STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR MAJOR WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
4 PM EST SAT JAN 22 2005

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES OVER THE OHIO VALLEY AND
NORTHEASTERN U.S WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY FOR
SOUTHEAST/EAST-CENTRAL NEW YORK...VERMONT...CONNECTICUT...RHODE
ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE NEW YORK CITY AND
BOSTON METROPOLITAN AREAS.

HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ACROSS A LARGE
PORTION OF THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE COUNTRY FROM THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...OHIO VALLEY...GREAT LAKES REGION...MID
WEST...MID ATLANTIC...WESTERN/SOUTHERN NEW YORK.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ACROSS SOUTHERN
INDIANA...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHERN
AND SOUTHWESTERN VIGINIA...WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA....THE EASTERN SHORE OF
MARYLAND...SOUTHERN DELAWARE...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...UPSTATE NEW
YORK AND NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

....SELECTED SNOW TOTALS IN INCHES THROUGH 3 PM EST....

MINNESOTA...
EAU CLAIRE.............11.5
WINONA.................10.0
ROCHESTER..............9.3
BRANDON................9.0
DULUTH.................8.8
STILLWATER.............8.0
WACONIA................7.0
ST CLOUD...............7.0
CHANHASSEN.............6.9
ANDOVER................6.0
BUFFALO................6.0
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL...5.5
GLENWOOD...............5.0

WISCONSIN...
BLACK RIVER FALLS......11.3
TAYLOR.................10.0
HUB CITY...............9.9
FENNIMORE..............9.0
ONTARIO................8.0
LA CROSSE..............8.0
GREEN BAY..............5.9

IOWA...
LANSING................10.0
DORCHESTER.............7.0
VOLGA..................6.0
EDGEWOOD...............4.3

ILLINOIS...
WRIGLEYVILLE...........9.0
WOODSTOCK..............8.2
CHICAGO-NW SIDE........8.0
OHARE AIRPORT..........7.8
SCHAUMBURG.............7.1
ROCKFORD...............7.3

INDIANA
CENTERVILLE............10.0
FREMONT................9.0
SOUTH BEND.............8.5
ELKHART................8.0
AUBURN.................7.0
ELKHART................7.9

MICHIGAN
TROY...................12.5
GRAND RAPIDS...........12.0
ROCHESTER HILLS........11.5
DETROIT AIRPORT........11.2
BELLEVUE...............11.0
MUSKEGON...............10.6
LANSING................9.5

OHIO
TOLEDO.................9.0
NAPOLEON...............9.0
PAULDIN................7.0
SANDUSKY...............4.8
MENTOR.................4.0

PENNSYLVANIA
BOSWELL................7.0
WINDSOR................6.0
STORMSTOWN.............5.0
ROCKVILLE..............4.0
MECHANICSBURG..........4.0
LANGHORNE..............4.0

NEW JERSEY
MOUNT HOLLY............3.8
GLASSBORO..............2.0

MARYLAND
FROSTBURG..............7.0
MANCHESTER.............6.0
OWINGS MILLS...........5.0
GERMANTOWN.............4.8
BWI AIRPORT............4.0
COLUMBIA...............3.8

VIRGINIA
ROUND HILL.............3.5
CENTERVILLE............3.0
GAINESVILLE............3.0
WOODBRIDGE.............2.5

WEST VIRGINIA
MARTINSBURG............4.8
CAPON BRIDGE...........3.0
MOOREFIELD.............2.0

AT 4 PM EST AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED NEAR 41.9 NORTH
LATITUDE AND 79.5 WEST LONGITUDE OR APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ERIE PENNSYLVANIA.  THE MINIMUM PRESSURE WAS 999
MB OR 29.49 INCHES. THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE
EAST AND TRANSFER ITS ENERGY TO A NEW AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NOW
FORMING OFF THE DELMARVA COAST.  THIS NEW AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AND PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...SOUTHEAST NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL MID ATLANTIC BUT
WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW
YORK...PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY AND NEW ENGLAND WITH
ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 1 FOOT POSSIBLE.

AS THE LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS SATURDAY NIGHT...STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE OHIO VALLEY REGION AND CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS BLOWING AND DRIFTING
WILL MOVE EASTWARD TONIGHT AND SUNDAY INTO THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC
STATES AND NORTHEAST.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 10 PM EST SATURDAY JANUARY 22 2005.

REFER TO STATEMENTS FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE FOR THE LATEST ADVISORIES.

LADER








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