Snow storm, March 3, 1997 - Regional Surface Observations

Storm description, surface observations, snowfall totals, and images courtesy of the National Climatic Data Center, the National Centers of Environmental Prediction, the Climate Prediction Center, the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center, the Mount Holly National Weather Service Office, the Upton National Weather Service Office, Rutgers University, Plymouth State University, the University of Illinois, the American Meteorological Society, Weather Graphics Technologies, AccuWeather, and the Weather Channel.

Table of Contents

Storm Summary
Regional Surface Observations
National Weather Service Forecasts
Surface Maps
Satellite Imagery
Sea Level Pressure and 1000 to 500 Millibar Thickness Maps
850 Millibar Maps
700 Millibar Maps
500 Millibar Maps
300 Millibar Maps
200 Millibar Maps
National Radar Imagery
Local Radar Imagery
Fort Dix Doppler Radar Imagery

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

TTN - Trenton, NJ

NXX - Willow Grove, PA

1600Z 03 Mar 97
1700Z 03 Mar 97
1800Z 03 Mar 97
1900Z 03 Mar 97
2000Z 03 Mar 97
2100Z 03 Mar 97
2200Z 03 Mar 97
2300Z 03 Mar 97
0000Z 04 Mar 97
0100Z 04 Mar 97
0200Z 04 Mar 97
0300Z 04 Mar 97
0400Z 04 Mar 97

1100EST 03 Mar 97
1200EST 03 Mar 97
1300EST 03 Mar 97
1400EST 03 Mar 97
1500EST 03 Mar 97
1600EST 03 Mar 97
1700EST 03 Mar 97
1800EST 03 Mar 97
1900EST 03 Mar 97
2000EST 03 Mar 97
2100EST 03 Mar 97
2200EST 03 Mar 97
2300EST 03 Mar 97

OVC
-SN
SN
SN
SN
SN
-SN
-SN
-SN
-DZ
-DZ
-RA
----

39F/25F
39F/25F
34F/30F
32F/30F
32F/30F
32F/32F
32F/25F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
------/------

30.21in
30.19in
30.16in
30.12in
30.13in
30.10in
30.08in
30.07in
30.10in
30.11in
30.13in
30.12in
--------

ESE
SE
ESE
E
E
E
E
ENE
ENE
ENE
ENE
NE
----

09mph/----------
11mph/----------
14mph/----------
11mph/----------
09mph/----------
11mph/----------
16mph/----------
17mph/----------
13mph/21mph
11mph/21mph
17mph/----------
11mph/----------
----------/----------

8,000ft
8,000ft
1,100ft
700ft
500ft
400ft
500ft
700ft
700ft
700ft
700ft
700ft
------

10mi
8.0mi
1.0mi
1.0mi
0.5mi
0.5mi
1.0mi
1.0mi
7.0mi
7.0mi
4.0mi
3.0mi
----

-RA
-SN
-SN
SN
+SN
-SN
-SN
IP -RA
-SN -RA
-RA
-SN
-RA
OVC

39F/28F
38F/30F
33F/29F
33F/30F
33F/31F
33F/32F
33F/31F
33F/31F
33F/31F
33F/31F
33F/31F
33F/31F
33F/31F

30.17in
30.15in
30.11in
30.09in
30.10in
30.07in
30.03in
30.05in
30.06in
30.07in
30.10in
30.09in
30.09in

ENE
E
E
E
ENE
ENE
ENE
NE
NE
ENE
ENE
NE
NE

08mph/----------
09mph/----------
07mph/----------
08mph/----------
08mph/----------
12mph/----------
13mph/----------
12mph/----------
10mph/----------
13mph/----------
10mph/----------
12mph/----------
10mph/----------

8,000ft
8,000ft
700ft
500ft
300ft
300ft
500ft
400ft
400ft
700ft
500ft
700ft
500ft

7.0mi
7.0mi
1.0mi
0.5mi
0.3mi
1.0mi
2.5mi
6.0mi
7.0mi
7.0mi
7.0mi
3.0mi
7.0mi

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

PNE - Northeast Philadelphia, PA

WRI - Wrightstown, NJ

SCT
-SN
-SN
RA
-SN
-SN
-RA
-RA
-RA
OVC
UP
UP
OVC

39F/27F
38F/31F
34F/32F
33F/32F
33F/32F
33F/32F
33F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/33F
34F/33F
34F/33F

30.19in
30.17in
30.12in
30.10in
30.11in
30.08in
30.02in
30.05in
30.06in
30.09in
30.11in
30.09in
30.09in

ENE
ESE
ENE
ENE
ENE
ENE
ENE
NE
NE
ENE
NE
NE
NE

09mph/----------
09mph/----------
09mph/----------
09mph/----------
09mph/----------
09mph/----------
14mph/----------
13mph/----------
18mph/----------
16mph/----------
13mph/----------
15mph/----------
13mph/----------

Unlimited
2,000ft
1,200ft
1,900ft
300ft
200ft
400ft
500ft
800ft
800ft
500ft
400ft
500ft

10mi
8.0mi
2.5mi
4.0mi
0.8mi
1.3mi
4.0mi
10mi
10mi
10mi
2.5mi
3.0mi
8.0mi

-RA-SN-IP
-RA-SN-IP
-RA-SN-IP
-RA -IP
-RA-SN-IP
-SN -IP
IP
-RA
-RA
-RA
-RA
-RA
-RA

37F/30F
37F/32F
34F/32F
34F/34F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/34F
34F/34F
34F/34F
36F/34F
36F/34F
36F/34F

