Midwest to Northeast Winter Storm
Mar 30–31, 2025 · WPC Storm Summaries · Ended
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New York
- South Dakota
- Vermont
- Wisconsin
Summaries
4 summaries
First Mar 30, 02:48 AM UTC · latest Mar 31, 03:00 PM UTC
Source
NOAA Weather Prediction Center
Station values in WPC's text are preliminary
WPC outlooks as they stood at each summary
Not captured: this event's summaries were imported from the archive after they were issued, so the outlooks in effect at the time were not recorded. Events summarised since show the Excessive Rainfall Outlook and WSSI ice impacts as they stood at each summary.
Storm summaries
Summary #4 · final
Mar 31, 03:00 PM UTC
Wintry weather coming to an end in northern New England
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ACUS45 KWBC 311500 SCCNS5 Storm Summary Number 4 for Midwest to Northeast Winter Storm NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 1100 AM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025 ...Wintry weather coming to an end in northern New England ... For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings and advisories, please see www.weather.gov At 1000 AM EDT...An occluded low with a 997 hPa/29.44 inHg central pressure is moving through southeast Ontario this morning, with broad warm advection occurring over the Northeast United States. The national radar mosaic and surface observations show the last of the winter weather waning across northern Maine as surface temperatures broadly rise across New England. Snow ended in Michigan earlier this morning. ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in inches from 700 AM EDT Sat Mar 29 through 1000 AM EDT Mon Mar 31... ...MAINE... MILLINOCKET 0.22 BLANCHARD 4 SSE 0.13 FRENCHVILLE AIRPORT 0.13 CARIBOU 0.12 HOULTON 1 E 0.12 PATTEN 0.10 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches where the event has ended... ...MAINE... EAST BALDWIN 5.2 SOUTH WINDHAM 3 W 5.0 NORTH WINDHAM 2 S 4.5 GRAY 2.9 SSE 3.5 SOUTH PORTLAND 1.6 S 3.5 AUBURN 2.5 NNE 3.2 CORNISH 5.6 ESE 2.8 SEBAGO 2.4 ESE 2.8 CASTLE HILL 1 S 2.1 HOLLIS CENTER 5.4 NW 2.1 ...MICHIGAN... TROWBRIDGE PARK 1 N 17.7 SANDS 4 NNW 16.8 HARVEY 16.2 MUNISING 12.2 GWINN 0.7 SW 11.6 THREE LAKES 10.0 TWIN LAKES 0.2 SW 10.0 IRON RIVER 2.3 NW 9.5 ONTONAGON 1.8 ESE 9.5 IRONWOOD 7.3 NNE 9.0 AU TRAIN 7.8 NW 8.0 HOUGHTON 1.6 ESE 8.0 GARDEN CORNERS 0.8 NW 7.1 BIG BAY 9 SE 6.7 MARQUETTE 6.1 SSW 6.7 ALLOUEZ 1 SSW 4.0 ...MINNESOTA... DENNISON 2 NNE 3.5 ELLENDALE 0.3 SW 3.3 ALBERT LEA 3 SE 3.0 OWATONNA 1 ENE 2.9 CANNON FALLS 0.5 SE 2.6 HOLYOKE 2.7 ENE 2.6 DULUTH 1.2 SE 2.5 NORTHFIELD 2.4 NE 2.5 ...NEBRASKA... MERRIMAN 8.3 ...NEW HAMPSHIRE... WATERVILLE VALLEY 7.0 SAINT JOHNSBURY 6.6 LITTLETON 6.5 CENTER SANDWICH 4.9 E 3.5 EATON CENTER 1.6 SSE 2.1 LANCASTER 0.5 N 2.0 TAMWORTH 0.4 NNW 2.0 ...NEW YORK... PERU 9.0 PLATTSBURGH 8.5 NORWOOD 8.0 SCHULYER FALLS 8.0 SARANAC LAKE 6.2 N 1.2 ...SOUTH DAKOTA... NORRIS 10.0 WHITE RIVER 1 SSE 9.5 PIERRE 1 SE 8.3 PARMELEE 3.6 NW 8.0 CEDAR BUTTE 4 WNW 6.0 HARRINGTON 3 NNE 6.0 ...VERMONT... FLETCHER 10.0 ELMORE 9.0 JOHNSON 8.8 SOUTH HERO 8.8 CAMBRIDGE 8.3 STOWE 8.0 BARRE 7.5 SHEFFIELD 7.5 COLCHESTER 7.2 BRADFORD 2.2 NNW 1.8 ...WISCONSIN... UPSON 10.0 CLAM LAKE 9.6 PENCE 0.1 E 9.3 HURLEY 4.1 SSE 9.1 MELLEN 9.0 CABLE 10.2 ENE 8.6 GILE 8.5 ASHLAND 0.5 WNW 8.4 WASHBURN 3.7 WSW 7.7 FLORENCE 5.6 ESE 7.6 LAND O' LAKES 11.7 W 7.0 AURORA 0.7 E 6.8 SPOONER 5.0 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in inches where the event has ended... ...MAINE... FRYEBURG 0.10 NWS GRAY 0.04 ...MASSACHUSETTS... STREET ROAD 0.50 TICONDEROGA 0.20 ...MICHIGAN... HOEFF STATE PARK 0.75 GAYLORD 2 SW 0.55 ...MINNESOTA... WALES 0.33 HIBING 2 E 0.25 SILVER BAY 0.20 ...NEW HAMPSHIRE... LEMPSTER 0.94 NEW LONDON 1 SSW 0.78 BOW 1 ESE 0.47 HENNIKER 1 ESE 0.47 MARLOW 4 W 0.47 