Sunday, January 24, 2016

Historic Blizzard of 2016/Winter Storm Jonas Event Summary

STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 11 FOR HISTORIC EASTERN U.S. MAJOR WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016

...HISTORIC WINTER STORM ENDED ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NEW
ENGLAND...

ALL WARNINGS IN THE MID-ATLANTIC AND THE NORTHEAST HAVE EXPIRED.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA THROUGH NOON EST.

COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COASTS THROUGH NOON EST.

STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT EAST OF CAPE COD.

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

AT 900 AM EST...THE CENTER OF AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH
AN ESTIMATED MINIMUM PRESSURE OF 984 MB...29.06 INCHES...WAS
LOCATED ABOUT 330 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE
COD...MASSACHUSETTS...AND CONTINUED TO MOVE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE
EASTERN U.S.  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS SHOWED THAT THE REMAINING LIGHT SNOW IN SOUTHEASTERN
NEW ENGLAND HAD ALREADY MOVED OFF THE COAST DURING THE PAST FEW
HOURS.  IN ADDITION...WINDS HAD GRADUALLY SUBSIDED AS THE STORM
CONTINUED TO MOVE FURTHER OUT TO SEA.

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...DELAWARE...
DEWEY BEACH                           75                    
LEWES                                 64                    
SUSSEX COUNTY AIRPORT                 64                    
BISHOPVILLE 17 NNE                    62                    
BIG STONE BEACH 18 SE                 60                    
BRANDYWINE SHOAL NOS                  60                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
SIASCONSETT                           73                    
MARSHFIELD                            70                    
NANTUCKET - QUIDNET                   70                    
NANTUCKET                             69                    
SIASCONSET                            62                    
VINEYARD HAVEN 3 S                    59                    

...MARYLAND...
WEST OCEAN CITY 1 SE                  62                    
MUMFORDS LANDING                      61                    
SALISBURY                             58                    

...NEW JERSEY...
BASS RIVER ST 15 ENE                  64                    
NEW GRETNA 8 ESE                      62                    
OCEAN CITY                            61                    
PENN STATE FO 24 ENE                  61                    
PLEASANTVILLE                         60                    
ATLANTIC CITY INTL AIRP               58                    

...VIRGINIA...
LANGLEY AFB                           75                    
MESSICK 1 ESE                         71                    
CAPE HENRY                            69                    
WALLOPS ISLAND                        69                    
WACHAPREAGUE                          66                    
FISHERMANS ISLAND 7 WSW               65                    
HAMPTON 1 E                           65                    
RAPPAHANNOCK LIGHT                    63                    
RALEIGH TERRACE 4 SSW                 61                    
CHESAPEAKE BAY BRDG TUNNEL            60                    

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

...ALABAMA...
HARVEST 5 SSE                         3.5                    
CROSSVILLE 1 NNE                      2.5                    
HUNTSVILLE 1 NNE                      2.0                    
MADISON                               1.4                    

...ARKANSAS...
NORTH LITTLE ROCK 2.6 NNE             8.0                    
AUSTIN                                7.0                    
SHERWOOD 1 NNW                        7.0                    
EAST END                              6.5                    
N LITTLE ROCK ARPT                    6.2                    
HENSLEY                               6.0                    
POWHATAN                              5.5                    
WEST LITTLE ROCK                      4.0                    

...CONNECTICUT...
MONROE                               21.0                    
GREENWICH                            16.0                    
GUILFORD                             16.0                    
NORWALK                              16.0                    
MILFORD                              15.5                    
DARIEN                               14.5                    
FAIRFIELD                            13.5                    
HADLYME                              13.5                    
NEW HAVEN                            12.4                    
BRIDGEPORT AIRPORT                   12.0                    
SHELTON                              12.0                    
WEST HAVEN                           11.5                    
WEST HARTFORD                         5.5                    

...WASHINGTON DC...
NATIONAL ZOO 1 WSW                   22.4                    
WASHINGTON 1 E                       22.3                    
ADAMS MORGAN                         21.0                    
ANACOSTIA                            19.0                    
CHEVY CHASE VILLAGE 1 S              18.5                    
SILVER SPRING 1 SE                   18.0                    
GEORGETOWN                           14.0                    
THE WHITE HOUSE                      13.0                    

...DELAWARE...
WOODSIDE                             17.2                    
NEW CASTLE COUNTY AIRPORT            16.1                    
TALLEYVILLE                          14.2                    
W DOVER                              14.2                    
PORT PENN                            12.7                    
GREENVILLE                           12.2                    
HOCKESSIN                            12.2                    
MAGNOLIA                             12.0                    
NEWARK                               12.0                    
GLASGOW                              10.1                    
FELTON 3.6 NE                         9.5                    
LAUREL                                8.8                    
SEAFORD                               7.0                    

...GEORGIA...
DILLARD 3.5 NE                        7.5                    
MACEDONIA                             6.0                    
CLAYTON 8.5 W                         4.9                    
RABUN GAP 1.1 WNW                     3.0                    
CLEVELAND                             2.0                    
HELEN 3.7 ENE                         2.0                    
WALESKA 5 ENE                         1.0                    