30.20in
30.18in
30.14in
30.11in
30.12in
30.10in
30.04in
30.03in
30.04in
30.08in
30.07in
30.08in
30.09in

E
E
ENE
ENE
ENE
NE
ENE
ENE
ENE
ENE
ENE
ENE
ENE

13mph/----------
10mph/----------
10mph/----------
11mph/----------
09mph/----------
14mph/----------
15mph/----------
14mph/----------
18mph/----------
11mph/----------
14mph/----------
14mph/----------
10mph/----------

8,000ft
4,500ft
3,500ft
1,000ft
700ft
600ft
500ft
500ft
500ft
500ft
500ft
600ft
600ft

5.0mi
3.0mi
2.0mi
3.0mi
1.5mi
2.0mi
0.8mi
3.0mi
3.0mi
2.5mi
2.5mi
2.5mi
2.5mi

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

NEL - Lakehurst, NJ

BLM - Belmar-Farmdale, NJ

-RA-SN-IP
-RA -SN
-SN IP
-RA -IP
-RA -SN
-SN IP
-SN IP
-RA
----
----
----
----
----

41F/30F
39F/30F
36F/32F
34F/32F
34F/34F
34F/34F
34F/32F
34F/34F
------/------
------/------
------/------
------/------
------/------

30.20in
30.17in
30.12in
30.09in
30.12in
30.09in
30.06in
30.03in
--------
--------
--------
--------
--------

E
ESE
E
E
NE
ENE
E
NE
----
----
----
----
----

01mph/----------
07mph/----------
05mph/----------
09mph/----------
06mph/----------
09mph/----------
05mph/----------
10mph/----------
----------/----------
----------/----------
----------/----------
----------/----------
----------/----------

8,000ft
10,000ft
1,700ft
1,200ft
500ft
500ft
500ft
500ft
------
------
------
------
------

3.0mi
6.0mi
1.5mi
1.5mi
0.6mi
1.5mi
0.3mi
2.0mi
----
----
----
----
----

----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----

39F/21F
39F/23F
36F/27F
34F/27F
34F/28F
34F/28F
34F/28F
34F/28F
34F/28F
36F/28F
36F/28F
36F/28F
36F/28F

30.18in
30.15in
30.12in
30.08in
30.07in
30.08in
30.06in
30.03in
30.04in
30.03in
30.06in
30.07in
30.06in

ENE
ENE
E
ENE
ENE
ENE
E
E
E
ENE
ENE
ENE
ENE

09mph/----------
10mph/18mph
09mph/----------
13mph/----------
09mph/----------
11mph/----------
09mph/----------
19mph/28mph
14mph/28mph
21mph/29mph
18mph/25mph
14mph/28mph
19mph/25mph

------
------
900ft
400ft
300ft
200ft
200ft
400ft
600ft
600ft
800ft
1,000ft
600ft

10mi
10mi
3.0mi
3.5mi
3.0mi
1.3mi
5.0mi
10mi
10mi
10mi
10mi
7.0mi
4.0mi

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

EWR - Newark, NJ

MMU - Morristown, NJ

SCT
OVC
-RA
-SN
SN
+SN
SN
-SN
-SN
-RA -IP
-RA
-RA
DZ

41F/24F
41F/25F
40F/27F
36F/30F
33F/32F
32F/32F
32F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
35F/31F
35F/31F
34F/30F

30.21in
30.18in
30.15in
30.13in
30.13in
30.13in
30.11in
30.11in
30.12in
30.12in
30.13in
30.13in
30.12in

E
E
ESE
E
ESE
ENE
NE
E
E
ENE
ENE
E
ENE

06mph/----------
08mph/----------
10mph/----------
09mph/----------
05mph/----------
03mph/----------
07mph/----------
09mph/----------
12mph/----------
14mph/----------
10mph/----------
15mph/21mph
15mph/----------

Unlimited
6,500ft
3,200ft
700ft
300ft
200ft
100ft
400ft
400ft
800ft
1,000ft
1,100ft
900ft

10mi
10mi
10mi
2.5mi
0.5mi
0.3mi
0.3mi
1.5mi
1.0mi
2.5mi
3.0mi
3.0mi
3.0mi

OVC
OVC
OVC
-SN
-SN
SN
-SN
-SN
-SN
-SN
-SN
-SN
----

41F/------
41F/------
41F/23F
37F/27F
32F/32F
32F/32F
32F/32F
32F/32F
32F/32F
32F/32F
32F/32F
32F/32F
------/------

30.23in
30.20in
30.17in
30.15in
30.14in
30.16in
30.14in
30.12in
30.14in
30.15in
30.15in
30.16in
--------

E
E
E
E
ENE
ENE
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE
----

10mph/----------
11mph/----------
14mph/----------
11mph/----------
06mph/----------
06mph/----------
08mph/----------
08mph/----------
11mph/----------
11mph/----------
11mph/----------
08mph/----------
----------/----------

15,000ft
10,000ft
9,000ft
3,000ft
500ft
500ft
500ft
500ft
500ft
700ft
500ft
800ft
------

