
A strong wind gust ripped portions of a
Kennewick church onto the traffic below.
A witness reported about five vehicles
traveling on the road were hit by the
flying debris. The property damage from
this event is estimated at $5,000.
WAZ025
0 0 10K
Strong winds 11 miles east-northeast of
Goldendale resulted in some telephone
service being lost, and also blew off a
10 foot by 12 foot chicken coop roof.
WASHINGTON, Southwest
WAZ021
0 0
A frontal system moving onto the coast
brought high winds to the area. Clatsop
spit reported wind gusts to 69 mph, and
Cape
Disappointment reported gusts to 63 mph.
WEST VIRGINIA, East
WVZ048
0 0
mod-heavy snow occurred esp in the
higher elevations
Hampshire County
5 E Romney 0 0
a fairly significant severe weather
event occurred on mar 28 ... this was
due to a strong synoptic low pressure
system and warm sector moisture and
instability.
WEST VIRGINIA, North
WVZ023-041
0 0
Rain and snow began early on the morning
of Feb 28, changed to snow by 11 AM.
Snow continued into the night. The
heaviest part ended by noon Mar 1, but
snow showers continued off and on
through Mar 2. Davis had 7 inches by 7
AM Mar 1 and a total of 13 by 7 AM Mar
3. Terra Alta 9 inches by 7 AM Mar l,
and 13" by 7 AM Mar 2.
WVZ001>002
0 0
Rain began 530 AM Feb 28, changed to
snow by 11 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 7 AM
Mar 1.
WVZ023-041
0 0
Snow began the morning of the 11th and
ended by 4 AM on the 12th. Terra Alta
accumulated 6 inches by midnight on
12th; reached 8 inches by 4 AM. Davis
got 6" by 10 PM on 11th, and ended with
nearly 10 inches by 4 AM on 12th.
WEST VIRGINIA, Southeast
NONE REPORTED.
WEST VIRGINIA, West
WVZ011-033>040-
046>047
0 0
Snow showers continued from February
28th. Total storm accumulations were 4
to 8 inches for elevations under 2000
feet. Above 2000 feet in elevation,
accumulations of 8 to 22 inches were
measured. The extreme examples, were
Snowshoe and Kumbrabow State Forest.
The snow depth at Snowshoe increased
from 1 inch prior to the storm, to 23
inches on the 2nd. Kumbrabow State
Forest had their snow depth increase
from 5 inches to 22 inches. The higher
elevations around Richwood had a total
storm accumulation of 12 inches. The
Beckley airport had a 9 inch
accumulation, Valley Head and Rock
Cave saw 7 inches, while Elkins, Oak
Hill, and Webster Springs measured 6
inches. Some power outages occurred in
the Richwood vicinity.
Mingo County
1 E Ragland 0 0
Logan County
Chapmanville 0 0
Wayne County
Glenhayes 0 0
Boone County
Orgas 0 0
Raleigh County
Bradley 0 0
Fayette County
Mt Hope 0 0
Surface heating, south of a strong
west to east frontal zone, combined
with an approaching upper air system
to generate thunderstorms. The
freezing level of 8000 to 9000 feet
helped produce hail, some of which
covered and whitened the ground.
WISCONSIN, Northeast
WIZ022-030>031-
035>039-045-048-
073>074
0 0
Heavy snow fell in central and
northeast Wisconsin as low pressure
moved from the central plains to
southern Lake Michigan. The highest
snow totals included 11.5 inches at
Port Edwards (Wood co.), 10.0 inches
at King (Waupaca co.), 9.5 inches near
Wautoma (Waushara co.), 9.1 inches at
Plover (Portage co.), 8.6 inches near
Weyauwega (Waupaca co.), 7.6 inches at
Shiocton, (Outagamie co.), 7.5 inches
near Poy Sippi (Waushara co.) and 7.0
inches at North Bay (Door co.),
Crivitz (Marinette co.) and near
Rosholt (Marathon co.).
WIZ010-030-035-039-
050
0 0
Well above normal temperatures during
the last week of the month resulted in
considerable snowmelt. Rainfall
combined with runoff from melted snow,
causing minor flooding on several
rivers.
Calumet County
Potter 0 0
Manitowoc County
Cato 0 0
Strong thunderstorms developed as a
warm front slowly lifted north through
Wisconsin. The storms dropped penny-
size hail as they moved across
east-central Wisconsin.
WISCONSIN, Northwest
NONE REPORTED.
WISCONSIN, Southeast
Rock County
9 E Janesville 0 0
WIZ046>047-
051>052-056
0 0
A minimal winter storm affected the
northern part of Marquette, Green
Lake, Fond du Lac, and Sheboygan
Counties with 6.0 to 6.5 inches of
heavy, wet snow along with some
blowing and drifting snow. The
northwest corner of Sauk County west
of La Valle had accumulations of 6.0
to 8.0 inches. North winds during the
winter storm gusted to 20 to 30 mph.
Snow began across portions of south-
central and southeast Wisconsin by the
evening of March 18th continued
through mid-afternoon of March 19th.
Widespread moderate to heavy snow
produced snow rates that exceeded 1
inch per hour at times during the
early morning hours of the 19th.
Note: the beginning time above
reflects the time in which the first 6
inch snowfall totals were documented.
This minimal winter storm was the
result of a slow moving, moisture
laden low pressure which developed in
the Plains, tracked across Iowa, and
pushed into central Illinois by the
morning of March 19th.
Lafayette County
5 W Darlington 0 0
Lafayette County
Darlington 0 0
Ground covered white. Roads had to be
plowed.
