STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 FOR WINTER STORM SOUTHERN PLAINS TO
NORTHEAST
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
0900 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2008

...MAJOR STORM IN THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE COUNTRY...HEAVY SNOW
PARALYZES OHIO VALLEY...SNOW EXTENDS SOUTH TO ALABAMA AND
GEORGIA...

SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR AND WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MILES PER HOUR ARE CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM KENTUCKY
AND EASTERN INDIANA INTO MUCH OF OHIO...NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND
WESTERN NEW YORK.  AS OF 9 AM EST...COLUMBUS AND AKRON OHIO HAVE
REPORTED 12 INCHES OF SNOW...9 INCHES IN THE LAST 12 HOURS AT
COLUMBUS.

BLIZZARD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN
KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST OHIO...WHILE WINTER
STORM WARNINGS...WINTER WEATHER AND SNOW ADVISORIES COVER A LARGE
REGION FROM ALABAMA AND NORTH GEORGIA TO THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO
VALLEYS NORTHEAST INTO WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW YORK AND
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.  FLOOD WARNINGS ARE SCATTERED FROM EASTERN
TEXAS NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE MIDWEST IN AREAS WHERE PRECIPITATION
IS NO LONGER FALLING. ADDITIONAL FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE
ALSO IN EFFECT FROM EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND DELAWARE
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE NORTHEAST. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. FOR A DETAILED
GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE
VISIT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV.

AT 900 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A WIDESPREAD AREA OF SNOW FROM
EASTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST GEORGIA NORTHWARD INTO EASTERN
TENNESSEE...KENTUCKY AND INDIANA...ALL OF OHIO...SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN...NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND WESTERN NEW YORK. A
COMBINATION OF SNOW...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS FOUND FROM
EASTERN KENTUCKY...WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA INTO WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW YORK. A 995 MB LOW IS
ANALYZED NEAR ELKINS WEST VIRGINIA WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS FROM EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA INTO SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA.
RAIN AND SHOWERS CONTINUE TO REDEVELOP NEAR A COASTAL FRONT FROM
VIRGINIA NORTHEASTWARD INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

...SELECTED STORM SNOWFALL TOTALS IN INCHES FROM 900 PM CST
THURSDAY MARCH 6...THROUGH 900 AM CST SATURDAY MARCH 8...

...NEW YORK...
NORTH TONOWANDA		      10.0
CLARENCE		       9.5
PERRYSBURG                     9.0
HAMBURG                        8.0
LOCKPORT                       7.0

...PENNSYLVANIA...
EDENBORO                       8.0
NORTHEAST                      6.5
ERIE                           6.0


...OHIO...
COLUMBUS INTL		      11 +
CANTON AKRON		      11 +
MASON			      10.5
EAST HAMILTON		      10.5
XENIA			      10.0
COLUMBUS		       9.5
HILLSBORO		       8.5
LONDON			       8.5
MARYSVILLE		       8.0
CINCINNATI		       5.5

...INDIANA...
MILAN			      12.5
WASHINGTON		      11.0
CLARK			      11.0
CRAWFORD		      10.0
HARRISON		      10.0
FLOYD			      10.0
OSGOOD                        10.0
MILAN                          9.0
ORANGE			       9.0
JEFFERSON		       8 TO 12
GREENSBURG		       8.0

...KENTUCKY...
OWENTON			      13.0
LOUISVILLE NWS OFFICE	      12.0
BULLITT			      11.0
BRECKINRIDGE                  11.0
HENRY			      10.0
RICHWOOD   	              10.0
OLDHAM			       9.5
TRIMBLE			       9.5
ERLANGER		       9.0
FLORENCE		       9.0
HENDERSON		       9.0
SCOTT			       9.0
FRANKLIN		       8.0
BUTLER			       8.0
LOUISVILLE INTL	               6.5


...MISSOURI...
BRAGG CITY                     7.0
KENNETT                        6.5
ELLSINORE                      4.5  
GRANT CITY 4.4 WSW             4.0 
 

...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


...OKLAHOMA...
PAGE                          14.0
DAYTON                        12.0
MANSFIELD                     10.0
HONOBIA                        9.0
GREENWOOD                      7.0
KINGSTON                       6.0
KENT 5 NW                      6.0


...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
MARIANNA 5 W                   9.8  
OZONE                          9.0  
JASPER                         9.0  
WALDORN                        8.5
FISHER                         8.0  
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
WHEATLEY                       5.0
POCAHONTAS                     4.0
LITTLE ROCK                    2.8


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


...MISSISSIPPI...
TUNICA                         7.0
SOUTHAVEN 3 E		       5.5
OLIVE BRANCH 2 SE	       5.5
SENATOBIA		       5.0
WALNUT			       5.0
TUPELO			       2.5


...TENNESSEE...
HOUSTON			      12.0
HUMPHRIES		       9.0
PERRY			       8.0
NWS MEMPHIS      	       7.2
GERMANTOWN 3 NW                6.4
UNION CITY		       6.0
ELLENDALE		       5.8
DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS 4 E	       5.5
MEMPHIS INTL	               5.4

...ALABAMA...
ANDERSON		       1.2
HILLSBORO 7 SW		       1.0
OWENS CROSSROADS	       1.0

...SELECTED STORM RAINFALL TOTALS IN INCHES FROM 900 PM CST
THURSDAY MARCH 6...THROUGH 900 AM CST SATURDAY MARCH 8...

...RHODE ISLAND...
PROVIDENCE		       1.77

...CONNECTICUT...
NORWICH			       3.35
CHESTER			       2.41

...NEW YORK...
ISLIP COOP		       3.68
ISLIP			       3.05
BETHPAGE		       2.41
NEW YORK JFK AIRPT	       1.68
NEW YORK LA GUARDIA	       1.41
NEW YORK CENTRAL PARK          1.24

...NEW JERSEY...
ATLANTIC CITY		       1.70
MILLVILLE		       1.66

...VIRGINIA...
WAKEFIELD		       2.69
RICHMOND		       1.25

...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 INTENSIFY
AND MOVE NORTHEASTWARD AND WILL BE LOCATED IN EASTERN NEW YORK BY
EVENING AND OVER MAINE BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM
NORTHERN GULF STATES INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY DURING THE DAY BUT
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE FROM KENTUCKY NORTHEASTWARD
ACROSS OHIO INTO NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND WESTERN NEW YORK
BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST LATER TODAY AND
TONIGHT.  EVEN ONCE THE STORM CENTER PASSES...LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
WILL OCCUR FROM NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA INTO WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
AND NEW YORK INTO SUNDAY.  SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 FEET MAY BE
COMMON FROM NORTHERN KENTUCKY THROUGH OHIO...NORTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA AND WESTERN NEW YORK. IN ADDITION...FREEZING RAIN IS
POSSIBLE FROM EASTERN OHIO AND WESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHEASTWARD INTO PARTS OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE EAST COAST ON SATURDAY WILL
BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING.   

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

KOCIN