The snowstorm of February 27 to March 4, 2014

The Regional Snowfall Index is NOAA’s ranking of snowstorms east of the Rockies by how much snow fell, over how wide an area and on how many people, region by region: the area and the population above four snowfall thresholds set for each region, weighted against that region’s own history. A storm is scored in each region it reached, on a scale from 1, notable, to 5, extreme.

Events

1,258

Deaths

6

Injuries

53

Damage

$4.6 million

Episodes

134

Every winter weather episode the Weather Service filed east of the Rockies in these dates. A few may belong to another system on the same days. Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

• Winter Weather in Maryland, February 26, 201410 eventsAn upper level disturbance moved across the Mid Atlantic in the morning. A jet axis coincided with the disturbance and snow showers moved across the region. The most accumulation occurred east of the Blue Ridge.
• Winter Weather in Virginia, February 26, 20148 eventsAn upper level disturbance moved across the Mid Atlantic in the morning. A jet axis coincided with the disturbance and snow showers moved across the region. The most accumulation occurred east of the Blue Ridge.
• Winter Weather in District of Columbia, February 26, 20141 eventAn upper level disturbance moved across the Mid Atlantic in the morning. A jet axis coincided with the disturbance and snow showers moved across the region. The most accumulation occurred east of the Blue Ridge.
• Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 26, 20141 eventAn upper level disturbance moved across the Mid Atlantic in the morning. A jet axis coincided with the disturbance and snow showers moved across the region. The most accumulation occurred east of the Blue Ridge.
• Winter Weather in Delaware, February 26, 20141 injured · 2 eventsA developing cold front triggered snow showers in Delaware and in Kent and New Castle Counties in particular during the morning into the early afternoon of the 26th. Snowfall in Kent and New Castle Counties averaged 1 to 2 inches and less than 1 inch in Sussex County.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, February 26, 20143 eventsA developing cold front triggered snow showers along the Eastern Shore during the morning into the early afternoon of the 26th.
• Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, February 26, 20146 eventsA developing cold front triggered snow showers in Eastern Pennsylvania during the morning of the 26th. The snow showers and snowfall were greatest in Berks County, Philadelphia and its suburbs averaging 1 to 2 inches.
• Lake-Effect Snow in New York, February 26, 2014$15,000 · 1 eventA weak lake effect snow event occurred on the 26th of February. Snow began to develop before daybreak with snow falling at one to two inches per hour.
• Winter Weather in New Jersey, February 26, 20147 eventsA developing cold front triggered snow showers in New Jersey during the morning into the early afternoon of the 26th. The snow showers and snowfall were greatest in the Passaic and Raritan Basins and the Philadelphia eastern and northeastern suburbs averaging 1 to 2 inches.
• Blizzard in Minnesota, February 26, 201417 eventsInitially, ahead of an arctic cold front, southwest winds gusted above 35 mph for several hours leading to blizzard conditions across portions of south central, central and west central Minnesota.
• Winter Storm in Michigan, February 26 to 27, 20147 eventsA strong clipper low pressure system moved across Lake Superior and far northern Lake Huron on the night of the 26th. Light snow ahead of the system would give to lake effect behind, as another shot of brutally cold air entered the region.
• Blizzard in Minnesota, February 26, 20145 eventsAs surface low pressure moved into the western Great Lakes, north-northwest winds became very gusty in the late afternoon and early evening hours. Gusts from 40 to 55 mph produced whiteout conditions in the immediate northern Red River Valley.
• Blizzard in North Dakota, February 26, 20144 eventsAs surface low pressure moved into the western Great Lakes, north-northwest winds became very gusty in the late afternoon and early evening hours. Gusts from 40 to 55 mph produced whiteout conditions in the immediate northern Red River Valley.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 26 to 27, 201415 eventsWind chill temperatures dropped into the 40 below to 50 below zero range. Morning lows on the 27th generally ranged in the 20s below zero. A six year old girl was found dead from exposure outside an apartment complex in Bemidji early on the morning of the 27th.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 26 to 27, 201412 eventsIn the wake of another arctic air mass, temperatures dropped into the teens and 20s below zero. Along with the cold temperatures, wind speeds increased and allowed for wind chill values to drop into the -35 to -45 degree range for several hours.
