THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR NORTHEAST U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010
 
...SECOND MAJOR STORM NOW UNDERWAY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST. HEAVY
SNOW EXPECTED INLAND ACROSS THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC STATES 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...MARYLAND...AND NORTH
CAROLINA.
 
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN PARTS OF
THE OHIO VALLEY AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...AS WELL AS FOR PORTIONS
OF NEW ENGLAND. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
MAINE.
 
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AND
EXTENDING INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FROM THE DELMARVA
PENINSULA NORTHWARD THROUGH MOST OF NEW YORK STATE...AND INTO THE
NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND. WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE
ALSO IN EFFECT ALONG THE SPINE OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS FROM
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD TO WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
 
FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FROM
CONNECTICUT NORTHWARD INTO MAINE.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 PM EST...AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 978 MB...28.88 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 75 MILES
SOUTH OF CAPE COD. 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 MUCH OF NEW ENGLAND...WITH SNOW
OCCURRING OVER AREAS TO THE SOUTH AND WEST. 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 900 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                     
WELLINGTON                            7.5                     
GREENVILLE                            7.0                     
SAINT JUSTE                           7.0                     
MONSON                                6.0                     

...NORTH CAROLINA  ...
ASHLAND                               7.0                     
REESE                                 6.5                     
ROMINGER                              5.5                     

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
KANCAMAGUS                           26.0                     
RANDOLF                              24.1                     
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                     

...NEW JERSEY...
HIGHLAND LAKES                       17.0                     
WANTAGE                              13.5                     
RINGWOOD                             12.8                     
BETHLEHEM TWP 1 S                    12.3                     
ROCKAWAY TWP 1 NE                    12.0                     
WEST MILFORD                         12.0                     
MAHWAH                               11.0                     
MARCELLA                              9.2                     
SPARTA                                9.0                     
TENAFLY                               7.4                     
NEWARK                                4.0                     

...NEW YORK...
ALTAMONT                             30.5                     
WESTERLO                             30.0                     
WILLARD MTN BASE                     25.0                     
NORTH HEBRON                         24.0                     
MEDUSA                               23.0                     
TICONDEROGA                          22.5                     
HARRIMAN                             17.2                     
ALBANY                               12.4                     
NYC/CENTRAL PARK                      5.5                     

...OHIO...
CARROLOTON                            5.5                     
BELLAIRE                              4.0                     
TOLEDO 2 NE                           2.3                     

...PENNSYLVANIA...
HAWLEY 4 NE                          12.0                     
DINGMANS FERRY                       11.0                     
MILANVILLE 2 SE                      10.7                     
PLEASANT MOUNT                       10.0                     
TOBYHANNA                             9.0                     
SAYLORSBURG                           8.5                     
BEEMERVILLE                           8.0                     
EAST STROUDSBURG                      8.0                     
ALLENTOWN                             7.5                     
PHILADELPHIA                          1.0                     

...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                     
ELKINS                                9.0                     
SNOWSHOE                              7.0                     
BAYARD                                6.6                     
RUNA                                  6.6                     
CANAAN VALLEY STATE                   5.0                     
MCROSS                                4.3                     
DAVIS 3 SE                            3.5                     
BECKLEY                               3.0                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM EST TUE
FEB 23 THROUGH 900 PM EST THU FEB 25...

...CONNECTICUT...
OAKDALE 3 WNW                         4.04                     
MILFORD 3 ESE                         2.50                     
NORWALK                               2.11                     
BRIDGEPORT                            1.58                     

...MASSACHUSETTS...
MILFORD 2 NNW                         3.01                     
WINCHESTER 1 SE                       2.88                     
FRANKLIN 1 NE                         2.66                     
CAMBRIDGE 1 NNW                       2.23                     
BOSTON 1 WSW                          1.72                     

...MAINE...
BRUNSWICK                             5.02                     
WESTBROOK                             4.53                     
SOUTH BERWICK                         4.39                     
NEWCASTLE                             4.02                     
PORTLAND-N DEERING                    3.90                     
AUBURN                                3.20                     
GARDINER                              3.10                     
DEER ISLE                             2.60                     
GRAY                                  2.47                     
DIXMONT                               1.87                     

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
EXETER 1 SW                           3.59                     
DURHAM                                3.41                     
MADBURY                               2.94                     
PORTSMOUTH/PEASE                      2.04                     
RANDOLPH                              1.97                     
EAST WAKEFIELD                        1.33                     
CONCORD AIRPORT                       1.05                     

...NEW YORK...
ISLIP                                 2.19                     
LINDENHURST                           2.04                     
CATSKILL                              1.23                     
COLONIE                               1.01                     

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

...MAINE...
BROOKLIN                                54                     

...PENNSYLVANIA...
FARMINGTON                              56                     


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
CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT 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 THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF
UP TO 4 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 400 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

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Last Updated: 957 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010