THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR LATE SEASON MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST
WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1100 AM EDT MON APR 23 2012
...HISTORIC LATE-APRIL WINTER STORM IS AFFECTING INTERIOR PORTIONS
OF THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEASTERN STATES...
FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE
INTO EASTERN MAINE. FLOOD ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
WEST VIRGINIA NORTHWARD TO WESTERN NEW YORK STATE. THESE WARNINGS
ARE SURROUNDED BY WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES. WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MAINE.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1000 AM EDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 987
MB...29.32 INCHES...WAS CENTERED ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEWARK
NEW JERSEY...AND MOVING NORTHWESTWARD. AN OCCLUSION EXTENDED
NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE LOW INTO CONNECTICUT. A COLD FRONT
EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE TRIPLE POINT INTO THE ATLANTIC
OCEAN...WHILE A WARM FRONT EXTENDED NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE COAST
OF NEW ENGLAND. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WEST OF THE
SURFACE LOW EXTENDING FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA NORTHWARD INTO WESTERN
NEW YORK. PRECIPITATION WAS ALSO OCCURRING NORTHEAST OF THE
SURFACE LOW FROM VERMONT INTO MAINE. ACROSS NEW ENGLAND...MOST OF
THE PRECIPITATION WAS FALLING IN THE FORM OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAIN. ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW
YORK...PRECIPITATION WAS FALLING IN THE FORM OF SNOW. A DEEPENING
SURFACE LOW AND TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS LEAD TO GUSTY
WINDS AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES ACROSS AREAS OF THE COASTAL
NORTHEAST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 AM EDT SUN APR
22 THROUGH 1000 AM EDT MON APR 23...
...MARYLAND...
KEYSERS RIDGE 5.0
OAKLAND 3.5
MC HENRY 4.8 SSW 3.0
FROSTBURG 1.5
...NEW YORK...
MECKLENBURG 4 SW 8.5
ENFIELD 0.8 ENE 8.2
NEWFIELD 8.0
DUNDEE 6.2 E 7.5
SMITH VALLEY 1.9 SE 7.5
LOCKE 7.0
TULLY 1.7 WSW 7.0
ELMIRA 2 E 6.8
ALFRED 6.0
FREEVILLE 2.6 N 6.0
...PENNSYLVANIA...
LAUREL SUMMIT 12.0
SYLVANIA 3.3 SSW 11.0
SABINSVILLE 8.0
BELMONT 0.1 NE 4.0
DONEGAL 2 NW 4.0
WESTMONT 1.1 W 3.3
ST. MARYS 1.7 SE 2.6
...WEST VIRGINIA...
KINGWOOD 8 ESE 5.0
LAUGHLINTOWN 3 E 5.0
CLYDE 4.0
CANAAN HEIGHTS 3.0
DAVIS 3 E 3.0
HARTMANSVILLE 1 E 2.0
CHERRY GROVE 6 WSW 1.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 AM EDT SUN APR
22 THROUGH 1000 AM EDT MON APR 23...
...CONNECTICUT...
HARTFORD/BRADLEY INTL ARPT 2.67
NEW HAVEN 2.56
BRIDGEPORT 2.54
STAMFORD 2.44
DANBURY MINI ARPT 2.43
WILLIMANTIC/WINDHAM ARPT 2.34
GROTON/NEW LONDON 2.31
MERIDEN/MARKHAM MUNI ARPT 1.82
...DELAWARE...
WILMINGTON ARPT 1.97
DOVER AFB 1.89
GEORGETOWN/SUSSEX CO. ARPT 1.67
...MASSACHUSETTS...
NORWOOD MEMORIAL ARPT 2.63
FITCHBURG 2.62
BEVERLY MUNI ARPT 2.54
WESTFIELD/BARNES MUNI ARPT 2.50
WORCESTER MUNI ARPT 2.50
EAST MILTON 2.45
LAWRENCE MUNI ARPT 2.41
BOSTON/LOGAN 2.31
TAUNTON MUNI ARPT 2.29
NEW BEDFORD MUNI ARPT 2.23
WESTOVER AFB/SPRINGFIELD 2.02
...MARYLAND...
