The Weather Prediction Center

College Park, MD


Storm Summary Message



Storm Summary Number 12 for Southern Plains to Southeastern U.S.
Winter Storm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
1000 AM EST Mon Dec 10 2018

...A major winter storm continues to wind down across southern
Virginia and North Carolina... 

Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories stretch from
the southern Virginia into northeastern Georgia.

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
1004 mb, 29.64 inches of mercury, was located about 130 miles
east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. This system was
moving northeastward and further offshore. Aloft, an eastward
moving upper level disturbance was located over northern Georgia.
National Weather Service radar and surface observations indicated
a weakening of precipitation bands across the southern
Mid-Atlantic. A wintry mix of snow and rain was falling over
southern Virginia, North and South Carolina. Light to moderate
rain was observed in northeastern North Carolina.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 PM
EST Thu Dec 06 through 900 AM EST Mon Dec 10...

...NORTH CAROLINA...
SUGAR MOUNTAIN                       20.0                    
SALUDA 1 N                           18.5                    
SPARTA 3 NE                          18.5                    
SHEFFIELD                            18.2                    
CEDAR MOUNTAIN                       18.0                    
LINVILLE                             18.0                    
ROCKY BOTTOM 3 N                     18.0                    
BOONE                                17.0                    
MAGGIE VALLEY 3 N                    16.0                    
MOUNT AIRY                           16.0                    
EDNEYVILLE 3 ESE                     15.0                    
WINSTON-SALEM 2 S                    14.5                    
CULLOWHEE                            14.0                    
DURHAM 5 NW                          14.0                    
ROXBORO                              14.0                    
GREENSBORO 4 NW                      11.8                    
RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL ARPT             11.0                    
WAKE FOREST 1 NNW                     6.0                    
GREENVILLE 5.7 NW                     4.0                    

...VIRGINIA...
WHITETOP                             24.0                    
GALAX CITY 3 NE                      20.5                    
FLOYD 3 NW                           20.0                    
SWANSONVILLE 6 SE                    20.0                    
WYTHEVILLE 1 SE                      19.3                    
SNOW CREEK                           18.5                    
FRIES                                18.0                    
SOUTH BOSTON                         17.0                    
SPRING VALLEY 4 SSW                  16.5                    
SANVILLE 3 W                         16.0                    
HOLLINS 3 W                          15.0                    
RUSTBURG                             15.0                    
RINGGOLD 3 NNW                       14.6                    
GENITO                               14.0                    
WOODLAWN 1 E                         14.0                    
MIDLOTHIAN 3 S                       13.5                    
BLACKSBURG 2 NE                      13.0                    
DOWNTOWN RICHMOND 1 N                11.5                    
LYNCHBURG 2 E                        11.0                    
CHARLOTTESVILLE 1 SSE                 6.5                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 700 PM
EST Thu Dec 06 through 900 AM EST Mon Dec 10...

...NORTH CAROLINA...
HATTERAS - MITCHELL FIELD             4.11                    
MOREHEAD CITY 2.4 WNW                 2.94                    
SURF CITY 0.8 E                       2.52                    
LAURINBURG MAXTON ARPT                2.24                    
DARE COUNTY GUNNERY RANGE             2.19                    
CHERRY POINT MARINE CORPS AIR STN     1.98                    
WILMINGTON INTL ARPT                  1.90                    

...VIRGINIA...
CHESAPEAKE 7.3 NE                     2.20                    
VIRGINIA BEACH 6.8 NNW                2.08                    
NAVAL AUXILIARY LANDING FIELD         1.75                    
NORFOLK INTL ARPT                     1.63                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Sleet in inches from 700 PM
EST Thu Dec 06 through 900 AM EST Mon Dec 10...

...NORTH CAROLINA...
PAW CREEK 5 N                         4.00                    
LINCOLNTON                            3.50                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in
inches from 700 PM EST Thu Dec 06 through 900 AM EST Mon Dec 10...

...NORTH CAROLINA...
MCLEANSVILLE                          0.20                    
ASHEBORO                              0.13                    

...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...

