STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR EASTERN U.S. MAJOR WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

...A HIGH-IMPACT MAJOR WINTER STORM IS FORECAST FOR THE EASTERN
U.S. BEGINNING ON FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC REGION STARTING FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

BLIZZARD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FARTHER EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC REGION INCLUDING NEW YORK CITY AND LONG ISLAND.

AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF WINTER STORM WARNINGS EXTEND FROM ARKANSAS
EASTWARD ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS INTO THE INTERIOR SECTION OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC STATES.

ELSEWHERE...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WATCHES
COVER PARTS OF THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

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

AT 800 PM CST...A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES... WAS MOVING EASTWARD JUST
NORTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN IN LOUISIANA.  NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED A SQUALL LINE
MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF STATES AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT.  FARTHER NORTH...WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING ACROSS THE INTERIOR DEEP
SOUTH...TENNESSEE... AND INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S.  LIGHT SNOW
WAS FALLING IN NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS.


THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER IN LOUISIANA IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO A
MAJOR WINTER STORM WHICH WILL IMPACT A LARGE PORTION OF THE EAST
COAST FROM ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THROUGH THE
MID-ATLANTIC STATES FROM FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND AS THE LOW
INGESTS MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WHILE PULLING IN ARCTIC
AIR FROM THE NORTH.  SNOWFALL TOTALS MAY EXCEED 2 FEET IN PORTIONS
OF THESE AREAS...INCLUDING THE BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON D.C.
METROPOLITAN AREAS. STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY COMBINE WITH HEAVY
SNOW TO PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. IN
ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT ICING IS LIKELY FOR PORTIONS OF TENNESSEE
VALLEY AND INTERIOR NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA WHERE ICE
ACCUMULATIONS EXCEEDING HALF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. THERE IS ALSO
THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COASTAL
AREAS...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING. 
COASTAL FLOODING COULD BE SIGNIFICANT IN NEW YORK...NEW JERSEY...
AND DELAWARE.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 300 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

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