STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR GREAT LAKES AND NORTHEAST MAJOR WINTER
STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD 
400 AM EST FRI FEB 08 2013

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IS FORECAST FOR
THE NORTHEASTERN U.S FOR TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE COASTAL SECTIONS
OF NEW ENGLAND INCLUDING THE NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY METROPOLITAN AREA.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES EASTWARD INTO MUCH OF THE NORTHEAST
INCLUDING THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 AM EST...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH ESTIMATED CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 1000 MB... 29.53 INCHES... WAS BEGINNING TO INTENSIFY
RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD JUST OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA
COAST.  MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN PART
OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINA.  IN ADDITION...LIGHT
SNOW WAS FALLING NEAR THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD
OVER THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS.  FARTHER TO THE NORTHWEST...
ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1007 MB...
29.74 INCHES... WAS MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHWESTERN OHIO. 
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE
LOW OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
EXTENDING TO THE SOUTHWEST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EST WED FEB
06 THROUGH 300 AM EST FRI FEB 08...

...ILLINOIS...
BEACH PARK                            7.0                    
GRAYSLAKE                             6.1                    

...MICHIGAN...
MUSKEGON 4 SE                         9.8                    
GRAND HAVEN 3 S                       6.8                    
KENT CITY                             6.0                    
HOLLAND 3 E                           5.0                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
CATAWBA                               3.0                    
LOVILL 3 NE                           3.0                    
BOONE 1 S                             2.0                    

...VIRGINIA...
BLUE RIDGE                            5.0                    
CAVE SPRING 3 WNW                     4.0                    
BUCHANAN                              3.0                    
ROANOKE AIRPORT 2 SW                  3.0                    
BLACKSBURG 5 NNE                      2.3                    

...WISCONSIN...
KENOSHA AIRPORT 3 SW                  6.8                    
PLEASANT PRAIRIE                      5.8                    
RACINE 2 WSW                          5.5                    
CUDAHY 1 NE                           5.1                    


THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE NORTHEASTWARD AND INTENSIFY JUST OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST
TODAY.  RAIN IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION IS EXPECTED TO PULL OFF
THE COAST TODAY WHILE WINTRY PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN TO SPREAD
INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATER TODAY.  MEANWHILE...COLD AIR
BEHIND A SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN OHIO IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD
EASTWARD AND MERGE WITH THE INTENSIFYING LOW OFF LONG ISLAND NEW
YORK.  THE COMBINATION OF MOISTURE FROM THE INTENSIFYING LOW AND
THE INTRUSION OF COLD AIR WILL RESULT IN HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE
INTERIOR SECTION OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FRIDAY NIGHT.  STORM
TOTAL ESTIMATES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS.  IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOWFALL... WIND GUSTS OF UP TO
HURRICANE FORCE IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. THIS WILL
RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW
ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FROM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY.  TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZAROUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE.

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

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