THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR EASTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM EST THU MAR 10 2011
 
...WIDESPREAD HEAVY PRECIPITATION EVENT ONGOING OVER THE EASTERN
UNITED STATES...
 
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 300 AM EST...A 1008 MB...29.77 INCH...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
CENTER WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN.  A TRAILING COLD
FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE RIVER
VALLEYS AND SOUTHWESTWARD OUT INTO THE WESTERN GULF...AND A WARM
FRONT EXTENDED EASTWARD INTO NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
SHOWED A LARGE PRECIPITATION SHIELD ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM
SYSTEM SPRAWLED ACROSS THE EASTERN UNITED STATES.  AN AREA OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST...WHICH
INCLUDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS FLORIDA. 
FARTHER NORTH...WIDESPREAD MODERATE RAIN WAS OBSERVED OVER THE
MID-ATLANTIC STATES...EASTERN GREAT LAKES...AND INTO THE
NORTHEAST.  MOSTLY LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING TO THE NORTH OF THE
SURFACE LOW...ACROSS PARTS OF THE UPPER GREAT LAKES.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST TUE
MARCH 8 THROUGH 300 AM EST THU MARCH 10...

...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 AM EST TUE MAR
08 THROUGH 300 AM EST THU MAR 10...

...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 THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.  AS A RESULT OF THE SLOW
MOVEMENT...HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE 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 ON THE
BACK SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM ON THURSDAY OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT
LAKES...AS COLDER AIR WRAPS AROUND THE ADVANCING LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM. 

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.

HAMRICK




Last Updated: 355 AM EST THU MAR 10 2011