STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR GREAT LAKES TO NEW ENGLAND WINTER STORM WITH COASTAL WIND AND RAIN NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD 1000 PM EST FRI MAR 02 2018 ...AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO SPIN OFF LONG ISLAND AS HEAVY WET SNOW FALLS ACROSS THE CATSKILLS INTO EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA DOWN INTO SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN...HIGH WINDS...AND STORM SURGES CONTINUE TO IMPACT COASTAL NEW ENGLAND... BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT FROM THE CATSKILLS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK DOWN INTO NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY NORTHWARD ACROSS MUCH OF UPSTATE NEW YORK INTO CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION INCLUDING THE APPALACHIANS NORTHWARD TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV AT 900 PM EST...A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH AN ESTIMATED CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 977 MB...28.79 INCHES...WAS ABOUT 200 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND NEW YORK. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW CONTINUED TO FALL FROM THE CATSKILLS INTO EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA DOWN INTO DELAWARE AND EASTERN MARYLAND. ACROSS COASTAL NEW ENGLAND...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED TO ROTATE ONSHORE WITH A MIX OF SNOW REPORTING IN NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS...WITH SUSTAINING WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 50 AND 60 MPH WERE COMMON. ...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST THU MAR 01 THROUGH 900 PM EST FRI MAR 02... ...MASSACHUSETTS... PLAINFIELD 12.0 SAVOY 10.0 ROWE 9.6 STOCKBRIDGE 8.5 EAST HAWLEY 6.7 HEATH 6.1 ...NEW JERSEY... HIGH POINT 13.5 HIGHLAND LAKES 13.2 VERNON 11.0 MONTAGUE 10.2 BRANCHVILLE 9.5 SCHOOLEYS MOUNTAIN 9.0 GREEN POND 8.7 WEST MILFORD 8.3 WANTAGE 7.5 JEFFERSON 7.0 STOCKHOLM 7.0 ...NEW YORK... RICHMONDVILLE 37.5 JEFFERSON 34.5 GILBOA 30.0 SCHOHARIE 30.0 AMSTERDAM 29.8 DUANESBURG 26.0 GLEN 26.0 WEST KILL 26.0 WINDHAM 26.0 KNOX 24.5 HOBART 24.0 WYOMING 24.0 FORESTVILLE 22.0 ONEIDA 20.0 BUFFALO 12.0 ...PENNSYLVANIA... COOLBAUGH 22.5 TOBYHANNA 20.0 BLOOMING GROVE 12.0 NORTH HONESDALE 10.0 THOMPSON 9.5 PHILADELHPIA 2.5 ...VERMONT... WOODFORD 14.0 LANDGROVE 13.2 PAWLET 7.0 CHESTER 6.0 ...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST THU MAR 01 THROUGH 900 PM EST FRI MAR 02... ...CONNECTICUT... FENWICK 3.32 JEWETT CITY 3.28 MIDDLETOWN 3.28 FAIRFIELD 3.27 THOMPSON 2.80 ...MASSACHUSETTS... EAST BRIDGEWATER 5.74 RANDOLPH 3.88 EAST MILTON 2.92 MARION 2.90 TAUNTON 2.90 NORTH WEYMOUTH 2.62 MILLIS 2.00 QUINCY 2.00 ...NEW YORK... WEST HILLS 3.92 LAKE GROVE 3.44 OAKDALE 3.43 SMITHTOWN 3.40 ISLIP 3.34 EAST MASSAPEQUA 3.32 UPTON 3.14 HEWLETT 3.00 HICKSVILLE 2.83 TOPT HILL 2.82 FREDONIA 0.8 WNW 2.55 BAY SHORE 0.5 ESE 2.48 WEST ISLIP 0.6 SW 2.39 COPIAGUE 0.4 ENE 2.32 FARMINGVILLE 0.5 W 2.31 CENTRAL PARK 2.24 ...PENNSYLVANIA... TITUSVILLE 6.3 SW 2.35 LEEPER 0.9 WSW 2.23 SANDY LAKE 1.8 ENE 2.12 TIONESTA 7.3 SSE 2.08 ...RHODE ISLAND... NEWPORT 2.61 EAST PROVIDENCE 2.60 ...