THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR NEW ENGLAND WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT NEW ENGLAND STARTING THIS
EVENING... 

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM CENTRAL AND EASTERN LONG
ISLAND AND COASTAL CONNECTICUT NORTHWARD TO EASTERN MAINE.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NEW ENGLAND...WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF VERMONT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND
CONNECTICUT. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM PORTIONS
OF THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION NORTHWARD TO NEW YORK STATE. WINTER
STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT
FOR AREAS DOWNWIND OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE MICHIGAN.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
NORTHWARD TO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION.

COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ALONG THE COAST FROM CAPE COD
NORTH TO MAINE.

WIND CHILL WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S.

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

AT 300 PM EST...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 995
MB...29.38 INCHES...WAS CENTERED OVER NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.
A COLD FRONT...THE LEADING EDGE OF A MUCH COLDER ARCTIC AIR
MASS...EXTENDED SOUTHWESTWARD FROM THE SURFACE LOW ACROSS THE OHIO
VALLEY AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.
ALONG AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 40
MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WERE OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF THE
MIDWEST...GREAT LAKES..AND OHIO VALLEY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED AREAS OF SNOW FALLING
ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS
REPORTED AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW HAS DEVELOPED
ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND IN THE VICINITY OF A STATIONARY
FRONTAL BOUNDARY. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM EST SAT
FEB 14 THROUGH 300 PM EST SAT FEB 14...

...NEW YORK...
EAST AMHERST                          8.0                    
PERRYSBURG                            8.0                    
N. TONAWANDA                          7.5                    
WILLIAMSVILLE 1 NW                    5.8                    
CAPE VINCENT                          5.5                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...MICHIGAN...
WABANINGO                             59                    
LUDINGTON 8 NNW                       55                    


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CROSSING THE LOWER GREAT LAKES THIS
AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO REORGANIZE INTO A COASTAL LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM OFF THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC COASTLINE LATE THIS EVENING
BEFORE BEGINNING A PERIOD OF RAPID INTENSIFICATION. SNOW WILL
CONTINUE TO EXPAND ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN U.S. THROUGH THE
EVENING AND TONIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENS AND BEGINS
TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COASTLINE. AS THE
SURFACE LOW DEEPENS RAPIDLY TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...STRONG GUSTY
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHEAST AND
MID-ATLANTIC REGIONS. OVER EASTERN NEW ENGLAND...WIND GUSTS OF 50
TO 60 MPH AT TIMES WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE
LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. TRAVEL
WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. COASTAL FLOODING
WILL ALSO BE A HAZARD ALONG PORTIONS OF THE NEW ENGLAND
COASTLINE...FROM CAPE COD NORTH TO MAINE.

THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN
MAINE...WHERE 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS. FARTHER SOUTH...FROM EASTERN LONG ISLAND NORTHWARD
TO NEW HAMPSHIRE...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF
ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BUT WILL PERSIST
ACROSS MAINE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.

HIGH WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OUTSIDE OF THE HEAVY SNOW
AREAS...ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION...WHERE WIND GUSTS
OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. HIGH WINDS MAY LEAD TO SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC TO
THE NORTHEAST. 

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.

RYAN




Last Updated: 340 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015