• Cold in Illinois, February 27, 20141 death · 1 eventTemperatures fell to 12 F at O'Hare Airport on February 27th. An elderly woman was found dead in her home with hypothermia and cold exposure contributing factors in her death.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 27, 201415 eventsDangerous wind chills of -35 to -50 degrees below zero developed across northeast Minnesota early February 27th.
• Cold and Winter Weather in Michigan, February 27 to 28, 201415 eventsA strong cold front ushered in a bitter cold Arctic air mass from late on the 26th into the 27th. Strong northwest winds in the wake of this frontal passage gusted as high as 45 to 55 mph near Lake Superior and up to 35 mph over interior locations.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 27, 20146 eventsNorthwest winds 10 to 20 mph combined with temperatures as cold as double digits below zero, to lower wind chill readings to 35 below zero or a little colder for a few hours on the early morning of February 27th.
• Extreme Cold in Iowa, February 27, 20141 eventNorthwest winds 10 to 20 mph combined with temperatures as cold as double digits below zero, to lower wind chill readings to 35 below zero or a little colder for a few hours in the Iowa lakes region near Spirit Lake on the early morning of February 27th.
• Extreme Cold in Wisconsin, February 27, 20144 eventsDangerous wind chills of -35 to -45 degrees below zero developed across parts of northwest Wisconsin early February 27th.
• Extreme Cold in Wisconsin, February 27, 20144 eventsIn the wake of another arctic air mass, temperatures dropped into the teens and 20s below zero. Along with the cold temperatures, wind speeds increased and allowed for wind chill values to drop into the -35 to -45 degree range for several hours.
• Lake-Effect Snow in New York, February 27, 2014$15,000 · 1 eventThe final lake effect of the 2013-2014 winter season was another short-lived event. Lake effect snow developed off Lake Ontario following the passage of a cold front.
• Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, February 27, 20145 injured · 1 eventSnow squalls with visibilities under a quarter of a mile developed with an advancing upper level trough during the morning hours on the 27th. Several accidents were reported along interstate 79 during this time, including a multiple car accident in Washington county.
• Extreme Cold and Heavy Snow in Montana, February 27 to 28, 201469 kt wind · 5 eventsA long-duration winter storm impacted most of North-Central and Southwest Montana with widespread snow and blowing snow, near record cold temperatures and |frigid wind chills. Numerous Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories were in effect through the event.
• Cold in Pennsylvania, February 27 to 28, 20142 eventsThe combination of another arctic air mass and strong northwest winds produced wind chill factors in the Poconos that averaged around 15 degrees below zero overnight on the 27th. The lowest hourly wind chill factor reached 19 degrees below zero in Mount Pocono (Monroe County).
• Winter Storm in Wyoming, February 27 to 28, 20141 eventUnusually cold arctic air for late February and early March brought widespread moderate snow for an extended period of time to the region.
• Winter Weather in Michigan, February 28, 20142 eventsA low pressure system moving east from Minnesota through Wisconsin and Lower Michigan dropped moderate snow over the southeast portion of Upper Michigan on the 28th.
• Extreme Cold in North Dakota, February 28, 201415 eventsArctic air over the Northern Plains combined with winds around ten miles per hour to create wind chill temperatures as cold as 45 below zero February 28th through March 2nd. See March Storm Data for the continuation of this event.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 28, 201415 eventsA very cold air mass settled over the region. Steady northwest winds combined with subzero temperatures to create wind chills from 40 below to 55 below zero. The dangerously cold conditions continued through March 2.
• Extreme Cold in North Dakota, February 28, 201413 eventsA very cold air mass settled over the region. Steady northwest winds combined with subzero temperatures to create wind chills from 40 below to 55 below zero. The dangerously cold conditions continued through March 2.
