THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR MID-ATLANTIC WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM EST FRI FEB 05 2010
 
...HEAVY SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT ICING EXPECTED INTO SATURDAY ACROSS
THE MID-ATLANTIC...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MARYLAND
INCLUDING THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...SOUTHERN DELAWARE...AND
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM
SOUTHERN INDIANA EASTWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND
MID-ATLANTIC STATES.  WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
MUCH OF MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...WESTERN INDIANA...MUCH OF
KENTUCKY...AND MUCH OF NORTHERN TENNESSEE.

STORM WARNINGS...FOR WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH...ARE IN EFFECT FOR
THE EAST COAST FROM THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA
NORTHWARD ALONG THE MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA COAST OF THE EASTERN
SHORE INTO COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FROM EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA INTO TIDEWATER VIRGINIA. FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES FROM EASTERN TEXAS EASTWARD
THROUGH THE CAROLINAS.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 1000 PM EST...A LOW PRESSURE AREA WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
995 MB /29.38 INCHES/ WAS LOCATED 20 MILES SOUTH OF GREENSBORO
NORTH CAROLINA AND WAS MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED NEAR AND EAST OF ITS TRAILING COLD
FRONT ACROSS THE CAROLINAS.  WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WAS FALLING
ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND AREAS OF THE EAST SOUTH OF NEW YORK. WITHIN
THIS REGION OF PRECIPITATION...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING
FROM MISSOURI EASTWARD ACROSS ILLINOIS...INDIANA.  MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS OHIO...THE WESTERN HALF OF
VIRGINIA...MARYLAND...PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE...AND SOUTHERN NEW
JERSEY. FREEZING RAIN WAS REPORTED ACROSS CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA
AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST THU FEB
04 THROUGH 900 PM EST FRI FEB 05...

...WASHINGTON DC...
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY                   4.0                     

...GEORGIA...
RABUN GAP 1 WNW                       1.5                     

...INDIANA...
JEFFERSON COUNTY                      1.5                     
CLARK COUNTY                          1.0                     
CRAWFORD COUNTY                       1.0                     
HARRISON COUNTY                       1.0                     
SCOTT COUNTY                          1.0                     

...KENTUCKY...
TRIMBLE COUNTY                        1.0                     

...MARYLAND...
WESTERNPORT                          11.0                     
ECKHART MINES                         8.5                     
CUMBERLAND 1 ENE                      8.0                     
BALLENGER CREEK 1 NNW                 7.0                     
FREDERICK 3.5 SSW                     7.0                     
FROSTBURG 1 N                         6.6                     
CHURCHTON                             6.0                     
GERMANTOWN 2 ESE                      5.6                     
HANCOCK                               5.4                     
CROFTON 1.5 NNE                       5.3                     
SOTTERLEY 2 SE                        5.3                     

...OHIO...
URBANA                               10.0                     
NEW ALBANY                            8.1                     
JOHNSTOWN                             8.0                     
NEWARK                                8.0                     
SPRINGFIELD                           8.0                     
DUBLIN                                7.5                     
RUSHSYLVANIA                          7.0                     
FREDERICKTOWN 3.4 ESE                 6.5                     
MOUNT VERNON 3 N                      6.5                     

...PENNSYLVANIA...
MOON                                  7.3                     
IRWIN                                 7.0                     
LAUREL SUMMIT                         7.0                     
MONESSEN                              6.5                     
NATRONA HEIGHTS                       6.5                     
BRUSH VALLEY                          6.0                     
CHANEYSVILLE                          6.0                     
GREENSBURG                            6.0                     
PERRYSVILLE                           6.0                     
TROY HILL                             6.0                     

...VIRGINIA...
ELMA 1 SSW                           11.8                     
TERRYS FORK                          10.0                     
ELK CREEK                             9.0                     
FLOYD                                 9.0                     
LINDEN 2 N                            9.0                     
RAPHINE                               9.0                     
STEWARTSVILLE                         9.0                     
STEPHENSON 1 S                        8.8                   
DULLES AIRPORT                        7.0                     
WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT           5.0                     

...WEST VIRGINIA...
HEADSVILLE                           13.5                     
KEYSER 2 SW                          13.1                     
DUO                                  12.0                     
ROMNEY                               12.0                     
MARTINSBURG 3 W                      10.5                     
MCCOOLE 3 ESE                        10.0                     
MOUNT STORM                          10.0                     
CHERRY GROVE 6 WSW                    8.0                     
FALLING WATERS 2 N                    8.0                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM EST THU FEB 04 THROUGH 900 PM EST FRI FEB 05...

...VIRGINIA...
STUART                                0.25                     
MERRIMAC                              0.10                     
TAZEWELL                              0.10                     

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR OVER THE PAST
SEVERAL HOURS...

...NORTH CAROLINA  ...
FORT MACON                              45                     
WILMINGTON                              43                     
JACKSONVILLE                            41                     
NEW RIVER MCAS                          41                     
BEAUFORT                                40                     
NEW TOPSAIL BEACH                       40                     

...VIRGINIA...
CAPE HENRY                              41                     
CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE                   41                     
COLEMAN                                 41                     

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

...NORTH CAROLINA  ...
BALDWIN                              10.0                     
RUTHERWOOD                            9.5                     
WEST JEFFERSON                        9.0                     
BOONE 2.1 N                           8.5                     
BEAVER CREEK                          8.0                     
BLOWING ROCK 2.8 ENE                  8.0                     
ENNICE                                8.0                     
FLEETWOOD                             8.0                     
GLENDALE SPRINGS                      8.0                     
MOUNT MITCHELL                        8.0                     

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

...NORTH CAROLINA  ...
SALUDA                                1.00                     
GLENDALE SPRINGS                      0.25                     
ENNICE                                0.20                     
FLEETWOOD                             0.20                     

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
TABLE ROCK                            0.20                     
PICKENS                               0.10                     
TAYLORS                               0.10                     


AS A STRONG MID TO UPPER-LEVEL LOW MOVES EASTWARD THROUGH THE OHIO
VALLEY...THE SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND CONINUTE TO
RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT PASSES OFFSHORE THE CAROLINA COAST BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD
ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY. THE STRENGTHENING SURFACE LOW WILL
PRODUCE HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM EASTERN
WEST VIRGINIA EAST-NORTHEAST THROUGH THE NATIONS
CAPITAL...DELAWARE...AND NEW JERSEY. WITHIN THIS BAND OF HEAVY
SNOW...WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE FEET ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING THIS AREA...6 TO
12 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE COMMONPLACE ACROSS SOUTHEAST OHIO AND
THE SOUTHERN TWO-THIRDS OF PENNSYLVANIA. ACROSS SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...SIGNIFICANT ICING IS EXPECTED WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF
A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE. MEANWHILE...MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL OVER THE CAROLINAS AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA WILL COME TO AN
END DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

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

ROTH




Last Updated: 936 PM EST FRI FEB 05 2010