Monday, December 27, 2010

Northeast Blizzard Snow Totals Top 20" [Over 50 cm], Winds Reach Hurricane Force;
Near-Record Low Pressure

2 PM Update: At 7 am EST this morning, as the center of the Northeast blizzard was passing close by, Nantucket reported a barometric pressure of 28.46" and falling. This was just slightly above the all-time mainland U.S. pressure record set just a few months ago in Minnesota.

Noon Update: The images below (click to enlarge) from the National Weather Service show forecast storm total snowfalls from Delaware through New Jersey, Long Island, and southern New York and Connecticut.


Here are some of the highest updated snowfall reports from the blizzard pounding the Northeast. The data have been compiled from National Weather Service offices from Philadelphia through Portland, Maine, as of noon, Monday, December 27:
********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************  

LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
MASSACHUSETTS

..BERKSHIRE COUNTY
WILLIAMSTOWN 22.0 830 AM 12/27 WTEN
OTIS 20.0 1002 AM 12/27
ADAMS 19.0 830 AM 12/27 WTEN
NORTH OTIS 17.0 645 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

..BRISTOL COUNTY
TAUNTON 16.7 1004 AM 12/27 NWS OFFICE
MANSFIELD 16.5 810 AM 12/27 HAM RADIO

..ESSEX COUNTY
SAUGUS 17.0 447 AM 12/27 GENERAL PUBLIC
SALEM 17.0 1059 AM 12/27 SALEM STATE

..NORFOLK COUNTY
FOXBORO 16.5 955 AM 12/27

..PLYMOUTH COUNTY
BROCKTON 16.0 956 AM 12/27 HAM RADIO

..SUFFOLK COUNTY
SOUTH BOSTON 17.0 1039 AM 12/27
EAST BOSTON 16.5 709 AM 12/27 NWS EMPLOYEE

NEW HAMPSHIRE

..COOS COUNTY
RANDOLPH 25.0 1148 AM 12/27 COCORAHS

..GRAFTON COUNTY
GRAFTON 24.0 1126 AM 12/27
5 S PIERMONT 22.0 1150 AM 12/27

NEW YORK

..COLUMBIA COUNTY
KINDERHOOK 21.0 834 AM 12/27 2 TO 3 FOOT DRIFTS
NORTH CHATHAM 20.3 802 AM 12/27 DRIFTS TO 4 FEET
CLAVERACK 20.0 1129 AM 12/27 WEATHERNET6
NORTH HILLSDALE 20.0 714 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
GHENT 20.0 830 AM 12/27 WTEN
HILLSDALE 20.0 830 AM 12/27 WTEN
TAGHKANIC 19.0 800 AM 12/27 WEATHERNET6
LEBANON SPRINGS 18.0 830 AM 12/27
ANCRAMDALE 17.5 1125 AM 12/27 WEATHERNET6

..DUTCHESS COUNTY
PINE PLAINS 25.0 758 AM 12/27 WEATHERNET6
RHINEBECK 17.0 938 AM 12/27

..GREENE COUNTY
MAPLECREST 17.0 856 AM 12/27 WEATHERNET6

..RENSSELAER COUNTY
EAST POESTENKILL 24.0 830 AM 12/27 WTEN
GRAFTON 24.0 1128 AM 12/27
STEPHENTOWN 20.0 830 AM 12/27 WTEN
AVERILL PARK 20.0 830 AM 12/27 WTEN
SCHODACK CENTER 19.0 830 AM 12/27 WTEN

..ULSTER COUNTY
NEW PALTZ 16.0 700 AM 12/27 CO-OP OBSERVER
ROSENDALE 14.0 830 AM 12/27 WTEN

..BRONX COUNTY
SOUNDVIEW PARK HOMES 22.5 800 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
BEDFORD PARK 22.0 600 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

..KINGS (BROOKLYN) COUNTY
SHEEPSHEAD BAY 24.0 700 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
BROOKLYN 17.5 130 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

..NASSAU COUNTY
OLD BETHPAGE 20.5 907 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
CARLE PLACE 18.1 800 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

..NEW YORK COUNTY
CENTRAL PARK 20.0 700 AM 12/27 ASOS

..ORANGE COUNTY
TUXEDO PARK 26.0 255 AM 12/27 PUBLIC
HARRIMAN 26.0 630 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
MONROE 24.0 900 AM 12/27 PUBLIC
NEW WINDSOR 17.5 745 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

