THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR EASTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010
...WINTRY PRECIPITATION FALLING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AND
MID-ATLANTIC STATES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS PARTS OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...THE CAROLINAS...INTO
SOUTHERN VIRGINA AND THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. MEANWHILE...WINTER
STORM WATCHES ARE NOW IN EFFECT FROM VIRGINA NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH
CENTRAL AND COASTAL SECTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND...AS WELL AS EXTREME
EASTERN KENTUCKY.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
MOVING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA...NORTHERN
GEORGIA...EASTERN TENNESSEE...THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...INTO
NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHERN VIRGINIA. FARTHER
SOUTH...PRECIPITATION WAS IN THE FORM OF RAIN ACROSS THE INTERIOR
SECTION OF THE SOUTHEAST WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN DOWN IN THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THE ENTIRE SWATH OF PRECIPITATION WAS
ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE INTERIOR
SOUTHEAST...AND A DEEPENING 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES...SURFACE LOW
SOUTH OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. FINALLY...TWO SEPARATE AREAS OF
LIGHT SNOWFALL WERE MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY
AND ACROSS PARTS OF THE NORTHERN APPALACHIANS INTO THE NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC STATES.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM EST THU DEC
23 THROUGH 300 PM EST SAT DEC 25...
...ALABAMA...
MADISON 2.2
NEW MARKET 6 SW 2.0
TONEY 2.0
SKYLINE 1.8
HACKLEBURG 1.5
...GEORGIA...
TRENTON 6.0
BLUE RIDGE 4.0
HIAWASSEE 4.0
LAFAYETTE 3.0
SUMMERVILLE 3.0
...KENTUCKY...
TATUMSVILLE 5.0
CENTRAL CITY 4.5
MORTONS GAP 4.0
WEST PADUCAH 3.8
BEECH CREEK 3.2
BOWLING GREEN 3.0
...MISSISSIPPI...
OXFORD 2.0
GRENADA 1.0
...NORTH CAROLINA...
ASHEVILLE 4 W 7.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
VICTOR 4 NNE 8.0
MCINTOSH 6 SE 5.0 ESTIMATED
...TENNESSEE...
COWAN 2.3
MOUNT JULIET 2.0
WINCHESTER 1.1
...VIRGINIA...
PENNINGTON GAP 3.0
WISE 3.0
RADFORD 2.0
...WEST VIRGINIA...
BLUEFIELD 2.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 600 AM EST THU DEC 23
THROUGH 300 PM EST SAT DEC 25...
...TENNESSEE...
LEBANON 10 W 0.10
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...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
...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
...WISCONSIN...
CASSVILLE 8 NE 5.5
WYALUSING 5.2
THE SURFACE LOW OFF THE GULF COAST WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD
FOR THE REST OF TODAY...AND IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY RAPIDLY OFF
THE SOUTHEAST COAST ON SUNDAY. WHILE THERE IS STILL 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 AS IT MOVES FROM THE COASTAL CAROLINAS UP
TOWARDS 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 STILL SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN
AS A SLIGHT CHANGE TO THE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THE DEVELOPING
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WOULD CHANGE THE FINAL SNOWFALL TOTALS.
RESIDENTS ALONG THE ENTIRE EASTERN SEABOARD SHOULD CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS DEVELOPING STORM.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
KONG
Last Updated: 419 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010