THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 8 FOR NORTHEAST U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010
 
...MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES ACROSS THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC
AND NORTHEAST...
 
WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
THE OHIO VALLEY...THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS...AND PORTIONS OF NEW
YORK AND NEW ENGLAND.
 
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE APPALACHIANS.
 
FLOOD WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FROM
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY NORTHWARD INTO EASTERN MAINE.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 PM EST...A 992 MB...29.29 INCH...SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED
OVER EASTERN LONG ISLAND WITH A LARGE BROKEN PRECIPITATION SHIELD
SPINNING OVER THE NORTHEAST...THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC
REGION...AND THE UPPER MIDWEST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED SNOWFALL OF WIDELY
VARYING INTENSITIES ACROSS AN AREA EXTENDING FROM MICHIGAN AND
OHIO EASTWARD INTO NEW ENGLAND. ONLY A FEW STATIONS IN SOUTHEAST
NEW ENGLAND WERE STILL REPORTING RAIN. WINDS WERE STILL GUSTY BUT
BEGINNING TO DIE DOWN ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS OF THE MID ATLANTIC
STATES AND THE NORTHEAST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM EST TUE
FEB 23 THROUGH 800 PM EST FRI FEB 26...

...CONNECTICUT...
WINSTED 1 SE                         13.6                     
WILTON                               11.3                     
DARIEN                               10.3                     
NEW HARTFORD 4 W                      9.9                     
NEW CANAAN                            9.1                     
STAMFORD                              8.1                     
PROSPECT 2 NW                         8.0                     
NORWALK                               7.8                     

...KENTUCKY...
LYNCH 3 SE                            7.8                     
OVEN FORK 1 NE                        5.0                     
BLEDSOE 2 SE                          4.0                     

...MASSACHUSETTS...
ROWE                                 25.0                     
CHESTERFIELD                         24.0                     
ASHFIELD                             23.6                     
HEATH                                22.0                     
SHELBURNE                            22.0                     
PLAINFIELD                           21.5                     
PITTSFIELD                           20.0                     
BECKET                               19.8                     
WORCESTER                            10.7                     

...MARYLAND...
OAKLAND                              36.0                     
FRIENDSVILLE 5 SW                    14.0                     

...MAINE...
TEMPLE 1 WNW                         15.1                     
SAINT ZACHARIE                       11.0                     
BINGHAM 10 W                         10.0                     
PHILLIPS                             10.0                     
NORWAY 12 WNW                         9.8                     
EAST SANGERVILLE                      9.7                     
SHIRLEY                               9.0                     
MOUNT CHASE                           8.3                     
WELLINGTON                            7.5                     
NEW SHARON 2 NW                       7.1                     

...MICHIGAN...
MASON 6 NW                            8.1                     
HASLETT 1 N                           5.7                     
ANN ARBOR 2 WNW                       4.6                     

...NORTH CAROLINA  ...
ASHLAND                               7.0                     
REESE                                 6.5                     
ROMINGER                              5.5                     

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
RANDOLPH 4 WSW                       43.0                     
RANDOLF                              39.6                     
KANCAMAGUS                           26.0                     
EAST LEMPSTER                        24.0                     
FRANCESTOWN                          19.0                     
WASHINGTON                           18.5                     
PETERBOROUGH                         18.0                     
MADISON                              17.8                     
CONWAY                               17.0                     
WEST CHESTERFIELD                    16.5                     

...NEW JERSEY...
SPARTA TWP 4 E                       33.0                     
ROCKAWAY TWP 1 NE                    29.8                     
WEST MILFORD                         28.0                     
VERNON TWP 2 WSW                     27.8                     
ROSELLE                              21.4                     
TENAFLY                              21.3                     
BERGENFIELD                          21.0                     
NEWARK                               14.9                     

...NEW YORK...
POTTER HOLLOW                        53.0                     
SLIDE MTN                            51.0                     
WOODRIDGE 6 S                        46.9                     
ALTAMONT 3 SSW                       43.5                     
HARRIMAN                             32.0                     
NYC/CENTRAL PARK                     20.9                     
ITHACA                               19.5                     
BINGHAMTON_S                         17.3                     
SYRACUSE                             14.4                     
ALBANY                               12.4                     

...OHIO...
MONTVILLE 1 SSE                       8.8                     
BRUNSWICK 1 NE                        7.5                     
MEDINA                                7.0                     
THOMPSON 5 SW                         7.0                     
TOLEDO-PT PLACE                       6.0                     