Iowa County
3 SE Mineral Pt 0 0
Lafayette County
9 NNE Darlington 0 0
Iowa County
Waldwick to 0 0
3 NE Hollandale
Iowa County
2 SE Ridgeway to 0 0
Barneveld
Dane County
Mazomanie 0 0
Dane County
5 W Middleton 0 0
Dane County
3.5 W Waunakee to 0 0
Waunakee
Ground covered white.
Dane County
3 N Sun Prairie 0 0
Dane County
.5 S Madison to 0 0
5 W Madison
Dane County
1.6 E Waunakee to 0 0 2K
1.8 E Waunakee
A weak F0 tornado spun up east of
Waunakee on a seed farm on the north
side of State Highway 19. It slightly
damaged the corner overhang of a
storage shed, blew a wagon and plastic
crates into a field, and rotated a
heavy forklift while the operator was
sitting in it. The winds were
estimated at 56 to 61 knots (65 to 70
mph).
Dane County
De Forest 0 0
Dane County
.2 SE Waunakee 0 0
Green County
4 SW Monroe to 0 0 5K
Jordan
Large trees and road signs were
damaged.
Dane County
4 SSE Madison 0 0
Columbia County
5 S Doylestown 0 0
Dane County
2 N Sun Prairie 0 0
Dodge County
2 SSE Randolph 0 0
Dodge County
2 N Randolph 0 0
Dane County
Windsor 0 0
Green County
2 SW Brodhead 0 0 2K
Large trees and road signs were
damaged.
Dodge County
2 SE Randolph 0 0
Dodge County
5 W Beaver Dam 0 0
Columbia County
7 N Columbus 0 0
Green County
2 NW Dayton 0 0 0.50K
Large trees and a road sign were
damaged.
Dane County
.5 E Madison to 0 0
4 NNW Cottage
Grove
Dane County
1 N Sun Prairie 0 0
Dane County
1.6 SW East Bristol 0 0 150K
Two barns damaged.
Columbia County
Portage 0 0
Jefferson County
Ft Atkinson to 0 0 15K
5 NNE Johnson Creek
A large tree was blown on to a home in
Ft. Atkinson. On I-94 near Johnson
Creek, a semi-tractor and road sign
were blown over. Otherwise large trees
through this area were blown over.
Jefferson County
Waterloo 0 0
Washington County
4 SW Kewaskum 0 0
Dodge County
3 E Lowell 0 0
Dane County
8 S Mt Horeb 0 0
Washington County
1.2 NW St Lawrence to 0 0 150K
1.6 N St Lawrence
A gustnado on the leading gust front
of a line of severe thunderstorms
damaged a shed, a garage, a roof,
trees, and two road signs. In
addition, a barn imploded, and a
storage shed was destroyed.
Gustnadoes, a shallow ground-based
vortex, are classified as thunderstorm
wind events.
Green County
3.7 NE Albany 0 0 2K
Road signs and trees were damaged.
Kenosha County
Kenosha 0 0 3K
Billboard and some large trees blown
over.
Walworth County
East Troy 0 0
Waukesha County
3 W Muskego to 0 0
Muskego
Milwaukee County
West Allis 0 0
Racine County
7 NNE Union Grove 0 0 50K
Portions of a roof were found on a
road. Powerlines down.
Milwaukee County
Milwaukee 0 0
Located on the UW-Milwaukee campus.
Milwaukee County
(Mke)Mitchell Apt Mi 0 0
Located at Milwaukee General Mitchell
International Airport.
Milwaukee County
3.5 N Wauwatosa 0 0
Milwaukee County
3.5 N Wauwatosa 0 0
An unusually early-season severe
weather outbreak (first of the
season), consisting of 3 rounds of
widespread, severe storms, affected
south-central and southeast Wisconsin
on March 30, 2005. One brief tornado
was documented, and there were
numerous reports of large hail and
damaging, straight-line, downburst,
thunderstorm winds. Most of the larger
hailstones consisted of clumps of soft
hail of various sizes. The responsible
surface low-pressure system developed
in the Plains during the morning
hours, and moved to northwest
Wisconsin by the late evening hours.
Meanwhile, an associated surface warm
front surged north into central
Wisconsin during the morning hours,
bringing unseasonably warm air into
the area. Maximum afternoon
temperatures ranged from the upper 60s
to mid 70s inland from Lake Michigan,
with the highest reading of 77 in
Janesville and 9NW Beloit.
As instability increased during the
morning, isolated thunderstorms
developed across eastern part of the
state of Iowa. These storms grew more
intense and moved into south-central
and southwest Wisconsin. The first
round of severe thunderstorms occurred
as an elongated supercell crossed the
Illinois/Wisconsin border and into
Lafayette and Iowa counties between
1130 and 1220CST. This storm produced
.75 to 1.50 inch diameter hail before
moving into Dane county where it split
into two supercells. The northern most
supercell briefly produced an F0
tornado just cast of Waunakee. Both of
these storms continued through
Columbia, Dodge, and Fond du Lac
counties where they produced funnel
clouds, wind gusts to 56 knots (65
mph), and .75 to 1.25 inch diameter
hail.
As clouds began to decrease in the
wake of these supercells, instability
increased and scattered thunderstorms
re-developed across south-central and
southeast Wisconsin during the
afternoon. These storms quickly pulsed
to severe limits, producing wind gusts
generally between 52 and 60 knots (60
to 70 mph) and 3/4 to 1 inch diameter
hail. One thunderstorm's gust front
produced a gustnado just northwest of
St. Lawrence (Washington Co.) with
estimated wind gusts to 65 knots (75
mph).
The final round of severe
thunderstorms (just ahead of a cold
front) developed across northeast
Illinois and pushed through southeast
Wisconsin between 1700 and 1900CST.