15mi
15mi
15mi
1.8mi
0.8mi
0.5mi
0.8mi
1.0mi
1.0mi
1.0mi
1.5mi
2.0mi
----

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

ABE - Allentown, PA

PHL - Philadelphia, PA

OVC
-SN
-SN
-SN
+SN
+SN
-SN
-SN
-SN
-SN
-SN
-SN
-SN

38F/23F
38F/24F
34F/31F
33F/32F
32F/32F
32F/32F
32F/32F
33F/31F
32F/32F
32F/31F
33F/31F
32F/31F
32F/31F

30.17in
30.15in
30.12in
30.09in
30.10in
30.09in
30.07in
30.08in
30.10in
30.10in
30.11in
30.12in
30.11in

ENE
ENE
E
NE
E
ENE
NE
NE
NE
NE
ENE
NE
NE

10mph/----------
09mph/----------
09mph/----------
07mph/----------
06mph/----------
07mph/----------
09mph/----------
09mph/----------
07mph/----------
07mph/----------
08mph/----------
06mph/----------
06mph/----------

9,000ft
1,800ft
900ft
300ft
200ft
200ft
400ft
700ft
500ft
900ft
900ft
1,200ft
4,500ft

10mi
10mi
1.0mi
0.8mi
0.3mi
0.3mi
1.3mi
2.0mi
1.0mi
2.0mi
2.0mi
3.0mi
3.0mi

-SN -IP
IP
-RA -IP
RA IP
IP SN
-SN -IP
-RA
-RA
-RA
-RA
-RA
DZ
DZ

36F/30F
34F/32F
35F/33F
35F/33F
33F/32F
33F/32F
33F/32F
34F/32F
35F/33F
35F/33F
35F/33F
35F/33F
35F/33F

30.19in
30.17in
30.11in
30.10in
30.10in
30.10in
29.99in
30.04in
30.05in
30.09in
30.10in
30.08in
30.10in

NE
NE
ENE
ENE
NE
NE
ENE
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE

12mph/----------
09mph/----------
09mph/18mph
12mph/----------
08mph/----------
08mph/----------
15mph/24mph
13mph/----------
14mph/21mph
14mph/22mph
15mph/----------
15mph/----------
13mph/----------

7,000ft
6,000ft
2,600ft
2,800ft
1,400ft
1,400ft
500ft
700ft
900ft
900ft
1,100ft
1,100ft
800ft

7.0mi
4.0mi
5.0mi
4.0mi
1.3mi
1.3mi
5.0mi
10mi
9.0mi
10mi
8.0mi
6.0mi
7.0mi

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

JFK - New York, NY

LGA - New York, NY

OVC
OVC
OVC
-SN
-SN
SN
SN
-SN
-SN
-RA-SN-IP
-SN
-RA -IP
OVC

42F/24F
42F/25F
42F/25F
37F/32F
34F/25F
33F/32F
33F/32F
33F/32F
33F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/31F
34F/31F

30.22in
30.18in
30.16in
30.15in
30.13in
30.14in
30.13in
30.12in
30.12in
30.13in
30.13in
30.13in
30.13in

ENE
NE
ENE
E
ENE
NE
ENE
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE

10mph/----------
10mph/----------
10mph/----------
11mph/----------
09mph/----------
07mph/----------
07mph/----------
12mph/----------
14mph/----------
14mph/----------
13mph/----------
16mph/----------
15mph/----------

13,000ft
7,000ft
4,800ft
1,600ft
800ft
400ft
400ft
400ft
800ft
900ft
1,200ft
1,600ft
1,200ft

10mi
10mi
10mi
6.0mi
1.5mi
0.2mi
0.2mi
1.3mi
2.0mi
6.0mi
3.0mi
8.0mi
10mi

OVC
OVC
OVC
-SN
-SN
SN
SN
-SN
-SN
-RA -SN
DZ
DZ
OVC

40F/24F
41F/24F
41F/24F
38F/31F
34F/32F
33F/32F
33F/32F
33F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
35F/30F
35F/31F
34F/30F

30.21in
30.18in
30.15in
30.13in
30.12in
30.13in
30.12in
30.12in
30.12in
30.12in
30.13in
30.13in
30.13in

NE
ENE
ENE
E
ENE
ENE
NE
ENE
ENE
ENE
ENE
ENE
ENE

08mph/----------
13mph/----------
14mph/----------
14mph/----------
08mph/----------
06mph/----------
09mph/----------
10mph/----------
16mph/----------
20mph/----------
17mph/----------
16mph/23mph
20mph/----------

11,000ft
8,000ft
5,500ft
3,200ft
600ft
300ft
100ft
400ft
400ft
700ft
1,100ft
1,100ft
1,100ft

10mi
10mi
10mi
2.0mi
1.0mi
0.3mi
0.3mi
1.5mi
1.5mi
4.0mi
4.0mi
6.0mi
5.0mi

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

NYC - New York, NY

TEB - Teterboro, NJ

SCT
SCT
OVC
-SN
-SN
+SN
SN
-SN
-SN
-SN
-SN
-RA
UP

40F/24F
41F/24F
40F/24F
36F/30F
34F/33F
33F/33F
33F/33F
33F/33F
33F/33F
34F/33F
34F/33F
34F/33F
34F/33F

30.22in
30.19in
30.16in
30.14in
30.13in
30.14in
30.13in
30.13in
30.13in
30.13in
30.14in
30.14in
30.13in

