STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 FOR AUTUMN MID-ATLANTIC TO NORTHEAST U.S.
MAJOR WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
500 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011
 
...SIGNIFICANT EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM UNFOLDING FROM THE
MID-ATLANTIC STATES INTO THE NORTHEAST...                     
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTHERN VIRGINIA NORTHEASTWARD INTO NEW
ENGLAND.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 400 PM EDT...A 999 MB...29.50 INCH...SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED
JUST EAST OF THE VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE.  A COLD FRONT EXTENDED
SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW...AND INTO SOUTHERN FLORIDA.  NORTH OF THE
LOW...A COASTAL FRONT WAS SET UP NEAR 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 RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW OVER THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND INTO EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NEW YORK CITY AREA.  A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW
WAS OBSERVED IN AREAS ADJACENT TO THE I-95 CORRIDOR FROM
WASHINGTON D.C. TO LONG ISLAND N.Y.  ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COAST...PRECIPITATION WAS MAINLY ALL RAIN WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF
15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM EDT FRI OCT
28 THROUGH 400 PM EDT SAT OCT 29...

...MARYLAND...
FROSTBURG                             9.5                     
REDHOUSE                              7.0                     
WOODLAND 1 W                          7.0                     
MC HENRY 4.8 SSE                      6.5                     
OAKLAND                               5.0                     
SMITHSBURG                            4.3                     

...NEW JERSEY...
WEST MILFORD                          6.0                     
WHITEHOUSE                            6.0                     
RANDOLPH TWP                          5.0                     
SPARTA                                4.7                     
WANTAGE                               4.4                     

...NEW YORK...
HARRIMAN                              3.5                     
YONKERS                               3.0                     
RYE                                   2.5                     

...PENNSYLVANIA...
OGLETOWN                             10.0                     
BOSWELL                               9.8                     
SPRINGTOWN                            8.5                     
MARKLEYSBURG                          7.0                     
SOUDERTON                             6.5                     
DUBLIN                                5.5                     
FARMINGTON                            5.0                     
MEYERSDALE                            4.0                     
WESTMONT 1 W                          3.2                     
SCHELLSBURG 3 WNW                     3.0                     

...VIRGINIA...
SKYLAND                               9.0                     
BIG MEADOWS                           8.0                     
KEEZLETOWN                            5.3                     
FRONT ROYAL                           5.0                     
LACEY SPRING 2 S                      4.5                     
MUSTOE 1 WSW                          4.1                     
MASSANUTTEN 1 SE                      4.0                     
CHURCHVILLE 4 NNW                     3.2                     

...WEST VIRGINIA...
TERRA ALTA                           10.0                     
CHERRY GROVE 6 WSW                    8.0                     
FRANKLIN 4 W                          8.0                     
SMITH CROSSROADS 1 W                  7.3                     
CORTLAND 2 SW                         6.5                     
ROMNEY 4 E                            6.4                     
KLINE GAP 2 NE                        6.0                     
LOST RIVER                            6.0                     
LEHEW 2 WNW                           5.0                     


THE SURFACE LOW CURRENTLY NEAR THE VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE IS
FORECAST TO DEEPEN AND MOVE TO A LOCATION NEAR THE NEW ENGLAND
COAST BY SATURDAY NIGHT.  AS THE LOW STRENGTHENS AND MOVES
NORTHEASTWARD...COLDER AIR WILL BE PULLED IN BEHIND THE
SYSTEM...CHANGING RAIN BRIEFLY OVER TO SNOW AT LOWER ELEVATIONS
FROM NORTHERN 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 UP TO 3 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE CLOSER TO THE I-95 CORRIDOR.  HEAVY WET SNOW
ACCUMULATING ON TREES THAT HAVE NOT YET LOST LEAVES MAY LEAD TO
DOWNED TREE BRANCHES 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 1100 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

HAMRICK