...PENNSYLVANIA...
HAWLEY 2 NNW                         31.9                     
BEAR CREEK                           28.0                     
FARMINGTON                           25.0                     
FOREST CITY                          24.9                     
DINGMANS FERRY 4 WSW                 22.3                     
JESSUP                               21.0                     
POCONO PEAK LAKE                     20.5                     
SCRANTON                             13.5                     
PHILADELPHIA 5 NE                     5.0                     

...RHODE ISLAND...
BURRILLVILLE                          6.5                     
WEST GLOCESTER 3 SE                   5.5                     

...TENNESSEE...
APPALACHIA                            3.0                     
ROAN MOUNTAIN                         3.0                     

...VERMONT...
WOODFORD                             52.0                     
WEST HALIFAX                         38.5                     
LUDLOW                               32.3                     
WARREN                               32.0                     
WAITSVILLE 2 W                       31.0                     
LANDGROVE                            29.0                     
POMFRET 3 N                          28.2                     
RANDOLPH CENTER                      26.0                     
BROOKFIELD 2 WSW                     25.7                     
SOUTH BURLINGTON 3 SE                18.2                     

...WEST VIRGINIA...
BAYARD                               37.8                     
HINES                                25.0                     
ROWLESBURG                           18.0                     
DAVIS 3 SE                           16.4                     
RUNA                                 12.1                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM EST TUE
FEB 23 THROUGH 800 PM EST FRI FEB 26...

...CONNECTICUT...
OAKDALE 3 WNW                         4.04                     
PORTLAND 1 S                          3.90                     
WALLINGFORD                           2.59                     
ROCKY RIVER                           2.58                     
STAFFORDVILLE                         2.54                     
MILFORD 3 ESE                         2.50                     
NORWALK                               2.45                     

...MASSACHUSETTS...
GROVELAND 1 WSW                       4.84                     
WINCHESTER 1 SE                       4.82                     
STERLING                              4.71                     
JAMAICA PLAIN 1 NE                    4.23                     
BOSTON 1 WSW                          3.23                     
SPENCER                               2.86                     
LAWRENCE                              2.58                     

...MAINE...
SCARBOROUGH 1 WSW                     8.38                     
STANDISH 2 W                          7.48                     
GORHAM                                6.68                     
SOUTH BERWICK                         6.53                     
PORTLAND-DEERING CTR                  6.22                     
LISBON FALLS                          5.80                     
GRAY                                  5.63                     
WESTPORT ISLAND                       5.45                     
AUBURN                                5.03                     
AUGUSTA                               3.99                     

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
DURHAM                                6.73                     
CONWAY                                5.87                     
EAST ROCHESTER                        5.85                     
EXETER 2 E                            5.48                     
MOUNT WASHINGTON                      4.73                     
STRAFFORD 1 SSE                       4.72                     
LACONIA                               4.63                     
PORTSMOUTH/PEASE                      4.26                     
GREENVILLE                            3.40                     
CONCORD                               2.99                     

...NEW YORK...
TANNERSVILLE                          5.00                     
PLATTE COVE                           3.66                     
ISLIP                                 2.41                     
NORTH CHATHAM                         2.40                     
ALCOVE DAM                            2.28                     
POUGHKEEPSIE AP                       2.24                     
LINDENHURST                           2.04                     
SARATOGA NHP                          1.68                     
CATSKILL                              1.23                     
ALBANY AIRPORT                        1.09                     

...RHODE ISLAND...
HOPE VALLEY 4 S                       4.76                     
CRANSTON 2 E                          4.33                     

...VERMONT...
MIDDLESEX 7 NE                        2.31                     
WEST HALIFAX                          1.80                     
GRAFTON                               1.77                     
BRATTLEBORO                           1.48                     

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
MOUNT WASHINGTON                       123                     


THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO LINGER AND SLOWLY WEAKEN ALONG THE
NEW ENGLAND COAST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND SNOW WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS INTO
SATURDAY. HOWEVER...WINDS AND PRECIPITATION WILL DIE DOWN FRIDAY
NIGHT AS THE STORM SYSTEM LOSES INTENSITY. ADDITIONAL TOTALS OF 3
TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED AREAS OF 12 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE
BEFORE THE SNOWFALL DIMINISHES.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

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Last Updated: 953 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010