THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR MID-ATLANTIC TO NORTHEAST MAJOR WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2015

...HIGH-IMPACT WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO BRING HEAVY SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF THE NORTHEAST... 

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF EASTERN
LONG ISLAND TO MAINE.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY AND EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA NORTHWARD INTO INTERIOR NEW ENGLAND.

COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES ARE STILL IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE
NORTHEAST COASTLINE.

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

AT 900 AM EST...A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH AN ESTIMATED
PRESSURE OF 975 MB...28.79 INCHES...WAS CENTERED APPROXIMATELY 85
MILES SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET...MASSACHUSETTS AND MOVING IN A
NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD DIRECTION. AN OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDED NORTH
AND EASTWARD OUT OF THE LOW AND OUT INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
THAT WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY
SNOW...CONTINUED TO FALL FROM NEW JERSEY INTO MUCH OF NEW ENGLAND.
GUSTY WINDS CONTINUED TO INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS WERE REPORTED FROM MUCH
OF NEW JERSEY NORTHEASTWARD TO NEAR BOSTON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40
TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH...WERE REPORTED AT MARTHAS
VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. FARTHER SOUTH AND WEST...SCATTERED AREAS
OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WERE REPORTED ACROSS
WESTERN NEW YORK STATE AND SOUTHWARD TO THE CENTRAL/NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC STATES. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1100 PM EST SUN
JAN 25 THROUGH 900 AM EST TUE JAN 27...

...CONNECTICUT...
BALTIC                               20.5                    
KILLINGLY                            20.0                    
NORWICH                              16.0                    
OLD SAYBROOK                         15.5                    
BERLIN 2.4 SSE                       14.2                    
TOLLAND                              14.0                    
MARLBOROUGH                          13.8                    
MOOSUP 1.7 NE                        13.0                    
NORTH GUILFORD                       13.0                    
MANCHESTER                           12.5                    
STAFFORDVILLE 0.4 NNW                11.5                    
NEW HAVEN                             7.0                    
WEST HARTFORD                         2.0                    

...WASHINGTON DC...
WASHINGTON                            1.1                    

...DELAWARE...
NEWARK 3.9 SSW                        1.6                    
DOVER 1.1 NNE                         1.0                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
SHREWSBURY                           26.2                    
WORCESTER                            25.0                    
LITTLETON                            23.5                    
CHELMSFORD                           22.5                    
BURLINGTON                           19.5                    
FALMOUTH                             19.0                    
METHUEN                              19.0                    
EAST FREETOWN                        18.5                    
HARWICH                              18.0                    
NEW BEDFORD                          18.0                    
SANDWICH                             18.0                    
SOUTH PLYMOUTH                       18.0                    
BERLIN 1.3 WSW                       16.0                    
SALEM                                 9.0                    
TAUNTON                               7.0                    

...MARYLAND...
CASCADE                               6.0                    
MC HENRY 5 SSE                        6.0                    
OAKLAND                               5.0                    
GERMANTOWN                            4.5                    
ECKHART MINES                         4.0                    
POINT OF ROCKS                        3.5                    
WESTMINSTER 2 SE                      3.5                    
HAGERSTOWN 1 E                        3.0                    
FREDERICK 3 NW                        2.8                    
SILVER SPRING 5.7 NW                  2.8                    
GAITHERSBURG 3.1 NE                   2.7                    
COLUMBIA 2.3 N                        2.5                    

...MAINE...
PORTLAND 1 W                         14.8                    
YARMOUTH                             12.5                    
ROCKPORT 2.8 SW                      11.0                    
ROCKPORT 3 SW                        11.0                    
LEWISTON 2 E                         10.5                    
WESTPORT ISLAND 2.2 SSW               9.5                    
GRAY NWS OFFICE                       9.4                    

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
WINDHAM                              22.1                    
HUDSON                               21.5                    
WEST HAMPSTEAD 3 WSW                 21.0                    
SALEM 1.7 NNE                        16.2                    
DOVER 0.8 E                          12.5                    
EXETER 1.5 E                         12.5                    

...NEW JERSEY...
NORTH BERGEN                          8.1                    
BERKELEY TWP                          8.0                    
HOWELL TWP                            8.0                    
HARRISON 0.3 N                        7.2                    
LONG BRANCH 0.5 W                     7.0                    
PENNINGTON 0.6 ENE                    7.0                    
OCEAN TWP 0.8 SE                      6.3                    
NEWARK AIRPORT                        6.0                    
TOMS RIVER TWP 2.8 SSE                5.5                    
CHEESEQUAKE                           5.0                    
TRENTON                               4.0                    

