THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR EASTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009
...MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES DEVELOPING OVER THE MID ATLANTIC
STATES...
FLOOD AND COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN
EFFECT ALONG MUCH OF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST FROM THE OUTER BANKS
OF NORTH CAROLINA TO LONG ISLAND.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR LONG ISLAND NEW YORK
AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FROM THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS NORTHEASTWARD INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...INCLUDING
MOST OF THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT TO THE SOUTHEAST AND NORTHWEST OF THE WARNING AREA. A
WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 PM EST...A 984 MB...29.06 INCH LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS
LOCATED JUST OFF THE COAST NEAR VIRGINIA BEACH. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FALLING TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF
THIS SURFACE LOW...EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN OHIO VALLEY
NORTHEASTWARD TO NEW YORK CITY. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...HEAVY
RAIN WAS FALLING ALONG THE COAST OF THE SOUTHERN DELMARVA
PENINSULA...AND GUSTY WINDS WERE REPORTED IN COASTAL AREAS FROM
NORTH CAROLINA TO LONG ISLAND.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 100 AM EST FRI DEC
18 THROUGH 300 PM EST SAT DEC 19...
...DELAWARE...
WOODSIDE 11.0
WILMINGTON 8.7
SMYRNA 8.0
DOVER 5.0
...MARYLAND...
RAWLINGS 16.0
GERMANTOWN 15.5
WALKERSVILLE 15.5
BRYANS ROAD 2ESE 14.5
SILVER SPRING 1 ESE 14.2
COLUMBIA 2N 14.1
GARRISON 1SE 12.4
BOWIE 11.0
ANNAPOLIS 10.5
BALTIMORE 7.5
...NEW JERSEY...
SHILOH 10.5
MILLVILLE 9.5
LONG BEACH ISLAND 8.5
BRIDGETON 8.0
CHERRY HILL 8.0
HAMMONTON 7.5
SEWELL 6.0
ESTELL MANOR 5.5
ATLANTIC CITY 5.4
OCEAN CITY 5.0
...OHIO...
BRIDGEPORT 5.0
...PENNSYLVANIA...
HANOVER 16.0
HOLTWOOD 16.0
ORRTANNA 14.0
UPPER STRASBURG 14.0
BONNEAUVILLE 13.0
GETTYSBURG 10.0
SHIPPENSBURG 10.0
PHILADELPHIA 8.8
BEDFORD 8.0
PITTSBURGH WFO 4.0
...VIRGINIA...
INDIAN VALLEY 26.0
CROZET 1SSE 23.0
COVINGTON 22.6
BALLSTON 1SW 16.5
DULLES INTERNATIONAL 16.0
CHARLOTTESVILLE 15.0
BLACKSBURG 14.2
REAGAN NATIONAL ARPT 13.0
ALEXANDRIA 1SE 12.0
RICHMOND W 11.5
...WEST VIRGINIA...
MARLINTON 26.0
FRIARS HILL 25.0
JUMPING BRANCH 24.0
WILLIAMSBURG 22.0
GRANDVIEW 21.0
BECKLEY 20.0
CHARLES TOWN 18.0
ELKINS 18.0
HINTON 17.0
PRINCETON 17.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...NORTH CAROLINA ...
ROBBINSVILLE 12 W 24.0
ASHEVILLE 17.0
BOONE 16.0
EAST MARION 15.0
RUTHERWOOD 15.0
FLEETWOOD 14.0
WAYNESVILLE 13.8
WEST JEFFERSON 13.0
MARSHALL 7 N 12.0
GREENSBORO 4.5
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
MCCLELLANVILLE 5.96
MOUNT PLEASANT 1 NE 5.38
ISLE OF PALMS 4.80
CHARLESTON 3.93
FORT JOHNSON 3.51
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH 2.96
GOOSE CREEK 4 SE 2.90
HUGER 3 NNE 2.80
BEAUFORT 2.55
WITHERBEE 2.44
THE SURFACE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST JUST OFF
THE MID ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND STRENGTHEN THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
A WIDE BAND OF HEAVY SNOWFALL IS ONGOING TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE
LOW TRACK...AND THIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS IN THE MID ATLANTIC REGION...AND
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING IN NEW ENGLAND. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ON
THE ORDER OF 8 TO 20 INCHES ARE LIKELY ALONG THE I 95
CORRIDOR...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF
WASHINGTON...BALTIMORE...PHILADELPHIA...NEW YORK...AND BOSTON.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
SOLTOW
Last Updated: 350 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009