• Extreme Cold in North Dakota, March 1 to 2, 201427 eventsArctic air over the Northern Plains combined with winds of around ten mile per hour to create wind chill temperatures as cold as 45 below zero February 28th through March 2nd. See February Storm Data for the beginning of this event.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, March 1 to 2, 201424 eventsA very cold air mass settled over the region, with morning lows on the 1st generally in the 20s below zero. Highs on the 1st only managed to rise to around 10 below zero. New record low maximum temperatures were set at Fargo and Grand Forks for the 1st.
• Extreme Cold in North Dakota, March 1 to 2, 201418 eventsA very cold air mass settled over the region, with morning lows on the 1st generally in the 20s below zero. Highs on the 1st only managed to rise to around 10 below zero. New record low maximum temperatures were set at Fargo and Grand Forks for the 1st.
• Winter Storm and High Wind in Utah, March 1 to 2, 201475 kt wind · 5 eventsA moist Pacific storm moved through Utah in the beginning of May, bringing heavy snowfall to the higher terrain, as well as some strong wind gusts.
• Heavy Snow in Nebraska, March 1, 20143 eventsA Pacific low pressure system moved northeast across northern Colorado and western Nebraska. Abundant moisture and an arctic air mass produced moderate to heavy snow and gusty northeast winds across portions of western Nebraska.
• Winter Storm in Idaho, March 1 to 2, 20145 eventsStorm began on February 27th but brunt of it occurred on March 1st. Storm brought heavy snow to the southeast Idaho mountains with blizzard conditions and road closures in the Upper Snake River Highlands on March 1st. Many SNOTEL sites recorded over 1 foot of snow.
• Extreme Cold in Montana, March 1, 201418 eventsArctic air moving south from Canada combined with breezy winds to bring very cold wind chill to Central Montana.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, March 1, 20146 eventsLate night and morning wind chills ranged from -40 to -45.
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in New Mexico, March 1 to 2, 201451 kt wind · 8 eventsStrong winds and precipitation moved in for the first weekend of March as a slow-moving moisture rich storm impacted northern and central New Mexico.
• Winter Weather in Iowa, March 1 to 2, 201421 eventsA slow moving cold front pushing southeast across the area produced a band of snow behind the front on March 1-2, 2014. Light to moderate snow was observed with amounts of 3 to 6 inches common across eastern Iowa, northwest and western Illinois and extreme northeast Missouri.
• Winter Weather in Colorado, March 1, 20141 death · 30 injured · 1 eventA band of heavy snow, produced around one inch in less than 30 minutes, contributed to a chain of accidents in the northbound lanes of Interstate 25, between Logan Street and University Boulevard.
• Extreme Cold in South Dakota, March 1 to 2, 201421 eventsArctic air combined with strong northwest winds to bring bitter cold wind chills to central and northeast South Dakota east of the Missouri River. Bitter wind chills of 35 below to around 40 below occurred.
• Winter Weather in Illinois, March 1 to 2, 201413 eventsA slow moving cold front pushing southeast across the area produced a band of snow behind the front on March 1-2, 2014. Light to moderate snow was observed with amounts of 3 to 6 inches common across eastern Iowa, northwest and western Illinois and extreme northeast Missouri.
• Winter Storm in Missouri, March 1 to 2, 201416 eventsDuring the afternoon to evening hours on March 1st light freezing rain and sleet fell across portions of western and central Missouri.
• Winter Storm in Kansas, March 1 to 2, 20145 eventsDuring the afternoon to evening hours on March 1st light freezing rain and sleet fell across portions of eastern Kansas.
• Heavy Snow in Indiana, March 1 to 2, 20141 eventA low pressure system brought a few inches of snow to the region but a lake effect snow band focused over portions of Porter County resulting in a swath of 6 to 9 inches of snow.
• Winter Weather in Texas, March 1 to 2, 201420 eventsA pair of upper level troughs brought sufficient lift to cause a prolonged period of light wintry precipitation from the evening hours of the 1st until the evening hours of the 2nd.
