THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR AUTUMN MID-ATLANTIC TO NORTHEAST U.S.
MAJOR WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1100 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011
 
...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM UNFOLDING FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES
INTO THE NORTHEAST...                     
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS NORTHEASTWARD INTO NEW
ENGLAND.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 1000 AM EDT...A 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES...SURFACE LOW WAS
LOCATED OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST.  A COLD FRONT EXTENDED
SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW...ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST AND ACROSS
FLORIDA.  NORTH OF THE LOW...A COASTAL FRONT WAS SET UP ALONG THE
MID-ATLANTIC AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST.  A LARGE AREA OF
PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM COVERED MUCH OF THE
NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.  NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING OVER THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. 
A MIX OF RAIN OF SNOW WAS OBSERVED FARTHER EAST IN THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA...MARYLAND...AND VIRGINIA.  ALONG THE
COAST...PRECIPITATION WAS ALL RAIN AND WAS COMBINED WITH SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH.  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM EDT FRI OCT
28 THROUGH 1100 AM EDT SAT OCT 29...

...MARYLAND...
REDHOUSE                              7.0                     
WOODLAND 1 W                          7.0                     
FROSTBURG 1 N                         6.6                     
MC HENRY 4.8 SSE                      6.5                     
OAKLAND                               5.0                     

...PENNSYLVANIA...
MARKLEYSBURG                          7.0                     
FARMINGTON                            5.0                     
MEYERSDALE                            4.0                     
WESTMONT 1 W                          3.2                     
SCHELLSBURG 3 WNW                     3.0                     

...VIRGINIA...
LACEY SPRING 2 S                      4.5                     
MUSTOE 1 WSW                          4.1                     
MASSANUTTEN 1 SE                      4.0                     
KEEZLETOWN 2 W                        3.8                     
CHURCHVILLE 4 NNW                     3.2                     

...WEST VIRGINIA...
TERRA ALTA                           10.0                     
CHERRY GROVE 6 WSW                    8.0                     
CORTLAND 2 SW                         6.5                     
ROMNEY 4 E                            6.4                     
LOST RIVER                            6.0                     
CANAAN HEIGHTS                        5.6                     
DAVIS 2.9 SE                          5.6                     
KINGWOOD                              5.0                     
KLINE GAP 2 NE                        5.0                     
LEHEW 2 WNW                           5.0                     


THE SURFACE LOW OFF THE CAROLINA COAST IS FORECAST TO DEEPEN AND
MOVE NORTHWARD TO THE DELMARVA COASTAL WATERS BY EARLY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...AND OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST BY SATURDAY NIGHT. AS
THE LOW STRENGTHENS AND MOVES NORTHWARD...COOLER AIR WILL BE
PULLED IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM...CHANGING RAIN OVER TO SNOW AT LOWER
ELEVATIONS FROM VIRGINIA NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
PRECIPITATION SHOULD COME TO AN END ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES
SATURDAY NIGHT AND ACROSS NEW ENGLAND BY LATE SUNDAY. STORM
SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS INLAND AREAS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC AND
NORTHEASTERN STATES. LIGHTER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE CLOSER TO THE I-95 CORRIDOR. HEAVY WET SNOWS
ACCUMULATING ON TREES THAT HAVE NOT YET LOST LEAVES MAY LEAD TO
DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. PLEASE REFER TO PRODUCTS FROM YOUR
LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE FOR DETAILS SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 500 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

GERHARDT




Last Updated: 1048 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011