ZCZC NFDSCCNS1 ALL TTAA00 KNFD DDHHMM STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR EAST COAST SNOW STORM NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER...NWS...CAMP SPRINGS MD 5:40 AM EST WED JAN 26 2000 ...THE MAJOR WINTER STORM IS MOVING INTO MAINE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN... AT 5:00 AM EST THE CENTER OF THE STRONG WINTER STORM WAS JUST EAST OF BOSTON AND CONTINUING TO WEAKEN. THE CENTRAL PRESSURE OF THE SYSTEM HAS RISEN TO ABOUT 985 MILLIBARS. WINDS AROUND THE WEST SIDE OF THE STORM ARE 10-20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WERE 30-40 MPH. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE...THERE WILL STILL BE PLENTY OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TODAY FROM THE CAROLINAS NORTHWARD INTO INTERIOR NEW ENGLAND. THE STORM IS PRODUCING AN AREA OF LIGHT SNOW OVER CENTRAL AND UPSTATE NEW YORK. SCATTER POCKETS OF LIGHT SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN ARE OVER NEW ENGLAND. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BREAKUP THIS MORNING...BUT THERE COULD BE A COUPLE OF INCHES BEFORE ENDING. THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO MAINE THIS MORNING AND THEN THE LOWER ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. SOME SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS REPORTED AS OF WEDNESDAY MORNING: ...NORTH CAROLINA... RALEIGH-DURHAM 20 INCHES MONTGOMERY COUNTY 24 INCHES ORANGE CO 20 INCHES RICHMOND CO 18 INCHES PERSON CO 18 INCHES CAMP SPRINGS 14 INCHES ...SOUTH CAROLINA... FONTANA 6 INCHES MYRTLE BEACH 4-6 INCHES ...VIRGINIA... SOUTH HILL 19 INCHES PETERSBURG 16 INCHES HOPEWELL 12 INCHES FRANKLIN 11 INCHES VIRGINIA BEACH 2-4 INCHES WILLIAMSBURG 8 INCHES DANVILLE 8 INCHES ALTA VISTA 12 INCHES FALLS CHURCH 11 INCHES WARRENTON 15 INCHES DULLES AIRPORT 10 INCHES WINCHESTER 5 INCHES LORTON 13 INCHES ...WEST VIRGINIA... MARTINSBURG 8 INCHES FALLING WATERS 10 INCHES ...MARYLAND... HOLLYWOOD 16.5 INCHES BALTIMORE AIRPORT 15 INCHES MT. AIRY 13 INCHES GAITHERSBURG 9 INCHES EMMITSBURG 9 INCHES HAGERSTOWN 10 INCHES ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE 13 INCHES ANNAPOLIS MD 12 INCHES ...PENNSYLVANIA... TAMAQUA 8.5 INCHES HARRISBURG 6-8 INCHES LANCASTER 9 INCHES GETTYSBURG 12 INCHES KING OF PRUSSIA 11 INCHES ALLENTOWN 7 INCHES PHILADELPHIA 9 INCHES GLOUCESTER CITY 14 INCHES ...NEW YORK... CENTRAL PARK 4.5 INCHES QUEENS 5 INCHES ISLIP 3 INCHES CORNING 3 INCHES CORTLAND 5.5 INCHES ...VERMONT... ORANGE COUNTY 4-6 INCHES WINDSOR COUNTY 5-7 INCHES ...NEW JERSEY... WEDESBORO 11.5 INCHES TETERBORO 6 INCHES NEWARK 5.5 INCHES ...DELAWARE... MILFORD 9 INCHES ...CONNECTICUT... NORTH CANAAN 8.5 INCHES BRIDGEPORT 4 INCHES NEW HAVEN 3 INCHES ...MASSACHUSETTS... FRAMINGHAM 5 INCHES MANCHESTER 4 INCHES FOXBORO 5 INCHES BOSTON 4 INCHES WORCESTER 3.5 INCHES WORTHINGTON 10 INCHES ...RHODE ISLAND... PROVIDENCE 4 INCHES ....NEW HAMPSHIRE... LACONIA 10 INCHES LEWISTON 8 INCHES RUMFORD 5 INCHES THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY FOR THIS STORM. ECKERT/FORECAST OPERATIONS BRANCH NNNN