THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 09 FOR NORTHERN APPALACHIANS WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD     
1100 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 2009
 
...RECORD SETTING EARLY SEASON SNOW STORM IS SLOWLY COMING TO AN
END...
 

 
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL
AND NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA 
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 1000 AM EDT... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...1005 MB...ABOUT 150
MILES EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS...NORTH CAROLINA...WAS MOVING
NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WAS CROSSING
THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN APPALACHIANS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADARS SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF MIXED RAIN AND SNOW FALLING OVER THE
CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED WHICH IS LEADING TO
MORE RAIN THAN SNOW. MIXED RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND
TONIGHT...BUT THE AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE MUCH LESS THAN
PREVIOUS DAYS AS THE EXTEND OF COLD AIR CONTINUES TO SHRINK.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM EDT THU OCT
15 THROUGH 1100 AM EDT SAT OCT 17...

...CONNECTICUT...
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                     
CAMPBELL                              4.0                     
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                     
PLEASANT GAP                          9.0                     
GERMANIA                              8.0                     
ULYSSES                               7.0                     
HANEYVILLE                            6.0                     
PORT MATILDA 2.2 ESE                  6.0                     
STORMSTOWN                            6.0                     
WELLSBORO                             5.9                     
SYLVANIA 3.3 SSW                      5.5                     
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                     
ALTOONA                               1.0                     


MIXED LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL INTO
NORTHERN APPALACHIANS TODAY AND TONIGHT AS THE COASTAL LOW
CONTINUES TRACKING NORTHEAST. THE DOME OF COLD AIR THAT SUPPORTED
WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW IS SHRINKING AND WILL LEAD TO MORE RAIN
VERSUS SNOW TODAY. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE SOME SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES COOL.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2-4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THIS STORM HAS CAUSED
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW ON TREES THAT
STILL HAVE LEAVES. ALSO...STRONG WINDS ALONG THE NORTHERN MIDDLE
ATLANTIC COAST WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE SOME COASTAL FLOODING INTO
TONIGHT.

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

ECKERT  
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Last Updated: 1037 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 2009