Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Spring Tease Before Another Chill

Colder than average temperatures settled into the Commonwealth Monday and Tuesday after a strong Winter Storm moved through the Northeast. Parts of Central Virginia received the snow showers from this system on Sunday, falling heavily enough at times to cause drivers to need to slow down because of reduced visibilities. However, the snow did not stick around in Virginia for long, but it sure did to our Northeast! Check out some of these snow totals (in inches):

...MAINE...
FARMINGTON 26.2
BRIDGTON 25.0
WELLINGTON 23.0
HARTFORD 21.0
BANGOR 12.0

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
LOST RIVER 21.0
SUNAPEE 15.5
CLAREMONT 10.0

...VERMONT...
SUTTON 20.6
NEWARK 18.8
WARREN 18.0
LYNDONVILLE 16.0
NORTH MONTPELIER 12.0

...NEW YORK...
WILMINGTON 12.0

...MASSACHUSETTS...
CLARKSBURG 8.0
SAVOY 7.5
(DATA FROM THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER)

We will get a break from the cold blast through the rest of this workweek, as high temperatures climb back into the 60’s Thursday and Friday. However, another storm system will move through Friday and Saturday, sweeping a cold front through Friday night and ushering in a return to colder temperatures to start the first two days of March. Temperatures are expected to be well below average again from the Mid-Atlantic through the Northeast March 1-2.