STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR WINTER STORM SOUTHERN PLAINS TO
NORTHEAST
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2008

...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BEGINNING TO MOVE UP THE EASTERN
SEABOARD...

WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES...SNOW
ADVISORIES...AS WELL AS FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY
IN EFFECT FROM EXTREME EASTERN TEXAS...NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE
NEW ENGLAND STATES. IN ADDITION...BLIZZARD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN
ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE OHIO VALLEY. FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS
REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHERN
GEORGIA.  FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES
AND WARNINGS...PLEASE VISIT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV.

AT 900 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 1000 MB (29.53 INCHES) LOW
PRESSURE CENTER LOCATED JUST NORTH OF ATLANTA GEORGIA. NORTHWEST
OF THIS LOW IN THE COLD AIR...AN AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
EXTENDED FROM NORTHERN ALABAMA NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH NORTHERN NEW
YORK. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN PREVIOUSLY OVER MUCH OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC STATES HAD MOVED NORTHEASTWARD INTO NEW ENGLAND IN
RESPONSE TO A WEAK LOW FORMING ON A COASTAL FRONT. THUNDERSTORMS
MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH NORTHERN FLORIDA CONTINUED TO SLOWLY
WEAKEN.

...SELECTED STORM SNOWFALL TOTALS IN INCHES FROM 900 PM CST
THURSDAY MARCH 6...THROUGH 900 PM CST FRIDAY MARCH 7...

...NEW YORK...
HAMBURG                        8.0
EAST AURORA                    4.0
WARSAW                         4.0
BASOM                          3.2
ALPINE                         3.0

...PENNSYLVANIA...
EAST NEW CASTLE                3.0

...OHIO...
HILLSBORO                      6.0
BROWNSVILLE                    6.0
HAMILTON                       5.5
LONDON                         5.5
XENIA                          5.5
PORT WILLIAM                   5.5
WASHINGTON COURT               5.4
CAK AIRPORT                    5.3
BETHEL                         5.0
CHILLICOTHE                    5.0
LANCASTER                      5.0
MARYSVILLE                     5.0
MASON                          5.0
AMSTERDAM                      4.2
NEW LEXINGTON                  4.0
BATAVIA                        3.5
ASHLAND 2 N                    3.0
EAST HAMILTON                  3.0
BATAVIA                        3.0
PIKETON                        3.0
BAINBRIDGE                     3.0
CHILLICOTHE                    3.0
PIKETON                        3.0
BAINBRIDGE                     3.0
ERIE AIRPORT                   2.0

...INDIANA...
BOONVILLE                      4.0
VERSAILLES                     4.0
SCOTT                       3 TO 4
MEMPHIS                        3.2
CRAWFORD                    2 TO 3
DUBOIS                      2 TO 3

...KENTUCKY...
OWENTON                        5.0
HARDIN                      4 TO 5
BULLITT                        4.0
LOUISVILLE NWS OFFICE          4.0
RICHWOOD                       4.0
WILLIAMSTOWN                   4.0
VERSAILLES                     4.0
ERLANGER                       3.8
OLDHAM                      2 TO 3
TRIMBLE                     2 TO 3
MEADE                       2 TO 3

...MISSOURI...
KENNETT                        6.5
ELLSINORE                      4.5  
GRANT CITY 4.4 WSW             4.0  
WAPPAPELLO                     3.5  
DONIPHAN                       3.5  
HOPKINS 3.9 WSW                3.0  
ALTON                          3.O  

...TEXAS...
LAKE KIOWA                     9.0
SHERMAN                        9.0
GAINESVILLE                    8.0
COLLINSVILLE                   8.0
CELINA                         8.0
DENTON                         7.0
SAGINAW                        6.5
SANGER 5.4 NW                  6.5  
DECATUR                        6.0
SHADEY SHORES                  5.6  
GRAHAM                         5.0  

...OKLAHOMA...
PAGE                          14.0
DAYTON                        12.0
MANSFIELD                     10.0
HONOBIA                        9.0
GREENWOOD                      7.0
KINGSTON                       6.0
KENT 5 NW                      6.0
FORT SMITH                     5.0
ALBION                         4.0
EXCELSIOR                      4.0
ANTLERS                        3.0

...ARKANSAS...
FOX                           18.0
MOUNT GEORGE                  14.0
DODD MOUNTAIN                 14.0
VENDOR                        13.0  
DEER                          12.0  
MOUNT JUDEA                   11.0  
LESLIE                        10.0 
YELLVILLE 4 S                 10.0  
OZONE                          9.0  
JASPER                         9.0  
WALDORN                        8.5  
WESTERN GROVE 2 NW             8.0  
MENA                           8.0  
VIOLA                          8.0
MOUNT JUDEA                    8.0 
MOUNTAIN VIEW                  7.5
FLIPPIN                        7.0  
MARSHALL                       6.5
MARVELL                        6.0
POCAHONTAS                     3.0
NORTH LITTLE ROCK              2.0
MAGNOLIA                       2.0

...LOUISIANA...
BOSSIER CITY                   2.0
OIL CITY                       2.0
RINGGOLD 6 W                   2.0
COTTON VALLEY                  1.5

...MISSISSIPPI...
TUNICA                         5.6
OLIVE BRANCH 5 SW              4.0
LYON                           3.0
MANTACHIE                      1.3

...TENNESSEE...
ATOKA                          4.0
GERMANTOWN 2 N                 3.5
GIBSON 4 NNW                   3.0
OAKLAND 3 NW                   3.0
DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS 4 E           3.0

...SELECTED STORM RAINFALL TOTALS IN INCHES FROM 900 PM CST
THURSDAY MARCH 6...THROUGH 900 PM CST FRIDAY MARCH 7...

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
SURFSIDE BEACH                 1.54
LONGS                          1.30
MCCOLL 3 NNW                   1.13

...FLORIDA...
GREENACRES CITY 2.5 W          4.02  
ABERDEEN 3.7 WNW               3.82  
SUN VALLEY 0.8 SW              3.51  
PORT ST. JOE 0.6 SE            3.40  
CALLAWAY 0.3 W                 3.27  
TYNDALL AFB/PANAMA CITY        3.10  
KINARD 1.2 ENE                 2.99  
KISSIMMEE 2.5 ENE              2.44  
LAKE WORTH 1.0 NNW             2.43  
POINCIANA PLACE 2.6 NNW        2.37 
QUINCY 6.0 SW                  2.34  
TALLAHASSEE 6.1 NE             2.10  

...GEORGIA...
BAINBRIDGE                     2.72

...ALABAMA...
MOBILE 5.1 S                   3.45  
FAIRHOPE 1.4 W                 3.18  
THEODORE 3.9 SSE               3.08  
LOXLEY 0.4 SSW                 2.82  

...TEXAS...
VICTORIA 1.3 E                 3.01  
CORPUS CHRISTI 9.1 NW          2.06  


THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT WILL DEEPEN AND
MOVE NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS ON SATURDAY. A
SWATH OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXTENDING FROM TENNESSEE TO
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND IS FORECAST. AREAS OF THE NORTHERN OHIO
VALLEY AND LOWER GREAT LAKES COULD SEE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF EIGHT
INCHES OR MORE. IN ADDITION...FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE FROM THE
UPPER OHIO VALLEY...NORTHEASTWARD INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. HEAVY
RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REGENERATE ALONG THE EAST COAST ON
SATURDAY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING.   

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 AM CST MARCH 8. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ON THIS EVENT.

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