WINDSOR 4 WNW 0.47 WARNER 2 NNW 0.40 SPRINGFIELD 1 W 0.39 BENNINGTON 1 W 0.38 GILFORD 0.38 CONCORD 1 ENE 0.30 ...NEW YORK... PAUL SMITHS 0.64 SARANAC LAKE 0.62 ARGYLE 7 NE 0.31 LA FARGEVILLE 1 N 0.25 TUPPER LAKE 0.25 CLAYTON 0.20 WATERTOWN AIRPORT 0.15 ...SOUTH DAKOTA... SUNSHINE BIBLE ACAD 0.50 ...VERMONT... LUDLOW 3 S 0.56 ORWELL 0.50 SUDBURY 0.20 ...WISCONSIN... ARGONNE 1 WSW 0.50 NULL MOUNTAIN 0.50 ASHLAND 3 SW 0.14 As warming continues across northern Maine, the last of the winter weather in that area should end in short order. This will be the last Storm Summary issued by the Weather Prediction Center for this event. Please refer to your local National Weather service office for additional information. Roth $$
Summary #3
Mar 31, 02:23 AM UTC
Snow and wintry mix is falling across the Great Lakes and northern New England
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ACUS45 KWBC 310223 SCCNS5 Storm Summary Number 3 for Midwest to Northeast Winter Storm NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 1100 PM EDT Sun Mar 30 2025 ...Snow and wintry mix is falling across the Great Lakes and northern New England ... Winter Storm Warnings are in effect across northern Michigan and Wisconsin. Ice Storm Warnings remains in effect across northern Michigan. Winter Weather Advisories are active across New Hampshire and Maine. For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings and advisories, please see www.weather.gov At 1000 PM EDT...Mosaic radar and surface observations show a band of snowfall across northern Michigan and Wisconsin on the backside of a 997 mb (29.44 in Hg) area of low pressure in Michigan. A warm front is lifting northwards across the Great Lakes region. Mixed precipitation and snowfall are falling across Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM EDT Sun Mar 30 through 1000 PM EDT Mon Mar 31... ...MAINE... EAST BALDWIN 5.2 SOUTH WINDHAM 3 W 5.0 NORTH WINDHAM 2 S 4.5 ...MICHIGAN... NEGAUNEE 4 NE 12.6 TROWBRIDGE PARK 10.1 SANDS 1 SSE 8.9 THREE LAKES 6.0 MARQUETTE 1 WSW 5.5 HOUGHTON 2 ESE 5.0 ALLOUEZ 1 SSW 4.0 ...NEBRASKA... MERRIMAN 8.3 ...NEW HAMPSHIRE... WATERVILLE VALLEY 7.0 SAINT JOHNSBURY 6.6 LITTLETON 6.5 ...NEW YORK... PERU 9.0 PLATTSBURGH 8.5 NORWOOD 8.0 SCHULYER FALLS 8.0 ...SOUTH DAKOTA... PIERRE 1 SE 8.3 CEDAR BUTTE 4 WNW 6.0 HARRINGTON 3 NNE 6.0 WHITE RIVER 1 SSE 4.0 ...VERMONT... FLETCHER 10.0 ELMORE 9.0 JOHNSON 8.8 SOUTH HERO 8.8 CAMBRIDGE 8.3 STOWE 8.0 BARRE 7.5 SHEFFIELD 7.5 COLCHESTER 7.2 ...WISCONSIN... UPSON 10.0 GILE 8.5 CLAM LAKE 6.5 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in inches from 700 AM EDT Sun Mar 30 through 1000 PM EDT Mon Mar 31... ...MASSACHUSETTS... STREET ROAD 0.50 TICONDEROGA 0.20 ...MICHIGAN... HOEFF STATE PARK 0.75 GAYLORD 2 SW 0.55 ...MINNESOTA... WALES 0.33 HIBING 2 E 0.25 SILVER BAY 0.20 ...NEW HAMPSHIRE... LEMPSTER 0.94 NEW LONDON 0.78 BOW 1 ESE 0.47 BENNINGTON 1 W 0.38 ...NEW YORK... PAUL SMITHS 0.64 SARANAC LAKE 0.62 ARGYLE 7 NE 0.31 LA FARGEVILLE 1 N 0.25 TUPPER LAKE 0.25 CLAYTON 0.20 WATERTOWN AIRPORT 0.15 ...SOUTH DAKOTA... SUNSHINE BIBLE ACAD 0.50 ...VERMONT... LUDLOW 3 S 0.50 ORWELL 0.50 SUDBURY 0.20 ...WISCONSIN... ARGONNE 1 WSW 0.50 NULL MOUNTAIN 0.50 ASHLAND 3 SW 0.14 An additional 1-3 inches of snowfall, as well as a mix of freezing rain, is possible across Wisconsin and northern Michigan along the baroclinic leaf of the area of low pressure. The band of snowfall should exit northern Michigan Monday morning as the storm system lifts north of the region. Additional snow and ice is likely to fall across the White Mountains and western Maine through Monday morning. Freezing rain accumulations up to a quarter of an inch are possible. The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction Center at 1100 AM EDT. Please refer to your local National Weather Service office for additional information on this event. Wilder $$
