THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR MIDWEST TO EASTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014

...SNOW CONTINUES TO SPREAD ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS...THE
MID-ATLANTIC AND IS GETTTING HEAVIER IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS...THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES...INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
AND COASTAL MAINE.

WIND CHILL WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY...MID-ATLANTIC...NORTHEAST...THE
APPALACHIANS AND MUCH OF NORTHERN FLORIDA INTO SOUTHERN GEORGIA.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 PM EST...A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW WITH AN ESTIMATED CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 998 MB...29.46 INCHES...WAS CENTERED OVER EAST-CENTRAL
NORTH CAROLINA. ANOTHER DEEPENING SURFACE LOW WITH AN ESTIMATED
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 997 MB...29.45 INCHES...HAD MOVED OFF THE
MID-ATLANTIC COAST TO THE EAST OF VIRGINIA.  MEANWHILE...ARCTIC
AIR CONTINUED TO FILTER IN ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES BEHIND
THE LOW PRESSURE CENTERS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW HAD FORMED AND MOVED INTO THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC AND
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS.  FARTHER TO THE
SOUTH AND WEST...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUED TO SPREAD ACROSS
MUCH OF THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION AND THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS AND INTO EASTERN KENTUCKY AND EASTERN TENNESSEE.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST MON JAN
20 THROUGH 300 PM EST TUE JAN 21...

...DELAWARE...
HOCKESSIN                             5.5                    
N WILMINGTON                          4.5                    

...KENTUCKY...
CINC N KY APT                         5.3                    
FRENCHBURG                            5.3                    
DRY RIDGE                             5.2                    
BEDFORD                               5.0                    
CANNEL CITY                           5.0                    
GLENCOE                               5.0                    
GLENCOE 2.4 NW                        5.0                    
IDA MAY                               5.0                    
WAGNER                                5.0                    
ALEXANDRIA                            4.5                    
BEREA                                 4.0                    
MAYSVILLE                             4.0                    
PEWEE VALLEY                          4.0                    
UNION                                 4.0                    
PAINT LICK                            3.8                    
LOUISVILLE 7 NE                       3.0                    
GEORGETOWN                            2.4                    

...MARYLAND...
OAKLAND                               6.0                    
MC HENRY 5 SSE                        4.0                    
COLORA                                2.0                    
ELKTON                                2.0                    

...MICHIGAN...
MUNISING                              6.3                    
NAWAKWA LAKE 2 SSE                    4.6                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
BALSAM 3 NNW                          2.0                    
CRESTON                               1.0                    
KYLE 2 NNW                            1.0                    

...NEW JERSEY...
SPRINGFIELD TWP                       8.0                    
BURLINGTON                            7.5                    
FREEHOLD TWP                          5.5                    
ROBBINSVILLE                          5.5                    
NATIONAL PARK                         4.4                    
STEWARTSVILLE                         3.4                    
HAMILTON TWP                          1.2                    

...NEW YORK...
NYC/LA GUARDIA                        1.5                    
WHITE PLAINS                          1.0                    

...OHIO...
GEORGETOWN 1 ESE                      4.0                    
WOODLAWN 1 W                          3.6                    
WAKEMAN 4.6 NNE                       3.4                    
AMELIA 2 NW                           3.0                    
SHARONVILLE                           3.0                    
LUCASVILLE 1 SSE                      2.5                    
PORTSMOUTH                            2.5                    
CHEVIOT 1 WSW                         2.3                    
GENNTOWN 3 SSE                        2.2                    
URBANA 1 W                            2.0                    
DAYTON COX APT                        1.4                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
BROOKHAVEN                            8.2                    
BENSALEM                              6.0                    
PHILADELPHIA FIRE 78                  6.0                    
BROWNSVILLE                           5.0                    
STEWARTSTOWN                          5.0                    
WYNNEWOOD                             5.0                    
MILLERSVILLE                          4.7                    
NEW LONDON                            4.7                    
GETTYSBURG 1 W                        4.0                    
SMITHTON                              4.0                    
SCHELLSBURG 2.6 WNW                   2.4                    

...TENNESSEE...
MONTEREY                              2.0                    
CROSSVILLE                            1.5                    
JAMESTOWN                             1.5                    

...VIRGINIA...
RAPHINE                               6.0                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
LEWISBURG                             9.0                    
MORGANTOWN 6 SW                       7.5                    
FAIRLEA                               7.0                    
INDIAN MILLS 3 NNE                    7.0                    
TALCOTT 2 NE                          7.0                    
JUMPING BRANCH                        6.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...ILLINOIS...
OAK PARK 1.3 NNE                      8.5                    
GLENVIEW 0.9 SW                       7.5                    
LINCOLNWOOD 1.8 E                     7.3                    
MIDWAY AIRPORT 3 SW                   7.2                    
NORTHBROOK                            6.6                    
HIGHLAND PARK                         6.5                    
ROGERS PARK                           6.5                    
OHARE AIRPORT                         5.9                    
HIGHWOOD                              5.1                    
SKOKIE 2 SW                           4.5                    
PARK FOREST                           4.0                    
ALTONA                                3.3                    
LINCOLN 1 E                           3.1                    
PEORIA                                2.7                    

...INDIANA...
CHARLESTOWN                           6.0                    
HANOVER                               6.0                    
MADISON                               5.0                    
AUSTIN                                4.5                    
FLOYDS KNOBS 3 N                      4.5                    
NEW SALEM 1.4 SSE                     4.4                    
MOORES HILL 6 SSE                     4.0                    
NEW CASTLE 2 SW                       4.0                    
SCOTTSBURG                            4.0                    
SELLERSBURG 1 SW                      4.0                    
MARTINSBURG                           3.5                    
LAWRENCEBURG 3 WNW                    3.0                    
SHELBYVILLE 1 SSW                     3.0                    


THE LOW PRESSURE CENTERS ARE FORECAST TO DEEPEN FURTHER AND THEN
CONSOLIDATE INTO A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AS IT MOVES
NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE ATLANTIC JUST OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NEW
ENGLAND COAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND THE NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE...SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER
OFF ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES LATE THIS EVENING AND IN NEW
ENGLAND LATER ON WEDNESDAY...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES
WILL BE COMMON FROM VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA NORTHEASTWARD TO
SOUTHERN NEW YORK. HEAVIER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN LONG ISLAND AND SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...THE DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG...GUSTY WINDS OF 30
TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN BITTERLY COLD WIND
CHILLS BELOW ZERO IN SOME CASES...AS WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITIES
FROM BLOWING SNOW. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
OVER PARTS OF COASTAL NEW ENGLAND THIS EVENING...RESULTING IN THE
POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KONG




Last Updated: 418 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014