THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR EASTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM EST WED MAR 09 2011
...WIDESPREAD HEAVY PRECIPITATION EVENT ONGOING OVER THE EASTERN
U.S....
WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN
EFFECT ALONG PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN APPALACHIANS.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES HAVE
BEEN ISSUED FROM THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...NORTHWARD ACROSS THE
MID-ATLANTIC STATES...AND INTO THE NORTHEAST.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 PM EST...A 1008 MB...29.77 INCH...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
CENTER WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN. A TRAILING COLD FRONT
EXTENDED SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS AND
SOUTHWESTWARD OUT INTO THE WESTERN GULF...AND A WARM FRONT
EXTENDED EASTWARD AROUND THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND THROUGH THE
CAROLINAS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE PRECIPITATION SHIELD ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM SPRAWLED ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S.. AN AREA
OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST...WHICH
INCLUDED A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING
SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS FLORIDA. FURTHER NORTH...LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAIN WAS OBSERVED OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES...LOWER GREAT
LAKES...AND NORTHEAST. MOSTLY LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING TO THE NORTH
OF THE SURFACE LOW...ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE UPPER GREAT LAKES.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EST MON MAR
07 THROUGH 1000 PM EST WED MAR 09...
...ALABAMA...
DEMOPOLIS LOCK & DAM 4.75
MELVIN 4.40
CULLMAN 7.5 SW 4.37
N AL HORTICULTURE SUBSTN 4.30
COKER 0.6 S 4.28
FAYETTE 1.9 NNE 4.26
UNIONTOWN 4.16
WINFIELD 6.4 S 4.15
ALICEVILLE 9.4 WSW 4.09
HANCEVILLE 4.07
LIVINGSTON 2SW 4.00
BIRMINGHAM MUNI ARPT 3.25
...FLORIDA...
CRESTVIEW/BOB SIKES 2.36
VALPARAISO/EGLIN AFB 2.30
PENSACOLA RGNL ARPT 2.25
MILTON/WHITING FIELD NAS 2.09
...GEORGIA...
ROME/RUSSELL FIELD 2.96
CARTERSVILLE AIRPORT 2.53
GAINESVILLE/LEE GILMER ARPT 2.00
...KENTUCKY...
FORT KNOX AAF 2.62
PROVIDENCE 2.62
FAIRDALE 1.6 SE 2.52
EKRON 2.6 ESE 2.51
CALVERT CITY 2.7 SSW 2.50
FORDSVILLE (DARDC) 2.50
LOUISVILLE/STANDIFO 2.46
HANSON 2.2 NE 2.43
RADCLIFF 1.4 S 2.43
ROUGH RIVER LAKE 2.43
NEWBURG 1 S 2.41
...TENNESSEE...
CHATTANOOGA-LOVELL FIELD (ASOS) 3.30
MARTIN UNIVERSITY 3.25
ROCKWOOD 11.3 S 2.88
WHITWELL 0.3 SE 2.80
CHATTANOOGA 5.0 E 2.66
CLEVELAND 4.1 NNE 2.65
MONTEAGLE 2.65
KARNS 0.6 SSE 2.42
WINCHESTER 3.9 W 2.24
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN 1.2 WSW 2.16
ALTAMONT 0.7 ENE 2.11
JASPER 1.7 N 2.11
RIPLEY 2.8 SE 2.10
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EST MON MAR
07 THROUGH 1000 PM EST WED MAR 09...
...MARYLAND...
ECKHART MINES 5.5
FROSTBURG 2 NNW 4.3
...MICHIGAN...
CADILLAC 2 N 5.0
RABER 5.0
TROY TWP 5.0
WELLSTON 1 N 4.7
BALDWIN 4.0
BIG RAPIDS 4.0
HARRISON 4.0
OMER 3 SE 4.0
REED CITY 4.0
...PENNSYLVANIA...
BOSWELL 5.0
OGLETOWN 5.0
BEAVERDALE 4.0
CENTRAL CITY 4.0
...WISCONSIN...
