THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR EASTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM EST THU JAN 04 2018

...A WINTER STORM IS BRINGING SNOW TO NORTH CAROLINA AND THE
MID-ATLANTIC AND WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE
NORTHEAST U.S. COAST ON THURSDAY...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL AREAS FROM EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH EASTERN NEW ENGLAND.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM EASTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA THROUGH NORTHERN MAINE.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN GEORGIA AND
SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
THROUGH EASTERN NEW YORK.

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

AT 300 AM EST...A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING SURFACE LOW...WITH A
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 970 MB OR 28.64 INCHES...WAS LOCATED OFFSHORE
ABOUT 140 MILES EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS...NORTH CAROLINA. AN
OCCLUDED FRONT WRAPPED AROUND THIS LOW...WITH A COLD FRONT
EXTENDING SOUTHEASTWARD AND A WARM FRONT EXTENDING EASTWARD INTO
THE ATLANTIC. A COASTAL STATIONARY FRONT ALSO WAS LOCATED WEST OF
THE LOW...PARALLEL TO THE CAROLINA...MID-ATLANTIC...AND
NORTHEASTERN COASTS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT WIDESPREAD MODERATE
SNOW...WITH EMBEDDED HEAVIER POCKETS...WAS OCCURRING OVER EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA AND THROUGHOUT THE MID-ATLANTIC. LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW WAS STARTING TO MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE COASTAL NORTHEAST AS
WELL. CLOSE TO THE COAST IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...SOME FREEZING
RAIN AND MIXED PRECIPITATION WERE OCCURRING AS SOME WARMER AIR
FROM THE ATLANTIC WAS PRESENT.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM EST WED
JAN 03 THROUGH 300 AM EST THU JAN 04...

...DELAWARE...
STOCKLEY                              3.7                    
DAGSBORO                              3.6                    
NASSAU                                2.8                    
BETHANY BEACH                         2.7                    
LEWES                                 2.7                    

...MARYLAND...
HERALD HARBOR 1 NW                    0.5                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
PINEHURST                             6.0                    
SIMPSON 2 W                           5.8                    
CARTHAGE                              5.5                    
PINEBLUFF 1 NNE                       4.5                    
WATHA 3 SW                            4.3                    
CUMNOCK 5 NNE                         3.3                    
SANFORD                               3.3                    
HAMLET                                3.0                    
DURHAM 2 W                            1.5                    
RALEIGH 3 WNW                         1.0                    

...NEW JERSEY...
ELDORA                                2.8                    
DENNISVILLE                           2.6                    
SHAWCREST                             2.0                    
ATLANTIC CITY INTL ARPT               1.6                    

...VIRGINIA...
KEMPSVILLE                            6.0                    
NORVIEW                               5.2                    
OCEAN VIEW 1 SSE                      4.0                    
WAKEFIELD NWS                         3.0                    
FORT LEE 2 S                          1.5                    
REAGAN NATIONAL ARPT                  0.3                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
1200 AM EST WED JAN 03 THROUGH 300 AM EST THU JAN 04...

...NORTH CAROLINA...
BOGUE 1 W                             0.20                    
TRENT WOODS 2 SE                      0.10                    

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

...FLORIDA...
TALLAHASSEE                           0.1                    

...GEORGIA...
ELLABELL                              6.0                    
PEMBROKE                              5.0                    
BROXTON                               3.5                    
MELDRIM                               3.5                    
BAXLEY 1 N                            3.0                    
BLOOMINGDALE                          3.0                    
DIXIE UNION 2 W                       3.0                    
POOLER                                3.0                    
ALMA                                  2.5                    
MEINHARD 2 SW                         2.0                    
PATTERSON                             2.0                    
LANIER                                1.5                    
METTER                                1.0                    
UVALDA                                1.0                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
SUMMERVILLE 3 SW                      7.3                    
SUMTER 1 SSW                          7.0                    
LADSON 1 SSE                          6.5                    
MONCKS CORNER 7 SSE                   6.5                    
COLLEGE PARK 2 ENE                    6.0                    
RIDGELAND 2 E                         6.0                    
SANGAREE 5 N                          6.0                    
CAMERON                               5.8                    
KNIGHTSVILLE 5 SSE                    5.5                    
CHARLESTON ARPT 1 ESE                 5.3                    
GOOSE CREEK 1 SW                      5.3                    
HILTON HEAD ISLAND                    4.5                    
SHADOWMOSS 1 SW                       4.1                    
BLUFFTON                              4.0                    
YEMASSEE                              4.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...

...FLORIDA...
BELL 4 S                              0.25                    
LAKE CITY                             0.25                    
PERRY                                 0.10                    

...GEORGIA...
BRUNSWICK                             0.50                    
FOLKSTON 3 ENE                        0.50                    
WAYCROSS                              0.25                    
ST. SIMONS                            0.12                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
CHARLESTON 2 NNW                      0.20                    
JAMES ISLAND 1 SW                     0.20                    
MOUNT PLEASANT 4 ENE                  0.19                    
ISLE OF HOPE                          0.08                    


THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. AS IT DOES SO...IT IS EXPECTED TO KEEP
MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWARD GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE U.S. EAST COAST
OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC...BEFORE REACHING EASTERN CANADA ON
THURSDAY NIGHT. WHILE THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN OFFSHORE...THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPACT MAINLY COASTAL AREAS FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO
MAINE. A FEW ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND THE
COASTAL MID-ATLANTIC. NEW YORK CITY TO THE INTERIOR NORTHEAST IS
FORECAST TO RECEIVE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW...WHILE COASTAL NEW
ENGLAND AND MUCH OF MAINE ARE EXPECTING 10 INCHES TO OVER A FOOT
OF SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
AT TIMES FOR COASTAL AREAS...AS WINDS GUST IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH.

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

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Last Updated: 405 AM EST THU JAN 04 2018