THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 08 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS TO MID ATLANTIC WINTER
STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 AM CST SAT JAN 30 2010
 
...MAJOR WINTER STORM RACING EASTWARD INTO THE TENNESSEE RIVER
VALLEY AND THE MID ATLANTIC REGION...
 
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AS WELL AS FLOOD WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES
REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST.
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY EASTWARD THROUGH THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS
AND INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. BOUNDING THIS REGION TO THE
NORTH AND SOUTH ARE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES. IN ADDITION...ICE
STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA/SOUTH
CAROLINA BORDER.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 200 AM CST...A FAST MOVING SWATH OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WAS
PUSHING THROUGH THE TENNESSEE AND LOWER OHIO RIVER VALLEYS AND
INTO THE SOUTHERN MID ATLANTIC STATES. THIS WAS SPREADING LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW TO NORTHERN TENNESSEE AND SOUTHERN KENTUCKY...AS
WELL AS INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS AND SOUTHWESTERN
VIRGINIA. MEANWHILE...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE BREAKING OUT
ACROSS MUCH OF ALABAMA AND GEORGIA WITH THE BEST CONVECTION
DEVELOPING NEAR THE SURFACE LOW CENTER. THIS LOW PRESSURE CENTER
WAS LOCATED IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
ABOUT 1006 MB. IN BETWEEN THE AXES OF RAIN AND SNOW LIED A STEADY
AREA OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WHICH WAS IMPACTING CENTRAL
TENNESSEE AND PORTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST WED JAN
27 THROUGH 200 AM CST SAT JAN 30...

...ARKANSAS...
JONESBORO                             6.0                     
POCAHONTAS                            6.0                     
CALICO ROCK                           5.5                     
BATESVILLE                            5.0                     
FAYETTEVILLE                          5.0                     
LEAD HILL                             4.5                     
MOUNTAIN HOME                         4.5                     
MOUNTAIN VIEW                         4.5                     
BELLA VISTA                           4.0                     
EUREKA SPRINGS 7 NW                   4.0                     

...GEORGIA...
DILLARD                               2.0                     

...ILLINOIS...
VIENNA 1 E                            4.8                     
DUQUOIN                               2.5                     

...INDIANA...
ROCKPORT                              5.0                     
EVANSVILLE                            2.5                     

...KENTUCKY...
MIDDLESBORO                           6.0                     
SAYLERSVILLE                          5.0                     
STANLEY                               5.0                     
FULTON                                4.5                     
PIKEVILLE 12 N                        4.5                     
BENTON                                4.0                     
FAIRDEALING                           4.0                     
ELKTON                                3.5                     
THORNTON                              3.5                     
PADUCAH                               3.2                     

...MISSOURI...
MILL SPRING                           8.3                     
DONIPHAN                              6.5                     
NEOSHO                                6.3                     
POPLAR BLUFF 7 NW                     6.1                     
NOBLE 1 S                             6.0                     
PINEVILLE                             6.0                     
REPUBLIC 2 W                          6.0                     
CARL JUNCTION                         5.5                     
MARBLE HILL                           5.5                     
SPRINGFIELD 3 SW                      4.5                     

...NORTH CAROLINA  ...
MILLS RIVER                          13.0                     
FLETCHER                             11.0                     
GERTON                               10.5                     
FRANKLIN                             10.0                     
ARDEN                                 9.5                     
BOONE                                 9.0                     
CANTON 8 SSE                          9.0                     
RUTHERFORDTON                         8.3                     
TUCKASGEE                             7.5                     
ASHEVILLE                             6.0                     

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
GAFFNEY                               3.0                     
TIGERVILLE                            3.0                     
GREER                                 2.5                     

...TENNESSEE...
NASHVILLE                             7.0                     
ALLARDT 7 SW                          6.0                     
CHARLESTON                            6.0                     
JACKSON                               6.0                     
MANCHESTER                            6.0                     
ATHENS 1 N                            5.0                     
CENTERVILLE                           5.0                     
HOHENWALD                             5.0                     
CHATTANOOGA 4 E                       4.7                     
KNOXVILLE 4 NW                        4.5                     

...VIRGINIA...
STUART                                3.0                     
BLACKSBURG                            1.2                     

...WEST VIRGINIA...
BECKLEY                               2.0                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
600 PM CST WED JAN 27 THROUGH 200 AM CST SAT JAN 30...

...ARKANSAS...
FAYETTEVILLE                          0.50                     
MOUNTAIN VIEW                         0.50                     
SILOAM SPRINGS 3 N                    0.40                     
ROGERS 2 SW                           0.30                     
SAINT PAUL                            0.30                     
CLINTON                               0.25                     
OZARK 8 NE                            0.25                     
MAYSVILLE 3 N                         0.20                     
CATO 1 N                              0.10                     

...MISSISSIPPI...
OXFORD                                0.50                     
HOLLY SPRINGS                         0.25                     
SARDIS                                0.25                     

...TENNESSEE...
BARTLETT 1 N                          0.10                     
MADISONVILLE                          0.10                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST WED JAN 27
THROUGH 200 AM CST SAT JAN 30...

