THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR NORTHEAST U.S. SNOWSTORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010
...SECOND MAJOR STORM NOW UNDERWAY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST. HEAVY
SNOW EXPECTED INLAND ACROSS THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC INTO CENTRAL
NEW YORK. HEAVY RAINS POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW YORK
AND NEW ENGLAND THAT RECEIVED HEAVY SNOW FROM THE FIRST STORM...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE APPALACHIAN
MOUNTAINS IN WEST VIRGINIA...VIRGINIA...AND MARYLAND.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AND
EXTENDING NORTHWARD ALONG THE COAST OF MAINE...AND ALSO FOR
WESTERN VIRGINIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. HIGH WIND WATCHES ARE
IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND THE MID ATLANTIC
REGION.
FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FROM
CONNECTICUT NORTHWARD TO EAST CENTRAL MAINE.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN PARTS OF
THE OHIO VALLEY AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FROM THE DELMARVA
PENINSULA NORTHWARD THROUGH MOST OF NEW YORK STATE...AS WELL AS IN
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PARTS OF VERMONT...NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT ALONG THE SPINE OF THE
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS FROM WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD TO
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 PM EST...AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 987 MB...29.15 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 350 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO
OCCASIONALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION EXTENDING FROM EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH MUCH OF NEW ENGLAND.
PRECIPITATION WAS TYPICALLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN FOR MOST OF
CONNECTICUT AND MASSACHUSETTS...WITH SNOW OCCURRING OVER AREAS TO
THE SOUTH AND EAST. MOST OF THIS SNOW IS OF THE HEAVY WET VARIETY
WITH TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO FREEZING.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM EST TUE
FEB 23 THROUGH 300 PM EST THU FEB 25...
...CONNECTICUT...
WINSTED 1 SE 10.6
BURLINGTON 10.0
NEW HARTFORD 4 W 9.9
NORTH GRANBY 9.4
COLEBROOK LAKE 8.0
COLLINSVILLE 5.2
TOLLAND 5.0
...KENTUCKY...
LYNCH 3 SE 7.8
OVEN FORK 1 NE 5.0
BLEDSOE 2 SE 4.0
...MASSACHUSETTS...
SAVOY 28.5
ROWE 25.0
CHESTERFIELD 24.0
ASHFIELD 23.6
HEATH 22.0
SHELBURNE 22.0
PLAINFIELD 21.5
PITTSFIELD 20.0
BECKET 19.8
WORCESTER 10.7
...MARYLAND...
OAKLAND 6.0
...MAINE...
PHILLIPS 10.0
SHIRLEY 9.0
SAINT JUSTE 7.0
NORWAY 6.5
MONSON 6.0
GREENVILLE 5.5
...NORTH CAROLINA ...
ROMINGER 5.5
...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
KANCAMAGUS 26.0
EAST LEMPSTER 24.0
FRANCESTOWN 19.0
RANDOLPH 1.4 NE 18.6
WASHINGTON 18.5
PETERBOROUGH 18.0
WEST CHESTERFIELD 16.5
GREENFIELD 16.0
NEWPORT 15.3
WILTON 14.0
...NEW JERSEY...
BETHLEHEM TWP 1 S 12.3
SPARTA TWP 4 E 8.2
RINGWOOD 6.0
MAWAH 5.0
...NEW YORK...
ALTAMONT 30.5
WESTERLO 30.0
WILLARD MTN BASE 25.0
NORTH HEBRON 24.0
MEDUSA 23.0
MORIAH 22.5
TICONDEROGA 22.5
BINGHAMTON 15.5
ALBANY 12.4
NYC/CENTRAL PARK 2.0
...OHIO...
CARROLOTON 5.5
BELLAIRE 4.0
TOLEDO 2 NE 2.3
...PENNSYLVANIA...
PONOCO PEAK LAKE 16.9
HAWLEY 4 NE 12.0
WANTAGE 11.0
DINGMANS FERRY 4 WSW 10.9
MILANVILLE 2 SE 10.7
PLEASANT MOUNT 10.0
SAYLORSBURG 8.5
BEEMERVILLE 8.0
EAST STROUDSBURG 8.0
...RHODE ISLAND...
BURRILLVILLE 6.5
WEST GLOCESTER 3 SE 5.3
...TENNESSEE...
APPALACHIA 3.0
ROAN MOUNTAIN 3.0
...VERMONT...
WEST HALIFAX 38.5
LUDLOW 32.3
WARREN 32.0
WAITSVILLE 2 W 31.0
LANDGROVE 29.0
POMFRET 3 N 27.4
RANDOLPH CENTER 26.0
BROOKFIELD 2 WSW 25.7
ATHENS 24.4
SOUTH BURLINGTON 3 SE 18.2
...WEST VIRGINIA...
ERBACON 10.0
RUNA 6.6
CANAAN VALLEY STATE 5.0
MCROSS 4.3
DAVIS 3 SE 3.5
BECKLEY 3.0
OAK HILL 3.0
SUMMERSVILLE 3.0
HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY FOR RESIDENTS OF THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC
STATES FROM NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND
INTO CENTRAL NEW YORK. ADDITIONAL SNOW TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THESE AREAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
FALL THURSDAY ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN NEW YORK AND INTO NEW
ENGLAND. THIS RAIN WILL BE FALLING ACROSS AREAS THAT RECEIVED
HEAVY SNOW FROM THE PREVIOUS STORM. THIS MAY RESULT IN FLOODING
ISSUES. THE HEAVIEST RAINS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND COAST WHERE VERY STRONG EASTERLY WINDS UP TO 50 MILES PER
HOUR ARE EXPECTED LATER THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF
UP TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THIS REGION. PRECIPITATION MAY
CHANGE BACK TO SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INTO EASTERN NEW
YORK DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AS THIS DEEPENING LOW BECOMES NEARLY
STATIONARY OVER SOUTHERN NEW YORK AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE AFTER THIS CHANGE OVER
OCCURS. FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN ACROSS PARTS OF NEW
HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE...WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN A
QUARTER INCH POSSIBLE.
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: 354 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010