THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR EASTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011
 
...HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. AND
OHIO RIVER VALLEY. HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE DEEP SOUTH...          
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR AREAS FROM
NORTHERN GEORGIA NORTHWARD TO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES.
 
WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH...FROM EASTERN ARKANSAS TO NORTHERN
ALABAMA.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 PM EST...A DEEP COLD-CORE UPPER-LEVEL LOW WAS CENTERED
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI. THIS UPPER-LEVEL LOW HAS BECOME CUT OFF FROM
THE LARGE SCALE FLOW...AND WAS DRIFTING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD. AT
THE SURFACE...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1003 MB...29.62 INCHES WAS CENTERED ACROSS THE TENNESSEE RIVER
VALLEY...DRIFTING SLOWLY NORTHWARD. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED
SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THE SURFACE LOW INTO FLORIDA. LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAIN...WITH AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN...WAS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE
REGION FROM THE DEEP SOUTH NORTHWARD TO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY.    
                                                        

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST SUN NOV
27 THROUGH 300 PM EST MON NOV 28...

...ALABAMA...
MENTONE 3.9 SW                        5.22                     
SYLVANIA 3.4 ESE                      4.81                     
ROSA 2.8 SW                           4.07                     
PRINCETON 3.6 NW                      3.93                     
BIRMINGHAM MUNI ARPT                  2.95                     
ANNISTON METRO AIRPORT                2.84                     
MONTGOMERY/DANNELLY                   2.84                     
ALABASTER/SHELBY CO. ARPT             2.71                     
MAXWELL AFB/MONTGOMERY                2.70                     
ALEXANDER CITY                        2.51                     
HUNTSVILLE/MADISON CO. ARPT           2.22                     
MOBILE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT               1.74                     

...FLORIDA...
TYNDALL AFB/PANAMA CITY               2.67                     
VALPARAISO/EGLIN AFB                  1.80                     

...GEORGIA...
LA FAYETTE 2.9 NE                     4.00                     
TRENTON 5.8 S                         3.95                     
DILLARD 3.5 NE                        3.74                     
LYERLY 4.8 SSE                        3.62                     
SUMMERVILLE 2.6 NW                    3.51                     
RABUN GAP 2.1 SW                      2.94                     
ROME 3.4 SE                           2.70                     
CARTERSVILLE AIRPORT                  1.26                     

...KENTUCKY...
ALBANY 5.3 W                          3.10                     
WINDSOR 1.2 NW                        2.55                     
LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD            2.23                     
LIBERTY 1.1 SE                        2.13                     
LONDON-CORBIN ARPT                    2.10                     
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT           1.93                     
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN CO. ARPT         1.57                     
FORT KNOX AAF                         1.34                     
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO. APT             1.22                     

...NORTH CAROLINA...
FRANKLIN 7.5 SW                       3.64                     
ROSMAN 5.3 W                          3.56                     
ASHEVILLE MUNI ARPT                   1.18                     

...OHIO...
CINCINNATI (ASOS)                     1.54                     
HAMILTON ARPT                         1.43                     
DAYTON GENERAL AIRPORT                1.19                     

...TENNESSEE...
WHITWELL 4.5 ENE                      5.07                     
DUNLAP 0.4 SSE                        4.83                     
CHATTANOOGA-LOVELL FIELD (ASOS)       4.64                     
RED BANK 3.4 NNE                      4.59                     
JASPER 1.7 N                          4.40                     
OAK RIDGE (ASOS)                      3.72                     
CROSSVILLE MEMORIAL ARPT              3.64                     
SMYRNA AIRPORT                        1.66                     
NASHVILLE METRO ARPT                  1.54                     
KNOXVILLE MUNI ARPT                   1.53                     


AS THE UPPER-LEVEL LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN U.S.
TONIGHT...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL COOL ENOUGH TO ALLOW PRECIPITATION
TO CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN
ARKANSAS...TENNESSEE...AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF
MISSISSIPPI....ALABAMA...AND GEORGIA. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE OHIO
RIVER VALLEY AND GREAT LAKES ON TUESDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO
4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH BEFORE
PRECIPITATION COMES TO AN END LATE ON TUESDAY. HEAVIER SNOWS OF 5
TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE GREAT LAKES REGION.          

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.

RYAN




Last Updated: 359 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011