...ARKANSAS...
PARAGOULD 15 W                        1.00                     

...MISSOURI...
HORTON 2 S                            2.00                     

...MISSISSIPPI...
CORINTH                               1.00                     
SENATOBIA 10 W                        0.75                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...COLORADO...
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SSE                12.0                     
SALIDA                                5.0                     
BUENA VISTA 4 WNW                     3.9                     
MONARCH PASS 1 NNW                    3.5                     
CUCHARA 2 S                           3.0                     

...KANSAS...
INGALLS                              11.0                     
ELKHART                               8.0                     
ASHLAND 11 NE                         7.5                     
DODGE CITY 3 SW                       7.0                     
LAKIN 10 S                            7.0                     
PITTSBURG                             7.0                     
ST. JOHN                              7.0                     
JETMORE 8 N                           6.4                     
COLUMBUS                              6.0                     
KINSLEY                               6.0                     
LARNED                                6.0                     
LEOTI                                 6.0                     
SPEARVILLE 10 E                       6.0                     

...NEW MEXICO...
BONITO LAKE 6 WSW                    25.0                     
AGUA FRIA 4 ESE                      12.0                     
LOS ALAMOS 6 W                       12.0                     
SEDILLO 3 NNE                        12.0                     
TORREON                              12.0                     
GOLDEN 2 S                           11.0                     
SAN JON                              11.0                     
CLAYTON 1 WNW                        10.7                     
ANGEL FIRE 3 ESE                     10.0                     
MORIARTY 7 WNW                       10.0                     
RAGLAND 3 S                          10.0                     
RUIDOSO 1 SW                         10.0                     
CEDAR CREST                           9.0                     
TIJERAS                               9.0                     
SANDIA PARK                           8.0                     

...OKLAHOMA...
ENID                                  9.0                     
TAHLEQUAH                             8.0                     
OWASSO 2 E                            7.5                     
TIAWAH                                7.0                     
MUTUAL                                6.8                     
VICI                                  6.1                     
FARGO                                 6.0                     
HELENA                                6.0                     
TULSA 10 SE                           6.0                     
VANCE AIR FORCE BASE                  5.8                     

...TEXAS...
GRUVER                               14.0                     
DUMAS 1 S                            13.5                     
STRATFORD                            13.0                     
VEGA                                 13.0                     
DALHART                              12.0                     
GUYMON                               12.0                     
HARTLEY                              11.5                     
SIMMS 9 ENE                          11.0                     
TEXHOMA                              11.0                     
AMARILLO 6 WNW                       10.0                     
BEAVER                               10.0                     
CANYON                                9.0                     
TEXLINE                               9.0                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...

...NEW MEXICO...
CLOVIS                                0.10                     

...OKLAHOMA...
MANGUM                                1.00                     
HENRYETTA                             0.75                     
KONAWA                                0.63                     
TULSA                                 0.60                     
BROKEN ARROW 6 E                      0.50                     
GUTHRIE 10 S                          0.50                     
KINGFISHER                            0.50                     
LEXINGTON                             0.50                     
OKEMAH                                0.50                     
OKMULGEE                              0.50                     
EL RENO                               0.44                     
CLAREMORE 6 SE                        0.40                     
SAND SPRINGS 5 N                      0.40                     
BRISTOW                               0.38                     
OKLAHOMA CITY 4 SW                    0.25                     

...TEXAS...
CLARENDON                             1.25                     
DIMMITT                               1.00                     
MEMPHIS                               1.00                     
WELLINGTON                            1.00                     
CHILDRESS                             0.75                     
PADUCAH                               0.75                     
FLOYDADA                              0.50                     
HAPPY                                 0.50                     
PLAINVIEW                             0.50                     
HEREFORD 5 ENE                        0.25                     
MATADOR                               0.25                     
AMARILLO 7 ENE                        0.20                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET AMOUNTS IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...

...OKLAHOMA...
WEATHERFORD                           2.00                     
PIEDMONT                              1.50                     
NORMAN 3 SSE                          1.20                     
PAWNEE                                1.00                     
WILL ROGERS AIRPORT                   1.00                     


THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER LOCATED ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF
COAST WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS EASTWARD THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
WHILE GENERALLY MAINTAINING ITS INTENSITY. IN ADDITION...A SECOND
LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL FORM OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST AND MOVE TO
THE NORTHEAST. THIS PAIR OF LOW CENTERS WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
SNOWFALL SATURDAY MORNING FROM THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY THROUGH
THE MID ATLANTIC STATES. SNOW TOTALS WILL VARY...BUT MUCH OF THIS
AREA COULD SEE TOTALS IN EXCESS OF FOUR INCHES. IN ADDITION TO THE
HEAVY SNOW THREAT...THERE WILL BE THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT ICING
SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MUCH OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY AND
THE CAROLINAS.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

SOLTOW




Last Updated: 407 AM EST SAT JAN 30 2010