Summary #2
Mar 30, 03:26 PM UTC
Snow and icy conditions are ongoing west to east across the Northern Plains, Great Lakes, and New England
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ACUS45 KWBC 301526 SCCNS5 Storm Summary Number 2 for Midwest to Northeast Winter Storm NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 1100 AM EDT Sun Mar 30 2025 ...Snow and icy conditions are ongoing west to east across the Northern Plains, Great Lakes, and New England ... Winter Weather Advisories are active across the Upper Mississippi Valley and parts of Northern New England. Ice Storm Warnings are active across northern Wisconsin, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and parts of the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, Upstate New York, and portions of interior New England. Winter Storm Warnings are active across parts of the Upper Great Lakes and interior New England For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings and advisories, please see www.weather.gov At 1000 AM EDT...Radar shows a broad plume of precipitation stretching from Northern/Central Plains eastward to coastal New England. The ongoing precipitation is a mix of rain, ice, and snow. At the surface, a 1000 mb (29.53 in Hg) surface low is located over eastern Iowa. The associated boundary extends from the Southern Plains to the Middle Mississippi Valley and then roughly eastward to the Mid-Atlantic Coast. A rather stark temperature contrast is present along the boundary with temperatures in the 60s south of the front versus temperatures in the 30s north of the boundary. ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM EDT Sun Mar 30 through 1000 AM EDT Mon Mar 31... ...MICHIGAN... THREE LAKES 6.0 MARQUETTE 1 WSW 5.5 HOUGHTON 2 ESE 5.0 ALLOUEZ 1 SSW 4.0 ...NEBRASKA... MERRIMAN 8.3 ...NEW HAMPSHIRE... WATERVILLE VALLEY 7.0 SAINT JOHNSBURY 6.6 LITTLETON 6.5 ...NEW YORK... PERU 9.0 PLATTSBURGH 8.5 NORWOOD 8.0 SCHULYER FALLS 8.0 ...SOUTH DAKOTA... PIERRE 1 SE 8.3 CEDAR BUTTE 4 WNW 6.0 HARRINGTON 3 NNE 6.0 WHITE RIVER 1 SSE 4.0 ...VERMONT... FLETCHER 10.0 ELMORE 9.0 JOHNSON 8.8 SOUTH HERO 8.8 CAMBRIDGE 8.3 STOWE 8.0 BARRE 7.5 SHEFFIELD 7.5 COLCHESTER 7.2 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in inches from 700 AM EDT Sun Mar 30 through 1000 AM EDT Mon Mar 31... ...MASSACHUSETTS... STREET ROAD 0.50 TICONDEROGA 0.20 ...MICHIGAN... GAYLORD 2 SW 0.55 ...MINNESOTA... WALES 0.33 HIBING 2 E 0.25 SILVER BAY 0.20 ...NEW HAMPSHIRE... BOW 1 ESE 0.47 BENNINGTON 1 W 0.38 ...NEW YORK... SARANAC LAKE 0.62 ARGYLE 7 NE 0.31 LA FARGEVILLE 1 N 0.25 TUPPER LAKE 0.25 CLAYTON 0.20 WATERTOWN AIRPORT 0.15 ...SOUTH DAKOTA... SUNSHINE BIBLE ACAD 0.50 ...VERMONT... LUDLOW 3 S 0.50 ORWELL 0.50 SUDBURY 0.20 ...WISCONSIN... ARGONNE 1 WSW 0.50 NULL MOUNTAIN 0.50 ASHLAND 3 SW 0.14 A wave of low pressure over the Middle Mississippi Valley will move northeastward across the Great Lakes, into Southeastern Canada by Monday morning. Areas of Minnesota and northern Wisconsin will see the threats for additional snow and ice accumulations during Sunday into early Monday. However, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan will see the heaviest st snow fall with 4 to 8 inches. There will be freezing rain accumulations from Wisconsin into northern Michigan and over Northern New England with around half an inch of ice accumulations across portions of the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan and parts of the White Mountains in New Hampshire. Power outages and hazardous travel conditions will be for the remainder of the storm. For New England and upstate New York, snow and freezing rain will be ongoing into Sunday morning, with similar threats of difficult travel and isolated power outages. Temperatures will be more marginal for winter weather by Sunday afternoon across this region. The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction Center at 1100 PM EDT. Please refer to your local National Weather Service office for additional information on this event. Ziegenfelder $$
