STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR MAJOR WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2006

...SNOW IS BEGINNING TO DIMINISH ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW
YORK...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FORMED OVER THE DELMARVA PENINSULA MONDAY
NIGHT AND MOVED EASTWARD INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC DURING TUESDAY
AND DEEPENED.  THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR
HEAVY SNOW FROM NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
TIER OF NEW YORK...THE HUDSON VALLEY OF NEW YORK AND PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.   

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE PRESENTLY IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF
MASSACHUSETTS..CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND...THE HUDSON
VALLEY OF NEW YORK AND NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY.  WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL RHODE
ISLAND...COASTAL CONNECTICUT AND FOR ROCKLAND AND WESTCHESTER
COUNTIES OF SOUTHERN NEW YORK.  

AT 4 PM EST...THE CENTER OF THE STORM IS LOCATED NEAR 39.6N 69.0 W
OR APPROXIMATELY 150 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE COD
MASSACHUSETTS.  THE CENTRAL PRESSURE OF THIS STORM IS 29.47 INCHES
OR 998 MILLIBARS.

THE LATEST NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS ARE SHOWING
PRECIPITATION BEGINNING TO DIMINISH ACROSS NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHERN NEW YORK.  PRECIPITATION IS CONTINUING ACROSS SOUTHERN
MASSACHUSETTS...MOST OF CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND. 
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING OVER SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND WITH ONLY LIGHT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
POSSIBLE.


...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH 4 PM EST TUESDAY...

PENNSYLVANIA...

EQUINNUK..................6.5  INCHES  920  AM EST TUE
TOBYHANNA.................6.5  INCHES  258  PM EST TUE
POCONO SUMMIT.............4.0  INCHES  300  PM EST TUE
TANNERSVILLE..............2.0  INCHES  800  AM EST TUE

NEW JERSEY...

HIGH POINT................8.5  INCHES  259  PM EST TUE
WANTAGE...................8.0  INCHES  252  PM EST TUE
MONTAGUE..................5.5  INCHES  800  AM EST TUE
MARCELLA..................2.3  INCHES  758  AM EST TUE
SUSSEX....................2.2  INCHES  800  AM EST TUE


NEW YORK...

POTTER HOLLOW.............11.5 INCHES  1130 AM EST TUE
JEFFERSON.................11.5 INCHES  1130 AM EST TUE
SHANDAKEN.................9.0  INCHES  224  PM EST TUE
HAMPTONBURGH..............9.0  INCHES  900  AM EST TUE
MIDDLETOWN................7.5  INCHES  800  AM EST TUE
BINGHAMTON................3.9  INCHES  916  AM EST TUE
VOORHEESVILLE.............5.1  INCHES  1130 AM EST TUE
ALBANY....................2.3  INCHES  100  PM EST TUE


CONNECTICUT...

BARKHAMSTED...............15.5 INCHES  1250 PM EST TUE
NORTH GRANBY..............14.5 INCHES  1200 PM EST TUE
BRISTOL...................12.0 INCHES  1111 AM EST TUE
BURLINGTON................11.0 INCHES  154  PM EST TUE
NEW FAIRFIELD.............10.5 INCHES  800  AM EST TUE
UNIONVILLE................9.0  INCHES  1215 PM EST TUE
POMFRET...................8.5  INCHES  910  AM EST TUE
WEST HARTFORD.............7.0  INCHES  1212 PM EST TUE


RHODE ISLAND...

BURRILLVILLE..............10.0 INCHES  1056 AM EST TUE
CUMBERLAND................9.8  INCHES  115  PM EST TUE
NORTH SCITUATE............8.5  INCHES  1253 PM EST TUE
CONVENTRY.................5.0  INCHES  1056 AM EST TUE


MASSACHUSETTS...

GRANVILLE.................14.5 INCHES  1135 AM EST TUE
MONTGOMERY................13.0 INCHES  1005 AM EST TUE
WESTFIELD.................12.0 INCHES  1215 PM EST TUE
WESTHAMPTON...............9.0  INCHES  925  AM EST TUE
BROOKFIELD................8.0  INCHES  1215 PM EST TUE
ASHFIELD..................7.3  INCHES  843  AM EST TUE
BLANFORD..................7.0  INCHES  635  AM EST TUE
WORCESTER.................7.0  INCHES  1008 AM EST TUE


NEW HAMSPSHIRE...

RINDGE....................3.4  INCHES  700  AM EST TUE
WILTON....................2.1  INCHES  200  PM EST TUE
 

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEORLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 10 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS IN YOUR AREA.

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