Short Final

Editorial Staff

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

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Key Takeaways:

Pilots reported extremely severe turbulence during an East Coast noreaster on March 2, with conditions described as a "bull ride" near Asheville (AVL) at low altitude (FL001).
Another incident near Washington-Dulles (IAD) at FL040 involved moderate-to-severe turbulence during descent.
This IAD turbulence was so extreme that nearly all passengers and even the pilots felt sick, with many passengers vomiting.

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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