THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN U.S. SNOWFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM EST WED JAN 17 2018

...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP BEHIND AN ARCTIC FRONT PUSHING
OFF THE EASTERN SEABOARD ON WEDNESDAY...

WIDESPREAD WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE
NORTHEAST TO THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND SOUTHEAST...AS WELL AS
OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST OF TEXAS.  WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE
IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS...SOUTHERN VIRGINIA...AND
NEW ENGLAND.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 AM EST...LIGHT SNOW WAS OBSERVED WITHIN A NARROW AXIS OF
PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING BEHIND AN ARCTIC FRONT EDGING TOWARDS THE
EASTERN SEABOARD...IMPACTING LOCATIONS FROM CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
SOUTHWESTWARD ALL THE WAY TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND CENTRAL
GULF COAST.  A FEW AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WERE REPORTED WITHIN THE
SOUTHERN EXTENT OF THE PRECIPITATION OVER SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND
THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.  ALSO...LOW PRESSURE DEEPENING OFF
THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST WAS CONTRIBUTING TO A BROADER AXIS OF LIGHT
TO MODERATE SNOW...EXTENDING FROM EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY INTO NEW ENGLAND.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST MON JAN
15 THROUGH 400 AM EST TUE JAN 16...

...ALABAMA...
CHILDERSBURG 1 SSW                    2.0                    
UNDERWOOD-PETERSVILLE                 1.7                    
BON AIR                               1.5                    
CHILTON                               1.5                    
FRANKVILLE                            1.5                    
WATERLOO 11 E                         1.5                    
AUBURN 1 E                            1.3                    
OPELIKA                               1.3                    
FLORENCE 2 S                          1.0                    
MILLBROOK 2 N                         1.0                    
WETUMPKA 1 NNE                        1.0                    

...GEORGIA...
DALLAS 7 NE                           0.6                    

...LOUISIANA...
BENTON 5 SSE                          2.0                    
BOSSIER CITY 1 ESE                    2.0                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
CLEVELAND                             2.5                    
KOSCIUSKO                             2.5                    
SENATOVIA                             2.0                    
LUMBERTON 11 E                        1.5                    
UNION                                 1.5                    
HATTIESBURG 2 W                       1.3                    
QUITMAN                               1.3                    
BUDE                                  1.2                    
PUCKETT 4 NW                          1.2                    
LEAKESVILLE                           1.0                    
VALLEY 2 W                            1.0                    

...NEW YORK...
LAKE DESOLATION                       4.5                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
ERLY 2 SW                             6.5                    
PECKVILLE                             6.2                    
GRANTVILLE                            6.1                    
LOCK HAVEN                            6.0                    
MONTOURSVILLE                         6.0                    
RIDGWAY                               6.0                    
SWEET VALLEY                          5.8                    
ASHLAND                               5.5                    
BLOOMSBURG                            5.5                    
MILL HALL                             5.0                    
SUMMIT HILL                           5.0                    
WATERVILLE                            5.0                    
WELLSBORO                             5.0                    
HARRISBURG                            4.0                    

...TENNESSEE...
PARIS                                 7.0                    
UNION CITY                            5.3                    
DYERSBURG                             5.0                    
ERIN                                  5.0                    
BIG SANDY                             4.8                    
NEWBERN                               4.3                    
COVINGTON                             4.0                    
MURFREESBORO                          2.5                    
SUNBRIGHT                             2.0                    

...TEXAS...
LONE STAR                             3.0                    
UNION GROVE 1 WNW                     2.0                    

...VERMONT...
WOODFORD                              4.0                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
BERRYVILLE 1 ESE                      4.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM EST MON JAN 15 THROUGH 400 AM EST TUE JAN 16...

...TEXAS...
GERONIMO 5 NW                         0.13                    
LEON VALLEY 2 SE                      0.13                    
SAN GERONIMO 2 NW                     0.10                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...ARKANSAS...
OMAHA 2 E                             8.5                    
MOUNTAIN HOME 6 NE                    6.8                    
CAMDEN                                6.0                    
PALESTINE                             6.0                    
PINE BLUFF 20 N                       5.0                    
REDFIELD                              5.0                    
SHERIDAN                              5.0                    
FORDYCE 7 NNW                         4.3                    
ENGLAND                               4.0                    
ICO                                   4.0                    
KINGSLAND                             4.0                    
LEITNER 1 SE                          4.0                    
ROE                                   4.0                    
WATSON CHAPEL                         4.0                    

...KENTUCKY...
GUTHRIE 1 WNW                         8.5                    
WEST PADUCAH                          8.1                    
FREEMONT                              8.0                    
HICKMAN                               8.0                    
BENTON                                7.5                    
HICKORY                               7.3                    
AURORA 1 S                            7.0                    
PALMA                                 6.0                    
EDDYVILLE                             5.6                    
CALVERT CITY                          5.0                    
FRENCHBURG                            5.0                    
HOPKINSVILLE                          5.0                    
MURRAY                                5.0                    
OWENSBORO                             5.0                    
LONE OAK                              4.5                    
SOMERSET                              4.5                    

...MISSOURI...
DEXTER                                6.3                    
HOWARDVILLE                           6.0                    
BERNIE                                5.0                    
DUDLEY                                5.0                    
POPLAR BLUFF                          5.0                    


THE THREAT FOR WINTERY PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH
ALONG THE GULF COAST ON WEDNESDAY...BUT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP BEHIND THE ARCTIC FRONT WHILE IT PRESSES OUT INTO THE
WESTERN ATLANTIC.  THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE CAROLINAS AND SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
WHERE A SHARPENING UPPER TROUGH WILL HELP ENHANCE SNOWFALL AND
COULD LEAD TO 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN SOME LOCATIONS.  AN
ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST ON WEDNESDAY
AS THE SURFACE LOW OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST DEEPENS WHILE
LIFTING UP THE NEW ENGLAND COAST. GIVEN RECENT COLD WEATHER...MUCH
OF THE SNOW WILL STICK...IMPACTING TRAVEL THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

GERHARDT




Last Updated: 401 AM EST WED JAN 17 2018