THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR MID-ATLANTIC/NEW ENGLAND WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011
...LARGE COMPLEX OF MIXED PRECIPITATION HAS BEGUN IMPACTING THE
MID-ATLANTIC...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FROM WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA UP THE SPINE OF THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND EXTENDING
ALONG THE I-95 CORRIDOR TO COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. TO EITHER SIDE
OF THIS SHIELD OF WARNINGS...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN
ISSUED.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED A LARGE SWATH OF PRECIPITATION
STRETCHING FROM THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH MUCH OF
THE MID-ATLANTIC AND INTO LOWER COASTAL NEW ENGLAND. MUCH OF THIS
PRECIPITATION WAS IN RESPONSE TO A POTENT UPPER LOW MOVING THROUGH
THE SOUTHERN/CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. AHEAD OF THIS
DISTURBANCE...RAIN WITH POCKETS OF WINTRY MIX WERE BEING REPORTED
ACROSS THE LOWER TO CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC. FARTHER TO THE WEST
UNDERNEATH THE UPPER LOW...A STEADY AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
WAS IMPACTING MUCH OF SOUTHERN/CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND UP INTO
WESTERN/CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. MEANWHILE...ANOTHER AREA OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS LONG ISLAND AND UP INTO COASTAL
LOWER NEW ENGLAND.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EST TUE JAN
25 THROUGH 300 PM EST WED JAN 26...
...CONNECTICUT...
MOOSUP 3.2
WEST HARTFORD 1.5
...DELAWARE...
WILMINGTON 4.3
...KENTUCKY...
CADIZ 4 SW 6.4
HOPKINSVILLE 2 N 6.2
CENTRAL CITY 5.5
MORTONS GAP 5.5
NEBO 5.5 ESTIMATED
OWENSBORO 5.1
ROCKPORT 5.1
ABERDEEN 5.0
NORTONVILLE 5.0 ESTIMATED
PHILPOT 5.0
KELLY 4.6
...MASSACHUSETTS...
WESTHAMPTON 3.1
...MARYLAND...
MANCHESTER 1 SSW 5.6
KINGSVILLE 3 NNE 5.0
ROSEDALE 1 NNE 4.7
EKLTON 4 NNW 4.5
BALDWIN 3 WNW 4.0
...NORTH CAROLINA...
MOUNT MITCHELL STATE 8.0
CRESTON 3.5
WHITETOP 1 S 3.5
ASHLAND 3.0
FLEETWOOD 3 SE 3.0
PINEY CREEK 2 SW 3.0
...NEW JERSEY...
HOPEWELL 5.0
LEBANON 5.0
SOMERSET 5.0
EWING TOWNSHIP 1 ESE 4.9
BRANCHBURG PARK 4.8
SOMERVILLE 4.3
TRENTON 3.8
...NEW YORK...
BEDFORD PARK 3.8
ELTINGVILLE 3.5
JFK AIRPORT 2.3
...PENNSYLVANIA...
EAGLEVILLE 6.1
EXTON 6.0
MYERS TRACT 6.0
NEW LONDON TOWNSHIP 1 W 6.0
SPRING CITY 6.0
ROYERSFORD 5.8
WEST CHESTER 5.8
KING OF PRUSSIA 5.6
PHILADELPHIA INTL ARPT 2.9
...RHODE ISLAND...
BURRILLVILLE 3.0
LITTLE COMPTON 3.0
SOUTH KINGSTOWN 3.0
...TENNESSEE...
DOVER 5.0 ESTIMATED
ASHLAND CITY 5 NW 3.5
FAIRVIEW 3.0 ESTIMATED
HENDERSON 1 E 3.0
MCKENZIE 3.0 ESTIMATED
...VIRGINIA...
BLAND 5.0
FLATRIDGE 3 SE 5.0
SUGAR GROVE 6 E 4.0
INDEPENDENCE 3.5
WHITETOP 3.5
...WEST VIRGINIA...
PICKENS 7.0 ESTIMATED
MEADOW BRIDGE 6.5
BABCOCK STATE PARK 4 SE 6.0
HARMAN 5.0 ESTIMATED
NETTIE 5.0
BECKLEY 4.0
HERNDON 3 NW 4.0
KEYSTONE 3 SE 4.0
SANDLICK 3 NE 4.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...INDIANA...
BIRDSEYE 5.0
AS A POTENT UPPER DISTURBANCE TRACKS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST INTO THE
MID-ATLANTIC THIS EVENING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE AS
TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TOWARD THE FREEZING MARK. THIS IS
EXPECTED TO DROP 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE REGION BEFORE
LIFTING UP TOWARD COASTAL NEW ENGLAND OVERNIGHT. THIS SYSTEM ALOFT
AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM AT THE SURFACE WILL BEGIN
IMPACTING THE REMAINDER OF THE I-95 CORRIDOR EARLY THURSDAY
PRODUCING WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH
ISOLATED HEAVIER AMOUNTS CLOSER TO THE COAST. CONDITIONS SHOULD
GRADUALLY BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT ONCE THE SYSTEM
EXITS INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES.
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.
RUBIN-OSTER
Last Updated: 347 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011