THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR OHIO VALLEY TO NORTHEAST WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2013

..NEW LOW PRESSURE CENTER INTENSIFYING IN THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES
IS EXPECTED TO BRING A PERIOD OF ENHANCED WINTRY PRECIPITATION
INTO THE NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY...

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WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 AM EST...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1004 MB...29.65 INCHES...WAS MOVING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.  A LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER SOUTHERN NEW
JERSEY WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES...IS
MOVING QUICKLY NORTHEASTWARD.  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF WINTRY
PRECIPITATION WAS COVERING MUCH OF THE NORTHEAST. MUCH OF THE
PRECIPITATION IN THESE AREAS WAS IN THE FORM OF SNOW.  FREEZING
RAIN WAS REPORTED NEAR A TRANSITIONAL ZONE FROM NORTHERN NEW
JERSEY EASTWARD IN VICINITY OF THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS MOVING INTO UPSTATE NEW YORK AND
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.  MEANWHILE...MILDER AIR HAS WORKED ITS WAY
WESTWARD FROM THE ATLANTIC INTO SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND THE
MID-ATLANTIC REGION WHERE THE PRECIPITATION IS RAIN.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EST FRI DEC
13 THROUGH 300 AM EST SAT DEC 14...

...CONNECTICUT...
TORRINGTON                            7.5                    
NORTH HAVEN                           7.2                    
WESTON                                7.2                    
MILFORD                               7.0                    
WALLINGFORD                           7.0                    
NEW HAVEN                             5.5                    
SIMSBURY                              5.5                    
VERNON                                5.1                    
ASHFORD                               5.0                    
ROCKY HILL                            4.4                    
NEW CANAAN                            4.3                    
COLUMBIA                              4.0                    

...INDIANA...
CONNERSVILLE                          4.0                    
SAINT PETER 5 NNW                     2.5                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
ADAMS                                 7.0                    
GREENFIELD                            7.0                    
MILFORD                               6.7                    
HOPKINTON                             6.3                    
AYER                                  6.0                    
LUDLOW                                6.0                    
HAVERHILL                             5.5                    
ROCKLAND                              5.5                    
TAUNTON 3 W                           5.5                    
WALPOLE                               5.5                    
FITCHBURG                             5.0                    
PLAINFIELD                            2.5                    
WEYMOUTH                              2.5                    

...MARYLAND...
OAKLAND                               6.0                    
ECKHART MINES 1 S                     5.5                    
MILLERS 4 NE                          3.6                    
NORRISVILLE                           3.5                    
HAGERSTOWN                            3.0                    
COCKEYSVILLE 2 E                      2.8                    
FREDERICK 3 NW                        2.7                    

...MICHIGAN...
ANN ARBOR 5 SSE                       7.5                    
NEWPORT                               7.0                    
BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP                   5.5                    
ANN ARBOR                             4.1                    
SAGINAW 5 W                           2.8                    

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
KENNEBUNK 2 NE                        8.0                    
NEW IPSWICH                           6.8                    
HUDSON                                5.0                    
STRATHAM 2 ENE                        5.0                    
KEENE                                 4.0                    

...NEW JERSEY...
ALLAMUCHY                             6.8                    
MILTON                                6.5                    
EAST RUTHERFORD                       6.3                    
MAHWAH                                6.3                    
WEST MILFORD                          6.3                    
BUTLER                                6.0                    
NEWARK                                6.0                    
WHITEHOUSE STATION                    5.8                    
HACKETTSTOWN                          5.6                    
OAKHURST                              5.5                    
BOUND BROOK                           4.5                    
HIGHLAND LAKES                        4.0                    

