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Preliminary Totals ending December 19, 2009
The following are unofficial reports from the storm that affected the region ending December 19, 2009. Appreciation is extended to Highway Departments, Cooperative Observers, SKYWARN Spotters, and Media for these reports.
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
430 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE SNOW
STORM THAT IMPACTED THE REGION FROM THE AFTERNOON OF DECEMBER 18
THROUGH THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 20...2009. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED
TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS
AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR
HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BALTIMORE
********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************
LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
...DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY 19.7 1100 PM 12/20
NATIONAL ARBORETUM 19.0 700 AM 12/20
THE MALL 16.0 615 PM 12/19
MARYLAND
...ALLEGANY COUNTY...
LONACONING 17.4 412 AM 12/20
NORTH BRANCH 1 N 17.0 1015 PM 12/19
ECKHART MINES 16.0 100 PM 12/20
RAWLINGS 16.0 1251 PM 12/19
FROSTBURG 15.0 216 PM 12/20
CUMBERLAND 1 SSE 14.5 702 PM 12/19
FROSTBURG 2 NNW 14.0 800 AM 12/20
CUMBERLAND 12.0 124 PM 12/19
LA VALE 1 S 12.0 230 PM 12/19
...ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY...
GREEN HAVEN 1 NE 25.9 400 AM 12/20
CROWNSVILLE 3 SSW 24.2 1100 PM 12/20
GLEN BURNIE 22.5 915 PM 12/19
CROFTON 21.0 1030 PM 12/19
OWINGS 1 NNE 21.0 712 AM 12/20
ANNAPOLIS 20.8 700 PM 12/19
RIVERDALE 20.3 1220 AM 12/20
BELVEDERE HEIGHTS 19.5 500 PM 12/19
SEVERN 19.3 330 PM 12/19
CHURCHTON 19.2 700 AM 12/20
EASTPORT 19.0 1100 PM 12/20
GAMBRILLS 1 NW 18.8 752 AM 12/20
BALT-WASH INTL ARPT 18.0 1200 AM 12/20
MILLERSVILLE 18.0 815 PM 12/19
PAROLE 1 NNW 17.0 630 PM 12/19
DEALE 1 SSW 16.0 1100 PM 12/20
GREEN HAVEN 1 WNW 16.0 431 PM 12/19
RIVA 2 NW 15.5 1100 PM 12/20
GREEN HAVEN 15.0 1100 PM 12/20
LOTHIAN 3 SW 15.0 200 PM 12/19
...BALTIMORE COUNTY...
HAMPTON 1 W 22.0 1100 PM 12/20
DUNDALK 1 SSW 20.5 1130 PM 12/20
GUNPOWDER 1 WSW 20.5 933 PM 12/19
CATONSVILLE 20.5 847 PM 12/19
GARRISON 1 SE 20.4 1025 PM 12/19
ESSEX 20.0 1020 PM 12/19
PARKTON 20.0 655 PM 12/19
MONKTON 19.0 915 PM 12/19
REISTERSTOWN 19.0 945 PM 12/19
RANDALLSTOWN 18.0 430 PM 12/19
JACKSONVILLE 18.0 1100 PM 12/20
TIMONIUM 18.0 1100 PM 12/20
HUNT VALLEY 17.8 1005 PM 12/19
RANDALLSTOWN 1 NW 17.5 1100 PM 12/20
PARKVILLE 16.0 830 AM 12/20
ESSEX 2 WNW 16.0 1100 PM 12/20
OELLA 1 E 14.0 157 PM 12/19
GLYNDON 1 ESE 14.0 230 PM 12/19
PARKVILLE 1 ENE 12.0 100 AM 12/20
TIMONIUM 1 ESE 10.0 203 PM 12/19
UPPER FALLS 1 N 10.0 124 PM 12/19
...BALTIMORE CITY...
MOUNT WASHINGTON 19.0 1100 PM 12/20
CARROLL 2 W 17.0 1115 PM 12/19
HAMILTON 1 WSW 11.2 915 AM 12/20
BALTIMORE 10.0 408 PM 12/19
...CALVERT COUNTY...
NORTH BEACH 21.5 900 AM 12/20
DARES BEACH 3 NW 20.0 1100 PM 12/20
LOWER MARLBORO 2 NE 19.0 1100 PM 12/19
HUNTINGTOWN 18.8 1050 PM 12/19
SAINT LEONARD 1 N 14.5 1100 PM 12/20
LONG BEACH 1 NW 9.0 1100 PM 12/20
...CARROLL COUNTY...
