THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR EASTERN U.S. MAJOR WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016

...A HIGH-IMPACT MAJOR WINTER STORM IS FORECAST FOR THE EASTERN
U.S. BEGINNING ON FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND... 

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC REGION STARTING FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

BLIZZARD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FARTHER EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC REGION INCLUDING NEW YORK CITY AND LONG ISLAND.

AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF WINTER STORM WARNINGS EXTEND FROM ARKANSAS
EASTWARD ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS INTO THE INTERIOR SECTION OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC STATES.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WATCHES COVER PARTS OF
THE SURROUNDING AREAS OF THE WINTER STORM WARNINGS.

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

AT 200 AM CST...A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES...WAS MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. FROM THIS LOW...A COLD FRONT WAS DRAPED
SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE GULF COAST...ALONG WITH A WARM FRONT MOVING
NORTHWARD IN ALABAMA AND GEORGIA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS
AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED A VIGOROUS SQUALL LINE MOVING VERY
QUICKLY EASTWARD ACROSS ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. NORTH
OF THE SQUALL LINE...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING ACROSS THE INTERIOR DEEP SOUTH AND INTO
THE CAROLINAS AND TENNESSEE VALLEY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS
BEGINNING TO FALL IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA. IN
ADDITION...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS BEING REPORTED IN EASTERN
ARKANSAS...AND EXTREME NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST
TENNESSEE. MIXED PRECIPITATION WAS ALSO BEING REPORTED ACROSS
NORTHERN ARKANSAS...NORTHERN TENNESSEE...AND SOUTHERN KENTUCKY. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1100 PM CST THU
JAN 21 THROUGH 300 AM CST FRI JAN 22...

...ARKANSAS...
N LITTLE ROCK ARPT                    4.0                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
HIGHLANDS                             1.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
1100 PM CST TUE JAN 21 THROUGH 300 AM CST WED JAN 22...

...KENTUCKY...
WILLIAMSBURG                          0.13                    

...TENNESSEE...
CLARKSVILLE 5 NW                      0.11                    


THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE DEVELOPING INTO A MAJOR WINTER STORM WHICH WILL IMPACT A
LARGE PORTION OF THE EAST COAST FROM ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES FROM FRIDAY INTO THE
WEEKEND. SNOWFALL TOTALS MAY EXCEED 2 FEET IN PORTIONS OF THESE
AREAS...INCLUDING THE BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON D.C. METROPOLITAN
AREAS. STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO PRODUCE
LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT ICING IS
LIKELY FOR PORTIONS OF TENNESSEE VALLEY AND INTERIOR NORTH AND
SOUTH CAROLINA WHERE ICE ACCUMULATIONS EXCEEDING HALF AN INCH ARE
POSSIBLE. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING
WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS...RESULTING IN
WIDESPREAD MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING. COASTAL FLOODING COULD BE
SIGNIFICANT IN NEW YORK...NEW JERSEY...AND DELAWARE. 

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.

FANNING




Last Updated: 332 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016