ENE
E
E
ESE
E
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----
E
E
E
E
E
E

10mph/----------
09mph/21mph
10mph/----------
09mph/----------
07mph/----------
06mph/----------
06mph/----------
10mph/----------
14mph/22mph
16mph/24mph
17mph/25mph
13mph/28mph
15mph/20mph

Unlimited
Unlimited
5,000ft
1,400ft
600ft
400ft
400ft
400ft
600ft
600ft
600ft
800ft
900ft

10mi
10mi
10mi
2.0mi
0.8mi
0.3mi
0.5mi
1.8mi
2.0mi
4.0mi
4.0mi
5.0mi
6.0mi

SCT
OVC
OVC
-SN
-SN
+SN
SN
-SN
-SN
-SN
-SN
UP
-RA

41F/23F
41F/23F
41F/24F
38F/27F
34F/32F
33F/32F
33F/32F
34F/32F
34F/31F
34F/31F
33F/32F
34F/31F
34F/31F

30.22in
30.19in
30.16in
30.14in
30.13in
30.15in
30.14in
30.14in
30.14in
30.15in
30.15in
30.15in
30.15in

E
ESE
E
E
E
ENE
NE
ENE
E
ENE
ENE
E
ENE

06mph/----------
07mph/----------
08mph/----------
13mph/18mph
06mph/----------
03mph/----------
05mph/----------
10mph/----------
14mph/21mph
09mph/----------
09mph/----------
10mph/----------
08mph/----------

Unlimited
7,000ft
5,000ft
2,300ft
700ft
300ft
400ft
1,000ft
1,200ft
1,100ft
600ft
1,100ft
1,500ft

10mi
10mi
10mi
2.5mi
0.8mi
0.3mi
0.5mi
1.5mi
2.0mi
2.0mi
2.0mi
6.0mi
6.0mi

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

CDW - Caldwell, NJ

RDG - Reading, PA

OVC
OVC
OVC
----
SN
SN
----
SN
-SN
-SN
-SN
OVC
OVC

41F/23F
41F/23F
41F/23F
37F/27F
34F/32F
34F/32F
------/------
34F/32F
34F/32F
------/------
32F/32F
32F/32F
32F/32F

30.22in
30.19in
30.14in
30.14in
30.13in
30.15in
--------
30.13in
30.13in
30.14in
30.15in
30.15in
30.15in

ENE
ENE
N
E
E
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----
----
----
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08mph/----------
09mph/----------
07mph/----------
10mph/----------
06mph/----------
06mph/----------
----------/----------
07mph/----------
07mph/----------
07mph/----------
07mph/----------
07mph/----------
07mph/----------

12,000ft
7,000ft
5,000ft
2,200ft
600ft
600ft
------
300ft
500ft
800ft
800ft
800ft
800ft

20mi
15mi
15mi
2.0mi
0.5mi
0.3mi
----
1.5mi
1.8mi
0.5mi
2.0mi
5.0mi
4.0mi

-DZ
-SN
-SN
----
-SN
-SN
OVC
-SN
----
-SN
-SN
----
OVC

37F/25F
36F/28F
32F/30F
------/------
32F/32F
32F/32F
34F/32F
32F/32F
------/------
32F/32F
32F/28F
------/------
32F/32F

30.16in
30.14in
30.11in
--------
30.07in
30.06in
30.05in
30.06in
--------
30.09in
30.10in
--------
30.09in

ESE
ESE
E
----
E
E
ENE
ENE
----
ENE
ENE
----
NE

09mph/----------
09mph/----------
06mph/----------
----------/----------
08mph/----------
09mph/----------
09mph/----------
11mph/----------
----------/----------
09mph/----------
07mph/----------
----------/----------
07mph/----------

5,000ft
3,700ft
500ft
------
300ft
400ft
900ft
400ft
------
------
700ft
------
1,300ft

10mi
2.0mi
1.0mi
----
0.8mi
1.0mi
7.0mi
1.0mi
----
2.0mi
1.5mi
----
4.0mi

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

ILG - Wilmington, DE

MIV - Millville, NJ

-RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
-SN
RA
-RA
-RA
-SN
-SN
OVC
OVC

36F/32F
36F/33F
35F/34F
35F/34F
34F/33F
32F/32F
33F/33F
34F/34F
35F/34F
35F/34F
34F/34F
35F/34F
35F/34F

30.18in
30.15in
30.10in
30.07in
30.06in
30.04in
29.99in
30.03in
30.06in
30.07in
30.08in
30.08in
30.09in

NE
NE
ENE
ENE
NE
NE
NE
NNE
N
NNE
NNE
NNE
NNE

12mph/----------
13mph/----------
12mph/----------
14mph/----------
12mph/----------
14mph/----------
15mph/----------
10mph/----------
12mph/----------
15mph/----------
13mph/----------
13mph/----------
10mph/----------

6,500ft
3,200ft
1,400ft
1,000ft
1,000ft
400ft
400ft
800ft
1,000ft
1,000ft
500ft
800ft
800ft