...NEW YORK...
MATTITUCK                            24.8                    
MEDORD                               22.3                    
ISLIP AIRPORT                        20.9                    
NORTH BABYLON                        18.0                    
PLAINVIEW                            17.0                    
MASSAPEQUA                           14.2                    
CARLE PLACE                          13.1                    
SEAFORD                              12.7                    
NYC/LA GUARDIA                       11.0                    
ROCKY POINT 2.0 N                    11.0                    
CENTRAL PARK                          5.5                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
WINDBER COUNTRY CLUB                 14.0                    
QUIGGLEVILLE                         10.0                    
SAINT MARYS                          10.0                    
ROARING SPRING                        9.5                    
LAUREL SUMMIT                         8.5                    
MOON TOWNSHIP                         7.5                    
SCHELLSBURG 2.6 WNW                   7.5                    
EVANS CITY                            7.3                    
CABOT                                 7.0                    
CANONSBURG                            7.0                    
STATE COLLEGE 2.4 ENE                 4.0                    
NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA                2.5                    

...RHODE ISLAND...
BURRILLVILLE                         19.5                    
WEST GLOCESTER                       16.6                    
WEST GLOCESTER 3.4 SE                16.6                    
CHARLESTOWN                          15.0                    
PORTSMOUTH                           15.0                    
CRANSTON 4.1 E                       13.0                    
GREENVILLE 0.7 NNW                   12.5                    
COVENTRY                              7.0                    
NORTH KINGSTOWN                       7.0                    
WAKEFIELD                             7.0                    
WEST WARWICK                          6.0                    
PROVIDENCE                            5.0                    
WESTERLY                              5.0                    

...VIRGINIA...
FAIRFAX                               4.3                    
WINCHESTER 2 S                        3.5                    
CHESTER GAP                           3.0                    
CEDAR HILL 3 NNW                      2.5                    

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

...MASSACHUSETTS...
NANTUCKET                             78                    
EDGARTOWN                             61                    
NANTUCKET MEMORIAL ARPT               61                    
YARMOUTH                              61                    
OAK BLUFFS                            60                    
PROVINCETOWN MUNI ARPT                59                    
FAIRHAVEN                             58                    
VINEYARD HAVEN                        58                    
BARNSTABLE                            53                    
CHATHAM MUNI ARPT                     52                    
SCITUATE                              52                    
PLYMOUTH MUNI ARPT                    49                    

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
MOUNT WASHINGTON                      78                    

...RHODE ISLAND...
BLOCK ISLAND MUNI ARPT                53                    
MIDDLETOWN                            50                    

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

...OHIO...
GALION                                8.0                    
MANSFIELD/ONTARIO                     8.0                    
BOWERSTON                             7.0                    
MINERAL CITY                          7.0                    
DALTON                                6.5                    
LEXINGTON 1 NW                        6.5                    
ASHLAND 4 SW                          6.0                    
CALCUTTA                              6.0                    
GLASGOW                               6.0                    
QUAKER CITY                           5.3                    
BELLEFONTAINE 2 N                     5.0                    
RICHMOND                              5.0                    
STEUBENVILLE                          5.0                    
BELLEVUE 1 N                          4.3                    
BARNESVILLE                           4.0                    

...TENNESSEE...
GATLINBURG 6 SE                       4.5                    
NEWFOUND GAP 1 N                      4.3                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
TERRA ALTA 1 NE                       7.0                    
CHESTER                               5.0                    
MOUNT STORM                           5.0                    
BURLINGTON                            4.0                    
CANAAN HEIGHTS                        4.0                    
KLINE GAP 2 ESE                       4.0                    
WEIRTON                               4.0                    
FALLING WATERS 2 NW                   3.8                    
INWOOD                                3.8                    
MARTINSBURG 2 E                       3.5                    
FALLING WATERS                        3.0                    
MOZART                                3.0                    
FOLLANSBEE                            2.5                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...

...WEST VIRGINIA...
FLAT TOP                              0.38                    


THE SURFACE LOW OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE
MOVING NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COASTLINE ON TUESDAY
AND INTO NOVA SCOTIA BY WEDNESDAY. HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON TUESDAY FOR MUCH OF THE NORTHEAST.
THIS HEAVY SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40
MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH...MAY CREATE LIFE-THREATENING
WHITEOUT OR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH CONCERNS FOR POWER OUTAGES
AND SEVERE IMPACT TO ROAD AND AIR TRAVEL. ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COASTLINE...HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL AS
COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION. AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 15
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR
EASTERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY...WHILE LESSER AMOUNTS GENERALLY UP TO 6
INCHES IS STILL POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY AND EASTERN
NEW YORK STATE. THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ACROSS NEW ENGLAND AND
THE NORTHEAST ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY
BEFORE SLOWING TAPERING OFF FROM SOUTH TO NORTH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT
AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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

SANTORELLI




Last Updated: 1007 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2015