THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR SOUTHERN SNOWSTORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST FRI FEB 12 2010
...RARE WINTER STORM IN PROGRESS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER OF THE
UNITED STATES...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE SOUTHERN
LOUISIANA/MISSISSIPPI BORDER AND EXTEND EAST-NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH
SOUTHERN ALABAMA...SOUTHERN GEORGIA...MUCH OF SOUTH CAROLINA...AND
SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI THROUGH NORTHERN ALABAMA...NORTHERN
GEORGIA...EXTREME NORTHWEST SOUTH CAROLINA...AND MUCH OF NORTHERN
NORTH CAROLINA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 PM CST...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
997 MB...29.44 INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN THE GULF OF MEXICO 180
MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF TAMPA FLORIDA AND WAS MOVING EASTWARD AT
25 MPH. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A SHIELD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
SECTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA...AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
SNOWFALL HAS BEEN RECENTLY REPORTED FROM EASTERN MISSISSIPPI
ACROSS ALABAMA...THE NORTHWEST HALF OF GEORGIA...AND EASTERN
TENNESSEE...AND EXTREME WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 AM CST THU FEB
11 THROUGH 300 PM CST THU FEB 12...
...ALABAMA...
BELLEVILLE 6.0
BRANTLEY 5.0
EVERGREEN 5 N 5.0
THOMASVILLE 5.0
LOTTIE 4.5
PINSON 4.0
TROY 4.0
RAMER 3.5
AUBURN 3.0
GREENVILLE 3.0
HAYNEVILLE 3.0
LUCEDALE 3.0
TENSAW 3.0
...GEORGIA...
CUTHBERT 2.0
FORT GAINES 1.0
DAWSON 0.5
...MISSISSIPPI...
DE KALB 8.0
CATAHOULA 5.0
VICKSBURG 5.0
BRANDON 1.9 NE 4.6
MADISON 1.1 SW 4.5
RAYVILLE 4.2
BROOKHAVEN 4.0
MCCALL CREEK 5 W 4.0
FOREST 3.5
PORT GIBSON 6 NW 3.5
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
200 AM CST THU FEB 11 THROUGH 300 PM CST THU FEB 12...
...ALABAMA...
ARITON 4.00
IRONDALE 0.30
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...FLORIDA...
CLEARWATER 51
SAINT PETERSBURG 45
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...ARKANSAS...
FOREMAN 4.0
TEXARKANA 1 N 4.0
ASHDOWN 3.0
MENA 3.0
AMITY 1 N 2.5
VANDERVOORT 2.5
DE QUEEN 2.0
HAMPTON 2.0
FORDYCE 6.6 NNW 1.8
...LOUISIANA...
SHREVEPORT 9.1 SE 6.1
NATCHITOCHES 0.9 NE 6.0
SHONGALOO 5 N 6.0
SICILY ISLAND 3.3 WNW 6.0
GOLDONNA 8.8 SSW 5.6
MONROE 5.0
PLAIN DEALING 3.3 ESE 5.0
HOMER 1.2 N 3.7
WEST MONROE 6.1 WSW 3.5
...OKLAHOMA...
HAWORTH 4 SW 7.5
IDABEL 8 SE 7.5
ADA 0.3 NNW 5.6
RATTAN 13 E 4.5
LOCO 0.9 SE 4.3
CORINNE 3.5
FORT TOWSON 1 W 3.5
SULPHUR 2.5 WSW 3.5
CANEY 7 W 3.0
CAMDEN 1.8 NNW 2.0
...TEXAS...
DUNCANVILLE 1.7 NNW 14.9
HASLET 14.2
FORT WORTH 12.6
DALLAS 12.5
MANSFIELD 2.6 NNE 12.2
BRIDGEPORT 12.0
ROYSE CITY 12.0
SANGER 1.8 WSW 12.0
MESQUITE 3.3 ESE 11.4
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS 1.9 NE 11.3
THE SNOW WHICH FELL IN DALLAS TEXAS ESTABLISHED AN ALL-TIME 24
HOUR AND DAILY SNOWFALL RECORD FOR FEBRUARY 11. WICHITA FALLS
TEXAS HAS ESTABLISHED A NEW ALL-TIME SEASONAL SNOWFALL RECORD OF
15.0 INCHES...BREAKING THE RECORD PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED DURING
THE WINTER OF 1957-1958.
THIS SURFACE LOW WILL PROGRESS EAST-NORTHEAST THROUGH THE FLORIDA
PENINSULA THIS EVENING AND OFFSHORE THE CAROLINAS DURING THE DAY
SATURDAY. ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST...A POLAR AIR MASS IN PLACE
WILL ALLOW WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO FALL. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE
POSSIBLE IN AN AREA EXTENDING FROM SOUTHERN GEORGIA EAST
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE EASTERN CAROLINAS.
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.
ROTH
Last Updated: 359 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010