THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR NORTHEAST U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015
...RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST
BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND..
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM RHODE ISLAND AND COASTAL
MASSACHUSETTS NORTHWARD TO EASTERN MAINE.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR MUCH OF THE NORTHEASTERN U.S.
COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM CAPE COD NORTHWARD TO
THE COAST OF MAINE.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC
AND NORTHEASTERN U.S.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 AM EST...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS RAPIDLY DEEPENING OFF
THE NEW ENGLAND COAST. TWO SURFACE LOW CENTERS WERE OBSERVED. ONE
SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 977 MB...28.85 INCHES...WAS
CENTERED ALONG AN OCCLUDED FRONT APPROXIMATELY 135 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF NANTUCKET. A SECOND SURFACE LOW...ALSO WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE
OF 977 MB...28.85 INCHES...WAS CENTERED JUST EAST OF NOVA SCOTIA.
BOTH SURFACE LOWS ARE MOVING NORTHEASTWARD. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED
SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND
BACK WESTWARD INTO THE GULF COAST STATES.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
SNOW FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF NEW ENGLAND. THE MOST INTENSE SNOW WAS
FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND...WHERE
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS REPORTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...CONNECTICUT...AND RHODE ISLAND. FARTHER
NORTH...LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF MAINE. STRONG
WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH...WERE
OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEASTERN U.S. IN
AREAS WHERE SNOW IS FALLING...THESE WINDS ARE RESULTING IN BLOWING
SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM EST SAT
FEB 14 THROUGH 900 AM EST SUN FEB 15...
...CONNECTICUT...
EAST KILLINGLY 1 SW 6.0
COVENTRY 5.0
EAST HARTFORD 1 E 5.0
MOOSUP 5.0
TOLLAND 5.0
WINDSOR LOCKS 1 WNW 4.7
NEW LONDON 3.0
WATERBURY 3.0
GROTON 2.8
...MASSACHUSETTS...
SALISBURY 20.5
IPSWICH 20.0
MILTON 19.1
NEW BEDFORD 19.0
HINGHAM 16.0
NEWBURYPORT 16.0
FRAMINGHAM 15.5
MANSFIELD 15.5
ACTON 15.0
NORTH FALMOUTH 1 ENE 14.0
LUNENBURG 13.5
NORTH READING 12.0
EAST BOSTON 1 N 10.2
NORTH ADAMS 6.0
...MAINE...
YORK 21.0
ROBBINSTON 1 NW 20.1
LUBEC 19.0
KENNEBUNKPORT 18.0
EASTPORT 1.5 SE 17.0
KITTERY POINT 2 W 17.0
OGUNQUIT 17.0
EAST MACHIAS 4 E 12.0
WHITING 3 NNE 12.0
PEMBROKE 5.4 SSE 11.0
PERRY 2 WNW 8.0
SOUTH PORTLAND 1 SSW 5.3
SOUTHWEST HARBOR 2 S 4.5
...MICHIGAN...
ZEELAND 3 W 8.5
...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
NORTH HAMPTON 2 WSW 18.0
STRATHAM 17.0
SEABROOK 1 WNW 16.0
PORTSMOUTH 15.0
WARNER 14.0
NORTHFIELD 13.2
NEWBURY 4 SE 13.0
SOUTH SUTTON 2.5 SSE 13.0
HENNIKER 1 SSE 12.0
NASHUA 10.0
S HUDSON 9.0
ALTON 3 NE 8.0
EAST UNITY 1 SSE 7.5
...NEW YORK...
CAPE VINCENT 12.0
MACEDON 2.6 ESE 9.9
PALMYRA 1.6 NW 9.7
CHITTENANGO 2.1 ESE 9.0
EAST AMHERST 8.0
MILLEN BAY 1 SW 8.0
PERRYSBURG 8.0
N. TONAWANDA 7.5
BUFFALO 1 NW 7.0
IRONDEQUOIT 7.0
WEST SHOKAN 6.0
WILLIAMSVILLE 1 NW 5.8
MIDDLE GROVE 5.5
WELLS 4.0
CENTRAL PARK 0.9
...RHODE ISLAND...
BURRILLVILLE 11.5
PAWTUCKET 11.0
GREENE 8.0
WEST WARWICK 8.0
WEST GLOCESTER 7.3
BRISTOL 7.0
CUMBERLAND 6.6
PROVIDENCE 6.5
PORTSMOUTH 4.8
...VERMONT...
LANDGROVE 7.1
WEST HALIFAX 0.2 SE 5.0
WOODFORD 4.5
MANCHESTER 4.1
GILMAN 4.0
POMFRET 3 N 3.7
WATERBURY 3 NE 3.5
...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
...DELAWARE...
BRANDYWINE 61
...INDIANA...
GREENDALE 2 NW 56
ST. JOSEPH 55
CINCINNATI/N KY INTL APT 53
...MASSACHUSETTS...
NANTUCKET 59
...MARYLAND...
GAITHERSBURG 66
GLEN BURNIE 1 W 62
COBB ISLAND 2 SE 61
HARMANS 1 W 60
PROSPECT BAY 59
TOLCHESTER BEACH 59
BAY BRIDGE AIRPORT 58
...MICHIGAN...
BAYSHORE 4 W 72
WABANINGO 59
HOLLAND HARBOR 57
LUDINGTON 8 NNW 55
...NORTH CAROLINA...
BOONE 62
WEST JEFFERSON 62
WARRENTON 4 SE 58
ALAMANCE 1 NNE 56
FLETCHER 2 W 55
...NEW JERSEY...
CAPE MAY 62
FLORENCE 58
RUTGERS 58
TUCKERTON 58
...VIRGINIA...
WINTERGREEN 4 NW 69
ANNANDALE 1 W 58
CHERRYDALE 1 S 58
OCEANA NAS 58
FORT EUSTIS 56
LEES MILL 1 N 56
JAMESTOWN 54
NEWPORT 1 SSW 52
...WEST VIRGINIA...
YEAGER 55
BENEDUM 53
KEYSER 2 SSW 51
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...MARYLAND...
OAKLAND 9.0
BITTINGER 5.5
FROSTBURG 5.0
SIMPSONVILLE 1 SSE 4.1
COLUMBIA 4.0
GREENSBORO 3.0
...NEW JERSEY...
RED BANK 7.0
NEPTUNE TWP 6.0
PITMAN 5.0
READING TWP 5.0
TOMS RIVER 5.0
TRENTON 4.5
BLACKWOOD 4.0
HAINESPORT 4.0
MAGNOLIA 4.0
SANDYSTON 3.0
...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
DANIELSVILLE 4.5
STORMVILLE 4.3
FURLONG 4.2
BUTLER 2 N 4.0
LOCK HAVEN 4.0
HOWARD 1 W 3.5
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY DEEPEN TODAY AS
IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD AWAY FROM NEW ENGLAND. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE ACROSS MOST OF NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON...BUT
SNOW MAY PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
MOST OF EASTERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5
TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN NORTHEASTERN MAINE. STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXCEED 20 INCHES IN SOME AREAS. HIGH WINDS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS COASTAL NEW ENGLAND...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 75 MPH
POSSIBLE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE. THESE HIGH WINDS WILL
CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN SOME
AREAS...WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. FROM CAPE COD
NORTHWARD TO THE COAST OF MAINE...COASTAL FLOODING WILL ALSO POSE
A HAZARD.
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.
RYAN
Last Updated: 1000 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015