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE EVENT... ...CONNECTICUT... NEW LONDON 69 BRIDGEPORT 62 NEW HAVEN 49 ...WASHINGTON DC... AMERICAN UNIVERSITY 66 CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY 66 WASHINGTON 66 SILVER SPRING 1 SSE 64 ADAMS MORGAN 1 E 61 GEORGETOWN 1 NNE 58 THE MALL 1 S 58 US CAPITOL 1 S 58 ...DELAWARE... LEWES NOS 66 DOVER 62 MIDDLETOWN 58 WILMINGTON NEW CASTLE 58 GREENWOOD 54 BLACKBIRD 52 REDDEN 49 SUSSEX COUNTY ARPT 49 GEORGETOWN 47 MILTON 46 SEAFORD 46 TOWNSEND 46 ...GEORGIA... MOUNTAIN CITY 3 ESE 49 ...KENTUCKY... LEXINGTON/BLUEGRASS ARPT 48 FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT 44 ...MASSACHUSETTS... BARNSTABLE 93 EAST FALMOUTH 92 WELLFLEET 91 NANTUCKET 90 OAK BLUFFS 88 WOODS HOLE 88 SCITUATE 80 VINEYARD HAVEN 75 EDGARTOWN 74 MARSTON MILLS 74 BOSTON 70 CHARLESTOWN 70 LOGAN AIRPORT 70 MASHAPEE 69 MARTHAS VINEYARD 66 ...MARYLAND... BALLENGER CREEK 2 NW 71 COBB ISLAND 2 SE 69 GAITHERSBURG 69 PATUXENT RIVER 69 SABILLASVILLE 4 SSW 68 ANDREWS AFB 1 N 67 ANNAPOLIS - US NAVAL ACADEMY 64 OCEAN CITY MUNICIPAL ARPT 62 BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL ARPT 61 HAGERSTOWN REGIONAL 61 GARRETT AIRPORT 46 ...NORTH CAROLINA... ASHEVILLE REGIONAL ARPT 58 ASHFORD 3 S 55 CHINA GROVE 2 NW 55 JEFFERSON/ASHE COUNTY ARPT 55 BEECH MOUNTAIN 52 BOOMER 3 ESE 51 WATAUGA COUNTY HOSPITAL HELIPORT 50 SALUDA 2 SSW 48 COLUMBUS 3 ESE 45 FLETCHER 2 E 44 ELIZABETH CITY CGAS 41 WOODLAWN 1 S 41 ...NEW JERSEY... CAPE MAY 71 DENNISVILLE 71 LEBANON 71 SOUTH PLAINFIELD 65 WASHINGTON TWP 65 HARVEY CEDARS 62 LAWRENCEVILLE 62 ATLANTIC CITY INTL ARPT 61 BRANDYWINE SHOAL NOS 61 FORTESQUE 60 MCGUIRE AFB 51 ...NEW YORK... BAYVILLE 78 MIDDLE ISLAND 78 EATONS NECK 69 JFK AIRPORT 67 LARCHMONT HARBOR 66 JONES BEACH 64 WHITE PLAIN 63 GREAT GULL ISLAND 60 NAPEAGUE 52 ROCHESTER GREATER INTL ARPT 43 ...OHIO... ELYRIA/LORAIN COUNTY ARPT 51 CLEVELAND/BURKE ARPT 48 COLUMBUS/OHIO STATE UNIV ARPT 48 YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN RGNL ARPT 48 MARION 45 AKRON-CANTON ARPT 44 CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KY INTL ARPT 43 ...PENNSYLVANIA... NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA 62 BUSHKILL CENTER 60 LEHIGH VALLEY INTL ARPT 60 POCONO MOUNTAINS 60 WEST GROVE 60 FLEETWOOD 59 JOHNSTOWN/CAMBRIA COUNTY ARPT 56 PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL ARPT 56 ERIE INTL ARPT 54 ...RHODE ISLAND... LITTLE COMPTON 83 BLOCK ISLAND 71 GREEN ARPT 64 PROVIDENCE 64 NEWPORT ARPT 61 WESTERLY ARPT 56 PRUDENCE ISLAND 53 NORTH PROVIDENCE 51 ...SOUTH CAROLINA... TRYON 3 SW 55 TUXEDO 4 S 49 ...VIRGINIA... CHESAPEAKE LIGHT TOWER 79 DAHLGREN 3 NE 75 WASHINGTON/DULLES INTL ARPT 71 CHINCOTEAGUE 1 WSW 70 SLATE MILLS 70 SWIFT RUN 2 ESE 70 STANARDSVILLE 69 AMICUS 64 WALLOPS ISLAND 64 QUANTICO MARINE CORP 63 ROANOKE 62 RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON ARPT 62 LEESBURG EXECUTIVE ARPT 61 WILLIAMSBURG 55 BLACKSBURG 49 NORFOLK 49 ...WEST VIRGINIA... BRUSHY RUN 65 MARTINSBURG 58 CHARLESTON 55 CANAAN HEIGHTS 52 GRANT COUNTY ARPT 50 MARTINSBURG/WEST VA RGNL ARPT 50 ELKINS/RANDOLPH CO ARPT 49 CLARKSBURG/BENEDUM ARPT 47 BUCKHANNON 46 BECKLEY/RALEIGH COUNTY ARPT 44 ...