THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR SOUTHEAST U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST SUN JAN 09 2011
 
...RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER
THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES...
 
AN ICE STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL ALABAMA AND
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR ALL OF ARKANSAS...TENNESSEE...AND SOUTH CAROLINA...MOST OF
NORTH CAROLINA...ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI...AS WELL AS NORTHERN
LOUISIANA.
 
FLOOD WARNINGS AND COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST ACROSS
LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI...ALABAMA AND FLORIDA.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 800 PM CST...A 1005 MB...29.68 INCH...LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS
LOCATED JUST OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A
LARGE SWATH OF PRECIPITATION FALLING TO THE NORTH OF THIS LOW.
SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS ARKANSAS...SOUTHWESTERN
TENNESSEE...NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND NORTHERN ALABAMA. FURTHER
SOUTH...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WERE FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE
REST OF MISSISSIPPI AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF
ALABAMA...GEORGIA...LOUISIANA AND ARKANSAS. ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
GULF COAST...PRECIPITATION WAS FALLING IN THE FORM OF RAIN.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 AM CST SUN JAN
09 THROUGH 800 PM CST SUN JAN 09...

...ALABAMA...
SPRINGVILLE                           1.0                     

...ARKANSAS...
ASHDOWN                               8.0                     
DIERKS                                7.0                     
GURDON                                6.0                     
HOPE                                  6.0                     
MALVERN 4 SW                          6.0                     
TOLLETTE                              5.0                     
LAKE VILLAGE                          2.0                     
WEST LITTLE ROCK                      1.5                     

...MISSISSIPPI...
SENATOBIA                             3.3                     
TUNICA                                1.5                     

...TEXAS...
COOPER                                6.0                     
PRINCETON 3 N                         5.1                     
SULPHUR SPRINGS                       5.0                     
WINNSBORO                             5.0                     
PARIS                                 4.8                     
DE KALB                               4.5                     
DODD CITY                             4.5                     
MOUNT VERNON                          4.0                     
LONGVIEW                              3.0                     
PLANO                                 2.9                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 900 AM CST SUN JAN 09
THROUGH 800 PM CST SUN JAN 09...

...ALABAMA...
CHILDERSBURG                          0.50                     
HOLT 5 W                              0.30                     
WEDOWEE                               0.10                     

...ARKANSAS...
EL DORADO                             0.50                     

...MISSISSIPPI...
E MOORHEAD                            0.80                     
GREENWOOD                             0.80                     
ACKERMAN                              0.50                     
WINONA                                0.50                     
NEW ALBANY                            0.30                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
900 AM CST SUN JAN 09 THROUGH 800 PM CST SUN JAN 09...

...ALABAMA...
CLAY                                  0.25                     
IRONDALE 4 N                          0.25                     
BUTLER                                0.10                     
SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT                 0.10                     

...ARKANSAS...
TEXARKANA                             0.50                     

...LOUISIANA...
BENTON 10 W                           0.25                     
HAUGHTON 5 WNW                        0.25                     
SHONGALOO                             0.25                     

...MISSISSIPPI...
BASSFIELD                             0.25                     
CHURCH HILL                           0.25                     
LOYD STAR                             0.25                     

...TEXAS...
HENDERSON                             0.25                     


THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD ALONG THE
GULF COAST THROUGH MONDAY EVENING BEFORE TURNING TO THE NORTHEAST
AND MOVING UP THE ATLANTIC COAST. WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL
GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE LOW TRACKS ALONG THE
COAST. BEFORE THIS OCCURS HOWEVER...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE
OVER TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA AND
GEORGIA SOMETIME MONDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION...INITIALLY IN THE
FORM OF SNOW...WILL ALSO SPREAD ACROSS THE CAROLINAS TONIGHT. A
GRADUAL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET FROM SOUTH TO NORTH WILL
TAKE PLACE MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS THIS REGION.
PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC
STATES BY TUESDAY AND INTO NEW ENGLAND BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE
LOW TRACKS NORTH UP THE COAST. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR MORE INFORMATION
ON THIS STORM.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

SOLTOW




Last Updated: 949 PM EST SUN JAN 09 2011