THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR EAST COAST WINTRY MIX
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM EST THU JAN 17 2008

...PRECIPITATION SPREADING INTO THE NORTHEAST STATES...

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM PENNSYLVANIA
NORTHEASTWARD INTO NEW ENGLAND. IN ADDITION...A HEAVY SNOW WARNING
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A SMALL PORTION OF MAINE.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

AT 1000 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED AN AREA OF PRECIPITATION MOVING INTO
THE NORTHEAST. PLAIN RAIN WAS REPORTED ACROSS COASTAL NEW JERSEY
AND NEW YORK...WHILE A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING
RAIN WAS REPORTED ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA INTO
UPSTATE NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. A 1008 MB...29.77
INCHES...AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WAS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD NEAR THE
DELMARVA PENINSULA AND WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM 100 PM
EST WED JAN 16 THROUGH 900 PM EST THU JAN 17...

...NEW JERSEY...
STEWARTSVILLE                         1.9 
GLASSBORO                             1.8 
EWING                                 1.5 
SOMERDALE                             1.4 
MOUNT HOLLY                           1.0 

...PENNSYLVANIA...
SINKING SPRING                        3.0 
COATESVILLE                           2.9 
FREDERICKSVILLE                       2.5 
ALLENTOWN AIRPORT                     2.1 
PHILADELPHIA INTL AIRPORT             1.0 

...DELAWARE...
NEW CASTLE COUNTY AIRPORT             2.6 
BEAR                                  2.6 
WILMINGTON                            1.6 

...MARYLAND...
DAMASCUS                              5.5 
COLUMBIA                              5.2 
GERMANTOWN                            5.0 
MANCHESTER                            5.0 
WOLFSVILLE                            5.0 
NORBECK                               4.6 
FORT MEADE                            4.5 
FREDERICK                             4.5 
BALTIMORE                             4.3 
OWINGS MILLS                          4.0 
BALTIMORE INTL AIRPORT                2.3  

...DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...
MOUNT PLEASANT                        2.0

...VIRGINIA...
HOT SPRINGS                           7.3 
HAYWOOD                               6.5 
HAYMARKET                             6.5 
CASTLETON                             6.5 
BRIDGEWATER                           6.0 
BLACKSBURG - BRUSH MOUNTAIN           6.0
GLENVAR                               6.0 
SHAWSVILLE                            6.0 
SWOOPE                                6.0 
WYTHEVILLE                            5.5 
STERLING NWS                          5.3 
SALEM                                 5.0 
WINCHESTER                            5.0 
COVINGTON                             5.0 
OPAL                                  5.0
BUENA VISTA                           4.5 
CHARLOTTESVILLE                       4.3 
REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT               1.3  

...WEST VIRGINIA...
WILLIAMSBURG                          8.0 
BARTOW                                7.0 
FRIARS HILL                           6.0 
LEWISBURG                             5.0 
HINTON                                5.0 
RENICKS VALLEY                        4.5 
MARTINSBURG                           4.5 
BLUEFIELD                             3.8 

...NORTH CAROLINA...
BALSAM                                8.0 
SALUDA                                6.2 
BULADEAN                              6.0 
HENDERSONVILLE                        6.0 
PATTERSON                             5.0 
JONESVILLE                            5.0
BOONE                                 5.0 
ASHEVILLE                             4.5 
LAKE TOXAWY                           4.3
ELKVILLE                              4.0
ROBBINSVILLE                          3.0
HAYS                                  3.0
SPARTA                                3.0

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
SALEM                                 4.0 
TIGERVILLE                            4.0
MARIETTA                              3.0
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG ARPT           2.7
BOILING SPRINGS                       2.4
CHESTERFIELD                          2 TO 3
LANCASTER                             2 TO 3
KERSHAW                               2.0
LONGTOWN                              1.5
LAURENS                               1.0 

...GEORGIA...
YOUNG HARRIS 5 SE                     4.0 
TALLULAH FALLS                        3.5
ROCKMART 4 SE                         3.0 
HIAWASSEE                             2.0 
CANTON                                2.0 
CORNELIA                              1.5 
CLEVELAND                             1.5 
WOODSTOCK                             1.5 
TALLULAH FALLS                        1.4
CLAYTON                               1.2 
CUMMING                               1.0 
BALL GROUND                           1.0 
DACULA                                1.0 
ATLANTA                               0.4 

...TENNESSEE...
NEWFOUND GAP                          7.0 
MT LECONTE                            6.5 
SAMS GAP                              3 TO 4 
COLUMBIA 6 E                          1.5 
LAWRENCEBURG                          1.2 
CENTERVILLE 13 W                      1.0 
ST. JOSEPH                            1.0 
TELLICO                               1.0 

...SELECTED FREEZING RAIN AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM 100
PM EST WED JAN 16 THROUGH 900 PM EST THU JAN 17...

...NORTH CAROLINA...
BREVARD                               0.25 
HENDERSONVILLE                        0.25 
SALUDA                                0.20 

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
SIMPSONVILLE                          0.25 
LANDRUM                               0.13 

...GEORGIA...
CORNELIA                              0.25 
ATLANTA AREA                          0.25


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE NORTHEASTWARD THIS
EVENING TOWARD THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST. SNOW...SLEET...AND
FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH NEW
ENGLAND TONIGHT. WARMER AIR SHOULD KEEP THE PRECIPITATION AS RAIN
IN THE COASTAL SECTIONS AND MAY CHANGE SOME OF THE WINTRY MIX TO
RAIN IN THE INTERIOR. THE STORM IS NOT EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY
RAPIDLY...AND WILL BRING A FEW INCHES OF SNOW AND MINOR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH TO PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHEAST. ISOLATED INTERIOR SECTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND MAY
RECEIVE OVER SIX INCHES OF SNOW BY FRIDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE OVERNIGHT FOR THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION AS THE STORM SYSTEM
PASSES TO THE NORTHEAST. 

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

FRACASSO
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Last Updated: 941 PM EST THU JAN 17 2008