Event Summary

Polar high pressure over the northeast and low pressure developing on a coastal front along the southeast coast provided the ideal scenario for widespread heavy snowfall. This was the biggest event for the tri-state area during the 2007-2008 winter season. The low developed along the South Carolina coast Friday morning, February 22, and then tracked northeast. The storm took a track to approximately 125 miles southeast of Montauk Point, New York, in the evening. While the low only dropped to 1002 mb late Friday night, the 1030 mb high over the Northeast the prior evening provided an ideal overrunning surface. Snow developed around daybreak Friday morning, moderate to heavy at times, before ending in the evening. Along the coast, the snow changed over to light rain as the precipitation tapered off. Some of the inland locations ended with a period of light freezing rain. Snowfall amounts generally ranged from 5 to 8 inches with a few higher spots. Monroe in Orange County received 10 inches.