...NORTH CAROLINA...
OCRACOKE LIGHTHOUSE 2 NNW             70                    
FRISCO 1 N                            60                    
BUXTON 1 W                            55                    

...VIRGINIA...
RALEIGH TERRACE 4 SSW                 52                    
CAPE HENRY                            51                    
WHITEHALL SHORES 3 SW                 51                    
SOUTH NORFOLK 1 NW                    50                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches where the
event has ended...

...ARKANSAS...
MARSHALL                              2.0                    
MOUNTAIN VIEW                         2.0                    

...GEORGIA...
SKY VALLEY                            8.0                    
CLAYTON                               3.0                    
TURNERVILLE 2 NNW                     2.7                    

...KENTUCKY...
EOLIA                                 6.0                    
PRESTONSBURG 4 WSW                    3.3                    

...MARYLAND...
RIDGE 1 ENE                           6.0                    
PARK HALL                             5.5                    
LEONARDTOWN                           4.5                    
WHITE PLAINS 2 NNE                    4.5                    
LUSBY ESE                             3.5                    
HUGHESVILLE 2 ENE                     2.2                    
CALLAWAY 2 W                          2.0                    

...MISSOURI...
KENNETT                               2.0                    

...NEW MEXICO...
KENNA 7 ESE                           5.0                    
RED RIVER 8 SSW                       5.0                    
ELKINS 16 E                           4.5                    
LOS ALAMOS 6 W                        3.0                    

...OKLAHOMA...
ELGIN                                 3.0                    
LAWTON 5 W                            2.1                    
FREDERICK                             1.0                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
INMAN 3 W                            11.9                    
MOUNTAIN REST                         7.0                    
PINE MOUNTAIN 7 ENE                   7.0                    
GAFFNEY 6 NW                          6.7                    
GREENVILLE 4 NNE                      4.5                    

...TENNESSEE...
KINGSPORT 1 NW                       12.0                    
MOUNTAIN CITY                        12.0                    
MOUNT CARMEL 2 WNW                   11.0                    
NEWFOUND GAP                         10.0                    
BRISTOL 3 W                           8.0                    
GATLINBURG 8 SE                       7.0                    
GREENVILLE 2 WNW                      6.0                    
ERWIN                                 4.0                    

...TEXAS...
LUBBOCK 3 SSW                        10.5                    
WOLFFORTH 3 ENE                      10.0                    
LITTLEFIELD                           9.0                    
RANSOM CANYON 1 NNE                   8.8                    
THE WOODLANDS 1.8 SE                  6.2                    
BROWNFIELD                            6.0                    
CROSBYTON                             6.0                    
DUMONT                                6.0                    
LUBBOCK INTL ARPT                     6.0                    
WICHITA FALLS 1 WSW                   3.0                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
GLENRAY 1 E                          19.5                    
HINTON 1 NE                          18.0                    
OAKVALE                              18.0                    
WHITE SULFUR SPRINGS                 18.0                    
ATHENS                               14.5                    
LAWN 1 NNE                           13.0                    
PAGETON                              12.5                    
HANOVER                              10.0                    
PRINCETON 1 WSW                      10.0                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches where the
event has ended...

...ALABAMA...
MOBILE REGIONAL AIRPORT               3.46                    
GADSDEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT             3.28                    
ALABASTER 2.4 NE                      3.10                    
BESSEMER AIRPORT                      2.94                    
HUNTSVILLE INTL/JONES FIELD           2.75                    

...ARKANSAS...
SOUTH ARKANSAS RGNL ARPT              4.66                    
MONTICELLO MUNI ARPT                  3.54                    
TEXARKANA RGNL-WEBB FIELD             3.21                    
DEXTER B FLORENCE MEMORIAL FIELD      2.72                    
PINE BLUFF - GRIDER FIELD ARPT        2.54                    
LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE            1.94                    

...FLORIDA...
PANAMA CITY BEACH 0.3 SW              2.54                    
GONZALEZ 2.1 E                        2.41                    
PENSACOLA 13.5 WNW                    2.39                    
CLEARWATER AIR PARK                   2.23                    
VALAPARAISO 1.4 N                     1.88                    