5.0mi
4.0mi
2.5mi
4.0mi
2.5mi
0.8mi
3.0mi
7.0mi
10mi
4.0mi
3.0mi
7.0mi
9.0mi

-RA
-RA
-RA
-RA
RA
RA
-RA
-RA
RA
-RA
-DZ
-DZ
-DZ

37F/34F
37F/36F
37F/36F
37F/36F
37F/36F
37F/36F
37F/36F
37F/36F
37F/36F
37F/36F
37F/36F
37F/36F
39F/37F

30.18in
30.18in
30.10in
30.08in
30.09in
30.06in
--------
29.99in
29.99in
30.06in
30.05in
30.07in
30.07in

NE
NE
ENE
ENE
ENE
ENE
NE
ENE
ENE
NE
NNE
NNE
ENE

09mph/----------
09mph/----------
14mph/----------
14mph/----------
09mph/----------
11mph/----------
13mph/----------
15mph/----------
11mph/----------
09mph/----------
11mph/----------
08mph/----------
11mph/----------

2,800ft
500ft
900ft
900ft
1,000ft
500ft
500ft
500ft
300ft
600ft
400ft
500ft
600ft

3.0mi
2.5mi
2.5mi
2.5mi
2.0mi
4.0mi
3.0mi
2.0mi
2.0mi
2.0mi
3.0mi
3.0mi
3.0mi

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

ACY - Atlantic City, NJ

ISP - Islip, NY

-RA
-RA
-RA
-RA
-RA
+RA
RA
+RA
-RA
-RA
-RA
OVC
OVC

38F/31F
37F/31F
37F/31F
37F/31F
37F/31F
38F/31F
38F/31F
38F/31F
38F/31F
38F/31F
39F/31F
39F/31F
38F/31F

30.16in
30.15in
30.08in
30.07in
30.07in
30.06in
29.99in
29.97in
29.97in
30.03in
30.04in
30.04in
30.04in

ENE
ENE
ENE
ENE
ENE
NE
NE
ENE
ENE
NE
NE
NE
NE

10mph/----------
14mph/----------
14mph/----------
12mph/----------
12mph/----------
13mph/----------
17mph/23mph
17mph/----------
22mph/28mph
17mph/25mph
16mph/19mph
13mph/19mph
16mph/23mph

6,000ft
6,000ft
3,300ft
700ft
700ft
700ft
700ft
700ft
700ft
700ft
700ft
700ft
700ft

9.0mi
7.0mi
6.0mi
3.0mi
7.0mi
3.0mi
3.0mi
3.0mi
3.0mi
4.0mi
6.0mi
10mi
7.0mi

OVC
OVC
OVC
-SN
SN
SN IP
+SN
+SN
-SN
-SN
SN
-SN
-ZR

41F/25F
41F/23F
41F/25F
39F/25F
34F/32F
32F/32F
32F/32F
32F/32F
32F/32F
32F/32F
32F/32F
32F/32F
32F/32F

30.20in
30.19in
30.16in
30.13in
30.11in
30.14in
30.13in
30.13in
30.12in
30.11in
30.10in
30.11in
30.12in

ENE
NE
ENE
ESE
E
ESE
E
E
NE
ENE
ENE
ENE
ENE

06mph/----------
09mph/----------
07mph/----------
11mph/----------
10mph/----------
05mph/----------
09mph/----------
10mph/----------
15mph/----------
12mph/----------
14mph/----------
11mph/----------
10mph/----------

8,000ft
4,000ft
4,000ft
2,000ft
400ft
400ft
200ft
200ft
500ft
900ft
800ft
900ft
700ft

10mi
10mi
12mi
8.0mi
1.5mi
0.5mi
0.5mi
0.5mi
1.5mi
1.5mi
0.8mi
4.0mi
3.0mi

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

FRG - Farmingdale, NY

HPN - White Plains, NY

OVC
OVC
OVC
SN
SN
SN
SN
SN
SN
SN
-SN
-RA
----

41F/25F
41F/25F
41F/25F
37F/30F
34F/32F
34F/32F
32F/32F
32F/32F
32F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
------/------

30.20in
30.16in
30.14in
30.12in
30.10in
30.13in
30.10in
30.11in
30.10in
30.11in
30.12in
30.10in
--------

ENE
ENE
ENE
E
ESE
ENE
ENE
E
E
ENE
ENE
ENE
----

14mph/----------
11mph/----------
13mph/----------
16mph/----------
14mph/----------
05mph/----------
11mph/----------
15mph/----------
11mph/----------
11mph/----------
09mph/----------
10mph/----------
----------/----------

5,000ft
7,000ft
6,000ft
500ft
300ft
300ft
400ft
400ft
800ft
800ft
800ft
800ft
------

10mi
20mi
10mi
2.0mi
1.0mi
0.5mi
0.3mi
1.0mi
1.5mi
1.5mi
1.5mi
5.0mi
----

OVC
OVC
OVC
OVC
-SN
SN
SN
-SN
----
-SN
-SN
-SN
-ZL

39F/21F
39F/25F
39F/25F
39F/27F
36F/27F
32F/30F
32F/30F
32F/28F
------/------
32F/30F
------/------
34F/------
32F/------

30.20in
30.18in
30.15in
30.12in
30.10in
30.13in
30.11in
30.11in
--------
30.12in
30.12in
30.12in
30.12in

SE
ESE
SE
SE
E
SE
SSW
SSE
----
SE
W
ESE
N/A

07mph/----------
08mph/----------
08mph/----------
09mph/----------
08mph/----------
11mph/----------
03mph/----------
05mph/----------
----------/----------
06mph/----------
03mph/----------
06mph/----------
00mph/----------

