THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR EASTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009
...MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES DEVELOPING OVER THE MID ATLANTIC
STATES...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FROM EASTERN
KENTUCKY AND THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS...AND EXTENDING
NORTHEASTWARD TO INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...INCLUDING MOST OF
THE MID ATLANTIC STATES. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
TO THE SOUTHEAST AND NORTHWEST OF THE WARNING AREA. A WINTER STORM
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND NORTH OF THE
WARNING AREA.
FLOOD AND COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ALONG
MUCH OF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST FROM THE OUTER BANKS OF NORTH
CAROLINA TO NEW JERSEY.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR LONG ISLAND NEW YORK
AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND...AND PARTS OF CENTRAL
MARYLAND.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1000 AM EST...A 986 MB...29.12 INCH LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS
LOCATED NEAR CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS ARE INDICATED
WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FALLING TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF
THIS SURFACE LOW...EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL OHIO VALLEY EASTWARD
TO THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC REGION. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...HEAVY RAIN AND WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH ARE OCCURRING IN
COASTAL AREAS FROM THE DELMARVA PENINSULA TO THE OUTER BANKS OF
NORTH CAROLINA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 100 AM EST TUE DEC
18 THROUGH 1000 AM EST SAT DEC 19...
...DELAWARE...
WOODSIDE 9.8
SMYRNA 8.0
DOVER 5.0
...MARYLAND...
HOLLYWOOD 11.0
LOTHIAN 3 SW 10.0
SILVER SPRING 1 ESE 9.0
TANEYTOWN 1 NE 9.0
WESTERNPORT 9.0
ANNAPOLIS 8.8
GLENN DALE 3 ENE 8.5
FREDERICK 8.0
ELKRIDGE 7.5
BALTIMORE 6.0
...NORTH CAROLINA ...
ROBBINSVILLE 12 W 24.0
ASHEVILLE 17.0
BOONE 16.0
EAST MARION 15.0
FLEETWOOD 14.0
WAYNESVILLE 13.8
WEST JEFFERSON 13.0
MARSHALL 7 N 12.0
ROXBORO 6.7
GREENSBORO 4.5
...NEW JERSEY...
BRIDGETON 7.3
HAMMONTON 5.7
ESTELL MANOR 5.5
...VIRGINIA...
GREENVILLE 3 E 22.0
AFTON MOUNTAIN 21.0
COVINGTON 21.0
CHARLOTTESVILLE 15.0
BLACKSBURG 14.2
RUTHER GLEN 14.0
LOUISA 12.3
SHORT PUMP 11.8
NEW MARKET 1 WSW 11.0
MANASSAS 1 ESE 8.0
...WEST VIRGINIA...
MARLINTON 26.0
FRIARS HILL 25.0
WILLIAMSBURG 22.0
GRANDVIEW 21.0
ELKINS 18.0
HINTON 17.0
ATHENS 16.0
BECKLEY 16.0
PRINCETON 14.4
CLARKSBURG 9.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
MCCLELLANVILLE 5.96
MOUNT PLEASANT 1 NE 5.38
ISLE OF PALMS 4.80
CHARLESTON 3.93
FORT JOHNSON 3.51
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH 2.96
GOOSE CREEK 4 SE 2.90
HUGER 3 NNE 2.80
BEAUFORT 2.55
WITHERBEE 2.44
THE SURFACE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST JUST OFF
THE NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA COASTLINES AND STRENGTHEN THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A WIDE BAND OF HEAVY SNOWFALL IS
ONGOING TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE LOW TRACK...AND THIS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. TOTAL
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ON THE ORDER OF 12 TO 24 INCHES ARE LIKELY BEFORE
THE EVENT ENDS...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THIS
INCLUDES CITIES FROM CHARLOTTESVILLE...TO WASHINGTON D.C....TO
PHILADELPHIA...AND NEW YORK CITY.
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.
HAMRICK
Last Updated: 959 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009