THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 08 FOR EASTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009
...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COAST...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN
EFFECT ALONG THE TENNESSEE AND NORTH CAROLINA BORDER...AND ALSO
FOR INTERIOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND INCLUDING HARTFORD AND
BOSTON
BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN NEW
ENGLAND FOR LOCATIONS SOUTH OF BOSTON
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1000 AM EST...A 977 MB...28.85 INCH...LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS
LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST...APPROXIMATELY 150
MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE COD. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A BAND OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW FALLING TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE SURFACE LOW...EXTENDING
FROM THE COAST OF MAINE SOUTHWARD TO SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...AND ALSO LONG ISLAND. LIGHTER SNOW WAS FALLING
FARTHER INLAND. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35
TO 45 MPH WERE OCCURRING 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...
NORWICH 17.0
GROTON 16.0
STORRS 15.0
MANSFIELD 14.5
HADDAM 14.0
OLD SAYBROOK 12.0
LISBON 11.0
DARIEN 10.5
NEW HAVEN 10.5
MILFORD 10.0
...KENTUCKY...
HARLAN 7.0
BEATTYVILLE 6.0
WILLIAMSBURG 1NNW 6.0
...MASSACHUSETTS...
SANDWICH 16.0
ATTLEBOROUGH CITY 15.0
MIDDLEBOROUGH 15.0
WAREHAM 15.0
FRANKLIN 14.0
BOURNE 13.5
YARMOUTH 12.0
WAYLAND 11.5
NORWOOD 10.0
BOSTON 7.0
...NEW JERSEY...
ATCO 24.0
MEDFORD 24.0
NEWPORT 24.0
TABERNACLE 24.0
JACKSON 23.5
BLACKWOOD 22.0
SICKLERVILLE 22.0
SWEDESBORO 22.0
TOMS RIVER 21.0
TURNERSVILLE 20.5
CHERRY HILL 20.0
MOUNT HOLLY 16.6
ATLANTIC CITY 12.1
...NEW YORK...
UPTON 24.9
SAG HARBOR 20.0
NORTH BABYLON 19.0
COMMACK 18.2
ISLIP 17.1
MOUNT SINAI 16.1
ORIENT 15.0
STONY BROOK 14.9
FLORAL PARK 13.5
MASSAPEQUA 11.6
BROOKLYN MARINE PARK 11.5
LIDO BEACH 11.5
JFK ARPT 10.9
NYC CENTRAL PARK 10.9
...PENNSYLVANIA...
PHILADELPHIA 23.2
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
...RHODE ISLAND...
WEST GREENWICH 20.0
PORTSMOUTH 18.0
SOUTH KINGSTOWN 18.0
COVENTRY 17.0
HOPE 17.0
BARRINGTON 16.0
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...MASSACHUSETTS...
PROVINCETOWN MUNI ARPT 64
NANTUCKET 63
BARNSTABLE 62
HYANNIS 54
FALMOUTH 52
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...WASHINGTON, DC...
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY 16.0
THE MALL 16.0
...DELAWARE...
WILMINGTON 17.0
HARTLY 15.5
NEWARK 13.9
WOODSIDE 12.8
...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
BALTIMORE-BWI 21.1
GLENMONT 21.0
SMITHSBURG 21.0
ANNAPOLIS 20.8
MILLINGTON 20.0
FREDERICK 19.0
...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
...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 18.0
REAGAN NATIONAL ARPT 16.4
...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 STATES AND NEW ENGLAND
WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE COAST.
HOWEVER...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE
LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COAST THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 10 TO 20
INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO
2 FEET POSSIBLE WHERE HEAVY SNOW PERSISTS THE LONGEST.
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: 923 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009