...GEORGIA...
HARTWELL 5.6 NW                       3.65                    
ATHENS AIRPORT                        3.21                    
R.B. RUSSELL ARPT                     3.20                    
GAINSVILLE - GILMER MEMORIAL ARPT     2.73                    
JACKSON ATLANTA INTL ARPT             2.60                    

...LOUISIANA...
PLAIN DEALING 3 ESE                   6.50                    
MONROE RGNL ARPT                      5.40                    
RUSTON RGNL ARPT                      4.81                    
SHREVEPORT RGNL ARPT                  4.55                    
NATCHITOCHES RGNL APRT                4.21                    
MANSFIELD - C E RUSTY WILLIAMS ARP    4.11                    
MOREHOUSE MEMORIAL ARPT               4.11                    
FT. POLK - PEASON RIDGE               3.88                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
TRENT LOTT INTL ARPT                  3.65                    
WAVELAND 1 NW                         3.25                    
JACKSON INTL ARPT                     2.69                    
TUPELO REGIONAL AIRPORT               2.66                    
CLARKSDALE                            2.40                    
NATCHEZ                               1.92                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
ANDERSON COUNTY ARPT                  2.98                    
NEWBERRY COUNTY ARPT                  2.59                    
GREENWOOD COUNTY ARPT                 2.38                    
COLUMBIA                              2.29                    
FLORENCE RGNL ARPT                    2.07                    

...TENNESSEE...
EAST RIDGE 1.8 WSW                    3.10                    
CHATTANOOGA - LOVELL FIELD            3.03                    
BENTON 2.3 ESE                        3.02                    
CLEVELAND RGNL JETPORT                2.34                    

...TEXAS...
RICHMOND 3 NW                         7.96                    
BUNKER HILL VILLAGE 3 W               7.88                    
LAKE JACKSON                          7.72                    
BAY CITY 2 W                          6.73                    
EL LAGO                               6.56                    
PORT ARTHUR 3 NNE                     6.29                    
LEAGUE CITY 1 NE                      6.28                    
DAYTON 0.2 E                          6.00                    
FRIENDSWOOD                           6.00                    
ANGELINA COUNTY AIRPORT               5.90                    
EAGLE LAKE 7 NE                       5.69                    
HOOKS MEMORIAL AIRPORT                5.48                    
HOUSTON/HULL FIELD ARPT               4.73                    
AUSTIN-BERGSTROM AIRPORT              3.73                    
WACO RGNL ARPT                        2.02                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Sleet amounts in inches where
the event has ended...

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
TRAVELERS REST 6 N                    3.00                    
EASLEY                                2.00                    
FOUNTAIN INN                          2.00                    
CLEMSON 2 SW                          1.50                    
CENTRAL                               1.00                    
MAULDIN                               1.00                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in
inches where the event has ended...

...ARKANSAS...
ALICIA 2 NNE                          0.50                    
AUGUSTA 15 E                          0.50                    
STEPROCK                              0.50                    
CLINTON                               0.25                    
JONESBORO                             0.25                    
NEWARK                                0.25                    
SWIFTON                               0.25                    
WALNUT RIDGE                          0.25                    
LESLIE 18 SW                          0.20                    

...GEORGIA...
ELBERTON 5 N                          0.25                    
LAKE TAMARACK 3 E                     0.25                    

...KENTUCKY...
SCOTTSVILLE                           0.28                    
GOLD CITY                             0.25                    
RUSSELL SPRINGS 5 NNE                 0.25                    
TEMPLE HILL                           0.25                    
EDMONTON                              0.10                    
MAYFIELD                              0.10                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
ROCK HILL                             0.25                    

...TENNESSEE...
WESTMORELAND                          0.20                    
PARK LANE 4 NNW                       0.17                    
DYERSBURG                             0.10                    
WHITE BLUFF                           0.10                    


The upper level disturbance will remain across the region today,
with the area of surface low pressure drifting further off into
the Atlantic. A light wintry mix and cold rain are forecast to
wind down over southern Virginia, as well as North and South
Carolina. Up to 2 inches of additional snowfall, along with light
freezing rain accumulations are expected for these locations. 

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.

Snell




Last Updated: 949 AM EST MON DEC 10 2018