• Winter Weather in Oklahoma, March 1 to 2, 20143 eventsA pair of upper level troughs brought sufficient lift to cause a prolonged period of light wintry precipitation from the evening hours of the 1st until the evening hours of the 2nd.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, March 1 to 2, 201429 eventsThe first two days of March remained extremely cold, with wind chill values dropping to -35F or colder for several hours during the the evening of March 1st, to the morning hours of March 2nd.
• Cold in Nebraska, March 1 to 2, 201422 eventsArctic high pressure that pushed south into eastern Nebraska and western Iowa March 1st and 2nd brought record cold temperatures to the region on north winds of 10 to 20 mph.
• Winter Storm in Missouri, March 1 to 2, 201416 eventsAn early March winter storm dropped from .5 to 2 inches of sleet across East Central and Southeast Missouri. Some locations also picked up a couple of inches of snow.
• Winter Storm in Illinois, March 1 to 2, 20149 eventsAn early March winter storm produced from .5 to 1 inch of sleet and a couple inches of snow across the area.
• Winter Weather in Missouri, March 1 to 2, 20142 eventsA slow moving cold front pushing southeast across the area produced a band of snow behind the front on March 1-2, 2014. Light to moderate snow was observed with amounts of 3 to 6 inches common across eastern Iowa, northwest and western Illinois and extreme northeast Missouri.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, March 1 to 2, 201413 eventsWinds Chills fell to dangerous levels of -40 to -50.
• Winter Storm in Kansas, March 1 to 2, 20146 eventsA mixture of sleet and snow fell across Northeast Kansas beginning late on Saturday March 1st and ending on Sunday March 2nd across the area. Some of the counties received between one half and one inch of sleet and one to four inches of snow through the storm.
• Extreme Cold in Wisconsin, March 1 to 2, 20144 eventsWinds Chills fell to dangerous levels of -40 to -50.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Kansas, March 1 to 3, 201411 eventsAn arctic air mass dropped south across the plains on March 1st, with a mixture of freezing drizzle and sleet. This led to hazardous driving conditions across Kansas on March the 1st and March the 2nd, 2014.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Oklahoma, March 2 to 3, 201425 eventsArctic air surged south into eastern Oklahoma late on March 1st ahead of a strong upper level disturbance that moved from the Southern Rockies into the Southern Plains. Precipitation developed over the region as this system approached during the late evening of the 1st.
• Cold in Iowa, March 2, 20148 eventsArctic high pressure that pushed south into eastern Nebraska and western Iowa March 1st and 2nd brought record cold temperatures to the region on north winds of 10 to 20 mph.
• Winter Storm in Missouri, March 2 to 3, 201430 eventsA winter storm impacted the Missouri Ozarks from Saturday night through Sunday night March 2, 2014.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Ohio, March 2 to 3, 201429 eventsA low pressure system moving through the Tennessee Valley combined with a cold front dropping down across the Ohio Valley to produce widespread freezing rain, sleet and snow across the area. The precipitation remained mainly snow along and north of Interstate 70.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Kentucky, March 2 to 3, 201412 eventsA low pressure system moving through the Tennessee Valley combined with a cold front dropping down across the Ohio Valley to produce widespread freezing rain, sleet and snow across the area. The precipitation remained mainly snow along and north of Interstate 70.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in West Virginia, March 2 to 3, 201412 eventsA cold front crossed the region as low pressure passed across the south of the Mid Atlantic and heavy snow moved across the region. Temperatures dropped from north to south and precipitation changed from rain to sleet/freezing rain to snow.
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, March 2, 20148 eventsNorthwest winds 5 to 15 mph combined with temperatures around 15 below zero to lower wind chill readings to 35 below zero or a little colder for a few hours on the early morning of March 2nd.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Indiana, March 2 to 3, 20148 eventsA low pressure system moving through the Tennessee Valley combined with a cold front dropping down across the Ohio Valley to produce widespread freezing rain, sleet and snow across the area. The precipitation remained mainly snow along and north of Interstate 70.
• Extreme Cold in South Dakota, March 2, 20146 eventsNorthwest winds 5 to 15 mph combined with temperatures of 10 to 20 below zero to lower wind chill readings to 35 below zero or a little colder for a few hours on the early morning of March 2nd.
