Rank: 1   |   14 March 1993   |   Score: 234.88

This event is at the top of the list because of its large range of white out conditions around the interior of New England. The "Blizzard of 93'" is considered one of the worst storms this century. Over 12 inches fell across the interior NE, with several stations reporting in excess of two feet. This extreme amount of snow caused several power outages in Vermont and closed down airports, businesses, schools, and highways in Maine.


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Surface Analysis(Courtesy NOAA, all times 07:00EST)
Reanalysis 4-Panels
March 13: CONUS Zoomed
Hemispheric
March 14: CONUS Zoomed
Synoptic
March 15: CONUS Zoomed
Synoptic 2

Mesoscale
Surface Low Track (every 6h, NARR)
and Total Liquid (Unified Precipitation Dataset)
Mesoscale 2
Raw Surface Obs.



March 13: 00z 03z 06z 09z 12z 15z 18z 21z
March 14: 00z 03z 06z 09z 12z 15z 18z 21z
March 15: 00z 03z 06z 09z 12z 15z 18z 21z
Jets and Surface Pressure Overlay



March 13: 09z 12z 15z 18z 21z
March 14: 00z 03z 06z 09z 12z 15z 18z 21z
March 15: 00z 03z 06z 09z

Related Articles:

Kocin, P.J., P.N. Schumacher, R.F. Morales, and L.W. Uccellini, 1995: Overview of the 12-14 March 1993 Superstorm. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 76, 165-182.

Uccellini, L.W., P.J. Kocin, R.S. Schneider, P.M. Stokols, and R.A. Dorr, 1995: Forecasting the 12-14 March 1993 Superstorm. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 76, 183-199.

Superstorm links from Dr. David M. Schultz