Central Atlantic Storm Investigators 
 
Post Storm Investigation : The Storm System
 
Looking back on the East Coast Storm of 1/7/98-1/9/98 allowed us to break up the storm reports into the sections that you see on the main page, as well as to take a look at the overall storm itself.

Storm Summary:

After a cold December, a storm system swept through the NE US and dropped a foot of snow at HQ.  Within a few days, a new weather pattern had set up, quickly melting the snow to nothing by January 4th.  The Heat Wave continued unabated through January 9th, reaching its maximum for the CASI region on the 8th.  This warm air was being pushed ahead of a volatile weather system which gave tropical rains (and tropical air) to the Eastern U.S., causing flooding in the Appalachians and severe storms throughout the entire CASI region.  It ended in an Ice Storm of huge proportions over Northern CASI territory and Canada.

Archived Data relating to the Overall Storm:

Click on one of the graphics below for a larger image:
 
 
 
Early Morning 1/7 Surface Map Shows A Large-Scale System		  
6:30pm EST 1/7 National Radar Shows Widespread Rain		  
9pm 1/7 Severe Watch Boxes And Mesocyclones Over SE		  
10pm 1/7 - Northeast Is Socked In With Heavy Rain
 
10pm 1/7 3-D Satellite Shows NE Under Huge Cloud Mass		  
9pm 1/7 Satellite Shows Eastern US Encompassed In Clouds		  
10pm 1/8 Water Vapor Image Shows Upper Level System Wound Up Over SE
 
 
Thanks to the following who posted these images which aided in our Storm Investigation:  The Weather Channel, WSI, U-Hawaii.  (C) of these image belongs to those people who have stamped their images.