• Extreme Cold in Iowa, March 2, 20146 eventsNorthwest winds 5 to 15 mph combined with temperatures of around 15 below zero to lower wind chill readings to 35 below zero or a little colder for a few hours on the early morning of March 2nd.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Arkansas, March 2 to 3, 20141 death · 2 injured · $3.4 million · 43 eventsA strong Arctic cold front moved through Arkansas on the 2nd and the morning hours of the 3rd. Freezing rain and sleet began to fall in northern Arkansas before dawn on the 2nd, while rain fell over the rest of the state.
• Winter Storm in Arkansas, March 2 to 3, 20147 eventsArctic air surged south into northwestern Arkansas late on March 1st ahead of a strong upper level disturbance that moved from the Southern Rockies into the Southern Plains. Precipitation developed over the region as this system approached during the late evening of the 1st.
• Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, March 2 to 3, 20144 eventsLow pressure moved along an arctic boundary slowly pushing south across the upper Ohio Valley producing light snowfall.
• Winter Weather in West Virginia, March 2 to 3, 20144 eventsLow pressure moved along an arctic boundary slowly pushing south across the upper Ohio Valley producing light snowfall.
• Extreme Cold in Wisconsin, March 2, 20143 eventsThe first days of March remained extremely cold, with wind chill values dropping to -35F or colder for several hours during the morning.
• Winter Storm in Kansas, March 2, 20142 eventsA winter storm impacted southeastern Kansas from Saturday night through Sunday night March 2, 2014. Precipitation began as a mixture of freezing rain and sleet Saturday night then changed to snow during the day Sunday as an Arctic air mass overspread the area.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, March 2 to 3, 20141 eventLow pressure moved along an arctic boundary slowly pushing south across the upper Ohio Valley producing light snowfall.
• Winter Storm in Illinois, March 2 to 3, 201419 eventsA major winter storm produced a variety of precipitation types. The precipitation began as a period of freezing rain, which coated most elevated surfaces with one-tenth to one-quarter inch of ice.
• Winter Storm in Ohio, March 2 to 3, 20149 eventsA strong north to south temperature gradient existed in the Ohio Valley as a cold front gradually sank south. The front reached into Perry County just after 0000E on the 2nd with freezing temperatures by 0500E.
• Winter Storm and Hail in Texas, March 2, 2014$920,000 · 0.88 in hail · 7 eventsA wintry mix fell across mainly the northern half of the CWA. Some areas north and northeast of the Metroplex received over a half inch of sleet. The highest sleet accumulations were in Hopkins County where 1.5-3 of sleet fell.
• Winter Storm in Missouri, March 2 to 3, 2014$10,000 · 11 eventsA major winter storm produced a variety of precipitation types. The precipitation began as a period of freezing rain, which coated most elevated surfaces with one-tenth to one-quarter inch of ice.
• Winter Storm in Indiana, March 2 to 3, 20146 eventsA winter storm produced a variety of precipitation types. The precipitation began as a period of freezing rain, which coated most elevated surfaces with one-tenth to one-quarter inch of ice. As colder air filtered southward, the freezing rain changed to sleet and then snow.
• Winter Storm in Kentucky, March 2 to 3, 2014$140,000 · 22 eventsA major winter storm produced a variety of precipitation types. The precipitation began as a period of freezing rain, which coated most elevated surfaces with one-tenth to one-quarter inch of ice.
• Winter Storm and Debris Flow in West Virginia, March 2 to 3, 2014$15,000 · 35 eventsA strong north to south temperature gradient existed in the Ohio Valley as a cold front gradually sank south. Around dawn on the 2nd, the front sliced through West Virginia, near Clarksburg on southwest toward Huntington.
• Winter Storm in Indiana, March 2 to 3, 201410 eventsArctic air, coupled with a slowly sagging cold front, helped produce a winter storm over southern Indiana. Precipitation with this event came in two batches. Freezing rain developed during the early morning hours on the 2nd as a sharp boundary moved south of the Ohio River.