LINEBORO 3 WSW 20.0 1139 PM 12/19
MANCHESTER 6 NW 19.0 516 PM 12/19
MILLERS 19.0 1100 PM 12/19
WESTMINSTER 1 N 18.8 729 PM 12/19
LINEBORO 2 E 18.5 800 PM 12/19
TANEYTOWN 1 NE 17.5 520 PM 12/19
ELDERSBURG 2 NW 17.0 548 PM 12/19
MANCHESTER 5 NW 16.5 400 PM 12/19
WESTMINSTER 16.0 454 PM 12/19
SYKESVILLE 15.0 430 PM 12/19
...CHARLES COUNTY...
BRYANS ROAD 2 ESE 21.2 1200 AM 12/20
ST. CHARLES 18.0 1200 AM 12/20
BRYANTOWN 18.0 1100 PM 12/20
DENTSVILLE 1 SW 13.5 1050 PM 12/19
ST. CHARLES 1 SE 11.5 1222 PM 12/19
...FREDERICK COUNTY...
LIBERTYTOWN 2 N 22.5 931 PM 12/19
NEW MARKET 2 NW 22.0 900 PM 12/19
FREDERICK 1 ESE 22.0 1100 PM 12/19
NEW MARKET 21.0 745 PM 12/20
MIDDLETOWN 21.0 930 PM 12/19
JEFFERSON 2 NE 20.2 931 PM 12/19
MYERSVILLE 2 ENE 19.5 1000 PM 12/19
POINT OF ROCKS 19.0 930 PM 12/19
EMMITSBURG 19.0 645 AM 12/20
FREDERICK 19.0 528 PM 12/19
FREDERICK 3 SSW 19.0 519 PM 12/19
WALKERSVILLE 19.0 743 PM 12/19
MIDDLETOWN 1 N 14.0 102 PM 12/19
...HARFORD COUNTY...
SCARBORO 2 E 20.5 720 AM 12/20
EDGEWOOD 19.0 800 PM 12/19
EDGEWOOD 1 WNW 18.0 1100 PM 12/20
FALLSTON 1 N 18.0 931 PM 12/19
PYLESVILLE 18.0 1100 PM 12/20
BEL AIR 1 NE 16.5 840 PM 12/19
...HOWARD COUNTY...
COLUMBIA 23.0 1055 PM 12/19
COLUMBIA 2 N 22.9 950 PM 12/19
SIMPSONVILLE 1 SSE 22.9 1200 AM 12/20
GLENELG 1 ENE 21.2 1100 PM 12/20
ELKRIDGE 2 W 21.0 930 PM 12/19
HANOVER 19.0 945 PM 12/19
SAVAGE 1 WSW 19.0 1128 PM 12/19
CLARKSVILLE 17.5 432 PM 12/19
JESSUP 1 WNW 17.5 1057 AM 12/20
SAVAGE 1 N 17.0 900 PM 12/19
ELLICOTT CITY 1 ESE 16.8 900 PM 12/19
WOODSTOCK 16.0 500 PM 12/19
ELLICOTT CITY 1 NW 16.0 1100 PM 12/20
...MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
DAMASCUS 2 WSW 26.3 1000 PM 12/19
BETHESDA 24.0 500 AM 12/20
CLARKSBURG 24.0 1100 PM 12/20
OLNEY 1 S 23.3 1100 PM 12/20
DERWOOD 23.0 900 PM 12/19
GLEN ECHO 22.8 930 PM 12/19
GERMANTOWN 22.0 650 PM 12/19
GAITHERSBURG 1 NW 22.0 632 PM 12/19
GERMANTOWN 1 WNW 21.5 1100 PM 12/20
NORBECK 21.3 1200 AM 12/20
NORBECK 1 SE 21.0 1000 PM 12/19
COLESVILLE 21.0 900 PM 12/19
ROCKVILLE 2 NW 21.0 932 PM 12/19
GLENMONT 21.0 737 PM 12/19
POTOMAC 3 ENE 20.6 1100 PM 12/19
DAMASCUS 20.3 918 PM 12/19
ROCKVILLE 1 SSW 20.0 800 PM 12/19
FAIRLAND 1 ESE 20.0 815 PM 12/19
BETHESDA 2 NNW 20.0 743 PM 12/19
NORTH POTOMAC 1 E 19.0 1000 PM 12/19
DARNESTOWN 1 SW 19.0 815 PM 12/19
POOLESVILLE 19.0 1230 AM 12/20
SILVER SPRING 1 ESE 18.0 1000 PM 12/19
...PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY...
