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Rare Southern U.S. Winter Storm; Dangerous Cold Weather For Much of the Eastern U.S.; Critical Fire Weather for Southern California

A rare winter storm impacting the Southern U.S. will move offshore Wednesday morning. Behind the storm, arctic air will continue encompassing the eastern two-thirds of the Nation with only a slow return to normal temperatures expected by the end of the week. Moderate to strong Santa Ana winds and low humidity will maintain Critical fire weather conditions in southern California into Thursday. Read More >

Observed Snowfall 

 

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NOUS41 KPHI 182022 CCA
PNSPHI
PAZ067>071-NJZ008>010-012>027-DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015- 
019-020-182200-

PRELIMINARY SNOWFALL REPORTS...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
200 PM EST WED FEB 18 2004

...FEBRUARY 17-18, 2004 COASTAL WINTER STORM...
 
THE AMOUNTS BELOW ARE PRELIMINARY AND UNOFFICIAL.


         LOCATION                TOTAL
                                SNOWFALL


            DELAWARE

...KENT COUNTY...
  DOVER                           0.8 

...SUSSEX COUNTY...
  HARBESON                        3.5
  LEWES                           3.5  
  LONG NECK                       2.0
  FENWICK ISLAND                  1.0

            NEW JERSEY

...ATLANTIC COUNTY...
  MARGATE                         6.0
  MAYS LANDING                    5.5
  ATLANTIC CITY                   5.0
  VENTNOR                         4.0   
  ESTELLE MANOR                   3.9
  ABSECON                         3.5   
  ATLANTIC CITY INTL AIRPORT      2.4                    
  HAMMONTON                       2.3    
  
...BURLINGTON COUNTY...
  BROWNS MILLS                    2.5
  WILLINGBORO                     0.5
  MOUNT HOLLY NWS                 0.3
  EDGEWATER PARK                  0.1

...CAMDEN COUNTY...
  LINDENWOLD                      0.8
  SOMERDALE                       0.1
  
...CAPE MAY COUNTY...
  GREEN CREEK                     5.0
  COLD SPRING                     5.0
  DIAS CREEK                      4.8
  SEAVILLE                        4.5
  WOODBINE                        4.5
  FISHING CREEK                   4.4
  CAPE MAY                        4.1
  WILDWOOD                        3.0 *
  NORTH WILDWOOD                  2.5 *
  CAPE MAY HARBOR                 2.3 *
  RIO GRANDE                      2.0 *
  
...CUMBERLAND COUNTY...
  PORT ELIZABETH                  3.8
  SOUTH VINELAND                  1.8 *

...MONMOUTH COUNTY...
  MANASQUAN                       2.5
  CLARKSBURG                      0.5 *

...OCEAN COUNTY...
  SHIP BOTTOM                     5.0
  BEACHWOOD                       4.0

            PENNSYLVANIA

...PHILADELPHIA COUNTY...
  PHILADELPHIA INTL AIRPORT       TRACE


NOTE: * = NOT A MOST RECENT REPORT, THEREFORE THE VALUE LISTED
          MAY NOT BE THE TOTAL SNOWFALL. 

AGAIN, WE THANK ALL OUR SPOTTERS AND COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS WHO
PROVIDED THE ABOVE REPORTS!
$$

GORSE

(UPDATED TOTALS FOR MAYS LANDING AND BEACHWOOD. ALSO REMOVED A
FEW LOCATIONS THAT WERE LISTED TWICE).