...KENTUCKY...
LAWSON                               19.4                    
ARGYLE                               19.0                    
LIBERTY                              19.0                    
BEATTYVILLE 3 W                      18.2                    
ULYSSES                              18.0                    
GRADYVILLE 2 NW                      17.0                    
SALYERSVILLE 6W                      16.5                    
JACKSON 4 NE                         16.2                    
NEW MARKET 3 SSE                     16.0                    
LANCER                               15.5                    
BOWLING GREEN                        11.0                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
WEST HARWICH                         15.5                    
EAST FALMOUTH                        15.3                    
DENNISPORT                           14.0                    
WEST YARMOUTH                        12.5                    
HARWICH                              11.5                    
NANTUCKET                            11.5                    
CENTERVILLE                          10.5                    
OAK BLUFFS                           10.0                    
BOSTON                                8.2                    
MARION                                8.0                    
ASSONET                               6.5                    
ROCHESTER                             6.5                    

...MARYLAND...
REDHOUSE                             38.0                    
CLEAR SPRING 3.3 WNW                 37.0                    
NORTH POTOMAC                        36.5                    
MAUGANSVILLE                         36.0                    
PECKTONVILLE 3 NNW                   36.0                    
NEW MARKET                           35.0                    
WALKERSVILLE 1.0 E                   35.0                    
CLARKSBURG 2 SE                      34.3                    
CASCADE                              34.0                    
OAKLAND                              34.0                    
FREDERICK 3 NW                       33.5                    
WILLIAMSPORT 2.8 ENE                 33.2                    
BRUNSWICK                            32.0                    
MOUNT AIRY 0.2 SE                    32.0                    
POINT OF ROCKS                       32.0                    
RIDGELEY 1 NW                        32.0                    
WALKERSVILLE 1 E                     32.0                    
ELDERSBURG                           31.0                    
GAITHERSBURG 1 ENE                   31.0                    
BWI AIRPORT                          29.2                    
NCWCP COLLEGE PARK                   22.3                    
BALTIMORE                            16.0                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
OXFORD                                2.0                    
CLARKSDALE                            1.0                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
OLD FORT 5 S                         16.0                    
FAIRVIEW                             12.0                    
LINVILLE                             12.0                    
SUGAR GROVE                          12.0                    
CELO                                 11.0                    
CRUMPLER                             11.0                    
CRUSO 5 ENE                          11.0                    
MARSHALL                             10.0                    
SCALY                                10.0                    
BLOWING ROCK 4 W                      9.0                    
WAYNESVILLE 3 NNW                     9.0                    
BOONE                                 8.3                    
ASHEVILLE 2 W                         8.0                    
ETOWAH 1.9 NW                         8.0                    
VALLE CRUCIS 1 SSE                    8.0                    

...NEW JERSEY...
MINE HILL TWP 0.4 NE                 35.0                    
MORRIS PLAINS                        33.0                    
WHARTON                              30.0                    
WHITEHOUSE                           29.6                    
MADISON                              29.0                    
FLEMINGTON                           28.3                    
NEWARK AIRPORT                       28.1                    
ELIZABETH                            27.9                    
METUCHEN                             27.7                    
SOMERVILLE                           27.4                    
CLINTON                              27.0                    
HACKETTSTOWN 1 SW                    26.8                    
GREENBROOK TWP                       25.0                    
EAST BRUNSWICK                       24.0                    
MONROE TWP                           23.0                    
PERTH AMBOY                          23.0                    
SOUTH PLAINFIELD                     23.0                    
TRENTON                              22.0                    
MOUNT HOLLY WFO                      20.5                    
ROSELLE                              19.6                    
MOORESTOWN                           19.0                    
HIGHLAND LAKES                       18.5                    
KEARNY                               18.3                    
ATLANTIC CITY INTL AIRP              13.4                    

...NEW YORK...
NYC/JFK AIRPORT                      30.5                    
HICKSVILLE                           29.6                    
WILLIAMSBURG                         29.0                    
NYC/LA GUARDIA                       27.9                    
BROOKLYN                             27.0                    
CENTRAL PARK                         26.8                    
ISLIP                                25.9                    
FARMINGVILLE                         21.0                    
NEW RONEW ROCHELLE                   21.0                    
WHITESTONE                           21.0                    
YONKERS                              20.5                    
SUNNYSIDE                            16.5                    
FOREST HILLS                         16.0                    
GREAT KILLS                          16.0                    
WEST HAZLETON                        15.5                    
BAY SHORE                            15.0                    
BETHPAGE                             15.0                    

