THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR EASTERN U.S. MAJOR WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016
...A HIGH-IMPACT MAJOR WINTER STORM IS FORECAST FOR PARTS OF THE
EASTERN U.S. THIS WEEKEND...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE EFFECT FOR EASTERN AND COASTAL PORTIONS OF
THE MID-ATLANTIC FROM WASHINGTON D.C. TO LONG ISLAND.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR A LARGE AREA FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE
MID-ATLANTIC.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 AM EST...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1003 MB...29.62 INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN EASTERN ALABAMA. A COLD
FRONT EXTENDED FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA AND
INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WHILE A WARM FRONT WAS DRAPED
ACROSS GEORGIA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL
ACROSS PORTIONS OF TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHEASTERN STATES...WITH
A STRONG LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO NORTHERN FLORIDA. TO
THE NORTH OF THE RAIN...AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF FREEZING RAIN AND
SLEET STRETCHED FROM EASTERN TENNESSEE AND ACROSS NORTH
CAROLINA...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW REPORTED ACROSS WESTERN
TENNESSEE...THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY...THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS AND PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1100 PM EST THU
JAN 21 THROUGH 900 AM EST FRI JAN 22...
...ARKANSAS...
NORTH LITTLE ROCK 2.6 NNE 8.0
EAST END 6.5
N LITTLE ROCK ARPT 6.2
HENSLEY 6.0
SHERWOOD 1 NNW 6.0
AUSTIN 5.5
POWHATAN 5.5
WEST LITTLE ROCK 4.0
...KENTUCKY...
BUNCH 5.0
BOWLING GREEN 4.3 S 4.0
MOUNT VERNON 4.0
PAINT LICK 4.0
WEST PADUCAH 4.0
CARR CREEK 3.0
...MISSISSIPPI...
OXFORD 2.0
CLARKSDALE 1.0
...NORTH CAROLINA...
WAYNESVILLE 3 NNW 9.0
ETOWAH 1.9 NW 8.0
CANTON 1 S 7.0
WOODFIN 7.0
ASHEVILLE 2 WNW 6.0
SKYLAND 1 SSE 6.0
CULLOWHEE 5.0
TWIN OAKS 4.5
BOOMER 4.0
HIGHLANDS 1.0
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
LANDRUM 6.0
TRAVELERS REST 8.9 N 5.5
CHESNEE 3.9 SW 3.5
TAYLORS 6.1 NNW 2.8
LYMAN 5.3 WNW 2.5
...TENNESSEE...
DYERSBURG 5.5
HUMBOLDT 4.0
TREZEVANT 4.0
BELLE MEADE 3.5
MEDINA 3.5
TRENTON 3.0
...VIRGINIA...
PEARISBURG 1 ENE 7.0
WISE 3 S 7.0
NEWPORT 3 WNW 6.0
BLACKSBURG 2 ENE 5.0
COPPER HILL 5.0
RADFORD 5.0
BRISTOL 4.5
LYNCHBURG CITY 1 SE 3.5
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
1100 PM EST THU JAN 21 THROUGH 900 AM EST FRI JAN 22...
...KENTUCKY...
MOZELLE 0.30
MONTICELLO 0.25
W CORBIN 0.25
BOWLING GREEN 0.22
WHITLEY CITY 0.20
WILLIAMSBURG 0.20
...NORTH CAROLINA...
ASHEBORO 1 S 0.10
DANBURY 2 NW 0.10
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
RIDGEWAY 8 ENE 0.10
...TENNESSEE...
CLARKSVILLE 6 NW 0.23
WESTMORELAND 5 SE 0.15
WHITE HOUSE 0.10
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 1100 PM EST THU JAN
21 THROUGH 900 AM EST FRI JAN 22...
...KENTUCKY...
MADISONVILLE 0.25
THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST WILL WEAKEN TODAY AS
A SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE COAST AND MOVES NORTHEASTWARD
ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST AS A MAJOR WINTER STORM. THIS STORM
WILL IMPACT A LARGE PORTION OF THE EASTERN U.S. FROM THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE FROM EASTERN KENTUCKY TO NEW
JERSEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND MID-ATLANTIC...INCLUDING
THE WASHINGTON D.C. AND BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREAS. AS THE LOW
RAPIDLY STRENGTHENS...STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO
PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE MID-ATLANTIC FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE
HEAVY SNOWFALL...SIGNIFICANT ICING IS LIKELY FOR PORTIONS OF THE
INLAND CAROLINAS WHERE ICE ACCUMULATIONS EXCEEDING HALF AN INCH
ARE POSSIBLE. HIGH STORM SURGE AND SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING
WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COASTAL REGIONS.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
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Last Updated: 1003 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016