THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR EASTERN U.S. MIXED PRECIPITATION EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008
...ICE STORM IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR
NEW ENGLAND STATES
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE MAJORITY OF
PENNSYLVANIA...NEW YORK...AND THE NEW ENGLAND STATES. WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTHERN ALABAMA
NORTHWESTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC STATES. AN ICE STORM
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR INTERIOR NEW ENGLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW
YORK. FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE MAJORITY OF
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC STATES. A TORNADO WATCH IS
STILL IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
AT 1000 PM EDT...A 997 MB LOW WAS LOCATED OVER NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...WITH A SECOND 999 MB LOW LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWESTERN
TIP OF NORTH CAROLINA. EACH OF THESE LOW CENTERS HAD AN ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWARD...WHILE THE EASTERN MOST LOW ALSO
HAS AN ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT EXTENDING NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH
VIRGINIA...AND TRAILING OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED AN AREA
OF GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW...WITH EMBEDDED POCKETS OF MODERATE
SNOW...STRETCHING FROM NORTH CENTRAL TENNESSEE...NORTHEASTWARD TO
WESTERN NEW YORK STATE...THEN CONTINUING EASTWARD THROUGH NORTHERN
NEW ENGLAND. FREEZING RAIN IS FALLING IN A TRANSITION ZONE BETWEEN
THE RAIN AND SNOW...IN PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHERN NEW YORK...AND
MASSACHUSETTS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES THROUGH 1000
PM EST THU DEC 11...
...NEW YORK...
ELMIRA 5.0
WAVERLY 5.0
CENTER_LISLE 4.0
EDMESTON 4.0
KINGSBURY 3.5
...PENNSYLVANIA....
SABULA 2.5
BROOKLAND 2.0
MANSFIELD 1.5
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES THROUGH 1000
PM EST THU DEC 11...
..MAINE...
KITTERY POINT 0.50
SOUTH PORTLAND 0.40
...MASSACHUSETTS...
SAVOY 0.35
...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
ROCHESTER 0.30
...NEW YORK...
ROCKDALE 0.50
SOUTH APALACHIN 0.50
RICHMONDVILLE 0.40
ALBANY 0.35
COOPERSTOWN 0.25
FREEHOLD 0.25
HUNTERSLAND 0.25
NEWBURGH 0.25
WEST GHENT 0.25
GOSHEN 0.21
ONEONTA 0.20
ALBANY 0.15
...PENNSYLVANIA....
STATE COLLEGE 0.20
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WHERE PRECIPITATION
HAS STOPPED...
...LOUISIANA...
AMITE 8.0
OPELOUSAS 6.0
WASHINGTON 6.0
LIVINGSTON 5.5
ST. HELENA 4.0
BATON ROUGE 3.0
EUNICE 3.0
OAKDALE 3.0
NEW ORLEANS 1.0
SLIDELL 1.0
LAKE CHARLES 0.4
...MISSISSIPPI...
BOGUE CHITTO 8.0
HILLSBORO 5.0
BROOKHAVEN 5.0
FLORENCE 5.0
COLLINS 4.5
OMA 4.0
BRAXTON 4.0
...TEXAS...
LIBERTY 5.0
WINNIE 5.0
JEFFERSON 4.0
WEST BEAUMONT CITY 4.0
WOODVILLE 3.0
COLLEGE STATION 2.0
HOUSTON 1.4
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...AND ASSOCIATED FRONTS...WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS THE ATLANTIC COAST. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE INTERIOR
NEW ENGLAND STATES AND PORTIONS OF NEW YORK...WHILE SOME AREAS OF
THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS MAY SEE MORE THAN 4
INCHES OF SNOW BEFORE THIS SYSTEM MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. FREEZING
RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL IN THE TRANSITION ZONE BETWEEN THE
AREAS OF RAIN AND THE SNOW.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 4AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
COLLINS/ORAVEC
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Last Updated: 1040 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008