THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS TO NORTHEAST WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST SAT DEC 09 2017
...EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO AFFECT
ALABAMA/GEORGIA WHILE SNOW SPREADS NORTH INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC
REGION...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE INTO SOUTHERN/CENTRAL ALABAMA
AND NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...EXTENDING INTO THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS...PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 AM CST...AN AXIS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS LOCATED FROM
THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS INTO SOUTHERN ALABAMA. A SECONDARY AXIS
OF PRECIPITATION WAS LOCATED TO THE EAST IN THE FORM OF
RAIN...STRETCHING UP THE EAST COAST FROM FLORIDA TO THE
MID-ATLANTIC COAST WHERE LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING FROM SOUTHEASTERN
VA INTO SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. THE WINTRY WEATHER WAS OCCURRING
NORTH AND WEST OF A STRONG FRONT LOCATED OFFSHORE OF THE EAST
COAST AND INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THE FRONT CONTAINED A
SERIES OF SURFACE LOWS ALONG IT WHICH WERE TRANSLATING
NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST TUE DEC
06 THROUGH 200 AM CST WED DEC 08...
...ALABAMA...
ANNISTON 2 E 10.0
FOSTERS CROSSROADS 4 E 10.0
ASHLAND 8.0
ODENVILLE 4.0
BIRMINGHAM 3.5
CAMDEN 2.8
TUSCALOOSA 1.5
MOBILE 1.0
...DELAWARE...
DELMAR 7.0
LONG NECK 5.5
FRANKFORD 4.3
BETHANY BEACH 2.3
MILTON 1.5
SEAFORD 1.5
SELBYVILLE 1.0
...GEORGIA...
CROSS ROADS 2 SSE 10.0
SKY VALLEY 10.0
LAKEMONT 8.0
LOST MOUNTAIN PAR 2 WNW 8.0
...MARYLAND...
DELMAR 6.0
PITTSVILLE 4.0
SALISBURY 2 SW 4.0
FRUITLAND 3.0
DAMERON 2 W 2.2
PRINCESS ANNE 2.0
RIDGE 2.0
...NORTH CAROLINA...
CASHIERS 3 SW 18.0
HIGHLANDS 15.0
FAIRVIEW 12.0
MAGGIE VALLEY 12.0
CONNESTEE 3 NW 11.0
BREVARD 10.5
DANA 10.0
HENDERSONVILLE 10.0
SKYLAND 10.0
AVERY CREEK 9.5
BARNARDSVILLE 9.5
BLACK MOUNTAIN 9 SE 9.0
CULLOWHEE 9.0
MILLS RIVER 2 W 9.0
WAYNESVILLE 2 NW 9.0
FLETCHER 2 W 8.6
ARDEN 8.5
ASHEVILLE 5 S 8.0
BLACK MOUNTAIN 8.0
ASHEVILLE 2 NNW 7.3
PLEASANT GARDENS 6.0
...NEW JERSEY...
FRANKLIN 7.0
GREEN CREEK 2.8
VILLAS 1.0
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
PINE MOUNTAIN 7 ENE 4.5
INMAN 3 WSW 3.1
MOUNTAIN REST 3.0
SPARTANBURG 3.0
TRAVELERS REST 3 SE 3.0
BEREA 2.0
FINGERVILLE 4 WNW 2.0
LANDRUM 2 E 2.0
PICKENS 2.0
SENECA 4 ESE 2.0
TIGERVILLE 4 E 2.0
GREER 4 S 1.6
CLEMSON 1.5
GREENVILLE 1 NE 1.5
LIBERTY 1 W 1.5
WALHALLA 1.5
MAULDIN 2 NE 1.2
WESTMINSTER 1 E 1.0
...TENNESSEE...
