THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR EASTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 AM EST THU JAN 04 2018
...AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE EAST COAST CONTINUES TO
SPREAD SNOW AND HIGH WINDS UP THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST INTO NEW
ENGLAND...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL MID-ATLANTIC REGION
INTO MUCH OF COASTAL NEW ENGLAND INCLUDING EASTERN MAINE.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FARTHER INLAND FROM THE
MID-ATLANTIC UP THROUGH INTERIOR NEW ENGLAND.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE INTERIOR SECTIONS
OF THE MID-ATLANTIC UP TO THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY OF UPSTATE NEW
YORK.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 AM EST...AN EXPLOSIVELY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM...WITH AN ESTIMATED CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 952 MB OR 28.11
INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 230 MILES EAST OF THE DELMARVA
PENINSULA. AS THE STORM CONTINUED TO MOVE RAPIDLY TOWARD THE
NORTHEAST WHILE ARCTIC AIR REMAINED IN PLACE ACROSS THE ENTIRE
EASTERN U.S...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH WINDS GUSTING OVER
50 MPH CONTINUED TO IMPACT THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NEW ENGLAND
COASTAL AREAS. A COASTAL FRONT ALSO HELPED FOCUSED THE HEAVIEST
SNOW BAND RIGHT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST...EVEN WITH A FEW
REPORTS OF THUNDER AND LIGHTNING ON LONG ISLAND AND SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND COAST. MEANWHILE...WARMER AIR FROM THE ATLANTIC HAD KEPT
THE PRECIPITATION AS RAIN ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND
AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING STORM CENTER.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM EST WED
JAN 03 THROUGH 900 AM EST THU JAN 04...
...CONNECTICUT...
NORTH HAVEN 6.0
LEDYARD CENTER 4.5
BERLIN 3.5
WETHERSFIELD 3.0
ELLINGTON 2.5
...WASHINGTON DC...
WASHINGTON 1 E 0.8
...DELAWARE...
STOCKLEY 8.0
DAGSBORO 3.6
NASSAU 2.8
BETHANY BEACH 2.7
LEWES 2.7
TALLEY BROOK 2.3
...MASSACHUSETTS...
BRIDGEWATER 4.0
...MARYLAND...
RIDGE 1 ENE 5.5
HUGHESVILLE 3 NNE 3.8
SAINT CHARLES 3.0
HERALD HARBOR 2.5
...NORTH CAROLINA...
COMFORT 7.0
GUM SPRINGS 1 N 6.0
NASHVILLE 6.0
PINEHURST 6.0
RAEFORD 1 NNE 6.0
SIMPSON 2 W 5.8
CARTHAGE 5.5
HOLLY RIDGE 5.5
LAURINBURG 1 SW 5.3
WISE FORKS 5 WSW 5.2
GRANTSBORO 2 W 5.0
SEVEN SPRINGS 5.0
PINEBLUFF 1 NNE 4.5
WATHA 3 SW 4.3
FAYETTEVILLE 4.0
HALIFAX 4 WNW 4.0
CUMNOCK 5 NNE 3.3
SANFORD 3.3
HAMLET 3.0
DURHAM 2 W 1.5
RALEIGH 3 WNW 1.0
...NEW JERSEY...
NORTHFIELD 11.0
MANTOLOKING 9.5
GALLOWAY TWP 9.0
VILLAS 8.0
MANAHAWKIN 7.0
OCEAN CITY 6.5
CAPE MAY 6.0
SHREWSBURY 4.7
ELDORA 2.8
DENNISVILLE 2.6
SHAWCREST 2.0
ATLANTIC CITY INTL ARPT 1.6
...NEW YORK...
NORTH BABYLON 8.5
FARMINGDALE 7.0
NYC/JFK AIRPORT 4.0
...PENNSYLVANIA...
NORRISTOWN 3.0
...RHODE ISLAND...
WESTERLY 3.0
...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 900 AM EST THU JAN 04...
...NORTH CAROLINA...
BOGUE 1 W 0.20
TRENT WOODS 2 SE 0.10
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...DELAWARE...
LEWES NOS 62
...FLORIDA...
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 49
TITUSVILLE/SPACE CENTER EXE ARPT 45
...MASSACHUSETTS...
NANTUCKET MEMORIAL ARPT 50
...NEW JERSEY...
ATLANTIC CITY INTERN 53
RUTGERS 51
CAPE MAY 50
...VIRGINIA...
ROANOKE REGIONAL AIRPORT 53
INGALLS FIELD 49
OCEANA NAS/SOUCEK 48
...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 INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY FURTHER
TODAY BEFORE REACHING ITS PEAK INTENSITY IN THE GULF OF MAINE BY
TONIGHT. AS IT DOES SO...THE MOST INTENSE SNOW TOGETHER WITH HIGH
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT COASTAL MID-ATLANTIC AND SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND DURING THE DAY...SPREADING NORTHEASTWARD INTO COASTAL
MAINE BY TONIGHT...LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS INTENSE FARTHER INLAND. A FEW ADDITIONAL
INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY ALONG COASTAL NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC...INCREASING TO 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS COASTAL NEW
ENGLAND...AND MORE THAN A FOOT EXPECTED OVER INTERIOR MAINE BEFORE
THE STORM MOVES RAPIDLY AWAY INTO SOUTHEASTERN CANADA ON FRIDAY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
KONG
Last Updated: 1150 AM EST THU JAN 04 2018