20,000ft
15,000ft
8,000ft
10,000ft
3,000ft
0ft
100ft
100ft
------
200ft
600ft
500ft
1,200ft

12mi
12mi
10mi
10mi
1.5mi
0.5mi
0.5mi
1.0mi
----
1.5mi
2.5mi
5.0mi
5.0mi

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

LNS - Lancaster, PA

APG - Aberdeen, MD

SN
SN
-SN
-SN
SN
-SN
-SN
-SN
-RA
-SN
OVC
OVC
OVC

34F/30F
32F/32F
32F/32F
32F/32F
32F/32F
32F/32F
34F/32F
32F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/30F

30.16in
30.13in
30.09in
30.07in
30.06in
30.01in
30.05in
30.05in
30.07in
30.08in
30.10in
30.09in
30.08in

SE
ESE
E
ENE
E
E
NE
E
NNE
ENE
ENE
ENE
ENE

11mph/----------
09mph/---------
08mph/----------
07mph/----------
09mph/----------
11mph/----------
06mph/----------
11mph/----------
05mph/----------
07mph/----------
08mph/----------
11mph/----------
09mph/----------

800ft
300ft
700ft
500ft
200ft
400ft
1,600ft
800ft
800ft
500ft
600ft
1,000ft
1,300ft

0.5mi
0.5mi
1.0mi
1.0mi
0.4mi
1.0mi
3.0mi
1.0mi
2.0mi
1.5mi
2.0mi
3.0mi
6.0mi

-RA
RA
RA
----
----
-RA
----
-RA
----
----
----
----
----

37F/34F
36F/34F
36F/34F
------/------
------/------
36F/36F
------/------
36F/34F
------/------
------/------
------/------
------/------
------/------

--------
--------
--------
--------
--------
--------
--------
--------
--------
--------
--------
--------
--------

E
E
E
----
----
E
----
ENE
----
----
----
----
----

10mph/----------
14mph/----------
13mph/----------
----------/----------
----------/----------
14mph/----------
----------/----------
11mph/----------
----------/----------
----------/----------
----------/----------
----------/----------
----------/----------

2,500ft
2,500ft
1,500ft
------
------
500ft
------
700ft
------
------
------
------
------

2.0mi
3.0mi
2.0mi
----
----
2.0mi
----
4.0mi
----
----
----
----
----

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

DOV - Dover, DE

WWD - Wildwood, NJ

-RA
-RA
-RA
-RA
-RA
-RA
-RA
-RA
-RA
-RA
-RA
-RA
-DZ

37F/34F
37F/34F
37F/36F
37F/36F
37F/36F
37F/37F
37F/37F
37F/37F
39F/39F
37F/37F
36F/36F
36F/36F
37F/37F

30.13in
30.11in
30.07in
30.05in
30.04in
30.00in
29.96in
30.00in
29.99in
30.03in
30.04in
30.06in
30.05in

NE
NE
E
E
E
ENE
ENE
NE
ENE
N
N
NNE
NNE

13mph/----------
13mph/----------
23mph/29mph
16mph/23mph
21mph/25mph
18mph/24mph
19mph/28mph
13mph/18mph
13mph/23mph
14mph/----------
13mph/22mph
13mph/----------
13mph/----------

5,000ft
1,100ft
1,100ft
1,100ft
800ft
800ft
800ft
800ft
1,000ft
1,000ft
700ft
600ft
600ft

4.0mi
1.5mi
2.0mi
1.0mi
1.5mi
3.0mi
2.5mi
3.0mi
6.0mi
4.0mi
3.0mi
3.0mi
3.0mi

----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----

39F/36F
39F/36F
37F/36F
37F/36F
37F/36F
39F/37F
39F/37F
39F/37F
39F/37F
39F/37F
39F/37F
39F/37F
39F/37F

30.16in
30.13in
30.09in
30.07in
30.05in
30.04in
29.97in
29.95in
29.98in
30.00in
30.00in
30.03in
30.04in

ENE
ENE
NE
ENE
ENE
ENE
NE
ENE
NE
NE
NNE
NE
NE

09mph/18mph
14mph/19mph
16mph/25mph
15mph/23mph
13mph/21mph
11mph/21mph
16mph/23mph
22mph/30mph
19mph/26mph
14mph/28mph
17mph/23mph
15mph/24mph
16mph/24mph

1,900ft
2,700ft
1,400ft
1,500ft
900ft
700ft
800ft
600ft
600ft
800ft
800ft
800ft
1,000ft

4.0mi
7.0mi
2.5mi
10mi
5.0mi
4.0mi
3.5mi
4.0mi
10mi
10mi
10mi
10mi
10mi

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

FOK - Westhampton Beach, NY

BDR - Bridgeport, CT

OVC
OVC
OVC
OVC
-SN
SN
+SN
SN
SN
-SN
-SN
----
-SN

41F/27F
41F/27F
39F/28F
39F/30F
36F/30F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
32F/30F
32F/30F
34F/30F
34F/32F
34F/32F

30.21in
30.21in
30.17in
30.14in
30.14in
30.15in
30.15in
30.14in
30.13in
30.13in
30.13in
30.12in
30.11in

ENE
E
ESE
ESE
SE
SE
SE
N
N
N
NNE
NNE
NNE

08mph/----------
10mph/----------
11mph/----------
11mph/----------
11mph/----------
09mph/----------
14mph/----------
11mph/----------
09mph/----------
17mph/----------
09mph/----------
14mph/----------
18mph/----------

