THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM EST THU JAN 02 2014
...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE NORTHEAST THIS EVENING
AS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENS OFFSHORE...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL
MASSACHUSETTS AND MUCH OF LONG ISLAND NEW YORK.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF THE GREAT LAKES...OHIO RIVER
VALLEY...APPALACHIANS...MID-ATLANTIC...AND NORTHEAST. LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
ILLINOIS AND INDIANA ALONG LAKE MICHIGAN. WIND CHILL WARNINGS AND
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
MIDWEST...MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST.
COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
THE NORTHEAST U.S. COASTLINE.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 PM EST...A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MULTIPLE WEAK
LOW PRESSURE CENTERS WAS MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. A COLD
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXTENDED SOUTHWARD
FROM THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY TO THE GULF COAST. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WAS LOCATED OFFSHORE OF THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES. THE
COMBINATION OF THESE TWO SYSTEMS WAS BRINGING A LARGE AREA OF
PRECIPITATION ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN U.S. LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHEASTERN STATES AS WELL AS
PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES...APPALACHIANS...AND OHIO
VALLEY. A FEW LOCATIONS IN THE NORTHEAST WERE REPORTING HEAVY
SNOW. FARTHER SOUTH...GENERALLY LIGHT RAIN WAS REPORTED ACROSS
MUCH OF THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM EST WED
JAN 01 THROUGH 300 PM EST THU JAN 02...
...ILLINOIS...
LIBERTYVILLE 16.7
GURNEE 16.0
ELK GROVE VILLAGE 1 ESE 15.4
HIGHWOOD 15.1
PALATINE 15.0
SCHAUMBURG 14.5
RIVERWOODS 13.8
MUNDELEIN 13.7
MORTON GROVE 13.3
ROSELLE 13.1
STREAMWOOD 1 SW 13.0
EVANSTON 12.0
ROGERS PARK 12.0
WAUCONDA 11.0
MIDWAY AIRPORT 3 SW 10.9
...INDIANA...
CHESTERTON 6.5
DUNREITH 6.0
RUSHVILLE 6.0
SHELBYVILLE 1 SSW 6.0
INDIANAPOLIS INTL AIRPORT 5.7
GOSPORT 5.4
PARAGON 5.3
BEECH GROVE 5.0
BROWNSBURG 2 SE 5.0
GREENFIELD 5.0
MARTINSVILLE 5.0
TERRE HAUTE 5.0
BLOOMINGDALE 2 SE 4.8
...MASSACHUSETTS...
TOPSFIELD 8.0
BRADFORD 5.5
WEST NEWBURY 5.5
DEERFIELD 4.0
GLOUCESTER 4.0
WAKEFIELD 3.6
BOSTON 3.0
...MAINE...
BERWICK 4.5
HOLLIS 5 NW 3.0
...MICHIGAN...
WYANDOTTE 9.9
RIVERVIEW 9.5
ROMULUS 8.6
TEMPERANCE 8.1
CARLETON 2.5 S 8.0
CHELSEA 8.0
DUNDEE 7.5
KALAMAZOO 1 WNW 7.3
MORENCI 7.3
BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP 7.0
PLAINWELL 5 E 6.8
BROOKLYN 2 ENE 6.6
FARMINGTON HILLS 6.4
HASTINGS 4 SSW 6.3
ORANGEVILLE 5 N 6.2
...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
HOOKSETT 5.0
PETERSBOROUGH 5.0
CANTERBURY 4.5
BELMONT 4.0
NEW BOSTON 4.0
NORTH CONWAY 4.0
FRANCESTOWN 3.0
WALPOLE 3.0
...NEW YORK...
GREECE 13.0
BROCKPORT 1 ENE 11.5
WEBSTER 10.0
ROCHESTER 5 WNW 8.8
FULTON 7.8
PALERMO 2 SSE 6.8
ASHLAND 6.0
SCHOHARIE 6.0
FORT HUNTER 5.5
RIPLEY 4 SSW 5.5
CHENANGO BRIDGE 5.3
DOLGEVILLE 5.0
FISHHOUSE 5.0
SE WEST VALLEY 5.0
WEST ALMOND 4 SW 4.8
...OHIO...
HAMILTON 1.5 NW 6.5
TOLEDO 2 ENE 6.0
BLANCHESTER 5.5
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE 5.3
GENNTOWN 2 SE 5.0
MONROE 5.0
OXFORD 5.0
WEST CHESTER 5.0
MAUSTOWN 2 WSW 4.6
FREMONT 2 ENE 4.5
WETHERINGTON 4.5
WILMINGTON 2 SSE 4.5
XENIA 3 SW 4.1
COLERAIN TOWNSHIP 4.0
FARMERSVILLE 4.0
...PENNSYLVANIA...
TIOGA 5.5
BRADFORD 5.0
CHANDLERS VALLEY 5.0
OSCEOLA 5.0
POTTER BROOK 5.0
SHINGLEHOUSE 5.0
NORTH EAST 1 WNW 4.8
COUDERSPORT 4.5
...VERMONT...
WOODFORD 5.8
SOUTH NEWFANE 5.0
BENNINGTON 4.5
DANBY FOUR CORNERS 4.3
LANDGROVE 4.2
PROCTOR 1 NE 3.5
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...WISCONSIN...
RACINE 3 NW 10.0
FRANKLIN 3 E 7.6
UNION GROVE 5 S 7.3
FRANKLIN 6.1
WEST ALLIS 5.8
LATER THIS EVENING...THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS ARE EXPECTED TO
BECOME MORE ORGANIZED AS THEY CONSOLIDATE OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC
COASTLINE...AND A SINGLE LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO
RAPIDLY DEEPEN. AS THIS PROCESS OCCURS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO
GROW IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC AND
NORTHEAST. ADDITIONALLY...AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
STRENGTHENS...A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN
INCREASED WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEASTERN
STATES. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME
AREAS...RESULTING IN POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...PRIMARILY IN
SOME AREAS ALONG THE NORTHEAST U.S. COAST. SNOW IS FORECAST TO
BEGIN TAPERING OFF ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST FRIDAY
MORNING...BUT COULD CONTINUE ACROSS COASTAL AREAS OF THE NORTHEAST
INTO EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO FALL FROM NORTHERN NEW JERSEY TO COASTAL
NEW ENGLAND...WHERE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. HIGHER
AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS
OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND. ELSEWHERE...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE AREA FROM THE INTERIOR MID-ATLANTIC STATES
TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
RYAN
Last Updated: 350 PM EST THU JAN 02 2014