..QUEENS COUNTY
ASTORIA 16.1 801 AM 12/27 PUBLIC
NYC/JFK AIRPORT 15.5 700 AM 12/27 ASOS

..RICHMOND COUNTY
GREAT KILLS 29.0 900 AM 12/27 PUBLIC
ELTINGVILLE 22.0 800 AM 12/27 PUBLIC
STATEN ISLAND 17.8 800 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

..SUFFOLK COUNTY
NORTH BABYLON 18.5 845 AM 12/27 PUBLIC
UPTON 17.6 700 AM 12/27 NWS OFFICE
CENTEREACH 17.0 930 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

..WESTCHESTER COUNTY
YONKERS 19.5 800 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
MOUNT VERNON 17.0 1115 PM 12/26 BROADCAST MEDIA
BRONXVILLE 17.0 1140 PM 12/26 PUBLIC

VERMONT

..BENNINGTON COUNTY
WOODFORD 20.0 743 AM 12/27 WEATHERNET6
BENNINGTON 20.0 830 AM 12/27 WTEN
POWNAL 20.0 730 AM 12/27 CO-OP OBSERVER
NORTH BENNINGTON 20.0 830 AM 12/27 WTEN
20 SUNDERLAND 19.0 700 AM 12/27 CO-OP OBSERVER
LANDGROVE 18.0 753 AM 12/27 WEATHERNET6

..WINDHAM COUNTY
BALL MOUNTAIN LAKE 18.0 700 AM 12/27 CO-OP OBSERVER

CONNECTICUT

..FAIRFIELD COUNTY
WILTON 18.0 830 AM 12/27 PUBLIC
GREENWICH 17.0 700 AM 12/27 PUBLIC
NORWALK 16.0 910 AM 12/27 PUBLIC
DANBURY 14.1 800 AM 12/27 CO-OP OBSERVER
BRIDGEPORT 12.0 900 AM 12/27 CO-OP OBSERVER

NEW JERSEY

..BERGEN COUNTY
LYNDHURST 29.0 230 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
LODI 27.1 700 AM 12/27 PUBLIC
RUTHERFORD 23.0 800 AM 12/27 NJ DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
OAKLAND 22.0 730 AM 12/27 PUBLIC
GARFIELD 21.8 331 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 W TENAFLY 20.0 700 AM 12/27 COCORAHS
MAHWAH 17.5 1000 PM 12/26 TRAINED SPOTTER
RIDGEWOOD 17.5 622 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
PARAMUS 17.0 800 AM 12/27 NJ DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

..ESSEX COUNTY
NEWARK AIRPORT 24.2 700 AM 12/27 ASOS
VERONA 23.0 500 AM 12/27 PUBLIC
MILLBURN 22.5 800 AM 12/27 PUBLIC
CEDAR GROVE 21.1 700 AM 12/27 PUBLIC
BELLEVILLE 19.4 1130 PM 12/26 TRAINED SPOTTER
WEST ORANGE 17.0 1200 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

..HUDSON COUNTY
SECAUCUS 25.0 800 AM 12/27 NJ DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
HARRISON 25.0 800 AM 12/27 CO-OP OBSERVER
JERSEY CITY 23.0 800 AM 12/27 NJ DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
HOBOKEN 19.9 800 AM 12/27 SKYWARN SPOTTER

..PASSAIC COUNTY
CLIFTON 25.0 800 AM 12/27 NJ DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
HASKELL 24.5 200 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
WAYNE 22.0 915 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
RINGWOOD 22.0 810 AM 12/27 PUBLIC
WEST MILFORD 22.0 415 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

..UNION COUNTY
ELIZABETH 31.8 700 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
ROSELLE 28.7 710 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
UNION 27.0 745 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
CLARK 27.0 745 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER
FANWOOD 26.0 100 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

..ATLANTIC COUNTY
PLEASANTVILLE 19.0 820 AM 12/27
ATLANTIC CITY 19.0 808 AM 12/27
NORTHFIELD 17.5 1148 PM 12/26

..BURLINGTON COUNTY
WRIGHTSTOWN 19.2 1036 AM 12/27 CO-OP
CHESTERFIELD 19.0 1056 AM 12/27
SOUTHAMPTON TWP 18.0 951 AM 12/27

..CAPE MAY COUNTY
DENNISVILLE 26.5 947 AM 12/27
ELDORA 25.0 946 AM 12/27
ERMA 22.0 945 AM 12/27
NORTH CAPE MAY 21.0 945 AM 12/27
GREEN CREEK 18.5 944 AM 12/27
CAPE MAY 18.0 748 PM 12/26 HARBOR
SCOTCH BONNET 17.0 946 AM 12/27

