THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM EST THU JAN 02 2014

...HEAVY SNOW FORECAST TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AS
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENS OFFSHORE...           

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF LONG ISLAND AND
COASTAL NEW ENGLAND.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF THE LOWER GREAT LAKES...OHIO RIVER
VALLEY...APPALACHIANS...MID-ATLANTIC...AND NORTHEAST. LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INDIANA
ALONG LAKE MICHIGAN. WIND CHILL WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST...MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST.

COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
THE NORTHEAST U.S. COASTLINE.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.

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

AT 900 PM EST...A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS BECOMING BETTER
ORGANIZED ALONG THE U.S. EAST COAST. A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 998 MB...29.47 INCHES...WAS CENTERED ALONG THE NORTH
CAROLINA OUTER BANKS NEAR CAPE HATTERAS. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED
SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COASTLINE INTO
THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED
OFFSHORE INTO THE ATLANTIC FROM THE SURFACE LOW. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING FROM THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY TO THE
MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEASTERN STATES. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WAS
REPORTED ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WERE ALSO REPORTED AT TIMES ACROSS COASTAL PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHEAST.                                                        
              

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM EST WED
JAN 01 THROUGH 900 PM EST THU JAN 02...

...WASHINGTON DC...
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY 1 SW              1.5                    

...DELAWARE...
HOCKESSIN                             2.8                    
WILMINGTON                            2.1                    
NEWARK                                2.0                    

...INDIANA...
FISH LAKE                            12.0                    
LA PORTE                             12.0                    
FREMONT                               9.0                    
MICHIGAN CITY                         8.5                    
NORTH WEBSTER 2 SW                    8.1                    
NAPPANEE                              8.0                    
FORT WAYNE 5 SW                       7.1                    
CHESTERTON                            6.5                    
DUNREITH                              6.0                    
INDIANAPOLIS                          6.0                    
RUSHVILLE                             6.0                    
SHELBYVILLE 1 SSW                     6.0                    
GOSPORT                               5.4                    
PARAGON                               5.3                    
BEECH GROVE                           5.0                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
TOPSFIELD                            18.0                    
BOXFORD                              16.0                    
ROWLEY                               15.8                    
GEORGETOWN                           15.0                    
PEABODY                              10.0                    
METHUEN                               8.0                    
WILMINGTON                            8.0                    
READING                               7.5                    
BOSTON                                6.7                    
BRADFORD                              5.5                    
WEST NEWBURY                          5.5                    
DEERFIELD                             4.0                    
GLOUCESTER                            4.0                    
WAKEFIELD                             3.6                    

...MARYLAND...
NORRISVILLE                           4.5                    
BEL AIR                               4.3                    
POINT OF ROCKS                        4.0                    
COLUMBIA                              3.5                    
WESTMINISTER 2 SE                     3.5                    
GLYNDON 1 WSW                         3.0                    
PARKTON                               3.0                    
SMITHBURG                             3.0                    
COLORA                                2.8                    
HAGERSTOWN 1 ENE                      2.8                    
FREDERICK 3 NW                        2.5                    
SYKESVILLE 3 NW                       2.5                    

...MAINE...
OLD ORCHARD BEACH                     7.0                    
STANDISH 3 E                          7.0                    
HOLLIS 5 NW                           6.5                    
PORTLAND JETPORT                      6.1                    
GORHAM 1 N                            6.0                    
SACO                                  6.0                    
GRAY                                  5.1                    
WATERBORO                             5.0                    
BERWICK                               4.5                    

...MICHIGAN...
WYANDOTTE                            11.6                    
SW ROMULUS                           11.1                    
RIVERVIEW                             9.5                    
ROMULUS                               8.6                    
TEMPERANCE                            8.1                    
CARLETON 2.5 S                        8.0                    
CHELSEA                               8.0                    
DUNDEE                                7.5                    
KALAMAZOO 1 WNW                       7.3                    
MORENCI                               7.3                    
BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP                   7.0                    
PLAINWELL 5 E                         6.8                    
BROOKLYN 2 ENE                        6.6                    
FARMINGTON HILLS                      6.4                    
HASTINGS 4 SSW                        6.3                    

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
SEABROOK 1 WNW                        7.5                    
GILFORD 3 SSE                         6.5                    
MEREDITH                              6.2                    
BRISTOL 1 NNW                         6.0                    
LEBANON                               6.0                    
OSSIPEE                               6.0                    
PETERBOROUGH                          6.0                    
GRANTHAM                              5.0                    
HOOKSETT                              5.0                    
PETERSBOROUGH                         5.0                    
WEST HAMPSTEAD 3 WSW                  5.0                    
CANTERBURY                            4.5                    
BELMONT                               4.0                    
DOVER                                 4.0                    
NEW BOSTON                            4.0                    

...NEW JERSEY...
BORDENTOWN                            2.8                    
HADDONFIELD                           2.5                    
MATAWAN                               2.5                    
WANTAGE                               2.3                    
EWING                                 2.2                    

