STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR MAJOR WINTER STORM NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 400 AM EST TUE MAR 1 2005 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND... WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS IN NORTH CAROLINA THRU PARTS OF VIRGINIA...WEST VIRGINIA...PENNSYLVANIA... NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW JERSEY...CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW YORK...CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND...MASSACHUSETTS...VERMONT...NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND MAINE. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA...PENNSYLVANIA...RHODE ISLAND...AND MASSACHUSETTS. HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. WIND ADVISORIES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. AS OF 4 AM EST...THE CENTER OF THE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR 41.2 NORTH LATITUDE 68.2 WEST LONGITUDE...OR ABOUT 85 MILES EAST OF NANTUCKET ISLAND MASSACHUSETTS. THE CENTRAL PRESSURE OF THIS STORM WAS 980 MILLIBARS OR 28.94 INCHES OF MERCURY. ...SELECTED STORM TOTALS FOR SNOW ACCUMULATION IN INCHES... VIRGINIA... BENT MOUNTAIN.........11.4 CHURCHVILLE...........11.0 WINTERGREEN...........11.0 ELKTON.................9.3 ROANOKE................9.0 STAUNTON...............8.0 WAYNESBORO.............7.8 BLACKSBURG.............7.0 LYNCHBURG..............6.0 NORTH RESTON...........5.5 HADENSVILLE............5.5 LOUISA.................4.5 FARMVILLE..............4.5 NORTH CAROLINA... BOONE..................9.0 SPARTA.................8.2 STURGILLS..............7.0 FRANCISCO..............4.5 ASHEVILLE..............4.0 WEST VIRGINIA... GHENT..................8.0 KEYSER.................8.0 HILLSBORO..............7.0 LINDSIDE...............5.0 ROMNEY.................4.0 SOUTH CAROLINA... LINVILLE...............7.0 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON.............2.5 MARYLAND... OAKLAND................6.0 COLUMBIA...............5.7 BALTIMORE..............5.0 CUMBERLAND.............5.0 JACKSONVILLE...........5.0 OWINGS MILLS...........4.5 BROOKEVILLE............4.5 ANNAPOLIS..............4.3 DELAWARE... WILMINGTON AIRPORT.....5.6 NEW JERSEY... CHESTER................8.0 HACKETTSTOWN...........6.5 OAK RIDGE..............6.0 EWING..................6.0 TABERNACLE.............6.0 NEWARK.................5.9 MEDFORD................5.8 KENILWORTH.............5.5 MARCELLA...............5.3 PENNSYLVANIA... HELLERTOWN.............7.6 ALLENTOWN..............7.2 CARLISLE...............6.5 EBENSBURG..............6.5 FURLONG................6.5 PHOENIXVILLE...........6.5 EXTON..................6.0 CLIFTON HEIGHTS........5.8 LOGANTON...............5.5 SOMERSET...............5.0 PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT...3.6 HARRISBURG.............3.0 NEW YORK... WALDEN.................8.0 NEW WINDSOR............6.5 MONROE.................6.0 NYC/CENTRAL PARK.......4.8 ISLIP..................4.7 NYC/LA GUARDIA.........4.5 ROCKVILLE CENTRE.......3.5 CONNECTICUT... WINDSOR LOCKS..........4.5 BRIDGEPORT.............4.0 DANBURY................3.8 MASSACHUSETTS... BARNSTABLE............11.0 HANSON................10.3 BOURNE................10.0 TAUNTON................9.1 MIDDLEBOROUGH..........8.0 WEST FALMOUTH..........8.0 WESTON.................6.2 BREWSTER...............5.0 BOSTON.................4.0 RHODE ISLAND... TIVERTON...............7.4 EAST PROVIDENCE........6.2 COVENTRY...............6.0 WEST WARWICK...........5.0 WOONSOCKET.............5.0 RADAR IMAGERY AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACROSS EASTERN NEW YORK STATE STRETCHING EASTWARD THROUGH CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. LIGHTER SNOW CONTINUED ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY. LIGHTER SNOW ALSO CONTINUED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE OHIO VALLEY AND APPALACHIANS IN ASSOCIATION WITH A LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. STRONG WINDS OF 30-40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE COASTAL ISLANDS OF MASSACHUSETTS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL TODAY WILL OCCUR OVER MAINE...ASSOCIATED WITH SYSTEM CURRENTLY OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN MAINE. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PRIMARILY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE APPALACHIANS. THE NEXT SUMMARY FOR THIS WINTER STORM WILL BE ISSUED AT 10 AM EST BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER. REFER TO STATEMENTS FROM YOUR LOCAL NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE FOR THE LATEST ADVISORIES. LADER