THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR NORTHEASTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
700 AM EDT WED OCT 29 2008

...DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY WILL
MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD TODAY...
...HEAVY SNOW IS ENDING...WHILE STRONG WINDS WILL TAKE MUCH OF THE
DAY TO WIND DOWN OVER THE REGION...

WINTER STORM WARNING AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF NEW YORK AND VERMONT...

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE VISIT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV.

AT 700 AM EDT...A 980 MB LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR
TROIS RIVIERES...IN ONTARIO CANADA.  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT THE BULK OF
THE SNOW WAS FALLING OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE NORTHEASTERN
U.S..

...SELECTED STORM SNOWFALL TOTALS IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EDT TUE
OCT 28 THROUGH 700 AM EDT WED OCT 29...


...NEW YORK...
SHANDAKEN                            20.0
PRATTSVILLE                          18.5
ELKA PARK                            17.0
NEW KINGSTON                         15.0
MARGARETVILLE                        12.0
JEFFERSON                            12.0
KORTRIGHT                            12.0
BOVINA                               11.8
OLD FORGE                            11.0
WORCESTER                            10.5

...NEW JERSEY...
TOBYHANNA                            16.0
HIGH POINT                           14.0
LEBANON                              12.0
MOUNT OLIVE                          11.5

...PENNSYLVANIA...
FREELAND                             17.0
BEAR CREEK                           16.0
THOMPSON                             14.0
UNION DALE                           12.0
MOSCOW                               11.0

...SELECTED HIGH WIND REPORTS...

...MASSACHUSETTS...
CISCO                                66 MPH
NANTUCKET                            63 MPH
CHATHAM                              51 MPH
HEATH                                50 MPH

...NEW JERSEY...
CAPE MAY                             66 MPH
ATLANTIC CITY                        50 MPH
HIGH POINT STATE                     52 MPH
BARNEGAT LIGHT                       50 MPH

...PENNSYLVANIA...
READING                              54 MPH
COATESVILLE                          51 MPH

...RHODE ISLAND...
BARRINGTON                           54 MPH
TIVERTON                             52 MPH


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT WILL SLOWLY
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD INTO EASTERN CANADA. PRECIPITATION
WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH TODAY.  STRONG WINDS WILL BECOME RESTRICTED
TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND THROUGH TODAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1100 AM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

ECKERT




Last Updated: 651 AM EDT WED OCT 29 2008