THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR MID-ATLANTIC TO NORTHEAST MAJOR WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM EST MON JAN 26 2015
...HIGH-IMPACT WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO BRING CRIPPLING SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS AND LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF THE
NORTHEAST...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF NEW
JERSEY NORTHWARD THROUGH MAINE... EXCLUDING NANTUCKET ISLAND.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM NEW JERSEY AND EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA NORTHWARD TO MAINE. WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN
EFFECT FOR A SMALL AREA OF THE APPALACHIANS IN WEST VIRGINIA AND
MARYLAND.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS...AS WELL AS IN THE
NORTHEAST ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE WINTER STORM
WARNINGS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS IN TENNESSEE...NORTH
CAROLINA...AND GEORGIA.
COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM DELAWARE
TO THE COAST OF MAINE.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 PM EST...A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH AN ESTIMATED
PRESSURE OF 990 MB...29.23 INCHES...WAS CENTERED APPROXIMATELY 200
MILES SOUTH OF THE EASTERN TIP OF LONG ISLAND...NEW YORK AND
MOVING NORTHWARD. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTH FROM THE SURFACE LOW
THROUGH THE BAHAMAS...AND A WARM FRONT EXTENDED NORTHEAST FROM THE
LOW INTO ATLANTIC OCEAN. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW WAS SPREADING ACROSS AREAS FROM NEAR NEW YORK CITY
NORTHEASTWARD TO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. GUSTY WINDS CONTINUED TO
INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS WERE REPORTED FROM MUCH OF NEW JERSEY
NORTHEASTWARD TO NEAR BOSTON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40
MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WERE REPORTED AT MARTHAS
VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. FARTHER WEST...SCATTERED AREAS OF LIGHT TO
OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WERE REPORTED ACROSS FROM WESTERN NEW
YORK STATE SOUTHWARD TO THE CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC STATES.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1100 PM EST SUN
JAN 25 THROUGH 900 PM EST MON JAN 26...
...CONNECTICUT...
BRIDGEPORT AIRPORT 1.4
EAST HARTFORD 1.4
...MASSACHUSETTS...
CENTERVILLE 3.5
NANTUCKET 3.5
OAK BLUFFS 3.5
WEST ISLAND 3.5
...MARYLAND...
MC HENRY 5 SSE 6.0
OAKLAND 5.0
ECKHART MINES 4.0
E MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK 3.0
HAGERSTOWN 1 E 3.0
MYERSVILLE 3.0
FROSTBURG 2.8
ACCIDENT 2.5
WESTERNPORT 2.5
...NEW JERSEY...
BYRAM TWP 4.5
BLAIRSTOWN 4.0
LAKEHURST 4.0
HOBOKEN 3.8
NEWARK AIRPORT 2.7
EAST RUTHERFORD 2.6
MARCELLA 2.6
RIDGEWOOD 2.6
HAWTHORNE 2.0
OXFORD 2.0
...NEW YORK...
PENN YAN 7.0
MIDDLE VILLAGE 6.5
FRESH MEADOWS 6.0
MINEOLA 6.0
OCEANSIDE 6.0
VOAK 1 E 5.0
CENTRAL PARK 4.5
HUNTINGTON 4.3
BROOKLYN 3.3
ISLIP AIRPORT 3.1
...OHIO...
GALION 8.0
MANSFIELD/ONTARIO 8.0
BOWERSTON 7.0
MINERAL CITY 7.0
DALTON 6.5
LEXINGTON 1 NW 6.5
ASHLAND 4 SW 6.0
CALCUTTA 6.0
GLASGOW 6.0
QUAKER CITY 5.3
BELLEFONTAINE 2 N 5.0
RICHMOND 5.0
STEUBENVILLE 5.0
BELLEVUE 1 N 4.3
BARNESVILLE 4.0
...PENNSYLVANIA...
WINDBER COUNTRY CLUB 8.0
MOON TOWNSHIP 7.5
EVANS CITY 7.3
CABOT 7.0
CANONSBURG 7.0
CRESSON 5 E 7.0
ROSEDALE 7.0
SANDY LAKE 2 ENE 7.0
SPRING CHURCH 7.0
COOPERSTOWN 1 E 6.5
BERKELEY HILLS 6.0
JACKTOWN 6.0
OHIOVILLE 6.0
SHALER TOWNSHIP 6.0
CARRICK 5.9
BELLEFONTE 5.0
...RHODE ISLAND...
WAKEFIELD 2.8
...TENNESSEE...
GATLINBURG 6 SE 4.5
NEWFOUND GAP 1 N 4.3
...VIRGINIA...
CEDAR HILL 3 NNW 2.5
WINCHESTER 2 S 2.3
...WEST VIRGINIA...
TERRA ALTA 1 NE 7.0
CHESTER 5.0
MOUNT STORM 5.0
BURLINGTON 4.0
CANAAN HEIGHTS 4.0
KLINE GAP 2 ESE 4.0
WEIRTON 4.0
MOZART 3.0
FOLLANSBEE 2.5
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
1100 PM EST SUN JAN 25 THROUGH 900 PM EST MON JAN 26...
...WEST VIRGINIA...
FLAT TOP 0.38
THE SURFACE LOW OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST IS FORECAST TO
INTENSIFY VERY RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD TO A POSITION
APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES SOUTH OF NANTUCKET BY TUESDAY MORNING.
WINDS AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT INTO
EARLY TUESDAY OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND THE NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC REGION. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT
MAJOR POPULATION AREAS FROM EASTERN NEW JERSEY NORTHWARD THROUGH
THE BOSTON AREA AND ACROSS EASTERN MAINE. IN THESE AREAS...VERY
HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES WILL COMBINE WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40
MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH...TO CREATE LIFE-THREATENING
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IN AREAS CLOSE TO THE IMMEDIATE
COASTLINE...HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 75 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE. MANY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE AND TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPOSSIBLE IN MANY AREAS. HIGH WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER
LINES...LEADING TO POWER OUTAGES. COASTAL FLOODING AND SEVERE
BEACH EROSION ARE ALSO EXPECTED. TIDAL INCREASES MAY CAUSE
FLOODING AND DAMAGE TO VULNERABLE ROADS AND STRUCTURES.
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY ON
TUESDAY BEFORE SLOWLY TAPERING OFF FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 18
TO 30 INCHES ARE FORECAST FROM NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY NORTHWARD
TO DOWN EAST MAINE AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 30 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
PORTIONS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. FARTHER WEST...CONDITIONS WILL
BE LESS SEVERE...BUT 4 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE COMMON FROM
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA NORTHWARD ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK AND INTO
NORTHERN VERMONT.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
RYAN
Last Updated: 936 PM EST MON JAN 26 2015