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