STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR EASTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD    
400 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
 
...MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES ITS PATH UP THE EASTERN
SEABOARD...
 
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE WASHINGTON DC
AND NEW YORK CITY METRO AREAS
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM TENNESSEE AND NORTH
CAROLINA TO THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STATES. WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES SURROUND THE WARNINGS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. A WINTER
STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND.
 
FLOOD AND COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ALONG THE
MID-ATLANTIC COAST.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 AM EST...A 987 MB...29.15 INCHES...LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS
LOCATED OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST...NEAR CAPE HATTERAS.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED A LARGE SWATH OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING
NORTHWEST OF THE SURFACE LOW...FROM WESTERN KENTUCKY EASTWARD
ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WERE
OBSERVED IN COASTAL AREAS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST FRI DEC
18 THROUGH 400 AM EST SAT DEC 19...

...KENTUCKY...
PINEVILLE                             6.0                     
ISLAND CITY                           4.0                     
PAINTSVILLE                           3.5                     
DORTON                                3.0                     

...MARYLAND...
ST. CHARLES 1 SE                      5.5                     
DAMERON 2 NNW                         4.0                     
OWINGS 1 NNE                          4.0                     

...NORTH CAROLINA  ...
ASHEVILLE                            17.0                     
BOONE                                16.0                     
EAST MARTON                          15.0                     
TODD                                 15.0                     
WEST ASHEVILLE                       15.0                     
FLEETWOOD                            14.0                     
SPARTA                               14.0                     
WAYNESVILLE                          13.8                     
BOONE                                13.5                     
CRUMPLER                             13.5                     
GLENDALE SPRINGS                     13.5                     
WEST JEFFERSON                       13.0                     
WOODLAWN                             13.0                     

...TENNESSEE...
CROSSVILLE 12 NW                      3.0                     

...VIRGINIA...
GREENVILLE 3 E                       16.0                     
BROWNSBURG                           14.0                     
CROZET                               14.0                     
BLUEFIELD                            13.0                     
FAIRLAWN                             12.5                     
GREENVILLE 3 E                       12.5                     
LEXINGTON                            12.5                     
PILOT                                12.5                     
BLACKSBURG                           12.0                     
CRAIGSVILLE                          12.0                     
MILLBORO                             12.0                     
ROANOKE                              12.0                     

...WEST VIRGINIA...
WILLIAMSBURG                         16.0                     
RORER                                15.5                     
GLENWOOD                             14.5                     
OAK HILL                             14.0                     
RAINELLE                             14.0                     
HINTON                               13.5                     
SPANISHBURG                          13.5                     
SPRING CREEK                         13.5                     
ALDERSON                             13.0                     
UNION                                13.0                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...GEORGIA...
PEACHTREE CITY/ATLANTA WFO            2.14                     

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
MCCLELLANVILLE                        5.96                     
MOUNT PLEASANT 1 NE                   5.38                     
ISLE OF PALMS                         4.80                     
CHARLESTON                            3.93                     
FORT JOHNSON                          3.51                     
CHARLESTON                            3.18                     
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH                    2.96                     
GOOSE CREEK 4 SE                      2.90                     
HUGER 3 NNE                           2.80                     
BEAUFORT                              2.55                     
WITHERBEE                             2.44                     
JOHNS ISLAND                          2.18                     
COLUMBIA                              2.03                     


THE SURFACE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT TRACKS NORTHWARD
ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST SATURDAY. A LARGE SWATH OF HEAVY SNOW
WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND TO THE WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW WITH
ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT OVER A LARGE AREA...INCLUDING
THE I-95 CORRIDOR FROM RICHMOND...VIRGINIA THROUGH WASHINGTON
D.C....BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

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