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Winter Storm of February 12–13, 2024

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Winter Storm of February 12–13, 2024

Winter Storm of February 12–13, 2024

Chapter 3 · The bomb

The low bombs: 30 mb in 24 hours.

To 964 mb by 03:00 UTC Feb 14.

03:00UTC · Wed, Feb 14, 2024 · 10:00 PM EST Tue

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Replay · WS20240212

Winter Storm of February 12–13, 2024: the story

Feb 12, 18:00 UTC – Feb 14, 04:00 UTC. Radar showing snow and rain, winter warnings, storm reports and the surface low's track from the Weather Prediction Center, in order.

  • 38 NWS warnings
  • 1,624 storm reports
  • 9 WPC surface-low analyses
  • 1 FAA airport programs
  • 2 rule-based links
  • 205 radar frames, 10 min apart

The setup

Feb 12–13

The replay opens with the first weather chart that shows it.

Replay from here

The snow totals

Feb 13–14

  1. The largest snow report: 15.5 in at 3 ENE Farmington, CT.Replay from here

The bomb

Feb 14

  1. Bombogenesis: the low's pressure has fallen 30 mb in 24 hours, to 964 mb.Replay from here
  2. The low is at its deepest: 964 mb.Replay from here

How we link records

RuleWhat it checksLinks
R2 dashedAn airport program inside a warning that had been in effect for over 60 min (context)1
R1o dashedThe same, for other hazards such as floods1

Solid lines mark rules that passed an independent check; dashed lines are context. Links are rule-based facts: each shows two records that overlap in place and time. How we know

Where this storm's data comes from

Every layer, the provider behind it and the period it covers.

LayerProviderPeriodRecords
MRMS SeamlessHSRNOAA/NSSL via Iowa Environmental MesonetFeb 12, 18:00 UTC – Feb 14, 04:00 UTC205
NWS storm-based warning polygonsNOAA National Weather Service via Iowa Environmental MesonetFeb 12, 18:00 UTC – Feb 14, 04:00 UTC38
NWS Local Storm ReportsNOAA National Weather Service via Iowa Environmental MesonetFeb 12, 18:00 UTC – Feb 14, 04:00 UTC1,624
WPC coded surface bulletinsNOAA Weather Prediction Center via Iowa Environmental MesonetFeb 12, 18:00 UTC – Feb 14, 04:00 UTC9
NOHRSC snowfallNOAA National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing CenterFeb 12, 18:00 UTC – Feb 14, 04:00 UTC
FAA airport programs (ground stops and ground delay programs)FAA Air Traffic Control System Command CenterFeb 12, 18:00 UTC – Feb 14, 04:00 UTC1
  • Radar: NOAA/NSSL MRMS SeamlessHSR, via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM), Iowa State University
  • Warnings: NOAA/NWS, storm-based polygons via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet
  • Storm reports: NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet
  • Storm track: NOAA/NWS Weather Prediction Center coded surface bulletins, via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet
  • Airport programs: FAA Air Traffic Control System Command Center
  • Filings: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR
  • Snowfall: NOAA/NWS National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center (NOHRSC)