Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - CIG

NORTH CAROLINA, SouthwestDeep low pressure moved through the Tennessee and Ohio River Valleys on the 20th, pushing a strong cold front east acrosswestern North Carolina. Severe thunderstorms developed in a very unstable airmass during the morning in the mountains and thepiedmont during the mid-afternoon. Straight-line wind damage resulted in several downed trees. A weak, short-lived tornado wasobserved by a woman in Mint Hill to briefly touchdown in front of her stopped car. Tornado damage was confined to trees andpower lines. Hail up to 2 inches in diameter did quite a bit of damage - especially in the Mint Hill area where dollar amounts wereunknown, but considered very high. Hail piled up to a depth of 2 feet in Pineville and twin rope funnel clouds were observed aswell. A couple of roads were washed out in western Caldwell county as excessive rain fell on the higher elevations of the county.NORTH DAKOTA, Central and WestNORTH DAKOTA, EastNDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038>039NDZ039-049-053NDZ053OHIO, EastStorm Data and Unusual Weather PhenomenaTimePath PathNumber ofEstimatedLocal/ Length WidthPersonsDamageLocation DateStandard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of StormNONE REPORTED.March 1998Towner - Cavalier - Pembina - Benson - Ramsey - Walsh - Eddy - Nelson - Grand Forks - Griggs - Steele -Traill - Barnes - Cass13 0900CST0 0Blizzard1200CSTA strong cold front moved south from Canada across eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota, creating ground blizzardconditions. The front moved quickly from north to south, driven by a strong pressure gradient, but dropped little snow. Near zerovisibilities were created as the wind picked up the top crust of snow. After the initial burst of intense wind, visibilities slowlyimproved. Devils Lake had a gust to 48 mph and Fargo had a gust to 53 mph.Cass - Ransom - Richland15 0200CST0 0Heavy Snow0900CSTHeavy snow fell across southeast North Dakota early Sunday morning. Although the snow was light and fluffy, Fort Ransom inRansom county reported 7 inches of snow. Wyndmere, in Richland county, reported 6.5 inches, and Alice in Cass county reported6 inches.Richland31 1700CST0 0Heavy Snow2359CSTBands of heavy snow fell as wrap-around precipitation from a low pressure system tracking toward the Great Lakes. Several bandsbecame nearly stationary, extending from southeast Richland county in North Dakota to southern Clearwater county in Minnesota.Heavy snow fell across this line, with a sharp cutoff to little snow on either side of the line. The snow finally let up around 10 amon April 1st. Hankinson reported 14 inches of snow, Lidgerwood reported 12 inches, and Wahpeton reported 7 inches.OHIO, NorthKnox CountyCountywideMorrow CountyCountywideRichland CountyCountywideAshland CountyCountywideHolmes CountyKillbuckOHZ011-013>014-021NONE REPORTED.090909090530EST0545EST0555EST0610EST0600EST0615EST0615EST0630EST09 0630EST0647ESTTrees and power lines were downed.Cuyahoga - Geauga - Ashtabula - Summit10 0345EST12 1200EST0000000000003K3K3K3K3KThunderstorm WindThunderstorm WindThunderstorm WindThunderstorm WindThunderstorm WindHeavy Snow131 125