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By the National Weather Service, Special for USDR.
...HIGH-IMPACT WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO BRING CRIPPLING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF THE NORTHEAST... BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF NEW JERSEY NORTHWARD THROUGH MAINE... EXCLUDING NANTUCKET ISLAND. WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM NEW JERSEY NORTHWARD TO MAINE. WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR A SMALL AREA OF THE APPALACHIANS IN WEST VIRGINIA. COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM DELAWARE TO THE COAST OF MAINE. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS...AS WELL AS IN THE NORTHEAST ALONG THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE WINTER STORM WARNINGS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS IN TENNESSEE...NORTH CAROLINA...AND GEORGIA. FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV AT 300 AM EST...A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH AN ESTIMATED PRESSURE OF 980 MB...28.94 INCHES...WAS CENTERED APPROXIMATELY 160 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET...MASSACHUSETTS AND MOVING NORTHWARD. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTH FROM THE SURFACE LOW THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN AND ACROSS THE YUCATAN IN MEXICO. A WARM FRONT ALSO EXTENDED NORTHEAST FROM THE LOW INTO ATLANTIC OCEAN. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW...WAS SPREADING ACROSS AREAS FROM NEW JERSEY NORTHEASTWARD TO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE. GUSTY WINDS CONTINUED TO INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS WERE REPORTED FROM MUCH OF NEW JERSEY NORTHEASTWARD TO NEAR BOSTON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH...WERE REPORTED AT MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. FARTHER WEST...SCATTERED AREAS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WERE REPORTED ACROSS FROM WESTERN NEW YORK STATE SOUTHWARD TO THE CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC STATES. ...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1100 PM EST SUN JAN 25 THROUGH 300 AM EST MON JAN 26... ...CONNECTICUT... MARLBOROUGH 7.0 THOMPSON 5.5 GREENWICH 4.0 MANCHESTER 3.5 NORWALK 3.3 COVENTRY 3.0 LEDYARD CENTER 3.0 NEW HAVEN 3.0 WETHERSFIELD 2.5 ESSEX 2.0 WEST HARTFORD 2.0 BRIDGEPORT AIRPORT 1.4 EAST HARTFORD 1.4 ...WASHINGTON DC... WASHINGTON 1.1 ...MASSACHUSETTS... SANDWICH 9.3 ACUSHNET 8.5 WEST WAREHAM 8.5 EAST FREETOWN 8.0 PLYMOUTH 7.4 ROCKLAND 7.0 SHREWSBURY 7.0 TAUNTON 7.0 WEST HARWICH 7.0 OAK BLUFFS 6.0 NAHANT 5.7 FALMOUTH 5.0 HANSON 5.0 NATICK 4.5 SOMERVILLE 4.4 NANTUCKET 3.5 ...MARYLAND... CASCADE 6.0 MC HENRY 5 SSE 6.0 OAKLAND 5.0 ECKHART MINES 4.0 GERMANTOWN 3.8 POINT OF ROCKS 3.5 E MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK 3.0 ELDERSBURG 3.0 HAGERSTOWN 1 E 3.0 MYERSVILLE 3.0 PECKTONVILLE 3 NNW 3.0 FREDERICK 3 NW 2.8 FROSTBURG 2.8 ACCIDENT 2.5 WESTERNPORT 2.5 ...NEW JERSEY... ROSELLE 4.7 BYRAM TWP 4.5 BLAIRSTOWN 4.0 LAKEHURST 4.0 HOBOKEN 3.8 EAST RUTHERFORD 3.1 NEWARK AIRPORT 3.0 BERGENFIELD 2.8 MARCELLA 2.6 RIDGEWOOD 2.6 HAWTHORNE 2.0 OXFORD 2.0 ...NEW YORK... ISLIP AIRPORT 15.0 HUNTINGTON 8.8 