• Sleet in Illinois, March 2, 20142 eventsA storm system tracking from the Plains eastward across the Midwest brought a mixed bag of wintry precipitation to central and southeast Illinois on March 2nd. The precipitation was mainly in the form of snow north of the I-70 corridor, where between 1 and 4 inches accumulated.
• Heavy Snow in Washington, March 2 to 3, 20142 eventsA Pacific front and the Puget Sound Convergence Zone in its wake produce heavy snow in the North and Central Cascades.
• Winter Storm in Arkansas, March 2 to 3, 20141 death · 4 injured · 12 eventsAn arctic cold front pushed into the Mid-South during the day on March 2nd, 2014. Overrunning precipitation fell through a shallow arctic airmass which produced freezing rain, sleet and snow.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Oregon, March 2 to 3, 20143 eventsEast winds brought very cold air from east of the Cascades through the Columbia River Gorge as a moist front pushed in from the Pacific. The combination of the cold air mass and frontal precipitation resulted in snow and ice for the Gorge.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Washington, March 2 to 3, 20143 eventsEast winds brought very cold air from east of the Cascades through the Columbia River Gorge as a moist front pushed in from the Pacific. The combination of the cold air mass and frontal precipitation resulted in snow and ice for the Gorge and the South Washington Cascades.
• Winter Storm in Kentucky, March 2 to 3, 201449 eventsArctic air, coupled with a slowly sagging cold front, helped produce a prolonged winter storm over Kentucky from the afternoon of March 2nd through noon on March 3rd. Initially, a nearly stationary front was located near the Ohio River during the late morning hours on the 2nd.
• Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, March 2 to 3, 20146 eventsA compact upper level storm system moved across central Oklahoma late on the 2nd, generating localized heavy snowbands over portions of northern Oklahoma. Total snow amounts ranged from 4 to 8 inches.
• Winter Storm in Missouri, March 2 to 3, 20142 eventsAn arctic cold front pushed into the Mid-South during the day on March 2nd, 2014. Overrunning precipitation fell through a shallow arctic airmass which produced freezing rain, sleet and snow.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Mississippi, March 2 to 3, 20142 eventsAn arctic cold front pushed into the Mid-South during the day on March 2nd, 2014. Arctic air funneled into the Mississippi Delta. Overrunning precipitation fell through the shallow arctic airmass which produced freezing rain, sleet and snow.
• Winter Weather in Texas, March 2, 20142 injured · $50,000 · 1 eventFollowing a strong arctic front, a light mixture of ice pellets, freezing rain and snow visited much of the South Plains region on the morning of the second, ahead of a decaying upper trough.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Tennessee, March 2 to 3, 201412 eventsWidespread freezing rain, sleet, and snow impacted all of Middle Tennessee during the afternoon and overnight hours of March 2nd and 3rd, 2014. Significant accumulations of sleet occurred in northwest Middle Tennessee, up to 6 inches in some locations.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, March 2 to 3, 201426 eventsA cold front crossed the region as low pressure passed across the south of the Mid Atlantic and heavy snow moved across the region. Temperatures dropped from north to south and precipitation changed from rain to sleet/freezing rain to snow.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, March 2 to 3, 201415 eventsA cold front crossed the region as low pressure passed across the south of the Mid Atlantic and heavy snow moved across the region. Temperatures dropped from north to south and precipitation changed from rain to sleet/freezing rain to snow.
• Winter Storm in Kentucky, March 2 to 3, 20144 eventsA strong north to south temperature gradient existed in the Ohio Valley as a cold front gradually sank south. The front reached into northeast Kentucky around dawn on the 2nd.
• Winter Storm in Texas, March 2, 201410 eventsAn arctic cold front moved through the region during the morning hours of March 2nd. An upper level disturbance trailed the cold front and as a result, strong lift resulted in the development of post frontal convection.
