STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR MAJOR WINTER STORM NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 4 PM EST SAT JAN 22 2005 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES OVER THE OHIO VALLEY AND NORTHEASTERN U.S WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY FOR SOUTHEAST/EAST-CENTRAL NEW YORK...VERMONT...CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE NEW YORK CITY AND BOSTON METROPOLITAN AREAS. HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE COUNTRY FROM THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...OHIO VALLEY...GREAT LAKES REGION...MID WEST...MID ATLANTIC...WESTERN/SOUTHERN NEW YORK. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWESTERN VIGINIA...WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA....THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...SOUTHERN DELAWARE...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...UPSTATE NEW YORK AND NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. ....SELECTED SNOW TOTALS IN INCHES THROUGH 3 PM EST.... MINNESOTA... EAU CLAIRE.............11.5 WINONA.................10.0 ROCHESTER..............9.3 BRANDON................9.0 DULUTH.................8.8 STILLWATER.............8.0 WACONIA................7.0 ST CLOUD...............7.0 CHANHASSEN.............6.9 ANDOVER................6.0 BUFFALO................6.0 MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL...5.5 GLENWOOD...............5.0 WISCONSIN... BLACK RIVER FALLS......11.3 TAYLOR.................10.0 HUB CITY...............9.9 FENNIMORE..............9.0 ONTARIO................8.0 LA CROSSE..............8.0 GREEN BAY..............5.9 IOWA... LANSING................10.0 DORCHESTER.............7.0 VOLGA..................6.0 EDGEWOOD...............4.3 ILLINOIS... WRIGLEYVILLE...........9.0 WOODSTOCK..............8.2 CHICAGO-NW SIDE........8.0 OHARE AIRPORT..........7.8 SCHAUMBURG.............7.1 ROCKFORD...............7.3 INDIANA CENTERVILLE............10.0 FREMONT................9.0 SOUTH BEND.............8.5 ELKHART................8.0 AUBURN.................7.0 ELKHART................7.9 MICHIGAN TROY...................12.5 GRAND RAPIDS...........12.0 ROCHESTER HILLS........11.5 DETROIT AIRPORT........11.2 BELLEVUE...............11.0 MUSKEGON...............10.6 LANSING................9.5 OHIO TOLEDO.................9.0 NAPOLEON...............9.0 PAULDIN................7.0 SANDUSKY...............4.8 MENTOR.................4.0 PENNSYLVANIA BOSWELL................7.0 WINDSOR................6.0 STORMSTOWN.............5.0 ROCKVILLE..............4.0 MECHANICSBURG..........4.0 LANGHORNE..............4.0 NEW JERSEY MOUNT HOLLY............3.8 GLASSBORO..............2.0 MARYLAND FROSTBURG..............7.0 MANCHESTER.............6.0 OWINGS MILLS...........5.0 GERMANTOWN.............4.8 BWI AIRPORT............4.0 COLUMBIA...............3.8 VIRGINIA ROUND HILL.............3.5 CENTERVILLE............3.0 GAINESVILLE............3.0 WOODBRIDGE.............2.5 WEST VIRGINIA MARTINSBURG............4.8 CAPON BRIDGE...........3.0 MOOREFIELD.............2.0 AT 4 PM EST AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED NEAR 41.9 NORTH LATITUDE AND 79.5 WEST LONGITUDE OR APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ERIE PENNSYLVANIA. THE MINIMUM PRESSURE WAS 999 MB OR 29.49 INCHES. THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST AND TRANSFER ITS ENERGY TO A NEW AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NOW FORMING OFF THE DELMARVA COAST. THIS NEW AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AND PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...SOUTHEAST NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL MID ATLANTIC BUT WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW YORK...PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY AND NEW ENGLAND WITH ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 1 FOOT POSSIBLE. AS THE LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS SATURDAY NIGHT...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE OHIO VALLEY REGION AND CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL MOVE EASTWARD TONIGHT AND SUNDAY INTO THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES AND NORTHEAST. THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER AT 10 PM EST SATURDAY JANUARY 22 2005. REFER TO STATEMENTS FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE FOR THE LATEST ADVISORIES. LADER $$