10,000ft
10,000ft
10,000ft
6,000ft
1,500ft
600ft
400ft
400ft
600ft
600ft
800ft
600ft
600ft

15mi
15mi
15mi
10mi
2.0mi
0.5mi
0.1mi
0.5mi
0.5mi
0.8mi
0.8mi
1.5mi
2.0mi

CLR
CLR
SCT
BKN
OVC
-SN
SN
-SN
-SN
-SN
-SN
-SN
-SN

41F/27F
40F/29F
39F/30F
39F/30F
39F/32F
34F/32F
33F/32F
33F/32F
33F/32F
33F/32F
33F/31F
33F/31F
32F/31F

30.22in
30.19in
30.16in
30.14in
30.13in
30.16in
30.16in
30.16in
30.15in
30.15in
30.16in
30.16in
30.15in

ENE
SE
SE
ESE
E
ESE
ESE
E
E
ENE
ENE
ENE
NE

09mph/----------
08mph/----------
09mph/----------
08mph/----------
08mph/----------
13mph/----------
12mph/----------
17mph/----------
18mph/----------
14mph/----------
14mph/----------
14mph/----------
12mph/----------

Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
7,500ft
3,600ft
1,000ft
300ft
500ft
500ft
1,000ft
1,700ft
1,700ft
1,700ft

10mi
10mi
10mi
10mi
10mi
1.5mi
0.5mi
2.0mi
1.5mi
3.0mi
3.0mi
3.0mi
3.0mi

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

MUI - Indiantown, PA

CXY - Harrisburg, PA

IP
-SN
-SN
SN
SN
-SN
IP
-SN
-SN
-SN
-RA
-SN
----

37F/27F
36F/30F
34F/34F
32F/32F
32F/32F
32F/32F
32F/32F
32F/32F
32F/32F
32F/32F
34F/34F
34F/34F
------/------

30.15in
30.12in
30.09in
30.07in
30.07in
30.03in
30.05in
30.07in
30.08in
30.08in
30.10in
30.09in
--------

E
ENE
ENE
ENE
ENE
NE
ENE
ENE
NE
ENE
NE
NE
----

07mph/----------
09mph/----------
10mph/----------
08mph/----------
09mph/----------
13mph/----------
11mph/----------
10mph/----------
07mph/----------
08mph/----------
07mph/----------
09mph/----------
----------/----------

7,000ft
4,000ft
600ft
400ft
400ft
5,000ft
4,000ft
3,000ft
1,800ft
3,000ft
3,000ft
1,500ft
------

7.0mi
2.0mi
0.6mi
0.5mi
0.4mi
2.0mi
5.0mi
1.0mi
1.5mi
2.0mi
2.5mi
4.0mi
----

SN
SN
SN
SN
-SN
OVC
-RA -SN
-SN
-SN
-SN
-DZ
-DZ
----

36F/30F
34F/30F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
------/------

30.16in
30.14in
30.10in
30.08in
30.06in
30.04in
30.06in
30.08in
30.09in
30.10in
--------
30.11in
--------

E
ESE
ESE
E
ENE
ENE
ENE
ENE
ENE
E
ENE
E
----

11mph/----------
09mph/----------
11mph/----------
09mph/----------
09mph/----------
11mph/----------
09mph/----------
07mph/----------
09mph/----------
07mph/----------
06mph/----------
08mph/----------
----------/----------

1,500ft
400ft
400ft
400ft
400ft
1,700ft
1,100ft
700ft
1,000ft
900ft
1,000ft
800ft
------

1.5mi
0.5mi
0.5mi
0.3mi
0.3mi
2.5mi
1.5mi
0.8mi
2.0mi
2.0mi
2.5mi
3.0mi
----

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

MDT - Middletown, PA

MTN - Baltimore, MD

-SN
-SN
-SN
-SN
-SN
-SN
-SN
-SN
-SN
-SN
-SN
OVC
OVC

36F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/34F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F
34F/32F

30.17in
30.15in
30.11in
30.09in
30.07in
30.05in
30.06in
30.06in
30.09in
30.10in
30.11in
30.10in
30.09in

ESE
E
E
ESE
ENE
E
NE
NNE
NNE
N/A
ENE
N
ENE

14mph/----------
08mph/----------
08mph/----------
07mph/----------
08mph/----------
07mph/----------
06mph/----------
06mph/----------
07mph/----------
00mph/----------
05mph/----------
06mph/----------
06mph/----------

2,500ft
300ft
600ft
500ft
500ft
1,500ft
1,700ft
1,300ft
800ft
800ft
600ft
900ft
1,200ft

2.0mi
1.0mi
0.5mi
0.5mi
0.5mi
0.5mi
3.0mi
1.0mi
1.0mi
2.0mi
2.0mi
4.0mi
5.0mi

-RA
----
-RA
RA IP
-RA -IP
-RA
-RA
----
-RA
-RA
-RA
-RA
----

37F/34F
------/------
36F/34F
36F/34F
36F/34F
37F/36F
37F/34F
------/------
36F/34F
36F/34F
36F/34F
36F/34F
------/------

30.15in
--------
30.08in
30.06in
30.04in
29.95in
29.99in
--------
30.03in
30.05in
30.06in
30.06in
--------