..MIDDLESEX COUNTY
EDISON 25.0 935 AM 12/27
NORTH EDISON 23.3 916 AM 12/27
CHEESEQUAKE 23.2 837 AM 12/27
SAYREVILLE 21.0 1236 AM 12/27
NORTH BRUNSWICK TWP 20.2 1029 PM 12/26
NEW BRUNSWICK 19.5 1032 AM 12/27 CO-OP
METUCHEN 19.1 151 AM 12/27
HOPELAWN 18.5 839 AM 12/27

..MONMOUTH COUNTY
COLTS NECK 25.0 956 AM 12/27
MIDDLETOWN 24.0 1059 AM 12/27 DRIFTS TO THREE FEET
CREAM RIDGE 22.7 922 AM 12/27
MIDDLETOWN TWP 21.0 1215 AM 12/27
HOLMDEL 20.0 917 AM 12/27
LAKE COMO 19.0 1107 PM 12/26

..MORRIS COUNTY
LINCOLN PARK 29.0 800 AM 12/27 DRIFTS OVER THREE FEET.
BUTLER 22.0 935 AM 12/27 DRIFTS TO FOUR FEET
MONROE 18.0 824 PM 12/26

..OCEAN COUNTY
TOMS RIVER 28.0 941 AM 12/27
BRICKTOWN 27.0 917 AM 12/27
BAYVILLE 26.0 920 AM 12/27
MANAHAWKIN 21.0 916 AM 12/27
FORKED RIVER 21.0 919 AM 12/27
JACKSON TWP 20.1 921 AM 12/27
HERBERTSVILLE 20.0 924 AM 12/27
MANCHESTER TWP 19.2 919 AM 12/27
LAKEWOOD 18.0 917 AM 12/27
BAMBER LAKE 17.0 917 AM 12/27
WHITING 17.0 919 AM 12/27

..SOMERSET COUNTY
SOMERSET 22.5 100 AM 12/27
NORTH PLAINFIELD 18.0 1100 PM 12/26
Original post:

Image (click to enlarge): Surface weather map for 10 pm EST, December 26, 2010, shows a low with minimum pressure of 972 mb (a drop of 19 mb in 12 hours) centered south of Cape Cod. By 1 am Monday, pressure at Martha's Vineyard MA was down to 974.4 mb and at Montauk NY was 974.2 mb.

As the blizzard off the Northeast coast continues to strengthen, storm total reports exceeding 18" have already been reported. As of midnight Sunday, snowfall amounts near or above one and a half feet include:
LOCATION          STORM TOTAL     TIME/DATE   COMMENTS                     
SNOWFALL OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
NEW JERSEY

..BERGEN COUNTY
MAHWAH 17.0 930 PM 12/26 TRAINED SPOTTER

..UNION COUNTY
ELIZABETH 19.0 850 PM 12/26 TRAINED SPOTTER

..ATLANTIC COUNTY
NORTHFIELD 17.5 1148 PM 12/26

..CAPE MAY COUNTY
CAPE MAY 18.0 748 PM 12/26 HARBOR

..MIDDLESEX COUNTY
SAYREVILLE 21.0 1236 AM 12/27
NORTH BRUNSWICK TWP 20.2 1029 PM 12/26
EDISON 20.1 1117 PM 12/26
HOPELAWN 18.5 1000 PM 12/26

..MONMOUTH COUNTY
MIDDLETOWN TWP 21.0 1215 AM 12/27
LAKE COMO 19.0 1107 PM 12/26

..MORRIS COUNTY
LINCOLN PARK 18.0 958 PM 12/26
MONROE 18.0 824 PM 12/26

..SOMERSET COUNTY
SOMERSET 19.5 1209 AM 12/27
NORTH PLAINFIELD 18.0 1100 PM 12/26
Meanwhile, wind gusts over 50 mph have been reported over a wide area, including Bridgeport CT (60 mph), Madison CT (56 mph), New Haven CT (51 mph), Groton CT (52 mph), Newark NJ (51 mph), Farmingdale NY (51 mph), Islip NY (64 mph), Wellfleet MA (80 mph), Orleans MA (79 mph), Harwich MA (58 mph), Chatham MA (53 mph), E. Falmouth MA (52 mph), Yarmouth MA (50 mph), Edgartown MA (56 mph), Nantucket (59 mph)

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