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS ENDED... ...MICHIGAN... WIXOM 7.4 ANN ARBOR 6.1 CLARKSON 6.0 MUNITH 6.0 THE INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SPIN JUST OFF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST THROUGH TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO BRING HIGH WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...AND STORM SURGE TO THE IMMEDIATE COAST AS MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES OVER NORTHERN NEW YORK AND PARTS OF VERMONT AND AS FAR SOUTH AS SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ALONG COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS CAN EXPECT UPWARDS OF 1 INCH...WITH STORM TOTALS EXPECTED TO BE UP TO 5 INCHES. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 10 TO 12 INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 30 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM WESTERN NEW YORK INTO THE CATSKILLS AND POSSIBLY DOWN INTO EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE INTENSE STORM SHOULD BEGIN TO ACCELERATE TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AWAY FROM THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS CAN INITIALLY REACH 80 MPH NEAR THE COAST BUT WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATER TONIGHT AS THE STORM SLOWLY MOVES OUT TO SEA.
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HIGH-IMPACT WINDSTORM IS ONGOING FOR THE GREATER BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON REGION OF THE MID-ATLANTIC
...A HIGH-IMPACT WINDSTORM IS ONGOING FOR THE GREATER BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON REGION OF THE MID-ATLANTIC OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... At 7:00 AM EST, high winds have spread across the region, with recently observed wind gusts at Washington Dulles International Airport of 67 MPH, Washington Reagan National Airport of 62 MPH, Naval Air Station Patuxent River of 66 MPH, Joint Force Andrews of 62 MPH, and Baltimore/Washington International Marshall Airport of 52 MPH. Other high wind gust reports include of 69 MPH in Gaithersburg in Montgomery County MD, and Ballenger Creek in Frederick County MD. Strong-to-damaging northwest winds will continue across the region, sustained at 30-40 MPH, with gusts 60-70 MPH. Isolated wind gusts could reach 80 mph, particularly at higher elevations west of the Interstate 95 corridor. The strongest winds will occur through Noon EST today; however, winds will continue to gust from 55-65 MPH this afternoon and continue through tonight. This will be a prolonged, high-impact windstorm for the region, with many downed trees and power lines expected. In addition to the magnitude of the high wind gusts, the duration of the winds will add to the hazardous nature of this event, as winds will continue through the weekend before diminishing below 30 mph Sunday afternoon. This will hamper the repair of power lines and tree removal. Widespread power outages are occurring. Travel is dangerous, especially for high profile vehicles, and motorists need to be aware of rapidly changing road conditions due to the potential of downed trees and power lines. Pedestrians will face very hazardous conditions, and need to be aware of wind-borne projectiles. People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your homes during the windstorm, and avoid windows. If you use a portable generator, follow manufacturer`s instructions and do not use inside homes, garages, or apartments. A High Wind Warning is in effect through 6:00 AM EST Saturday. This includes the greater metropolitan areas of Baltimore and Washington DC. The high winds are in response to a strengthening low pressure system south of Cape Cod.