BOWIE 1 SSE 21.0 1200 AM 12/20
LAUREL 19.1 1000 PM 12/19
BOWIE 2 NNW 19.0 921 PM 12/19
BOWIE 18.8 802 PM 12/19
GLENN DALE 3 ENE 18.0 1200 AM 12/20
HYATTSVILLE 18.0 812 PM 12/19
MARLTON 2 E 17.5 1100 PM 12/20
FOREST HEIGHTS 1 SSE 17.0 720 PM 12/19
OXON HILL 1 SW 17.0 1200 PM 12/20
GREENBELT 17.0 1100 PM 12/20
GREENBELT 1 NNE 16.0 851 AM 12/20
BELTSVILLE 1 SSW 15.0 1110 PM 12/19
ADELPHI 1 ENE 13.8 1000 PM 12/19
...ST. MARYS COUNTY...
HOLLYWOOD 1 NNE 15.8 300 AM 12/20
SOTTERLEY 2 SE 15.0 1100 PM 12/19
HOLLYWOOD 14.5 950 PM 12/19
HILLVILLE 1 ESE 13.0 505 PM 12/19
RIDGE 9.7 641 AM 12/20
...WASHINGTON COUNTY...
WILLIAMSPORT 1 WNW 21.0 700 AM 12/20
SMITHSBURG 21.0 742 PM 12/19
HAGERSTOWN 19.5 300 PM 12/19
SHARPSBURG 2 NNW 18.0 1100 PM 12/20
HANCOCK 16.0 630 PM 12/19
HALFWAY 2 ENE 15.5 500 PM 12/19
VIRGINIA
...ALBEMARLE COUNTY...
FREE UNION 4 SSW 27.0 1100 PM 12/19
WHITE HALL 24.0 200 PM 12/19
EARLYSVILLE 23.0 1010 PM 12/19
FREE UNION 23.0 200 PM 12/19
CROZET 1 SSE 23.0 249 PM 12/19
CROZET 22.0 600 PM 12/19
NEWCOMB HALL 1 WSW 20.5 800 AM 12/20
SHADWELL 1 SSW 20.0 1254 PM 12/19
CHARLOTTESVILLE 1 NN 20.0 200 PM 12/19
MONTICELLO 1 NW 19.0 1000 PM 12/19
...ARLINGTON COUNTY...
BALLSTON 1 SW 20.5 100 AM 12/20
ARLINGTON 20.5 800 PM 12/19
BAILEYS CROSSROADS 1 19.3 945 PM 12/19
FALLS CHURCH 1 ENE 19.2 1100 PM 12/19
REAGAN NATIONAL AIRP 16.4 1200 AM 12/20
...AUGUSTA COUNTY...
STUARTS DRAFT 28.8 600 PM 12/19
FISHERSVILLE 26.0 600 PM 12/19
STAUNTON 2 NW 24.2 700 PM 12/19
CHURCHVILLE 3 ENE 22.5 300 PM 12/19
STAUNTON 2 N 22.0 1253 PM 12/19
CRIMORA 22.0 1000 PM 12/19
...CITY OF ALEXANDRIA...
HYBLA VALLEY 1 ESE 20.5 1100 PM 12/19
BARCROFT 2 ESE 20.0 1244 AM 12/20
ALEXANDRIA 19.0 741 PM 12/19
ALEXANDRIA 1 SSW 18.3 1100 PM 12/20
THE WOODROW WILSON B 18.0 245 PM 12/19
...CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE...
CHARLOTTESVILLE 21.0 600 PM 12/19
...CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG...
FREDERICKSBURG 16.0 100 PM 12/19
FREDERICKSBURG 1 E 15.0 523 PM 12/19
...CITY OF HARRISONBURG...
HARRISONBURG 1 NNE 18.0 1100 PM 12/19
...CITY OF MANASSAS PARK...
MANASSAS PARK 20.5 1100 PM 12/20
...CITY OF WAYNESBORO...
