Early February 2016 nor'easter

Early February 2016 nor'easter
Satellite image of the nor'easter early on February 8, 2016.
Type	Extratropical cyclone Winter storm Nor'easter Blizzard Bomb cyclone
Formed	February 7, 2016 (2016-02-07)
Dissipated	February 10, 2016 (2016-02-10)
Lowest pressure	976 mbar (28.8 inHg)^[1]
Highest gust	65 mph (105 km/h) at Nantucket Island, Massachusetts
Maximum snowfall or ice accretion	11 in (0.28 m) at East Falmouth, Massachusetts
Areas affected	New England, Southeast United States
Part of the 2015–16 North American winter

From February 7 to 9, 2016, a potent nor'easter moved up the east coast, causing more snow to the already-weary Northeast United States after the leading edge of the previous system and the historic blizzard of January 21–23. The storm dropped up to 12 in (0.30 m) of snow in parts of New England. Strong wind gusts were also reported along the eastern edge of New England.

Meteorological history

On February 7, an elongated area of low pressure developed offshore to the west of Florida. While moving inland, it produced a decent dose of rainfall to the Sunshine State as it moved to the northeast. Later the same day, it moved offshore into the Atlantic Ocean and began to undergo bombogenesis, it's pressure dropping from 1,004 millibars (29.6 inHg) at 7 a.m EST February 7 to 979 millibars (28.9 inHg) at 1 a.m EST February 8.^[2] As it did so, it also began to transition into a nor'easter, as rainbands began to impact the eastern edges of North Carolina and South Carolina. There was some cold air aloft, allowing for a few areas of wet snow to develop further inland.

As the cyclone continued to strengthen, it started to achieve the conditions of a bomb cyclone. Furthermore, the system started to form an eye compared to that of a typical Category 1 hurricane, however this was short-lived and dissolved a few hours later. Snowbands began to impact New England early in the morning of February 8, with some bands reaching up to snowfall rates of an inch per hour, especially near the coast. The outermost bands did not reach New Jersey and New York City, due to the nor'easter being far offshore. The storm continued to deepen for a few more hours before reaching its peak intensity of 976 millibars (28.8 inHg). The system then continued to weaken as it moved northward, before finally merging with another low pressure system on February 10 to the south of it which had also exited from the East Coast.

Snowfall totals

The following is a list of snowfall totals from the system.

Source:^[2]


Amount	City/location	State
11.0 inches (28 cm)	East Falmouth	MA
10.0 inches (25 cm)	Orleans	MA
9.8 inches (25 cm)	Oak Bluffs	MA
8.5 inches (22 cm)	Coventry	RI
8 inches (20 cm)	East Machias	ME
6.4 inches (16 cm)	Yaphank	NY
6.4 inches (16 cm)	Boston (Logan Airport)	MA
6.2 inches (16 cm)	Providence	RI
6.0 inches (15 cm)	New Haven	CT
6.0 inches (15 cm)	Southampton	NY
6.0 inches (15 cm)	Stratham	NH
5.8 inches (15 cm)	Portland	ME

References

↑ "WPC Surface Analysis". noaa.gov. February 8, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
1 2 "Winter Storm Mars Brings Blizzard Conditions to Massachusetts". weather.com. February 9, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.

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