THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR MID-ATLANTIC/NEW ENGLAND WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011
 
...LARGE SWATH OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IMPACTING MUCH OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC...
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS CURRENTLY ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTHERN
VIRGINIA UP ALONG THE I-95 CORRIDOR INTO COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. TO
THE NORTH OF THIS AREA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAD BEEN
ISSUED.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
OBSERVATIONS SHOWED AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION
STRETCHING FROM THE WASHINGTON D.C. METRO AREA UP THROUGH MUCH OF
THE UPPER MID-ATLANTIC...AND INTO LOWER NEW ENGLAND. AS THE NIGHT
HAS PROGRESSED...OBSERVATIONS HAVE BEGUN DEPICTING SNOW AS THE
PRIMARY TYPE OF PRECIPITATION WITH RAIN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COASTLINE. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WAS CONFINED TO THE SOUTHERN
PORTION OF THE STORM ACROSS NORTHERN VIRGINIA...WASHINGTON
D.C...AND ALONG THE MARYLAND/PENNSYLVANIA BORDER. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EST TUE JAN
25 THROUGH 900 PM EST WED JAN 26...

...CONNECTICUT...
DARIEN                                3.8                     
MILFORD                               3.8                     
EAST HADDAM                           3.5                     
FLORAL PARK                           3.4                     

...DELAWARE...
WILMINGTON                            4.3                     
BEAR                                  3.8                     

...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...
BOURNE                                3.5                     
WESTHAMPTON                           3.1                     
NEW BEDFORD                           3.0                     

...MARYLAND...
ELDERSBURG                           10.0                     
ECKHART MINES                         9.0                     
FROSTBURG                             9.0                     
LONG GREEN 2 NW                       9.0                     
WINFIELD 3 SE                         9.0                     
POINT OF ROCKS                        8.7                     
GERMANTOWN                            8.6                     
GUNPOWDER 1 WSW                       8.0                     
PIMLICO                               8.0                     
ELLICOTT CITY                         7.8                     
COLUMBIA 2 N                          7.4                     
DAMASCUS                              7.0                     

...NORTH CAROLINA...
MOUNT MITCHELL STATE                  8.0                     
LANSING                               7.0                     
ASHLAND                               6.5                     
JEFFERSON                             5.5                     
CRESTON                               3.5                     
WHITETOP 1 S                          3.5                     
FLEETWOOD 3 SE                        3.0                     
PINEY CREEK 2 SW                      3.0                     

...NEW JERSEY...
BRANCHBURG PARK                       6.3                     
ELIZABETH                             5.5                     
FLEMINGTON                            5.0                     
HOPEWELL                              5.0                     
LEBANON                               5.0                     
PRINCETON                             5.0                     
SOMERSET                              5.0                     
EWING TOWNSHIP 1 ESE                  4.9                     
METHUCHEN                             4.7                     
BERGEN                                4.5                     
ROBBINSVILLE                          4.5                     
WEST ORANGE                           4.5                     

...NEW YORK...
MOUNT KISCO                           4.5                     
NEW CITY                              4.5                     
BRONX                                 4.4                     
NYC/LA GUARDIA                        4.4                     
NORTH WHITE PLAINS                    4.3                     
BEDFORD PARK                          3.8                     
ELTINGVILLE                           3.5                     

...PENNSYLVANIA...
SHREWSBURY                            8.3                     
BERLIN                                8.0                     
DALLASTOWN                            8.0                     
MANNS CHOICE                          8.0                     
GETTYSBURG                            7.6                     
CLEARVILLE                            7.0                     
UPPER STRASBURG                       6.5                     
EAGLEVILLE                            6.1                     
ABINGTON                              6.0                     
EXTON                                 6.0                     
PHILADELPHIA INTL ARPT                3.5                     

...RHODE ISLAND...
WEST GREENWICH                        3.5                     
HARRISVILLE                           3.2                     
WEST GLOCESTER                        3.1                     
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...
LUCKETTS                             11.0                     
GROTTOES                             10.0                     
WASHINGTON DULLES                     9.0                     
FAIRFIELD                             8.0                     
PURCELLVILLE 1 N                      8.0                     
STAUNTON 2 N                          8.0                     
WINCHESTER 2 S                        8.0                     
RAPHINE 3 W                           7.0                     
TOMS BROOK 3 SSE                      6.8                     
ARCOLA 3 SSW                          6.5                     
WAYNESBORO 2 W                        6.4                     
FISHERSVILLE                          6.3                     
CENTREVILLE                           6.0                     

...WEST VIRGINIA...
SMITH CROSSROADS 1 W                 10.4                     
ROMNEY 3 E                           10.2                     
SHORT GAP 2 NNE                      10.0                     
FRANKLIN 1 W                          9.0                     
KEARNEYSVILLE                         9.0                     
KEYSER 2 SW                           8.6                     
BAYARD                                8.0                     
ELKINS                                8.0                     
LEHEW 2 WNW                           8.0                     
MCGEE 2 NW                            8.0                     
BUNKER HILL                           7.8                     
PICKENS                               7.0 ESTIMATED           

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 PM EST TUE JAN 25 THROUGH 900 PM EST WED JAN 26...

...NEW YORK...
SOUTH OZONE PARK                      0.25                     
NEW HYDE PARK                         0.10                     
NORTH MASSAPEQUA                      0.10                     

...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
UPPER MID-ATLANTIC TONIGHT...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE. 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 400 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

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Last Updated: 1000 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011