NOUS41 KLWX 181958 CCA PNSLWX DCZ001-MDZ002>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-VAZ021-025>031-036>042- 050>057-WVZ048>055-192300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 200 PM EST TUE FEB 18 2003 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM PRODUCES RECORD SNOWFALL ACROSS THE WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREAS... A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM PRODUCED PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE WASHINGTON D.C. AND BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREAS BETWEEN FRIDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. THE FIRST BATCH OF PRECIPITATION FELL FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING IN THE FORM OF SNOW AND RAIN. THE SECOND BATCH OF PRECIPITATION FELL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY IN THE FORM OF SNOW AND SLEET. THE THIRD BATCH OF PRECIPITATION ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE STORM FELL BETWEEN MONDAY NIGHT AND MIDDAY TUESDAY IN THE FORM OF SNOW SHOWERS. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. ACCUMULATIONS RANGED FROM 15 TO 30 INCHES REGIONWIDE...WITH THE LOWEST AMOUNTS OCCURRING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON D.C. SUBURBS WHERE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SLEET MIXED IN WITH THE PRECIPITATION. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OCCURRED IN THE NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON D.C. SUBURBS WHERE THE PRECIPITATION FELL MAINLY AS SNOW. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF ACCUMULATION WERE REPORTED JUST SOUTH AND WEST OF BALTIMORE CITY WHERE THUNDER SNOW PRODUCED BRIEF SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR SUNDAY MORNING. AT BALTIMORE...THIS STORM HAS BECOME THE TOP SNOWSTORM ON RECORD...DROPPING A TOTAL OF 28.2 INCHES AT BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AT WASHINGTON...THIS STORM RANKS AS THE NUMBER 5 SNOWSTORM ON RECORD. A TOTAL OF 16.7 INCHES WAS RECORDED AT WASHINGTON REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT. HERE IS A LIST OF THE TOP 10 SNOW STORM AT BOTH LOCATIONS...UPDATED TO INCLUDE THIS WEEKEND'S STORM. THE TOP 10 SNOW STORM FOR BALTIMORE ARE AS FOLLOWS... 1ST FEBRUARY 15-18 2003......28.2 INCHES 2ND JANUARY 27-29 1922......26.5 INCHES 3RD FEBRUARY 11-12 1983......22.8 INCHES 4TH JANUARY 7-8 1996......22.5 INCHES 5TH MARCH 29-30 1942......22.0 INCHES 6TH FEBRUARY 11-14 1899......21.4 INCHES 7TH FEBRUARY 18-19 1979......20.0 INCHES 8TH MARCH 15-18 1892......16.0 INCHES 9TH FEBRUARY 15-16 1958......15.5 INCHES 10TH JANUARY 25 2000......14.9 INCHES THE TOP 10 SNOW STORM FOR WASHINGTON ARE AS FOLLOWS... 1ST JANUARY 27-28 1922......28.0 INCHES 2ND FEBRUARY 11-13 1899......20.5 INCHES 3RD FEBRUARY 18-19 1979......18.7 INCHES 4TH JANUARY 6-8 1996......17.1 INCHES 5TH FEBRUARY 15-18 2003......16.7 INCHES 6TH FEBRUARY 11-12 1983......16.6 INCHES 7TH FEBRUARY 15-16 1958......14.4 INCHES 8TH FEBRUARY 7 1936......14.4 INCHES 9TH FEBRUARY 16-18 1900......14.3 INCHES 10TH JANUARY 29-30 1966......13.8 INCHES