GATLINBURG 5 SE 6.0
ERWIN 4.5
COSBY 2 S 3.6
MOUNTAIN CITY 4 WSW 3.0
HAMPTON 4 ENE 2.0
MCDONALD 1 S 2.0
UNICOI 2.0
CHARLESTON 1.0
ALCOA 1 NW 0.5
EAGLETON VILLAGE 0.5
COLONIAL HEIGHTS 6 E 0.3
CHURCH HILL 1 E 0.2
ROAN MOUNTAIN 2 SW 0.2
...VIRGINIA...
SWANSONVILLE 4 ESE 5.2
GLADESBORO 3 SE 5.0
DANVILLE AIRPORT 4.6
AXTON 4.5
DANVILLE AIRPORT 3 E 4.5
MEADOWS OF DAN 4.5
CHATHAM 3.5
FARMVILLE 3.5
APPOMATTOX 3.0
GLADYS 1 SSE 3.0
HOLLY HILLS 1 WNW 3.0
INDEPENDENCE 5 N 3.0
MOSELEY 3.0
SAXE 3.0
BUENA VISTA CITY 2.5
WOOLWINE 4 NNE 2.5
MONTPELIER 5 E 2.4
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST TUE DEC 06
THROUGH 200 AM CST WED DEC 08...
...NORTH CAROLINA...
CLAYTON 4 WNW 0.10
DURHAM 0.10
ENFIELD 5 N 0.10
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
ROCK HILL 0.20
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
600 PM CST TUE DEC 06 THROUGH 200 AM CST WED DEC 08...
...NORTH CAROLINA...
ROXBORO 4 N 0.01
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...LOUISIANA...
KENTWOOD 6.5
BRANDON 6N 5.0
DONALDSONVILLE 5.0
JONESVILLE 19 SSW 5.0
LIVINGSTON 5.0
...MISSISSIPPI...
BAY SPRINGS 1 WNW 7.0
MAGEE 1 NNE 6.0
TYLERTOWN 16 N 6.0
WAYNESBORO 6.0
JACKSON 5.1
MCCOMB 1 NE 5.0
WEST HATTIESBURG 3 SW 5.0
MONTICELLO 4.7
RIDGELAND 4 SSW 4.1
CARTHAGE 3.5
DE KALB 3.5
MERIDIAN 1 SSE 1.0
...TEXAS...
CORPUS CHRISTI 1 NNE 7.0
KINGS CROSSING GOLF 2E 7.0
ALPINE 6.5
CHISOS BASIN 5.0 DRIFTS 12-14IN
FORT DAVIS 3W 5.0
INGLESIDE 4.0
MARATHON 4.0
PREMONT 7SW 4.0
SINTON 3.5
KYLE 3.0
LAVACA 2.8
TIMBERWOOD PARK 3SW 2.7
SHINER 4 NE 2.2
CAMP SWIFT 2NNW 2.0
ZORN 3NW 2.0
D'HANIS 2NNE 1.9
LUMBERTON 1.8
CORTULLA 2NE 1.5
LEAGUE CITY 1.5 ICE ON HWY 45 AND 6
A DOMINANT SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN
DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY OFF OF THE NORTH CAROLINA
COAST...TRACKING NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. AN AXIS OF
SNOW WILL CONTINUE EXPANDING NORTHEASTWARD FROM ALABAMA/GEORGIA
INTO THE PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS AND VIRGINIA THIS MORNING AND
INTO THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC REGION AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY BE
ALONG AND EAST OF THE I-95 CORRIDOR WITH ROUGHLY 3 TO 6 INCHES IN
THE FORECAST FROM WASHINGTON D.C. NORTHWARD. LOCALLY HEAVIER
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND AS THE
SURFACE LOW DEEPENS...BEFORE SNOW COMES TO AN END SUNDAY MORNING.
ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS IMPACTED SEVERAL COMMUNITIES ALONG THE GULF
COAST STATES WITH POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. SNOW COVERED
ROADS ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTH WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 900 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
OTTO
Last Updated: 339 AM EST SAT DEC 09 2017