These storms produced 3/4 to 1 inch
diameter hail, and wind gusts to
around 52 knots (60 mph) across
portions of Milwaukee, Waukesha,
Walworth, Racine, and Kenosha
counties. The damaging winds blew
over a billboard in Kenosha county and
parts of a roof and power lines were
found on a roadway in Racine county.
WISCONSIN, Southwest
WIZ029-032>034-
041>044-053-055
0 0
A slow moving area of low pressure
tracked across central Iowa into
central Illinois on March 18 and 19,
bringing a prolonged period of heavy
snow to southwest and central
Wisconsin. Storm total accumulations
of 8 to 16 inches covered a broad
area, with a band of nearly 2 feet
from Alma (Buffalo County) to
Northfield (Jackson County). Some of
the higher snowfall totals included 23
inches at Alma Center (Jackson
County), 21.5 inches at Buffalo City
(Buffalo County) and 18.5 inches at
Ettrick (Trempealeau County). Thunder
was heard at times on Friday March 18,
when snow was falling at the rate of 2
to 3 inches per hour. Strong easterly
winds accompanied the heavy snow,
producing drifts as much as 4 to 5
feet deep in some locations.
Grant County
Ellenboro 0 0
Vernon County
Genoa 0 0 0.75K
La Crosse County
2 S Onalaska 0 0
La Crosse County
(Lse)La Crosse Muni 0 0
Hail the size of pennies and nickels
was reported in parts of southwest
Wisconsin, as a potent early spring
storm triggered a few severe
thunderstorms.
WISCONSIN, West
WIZ023>028
0 0
Low pressure developed over Nebraska
on the morning of the 17th, then
drifted slowly east, reaching southern
Wisconsin during the early morning
hours on the 19th. This storm produced
a sustained period of moderate to
heavy snowfall across portions of west
central Wisconsin. Storm total amounts
of 8 to 16 inches were common along
and south of a line from Ellsworth to
Eau Claire, with 4 to 8 inches as far
as 30 miles north of this line. Some
totals include 15.5 inches 8 miles
south of Eau Claire (Eau Claire
County), 11.5 inches at Augusta (Eau
Claire County), 10.5 inches at Durand
(Pepin County), and 10 inches at
Meridean (Dunn County).
Pepin County
Pepin 0 0
WIZ024
0 0
Around three inches of rain fell
during the afternoon and evening on
the 30th over partially frozen ground.
Particularly heavy rain fell during
the late afternoon. Water was across
roads in and around Plum City, Maiden
Rock, and Spring Valley. Some roads
had to be barricaded.
WYOMING, Central and West
WYZ003-012>020- Cody Foothills - Teton & Gros Ventre
022>028 Mountains - Jackson Hole - Wind River
Mountains West - Wind River Mountains
East - Upper Wind River Basin - Wind
River Basin Lander Foothills - Green
Mountains & Rattlesnake Range -
Natrona County Lower Elevations -
Casper Mountain - Star Valley - Salt
River & Wyoming Ranges - Upper Green
River Basin Foothills - Upper Green
River Basin - South Lincoln County -
Rock Springs & Green River
0 0
An early spring snowstorm brought snow
to the mountains and valleys of
western and central Wyoming. Three to
six inches of snow fell across most
lower elevations. The western
mountains generally received 8 to 12
inches of new snow from the event. In
addition, gusty winds created very low
visibilities at times further
impacting travel conditions throughout
the area.
WYOMING, Extreme Southwest
NOT RECEIVED.
WYOMING, North Central
WYZ098
0 0
12 inches 28W Sheridan Burgess
Junction Coop, 24 hour total
WYZ098
0 0
8 inches 15WSW Dayton 12 hour total,
Burgess Junction
WYOMING, Northeast
WYZ071
0 0 0 0
A strong cold front moved across
northeast Wyoming, bringing strong
northwest winds to northeastern parts
of Crook County. Sustained winds of 35
to 45 mph blew across the area during
the afternoon.
WYZ054>055-057
0 0 0 0
A storm system moved across the
Central Rockies and Northern Plains,
bringing heavy snows to parts of
northeast Wyoming. A mix of rain and
snow changed to all snow during the
evening. Snow then continued during
the overnight and morning hours.
Though some of the snow melted as it
reached the ground, snowfall totals of
3 to 7 inches were reported across
Campbell County, the Wyoming Black
Hills, and the Bearlodge Mountains.
WYOMING, Southeast
NONE REPORTED.
Location Character of Storm
VERMONT, North and Central
VTZ001-008>012-
018>019
Winter Storm
A storm system off the Carolinas on
Monday, February 28th moved to the Gulf
of Maine the afternoon and evening of
Tuesday, March 1st. Snow developed
across the area during the late night of
Feb 28th, and was heavy at times during
March lst before it tapered off
overnight of March 1st and 2nd. Snow
accumulations were generally between 8
and 10 inches, with locally higher
amounts in the mountains. Minor
accidents were reported due to slippery
roads.
VTZ002>007-016>017
Winter Storm
A storm system off the Carolinas on
Monday, February 28th moved to the Gulf
of Maine the afternoon and evening of
Tuesday, March 1st. Snow developed
across the area during the late night of
Feb 28th, and was heavy at times during
March Ist before it tapered off
overnight of March Ist and 2nd. In the
counties of Caledonia and Essex,
snowfall was around 7 inches. Elsewhere,
snow accumulations were generally
between 8 and 10 inches, with locally
higher amounts in the mountains.
VTZ002>004-
006>008-010-012-
016>019
Winter Storm
A complex area of low pressure over the
Great Lakes on Monday, March 7th moved
into northern Maine on Tuesday, March
8th. Snow spread across the area early
on March 8th and was heavy at times
before ending later on the night of
March 8th and early March 9th. General
snow accumulations were 8 to 12 inches
in Caledonia county and 6 to 10 inches
in Franklin and Windsor counties.
