THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR EASTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD  
1000 AM EST SAT DEC 25 2010
 
...WINTRY PRECIPITATION FALLING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AND
MID-ATLANTIC STATES...
 
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS WERE IN EFFECT
FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND
PORTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS. MEANWHILE...WINTER STORM WATCHES HAVE
BEEN ISSUED ACROSS MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF THE EAST COAST NORTH
OF SOUTHERN GEORGIA.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOWFALL MOVING ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS...ALONG WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF SNOWFALL ACROSS THE
OHIO VALLEY. FURTHER SOUTH...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING
ACROSS SOUTHERN LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI...AND ALABAMA TO THE NORTH
OF A 1012 MB...29.89 INCH...SURFACE LOW OFF THE LOUISIANA COAST.
FINALLY...A SWATH OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL HAD SPREAD OVER
THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC STATES...AND WAS MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM EST THU DEC
23 THROUGH 900 AM EST SAT DEC 25...

...ALABAMA...
MADISON                               2.2                     
TONEY                                 2.0                     
SKYLINE                               1.8                     
HACKLEBURG                            1.5                     

...IOWA...
NORTH WASHINGTON                     10.5                     
NEW HAMPTON 1 S                      10.0                     
SPRINGVILLE                           9.7                     
OELWEIN                               9.5                     
LOWDEN                                9.2                     
BERTRAM                               9.0                     
ANAMOSA 4 ENE                         8.8                     
MARION 2 NW                           8.8                     
DAVENPORT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT           8.4                     
CEDAR RAPIDS 5 NW                     8.3                     

...ILLINOIS...
CHATSWORTH                            8.0                     
MOLINE QUAD-CITY AIRPORT              7.2                     
ABINGDON 1 N                          7.0                     
PEORIA                                7.0                     
ALTONA                                6.6                     
BLOOMINGTON 3 NE                      6.5                     
CORDOVA                               6.5                     
BRYANT                                6.3                     
SPRINGFIELD                           4.6                     
OHARE AIRPORT                         2.0                     

...INDIANA...
RAINSVILLE                            4.2                     
LAFAYETTE 11 S                        4.0                     
ATTICA                                3.5                     
EVANSVILLE                            3.0                     
INDIANAPOLIS INTL ARPT                1.6                     

...KENTUCKY...
TATUMSVILLE                           5.0                     
CENTRAL CITY                          4.5                     
MORTONS GAP                           4.0                     
WEST PADUCAH                          3.8                     
BEECH CREEK                           3.2                     
BOWLING GREEN                         3.0                     

...MINNESOTA...
RED WING                              7.0                     
AUSTIN 2 W                            6.8                     
MADELIA                               6.2                     
OAK CENTER                            6.2                     
ROCKFORD                              6.1                     
MORGAN                                6.0                     
WELCOME                               6.0                     
WHEATON                               6.0                     
WINNEBAGO                             6.0                     
MINNEAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT     4.6                     

...MISSOURI...
FRENCH VILLAGE 2 E                    4.0                     
GLENDALE                              3.9                     
ST LOUIS                              3.4                     
ELLISVILLE                            3.1                     

...MISSISSIPPI...
OXFORD                                2.0                     
GRENADA                               1.0                     

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
VICTOR 4 NNE                          8.0                     
MCINTOSH 6 SE                         5.0 ESTIMATED           

...TENNESSEE...
COWAN                                 2.3                     
MOUNT JULIET                          2.0                     

...VIRGINIA...
PENNINGTON GAP                        3.0                     
WISE                                  3.0                     
RADFORD                               2.0                     

...WISCONSIN...
CASSVILLE 8 NE                        5.5                     
WYALUSING                             5.2                     

...WEST VIRGINIA...
BLUEFIELD                             2.0                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 600 AM EST THU DEC 23
THROUGH 900 AM EST SAT DEC 25...

...TENNESSEE...
LEBANON 10 W                          0.10                     


THE SURFACE LOW OFF THE GULF COAST WILL MOVE EAST TODAY...AND A
SECOND LOW IS EXPECTED TO FORM OFF THE GEORGIA COAST AND INTENSIFY
OVERNIGHT. WHILE THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF UNCERTAINTY REGARDING
THE ACTUAL TRACK OF THIS SURFACE CYCLONE...IT WILL REMAIN CLOSE
ENOUGH TO THE EAST COAST TO ENHANCE THE RISK FOR SNOWFALL FROM THE
I-95 CORRIDOR EASTWARD. RAPID DEEPENING OF THIS SURFACE LOW IS
EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY AS IT MOVES FROM THE COASTAL CAROLINAS UP
TOWARD THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA...WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER
TOTALS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN GEORGIA...AND HIGHER TOTALS
POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. HEAVY SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. SNOWFALL
TOTALS ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES ARE UNCERTAIN...AND ARE
HIGHLY DEPENDENT UPON THE TRACK OF THE DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE. LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THIS REGION...BUT THERE IS
ALSO A CHANCE FOR HEAVY SNOW.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

SOLTOW




Last Updated: 1006 AM EST SAT DEC 25 2010