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From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Fri Feb 21 2003 - 20:20:28 EST
...MAJOR WINTER STORM PRODUCES RECORD SNOWFALL ACROSS THE WASHINGTON
AND BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREAS...
A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM PRODUCED PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE WASHINGTON
D.C. AND BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREAS BETWEEN FRIDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY MORNING. THE FIRST BATCH OF PRECIPITATION FELL FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING IN THE FORM OF SNOW AND RAIN. THE SECOND
BATCH OF PRECIPITATION FELL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY
MONDAY IN THE FORM OF SNOW AND SLEET. THE THIRD BATCH OF
PRECIPITATION ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE STORM FELL BETWEEN MONDAY
NIGHT AND MIDDAY TUESDAY IN THE FORM OF SNOW SHOWERS.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATED ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE PERIOD. ACCUMULATIONS RANGED FROM 15 TO 30 INCHES
REGIONWIDE...WITH THE LOWEST AMOUNTS OCCURRING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
WASHINGTON D.C. SUBURBS WHERE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SLEET MIXED IN
WITH THE PRECIPITATION. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OCCURRED IN THE
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON D.C. SUBURBS WHERE THE PRECIPITATION FELL
MAINLY AS SNOW. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF ACCUMULATION
WERE REPORTED JUST SOUTH AND WEST OF BALTIMORE CITY WHERE THUNDER
SNOW PRODUCED BRIEF SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR SUNDAY
MORNING.
AT BALTIMORE...THIS STORM HAS BECOME THE TOP SNOWSTORM ON
RECORD...DROPPING A TOTAL OF 28.2 INCHES AT BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AT WASHINGTON...THIS STORM RANKS AS THE
NUMBER 5 SNOWSTORM ON RECORD. A TOTAL OF 16.7 INCHES WAS RECORDED AT
WASHINGTON REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT.
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