Otherwise, across eastern Chittenden,
Essex and Orleans counties around 8
inches fell, with the counties of
eastern Addison, eastern Rutland,
Orange, and Washington receiving around
6 inches. In Lamoille county, between 6
and 8 inches fell.
VTZ002
Winter Storm
VERMONT, North and Central
An area of low pressure over the Ohio
valley on Friday, March 11th moved east
across southern New York and reorganized
south of Cape Cod early Saturday, March
12th. The storm system moved north
through the Gulf of Maine Saturday
evening. Snow spread across the area
during the afternoon of March 11th,
and was heavy at times later on the
night of March 11th into Saturday, March
12th, before it tapered off Saturday
afternoon. General snow accumulations
were around 6 inches.
VTZ012
Winter Storm
An area of low pressure over the Ohio
valley on Friday, March 11th moved east
across southern New York and reorganized
south of Cape Cod early Saturday, March
12th. The storm system moved north
through the Gulf of Maine Saturday
evening. Snow spread across the area
during the afternoon of March 11th, and
was heavy at times later on the night
of March 11th into Saturday, March
12th, before it tapered off Saturday
evening. General snow accumulations
were 9 to 14 inches.
VTZ003>004-
006>008-010
Winter Storm
An area of low pressure over the Ohio
valley on Friday, March 11th moved east
across southern New York and reorganized
south of Cape Cod early Saturday, March
12th. The storm system moved north
through the Gulf of Maine Saturday
evening. Snow spread across the area
during the afternoon of March 11th, and
was heavy at times later on the night
of March 11th into Saturday, March
12th, before it tapered off Saturday
evening. General snow accumulations
were 5 to 9 inches, with the heaviest
amounts in Orange county. Minor
accidents were reported.
VTZ016>018
Winter Storm
An area of low pressure over the Ohio
valley on Friday, March 11th moved
east across southern New York and
reorganized south of Cape Cod early
Saturday, March 12th. The storm system
moved north through the Gulf of Maine
Saturday evening. Snow spread across the
area during the afternoon of March
11th, and was heavy at times later on
the night of March 11th into Saturday,
March 12th, before it tapered off
Saturday evening. General snow
accumulations were 5 to 9 inches, with
the heaviest amounts in eastern
Addison county.
VTZ011>012-019
Winter Weather/Mix
Low pressure south of New England
resulted in snowfall across the area
overnight Wednesday, March 23rd into
Thursday morning, March 24th.
Accumulations were generally 3 to 6
inches across Rutland county and 3 to
8 inches across Windsor county. Locally
higher amounts were noted in the
mountains of Windsor county.
VTZ004-007-010-012
Winter Weather/Mix
A complex storm system in the Ohio
Valley and Mid-Atlantic states spread
moisture over a cold surface layer
resulting in light freezing rain and
sleet across eastern Vermont during
the morning of March 28th.
VTZ012
Flood
Ice jam on the north branch of the
Black River in Reading (Windsor county)
resulting in minor flooding and chunks
of ice on Route 106.
VTZ002
Flood
An ice jam on the Lamoille River caused
minor flooding on Route 104A in and
around the East Georgia and Arrowhead
dam area.
VTZ002
Flood
Ice jam on the Missisquoi River resulted
in minor flooding of Route 78 in
Highgate (Franklin county) the night of
March 31st.
VERMONT, South
VTZ013
Heavy Snow
The average total snowfall across
Bennington County was 12 inches.
VTZ015
Heavy Snow
VTZ014
Heavy Snow
The average total snowfall across
Windham County was 11 inches.
VTZ014
Heavy Snow
VTZ015
Heavy Snow
The average snowfall total across
Windham County was 8 inches.
VTZ013
Heavy Snow
The average snowfall total across
Bennington County was 7 inches.
An Alberta Clipper type low moved
southeast from the Great Lakes region,
to eastern New York and western New
England on March 11. Overnight, a
secondary low pressure area formed
south of Long Island and tracked
northeast well east of Cape Cod by
late on March 12. The combination of
the two storms resulted in a significant
snowfall across portions of adjacent
western New England, where up to 8
inches of accumulation was reported.
VIRGIN ISLANDS
NOT RECEIVED.
VIRGINIA, East
VAZ048>049-
062>064-071>072
Winter Weather/Mix
One half inch to two inches of snow,
mainly on grassy areas and trees, fell
across portions of central Virginia.
The snow produced a few slick roadways.
The highest snow amounts were reported
in Gum Springs in Goochland county 2",
Ashland in Hanover county 2", Ruther
Glen in Caroline county 1", and
Mangohick in King William county 1".
VAZ049-063>064-
070>078-081>086-
088>091-094>095-
099>100
Winter Weather/Mix
One half inch to two inches of snow fell
across portions of central and eastern
Virginia. The snow produced a few slick
roadways. The highest snow amounts were
reported in Ruther Glen in Caroline
county 2", Newland in Richmond county
1.5", Chincoteague in Accomack county
1", City of Hampton 1", Toano in James
City county 1", Louisa in Louisa county
1", and Colonial Beach in Westmoreland
county 1".
Isle Of Wight County
Windsor Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down along Central Hill Road.
VAZ065>066-079-
087>088-092
Winter Weather/Mix
One half inch to 1.5 inches of snow,
mainly on grassy areas and trees, fell
across portions of south central
Virginia. The snow produced a few
slick roadways. The highest snow
amounts were reported in Lawrenceville
in Brunswick county 1.5", and South
Hill in Mecklenburg county 1.5".
