THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR NORTHERN APPALACHIANS WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 
500 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009
 
...SNOW AND RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT THIS EVENING ACROSS THE
NORTHERN APPALACHIANS BEFORE THE SECOND ROUND OF PRECIPITATION
ARRIVING EARLY ON SATURDAY...
 
WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE NOW IN EFFECT FROM NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA INTO CENTRAL NEW YORK. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE
IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WESTERN NEW YORK...AND PARTS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

A COLD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINED ENTRENCHED ALONG THE EAST
SLOPE OF THE APPALACHIANS WHILE A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WAS ALONG
THE WEST SLOPE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED THAT LIGHT SNOW WAS CONFINED MAINLY
ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHWESTERN NEW
YORK AS TEMPERATURES SLOWLY ROSE TO NEAR OR ABOVE FREEZING DURING
THE DAY. MOSTLY LIGHT RAIN WAS REPORTED ACROSS THE REST OF
PENNSYLVANIA EXCEPT MODERATE RAIN NEAR PHILADELPHIA. LIGHT RAIN OR
DRIZZLE WERE REPORTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC REGION.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM EDT THU OCT
15 THROUGH 400 PM EDT FRI OCT 16...

...CONNECTICUT...
WATERFORD                             3.7                     
AVON                                  2.7                     
WINSTED                               2.0                     
PROSPECT 1.8 NW                       1.0                     
SHARON                                0.5                     

...MASSACHUSETTS...
GRANVILLE                             3.0                     

...NEW JERSEY...
WANTAGE TWP 2.9 WNW                   2.7                     
RANDOLPH TWP 0.8 W                    2.2                     
ALLAMUCHY                             2.0                     
BLAIRSTOWN TWP 2.0 SE                 2.0                     
ANDOVER TWP 1.7 W                     1.6                     
GREEN POND                            1.0                     
KNOWLTON TWP 5.2 SSE                  1.0                     
MARCELLA                              1.0                     
ROXBURY TWP 1.7 S                     1.0                     
SPARTA TWP 3.7 E                      1.0                     
VIENNA                                1.0                     

...NEW YORK...
WELLSVILLE                            5.5                     
CATLIN                                4.0                     
FRIENDSHIP                            4.0                     
OLEAN                                 4.0                     
WHITESVILLE                           4.0                     
MAVYILLE                              3.8                     
SOUTHPORT 3.8 SSW                     3.8                     
SOUTH VESTAL                          3.6                     
NEWFIELD 2.5 S                        3.5                     
MECKLENBURG                           3.2                     
CANISTEO 7.0 ENE                      3.0                     
ERWIN                                 3.0                     
HORNELL                               3.0                     
PERRYSBURG 0.1 ENE                    3.0                     

...PENNSYLVANIA...
CENTRE HALL 2W                        9.0                     
GERMANIA                              8.0                     
PORT MATILDA 2.2 ESE                  6.0                     
STORMSTOWN                            6.0                     
WELLSBORO                             5.9                     
PLEASANT GAP                          5.0                     
STATE COLLEGE 2.6 NW                  5.0                     
BOALSBURG                             4.9                     
WESTFIELD 3.7 S                       4.5                     
WILMOT                                4.5                     
HANEYVILLE                            4.4                     
NESCOPECK PASS                        4.3                     
TOBYHANNA                             4.3                     
POCONO PEAK LAKE                      4.2                     
ULYSSES                               4.0                     
LAKE HARMONY                          3.0                     
SYLVANIA                              3.0                     


RAIN AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY LIGHT ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS EVENING. BY
SATURDAY...A SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN
ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING AS THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM REACHES THE NORTHEASTERN
U.S. BY MIDDAY SATURDAY. EARLIER SNOWFALL HAS CAUSED WIDESPREAD
POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. ACCOMPANYING THE
FORECAST FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE A POTENTIAL FOR
COASTAL FLOODING FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC COASTS NORTHWARD INTO
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1100 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

KONG




Last Updated: 520 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009