THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR EASTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009
 
...MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES DEVELOPING OFF THE EASTERN
SEABOARD...
 
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR LONG ISLAND NEW YORK
AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND.
 
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 NEW JERSEY.
 
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.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 PM EST...A 981 MB...28.97 INCH LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS
LOCATED JUST OFF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA. 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 MID ATLANTIC TO SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...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 900 PM EST SAT DEC 19...

...WASHINGTON, DC...
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY                  16.0                     
THE MALL                             16.0                     

...DELAWARE...
HARTLY                               15.5                     
WILMINGTON                           14.8                     
NEWARK                               13.9                     
WOODSIDE                             12.8                     

...KENTUCKY...
HARLAN                                7.0                     
BEATTYVILLE                           6.0                     
WILLIAMSBURG 1NNW                     6.0                     

...MARYLAND...
GAITHERSBURG 1 NW                    22.0                     
GERMANTOWN                           22.0                     
OLNEY                                22.0                     
COLUMBIA 2 N                         21.2                     
SIMPSONVILLE 1 SSE                   21.1                     
GLENMONT                             21.0                     
SMITHSBURG                           21.0                     
ANNAPOLIS                            20.8                     
MILLINGTON                           20.0                     
FREDERICK                            19.0                     

...NEW JERSEY...
HI-NELLA                             20.0                     
SHILOH                               18.0                     
BAYVILLE                             17.5                     
SOUTHAMPTON                          17.5                     
HAMMONTON                            16.1                     
CHERRY HILL                          15.3                     
NEWPORT                              15.0                     
FOLSOM                               14.5                     
TABERNACLE                           14.5                     
FRANKLINVILLE                        14.0                     
EGG HARBOR TWP                       12.0                     
ATLANTIC CITY                         7.6                     

...NEW YORK...
NYC/JFK ARPT                          5.0                     

...PENNSYLVANIA...
BROGUE                               20.0                     
QUARRYVILLE                          20.0                     
SECANE                               18.5                     
WALLINGFORD                          17.0                     
ORTANNA                              16.8                     
HOLTWOOD                             16.0                     
PHILADELPHIA INTL ARPT               16.0                     
WEST CALN                            14.3                     
WYNNEWOOD                            14.0                     
GETTYSBURG                           13.0                     

...VIRGINIA...
INDIAN VALLEY                        26.0                     
MUSTOE                               25.4                     
FISHERVILLE                          25.0                     
ROCKY BAR 3 ENE                      24.0                     
CROZET 1SSE                          23.0                     
COVINGTON                            22.6                     
CENTREVILLE 1 SE                     22.0                     
ALEXANDRIA                           19.0                     
DULLES INTERNATIONAL                 16.0                     
REAGAN NATIONAL ARPT                 15.4                     

...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                     

...OHIO...
BRIDGEPORT                            5.0                     

...WEST VIRGINIA...
MARLINTON                            26.0                     
FRIARS HILL                          25.0                     
HORSE SHOE RUN                       25.0                     
BECKLEY                              24.0                     
HENDRICKS                            24.0                     
JUMPING BRANCH                       24.0                     
CANAAN VALLEY STATE 3SW              22.0                     
WILLIAMSBURG                         22.0                     
GRANDVIEW                            21.0                     
CHARLES TOWN                         18.0                     

...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 MID ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT. A WIDE BAND
OF HEAVY SNOWFALL IS ONGOING TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE LOW TRACK.
THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT IN BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON AND
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING IN THE REST OF THE NORTHEAST.
TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE 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 400 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

SOLTOW/GERHARDT




Last Updated: 952 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009