Chesterfield County
3 N Chesterfield Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Shingles and siding blown off homes,
and parts of fences destroyed in
Meadowbrook Farms Subdivision.
Chesterfield County
Chesterfield Hail (1.00)
Quarter size hail covering road at
Beach Road, one mile south of
Courthouse Road.
Richmond County
Emmerton Hail (1.00)
Richmond County
Farnham Hail (0.75)
VIRGINIA, Extreme Southwest
NOT RECEIVED.
VIRGINIA, North
VAZ029-041>042-053
Winter Weather/Mix
a brief period of hvy wet snow hit the
region on march 8
Falls Church (C)
Falls Church Hail (0.88)
Arlington County
Arlington Hail (0.88)
Fairfax County
6 NE Herndon Flash Flood
a fairly significant severe weather
event occurred on mar 28 ... this was
due to a strong synoptic low pressure
system and warm sector moisture
and instability.
VIRGINIA, Northwest
VAZ003>004
Heavy Snow
Snow showers continued from February
28th. The total storm accumulations
of 3 to 10 inches, were highly
elevation dependent.
VIRGINIA, Southwest
Montgomery County
Christiansburg Hail (1.00)
Montgomery County
Christiansburg Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Bedford County
3 NW Bedford City Hail (0.75)
Roanoke County
5 SW Roanoke City Hail (0.75)
A thunderstorm during the afternoon of
the 23rd produced hail up to quarter
sized and damaging winds in Montgomery
county.
Thunderstorms on the afternoon of the
23rd produced penny sized hail across
portions of Roanoke and Bedford counties
in southwest Virginia.
VAZ058>059
Flood
Moderate to heavy overrunning rain
spread northeast across southwest
Virginia and Northwest North Carolina
during the 28th. In southeast upslope
areas right along the Blue Ridge
mountains in southwest Virginia,
rainfall amounts ranged from 2.0 to 2.5
inches and resulted in minor flooding
along portions of the Dan and Roanoke
rivers. The Dan River at South Boston
rose above the 19 feet flood stage
after midnight on the 29th and crested
at 22.61 feet on the morning of the
30th. The Roanoke River at Randolph rose
above 21 feet flood stage around
daybreak on the 29th and crest at 22.29
feet on the evening of the 29th. Both
rivers return to within their banks
on the 30th.
WASHINGTON, Northeast
WAZ041
High Wind (G60)
A strong cold front moved through the
Cascade mountains bringing strong winds
to the eastern valleys. There were about
15 to 20 trees down 20 miles northwest
of Entiat.
WAZ001>018-020
Drought
The governor declared a drought after a
fall and winter of much below normal
precipitation. As of March 15th, Olympia
was -15.84 inches below normal since Oct
1st. The White, Green and Puyallup
rivers, together, are at 25 percent of
normal. In the Cedar, Snoqualmie, Tolt,
and Skykomish basins, the water in the
snowpack varies from 0 to 36% of normal.
The 12 million in damages is the amount
the governor seeks for drought relief.
King County
1 NE Richmond Beach Funnel Cloud
1 SE Richmond Beach
WAZ006-009>011-016
High Wind (G56)
About 35,000 homes lost power throughout
Western Washington. In Arlington, a tree
fell on a motor home, causing minor
damage. On Puget Sound, the Coast Guard
had to rescue several stranded or
runaway boats.
WASHINGTON, Southeast
WAZ027
Volcanic Ash
Volcanic ash associated with a small
eruption from Mount Saint Helens moved
cast across the Yakima Valley. A thin
coating of ash fell across parts of the
Yakima Valley. The ash coated hundreds
of vehicles throughout the valley, which
resulted in residents taking their
vehicles to the car wash.
WAZ027
High Wind (G53)
High winds occurred throughout the
Yakima Valley, leading to some
significant property damage. A roof was
blown off a fitness center in Sunnyside
and onto four vehicles parked below ...
resulted in broken windshields and
scratches to the vehicles. A ten inch
diameter tree was blown over on highway
22 near Toppenish. The high winds also
blew over some telephone poles in
Harrah. Several power outages were
reported throughout the Yakima Valley,
with about 2,500 homes and businesses
losing power. A mesonet sensor seven
miles south of Mabton recorded a wind
gust of 61 MPH at 3:06 PM PST. The
estimated property damage from this
event is $35,000.
WAZ027
Dust Storm
Strong winds contributed to several dust
storms in the Yakima Valley. One such
dust storm occurred on Highway 241 seven
miles north of Sunnyside at 12:15 PM.
A car was moving slowly in a dust storm
and was then rear-ended and totaled by
a semi-truck. The driver of the car was
seriously injured. Three other vehicles
were involved in the pileup with no
additional injuries. State Route 241 was
closed after the accident. A separate
dust storm which also occurred at 12:15
PM on Branch and Stevenson Road four
miles east of White Swan contributed to
a three car accident. There were six
injuries from this accident, all of
which were indirect injuries as the area
where the dust storm occurred was flat
and open. At 2:20 PM, the Yakima County
Department of Emergency Management
issued an emergency alert asking people
to stay home and off the roads due to
the blowing dust. At 4:50 PM a weather
spotter four miles southwest of Harrah
reported a wind gust of 53 MPH which
contributed to blowing dust reducing
visibility to near zero.
WAZ029
Dust Storm
Three miles west of Dayton on highway
12, visibility was reduced to less than
150 feet. Winds gusting to around 40
MPH near Dayton reduced visibilities
to around 500 feet.
WAZ024
High Wind (G56)
WAZ028
Dust Storm
Blowing dust shut down a 26 mile
section of State Route 221 between
Prosser and Patterson.