Summary #1
Mar 30, 02:48 AM UTC
Snow and icy conditions are ongoing west to east across the northern Plains, Great Lakes, and New England
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ACUS45 KWBC 300248 SCCNS5 Storm Summary Number 1 for Midwest to Northeast Winter Storm NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 1100 PM EDT Sat Mar 29 2025 ...Snow and icy conditions are ongoing west to east across the northern Plains, Great Lakes, and New England ... Winter Storm Warnings are active across the northern Great Lakes and interior New England Ice Storm Warnings are active across northern Wisconsin, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Upstate New York, and portions of interior New England. Winter Weather Advisories are active across the northern Plains and Upper Midwest. For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings and advisories, please see www.weather.gov At 1000 PM EDT...Radar shows a broad plume of precipitation stretching from South Dakota eastward to coastal New England. The ongoing precipitation is a mix of rain, ice, and snow. At the surface, a 998 mb (29.47 in Hg) surface low is located over Iowa, with additional weak areas of low pressure along a stationary boundary draped from Kansas eastward to New Jersey. A rather stark temperature contrast is present along the boundary with temperatures in the 60s south of the front versus temperatures in the 30s north of the boundary. ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM EDT Sun Mar 30 through 1000 PM EDT Mon Mar 31... ...MICHIGAN... ALLOUEZ 1 SSW 4.0 ...NEBRASKA... MERRIMAN 8.3 ...NEW HAMPSHIRE... LITTLETON 6.5 ...NEW YORK... PERU 9.0 PLATTSBURGH 8.5 NORWOOD 8.0 SCHULYER FALLS 8.0 ...SOUTH DAKOTA... PIERRE 1 SE 8.3 CEDAR BUTTE 4 WNW 6.0 HARRINGTON 3 NNE 6.0 WHITE RIVER 1 SSE 4.0 ...VERMONT... ELMORE 9.0 SOUTH HERO 8.8 FLETCHER 8.5 CAMBRIDGE 8.3 JOHNSON 8.0 STOWE 8.0 BARRE 7.5 SHEFFIELD 7.5 COLCHESTER 7.2 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in inches from 700 AM EDT Sun Mar 30 through 1000 PM EDT Mon Mar 31... ...MASSACHUSETTS... STREET ROAD 0.50 TICONDEROGA 0.20 ...MICHIGAN... GAYLORD 0.55 VANDERBILT 6 WNW 0.50 ATLANTA 1 ENE 0.40 ...MINNESOTA... WALES 0.33 HIBING 2 E 0.25 SILVER BAY 0.20 ...NEW YORK... SARANAC LAKE 0.62 ARGYLE 7 NE 0.31 CLAYTON 0.20 WATERTOWN AIRPORT 0.15 ...SOUTH DAKOTA... SUNSHINE BIBLE ACAD 0.50 ...VERMONT... ORWELL 0.50 SUDBURY 0.20 ...WISCONSIN... ASHLAND 3 SW 0.14 A wave of low pressure along the stationary front will continue to intensify and move northeastward across the Great Lakes, helping to enhance precipitation across the upper Midwest. Areas of Minnesota, northern Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan will see the threats for additional snow and ice accumulations during Sunday into early Monday. There are moderate probabilities of snow accumulations eclipsing 8 inches and freezing rain accumulations around half an inch across portions of the Upper Midwest and northern Great Lakes. Power outages and difficult travel conditions will be hazardous for the remainder of the storm. For New England and upstate New York, snow and freezing rain will be ongoing into Sunday morning, with similar threats of difficult travel and isolated power outages. Temperatures will be more marginal for winter weather by Sunday afternoon across this region. The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction Center at 1100 AM EDT. Please refer to your local National Weather Service office for additional information on this event. Wilder $$
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