STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR EASTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009
 
...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COAST...
 
BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE NEW ENGLAND
COAST.
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN
EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AS
WELL AS COASTAL REGIONS OF THE NORTHEAST.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 AM EST...A 977 MB LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS LOCATED JUST
OFFSHORE THE NEW ENGLAND COAST...APPROXIMATELY 160 MILES EAST
SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS
AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW FALLING TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW...EXTENDING
FROM SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY TO MAINE. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WERE REPORTED ALONG THE NEW
ENGLAND COAST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 100 AM EST FRI DEC
18 THROUGH 400 AM EST SUN DEC 20...

...CONNECTICUT...
WESTBROOK                             8.3                     
GROTON                                8.0                     
NORTH BRANFORD                        8.0                     
MILFORD                               7.3                     
DARIEN                                6.5                     
NEW HAVEN                             6.5                     
BRIDGEPORT                            6.0                     
GREENWICH                             6.0                     
LISBON                                6.0                     
OLD SAYBROOK                          6.0                     

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

...DELAWARE...
WILMINGTON                           17.0                     
HARTLY                               15.5                     
NEWARK                               13.9                     
WOODSIDE                             12.8                     

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

...MARYLAND...
OLNEY                                23.3                     
BETHESDA                             23.0                     
COLUMBIA                             23.0                     
DERWOOD                              23.0                     
SIMPSONVILLE 1 SSE                   22.9                     
GAITHERSBURG 1 NW                    22.0                     
GERMANTOWN                           22.0                     
GLENMONT                             21.0                     
SMITHSBURG                           21.0                     
ANNAPOLIS                            20.8                     
MILLINGTON                           20.0                     
FREDERICK                            19.0                     

...NEW JERSEY...
ATCO                                 24.0                     
MEDFORD                              24.0                     
JACKSON                              23.5                     
BLACKWOOD                            22.0                     
SICKLERVILLE                         22.0                     
SWEDESBORO                           22.0                     
TABERNACLE                           21.0                     
TOMS RIVER                           21.0                     
TURNERSVILLE                         20.5                     
CHERRY HILL                          20.0                     
ATLANTIC CITY                        11.6                     

...NEW YORK...
UPTON                                21.0                     
NORTH BABYLON                        19.0                     
ISLIP                                17.1                     
MOUNT SINAI                          16.1                     
ORIENT                               15.0                     
STONY BROOK                          14.9                     
FLORAL PARK                          11.8                     
MASSAPEQUA                           11.6                     
BROOKLYN MARINE PARK                 11.5                     
LIDO BEACH                           11.5                     
JFK ARPT                             10.9                     
NYC                                   9.9                     

...PENNSYLVANIA...
PHILADELPHIA                         22.9                     
HILLTOWN                             20.5                     
BROGUE                               20.0                     
QUARRYVILLE                          20.0                     
FOLCROFT                             19.0                     
WEST CALN                            18.6                     
SECANE                               18.5                     
PEQUEA                               18.0                     
UPPER CHICHESTER                     18.0                     
ORRTANNA                             17.1                     
WALLINGFORD                          17.0                     

...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 PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...MASSACHUSETTS...
PROVINCETOWN MUNI ARPT                  64                     
NANTUCKET MEMORIAL ARPT                 56                     
FALMOUTH                                52                     

...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 TRACK NORTHEASTWARD DURING THE
DAY ON SUNDAY. SNOW ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NEW ENGLAND WILL
SLOWLY TAPER OFF AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE COAST.
HOWEVER...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COAST THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

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.

GERHARDT