...NEW YORK...
ONEONTA                              12.0                    
CAROGA LAKE                          11.0                    
MIDDLEBURGH                          11.0                    
SMITHVILLE FLATS                     11.0                    
VESTAL CENTER                        10.0                    
FORT EDWARD                           9.0                    
FREEHOLD                              9.0                    
LATHAM                                9.0                    
OWEGO                                 8.5                    
BINGHAMTON 3 N                        7.8                    
KENT CLIFFS                           7.5                    
MONROE                                7.5                    
MIDDLETOWN                            7.0                    
YONKERS                               6.2                    
GUILFORD                              6.0                    
CENTRAL PARK                          5.0                    
LAGUARDIA AIRPORT                     4.7                    

...OHIO...
PIERPONT 2 SE                         5.7                    
MENDON                                5.5                    
SANDUSKY                              5.0                    
KENSINGTON                            4.5                    
GREENVILLE 2 W                        4.0                    
KENTON 1 SSW                          4.0                    
TROY 2 SW                             4.0                    
TERRE HAUTE                           3.5                    
WAPAKONETA 2 SSE                      3.5                    
KDAY DAYTON COX APT                   3.2                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
AVIS                                 11.8                    
OGLETOWN                             10.0                    
WINDFALL 1 WSW                       10.0                    
ALTOONA                               9.0                    
BROOKLAND                             9.0                    
WILLIAMSPORT                          8.1                    
EAST STROUDSBURG                      8.0                    
HOWARD                                8.0                    
JERSEY SHORE                          8.0                    
LEWISTOWN                             7.8                    
DALLAS                                7.5                    
SAYLORSBURG                           7.0                    
TOBY                                  7.0                    
ALLENTOWN                             6.8                    
FREEPORT 5 N                          6.0                    
UPPER STRASBURG                       6.0                    
SCRANTON                              5.5                    

...RHODE ISLAND...
COVENTRY                              5.0                    
SOUTH KINGSTOWN                       5.0                    
CUMBERLAND                            4.8                    
BRISTOL                               3.0                    
PORTSMOUTH                            3.0                    

...VIRGINIA...
MONTEREY                              3.2                    
WINCHESTER                            3.0                    

...VERMONT...
POWNAL                                6.0                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
MOUNT STORM                           5.7                    
BERKELEY SPGS                         5.0                    
SHANGHAI 2 SSE                        3.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 PM EST FRI DEC 13 THROUGH 300 AM EST SAT DEC 14...

...NEW JERSEY...
TRENTON AIRPORT                       0.20                    
TRENTON AIRPORT 1 S                   0.20                    
MOUNT LAUREL                          0.10                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
READING 4 SW                          0.30                    
SPRING GROVE                          0.30                    
GILBERSTVILLE                         0.25                    
AMBLER 1 W                            0.10                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
MOUNT STORM                           0.10                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...ILLINOIS...
WARSAW 5.8 SE                        10.1                    
CHAMPAIGN 2.2 S                       9.5                    
URBANA 0.9 SSE                        8.1                    
STREATOR                              7.0                    
FAIRBURY                              6.0                    
PONTIAC                               6.0                    

...MISSOURI...
LAKE ST. LOUIS                        9.7                    
MARTHASVILLE 6.2 ENE                  8.5                    
WENTZVILLE                            8.3                    
KAHOKA 3.1 W                          7.0                    
WASHINGTON 2.7 ESE                    5.2                    
PALMYRA 4.5 NNW                       4.5                    


THE SURFACE LOW OVER NEW JERSEY WILL RAPIDLY MOVE NORTHEASTWARD UP
THE NEW ENGLAND COAST ON SUNDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD
NORTHWARD INTO MAINE TONIGHT BUT WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF IN THE
LOWER GREAT LAKES AND THE OHIO VALLEY.  IN NEW ENGLAND...SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO
INTENSIFY AND MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF OF MAINE. 
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM AN INCH
OR TWO IN WESTERN NEW YORK TO MORE THAN A FOOT IN NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND...INCLUDING CLOSE TO 18 INCHES IN EASTERN MAINE THROUGH
EARLY MONDAY. IN ADDITION...UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE
ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST AS
THE INTENSIFYING LOW PULLS IN WARMER AIR ALOFT FROM THE ATLANTIC.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KREKELER




Last Updated: 352 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2013