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Editorial Staff

Sunday, March 04, 2018 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Two pilot reports (PIREPs) documented severe to extreme turbulence experienced during an East Coast noreaster on March 2.
The reported conditions included turbulence described as "LIKE A BULL RIDE" at 100 ft near Asheville and "MOD-SEV" near Washington D.C. at 4,000 ft, where nearly all passengers and crew became ill.

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A couple of relevant PIREPs from the East Coast noreaster on March 2:

AVL UUA /OV AVL170002/TM 1720/FL001/TP CRJ9/WV +15-20KTS/RM LIKE A BULL RIDE

IAD UUA /OV KIAD/TM 1238/FL040/TP CRJ2/TB MOD-SEV/RM VERY BUMPY ON DESCENT. PRETTY MUCH EVERY ONE ON THE PLANE THREW UP. PILOTS WERE ON THE VERGE OF THROWING UP. AWC-WEB