The snowstorm of March 15 to 17, 2000

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

104

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

$110,000

Episodes

19

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.

• Blizzard in Alaska, March 14, 20001 eventStrong high pressure over the Arctic Ocean moved slowly south while a trough of low pressure remainded stationary inland of the Arctic Coast. This increased winds along the Arctic Coast causing blizzard conditions at Wainwright, Nuiqsut, Point Lay and Kuparuk.
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 14 to 15, 20005 eventsA surface low tracked across central South Dakota into central Minnesota, forming a tight north south temperature gradient across Minnesota. A 30 mile wide band of heavy snow fell from near Breckenridge to Wadena. The heaviest snow, 8.5 inches, fell at New York Mills.
• Winter Storm in Michigan, March 15, 20008 eventsA storm system that developed over the Northern Plains moved quickly east across the Great Lakes region on the 15th. The storm dropped 8 to 10 inches of snow on parts of west and northcentral Upper Michigan while the south and east received from 2 to 6 inches of new snow.
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 15, 20004 eventsA late-season winter storm left a band of heavy snow across parts of northeastern Minnesota, roughly from Brainerd to Duluth. Some of the larger amounts were 8.5 inches near Crosby, 9.2 inches at Wright, and 8 inches at the National Weather Service office in Duluth.
• Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, March 15, 20002 eventsLow pressure moved across northern Wisconsin producing a band of heavy snow over far northern Forest county and Vilas county during the morning of March 15th. Land O' Lakes, Boulder Junction (Vilas county) and Nelma (Forest county) all received six inches of snow.
• Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, March 15, 20004 eventsA late-season winter storm left a band of heavy snow across extreme northwestern Wisconsin. Some of the larger amounts were 10.3 inches near Pattison State Park, 8.5 inches at Iron River, and 8 inches in Hurley.
• Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, March 16, 20002 eventsA strong winter storm system moved southeast out of Colorado and into eastern New Mexico bringing heavy snows to the western and central Oklahoma panhandle during the late night and morning hours.
• Winter Storm in Ohio, March 16, 2000$45,000 · 3 eventsLow pressure moved up the Ohio Valley spreading mixed precipitation across Northern Ohio on the morning of the 16th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Oklahoma, March 16, 200015 eventsTwo to 4 inches of a mixture of freezing rain, sleet and snow fell across extreme northwest Oklahoma from early morning through mid-evening of the 16th, with the highest totals confined to areas mainly north of a line from Shattuck extending northeast to Woodward and Alva.
• Winter Storm in Kansas, March 16, 200010 eventsA winter storm moved into the area giving most areas of measurable snowfall. The heaviest snow of 6 to 8 inches fell in a area covering all of Kiowa county, southeast Ford, far northeast Clark, far northern Comanche county, Northwest Barber, Pratt and far southern Edwards…
• Heavy Snow in Kansas, March 16, 20002 eventsA freak late season winter storm buried parts of Reno and Kingman counties with 6 to 11 inches of snow.
• Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 16 to 17, 200012 eventsA strong cold front crossed the state late Thursday, the 16th, bringing an abrupt end to some very mild conditions which saw temperatures range from the 40s in the north to the mid to upper 60s in the south.
• Heavy Snow in New York, March 16 to 17, 20002 eventsA strengthening low pressure system tracked north along the spine of the Appalachians Thursday evening the 16th. The low then moved into southern New England Friday morning the 17th. Remsen picked up 9 inches of new snow while Westmoreland received 8 inches.
• Winter Weather in Vermont, March 16 to 17, 2000$35,000 · 7 eventsAn area of low pressure moved northeast along a frontal boundary and passed across coastal southern New England during Friday morning, March 17th. Rain changed to snow during the evening of March 16th. At times the snow was mixed with sleet.
• Winter Weather in New York, March 16 to 17, 2000$10,000 · 2 eventsAn area of low pressure moved northeast along a frontal boundary and passed across coastal southern New England during Friday morning, March 17th. Rain changed to snow during the afternoon of March 16th. Across Essex county New York, 4 to 5 inches of snow fell.
• Heavy Snow in Maine, March 16 to 17, 200016 eventsA strong cold front crossed the state late Thursday, the 16th, bringing an abrupt end to some very mild conditions which saw temperatures range from the 40s in the western mountains to the mid to upper 60s along the southwestern coast.
• Winter Storm in Vermont, March 16 to 17, 2000$20,000 · 2 eventsAn area of low pressure moved northeast along a frontal boundary and passed across coastal southern New England during Friday morning, March 17th. Rain changed to snow during the evening of March 16th. At times the snow was mixed with sleet.
• Winter Storm in Maine, March 17, 20005 eventsA rapidly intensifying low which tracked just east of the Gulf of Maine brought 6 to 9 inches of snow to Downeast Maine. Wind gusts of up to 45 mph caused extensive blowing and drifting.
• Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 17, 20002 eventsAfter a day of near record warmth, low pressure moving from the mid Atlantic states to just south of Nantucket brought colder air into southern New Hampshire.

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NOAA NCEI Regional Snowfall Index, and the Storm Events Database for the episodes.