36 inches at Latrobe, Pennsylvania, with 10-foot drifts.50 inches at Mount Mitchell, North Carolina, with 14-foot drifts.Some particularly notable snowfall totals included: Up to six inches of snow even blanketed portions of the Florida Panhandle. Wind-driven sleet also fell on parts of the East Coast, with central New Jersey reporting 2.5 inches of sleet on top of 12 inches of snow-creating somewhat of an “ice-cream sandwich” effect. New York’s Catskill Mountains along with most of the central and southern Appalachians received at least 2 feet of snow. Lots and Lots of Snowĭuring the height of the storm, snowfall rates of 2–3 inches per hour occurred. NOAA GOES-7 visible satellite imagery showing accumulated snowfall on March 14 from the 1993 Storm of the Century stretching from the Deep South into New England. Initial development began as the disturbance moved off the Texas coast and into the Gulf of Mexico early on March 12. Satellites from NOAA and partners provided a bird’s-eye view of the storm’s destructive trek up the U.S. Of the more than 341 weather and climate events with damages exceeding $1 billion since 1980, this storm is the country’s second-most costly winter storm to date. With a central pressure usually found in Category 3 hurricanes, the storm eventually spawned tornadoes and left coastal flooding, crippling snow, and bone-chilling cold in its wake. Before the monster storm system developed over the East, it spun up over Texas, bringing damaging winds and hail to southeastern areas of the Lone Star State on the evening of March 11. Causing approximately $5.5 billion in damages ($11.5 billion in 2022 dollars), America’s “Storm of the Century,” as it would become known, swept from the Deep South all the way up the East Coast. People should also make sure to have batteries, candles and matches on hand, along with flashlights and a radio.On March 12–14, 1993, a massive storm system bore down on nearly half of the U.S. People who might be affected by power and water outages should take precautions such as filling bathtubs to provide water for flushing toilets and filling containers with drinking water, reports Connecticut Public Radio. "It's going to be very easy for these tree limbs to fall down from the amount of weight, and then also the strong winds," Palmer said. Heavy snow could bring "significant power outages" that last for days, reports Maine Public Radio, citing John Palmer of the National Weather Service office in Gray. States warn of a long-lasting storm and disruptions In Massachusetts, the state lowered the speed limit to 40 mph on a stretch of Interstate 90, as it deployed more than 900 pieces of equipment to clear snow and ice. Through Tuesday night, the NWS says, snow is expected to fall at rates of 2 to 3 inches or more each hour, driven by strong winds. "Snowfall totals 12 inches or higher are forecast over large portions of New England and Upstate New York," the National Weather Service says, adding that 24-30 inches of snow are possible in some areas.īeth Reilly, background, cross-country skis with her children, Noah, 7, in the middle, and Annelies, 5, during a snowstorm in Waterbury, Vt., on Tuesday. ET, a total of nearly 250,000 electricity customers ET, Windsor, Mass., reported 28 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service office in Albany, N.Y.īy 1:3o p.m. each had accumulated 3 feet of snow by Tuesday night. 232,510 households remained in the dark.įive towns - Marlboro, Vt., Colrain, Mass., Moriah, N.Y., Stony Creek, N.Y., and Palenville, N.Y. Power outages reached a high of about 270,000 households in New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Connecticut and Pennsylvania on Tuesday afternoon according to PowerOutage.US, and companies appear to be struggling to restore services. New York and New England can expect an additional snowfall between 3 to 8 inches overnight, the NWS added. G5omBGhmSl- NWS Weather Prediction Center March 14, 2023
#MARCH 4 SNOW TOTALS NJ UPDATE#
A Winter Key Messages update for the Nor'easter lingering in the Gulf of Maine tonight.
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