The Weather Prediction Center

College Park, MD


Storm Summary Message



Storm Summary Number 13 for Southern Plains to Southeastern U.S.
Winter Storm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
400 PM EST Mon Dec 10 2018

...The major winter storm that affected states from New Mexico to
North Carolina has come to an end... 

Winter Weather Advisories remain in affect across northern South
Carolina, as well as central and western North Carolina due to
hazardous road conditions.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 300 PM EST...A low pressure system was drifting eastward and
located in the western Atlantic, off the coast of North Carolina.
Aloft, an eastward moving upper level disturbance was weakening
and located over northern Georgia. National Weather Service radar
and surface observations indicated a weakening of precipitation
bands across eastern North Carolina.

...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                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
BUSICK 5 W                           34.0                    
FLEETWOOD 3 SE                       25.0                    
SUGAR MOUNTAIN                       20.0                    
SALUDA 1 N                           18.5                    
SPARTA 3 NE                          18.5                    
SHEFFIELD                            18.2                    
CEDAR MOUNTAIN                       18.0                    
LINVILLE                             18.0                    
MAGGIE VALLEY 3 N                    18.0                    
ROCKY BOTTOM 3 N                     18.0                    
BOONE                                17.0                    
MOUNT AIRY                           16.0                    
EDNEYVILLE 3 ESE                     15.0                    
WINSTON-SALEM 2 S                    14.5                    
DURHAM 5 NW                          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                    

...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                    

...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                    

...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                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
HATTERAS - MITCHELL FIELD             4.16                    
MOREHEAD CITY 2.4 WNW                 2.94                    
SURF CITY 0.8 E                       2.52                    
DARE COUNTY GUNNERY RANGE             2.39                    
LAURINBURG MAXTON ARPT                2.34                    
CHERRY POINT MARINE CORPS AIR STN     2.17                    
WILMINGTON INTL ARPT                  1.91                    

...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                    

...VIRGINIA...
CHESAPEAKE 7.3 NE                     2.20                    
VIRGINIA BEACH 6.8 NNW                2.08                    
NAVAL AUXILIARY LANDING FIELD         1.79                    
NORFOLK INTL ARPT                     1.63                    

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

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

...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                    

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

...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 weaken and exit into the western
Atlantic this evening, with the area of surface low pressure
drifting further offshore. A light cold rain is forecast to wind
down portions of the Southeast.

This will be the last storm summary issued by the Weather
Prediction Center for this event. Please refer to your local
National Weather service office for additional information.

Snell




Last Updated: 340 PM EST MON DEC 10 2018