THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 8 FOR CENTRAL/EASTERN U.S. MAJOR SPRING STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1100 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...THUNDERSTORMS PROGRESSING TOWARD SOUTHEAST COAST...MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW ADVANCING INTO NEW ENGLAND...

FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY.

FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS EXTEND ALONG A LARGE SECTION OF THE
EAST COAST INCLUDING PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN NORTH
CAROLINA...VIRGINIA...MARYLAND...THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA...DELAWARE...SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW
JERSEY...SOUTHEASTERN NEW
YORK...MASSACHUSETTS...CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND...AND EASTERN
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE...AND
COASTAL SECTIONS OF NEW YORK...CONNECTICUT...RHODE
ISLAND...MASSACHUSETTS...NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND MAINE.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN
NEW YORK...NORTHERN VERMONT...NORTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE...NORTHWESTERN MAINE...AND THE HIGH TERRAIN OF WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN
AND EASTERN NEW YORK...NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA...WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN VERMONT...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
KENTUCKY...EXTREME WESTERN VIRGINIA...AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
EASTERN TENNESSEE.

AT 1100 AM EDT...A 992 MB...29.30 INCHES...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
CENTER WAS LOCATED IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA NEAR GREENSBORO. AN
ACCOMPANYING COLD FRONT WAS PASSING THROUGH COASTAL GEORGIA AND
NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA. RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE REPORTED FROM
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHWARD TO FLORIDA. A STEADY RAIN WAS
OBSERVED NORTHWARD INTO THE NORTHEAST U.S. WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW FALLING AT HIGHER ELEVATION STATIONS. THE SURFACE LOW IS
FORECAST TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY INTO A MAJOR NOR'EASTER AS IT MOVES
OFFSHORE LATER TODAY. IT WILL BRING A VARIETY OF WEATHER TO THE
NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES THROUGH TUESDAY INCLUDING HEAVY
RAIN...SNOW...AND STRONG WINDS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES AS OF
1100 AM EDT...

...COLORADO...

ANTONITO                            18.0 
LA VETA                             18.0 
N LA VETA                           15.5 
COLORADO CITY                       14.0 
COLORADO CITY 15 E                  13.0 
RED MOUNTAIN                        13.0 
WESTCLIFFE 8.0 W                    12.1 
CUCHARA 1 S                         12.0
COAL BANK                           12.0 
PRITCHETT 14 NNW                    11.0 
SOUTH FORK 4 WSW                    11.0
RYE                                 11.0 
AGUILAR 5 NNW                       10.5 
BEULAH                              10.0 
CUCHARA                             10.0 
SHERIDAN LAKE                       10.0

...NEW MEXICO...

CUBA 20 ESE                         16.0 
JEMEZ SPRINGS 9 N                   10.0 
UTE PARK                             9.0 
CAPULIN                              8.0 
LOS ALAMOS 6 W                       7.0 
TAOS                                 5.0 

...OKLAHOMA...

BOISE CITY                           5.5 
GUYMON                               3.5 
BEAVER                               3.0 

...TEXAS...

BORGER                               6.6 
PAMPA                                6.0 
HARTLEY                              5.5 
CHANNING                             5.0 
DALHART                              4.5 
MIAMI                                4.5 
BOYS RANCH                           4.0 
STRATFORD                            4.0 
DUMAS                                4.0 
VALLEY DEL ORO                       4.0 
AMARILLO NWS                         0.8  

...KANSAS...

LEOTI 1 SE                          14.5 
JOHNSON CITY                        13.0 
ULYSSES 14 ENE                      12.0 
LEOTI                               11.0 
SYRACUSE                            10.5 
DODGE CITY NWS                      10.0
LIBERAL 15 NNW                       7.0 
NEWTON                               7.0 
TRIBUNE                              6.0 
HILLSBORO                            6.0 
ULYSSES 3 NE                         5.7
HEALY                                5.0 
GOODLAND                             4.4 
DODGE CITY                           4.0 
EMPORIA                              3.0 

...MISSOURI...

HARRISONVILLE                        3.0 
RAYMORE                              2.3 
GREENWOOD                            2.0

...NEW YORK...

HAINES FALLS                         4.0 
EAST BERNE                           3.0 
MEDUSA                               3.0 
WESTERLO                             3.0 

...SELECTED STORM RAINFALL TOTALS IN INCHES AS OF 1000 AM EDT...

...KANSAS...

MOLINE 7.9 S                         2.72 
CENTERVILLE                          2.48 
INGALLS 15 WSW                       2.35 
SCOTT CITY 10 SE                     2.29 
MEDICINE LODGE AMOS                  2.29  
IOLA 2.7 SSE                         2.22 
CALDWELL 0.2 SSE                     2.16 
MINNEOLA 4.1 SSE                     2.01 
HUTCHINSON 2.2 NNE                   2.00 

...OKLAHOMA...

TONKAWA 0.4 SSW                      2.75 
BILLINGS 4.1 SSE                     2.39 
GARBER 7.9 ESE                       2.25 
HUNTER 6.0 NNE                       2.21 
PONCA CITY                           2.12 
COVINGTON 3.9 ENE                    2.03

...ARKANSAS...

MONTICELLO AIRPORT                   2.00 

...MISSOURI...

DREXEL 5.6 E                         2.50 
BUFFALO 8.6 SSW                      2.32 
FORT LEONARDWOOD 10.1 S              2.18 
SUMMERSVILLE 6.1 NNW                 2.16
LICKING 2.6 NW                       2.10 
CONWAY 8.9 SW                        2.10 
IRON GATES 0.9 S                     2.09 
EVERTON 0.2 NNW                      2.04

...MISSISSIPPI...

CHAIN MUNICIPAL ARPT                 2.61 
HATTIESBURG                          2.61 

...ALABAMA...

TROY MUNI ARPT                       3.35 
EVERGREEN                            2.96 
HUNTSVILLE                           2.81 
BRANTLEY                             2.79 
DECATUR 16 SW                        2.22 
ATHENS 5 NE                          2.08 
DECATUR                              2.06 

...GEORGIA...

FORT BENNING                         4.67 
FLINT RIVER                          4.11 
OAKFIELD                             4.09
DAWSON                               3.81
FRANKLIN                             3.19
COLUMBUS METRO ARPT                  2.51
ALBANY                               2.11  

...FLORIDA...

CRESTVIEW                            2.31 

...SOUTH CAROLIA...

ORANGEBURG                           3.30 
SUMTER                               2.30 

...NORTH CAROLINA...

WHITEHALL                            3.34 
GRIFTON                              3.05 

...TENNESSEE...

HARRIMAN 4 NNE                       2.47 
ROCKWOOD 1 WSW                       2.44 

...WEST VIRGINIA...

CHARLESTON                           2.37 
BECKLEY                              2.19 

...DELAWARE...

WILMINGTON                           2.58 

AS THE SYSTEM INTENSIFIES...SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN APPALACHIANS AND INTO NEW ENGLAND. TOTAL
SNOWFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF INTERIOR NEW ENGLAND...AWAY FROM THE
COAST...IS FORECAST TO REACH ONE TO TWO FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS.
TOTAL RAINFALL OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS
OF NEW ENGLAND INTO THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC REGION. FURTHER
SOUTH...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PUSH
OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST THIS AFTERNOON. 

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 5 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

FRACASSO
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Last Updated: 1101 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007