WAZ027
Wildfire
A small brush fire increased in size as
high winds moved through the Yakima
Valley. The fire threatened several
homes in West Yakima. There were no
injuries, but an estimated $3,000 damage
was done to plants.
WAZ028
High Wind (G52)
Several mesonet sensors near Hanford
recorded high wind gusts near 60 MPH.
WAZ025
Winter Weather/Mix
Snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches was
reported from the east summit of
Snoqualmie Pass to Rosyln. The snow
created slick road conditions along
interstate 90 with several spin-outs
and accidents reported near Snoqualmie
Pass. One such accident occurred about
seven miles east of Snoqualmie Pass
summit. A commercial truck slid and
struck a man who was standing outside
his vehicle after it spun onto the
shoulder, resulting in one indirect
fatality.
WAZ028
Strong Wind
A strong wind gust ripped portions of a
Kennewick church onto the traffic below.
A witness reported about five vehicles
traveling on the road were hit by the
flying debris. The property damage from
this event is estimated at $5,000.
WAZ025
Strong Wind
Strong winds 11 miles east-northeast of
Goldendale resulted in some telephone
service being lost, and also blew off a
10 foot by 12 foot chicken coop roof.
WASHINGTON, Southwest
WAZ021
High Wind (G60)
A frontal system moving onto the coast
brought high winds to the area. Clatsop
spit reported wind gusts to 69 mph, and
Cape
Disappointment reported gusts to 63 mph.
WEST VIRGINIA, East
WVZ048
Winter Storm
mod-heavy snow occurred esp in the
higher elevations
Hampshire County
5 E Romney Flash Flood
a fairly significant severe weather
event occurred on mar 28 ... this was
due to a strong synoptic low pressure
system and warm sector moisture and
instability.
WEST VIRGINIA, North
WVZ023-041
Heavy Snow
Rain and snow began early on the morning
of Feb 28, changed to snow by 11 AM.
Snow continued into the night. The
heaviest part ended by noon Mar 1, but
snow showers continued off and on
through Mar 2. Davis had 7 inches by 7
AM Mar 1 and a total of 13 by 7 AM Mar
3. Terra Alta 9 inches by 7 AM Mar l,
and 13" by 7 AM Mar 2.
WVZ001>002
Heavy Snow
Rain began 530 AM Feb 28, changed to
snow by 11 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 7 AM
Mar 1.
WVZ023-041
Heavy Snow
Snow began the morning of the 11th and
ended by 4 AM on the 12th. Terra Alta
accumulated 6 inches by midnight on
12th; reached 8 inches by 4 AM. Davis
got 6" by 10 PM on 11th, and ended with
nearly 10 inches by 4 AM on 12th.
WEST VIRGINIA, Southeast
NONE REPORTED.
WEST VIRGINIA, West
WVZ011-033>040-
046>047
Heavy Snow
Snow showers continued from February
28th. Total storm accumulations were 4
to 8 inches for elevations under 2000
feet. Above 2000 feet in elevation,
accumulations of 8 to 22 inches were
measured. The extreme examples, were
Snowshoe and Kumbrabow State Forest.
The snow depth at Snowshoe increased
from 1 inch prior to the storm, to 23
inches on the 2nd. Kumbrabow State
Forest had their snow depth increase
from 5 inches to 22 inches. The higher
elevations around Richwood had a total
storm accumulation of 12 inches. The
Beckley airport had a 9 inch
accumulation, Valley Head and Rock
Cave saw 7 inches, while Elkins, Oak
Hill, and Webster Springs measured 6
inches. Some power outages occurred in
the Richwood vicinity.
Mingo County
1 E Ragland Hail (0.75)
Logan County
Chapmanville Hail (0.75)
Wayne County
Glenhayes Hail (0.75)
Boone County
Orgas Hail (0.75)
Raleigh County
Bradley Hail (0.75)
Fayette County
Mt Hope Hail (0.75)
Surface heating, south of a strong
west to east frontal zone, combined
with an approaching upper air system
to generate thunderstorms. The
freezing level of 8000 to 9000 feet
helped produce hail, some of which
covered and whitened the ground.
WISCONSIN, Northeast
WIZ022-030>031-
035>039-045-048-
073>074
Heavy Snow
Heavy snow fell in central and
northeast Wisconsin as low pressure
moved from the central plains to
southern Lake Michigan. The highest
snow totals included 11.5 inches at
Port Edwards (Wood co.), 10.0 inches
at King (Waupaca co.), 9.5 inches near
Wautoma (Waushara co.), 9.1 inches at
Plover (Portage co.), 8.6 inches near
Weyauwega (Waupaca co.), 7.6 inches at
Shiocton, (Outagamie co.), 7.5 inches
near Poy Sippi (Waushara co.) and 7.0
inches at North Bay (Door co.),
Crivitz (Marinette co.) and near
Rosholt (Marathon co.).
WIZ010-030-035-039-
050
Flood
Well above normal temperatures during
the last week of the month resulted in
considerable snowmelt. Rainfall
combined with runoff from melted snow,
causing minor flooding on several
rivers.
Calumet County
Potter Hail (0.75)
Manitowoc County
Cato Hail (0.75)
Strong thunderstorms developed as a
warm front slowly lifted north through
Wisconsin. The storms dropped penny-
size hail as they moved across
east-central Wisconsin.
WISCONSIN, Northwest
NONE REPORTED.
WISCONSIN, Southeast
Rock County
9 E Janesville Hail (0.75)
WIZ046>047-
051>052-056
Winter Storm
A minimal winter storm affected the
northern part of Marquette, Green
Lake, Fond du Lac, and Sheboygan
Counties with 6.0 to 6.5 inches of
heavy, wet snow along with some
blowing and drifting snow. The
northwest corner of Sauk County west
of La Valle had accumulations of 6.0
to 8.0 inches. North winds during the
winter storm gusted to 20 to 30 mph.
