THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR EASTERN U.S. MIXED PRECIPITATION EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008
...WINTER STORM AFFECTING THE NORTHEASTERN U.S...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE
NORTHEASTERN U.S. FROM THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC...THROUGH CENTRAL
TO NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW
ENGLAND. ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF
WESTERN NEW YORK AND INTO SOUTH CENTRAL AREAS OF NEW ENGLAND.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES EXTEND ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND...THROUGH NORTHWESTERN NEW YORK AND SOUTHWARD ACROSS
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA AND INTO WESTERN
MARYLAND. FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE
COASTAL NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC REGION INTO SOUTHERN NEW YORK AND
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
AT 1000 AM EST...A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM PERSISTED ACROSS THE MID
ATLANTIC REGION WITH TWO LOW PRESSURE CENTERS LOCATED ALONG THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHING FROM THE MID ATLANTIC INTO SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS CONTINUED TO INDICATED A BROAD REGION OF
PRECIPITATION AFFECTING THE NORTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE NATION.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS FALLING FROM WEST
VIRGINIA...NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH WESTERN AND CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW YORK AND INTO
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. FREEZING RAIN IS BEING REPORTED IN SOUTHERN
AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS ARE
FALLING ALONG COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM 0700 AM
EST THU DEC 11 THROUGH 1000 AM EST FRI DEC 12...
...NEW YORK...
HORSEHEADS 1.5 SSE 9.0
VAN ETTEN 0.3 ESE 9.0
BROOKTONDALE 1.3 NW 8.9
ELMIRA 1.3 ESE 8.5
ITHACA 1.1 SE 7.0
DOLGEVILLE 7.0
GLENS FALLS 4.0 WSW 6.0
MOHAWK 6.0
PORTER CORNERS 6.0
FISH HOUSE 5.8
WAVERLY 5.0
CENTER LISLE 4.0
EDMESTON 4.0
LAKE LUZERNE 4.0
KINGSBURY 3.5
...PENNSYLVANIA....
ROSEVILLE 6.0 ENE 9.0
WESTFIELD 3.7 S 8.0
ST. MARYS 1.7 SE 5.8
SABULA 2.5
BROOKLAND 2.0
MANSFIELD 1.5
...VERMONT...
CASTLETON 5.0
RUTLAND 3.0
SPRINGFIELD 2.0
...MAINE...
CORINTH 2.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM 0700 AM
EST THU DEC 11 THROUGH 1000 AM EST FRI DEC 12...
...MAINE...
PHIPPSBURG 0.50
KITTERY POINT 0.50
WELLS 0.50
SOUTH PORTLAND 0.40
ELLSWORTH 0.25
WINTER HARBOR 0.25
BAILEYVILLE 0.25
MACHIAS 0.25
...MASSACHUSETTS...
PERU 1.00
LEICESTER 1.00
GOSHEN 0.75
HUDSON 0.75
HUBBARDSTON 0.75
SAVOY 0.60
WORCESTER 0.60
SHELBURNE 0.50
STERLING 0.50
HOLDEN 0.50
LEOMINSTER 0.50
PLAINFIELD 0.50
...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
BARRINGTON 0.50
ROCHESTER 0.50
DOVER 0.50
...VERMONT...
READSBORO 0.50
BELLOWS FALLS 0.50
...NEW YORK...
COLONIE 0.50
ALBANY NWS OFFICE 0.50
ROCKDALE 0.50
SOUTH APALACHIN 0.50
SCHENECTADY 0.40
SCHOHARIE 0.40
RICHMONDVILLE 0.40
BRUNSWICK 0.30
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
...CONNECTICUT...
WINSTED 0.50
...PENNSYLVANIA....
STATE COLLEGE 0.20
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WHERE THE STORM HAS
ENDED...
...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 COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC IS FORECAST
TO ACCELERATE NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH EASTERN NEW ENGLAND THIS
MORNING AND THEN INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
FRIDAY MORNING FROM NORTHERN NEW YORK INTO FAR NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND. ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE
HUDSON VALLEY THROUGH PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND. WINTRY PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE
NORTHEASTERN U.S. DURING FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
KOST
Last Updated: 1213 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2008