THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR MID-ATLANTIC WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM EST SAT FEB 06 2010
 
...MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES FROM THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY INTO
THE MID-ATLANTIC...
 
COASTAL STORM WARNINGS...FOR WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH...ARE IN
EFFECT ALONG THE EAST COAST FROM THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH
CAROLINA NORTHWARD ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTS OF
MARYLAND...VIRGINIA...DELAWARE AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. STORM
WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY.
 
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS THE WASHINGTON DC-BALTIMORE
METRO AREA...EASTWARD THROUGH PORTIONS OF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA
AND ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF NEW JERSEY. WINTER STORM
WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM EASTERN INDIANA...THROUGH NORTHERN
KENTUCKY...OHIO...WEST VIRGINIA...MOST OF
PENNSYLVANIA...VIRGINIA...MARYLAND AND NEW JERSEY.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 AM EST...A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 988 MB...29.18 INCHES...WAS LOCATED JUST OFF THE COAST
OF THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA. THIS LOW IS MOVING
NORTHEASTWARD AT APPROXIMATELY 33 MPH OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS...BUT
IS EXPECTED TO SLOW ITS NORTHEASTWARD MOVEMENT SATURDAY MORNING.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
SHOW HEAVY SNOW FALLING TO THE NORTHWEST OF THIS LOW ACROSS THE
MID ATLANTIC FROM SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHERN NEW
JERSEY...CENTRAL TO NORTHERN MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA. LIGHT
TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS BEING REPORTED FROM WESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA...THROUGH OHIO...WEST VIRGINIA..NORTHERN KENTUCKY AND
SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS BEING REPORTED
OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND AND THE SOUTHERN DELMARVA
PENINSULA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST THU FEB
04 THROUGH 400 AM EST SAT FEB 06...

...WASHINGTON DC...
ANACOSTIA                            10.0                     
THE WHITE HOUSE                      10.0                     
ADAMS MORGAN                          7.0                     

...DELAWARE...
NEWARK                               11.0                     
FRANKFORD                             8.0                     
HARTLY                                8.0                     
WOODSIDE                              5.9                     

...GEORGIA...
RABUN GAP 1 WNW                       1.5                     

...INDIANA...
JEFFERSON COUNTY                      1.5                     
CLARK COUNTY                          1.0                     
CRAWFORD COUNTY                       1.0                     
HARRISON COUNTY                       1.0                     
SCOTT COUNTY                          1.0                     

...MARYLAND...
ELLICOTT CITY                        22.5                     
ECKHART MINES                        20.3                     
HANCOCK                              18.4                     
GERMANTOWN 2 ESE                     16.0                     
COLUMBIA 2 N                         13.9                     
DAMASCUS                             13.0                     
WORLD WEATHER BUILDING               13.0                     
BROOKLYN PARK                        12.8                     
NORBECK                              12.4                     
SIMPSONVILLE 1 SSE                   12.1                     
CROFTON 1 NNE                        11.5                     
FALLSTON                             11.0                     
GREENBELT 1 NNE                      11.0                     
PAROLE 1 NNW                         11.0                     
WESTERNPORT                          11.0                     
OELLA 1 E                            10.8                     
HOLLYWOOD                            10.5                     
ELDERSBURG                           10.0                     
CHESTERTOWN                           7.0                     

...NEW JERSEY...
VINELAND                              8.2                     
ERMA                                  8.0                     
ERIAL                                 7.5                     
NORTH CAPE MAY                        7.5                     
NORTHFIELD                            7.0                     
ATLANTIC CITY                         6.5                     

...OHIO...
ALCONY                               13.5                     
GREENS FORK                          10.0                     
MIXERSVILLE                          10.0                     
URBANA                               10.0                     
NEW ALBANY                            8.1                     
JOHNSTOWN                             8.0                     
NEWARK                                8.0                     
SPRINGFIELD                           8.0                     

...PENNSYLVANIA...
BERLIN                               18.0                     
CONFLUENCE                           18.0                     
LISTIE                               18.0                     
CLAYSBURG                            16.0                     
UPPER STRASBURG                      13.0                     
PHILADELPHIA                          7.7                     

...VIRGINIA...
LEESBURG 1 N                         18.0                     
WINCHESTER                           15.5                     
LAKESIDE                             14.0                     
RESTON 2 N                           14.0                     

...WEST VIRGINIA...
HIGH VIEW                            17.0                     
MCCOOLE 3 ESE                        16.5                     
KEYSER 2 SW                          16.0                     
MARTINSBURG                          16.0                     
WHITE SULPHUR                        14.0                     
HEADSVILLE                           13.5                     


THE SURFACE LOW ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST IS FORECAST TO
CONTINUE TO DEEPEN THIS MORNING WHILE ITS FORWARD SPEED SLOWS. 
THIS LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE ONLY SLOWLY EAST NORTHEASTWARD
SATURDAY OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST AND THEN BEGIN TO ACCELERATE
EASTWARD SATURDAY EVENING INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC.  HEAVY SNOWS
WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING OVER LARGE PORTIONS OF THE MID
ATLANTIC...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL TO
NORTHERN MARYLAND...EASTWARD ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE DELMARVA
PENINSULA AND INTO COASTAL SOUTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY.  ADDITIONAL
SNOW TOTALS OF A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MID
ATLANTIC...BRINGING STORM TOTALS TO 18-36 INCHES.  SNOW ACROSS THE
OHIO VALLEY REGION WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING WITH ONLY A
FEW ADDITIONAL INCHES EXPECTED.

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.

ORAVEC/KONG




Last Updated: 410 AM EST SAT FEB 06 2010