Snow began across portions of south-
central and southeast Wisconsin by the
evening of March 18th continued
through mid-afternoon of March 19th.
Widespread moderate to heavy snow
produced snow rates that exceeded 1
inch per hour at times during the
early morning hours of the 19th.
Note: the beginning time above
reflects the time in which the first 6
inch snowfall totals were documented.
This minimal winter storm was the
result of a slow moving, moisture
laden low pressure which developed in
the Plains, tracked across Iowa, and
pushed into central Illinois by the
morning of March 19th.
Lafayette County
5 W Darlington Hail (0.75)
Lafayette County
Darlington Hail (1.25)
Ground covered white. Roads had to be
plowed.
Iowa County
3 SE Mineral Pt Hail (1.25)
Lafayette County
9 NNE Darlington Hail (1.00)
Iowa County
Waldwick to Hail (1.25)
3 NE Hollandale
Iowa County
2 SE Ridgeway to Hail (0.75)
Barneveld
Dane County
Mazomanie Hail (0.75)
Dane County
5 W Middleton Hail (0.88)
Dane County
3.5 W Waunakee to Hail (0.75)
Waunakee
Ground covered white.
Dane County
3 N Sun Prairie Hail (1.25)
Dane County
.5 S Madison to Hail (1.25)
5 W Madison
Dane County
1.6 E Waunakee to Tornado (F0)
1.8 E Waunakee
A weak F0 tornado spun up east of
Waunakee on a seed farm on the north
side of State Highway 19. It slightly
damaged the corner overhang of a
storage shed, blew a wagon and plastic
crates into a field, and rotated a
heavy forklift while the operator was
sitting in it. The winds were
estimated at 56 to 61 knots (65 to 70
mph).
Dane County
De Forest Funnel Cloud
Dane County
.2 SE Waunakee Hail (0.75)
Green County
4 SW Monroe to Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Jordan
Large trees and road signs were
damaged.
Dane County
4 SSE Madison Hail (1.50)
Columbia County
5 S Doylestown Funnel Cloud
Dane County
2 N Sun Prairie Hail (1.25)
Dodge County
2 SSE Randolph Funnel Cloud
Dodge County
2 N Randolph Hail (1.00)
Dane County
Windsor Hail (1.50)
Green County
2 SW Brodhead Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Large trees and road signs were
damaged.
Dodge County
2 SE Randolph Hail (1.25)
Dodge County
5 W Beaver Dam Funnel Cloud
Columbia County
7 N Columbus Hail (0.75)
Green County
2 NW Dayton Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Large trees and a road sign were
damaged.
Dane County
.5 E Madison to Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
4 NNW Cottage
Grove
Dane County
1 N Sun Prairie Hail (0.88)
Dane County
1.6 SW East Bristol Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Two barns damaged.
Columbia County
Portage Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Jefferson County
Ft Atkinson to Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
5 NNE Johnson Creek
A large tree was blown on to a home in
Ft. Atkinson. On I-94 near Johnson
Creek, a semi-tractor and road sign
were blown over. Otherwise large trees
through this area were blown over.
Jefferson County
Waterloo Hail (0.88)
Washington County
4 SW Kewaskum Funnel Cloud
Dodge County
3 E Lowell Funnel Cloud
Dane County
8 S Mt Horeb Hail (0.88)
Washington County
1.2 NW St Lawrence to Thunderstorm Wind (G70)
1.6 N St Lawrence
A gustnado on the leading gust front
of a line of severe thunderstorms
damaged a shed, a garage, a roof,
trees, and two road signs. In
addition, a barn imploded, and a
storage shed was destroyed.
Gustnadoes, a shallow ground-based
vortex, are classified as thunderstorm
wind events.
Green County
3.7 NE Albany Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Road signs and trees were damaged.
Kenosha County
Kenosha Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Billboard and some large trees blown
over.
Walworth County
East Troy Hail (0.75)
Waukesha County
3 W Muskego to Hail (1.00)
Muskego
Milwaukee County
West Allis Hail (0.75)
Racine County
7 NNE Union Grove Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Portions of a roof were found on a
road. Powerlines down.
Milwaukee County
Milwaukee Hail (0.75)
Located on the UW-Milwaukee campus.
Milwaukee County
(Mke)Mitchell Apt Mi Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Located at Milwaukee General Mitchell
International Airport.
Milwaukee County
3.5 N Wauwatosa Hail (0.75)
Milwaukee County
3.5 N Wauwatosa Hail (0.75)
An unusually early-season severe
weather outbreak (first of the
season), consisting of 3 rounds of
widespread, severe storms, affected
south-central and southeast Wisconsin
on March 30, 2005. One brief tornado
was documented, and there were
numerous reports of large hail and
damaging, straight-line, downburst,
thunderstorm winds. Most of the larger
hailstones consisted of clumps of soft
hail of various sizes. The responsible
surface low-pressure system developed
in the Plains during the morning
hours, and moved to northwest
Wisconsin by the late evening hours.
Meanwhile, an associated surface warm
front surged north into central
Wisconsin during the morning hours,
bringing unseasonably warm air into
the area. Maximum afternoon
temperatures ranged from the upper 60s
to mid 70s inland from Lake Michigan,
with the highest reading of 77 in
Janesville and 9NW Beloit.
