THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR EASTERN U.S. MAJOR WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016
...A MAJOR WINTER STORM AND BLIZZARD WAS UNDERWAY OVER MUCH OF THE
EASTERN U.S...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN AND COASTAL PORTIONS
OF THE MID-ATLANTIC FROM MOUNTAIN AREAS IN VIRGINIA TO WASHINGTON
D.C...PHILADELPHIA...NEW YORK CITY...AND LONG ISLAND.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR A LARGE AREA FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE OHIO
VALLEY OVER TO THE CAROLINAS...THE MID-ATLANTIC...AND SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR LAND AREAS NEAR
THE COAST IN THE MID ATLANTIC AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...AND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM VIRGINIA TO MASSACHUSSETTS.
STORM WARNINGS AND GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL WATERS
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA TO MASSACHUSSETTS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 PM EST...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
999 MB...29.50 INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN CENTRAL GEORGIA. A NEW LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM HAD RECENTLY DEVELOPED OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH
CAROLINA WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. A COLD
FRONT EXTENDED CENTRAL GEORGIA INTO THE FLORIDA PENINSULA...WHILE
A STATIONARY FRONT WAS DRAPED IN BETWEEN THE TWO LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEMS. A WARM FRONT WAS DEVELOPING EAST OF THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM LOCATED OFFSHORE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS OF THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHERN
ATLANTIC COAST...AFFECTING GEORGIA TO EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
MODERATE AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WAS ALSO FALLING IN THE FLORIDA
PENINSULA AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. FARTHER NORTH...FREEZING RAIN
AND SNOW CONTINUED TO EXPAND IN COVERAGE FROM CENTRAL TENNESSEE
AND KENTUCKY THROUGH THE WESTERN CAROLINAS TO THE MID ATLANTIC.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1100 PM EST THU
JAN 21 THROUGH 300 PM EST FRI JAN 22...
...ALABAMA...
HARVEST 4 ENE 0.8
HUNTSVILLE 0.3
...ARKANSAS...
NORTH LITTLE ROCK 2.6 NNE 8.0
AUSTIN 7.0
SHERWOOD 1 NNW 7.0
EAST END 6.5
N LITTLE ROCK ARPT 6.2
HENSLEY 6.0
POWHATAN 5.5
WEST LITTLE ROCK 4.0
...WASHINGTON DC...
NATIONAL ZOO 1 SW 0.4
...GEORGIA...
MACEDONIA 6.0
...KENTUCKY...
BOWLING GREEN 11.0
BUNCH 5.0
LOUISA 5.0
WEBBVILLE 5.0
BOWLING GREEN 4.3 S 4.0
FORT KNOX 4.0
LEXINGTON 4.0
MOUNT VERNON 4.0
PAINT LICK 4.0
WEST PADUCAH 4.0
CARR CREEK 3.0
LOUISVILLE 3.0
...MISSISSIPPI...
OXFORD 2.0
CLARKSDALE 1.0
...NORTH CAROLINA...
FAIRVIEW 12.0
CRUSO 5 ENE 11.0
SCALY 10.0
WAYNESVILLE 3 NNW 9.0
ASHEVILLE 2 W 8.0
ETOWAH 1.9 NW 8.0
CANTON 1 S 7.0
WOODFIN 7.0
SKYLAND 1 SSE 6.0
CULLOWHEE 5.0
TWIN OAKS 4.5
BOOMER 4.0
HIGHLANDS 1.0
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
CHESNEE 7.0
LANDRUM 6.0
TRAVELERS REST 8.9 N 5.5
CHESNEE 3.9 SW 3.5
GREER 5 NW 3.0
TAYLORS 6.1 NNW 2.8
LYMAN 5.3 WNW 2.5
...TENNESSEE...
SAMBURG 9.0
DRESDEN 8.5
GREENBRIER 2 S 8.5
NASHVILLE 4 SW 7.1
GOODLETTSVILLE 6.0
DYERSBURG 5.5
UNION CITY 5.0
HUMBOLDT 4.0
TREZEVANT 4.0
BELLE MEADE 3.5
MEDINA 3.5
TRENTON 3.0
...VIRGINIA...
COLEMAN STORE 4 NNW 9.0
NEWCASTLE 1 NE 8.5
WYTHEVILLE 8.1
ROCKY MOUNT 2 NE 8.0
BLACKSBURG 7.0
PEARISBURG 1 ENE 7.0
WISE 3 S 7.0
NEWPORT 3 WNW 6.0
ROANOKE 6.0
COPPER HILL 5.0
RADFORD 5.0
BRISTOL 4.5
LYNCHBURG CITY 1 SE 3.5
RICHMOND 2.0
DULLES AIRPORT 1.0
...WEST VIRGINIA...
DINGESS 10.0
RED SULPHUR SPRINGS 2 SSW 10.0
CHARLESTON 9.0
MAN 9.0
HAMLIN 8.0
LOGAN 8.0
BECKLEY 6.5
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
1100 PM EST THU JAN 21 THROUGH 300 PM EST FRI JAN 22...
...KENTUCKY...
MOZELLE 0.30
MONTICELLO 0.25
W CORBIN 0.25
BOWLING GREEN 0.22
WHITLEY CITY 0.20
WILLIAMSBURG 0.20
...NORTH CAROLINA...
CARRBORO 0.25
GARNER 3 SSE 0.25
HARRISBURG 5 S 0.20
SNOW HILL 0.20
ASHEBORO 1 S 0.10
DANBURY 2 NW 0.10
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
FORT MILL 2 WNW 0.50
JEFFERSON 4 N 0.25
LANCASTER 0.25
DARLINGTON 0.20
CLINTON 0.10
RIDGEWAY 8 ENE 0.10
FLORENCE 0.05
...TENNESSEE...
CLARKSVILLE 6 NW 0.23
WESTMORELAND 5 SE 0.15
WHITE HOUSE 0.10
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 1100 PM EST THU JAN
21 THROUGH 300 PM EST FRI JAN 22...
...KENTUCKY...
MADISONVILLE 0.25
LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST WILL BECOME THE
DOMINANT CENTER OF THIS MAJOR WITNER STORM. IT WILL MOVE
NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST...IMPACTING A LARGE
PORTION OF THE EASTERN U.S. FROM THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THROUGH
THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET IS EXPECTED FROM EASTERN KENTUCKY TO
NEW JERSEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND
MID-ATLANTIC...INCLUDING THE WASHINGTON D.C. AND BALTIMORE
METROPOLITAN AREAS. AS THE LOW RAPIDLY STRENGTHENS...STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...SIGNIFICANT ICING IS
LIKELY FOR PORTIONS OF THE INLAND CAROLINAS WHERE ICE
ACCUMULATIONS EXCEEDING HALF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. HIGH STORM
SURGE AND SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN
ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COASTAL REGIONS.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
BURKE/ORRISON
Last Updated: 411 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016