THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR EASTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2011
...A LARGE SWIRLING STORM IN THE EASTERN U.S. IS BRINGING
WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN FROM THE SOUTHEAST TO THE OHIO VALLEY WHILE
EARLY SEASON SNOW FALLS ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...NORTHEAST
ARKANSAS...WESTERN TENNESSEE AND NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR AREAS FROM SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS
THROUGH WESTERN TENNESSEE AND INTO NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND
ALABAMA.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR AREAS
FROM KENTUCKY NORTHWARD TO MICHIGAN...AS WELL AS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF VIRGINIA AND THE CAROLINAS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 AM EST...A DEEP COLD-CORE CUT-OFF UPPER-LEVEL LOW WAS
LOCATED OVER THE DEEP SOUTH...AND WAS DRIFTING NORTHEASTWARD. AT
THE SURFACE...A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH ONE LOW OVER
WESTERN KENTUCKY AND ANOTHER LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1002
MB...29.59 INCHES WAS CENTERED OVER WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA. A SHARP
COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THE WEST VIRGINIA SURFACE
LOW TO OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN...WITH
AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN...WAS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION FROM
THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES TO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY WITH A PRONOUNCED
WESTERN EDGE TO THE PRECIPITATION ARCING NORTHWESTWARD FROM THE
SOUTH CAROLINA COAST INTO KENTUCKY. FARTHER WEST...LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF
MISSOURI...ARKANSAS...TENNESSEE AND NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI WITH SOME
REPORTS OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN TENNESSEE.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST SUN NOV
27 THROUGH 300 AM EST TUE NOV 29...
...ARKANSAS...
PARAGOULD 11 SW 4.0
WILSON 3.0
POCAHONTAS W 2.5
CORNING 2.0
IMBODEN 2.0
TRUMANN 2.0
COLLEGE CITY 1.0
SWIFTON 1.0
...MISSOURI...
ELLSINORE 2.0
ROUND SPRING 1.0
...TENNESSEE...
DENMARK 5.0
ATOKA 3.0
JACKSON 3.0
BEMIS 1.3
BARTLETT 1 S 1.0
MAURY CITY 1.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST SUN NOV
27 THROUGH 300 AM EST TUE NOV 29...
...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 2.99
ANNISTON METRO AIRPORT 2.85
MONTGOMERY/DANNELLY 2.84
ALABASTER/SHELBY CO. ARPT 2.73
MAXWELL AFB/MONTGOMERY 2.71
ALEXANDER CITY 2.51
HUNTSVILLE/MADISON CO. ARPT 2.38
DECATUR-PRYOR FIELD 1.75
MOBILE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT 1.75
...FLORIDA...
TYNDALL AFB/PANAMA CITY 2.72
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
...KENTUCKY...
ALBANY 5.3 W 3.10
LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD 2.93
LOUISVILLE 2.63
WINDSOR 1.2 NW 2.55
LONDON-CORBIN ARPT 2.31
LIBERTY 1.1 SE 2.13
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT 2.05
COVINGTON 2.04
FORT KNOX AAF 1.83
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN CO. ARPT 1.61
...NORTH CAROLINA...
FRANKLIN 7.5 SW 3.64
ROSMAN 5.3 W 3.56
ASHEVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.21
...OHIO...
CINCINNATI (ASOS) 1.78
DAYTON GENERAL AIRPORT 1.68
HAMILTON ARPT 1.62
COLUMBUS 1.43
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
CLEMSON/OCONEE CO. RGNL ARPT 1.57
ANDERSON CO. ARPT 1.47
...TENNESSEE...
WHITWELL 4.5 ENE 5.07
DUNLAP 0.4 SSE 4.83
CHATTANOOGA-LOVELL FIELD (ASOS) 4.79
OAK RIDGE (ASOS) 4.65
RED BANK 3.4 NNE 4.59
JASPER 1.7 N 4.40
CROSSVILLE MEMORIAL ARPT 4.31
KNOXVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.62
NASHVILLE METRO ARPT 1.61
AS THE UPPER-LEVEL LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...COOLING ALOFT MAY ALLOW
PRECIPITATION TO REMAIN AS SNOW OR CHANGE TO SNOW FROM
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 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
KOCIN
Last Updated: 355 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2011