As instability increased during the
morning, isolated thunderstorms
developed across eastern part of the
state of Iowa. These storms grew more
intense and moved into south-central
and southwest Wisconsin. The first
round of severe thunderstorms occurred
as an elongated supercell crossed the
Illinois/Wisconsin border and into
Lafayette and Iowa counties between
1130 and 1220CST. This storm produced
.75 to 1.50 inch diameter hail before
moving into Dane county where it split
into two supercells. The northern most
supercell briefly produced an F0
tornado just cast of Waunakee. Both of
these storms continued through
Columbia, Dodge, and Fond du Lac
counties where they produced funnel
clouds, wind gusts to 56 knots (65
mph), and .75 to 1.25 inch diameter
hail.
As clouds began to decrease in the
wake of these supercells, instability
increased and scattered thunderstorms
re-developed across south-central and
southeast Wisconsin during the
afternoon. These storms quickly pulsed
to severe limits, producing wind gusts
generally between 52 and 60 knots (60
to 70 mph) and 3/4 to 1 inch diameter
hail. One thunderstorm's gust front
produced a gustnado just northwest of
St. Lawrence (Washington Co.) with
estimated wind gusts to 65 knots (75
mph).
The final round of severe
thunderstorms (just ahead of a cold
front) developed across northeast
Illinois and pushed through southeast
Wisconsin between 1700 and 1900CST.
These storms produced 3/4 to 1 inch
diameter hail, and wind gusts to
around 52 knots (60 mph) across
portions of Milwaukee, Waukesha,
Walworth, Racine, and Kenosha
counties. The damaging winds blew
over a billboard in Kenosha county and
parts of a roof and power lines were
found on a roadway in Racine county.
WISCONSIN, Southwest
WIZ029-032>034-
041>044-053-055
Winter Storm
A slow moving area of low pressure
tracked across central Iowa into
central Illinois on March 18 and 19,
bringing a prolonged period of heavy
snow to southwest and central
Wisconsin. Storm total accumulations
of 8 to 16 inches covered a broad
area, with a band of nearly 2 feet
from Alma (Buffalo County) to
Northfield (Jackson County). Some of
the higher snowfall totals included 23
inches at Alma Center (Jackson
County), 21.5 inches at Buffalo City
(Buffalo County) and 18.5 inches at
Ettrick (Trempealeau County). Thunder
was heard at times on Friday March 18,
when snow was falling at the rate of 2
to 3 inches per hour. Strong easterly
winds accompanied the heavy snow,
producing drifts as much as 4 to 5
feet deep in some locations.
Grant County
Ellenboro Hail (0.75)
Vernon County
Genoa Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
La Crosse County
2 S Onalaska Hail (0.75)
La Crosse County
(Lse)La Crosse Muni Hail (0.88)
Hail the size of pennies and nickels
was reported in parts of southwest
Wisconsin, as a potent early spring
storm triggered a few severe
thunderstorms.
WISCONSIN, West
WIZ023>028
Winter Storm
Low pressure developed over Nebraska
on the morning of the 17th, then
drifted slowly east, reaching southern
Wisconsin during the early morning
hours on the 19th. This storm produced
a sustained period of moderate to
heavy snowfall across portions of west
central Wisconsin. Storm total amounts
of 8 to 16 inches were common along
and south of a line from Ellsworth to
Eau Claire, with 4 to 8 inches as far
as 30 miles north of this line. Some
totals include 15.5 inches 8 miles
south of Eau Claire (Eau Claire
County), 11.5 inches at Augusta (Eau
Claire County), 10.5 inches at Durand
(Pepin County), and 10 inches at
Meridean (Dunn County).
Pepin County
Pepin Hail (0.75)
WIZ024
Flood
Around three inches of rain fell
during the afternoon and evening on
the 30th over partially frozen ground.
Particularly heavy rain fell during
the late afternoon. Water was across
roads in and around Plum City, Maiden
Rock, and Spring Valley. Some roads
had to be barricaded.
WYOMING, Central and West
WYZ003-012>020- Cody Foothills - Teton & Gros Ventre
022>028 Mountains - Jackson Hole - Wind River
Mountains West - Wind River Mountains
East - Upper Wind River Basin - Wind
River Basin Lander Foothills - Green
Mountains & Rattlesnake Range -
Natrona County Lower Elevations -
Casper Mountain - Star Valley - Salt
River & Wyoming Ranges - Upper Green
River Basin Foothills - Upper Green
River Basin - South Lincoln County -
Rock Springs & Green River
Heavy Snow
An early spring snowstorm brought snow
to the mountains and valleys of
western and central Wyoming. Three to
six inches of snow fell across most
lower elevations. The western
mountains generally received 8 to 12
inches of new snow from the event. In
addition, gusty winds created very low
visibilities at times further
impacting travel conditions throughout
the area.
WYOMING, Extreme Southwest
NOT RECEIVED.
WYOMING, North Central
WYZ098
Heavy Snow
12 inches 28W Sheridan Burgess
Junction Coop, 24 hour total
WYZ098
Heavy Snow
8 inches 15WSW Dayton 12 hour total,
Burgess Junction
WYOMING, Northeast
WYZ071
High Wind (G35)
A strong cold front moved across
northeast Wyoming, bringing strong
northwest winds to northeastern parts
of Crook County. Sustained winds of 35
to 45 mph blew across the area during
the afternoon.
WYZ054>055-057
Winter Storm
A storm system moved across the
Central Rockies and Northern Plains,
bringing heavy snows to parts of
northeast Wyoming. A mix of rain and
snow changed to all snow during the
evening. Snow then continued during
the overnight and morning hours.
Though some of the snow melted as it
reached the ground, snowfall totals of
3 to 7 inches were reported across
Campbell County, the Wyoming Black
Hills, and the Bearlodge Mountains.
WYOMING, Southeast
NONE REPORTED.
COPYRIGHT 2005 World Meteorological Organization
COPYRIGHT 2008 Gale, Cengage Learning
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