PATUXENT RIVER NAS 2.49
SALISBURY RGNL ARPT 1.90
OCEAN CITY MUNI ARPT 1.65
...MAINE...
BIDDEFORD 3.5 SE 3.65
SACO 2.2 SE 2.90
WELLS 3.5 SW 2.87
PORTLAND INTL JET 2.86
WESTPORT ISLAND 2.9 NE 2.36
ROUND POND 0.7 SSW 2.35
AUBURN 2.5 NNE 2.30
AUBURN-LEWISTON MUNI ARPT 2.08
FRYEBURG 1.88
AUGUSTA STATE ARPT 1.77
...NORTH CAROLINA...
HATTERAS/BILLY MITCHELL AP 3.18
...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
NEW BOSTON 2.4 S 5.04
GREENLAND 1.5 SSE 3.00
RANDOLPH 1.4 NE 2.83
PEASE AFB/PORTSMOUTH 2.68
NASHUA/BOIRE FIELD 2.22
ROCHESTER/SKYHAVEN ARPT 1.78
JAFFREY MUNI ARPT 1.75
...NEW JERSEY...
WEST PATERSON 3.14
NEWARK 2.96
BELMAR/FARMINGDALE 2.30
CALDWELL/ESSEX CO. ARPT 2.27
WILDWOOD/CAPE MAY CO. ARPT 2.27
TRENTON/MERCER CO. ARPT 2.14
MOUNT HOLLY 2.08
MCGUIRE AFB/WRIGHTSTOWN 2.02
ANDOVER/AEROFLEX ARPT 1.95
SOMERVILLE 1.95
...NEW YORK...
SCHENECTADY 5.6 SSW 3.76
ALTAMONT 2.7 SSW 3.74
MIDDLE ISLAND 0.8 ESE 3.32
FREEHOLD 3.4 E 3.30
UPTON 3.30
HOPEWELL JUNCTION 2.4 SSE 3.14
SHIRLEY/BROOKHAVEN ARPT 3.13
ISLIP/MACARTHUR 2.95
MONTAUK AIRPORT 2.91
CENTRAL PARK 2.76
NEW YORK/JFK 2.39
...PENNSYLVANIA...
POTTSTOWN LIMERICK ARPT 2.28
DOYLESTOWN ARPT 2.08
PHILADELPHIA INTL ARPT 1.97
ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEM 1.76
...RHODE ISLAND...
PROVIDENCE 3.14
WESTERLY STATE ARPT 2.48
NEWPORT 1.87
...VIRGINIA...
NORFOLK INTL ARPT 2.25
FORT EUSTIS/FELKER 2.18
LANGLEY AFB/HAMPTON 1.83
RICHMOND 1.79
...VERMONT...
SPRINGFIELD/HARTNESS STATE ARPT 1.91
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CONNECTICUT...
GROTON/NEW LONDON 44
...MASSACHUSETTS...
EAST MILTON 49
BOSTON 40
NANTUCKET 40
...NEW YORK...
TOMPKINSVILLE 2 N 58
NEW YORK/LA GUARDIA 54
THE SURFACE LOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE ITS TRACK INTO THE
INTERIOR NORTHEAST TODAY...AND SHOULD BE NEAR THE EASTERN SHORE OF
LAKE ONTARIO BY THIS EVENING. ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW...SNOW
WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS AREAS FROM WEST VIRGINIA TO WESTERN
NEW YORK TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT...BEFORE BEGINNING TO SLOWLY TAPER
OFF BY TUESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6
INCHES. WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS AREAS FROM THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN MARYLAND NORTHWARD TO THE SHORES OF LAKE
ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO IN NEW YORK. IN NEW ENGLAND...WIDESPREAD
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL WILL CONTINUE TO FALL BEFORE TAPERING
OFF FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TONIGHT.
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.
MONARSKI
Last Updated: 1101 AM EDT MON APR 23 2012