THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR EASTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM EST SUN MAR 01 2009
...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW EXTENDING UP THE EASTERN U.S. COAST INTO
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH 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 1000 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS DEPICTED A LARGE PRECIPITATION SWATH
EXTENDING FROM NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH A
MAJORITY OF THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION AND INTO SOUTHERN REGIONS OF
THE NORTHEAST. THE PRIMARY SURFACE LOW CENTER OF 1002
MILLIBARS...29.59 INCHES...WAS LOCATED OFF THE EASTERN COAST OF
NORTH CAROLINA...WITH ACCOMPANYING COLD AND WARM FRONTS EXTENDING
ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING
ACROSS NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA AND WAS SPREADING NORTHEASTWARD FROM
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION AND INTO
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM EST SAT FEB
28 THROUGH 1000 PM EST SUN MAR 01...
...GEORGIA...
MADISON COUNTY 7.0
WINTERVILLE 6.5
HARRIS COUNTY 6.0
JASPER COUNTY 6.0
MONROE COUNTY 6.0
OCONEE COUNTY 6.0
CLARKE COUNTY 5.0
GWINNETT COUNTY 5.0
MORGAN COUNTY 4.0
PIKE COUNTY 4.0
JONES COUNTY 3.0
LAVONIA 2.5
...MARYLAND...
HUGHESVILLE 4.5
PORT REPUBLIC 3.3
...NORTH CAROLINA...
BEECH MOUNTAIN 9.0
CRESTON 8.5
BALDWIN 8.0
BLOWING ROCK 8.0
RUTHERWOOD 8.0
LITTLE SWITZERLAND 6.0
SPARTA 6.0
TODD 6.0
WARRENSVILLE 5.3
CANTON 5.0
FLETCHER 4.5
LINVILLE 4.0
CEDAR MOUNTAIN 3.0
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
GREER 3.3
...TENNESSEE...
JACKSON 4 SE 12.5
BEMIS 12.5
ATOKA 12.4
COVINGTON 6 SE 12.0
GILT EDGE 12.0
ELLENDALE 11.5
ARLINGTON 10.0
RIPLEY 5 E 10.0
WARTRACE 10.0
PARKERS CROSS ROADS 9.0
BARTLETT 3.6 N 8.9
CHAPEL HILL 3 WSW 8.5
DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS 6 SE 3.0
...VIRGINIA...
ELK CREEK 8.0
AUSTINVILLE 6.5
BAYWOOD 6.5
CUMBERLAND 6.0
PIZARRO 6.0
POWHATAN 5.5
RINER 5.5
DRAPER 5.0
PIPERS GAP 5.0
PILOT 4.5
FLOYD 4.3
DUBLIN 4.0
RICHMOND 3.5
JERSEY 3.0
SPOTSYLVANIA 3.0
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR FROM EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...GEORGIA...
SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL ARPT 46
TYBEE ISLAND 39
STATESBORO ARPT 32
MIDVILLE 27
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
HILTON HEAD ISLAND 48
CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL ARPT 35
SUMMERVILLE 25
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...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
...ARKANSAS...
WILSON 12.0
BLYTHEVILLE 1 E 12.0
BEMIS 11.0
WALCOTT 1 NE 10.0
MANILA 7.0
MAYNARD 7.0
JONESBORO 6.0
PIGGOTT 6.0
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. THIS WINTER STORM
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NEW ENGLAND STATES THROUGHOUT TONIGHT AND
INTO MONDAY MORNING.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 AM EST MON MAR 02. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ON THIS EVENT.
KOST
Last Updated: 1008 PM EST SUN MAR 01 2009