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[yankee2274]

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Climate-Watch, March 2001
National Climatic Data Center - (last update Apr 04, 2001)
 


East Coast Storm, March 7th, 2001 at 1815Z
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East Coast Storm
A strong storm system hammered portions of the eastern U.S. during the first week of March, 2001. The storm dumped 9.21 inches of rain in Georgianna, Alabama in a four-day period ending at 8 AM CST on March 4th, 2001. The storm also dumped heavy snows on portions of the northeast. The heaviest snows were across interior sections of Pennsylvania, New York and New England on March 5th and 6th with 2-3 feet amounts quite common. The heavest reported amount fell at Nottingham, New Hampshire with a storm total of 40 inches. Winds also gusted to 97 MPH at Mt. Washington with areas along the New England coast gusting over 60 MPH. A cold flow behind the storm brought heavy snows across the backbone of the Appalachians from the Carolinas to Pennsylvania. Snowfall amounts in these areas ranged from 5-20 inches, with Avery county North Carolina reporting up to 18 inches of snow.

California was also hit by torrential rains during the first week of March 2001. The heaviest rains fell across portions of Santa Barbara county, with coastal areas receiving about 7 inches of rain, and automated high mountain stations picking up over 19 inches of precipitation.

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[Virgaman]

please dont bring up that storm!! lol

it left a very bad taste in my mouth and caused super deep depression lolololol :P

[yankee2274]

Virga, regarding this weeks storm. Remember that 2 hour burst of heavy snow. It must have snowed around 3 inches per hour because we ended up with over 10 inches. We had very little before that time.

[robbbs]

Yankee2274, that's the March 2001 storm but while it buried parts of the northeast, it'll be remembered much more for the forecasts of 2 to 4 feet for eastern PA, NJ, NY Metro and nearby that never happened. It's known as the mother of all busts. That's why I think it's a rather odd choice by JB.

[yankee2274]

Ok, thanks ;)

[Mike_The_Golfer]

Wasn't that the supposed "biggest snowstorm in 50 years"? I remember seeing crawls at the bottom of the screen while watching TV shows 3-4 days before the storm was supposed to hit warning that 2 feet was expected in the city. It caused such a panic around town. At the time, I lived in a neighborhood with a heavy senior citizen population. They freaked out and wiped out every grocery store of milk, bread, batteries, etc. What did we get? 2-3 inches? At least ever since then it seems llike the local mets have reined themselves in a little in hyping storms. Although, I'm sure a good chunk of the blame goes to the news producers as well for creating hype.

[Virgaman]

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Virga, regarding this weeks storm. Remember that 2 hour burst of heavy snow. It must have snowed around 3 inches per hour because we ended up with over 10 inches. We had very little before that time.

i told you that yankee!! you did not believe me , we actually got an official reading of 12.9 inches 4 inches of sleet and three hours of almost 3 inch per hour snows, and remember we were the only ones that got lightening on that storm which was cool.

[rgwp96]

this was the biggest disapointment ever, not only did we get shafted, I was suppose to have an operation the following day but the hospital closed due due the impending storm.  I wound up waitng another month in a half because I wound getting sick again ( the reason I was getting the surgery in the first place).  Probably the last time a hospital will closes a day before the strom.