...NEW YORK...
GREECE                               18.0                    
BROCKPORT 1 ENE                      11.5                    
PERRYSBURG                           11.0                    
WARNERVILLE                          10.5                    
DUANESBURG                           10.0                    
ESPERANCE                            10.0                    
ST. JOHNSVILLE                       10.0                    
WEBSTER                              10.0                    
SOUTH BERNE                           9.0                    
ROCHESTER 5 WNW                       8.8                    
DANBY                                 8.5                    
KNOX                                  8.5                    
ASHLAND                               8.0                    
HADLEY                                8.0                    
ALBANY 2 W                            6.7                    

...OHIO...
SWANTON                               8.0                    
NAPOLEON                              7.4                    
HAMILTON 1.5 NW                       6.5                    
TOLEDO 2 ENE                          6.0                    
BLANCHESTER                           5.5                    
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE                5.3                    
GENNTOWN 2 SE                         5.0                    
MONROE                                5.0                    
OXFORD                                5.0                    
WEST CHESTER                          5.0                    
MAUSTOWN 2 WSW                        4.6                    
FREMONT 2 ENE                         4.5                    
WETHERINGTON                          4.5                    
WILMINGTON 2 SSE                      4.5                    
XENIA 3 SW                            4.1                    
COLERAIN TOWNSHIP                     4.0                    
FARMERSVILLE                          4.0                    
ZANESVILLE                            4.0                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
KNOX                                  8.7                    
BROOKLAND                             8.0                    
CHANDLERS VALLEY                      8.0                    
SAYRE                                 7.5                    
GREENVILLE                            6.0                    
LANDER                                6.0                    
SLIPPERY ROCK                         6.0                    
WEST MIDDLESEX                        6.0                    
TIOGA                                 5.5                    
BRADFORD                              5.0                    
KINZUA DAM                            5.0                    
OSCEOLA                               5.0                    
POTTER BROOK                          5.0                    
SHINGLEHOUSE                          5.0                    
PHILADELPHIA INTL AIRPORT             1.0                    

...VIRGINIA...
HIGHTOWN 3 NW                         4.0                    
LEESBURG 2 NW                         4.0                    
PURCELLVILLE                          4.0                    
BLUEMONT                              3.0                    
WINCHESTER                            2.5                    
ALEXANDRIA                            1.5                    

...VERMONT...
WOODFORD                             11.5                    
PROCTOR 1 NE                          8.0                    
LANDGROVE                             7.2                    
EAST WALLINGFORD                      7.0                    
WEST ARLINGTON                        6.5                    
EAST BARNARD 1 ESE                    6.3                    
FAIR HAVEN                            6.0                    
MT. TABOR                             6.0                    
ROCHESTER                             6.0                    
SHREWSBURY                            6.0                    
CORNWALL                              5.0                    
SOUTH NEWFANE                         5.0                    
WILDER                                5.0                    
BENNINGTON                            4.5                    
DANBY FOUR CORNERS                    4.3                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
CHERRY GROVE 6 WSW                    4.0                    
NEWBURG                               2.0                    

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

...ILLINOIS...
LIBERTYVILLE                         16.7                    
ELK GROVE VILLAGE                    16.1                    
GURNEE                               16.0                    
BUFFALO GROVE                        15.2                    
HIGHWOOD                             15.1                    
PALATINE                             15.0                    
SCHAUMBURG                           14.5                    
RIVERWOODS                           13.8                    
MUNDELEIN                            13.7                    
MORTON GROVE                         13.3                    
ROSELLE                              13.1                    
EVANSTON                             13.0                    
STREAMWOOD 1 SW                      13.0                    
MIDWAY AIRPORT 3 SW                  12.3                    
ROMEOVILLE                            9.7                    

...WISCONSIN...
RACINE 3 NW                          10.0                    
FRANKLIN 3 E                          7.6                    
UNION GROVE 5 S                       7.3                    
FRANKLIN                              6.1                    
WEST ALLIS                            5.8                    


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DEEPEN OFFSHORE
TONIGHT. AS THIS PROCESS OCCURS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND PARTS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES.
ADDITIONALLY...AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STRENGTHENS...A
TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN INCREASED WIND SPEEDS
ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEASTERN STATES. WIND GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS...RESULTING IN
POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PRIMARILY IN SOME AREAS ALONG THE
NORTHEAST U.S. COAST. SNOW IS FORECAST TO BEGIN TAPERING OFF
ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST FRIDAY MORNING...BUT COULD
CONTINUE ACROSS COASTAL AREAS OF THE NORTHEAST INTO EARLY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST
TO FALL FROM NORTHERN NEW JERSEY TO COASTAL NEW ENGLAND...WHERE 6
TO 12 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED. HIGHER AMOUNTS
IN EXCESS OF A FOOT OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND. ELSEWHERE...1 TO 4 INCHES OF
SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE AREA FROM THE INTERIOR
MID-ATLANTIC STATES TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS.
          

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

RYAN




Last Updated: 944 PM EST THU JAN 02 2014