THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR EASTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009
 
...MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES DEVELOPING OVER THE MID ATLANTIC
STATES...
 
FLOOD AND COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN
EFFECT ALONG MUCH OF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST FROM THE OUTER BANKS
OF NORTH CAROLINA TO LONG ISLAND.
 
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR LONG ISLAND NEW YORK
AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND.
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FROM THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS NORTHEASTWARD INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...INCLUDING
MOST OF THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT TO THE SOUTHEAST AND NORTHWEST OF THE WARNING AREA. A
WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 PM EST...A 984 MB...29.06 INCH LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS
LOCATED JUST OFF THE COAST NEAR VIRGINIA BEACH. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FALLING TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF
THIS SURFACE LOW...EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN OHIO VALLEY
NORTHEASTWARD TO NEW YORK CITY. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...HEAVY
RAIN WAS FALLING ALONG THE COAST OF THE SOUTHERN DELMARVA
PENINSULA...AND GUSTY WINDS WERE REPORTED IN COASTAL AREAS FROM
NORTH CAROLINA TO LONG ISLAND.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 100 AM EST FRI DEC
18 THROUGH 300 PM EST SAT DEC 19...

...DELAWARE...
WOODSIDE                             11.0                     
WILMINGTON                            8.7                     
SMYRNA                                8.0                     
DOVER                                 5.0                     

...MARYLAND...
RAWLINGS                             16.0                     
GERMANTOWN                           15.5                     
WALKERSVILLE                         15.5                     
BRYANS ROAD 2ESE                     14.5                     
SILVER SPRING 1 ESE                  14.2                     
COLUMBIA 2N                          14.1                     
GARRISON 1SE                         12.4                     
BOWIE                                11.0                     
ANNAPOLIS                            10.5                     
BALTIMORE                             7.5                     

...NEW JERSEY...
SHILOH                               10.5                     
MILLVILLE                             9.5                     
LONG BEACH ISLAND                     8.5                     
BRIDGETON                             8.0                     
CHERRY HILL                           8.0                     
HAMMONTON                             7.5                     
SEWELL                                6.0                     
ESTELL MANOR                          5.5                     
ATLANTIC CITY                         5.4                     
OCEAN CITY                            5.0                     

...OHIO...
BRIDGEPORT                            5.0                     

...PENNSYLVANIA...
HANOVER                              16.0                     
HOLTWOOD                             16.0                     
ORRTANNA                             14.0                     
UPPER STRASBURG                      14.0                     
BONNEAUVILLE                         13.0                     
GETTYSBURG                           10.0                     
SHIPPENSBURG                         10.0                     
PHILADELPHIA                          8.8                     
BEDFORD                               8.0                     
PITTSBURGH WFO                        4.0                     

...VIRGINIA...
INDIAN VALLEY                        26.0                     
CROZET 1SSE                          23.0                     
COVINGTON                            22.6                     
BALLSTON 1SW                         16.5                     
DULLES INTERNATIONAL                 16.0                     
CHARLOTTESVILLE                      15.0                     
BLACKSBURG                           14.2                     
REAGAN NATIONAL ARPT                 13.0                     
ALEXANDRIA 1SE                       12.0                     
RICHMOND W                           11.5                     

...WEST VIRGINIA...
MARLINTON                            26.0                     
FRIARS HILL                          25.0                     
JUMPING BRANCH                       24.0                     
WILLIAMSBURG                         22.0                     
GRANDVIEW                            21.0                     
BECKLEY                              20.0                     
CHARLES TOWN                         18.0                     
ELKINS                               18.0                     
HINTON                               17.0                     
PRINCETON                            17.0                     

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

...NORTH CAROLINA  ...
ROBBINSVILLE 12 W                    24.0                     
ASHEVILLE                            17.0                     
BOONE                                16.0                     
EAST MARION                          15.0                     
RUTHERWOOD                           15.0                     
FLEETWOOD                            14.0                     
WAYNESVILLE                          13.8                     
WEST JEFFERSON                       13.0                     
MARSHALL 7 N                         12.0                     
GREENSBORO                            4.5                     

...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 MID ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND STRENGTHEN THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
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 IN THE MID ATLANTIC REGION...AND
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING IN NEW ENGLAND. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ON
THE ORDER OF 8 TO 20 INCHES ARE LIKELY ALONG THE I 95
CORRIDOR...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF
WASHINGTON...BALTIMORE...PHILADELPHIA...NEW YORK...AND BOSTON.

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

SOLTOW




Last Updated: 350 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009