Storm Summary Number 3 for Southern Plains to Southeastern U.S.
Winter Storm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
300 AM CST Sat Dec 08 2018

...Heavy rainfall currently affecting central to eastern Texas
with wintry precipitation developing over southeastern New Mexico
into northwest Texas... 

Winter Storm Warnings are in effect for portions of northern
Arkansas as well as northwestern South Carolina, western North
Carolina and southwest Virginia

Winter Storm Watches and Winter Weather Advisories are in effect
from the southern Plains across the Mid-South into the Carolina
Piedmont and southwest Virginia.

Flood and Flash Flood Watches are in effect for portions of the
Gulf coast from eastern Texas to the Florida Panhandle, as well as
far southern Arkansas and western Georgia.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 300 AM CST...A slow moving frontal boundary extended from the
central Gulf Coast along the Texas coast and into northern Mexico.
Aloft, an eastward moving upper level disturbance was located over
New Mexico. Moisture streaming ahead of the upper level
disturbance was overrunning the frontal boundary allowing for
widespread precipitation across the south-central U.S. National
Weather Service radar and surface observations indicated moderate
to heavy rain occurring over eastern Texas and western Louisiana
while cold light rain and snow is falling over southern New Mexico
through northwest Texas. 

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 PM
CST Thu Dec 06 through 300 AM CST Fri Dec 07...

...TEXAS...
LUBBOCK 4 SSW                         2.6                    
WOODROW 2 NW                          1.0                    
WOLFFORTH 4 E                         0.7                    
DICKENS                               0.5                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 700 PM
CST Thu Dec 06 through 300 AM CST Fri Dec 07...

...LOUISIANA...
CANEY                                 3.48                    

...TEXAS...
ANGELINA COUNTY AIRPORT               5.53                    
HOOKS MEMORIAL AIRPORT                5.37                    
SAN MARCOS                            4.16                    
SABINE NORTH                          4.11                    
WYLDWOOD 7 NNE                        4.03                    
GONZALES                              3.40                    
ROUND MOUNTAIN 9 WSW                  3.12                    
RUSK COUNTY AIRPORT                   2.53                    
NEW BRAUNFELS                         1.92                    
HUNTSVILLE                            1.90                    
ROUND PRAIRIE                         1.71                    
AUSTIN-BERGSTROM AIRPORT              1.69                    
PALESTINE                             1.57                    
WACO                                  1.39                    
KAUFMAN                               1.29                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches where the
event has ended...

...NEW MEXICO...
RED RIVER 8 SSW                       5.0                    
LOS ALAMOS 6 W                        3.0                    


The upper level disturbance over the Southern Rockies will
continue to steadily progress east through Sunday and Monday with
the area of low pressure to track along the Gulf Coast into the
western Atlantic by Sunday afternoon. Heavy rain is expected near
and north of the low track from eastern Texas through the Gulf
Coast states where 2 to 4 inches of rainfall with locally higher
amounts will be possible from eastern Texas into portions of the
Southeast. Snow and freezing rain are forecast to continue
developing along the northern and western fringes of the
precipitation shield this morning over New Mexico into West Texas,
Oklahoma and northern Arkansas. Up to four inches of snow along
with light freezing rain accumulations are expected for these
locations with additional light snow/ice accumulations extending
eastward through the Tennessee Valley from Saturday into Sunday.
As the storm organizes near the coast of the southeastern U.S
early on Sunday, significant snowfall of over a foot is expected
to affect portions of western North Carolina into southwest
Virginia along with freezing rain affecting the Piedmont into
sections of the Coastal Plain.

The next storm summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 900 AM CST. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Kebede