STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 8 FOR MAJOR WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
4 PM EST SUN JAN 23 2005

...BLIZZARD OF 2005 WINDING DOWN THIS EVENING FOR COASTAL NEW
ENGLAND...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS CONTINUE UNTIL 6 PM EST FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
MAINE...NEW HAMPSHIRE...MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND.  

WINDS ACROSS EASTERN NEW ENGLAND HAVE CONTINUED AT 20-40 MPH WITH
GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN SOME COASTAL AREAS OF MASSACHUSETTS. SNOWFALL
OF 1-2 FEET HAS FALLEN WITH SOME AREAS OF COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS
OVER 30 INCHES. TEMPERATURES RANGE FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS INTO THE
20S. CONDITIONS REMAIN DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE WITH BITTER COLD
TEMPERATURES...STRONG WINDS...AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
BLOWING SNOW.

....SELECTED SNOW TOTALS IN INCHES THROUGH 2 PM EST....

SOUTH CAROLINA
AVERY COUNTY...........4.0

KENTUCKY
PINE MOUNTAIN..........6.0
DORTON.................6.0
PRESTONSBURG...........4.0

MARYLAND
ELKTON.................9.0
GALENA.................7.0
FROSTBURG..............7.0
STEVENSVILLE...........5.5
BALTIMORE..............5.0
ANNAPOLIS..............4.7
PORT TOBACCO...........3.0

WASHINGTON D.C.........3.5

VIRGINIA
ALEXANDRIA.............4.0
ASHBURN................4.0
GAINESVILLE............3.0
WINCHESTER.............3.0

WEST VIRGINIA
MOUNT STORM............6.0
MARTINSBURG............4.8
CHARLESTOWN............4.0
KEYSER.................3.9

PENNSYLVANIA
ELKINS PARK...........12.5
BLUE BELL.............12.0
PHILADELPHIA..........11.7
ROSEMONT..............11.0
BENSALEM..............10.0

DELAWARE
NEW CASTLE.............8.5
WOODSIDE...............7.0
DOVER..................6.8
WOODLAND BEACH.........6.0

NEW JERSEY
WEST MILFORD..........21.0
RUTHERFORD............21.0
BLAIRSTOWN............18.0
CREAM RIDGE...........16.4
ROSELLE PARK..........15.7
WEST ORANGE...........15.5
ELIZABETH.............15.2
CLARKSBORO............14.0

NEW YORK
WEST BABYLON..........19.6
EAST JEWETT...........19.0
HAMPTON BAYS..........18.0
MOHEGAN LAKE..........18.0
SHEEPSHEAD BAY........17.5
FARMINGDALE...........16.5
NYC/CENTRAL PARK......13.8
ALBANY................11.5

CONNECTICUT
MILFORD...............18.5
MONTVILLE CENTER......18.5
OLD SAYBROOK..........17.0
NEW HAVEN.............16.0
MADISION..............14.5
NEW LONDON............14.0

MASSACHUSETTS
SOUTH HAMILTON........31.0
LAKEVILLE.............30.0
PEABODY...............29.0
BRAINTREE.............27.5
SOUTH CHELMSFORD......27.0
BOSTON COMMON.........26.0
SOUTH WEYMOUTH........26.0
NORTH BEVERLY.........26.0
CAMBRIDGE.............24.0

RHODE ISLAND
WARWICK...............23.4
SOUTH KINGSTOWN.......22.0
HOPE VALLEY...........20.0
PROVIDENCE............17.0
NORTH SCITUATE........15.0

NEW HAMPSHIRE
FRANCESTOWN...........21.0
DUBLIN................18.5
NORTH HAMPTON CENTER..18.0
HENNIKER..............18.0
HILLSBOROUGH..........17.0
DERRY.................14.0

VERMONT
WINDHAM...............20.0
NEWFANE...............18.0
GUILFORD..............17.5
CHESTER...............16.0

MAINE
SCARBOROUGH...........18.0
SACO..................16.5
SOUTH BERWICK.........15.0
DEERFIELD.............12.0
PORTLAND..............11.5


AT 4 PM EST THE SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED NEAR 41.7 NORTH LATITUDE
AND 66.7 WEST LONGITUDE OR APPROXIMATELY 150 MILES EAST OF
NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS. THE MINIMUM PRESSURE WAS 976 MB OR 28.82
INCHES. THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHEASTWARD AWAY FROM THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TONIGHT.

RADAR IMAGERY OVER NEW ENGLAND CONTINUES TO SHOW AN AREA OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FROM SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS NORTHWARD
ALONG THE MAINE COAST.  THIS AREA OF SNOW WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THIS
EVENING...HOWEVER SOME LINGERING OCEAN EFFECT SNOW IS POSSIBLE FOR
AREAS OF CAPE COD TONIGHT WITH SOME ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION
POSSIBLE.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 10 PM EST SUNDAY JANUARY 23 2005.

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

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