Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - CIG

MASSACHUSETTS, Central and EastMAZ012-015>016 Southern Worcester - Suffolk - Eastern NorfolkMASSACHUSETTS, WestMAZ001MAZ001MAZ001MICHIGAN, EastMIZ048MIZ076MIZ048MIZ054-061Storm Data and Unusual Weather PhenomenaTimePath PathNumber ofEstimatedLocal/ Length WidthPersonsDamageLocation DateStandard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm31 1342EST1353EST00Record WarmthMarch 1998On March 31st, the temperature at Logan International Airport in Boston soared to an all-time record for the month of March whena high temperature of 89 degrees was recorded. The previous high reading was 86 degrees on March 29, 1945. At the WorcesterAirport, the high temperature of 84 degrees tied the warmest temperature ever recorded in the month of March...again on March 29,1945. However, the daily high temperature record for March 31st in Worcester was shattered by a wide margin--the previous recordwas only 70 degrees set on March 31, 1918. At the Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, the high temperature reached 89 degrees,breaking the all-time high temperature record for the month, which had just been set on March 28th of this year at 86 degrees. Italso broke the high temperature record for the date of March 31st, which was only 69 degrees recorded in 1986. Also, at manyweather stations, the high temperatures on March 31st were the highest readings ever observed so early in the season.Berkshire14 0300EST0 0Snow15 0000ESTDuring March 14 and 15, an Alberta Clipper produced snow across western Massachusetts. The greatest snowfall occurred in th ehigher elevations of the Berkshires. Snow totals generally ranged from 2 to 5 inches. The heavy wet snow caused numerous trafficaccidents.Berkshire21220200EST1200EST0 0Wintery MixDuring March 21 and 22, a coastal storm produced a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain across Berkshire County. Snow total sgenerally ranged from 3 to 5 inches, with additional accumulation due to sleet and freezing rain.Berkshire27311200EST1900EST0 0Excessive HeatThe end of March was a period of record heat across western Massachusetts as strong high pressure off the Mid-Atlantic coastproduced a persistent southerly flow. From March 27 to March 31, high temperatures ranged from the middle 70s to upper 80s.Bay09 0400EST1 0Extreme ColdA Kawkawlin man passed out while walking home from a local tavern. A steady, cold rain was falling, and the man died fromhypothermia. Alcohol was likely a contributing factor.M42OUWayne09 0600EST0 0Flood1200ESTBay09 0900EST0 0Heavy Snow2100ESTTuscola - Genesee09 1030EST0 0High Wind (G50)1100ESTA strong low pressure system moved northeast from the southern Plains, reaching the lower Ohio Valley on the evening of the 8th,then crossing Ohio and Lake Erie into Ontario on the 9th. This system brought a multitude of weather events to southeast Michigan.Over two inches of rain fell on parts of far southeast Michigan on the night of the 8th into the morning of the 9th. Some of thehigher rainfall totals were 2.16 inches in Morenci and 2.1 inches in Allen Park. The rain caused some minor urban flooding inWayne County, where a few streets were flooded. In Allen Park, 14 homes experienced some flooding.Four to six inches of snow fell in Bay County on the 9th. The highest snowfall total, six inches, was recorded seven miles west ofLinwood, near the community of Crump.MIZ070Strong north winds occurred during the storm's closest approach on the 9th. A few trees were downed along the Tuscola Countyshoreline, seven miles northwest of Akron, as these winds came off of Saginaw Bay. Later in the morning, the wind downed powerlines in Flint, Burton, Davison, Otisville, and Swartz Creek.Macomb09 1200EST2100EST0 0Flood81 75