STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR EASTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD  
400 PM EST SUN MAR 01 2009
 
...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUING TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S...SNOW BEGINNING TO SPREAD UP THE EAST
COAST...
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM CENTRAL ALABAMA NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH WEST-CENTRAL PORTIONS
OF THE CAROLINAS...AND EXTENDING UP THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST AND
INTO THE NEW ENGLAND STATES. 
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 400 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS DEPICTED A LARGE PRECIPITATION SWATH
EXTENDING FROM SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH VIRGINIA
AND PORTIONS OF MARYLAND AND DELAWARE. THE PRIMARY SURFACE LOW
CENTER OF 1001 MILLIBARS...29.56 INCHES...WAS LOCATED NEAR
CHARLESTON...SOUTH CAROLINA WITH ACCOMPANYING COLD AND WARM FRONTS
EXTENDING ALONG SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST. ON THE
BACKSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM...MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. SNOW ALSO WAS SPREADING NORTHWARD
FROM WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA INTO PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL
VIRGINIA. MODERATE RAIN CONTINUED TO FALL ACROSS CENTRAL AND
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA...MARYLAND...AND DELAWARE.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM EST SAT FEB
28 THROUGH 400 PM EST SUN MAR 01...

...TENNESSEE...
MAURY CITY                           18.5
JACKSON 4 SE                         12.5
BEMIS                                12.5                     
ATOKA                                12.4                     
COVINGTON 6 SE                       12.0                     
OAKLAND 1.3 NE                       12.0
ELLENDALE                            11.5                     
GILT EDGE                            11.0                  
ARLINGTON                            10.0                     
RIPLEY 5 E                           10.0                     
WARTRACE                             10.0                     
PARKERS CROSS ROADS                   9.0                     
BARTLETT 3.6 N                        8.9
DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS 6 SE                 3.0 

...ALABAMA...
HUEYTOWN 1 W                          5.5
CLOVERDALE 6.6 WSW                    4.1
BEAUREGARD                            4.0
CHELSEA 3 NW                          4.0
CALERA 4 NNE                          3.5
W. FAYETTVILLE                        3.0
WETUMPKA                              3.0
ATHENS                                2.5
BILLINGSLEY                           2.0
ALABASTER 5 SSE                       1.5
UNDERWOOD-PETERSVILLE 2 W             1.5
TUSCUMBIA                             1.5
HAMILTON                              1.5
DOUBLE SPRINGS                        1.5

...NORTH CAROLINA...
BLOWING ROCK                          5.5
BALDWIN                               5.0
RUTHERWOOD                            4.5
BEECH MOUNTAIN                        4.0
CANTON                                4.0
LINVILLE                              4.0
CEDAR MOUNTAIN                        3.0

        
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...ARKANSAS...
WILSON                               12.0 
BLYTHEVILLE 1 E                      12.0                     
BEMIS                                11.0                     
WALCOTT 4 SSW                         9.2                     
BIGGERS                               5.0                     

...MISSOURI...
KENNETT                              16.0                     
COLE CAMP 3.5 WNW                     8.5                     
MOUNTAIN VIEW 7.0 NE                  8.5                     
CLINTON 3 SE                          8.0                     
GIDEON 2.1 SSW                        8.0                     
SALEM 4.3 S                           8.0                     
TIGHTWAD                              6.0                     
NEELYVILLE                            5.8                     
TIPTON                                5.5                     
ELLINGTON                             5.0                     
ROLLA                                 4.0                     


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ALONG
THE ATLANTIC COAST...AND WILL MOVE OFFSHORE ACROSS THE OUTER BANKS
OF NORTH CAROLINA EARLY MONDAY MORNING.  AS THE STORM MOVES UP THE
COAST...ITS ACCOMPANYING PRECIPITATION WILL ALSO MOVE
NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE EAST COAST. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES WITHIN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY
HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF MORE THAN ONE FOOT POSSIBLE. BY LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT AND INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...THE WINTER STORM WILL BEGIN
TO IMPACT THE NEW ENGLAND STATES.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

KOST