ENE
----
ENE
E
ENE
E
ENE
----
N
N
N
NNE
----

07mph/----------
----------/----------
09mph/----------
11mph/----------
14mph/----------
16mph/----------
09mph/----------
----------/----------
08mph/----------
07mph/----------
08mph/----------
09mph/----------
----------/----------

1,000ft
------
900ft
1,000ft
800ft
800ft
800ft
------
1,000ft
900ft
700ft
900ft
------

2.8mi
----
2.5mi
2.0mi
2.5mi
2.5mi
3.0mi
----
2.5mi
3.0mi
4.0mi
4.0mi
----

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

BWI - Baltimore, MD

HTO - East Hampton, NY

+RA
RA
+RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
-RA
DZ
DZ
DZ
DZ
DZ

39F/38F
37F/37F
37F/37F
38F/37F
38F/38F
38F/38F
38F/38F
38F/38F
37F/37F
37F/37F
37F/36F
37F/37F
37F/37F

30.14in
30.08in
30.05in
30.04in
30.00in
29.97in
30.00in
30.01in
30.02in
30.05in
30.07in
30.06in
30.06in

ENE
ENE
ENE
E
ENE
E
ENE
NNE
NNE
NNE
NNE
NE
NE

12mph/----------
22mph/26mph
15mph/----------
15mph/----------
16mph/22mph
15mph/----------
10mph/----------
07mph/----------
14mph/----------
09mph/----------
09mph/----------
12mph/----------
10mph/----------

1,600ft
1,000ft
900ft
900ft
700ft
1,000ft
800ft
600ft
700ft
1,100ft
1,300ft
900ft
1,000ft

3.0mi
2.5mi
2.5mi
4.0mi
4.0mi
4.0mi
2.0mi
2.5mi
4.0mi
3.0mi
7.0mi
8.0mi
6.0mi

BKN
OVC
OVC
OVC
OVC
-SN
+SN
----
----
----
----
----
----

41F/28F
43F/30F
43F/30F
43F/30F
39F/30F
36F/25F
34F/28F
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30.24in
30.25in
30.23in
30.20in
30.20in
30.20in
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E
E
ESE
ESE
E
ESE
N/A
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07mph/----------
06mph/----------
06mph/----------
06mph/----------
06mph/----------
06mph/----------
00mph/----------
----------/----------
----------/----------
----------/----------
----------/----------
----------/----------
----------/----------

8,000ft
7,000ft
7,000ft
7,000ft
6,000ft
800ft
0ft
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10mi
10mi
10mi
10mi
10mi
1.5mi
0.3mi
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UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

DCA - Washington, DC

ADW - Camp Springs, MD

-RA
-DZ
-RA
-RA
-RA
RA
OVC
OVC
-DZ
-DZ
OVC
OVC
OVC

39F/38F
40F/39F
40F/38F
39F/38F
39F/38F
39F/38F
39F/38F
40F/39F
40F/39F
39F/38F
39F/37F
39F/37F
39F/37F

30.12in
30.06in
30.07in
30.03in
29.97in
30.00in
29.99in
30.02in
30.04in
30.06in
30.06in
30.08in
30.07in

E
ENE
ENE
E
NE
NNE
NNE
NNE
N
NNE
N
NE
N

13mph/----------
10mph/----------
13mph/----------
14mph/----------
15mph/----------
10mph/----------
13mph/----------
10mph/----------
14mph/----------
11mph/----------
17mph/----------
14mph/----------
13mph/----------

800ft
1,300ft
1,100ft
1,100ft
1,000ft
900ft
1,200ft
1,100ft
900ft
1,500ft
1,100ft
1,100ft
900ft

2.5mi
3.0mi
2.0mi
3.0mi
5.0mi
3.0mi
12mi
12mi
7.0mi
10mi
12mi
10mi
8.0mi

-RA
-RA
-RA
-RA
-RA
-RA
-RA
OVC
OVC
-DZ
-DZ
-DZ
-DZ

36F/36F
37F/36F
36F/36F
36F/36F
36F/36F
37F/36F
37F/36F
37F/36F
37F/37F
36F/36F
36F/34F
36F/34F
36F/34F

30.12in
30.06in
30.04in
30.02in
29.97in
29.94in
29.97in
29.99in
30.02in
30.04in
30.04in
30.06in
30.05in

ENE
ENE
ENE
ENE
NE
NNE
ENE
NNE
N
N
NNE
NNE
NNE

10mph/----------
14mph/----------
13mph/----------
10mph/----------
14mph/----------
08mph/21mph
09mph/----------
08mph/----------
11mph/----------
13mph/----------
13mph/----------
11mph/----------
11mph/----------

2,500ft
2,500ft
700ft
400ft
700ft
700ft
700ft
700ft
700ft
600ft
600ft
600ft
600ft

1.5mi
3.0mi
4.0mi
2.0mi
3.0mi
2.0mi
5.0mi
7.0mi
7.0mi
7.0mi
7.0mi
7.0mi
6.0mi

Snow and ice storm, January 9, 1997
Snow storm, January 11, 1997
Snow storm, February 8-9, 1997
Snow storm, February 14, 1997
Snow storm, March 3, 1997
Snow and ice storm, March 9-10, 1997
Snow storm, March 31-April 1, 1997
Snow storm, April 18, 1997

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