• Winter Storm in Oklahoma, March 2, 20141 eventAn arctic cold front moved through the region during the morning hours of March 2nd. An upper level disturbance trailed the cold front and as a result, strong lift resulted in the development of post frontal convection.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Kentucky, March 2 to 3, 201433 eventsA strong cold front passed southeastward across eastern Kentucky late on Sunday March 2nd. A shallow layer of very cold air infiltrated the area behind the cold front with temperatures dropping into the 20s and eventually teens behind this front.
• Winter Weather in Texas, March 2, 20142 eventsFreezing precipitation fall across the northwestern forecast area.
• Heavy Snow in Idaho, March 2 to 3, 20141 eventOver a foot of snow fell in higher elevations of the Upper Snake River Highlands.
• Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, March 2 to 3, 20146 eventsA low pressure system exiting the South Carolina coast brought a light accumulating snow to Philadelphia and southeastern Pennsylvania on the 3rd with little if any snow in places farther to the north.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, March 2 to 3, 201414 eventsA low pressure system exiting the South Carolina coast brought some freezing rain and sleet as well as heavy snow to most of the southern half of New Jersey, but tracked far enough to the south (except for Monmouth County) that very little snow fell in the northern half of the…
• Winter Storm in Delaware, March 3, 20149 injured · 4 eventsA winter storm brought freezing rain, sleet and snow to Delaware on the 3rd. Snowfall averaged 3 to 5 inches with up to around one-quarter of an inch of ice in the lower half of the state.
• Winter Storm in Maryland, March 3, 20145 eventsA low pressure system exiting the South Carolina coast brought a winter storm of freezing rain, sleet as well as heavy snow to the Eastern Shore on the 3rd. Snowfall averaged 3 to 5 inches with ice accumulations averaging around one tenth of an inch.
• Winter Storm in Virginia, March 3, 20142 eventsA strong north to south temperature gradient existed in the Ohio Valley as a cold front gradually sank south. The front sank south, reaching Buchanan and Dickenson late on the 2nd.
• Ice Storm in Tennessee, March 3, 20147 eventsAn arctic air mass slipped into the Southern Appalachian region followed by a strong upper level system that pushed east from the Lower Mississippi Valley.
• Winter Storm in District of Columbia, March 3, 20141 eventA cold front crossed the region as low pressure passed across the south of the Mid Atlantic and heavy snow moved across the region. Temperatures dropped from north to south and precipitation changed from rain to sleet/freezing rain to snow.
• Ice Storm in Virginia, March 3, 20144 eventsAn arctic air mass slipped into the Southern Appalachian region followed by a strong upper level system that pushed east from the Lower Mississippi Valley.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, March 3, 201443 eventsLow pressure intensified along a cold front as it dropped over the Mid-Atlantic region. The result was widspead snowfall across Virginia with snowfall amounts reaching five to seven inches.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, March 3, 20145 eventsLow pressure intensified along a cold front as it dropped over the Mid-Atlantic region. The result was widspead snowfall across the Maryland Eastern Shore with snowfall amounts reaching three to five inches.
• Heavy Snow in Virginia, March 3, 20144 eventsSeveral waves of low pressure tracked along a cold frontal boundary dropping slowly south across western and central Virginia first producing rain but changing over to snow and sleet.
• Heavy Snow in West Virginia, March 3, 20141 eventSeveral waves of low pressure tracked along a frontal boundary dropping slowly south into southern West Virginia produced periods of snow and sleet.
• Winter Weather in North Carolina, March 3, 201410 eventsLow pressure intensified along a cold front as it dropped over the Mid-Atlantic region. The result was widspead snowfall across northeast North Carolina with snowfall amounts reaching two to three inches.
• Winter Weather in North Carolina, March 3, 201414 eventsRain quickly changed over to snow before ending across central north Carolina as an arctic cold moved through the area. Snowfall amounts ranged from a dusting to as much as 2.5 inches across the Northern Piedmont and Northern Coastal Plain counties.
• Winter Weather in Texas, March 3, 20142 eventsAn upper level disturbance moved across the area and generated light precipitation within a near freezing air mass. As a result, there was a light glazing of ice with very light sleet accumulations.
