scrape.js

var request = require('request');
var _ = require('underscore');

var url = "http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=OKX&product=PNS&format=txt&version=1&glossary=0";

var header = "********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************";
var footer = "**********************24 HOUR SNOWFALL**********************";

request(url, function(err, resp, body) {
  if (err) throw err;
  var text = body.split(header)[1];
  text = text.split(footer)[0];
  var lines = _.compact(text.split(/\n/));
  lines = lines.slice(3);

  var states = ['CONNECTICUT', 'NEW JERSEY', 'NEW YORK'];

  var results = [];

  var currentState, currentCounty;
  for (var i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
    var line = lines[i];
    if (_.contains(states, line)) {
      currentState = line;
    } else if (/^\.\.\./.test(line)) {
      currentCounty = line.match(/\.\.\.(.+) COUNTY/)[1];
    } else {
      var tuple = _.compact(line.split(/\s{2,}/));
      results.push({
        snowfall: tuple[1],
        place: tuple[0],
        county: currentCounty,
        state: currentState,
        time: tuple[2],
        date: tuple[3],
        source: tuple[4]
      });
    }
  }

  console.log(results);
});