STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR MAJOR WINTER STORM NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 4 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2004 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO DUMP SNOW OVER THE COASTAL MID ATLANTIC AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA...VIRGINIA...MARYLAND ...DELAWARE...NEW JERSEY...SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK... CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND...NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE FOR SNOW. THIS STORM HAS HAD A HISTORY OF DROPPING A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW OVER SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA TODAY AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HEAVY SNOW OVER COASTAL AREAS OF NEW ENGLAND AND LONG ISLAND TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS THIS STORM RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES. AT 4 PM EST THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS WINTER STORM WAS LOCATED OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN NEAR 35.0 NORTH LATITUDE AND 73.2 WEST LONGITUDE...OR 100 MILES EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA. THE STORM IS CURRENTLY TRACKING TO THE NORTHEAST WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 29.32 INCHES OR 993 MILLIBARS. ...SELECTED STORM TOTALS FOR SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATION IN INCHES AS OF 3 PM EST... VIRGINIA... TABB.....................14.0 GRAFTON..................13.5 NEWPORT NEWS.............12.5 SEAFORD..................12.0 QUINBY...................12.0 HAMPTON..................8.0 NORFOLK..................6.0 WALLOPS ISLAND...........3.8 MARYLAND... OCEAN CITY...............2.0 NORTH CAROLINA... AHOSKIE..................9.5 PENDELTON................8.5 MURFREESBORO.............8.0 GREENVILLE...............4.0 WILLIAMSTON..............4.0 MICRO....................4.0 WILLIAMSTON..............3.0 BLACK CREEK..............3.0 WILSON...................2.5 PLYMOUTH.................2.0 ROCKY MOUNT..............2.0 GREENVILLE...............2.0 MASSACHUSETTS... BEVERLY..................6.8 ESSEX....................5.0 MANCHESTER...............4.0 MARBLEHEAD...............3.2 LYNN.....................2.5 ROSLINDALE...............2.0 ...PREVIOUS STORM TOTALS FOR SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS STARTING DECEMBER 24... GEORGIA... AUGUSTA..................0.8 MOSTLY FREEZING RAIN SOUTH CAROLINA... AIKEN....................0.8 FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TEXAS... BRAZORIA.................13.0 GANADO...................12.0 VICTORIA.................11.0 BAY CITY.................9.0 SAN DIEGO................8.0 PORT LAVACA..............8.0 PIERCE...................7.0 YORKTOWN.................6.0 ANGELTON.................6.0 KARNES CITY..............5.0 CORPUS CHRISTI...........4.4 WHARTON..................4.0 PORT ISABEL..............3.0 LA JOLLA.................3.0 GALVESTON................3.0 SOUTH PADRE ISLAND.......2.5 PORT O'CONNOR............2.0 BROWNSVILLE..............1.5 LOUISIANA... BURWICK..................1.0 CAMERON..................0.8 NEW ORLEANS..............0.5 THE LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COASTLINE TONIGHT. THE SYSTEM WILL HAVE A SHARP CUTOFF BETWEEN AREAS THAT WILL GET HEAVY SNOW VERSUS MUCH LESSER AMOUNTS. PLEASE CONSULT STATEMENTS FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER STORM. THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED AT 10 PM EST SUNDAY EVENING. LADER