WAUTOMA 6.6
ARKDALE 6.4
LA CROSSE WFO 6.2
OSHKOSH 6.0
BIG FLATS 5.5
MARINETTE 5.5
FRIENDSHIP 5.2
NW APPLETON 5.2
TWO RIVERS 5.0
WEST SALEM 1 W 5.0
ONTARIO 3 E 4.6
WAUTOMA 2 N 4.6
MADISON 3 SW 4.5
FOUR CORNERS 4.3
...WEST VIRGINIA...
CHERRY GROVE 6 WSW 4.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...INDIANA...
CANNELTON 2.17
LEAVENWORTH 2NW 2.15
TELL CITY (POWER PLANT) 2.12
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT 2.01
...LOUISIANA...
CALCASIEU 3 N 7.72
ELMER 2SW 7.72
ALEXANDRIA 5SSE 7.61
GRANGEVILLE-AMITE R. 5.98
OAKNOLIA 5.24
CLAYTON 4.95
ZACHARY 4 WNW 4.88
LIVERPOOL 3ENE 4.75
VIDALIA (NO. 2) 4.60
KENTWOOD - RIVER 4.59
MOUNT HERMON 4.58
BOYCE 7SW 4.22
JONESVILLE 10SSW 4.00
NEW ORLEANS INTL ARPT 3.88
BATON ROUGE/RYAN MUNI ARPT 3.75
...MISSOURI...
THOMPSON LANDING - MISS. RVR 2.11
CARUTHERSVILLE 2.00
SIKESTON 2N 2.00
...MISSISSIPPI...
CRANDALL 12N 7.56
MERIDIAN 14 SE 7.00
QUITMAN 6.80
HATTIESBURG (SITE 1) 6.57
SHUBUTA 6.57
ENTERPRISE 4N 6.50
BROOKHAVEN 6.48
BAY SPRINGS 4S 6.45
PURVIS 2N 6.39
MENDENHALL 4 S 5.62
COLLINS 5.60
RALEIGH 7NW 5.20
JACKSON WFO 2.75
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...IOWA...
DUBUQUE REGIONAL AIRPORT 4.7
STRAWBERRY POINT 4.4
OSAGE 4.0
WAUKON 4.0
FAYETTE 3.8
ELDORA 3.5
EDGEWOOD 3.0
DES MOINES INTL ARPT 2.5
...KANSAS...
DIGHTON 12.0
N SHIELDS 10.0
RUSSELL SPRINGS 8.0
TREGO CENTER 8 S 8.0
AMY 15 S 7.0
COLBY 6.0
GRAINFIELD 5.0
HOLCOMB 5.0
OBERLIN 3.0
...MINNESOTA...
CALEDONIA 4.0
LA CRESCENT 3 SSW 3.6
ELLENDALE 3.5
RENO 3 SW 3.5
MOORHEAD 2.9
...NORTH DAKOTA...
LUDDEN 7.0
LA MOURE 6.0
OAKES 5.0
HAVANA 4.0
LINTON 5 NW 3.5
GRAND FORKS 3.1
MICHIGAN 3.0
...NEBRASKA...
GREELEY 5.5
KEARNEY 4 NE 4.6
HOLDREDGE 3.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
ROSCOE 5.8
WESTPORT 5.0
ABERDEEN 4.7
BOWDLE 4.5
COLUMBIA 8 NE 4.0
POLLOCK 3.5
ROY LAKE STATE PARK 3.0
THIS STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO PROGRESS RATHER SLOWLY TOWARDS
THE EAST COAST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AS A RESULT OF THE
SLOW MOVEMENT...HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS WILL
BECOME AN ISSUE FOR MANY PLACES ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD. SEVERE
WEATHER WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BE A POSSIBILITY FOR THE
SOUTHEAST...AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES INTO A WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS.
IN ADDITION...RAIN WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW OVER THE OHIO
VALLEY ON THURSDAY...AS COLDER AIR WRAPS AROUND THE ADVANCING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM. OVER PORTIONS OF THE GREAT LAKES AND INTO UPSTATE
NEW YORK...LIGHT TO MODERATE WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
FALL ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
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.
GERHARDT
Last Updated: 950 PM EST WED MAR 09 2011