THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 8 FOR WINTER STORM SOUTHERN PLAINS TO
NORTHEAST
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

...MAJOR STORM IN THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE COUNTRY BROUGHT SNOW AS
FAR SOUTH AS SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI OVERNIGHT AND HEAVY SLEET IN
CENTRAL KENTUCKY NOW CONTINUES TO DELIVER SNOW AND SLEET FROM THE
OHIO VALLEY TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WINTER WEATHER AND SNOW ADVISORIES
CONTINUE TO BE IN EFFECT FROM THE OHIO VALLEY NORTHEASTWARD INTO
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
SCATTERED AREAS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. FLOOD AND
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT IN PARTS OF THE NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL
DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE VISIT
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV.

AT 400 PM EST...A 988 MB LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS LOCATED IN
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
CONTINUED TO FALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE OHIO VALLEY AS FAR SOUTH AS
EASTERN TENNESSEE AND AS FAR NORTH AS THE NEW YORK-CANADIAN
BORDER. A COMBINATION OF SNOW...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WAS FOUND
FROM NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA INTO WESTERN NEW YORK. A SOLID AREA
OF MODERATE RAIN AND AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WERE COVERING MUCH OF
NEW ENGLAND WITH LINES OF HEAVY SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC STATES.

...SELECTED STORM SNOWFALL TOTALS IN INCHES FROM 900 PM CST
THURSDAY MARCH 6...THROUGH 300 PM EST SATURDAY MARCH 8...

...NEW YORK...
NORTH TONOWANDA		      10.0
CLARENCE		       9.5
PERRYSBURG                     9.0
HAMBURG                        8.0
NUNDA                          7.8
LOCKPORT                       7.0

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

...OHIO...
COLUMBUS		      18.0
LONDON                        16.0
SPRINGFIELD                   15.0
WASHINGTON COURT              15.0
CLAYTON                       14.0
CHILLICOTHE                   13.0
DAYTON                        13.0
MARYSVILLE                    13.0
MIAMISBURG                    13.0
XENIA                         13.0
CIRCLEVILLE                   12.5
BETHEL                        12.0
LEBANON                       12.0
WESTERVILLE                   12.0
HILLSBORO                     11.0
CARROLLTON                    11.0
MADEIRA                       11.0
MASON			      10.5
EAST HAMILTON		      10.5
JACKSONTOWN                   10.5
URBANA                        10.0
CINCINNATI		       9.0
COSHOCTON                      9.0
JACKSON                        8.0
WAPAKONETA                     7.0

...INDIANA...
MILAN			      12.5
AURORA                        12.0
JEFFERSON		   8 TO 12
WASHINGTON		      11.0
CLARK			      11.0
CRAWFORD		      10.0
HARRISON		      10.0
FLOYD			      10.0
OSGOOD                        10.0
MILAN                          9.0
ORANGE			       9.0
GREENSBURG		       8.0

...KENTUCKY...
LOUISVILLE NWS OFFICE	      14.4
SUBURBS VALLEY STATION        14.0
IROQUOIS PARK                 13.0
FLORENCE                      13.0
OLDHAM                        13.0
OWENTON			      13.0
BULLITT			      11.0
BRECKINRIDGE                  11.0
LOUISVILLE INTERNATIONAL      10.4
GRAYSON                       10.0
HENRY			      10.0
MUHLENBERG                    10.0
POWDERLY                      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
BOWLING GREEN                  5.0
LEXINGTON                      4.5

...MISSOURI...
BRAGG CITY                     7.0
NEW MADRID                     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 SLEET ACCUMULATIONS EARLY ON SATURDAY MARCH 8...

...KENTUCKY...
MCKEE                          4.0
OWINGSVILLE                    4.0
FRENCHBURG                     3.0
BEATTYVILLE                    2.0
MOUNT VERNON                   2.0
MOUNT STERLING                 1.5
ISLAND CITY                    1.0
SOMERSET                       0.5

...SELECTED ICE ACCUMULATIONS EARLY ON SATURDAY MARCH 8...

...KENTUCKY...
SOMERSET                       0.50
ROSEFORK                       0.50
OLD LANDING                    0.50

...SELECTED STORM RAINFALL TOTALS IN INCHES FROM 900 PM CST
THURSDAY MARCH 6...THROUGH 300 PM EST SATURDAY MARCH 8...

...RHODE ISLAND...
PROVIDENCE		       1.77

...CONNECTICUT...
NORWICH			       3.35
CHESTER			       2.41
GROTON                         2.21

...NEW YORK...
ISLIP COOP		       3.68
ISLIP			       3.13
MERRICK                        2.90
LIDO BEACH                     2.47
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
RIDGEWOOD                      1.10
RINGWOOD                       1.10

...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 INTO MAINE BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW AND ICE
WILL TAPER OFF FROM OHIO INTO NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND WESTERN
NEW YORK LATER IN THE EVENING. EVEN AFTER THE STORM CENTER
PASSES...LAKE-EFFECT SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM NORTHEAST OHIO INTO
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW YORK INTO SUNDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF
1 TO 2 FEET HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN OHIO WITH A FEW INCHES OF
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...FREEZING
RAIN IS POSSIBLE FROM WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA NORTHEASTWARD INTO
PARTS OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

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

KONG




Last Updated: 407 PM EST SAT MAR 08 2008