WAYNESBORO 28.0 600 PM 12/19
...CITY OF WINCHESTER...
WINCHESTER 16.0 132 PM 12/19
...CLARKE COUNTY...
BERRYVILLE 22.0 720 PM 12/19
BERRYVILLE 2 NE 21.0 700 PM 12/19
...CULPEPER COUNTY...
RIXEYVILLE 3 N 20.0 948 AM 12/20
CULPEPER 19.5 1100 PM 12/20
...FAIRFAX COUNTY...
CENTREVILLE 1 SE 23.0 820 PM 12/19
CHANTILLY 1 N 22.0 1230 AM 12/20
GREAT FALLS 21.7 720 PM 12/19
CENTREVILLE 2 ESE 21.5 1100 PM 12/20
BURKE 1 NNW 21.0 1200 AM 12/20
HERNDON 1 NNE 21.0 1000 PM 12/19
GREAT FALLS 2 NW 20.8 1120 PM 12/19
LORTON 20.8 1000 PM 12/19
VIENNA 20.5 700 PM 12/19
OAKTON 1 E 20.0 550 PM 12/20
CHANTILLY 3 SE 20.0 845 PM 12/19
RESTON 2 N 20.0 836 PM 12/19
RESTON 20.0 845 PM 12/19
THE I66 AND I495 INT 19.3 700 PM 12/19
FAIRFAX STATION 1 NN 19.2 1100 PM 12/19
LINCOLNIA 1 W 19.2 940 PM 12/19
SPRINGFIELD 18.2 341 PM 12/20
FRANCONIA 1 N 18.0 1227 AM 12/20
RAVENSWORTH 17.5 830 PM 12/19
...FAUQUIER COUNTY...
OPAL 21.8 1035 PM 12/19
MARSHALL 21.0 1107 PM 12/19
WARRENTON 4 SE 20.5 900 PM 12/19
BEALETON 1 ESE 18.0 900 PM 12/19
...FREDERICK COUNTY...
WINCHESTER 3 E 22.5 800 AM 12/20
WHITACRE 1 ESE 19.0 600 PM 12/19
STEPHENS CITY 2 E 18.5 700 PM 12/19
WINCHESTER 18.0 930 PM 12/19
WINCHESTER 5 NE 17.8 800 PM 12/19
STEPHENSON 1 ESE 16.0 400 PM 12/19
...GREENE COUNTY...
LYDIA 2 SE 19.6 630 AM 12/20
RUCKERSVILLE 1 W 19.5 815 PM 12/19
MCMULLEN 16.5 702 PM 12/19
...HIGHLAND COUNTY...
MUSTOE 25.4 400 PM 12/19
MONTEREY 2 WSW 22.0 511 PM 12/19
...KING GEORGE COUNTY...
KING GEORGE 17.0 1100 PM 12/20
...LOUDOUN COUNTY...
LUCKETTS 22.0 1000 PM 12/19
PURCELLVILLE 2 WNW 21.0 1100 PM 12/20
BLUEMONT 21.0 745 PM 12/19
DULLES INTERNATIONAL 19.3 1200 AM 12/20
LOVETTSVILLE 19.0 611 PM 12/19
ASHBURN 19.0 710 PM 12/19
PURCELLVILLE 3 N 19.0 535 PM 12/19
LEESBURG 19.0 330 PM 12/19
ARCOLA 1 SSW 18.5 810 PM 12/19
LUCKETTS 1 WNW 18.0 900 PM 12/20
HAMILTON 18.0 640 AM 12/20
DULLES INTERNATIONAL 18.0 1200 AM 12/20
...MADISON COUNTY...
HAYWOOD 3 NE 23.5 700 AM 12/20
MADISON 3 ESE 20.8 1100 PM 12/20
...NELSON COUNTY...
WINTERGREEN 30.0 600 PM 12/19
...ORANGE COUNTY...
LAHORE 2 NW 24.0 700 AM 12/20
BARBOURSVILLE 19.0 555 PM 12/19
THORNHILL 2 ENE 18.5 312 PM 12/19
...PAGE COUNTY...
PANORAMA 2 SW 22.0 818 AM 12/20
LURAY 21.0 108 PM 12/19
FAIRVIEW 19.0 1100 PM 12/20
HONEYVILLE 1 ESE 18.0 548 PM 12/19
...PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY...
