STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR NEW ENGLAND WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016

...A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING COASTAL STORM IS BRINGING MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND...AS WELL AS OVER PARTS OF
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF COASTAL NEW ENGLAND.

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

AT 900 PM EST...A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 987 MB...29.15 INCHES...WAS LOCATED NEAR THE
TIP OF CAPE COD. AN OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDED FROM THIS LOW WITH AN
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT AND WARM FRONT WERE LOCATED IN THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FROM VERMONT
EASTWARD INTO INTO MAINE AND SOUTHWARD INTO RHODE ISLAND AND
SOUTHERN MASSACHUSETTS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WAS FALLING FROM NEW
HAMPSHIRE TO WESTERN MAINE. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WERE OCCURRING
DOWNWIND OF THE GREAT LAKES AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS.
RAIN WAS FALLING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE NEW ENGLAND COAST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST THU DEC
29 THROUGH 900 PM EST THU DEC 29...

...CONNECTICUT...
TOLLAND                               4.0                    
STAFFORDVILLE                         2.5                    
BURLINGTON                            2.0                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
FITCHBURG                            10.0                    
RUTLAND                              10.0                    
STERLING                              8.4                    
ASHBURNHAM                            7.7                    
ASHBY                                 7.2                    
LUNENBURG                             7.2                    
WESTMINSTER                           7.2                    
HEATH                                 7.0                    
LEOMINSTER                            7.0                    
SHELBURNE                             6.5                    
PLAINFIELD                            6.2                    
GOSHEN                                6.0                    
HUNTINGTON                            6.0                    
ROWE                                  5.9                    
CHESTER                               5.5                    
GREENFIELD                            5.5                    
LEYDEN                                5.5                    
WORTHINGTON                           5.5                    
COLRAIN                               5.0                    
WESTHAMPTON                           5.0                    

...MAINE...
N WATERBORO                          17.2                    
HOLLIS                               14.9                    
NORTH SEBAGO 1 SSE                   14.5                    
SANFORD                              11.0                    
ACTON                                 8.1                    
SANFORD 1 S                           8.0                    
SHAPLEIGH                             7.0                    

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
STRAFFORD 2 SSE                      13.6                    
BARNSTEAD                            10.0                    
CENTER HARBOR 4 ESE                   9.0                    
TILTON 3 E                            9.0                    
MADISON                               8.5                    
BROOKLINE                             8.4                    
GREENVILLE 7 SE                       8.4                    
BELMONT 2 SW                          8.3                    
DEERFIELD 1 NNE                       8.0                    
EPSOM                                 8.0                    
MILFORD                               8.0                    

...NEW YORK...
MORRISONVILLE                         5.5                    
HESSVILLE                             4.5                    
TICONDEROGA                           4.2                    
GANSEVOORT                            4.0                    
GLENS FALLS                           4.0                    
NORTH HUDSON                          4.0                    
FULTON LOCK O3                        3.7                    
LOMONTVILLE                           3.5                    
QUEENSBURY                            3.5                    
GREENE                                3.3                    
RHINEBECK                             3.2                    
WELLS                                 3.1                    
GLEN                                  3.0                    
GREENVILLE CENTER                     3.0                    
ROCKTON                               3.0                    
SPECULATOR 10 SSW                     3.0                    
MC GRAW                               2.9                    
KENMORE                               2.6                    
BINGHAMTON REG ARPT                   2.5                    
ELMA 3 WSW                            2.3                    
HAMBURG                               2.2                    
SARATOGA SPRINGS                      2.1                    
NIAGARA FALLS 6 E                     2.0                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
CANADENSIS                            6.0                    
POCONO SUMMIT                         5.6                    
TOBYHANNA                             5.0                    
LAKE HARMONY                          4.5                    
MINERSVILLE                           3.5                    
GRANTVILLE                            3.1                    
GIBSON                                2.5                    
TUNKHANNOCK 4 NW                      2.5                    
CHANDLERS VALLE 1 SE                  2.0                    

...VERMONT...
LUDLOW                                8.9                    
CHESTER                               8.0                    
SPRINGFIELD                           8.0                    
WILLIAMSTOWN                          7.8                    
MIDDLESEX 1 ENE                       7.5                    
MT. HOLLY                             7.5                    
NORTHFIELD                            7.5                    
BETHEL                                7.2                    
HARTLAND                              7.0                    
WATERBURY 2 NNE                       7.0                    
BERLIN                                6.0                    
BROOKFIELD                            6.0                    
EDEN MILLS 1 ENE                      6.0                    
MORRISVILLE                           6.0                    
DANBY                                 5.0                    
MIDDLESEX                             5.0                    
WHITING 3 WSW                         5.0                    
WORCESTER 2 WNW                       4.5                    
SUTTON 2 SW                           4.4                    

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

...OHIO...
PIERPONT 2SE                          2.1                    


THE COASTAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY
AND MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TONIGHT. HEAVY
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF NEW
ENGLAND THROUGH TONIGHT. NEAR THE COAST OF MAINE...THE STORM WILL
DRAW MILDER AIR FROM THE ATLANTIC AND SHOULD CHANGE THE SNOW OVER
TO RAIN AS THE STORM CENTER APPROACHES OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 15 INCHES...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ACROSS INTERIOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND TO ONLY AN INCH OR TWO ALONG COASTAL MAINE. THE LOW CENTER
SHOULD MOVE QUICKLY NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHEASTERN CANADA DURING THE
DAY ON FRIDAY WITH THE SNOW TAPERING OFF OVER NEW ENGLAND. FARTHER
TO THE SOUTH...AS COLDER AIR IS FORCED UP THE WESTERN SLOPES OF
THE APPALACHIANS...2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST ACROSS PARTS
OF WEST VIRGINIA. SOME LAKE-ENHANCED SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED
DOWNWIND OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO. IN ADDITION...HIGH WINDS
WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORM ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST.

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.

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