THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR NORTHEAST U.S. WINTER STORM AND
COASTAL HEAVY RAIN
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 AM EST WED DEC 10 2014
...SLOW-MOVING WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO BRING SNOW TO THE
INTERIOR NORTHEAST...
FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL MAINE AS WELL
AS PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 AM EST...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 998
MB...29.47 INCHES...WAS CENTERED ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS
COAST...AND MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED
SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THE SURFACE LOW INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN...AND A
WARM FRONT EXTENDED NORTHEASTWARD OFF THE COAST OF MAINE AND INTO
NOVA SCOTIA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED AN AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACROSS
MUCH OF UPSTATE NEW YORK EXTENDING INTO NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA.
ISOLATED POCKETS OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN WERE REPORTED IN PARTS
OF THE HUDSON RIVER VALLEY AND NEAR LAKE CHAMPLAIN.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM EST TUE
DEC 09 THROUGH 900 AM EST WED DEC 10...
...MASSACHUSETTS...
SAVOY 6.0
...MAINE...
EUSTIS 11.5
JACKMAN 10.0
VAN BUREN 10.0
STOCKHOLM 8.0
SAINT AGATHA 7.8
PRESQUE ISLE 1.3 WSW 7.6
LIMESTONE 7.5
CARIBOU 7.3
NEW SWEDEN 4.9 NNW 6.6
LILLE 6.0
...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
PINKHAM NOTCH 13.0
RANDOLPH 1 NW 10.9
GORHAM 8.0
PITTSBURG 6.1 NE 7.0
LEBANON 6.0
...NEW YORK...
ALTAMONT 2.7 SSW 15.9
DELANSON 15.5
BROOME CENTER 14.0
PRATTSVILLE 14.0
LAKE PLACID 13.0
FABIUS 12.5
HEBRON 12.0
JAMESVILLE 12.0
HAMILTON 11.0
SHERBURNE 10.5
GILBOA 10.0
MARIAVILLE 10.0
DANNEMORA 1 E 9.5
HUNTERSLAND 9.2
MORRISVILLE 9.0
EAST WORCESTER 8.5
...VERMONT...
EAST WARREN 15.0
KILLINGTON 14.0
EAST CRAFTSBURY 1 NE 13.7
MT. HOLLY 13.0
WOODFORD 12.5
BRISTOL 3 NE 12.0
WAITSFIELD 1.8 SE 12.0
GREENSBORO 4 NNE 11.5
NORTHFIELD 11.5
BARTON 3.0 ENE 10.6
LUDLOW 3 S 10.3
BRAINTREE 2.8 SE 10.0
TUNBRIDGE 10.0
HUNTINGTON 8.2
STOWE 6.3
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM EST TUE
DEC 09 THROUGH 900 AM EST WED DEC 10...
...CONNECTICUT...
NEW CANAAN 3.06
...MASSACHUSETTS...
SALISBURY 3.7 NW 5.06
IPSWICH 5.03
TOPSFIELD 4.51
WINCHESTER 0.7 SE 4.01
BRIGHTON 0.5 W 4.00
MEDFORD 1.2 W 3.98
BEVERLY MUNI ARPT 3.94
WAKEFIELD 3.94
CAMBRIDGE 0.9 NNW 3.89
MELROSE 0.9 SSE 3.76
DANVERS 3.70
SOMERVILLE 0.8 SSE 3.45
EAST MILTON 3.43
BOSTON 3.21
NANTUCKET 3.01
...MAINE...
SOUTHWEST HARBOR 2.6 SE 3.25
...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
EXETER 1.5 E 3.30
STRATHAM 2 ESE 3.12
...NEW YORK...
REGO PARK 3.43
PORT WASHINGTON 3.32
BELLMORE 3.20
NEW YORK/JFK 3.07
...RHODE ISLAND...
PAWTUCKET/NORTH CENTRAL ST ARPT 3.15
EAST GREENWICH 3.14
COVENTRY 3.00
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...MASSACHUSETTS...
FAIRHAVEN 62
FALMOUTH 61
SCITUATE 61
MARSTONS MILLS 57
ROCKPORT 53
EAST MILTON 51
BOSTON/LOGAN 48
...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
MOUNT WASHINGTON 85
...RHODE ISLAND...
CHARLESTOWN 50
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...
...CONNECTICUT...
AUBURN 0.12
SOUTHINGTON 0.12
THE SURFACE LOW ACROSS COASTAL NEW ENGLAND...AN A SECONDARY
SURFACE LOW EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO MAINE LATER TODAY...WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY NORTHWARD TODAY AND TONIGHT BEFORE
BECOMING NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS INTERIOR NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THE
DAY ON FRIDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WEST OF THE SURFACE
LOW ACROSS MUCH OF NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA. SNOW IS FORECAST TO
SPREAD BACK INTO AREAS ACROSS VERMONT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND
CONNECTICUT...AND SOUTHERN NEW YORK STATE LATER TODAY AS COLD AIR
AND MOISTURE WRAPS AROUND THE SURFACE LOW AS IT MOVES NORTH.
FARTHER SOUTH...SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE SPINE
OF THE APPALACHIANS IN WEST VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA. SNOW WILL BEGIN
TO SLOWLY DIMINISH IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ON FRIDAY AS THE
SURFACE LOW WEAKENS...HOWEVER LIGHTER SNOW SHOWERS ARE FORECAST TO
CONTINUE. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE FORECAST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS
MUCH OF UPSTATE NEW YORK...NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA...VERMONT...AND
NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. LIGHTER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4
INCHES ARE FORECAST ACROSS MUCH OF MAINE AND SOUTHWARD FROM
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MASSACHUSETTS TO NORTHERN NEW JERSEY
AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...FREEZING RAIN ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND PORTIONS OF UPSTATE NEW
YORK. FARTHER SOUTH...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG THE APPALACHIANS IN WEST VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
RYAN
Last Updated: 957 AM EST WED DEC 10 2014