WOOLSEY 3 NNW 19.3 932 PM 12/19
HAYMARKET 7 N 18.0 529 PM 12/19
MANASSAS 18.0 1200 AM 12/20
LAKE RIDGE 16.5 527 PM 12/19
MANASSAS 1 ESE 16.0 1100 PM 12/20
WOOLSEY 2 WSW 16.0 336 PM 12/19
...RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY...
ROCK MILLS 2 ENE 21.0 325 PM 12/19
SPERRYVILLE 2 NNW 20.0 1251 PM 12/19
SPERRYVILLE 2 SE 18.5 800 AM 12/20
WASHINGTON 15.5 527 PM 12/19
...ROCKINGHAM COUNTY...
ROCKY BAR 3 ENE 24.0 453 PM 12/19
GROTTOES 22.0 1100 PM 12/19
SINGERS GLEN 1 SSE 20.5 1256 PM 12/19
MASSANUTTEN 1 SE 20.5 607 PM 12/19
HARRISONBURG 4 SSE 18.0 900 AM 12/20
DALE ENTERPRISE 16.0 800 AM 12/20
...SHENANDOAH COUNTY...
TOMS BROOK 3 SSE 17.5 900 PM 12/19
MAURERTOWN 1 S 17.0 1100 PM 12/20
...SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY...
BELMONT 4 SE 19.0 649 PM 12/19
CHANCELLORSVILLE 4 S 18.5 721 PM 12/19
...STAFFORD COUNTY...
ROSEVILLE 2 E 20.5 800 AM 12/20
FALMOUTH 14.0 1000 PM 12/19
FREDERICKSBURG 3 NE 13.5 400 PM 12/19
...WARREN COUNTY...
LINDEN 2 N 26.8 800 PM 12/19
LINDEN 21.3 354 PM 12/19
FRONT ROYAL 1 ENE 21.0 748 PM 12/19
FRONT ROYAL 5 N 20.0 528 PM 12/19
WEST VIRGINIA
...BERKELEY COUNTY...
VANVILLE 1 SSW 21.0 951 PM 12/19
BUNKER HILL 1 WNW 20.0 1000 PM 12/19
MARTINSBURG 20.0 800 PM 12/19
GERRARDSTOWN 19.5 622 PM 12/19
FALLING WATERS 2 N 19.5 613 PM 12/19
JONES SPRINGS 1 SW 19.0 348 PM 12/19
WINEBRENNERS CROSSRO 17.0 700 AM 12/20
FALLING WATERS 1 NNW 17.0 1015 PM 12/19
WILLIAMSPORT 2 SW 16.0 226 PM 12/19
GERRARDSTOWN 1 ESE 14.5 900 PM 12/19
...GRANT COUNTY...
BAYARD 24.5 700 AM 12/20
MOUNT STORM 24.0 200 PM 12/19
CABINS 2 ESE 23.5 830 AM 12/20
PETERSBURG 18.0 405 PM 12/19
...HAMPSHIRE COUNTY...
ROMNEY 1 WSW 24.0 800 AM 12/20
SPRINGFIELD 22.0 739 PM 12/19
ROMNEY 22.0 518 PM 12/19
LEHEW 2 WNW 20.0 739 PM 12/19
CAPON BRIDGE 6 SW 19.0 936 PM 12/19
...HARDY COUNTY...
LOST RIVER 21.5 800 AM 12/20
MCNEILL 3 NNW 20.0 653 AM 12/20
...JEFFERSON COUNTY...
CHARLES TOWN 21.5 400 PM 12/19
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION 20.0 900 PM 12/19
BLOOMERY 1 W 18.0 400 PM 12/19
MIDDLEWAY 1 NNE 16.5 219 PM 12/19
...MINERAL COUNTY...
KEYSER 21.0 605 PM 12/19
...MORGAN COUNTY...
BERKELEY SPGS 1 WSW 15.0 127 PM 12/19
...PENDLETON COUNTY...
CHERRY GROVE 6 WSW 30.0 700 AM 12/20
OAK FLAT 5 NNE 16.0 900 AM 12/20
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CORRECTION: REVISED BWI AIRPORT SNOWFALL STORM TOTAL REFLECTS A VALUE OF
SNOWFALL DERIVED FROM THEIR 6-HR SNOW DEPTH MEASUREMENTS...SMZ
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