THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR EASTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM EST WED JAN 03 2018

...A WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS
TO MUCH OF THE EAST COAST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL AREAS FROM EXTREME
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH EASTERN NEW ENGLAND.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM EASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA
THROUGH NORTHERN MAINE.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM EASTERN GEORGIA
THROUGH VERMONT.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 PM EST...A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING SURFACE LOW...WITH A
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 989 MB OR 29.21 INCHES...WAS LOCATED OFFSHORE
AROUND 300 MILES EAST OF CHARLESTON...SOUTH CAROLINA. AN OCCLUDED
FRONT EXTENDED EASTWARD FROM THIS LOW...WITH A COLD FRONT
EXTENDING SOUTHWARD AND A WARM FRONT EXTENDING EASTWARD INTO THE
ATLANTIC. A COASTAL STATIONARY FRONT ALSO WAS LOCATED WEST OF THE
LOW...PARALLEL TO THE MID-ATLANTIC AND CAROLINA COASTS. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
THAT WIDESPREAD MODERATE SNOW WAS OCCURRING OVER NORTHEASTERN
SOUTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
VIRGINIA. CLOSE TO THE COAST IN THE FAR EASTERN CAROLINAS...SOME
FREEZING RAIN AND MIXED PRECIPITATION WERE OCCURRING AS SOME
WARMER AIR FROM THE ATLANTIC WAS PRESENT.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM EST WED
JAN 03 THROUGH 900 PM EST WED JAN 03...

...NORTH CAROLINA...
PINEHURST                             6.0                    
PINEBLUFF 1 NNE                       4.5                    
SANFORD                               3.3                    
HAMLET                                3.0                    
CUMNOCK 5 NNE                         2.6                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
SUMMERVILLE 3 SW                      7.3                    
SUMTER 1 SSW                          7.0                    
MONCKS CORNER 7 SSE                   6.5                    
COLLEGE PARK 2 ENE                    6.0                    
RIDGELAND 2 E                         6.0                    
SANGAREE 5 N                          6.0                    
CAMERON                               5.8                    
KNIGHTSVILLE 5 SSE                    5.5                    
CHARLESTON ARPT 1 ESE                 5.3                    
GOOSE CREEK 1 SW                      5.3                    
LADSON                                4.8                    
HILTON HEAD ISLAND                    4.5                    
SHADOWMOSS 1 SW                       4.1                    
BLUFFTON                              4.0                    
YEMASSEE                              4.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
1200 AM EST WED JAN 03 THROUGH 900 PM EST WED JAN 03...

...NORTH CAROLINA...
TRENT WOODS 2 SE                      0.10                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
CHARLESTON 2 NNW                      0.20                    
JAMES ISLAND 1 SW                     0.20                    
MOUNT PLEASANT 4 ENE                  0.19                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...FLORIDA...
TALLAHASSEE                           0.1                    

...GEORGIA...
ELLABELL                              6.0                    
PEMBROKE                              5.0                    
BROXTON                               3.5                    
MELDRIM                               3.5                    
BAXLEY 1 N                            3.0                    
BLOOMINGDALE                          3.0                    
DIXIE UNION 2 W                       3.0                    
POOLER                                3.0                    
ALMA                                  2.5                    
MEINHARD 2 SW                         2.0                    
PATTERSON                             2.0                    
LANIER                                1.5                    
METTER                                1.0                    
UVALDA                                1.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...

...FLORIDA...
BELL 4 S                              0.25                    
LAKE CITY                             0.25                    
PERRY                                 0.10                    

...GEORGIA...
BRUNSWICK                             0.50                    
FOLKSTON 3 ENE                        0.50                    
WAYCROSS                              0.25                    
ST. SIMONS                            0.12                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
ISLE OF HOPE                          0.08                    


THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. AS IT DOES SO...IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
QUICKLY NORTHWARD GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE U.S. EAST COAST OVER
THE WESTERN ATLANTIC...BEFORE REACHING LAND IN NEW BRUNSWICK
CANADA ON THURSDAY NIGHT. WHILE THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN OFFSHORE...THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE SIGNIFICANT
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT MAINLY COASTAL AREAS FROM SOUTH
CAROLINA TO MAINE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE
FORECAST FOR NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND EASTERN
VIRGINIA...INCREASING TO 8 TO 10 INCHES FOR THE COASTAL
MID-ATLANTIC AND INTERIOR NEW ENGLAND...AND INCREASING TO OVER A
FOOT IN COASTAL NEW ENGLAND AND MUCH OF MAINE. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES CLOSER TO THE COAST AS WINDS GUST IN EXCESS
OF 40 MPH.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

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Last Updated: 1000 PM EST WED JAN 03 2018