Erin Strengthens to a Hurricane; Heavy Rainfall Possible in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, the Upper Midwest, South Texas

Hurricane Erin may bring isolated flash and urban flooding, landslides or mudslides, and possible tropical storm conditions to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands this weekend. Scattered thunderstorms and heavy rainfall may bring areas of flooding this weekend over the Upper Midwest. A tropical disturbance will bring locally heavy rain and mainly urban flash flooding to far southern Texas. Read More >

WINTER STORM SUMMARY FOR
MARCH 25, 2014 TO MARCH 26, 2014 EVENT

Synopsis

A low pressure system developed off of the Florida coast on the 24th and proceeded to move toward the northeast. This system moved quickly as it made its way to the northeast on the 25th and rapidly intensified as it neared the New England offshore waters.

Watches/Warnings/Advisories

A Winter Weather Advisory was issued at 3:39 AM on Tuesday, March 25th for the following areas: Kent and Sussex counties in Delaware; Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's and Talbot counties in Maryland; Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Ocean and Southeastern Burlington counties in New Jersey. At 8:33 PM on the 25th, the advisory was upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning for the following areas: Kent and Sussex counties in Delaware, Caroline and Talbot counties in Maryland; Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland counties in New Jersey. All warnings and advisories were allowed to expire at 2:18 AM Wednesday, March 26th.

Precipitation/Temperatures/Winds

Precipitation began during the morning of the 25th and continued through the overnight hours, ending by the early morning of the 26th. In general, an area of 4 to 7 inches of snow was reported across southern Delaware and parts of extreme southern New Jersey. There was a pretty sharp gradient as one headed north of the warning area.

Winds behind the system were blustery with gusts generally in the 35 to 45 mph range.

Significant Impacts/Aspects

Numerous traffic accidents were reported due to the hazardous road conditions. Schools were closed across parts of the area in response to the snow.

Notes

Information contained in this summary is preliminary. More complete and/or detailed information may be contained in subsequent monthly NOAA storm data publications.

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