...OHIO...
IRONTON                               9.5                    
WOODSFIELD 1 NE                       9.0                    
CLARINGTON                            7.5                    
ATHENS                                7.0                    
STOCKPORT                             7.0                    
CALDWELL 1 SSE                        6.5                    
SCIOTOVILLE                           6.0                    
WINTERSVILLE 1 NE                     2.5                    
CADIZ 2 WSW                           2.0                    
NEW PHILADELPHIA 2 W                  1.5                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
MECHANICSBURG 1.0 NNW                36.9                    
SOMERSET                             35.5                    
PINE GROVE FURNACE                   34.0                    
YORK SPRINGS                         34.0                    
UPPER STRASBURG                      33.0                    
OUNT HOLLY SPRING                    32.0                    
ALLENTOWN                            31.9                    
LEHIGH VALLEY INTL ARPT              31.7                    
YORK 2 S                             31.5                    
LEBANON                              31.0                    
IMLER                                30.0                    
MANNS CHOICE 3 W                     30.0                    
ROCKVILLE 1 E                        30.0                    
HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL             28.6                    
MALVERN                              28.2                    
PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPOT    22.4                    

...RHODE ISLAND...
BLOCK ISLAND                         13.0                    
ROCKVILLE                            10.0                    
MIDDLETOWN                            8.5                    
GREENE                                8.0                    
PROVIDENCE 2 NE                       7.0                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
CHESNEE                               7.0                    
LANDRUM                               6.0                    
TRAVELERS REST 8.9 N                  5.5                    
CHESNEE 3.9 SW                        3.5                    
GREER 5 NW                            3.0                    
TAYLORS 6.1 NNW                       2.8                    
LYMAN 5.3 WNW                         2.5                    

...TENNESSEE...
LAFAYETTE W                          13.5                    
CROSS PLAINS                         11.0                    
JAMESTOWN                            11.0                    
WHITE HOUSE 7 ESE                    10.0                    
GREENBRIER 1.4 N                      9.5                    
SAMBURG                               9.0                    
DICKSON 6 NW                          8.5                    
DRESDEN                               8.5                    
MOUNTAIN CITY                         8.0                    
NASHVILLE 4 SW                        7.1                    
CLARKSVILLE 3 NNW                     7.0                    
LIVINGSTON 10 SE                      6.5                    
GOODLETTSVILLE                        6.0                    

...VIRGINIA...
PHILOMONT 2 W                        39.0                    
GAINESBORO 2 W                       38.0                    
WINCHESTER 5.1 NE                    37.0                    
ASHBURN 1 NNE                        36.0                    
BLUEMONT                             35.0                    
STEPHENS CITY 2.2 E                  35.0                    
LEESBURG 2.6 E                       34.2                    
PURCELLVILLE                         33.0                    
RESTON 1.8 N                         33.0                    
WINCHESTER                           33.0                    
FRONT ROYAL 3.1 ESE                  32.0                    
CENTREVILLE                          30.8                    
CHANTILLY 2 N                        30.0                    
KARO 1 N                             30.0                    
STEPHENS CITY 2 E                    30.0                    
MANASSAS                             29.5                    
DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT         28.3                    
FRONT ROYAL                          25.0                    
FAIRFAX                              24.5                    
ALEXANDRIA                           19.0                    
REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT              17.8                    
RICHMOND                             11.4                    
WALLOPS ISLAND                        5.2                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
GLENGARY 1 ESE                       42.0                    
SHEPHERDSTOWN 1 NW                   40.5                    
JONES SPRINGS 1 SW                   39.0                    
PHILIPPI 0.7 W                       36.0                    
HANCOCK                              35.5                    
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION                  35.5                    
FALLING WATERS 2.4 NW                35.3                         
       
HAZELTON                             34.0                    
SMITH CROSSROADS 1 W                 33.2                    
WINEBRENNERS CROSS                   32.0                    
MARTINSBURG                          31.9                    
LENOX                                30.0                    
MIDDLEWAY 2 SSE                      30.0                    
TERRA ALTA 1 N                       28.0                    
PHILIPPI                             24.0                    
MIDDLEWAY 1 NNE                      22.0                    
ROWLESBURG                           22.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET AMOUNTS IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...

...KENTUCKY...
MADISONVILLE                          0.25                    

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

...KENTUCKY...
MOZELLE                               0.30                    
MONTICELLO                            0.25                    
W CORBIN                              0.25                    
BOWLING GREEN                         0.22                    
WHITLEY CITY                          0.20                    
WILLIAMSBURG                          0.20                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
CARRBORO                              0.25                    
GARNER 3 SSE                          0.25                    
HARRISBURG 5 S                        0.20                    
SNOW HILL                             0.20                    
ASHEBORO 1 S                          0.10                    
DANBURY 2 NW                          0.10                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
FORT MILL 2 WNW                       0.50                    
JEFFERSON 4 N                         0.25                    
LANCASTER                             0.25                    
DARLINGTON                            0.20                    
CLINTON                               0.10                    
RIDGEWAY 8 ENE                        0.10                    
FLORENCE                              0.05                    

...TENNESSEE...
CLARKSVILLE 6 NW                      0.23                    
WESTMORELAND 5 SE                     0.15                    
CLARKSVILLE 5 NW                      0.11                    
WHITE HOUSE                           0.10                    

...VIRGINIA...
FRANKLIN                              0.10                    
WAKEFIELD                             0.10                    


THE INTENSE SURFACE LOW RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HISTORIC WINTER STORM
IN THE EASTERN U.S. WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE EASTERN
U.S.  WINDS AND WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE ALONG THE EAST
COAST UNDER CLEAR SKIES.

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

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