December 2003 nor'easter

December 2003 nor'easter
Surface weather analysis of the storm on December 7, 2003

The December 2003 New England snowstorm was a severe nor'easter that impacted the Eastern United States during the first week of the month. It produced heavy snowfall throughout the New England and Mid-Atlantic regions, locally exceeding 40 inches (1 m).[1] The cyclone had complex origins, involving several individual weather disturbances. An area of low pressure primarily associated with the southern branch of the jet stream spread light precipitation across portions of the Midwest and Southeast. The low reached the coast on December 5 and continued to produce snow throughout the Mid-Atlantic. Another system involving the northern branch of the jet stream merged with the initial storm, causing another coastal storm to develop. This storm soon became the primary feature as it intensified and moved northeastward. It reached Cape Cod on December 6, but became nearly stationary through the morning of December 7.[2] It had finally abated by December 8.[3]

Conditions surrounding the storm allowed for several bands of heavy snowfall to set up over New York State and New England, including a small area of 4 in (100 mm) per hour snowfall rates in the Hudson Valley. As a result of extremely cold temperatures over the region, snowfall accumulations were generally significant and broke several daily records. At Albany, New York, 12.5 in (320 mm) of snow fell in just one day. Locations affected by the storm commonly picked up 17 to 24 in (430 to 610 mm), with totals occasionally exceeding 30 in (760 mm).[2]

The event led to widespread travel delays from Washington, D.C. to Boston, and around 13 people lost their lives because of the storm.[4] The nor'easter was among the largest early-season winter storms to affect the major East Coast cities on record. Many areas reported blizzard-like conditions.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rank: 2 | 7 December 2003 | Score: 210.21". Lyndon State College. http://apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/projects/snowstorm/. Retrieved 2009-12-11. 
  2. ^ a b "Major Nor'easter: Saturday-Sunday December 6-7, 2003". WRBG CBS 6 Albany. http://www.cbs6albany.com/sections/weather/historical/paststorms/2003/Dec6-7-2003_Noreaster.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-11. 
  3. ^ "Daily Weather Maps for December 8, 2003". Hydrometeorological Preciction Center. http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/dailywxmap/index_20031208.html. Retrieved 2009-12-11. 
  4. ^ Associated Press (December 8, 2003). "Buried Northeast starts digging". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2003-12-08-northeast-snowstorm_x.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-11. 
  5. ^ Richard H. Grumm. "The Megalopolitan Snow Storm of 5-7 December 2003". National Weather Service in State College, Pennsylvania. http://nws.met.psu.edu/severe/2003/5-6Dec2003.pdf. Retrieved 2009-12-11. 

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