STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR NORTHEAST U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015

...EXPLOSIVELY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF CAPE COD IS
EXPECTED TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INTO COASTAL NEW ENGLAND
THIS MORNING...

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

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FARTHER INLAND FROM CENTRAL CONNECTICUT UP TO NORTHERN MAINE AS
WELL AS THE SUBURBS NORTH AND WEST OF NEW YORK CITY.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND...SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC AND ALONG
THE APPALACHIANS.

HURRICANE WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL SOUTHEASTERN NEW
ENGLAND.

COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
MAINE.

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

AT 300 AM EST...AN EXPLOSIVELY DEEPENING SURFACE LOW WITH AN
ESTIMATED CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 987 MB...29.15 INCHES...WAS MOVING
NORTHEASTWARD TO A POSITION ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE COD.
A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS CONTINUED TO SURGE SOUTHWARD BEHIND
THE DEEPENING LOW INTO THE EASTERN U.S.  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED AN AREA OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW WAS MOVING ACROSS NEW JERSEY AND INTO LONG ISLAND
NEW YORK. ANOTHER AREA OF MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WITH EMBEDDED MODERATE
TO HEAVY SNOW WAS ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK AND CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
NEW ENGLAND.  IN ADDITION...STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTH TO
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM EST SAT
FEB 14 THROUGH 300 AM EST SUN FEB 15...

...CONNECTICUT...
NEW LONDON                            3.0                    
WATERBURY                             3.0                    
GROTON                                2.8                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
SALISBURY                             8.0                    
FAIRHAVEN                             7.0                    
NEW BEDFORD                           6.8                    
CHELMSFORD                            6.2                    
ACUSHNET                              6.0                    
NORTH ADAMS                           6.0                    
WILMINGTON                            6.0                    
HARVARD                               5.5                    
NEEDHAM HEIGHTS                       5.5                    
SOUTHBOROUGH                          5.0                    
NEW BEDORD                            4.5                    

...MARYLAND...
OAKLAND                               9.0                    
BITTINGER                             5.5                    
FROSTBURG                             5.0                    
COLUMBIA                              4.0                    
GREENSBORO                            3.0                    

...MICHIGAN...
ZEELAND 3 W                           8.5                    

...NEW JERSEY...
PITMAN                                5.0                    
TRENTON                               4.5                    
BLACKWOOD                             4.0                    
HAINESPORT                            4.0                    
MAGNOLIA                              4.0                    
SANDYSTON                             3.0                    

...NEW YORK...
CAPE VINCENT                         12.0                    
EAST AMHERST                          8.0                    
MILLEN BAY 1 SW                       8.0                    
PERRYSBURG                            8.0                    
N. TONAWANDA                          7.5                    
BUFFALO 1 NW                          7.0                    
WILLIAMSVILLE 1 NW                    5.8                    
MIDDLE GROVE                          5.5                    
CLAY                                  4.3                    
WELLS                                 4.0                    

...OHIO...
SHAKER HTS                            8.0                    
CHARDON                               6.5                    
MEADVILLE                             5.2                    
HUDSON 2 WNW                          5.0                    
NEW LONDON 3 NW                       4.3                    
ST. CLAIRSVILLE                       3.7                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
CHANDLERS VALLEY                      6.0                    
BRUSH VALLEY                          5.0                    
WASHINGTON                            4.8                    
BUTLER 2 N                            4.0                    
LOCK HAVEN                            4.0                    
HOWARD 1 W                            3.5                    

...RHODE ISLAND...
BURRILLVILLE                          7.5                    
CUMBERLAND                            6.6                    
BRISTOL                               6.0                    
WEST WARWICK                          6.0                    
PORTSMOUTH                            4.8                    

...VERMONT...
WOODFORD                              4.5                    
MANCHESTER                            4.1                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
QUINWOOD                              6.0                    
STANAFORD 2 SE                        5.5                    
OAK HILL                              5.0                    
MONTCALM                              4.0                    

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

...WASHINGTON DC...
US CAPITOL 1 E                        53                    

...INDIANA...
GREENDALE 2 NW                        56                    
ST. JOSEPH                            55                    
CINCINNATI/N KY INTL APT              53                    

...MARYLAND...
COBB ISLAND 2 SE                      61                    
BAY BRIDGE AIRPORT                    58                    
GAITHERSBURG                          58                    
PROSPECT BAY                          58                    

...MICHIGAN...
BAYSHORE 4 W                          72                    
WABANINGO                             59                    
HOLLAND HARBOR                        57                    
LUDINGTON 8 NNW                       55                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
WEST JEFFERSON                        62                    

...VIRGINIA...
WINTERGREEN 4 NW                      66                    
ANNANDALE 1 W                         58                    
NEWPORT 1 SSW                         52                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
YEAGER                                55                    
BENEDUM                               53                    
KEYSER 2 SSW                          51                    


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DEEPEN
EXPLOSIVELY OFF THE COAST OF NEW ENGLAND THIS MORNING AS IT TRACKS
TOWARDS NOVA SCOTIA CANADA.  SNOW IN NEW ENGLAND IS FORECAST TO
BECOME HEAVY THIS MORNING AS WINDS FURTHER INCREASE.  THIS WILL
BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ONTO THE NEW ENGLAND COAST ESPECIALLY
NEAR CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET ISLAND. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL
ALSO EXTEND WELL INLAND...RESULTING IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OVER
MUCH OF THE NORTHEAST AND INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC. COASTAL FLOODING
MAY ALSO BE A THREAT ALONG PORTIONS OF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST.  THE
MOST INTENSE PART OF THE STORM SHOULD BE DURING THE MORNING HOURS
INTO EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE CONDITIONS GRADUALLY SUBSIDE.  THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS DOWNEAST
MAINE...WHERE 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS 8 TO 12 INCHES
OF SNOW IS FORECAST. FARTHER SOUTH...FROM EASTERN LONG ISLAND TO
RHODE ISLAND...EXPECT 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS.

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.

KONG