ORIENT 8.0 MALVERNE 7.8 PENN YAN 7.0 FRESH MEADOWS 6.5 MIDDLE VILLAGE 6.5 LA GUARDIA 6.4 CARLE PLACE 6.3 BELLEROSE 6.0 MINEOLA 6.0 OCEANSIDE 6.0 CENTRAL PARK 5.5 JFK AIRPORT 5.1 VOAK 1 E 5.0 STATEN ISLAND 3.5 BROOKLYN 3.3 ...OHIO... GALION 8.0 MANSFIELD/ONTARIO 8.0 BOWERSTON 7.0 MINERAL CITY 7.0 DALTON 6.5 LEXINGTON 1 NW 6.5 ASHLAND 4 SW 6.0 CALCUTTA 6.0 GLASGOW 6.0 QUAKER CITY 5.3 BELLEFONTAINE 2 N 5.0 RICHMOND 5.0 STEUBENVILLE 5.0 BELLEVUE 1 N 4.3 BARNESVILLE 4.0 ...PENNSYLVANIA... WINDBER COUNTRY CLUB 8.0 MOON TOWNSHIP 7.5 EVANS CITY 7.3 CABOT 7.0 CANONSBURG 7.0 CRESSON 5 E 7.0 ROSEDALE 7.0 SANDY LAKE 2 ENE 7.0 SPRING CHURCH 7.0 COOPERSTOWN 1 E 6.5 BERKELEY HILLS 6.0 JACKTOWN 6.0 OHIOVILLE 6.0 SHALER TOWNSHIP 6.0 CARRICK 5.9 BELLEFONTE 5.0 ...RHODE ISLAND... COVENTRY 7.0 NORTH KINGSTOWN 7.0 WAKEFIELD 7.0 WEST WARWICK 6.0 PORTSMOUTH 5.2 PROVIDENCE 5.0 WESTERLY 5.0 ...TENNESSEE... GATLINBURG 6 SE 4.5 NEWFOUND GAP 1 N 4.3 ...VIRGINIA... FAIRFAX 4.3 WINCHESTER 2 S 3.5 CHESTER GAP 3.0 CEDAR HILL 3 NNW 2.5 ...WEST VIRGINIA... TERRA ALTA 1 NE 7.0 CHESTER 5.0 MOUNT STORM 5.0 BURLINGTON 4.0 CANAAN HEIGHTS 4.0 KLINE GAP 2 ESE 4.0 WEIRTON 4.0 FALLING WATERS 2 NW 3.8 INWOOD 3.8 MARTINSBURG 2 E 3.5 FALLING WATERS 3.0 MOZART 3.0 FOLLANSBEE 2.5 ...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 1100 PM EST SUN JAN 25 THROUGH 300 AM EST MON JAN 26... ...WEST VIRGINIA... FLAT TOP 0.38 ...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE EVENT... ...MASSACHUSETTS... NANTUCKET 78 EDGARTOWN 61 YARMOUTH 61 OAK BLUFFS 60 FAIRHAVEN 58 BARNSTABLE 53 SCITUATE 52 ...RHODE ISLAND... MIDDLETOWN 50 THE SURFACE LOW OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY VERY RAPIDLY AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COASTLINE ON TUESDAY AND INTO NOVA SCOTIA BY WEDNESDAY. WINDS AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY INTO TUESDAY MORNING OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC REGION. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT MAJOR POPULATION AREAS FROM EASTERN NEW JERSEY NORTHWARD THROUGH THE BOSTON AREA AND ACROSS EASTERN MAINE. IN THESE AREAS...VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES WILL COMBINE WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH...WILL CREATE LIFE-THREATENING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IN AREAS CLOSE TO THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE...HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. MANY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE AND TRAVEL WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE IN MANY AREAS. HIGH WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...LEADING TO POWER OUTAGES. COASTAL FLOODING AND SEVERE BEACH EROSION ARE ALSO EXPECTED. TIDAL INCREASES MAY CAUSE FLOODING AND DAMAGE TO VULNERABLE ROADS AND STRUCTURES. SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY BEFORE SLOWLY TAPERING OFF FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED FROM NEAR NEW YORK CITY...INCLUDING LONG ISLAND...AND INTO CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND..MASSACHUSETTS...INTO MUCH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MAINE. THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
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