March 1960 nor'easter

March 1960 nor'easter
Category 4 "Crippling" (RSI/NOAA: 14.53)
A surface weather analysis of the nor'easter on March 4

The March 1960 nor'easter was a severe winter storm that impacted the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions of the United States. The storm ranked as Category 4, or "crippling", on the Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale.[1] Northeasterly flow, combined with the storm's slower forward motion, enhanced snowfall across the region.[2] The cyclone began moving away from the United States on March 5.[3] It took place during a stormy period in the affected region,[4] contributing to record snowfall.[5]

  1. ^ "The Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale (NESIS)". National Climatic Data Center. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  2. ^ Kocin and Uccellini, p. 383
  3. ^ "Saturday, March 5, 1960 daily weather map". NOAA Central Library Data Imaging Project. March 5, 1960. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  4. ^ Kocin and Uccellini, p. 384
  5. ^ L. Baker Perry and Charles E. Konrad. "Synoptic Patterns Associated with the Record Snowfall of 1960 in the Southern Appalachians" (PDF). Eastern Snow. Retrieved March 1, 2010.