• Winter Storm in Texas, March 3 to 4, 201416 eventsAn upper level disturbance moved across the area and generated light to moderate precipitation within a near freezing air mass. There was an accumulation of ice from freezing rain that formed upon numerous vehicles, trees, power lines, and roadways.
• Winter Weather in Wisconsin, March 4, 20141 death · 6 eventsA surge of relatively warm air aloft and an upper level front brought a few inches of powdery snow to portions of southern Wisconsin during the morning rush hour. Numerous slide-offs and accidents occurred mainly along the Interstate 94 corridor.
• Cold in Pennsylvania, March 4, 20142 eventsThe arctic air mass following the snow storm that affected the Middle Atlantic States dropped wind chill factors in the Poconos to around 15 degrees below zero during the early morning of the 4th.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Louisiana, March 4, 2014$5,000 · 16 eventsA cold air mass crept back into South and Central Louisiana during the first few days of March. An upper level disturbance moved across the region during the morning of the 4th producing yet another round of freezing rain for the region.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Texas, March 4, 2014$5,000 · 8 eventsA cold air mass swept back into Southeast Texas early in March. While the cold Canadian air was in place an upper level disturbance moved across the region causing yet another round of wintery precipitation that began early in the morning on the 4th.
• Winter Weather in Louisiana, March 4, 20143 eventsAn upper air disturbance moved over a very cold dome of air, producing freezing rain in the Baton Rouge area.
• Winter Weather in Mississippi, March 4, 20142 eventsAn upper air disturbance moved over a dome of very cold air, resulting in freezing rain over portions of southwest Mississippi.
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 4 to 5, 201410 eventsDuring the evening of Tuesday, March 4th, a band of snow developed along the Minnesota River Valley. The snowfall became heavy at times during the late evening, and produced locally 6 to 11 inches from near Milroy in western Redwood County, southeast to Albert Lea.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Minnesota, March 4 to 5, 20146 eventsA southeast moving area of moderate to heavy snow produced accumulations of up to 9 inches in part of southwest Minnesota from late afternoon on March 4th to a little after midnight on March 5th.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in South Dakota, March 4 to 5, 20142 eventsA southeast moving area of moderate to heavy snow produced accumulations of up to 7.5 inches in Brookings County from late afternoon on March 4th to a little after midnight on March 5th.
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 4 to 5, 20144 eventsA band of heavy snow developed over southeast Minnesota during the evening of March 4th and continued into the morning of the 5th. This band of snow remained nearly stationary as an upper level storm system moved over the area.
• Heavy Snow in Iowa, March 4 to 5, 20142 eventsA band of heavy snow developed over northeast Iowa during the evening of March 4th and continued into the morning of the 5th. This band of snow remained nearly stationary as an upper level storm system moved over the area.
• Winter Weather in Wisconsin, March 4 to 5, 20146 eventsA surge of warm air aloft and an upper level front brought several inches of powdery snow to portions of south central Wisconsin, including Madison and locations to the south and west of Madison. Numerous vehicle slide-offs and accidents occurred during the morning rush hour.
• Winter Weather in Iowa, March 4 to 5, 20142 eventsA strong upper level disturbance produced bands of moderate to locally heavy snowfall on March 4-5, 2014. The heaviest bands of snow set up along Interstate 80 from about the Quad Cities to Princeton, Illinois and along Highway 20 from Dubuque, Iowa to Freeport, Illinois.
• Winter Weather in Illinois, March 5, 20148 eventsA strong upper level disturbance produced bands of moderate to locally heavy snowfall on March 4-5, 2014. The heaviest bands of snow set up along Interstate 80 from about the Quad Cities to Princeton, Illinois and along Highway 20 from Dubuque, Iowa to Freeport, Illinois.
• Winter Weather in Delaware, March 5, 20142 eventsSome spotty freezing drizzle occurred in Sussex County during the morning of the 5th. Untreated roadways and walkways were slippery. Temperatures rose above freezing during the second half of the morning.
• Winter Weather in Ohio, March 5, 20141 death · 1 eventA fatal accident occurred on March 5th in northeastern Van Wert County. Roads were snow covered and slick at the time from light snow that had been falling.

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