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  
400 AM EST MON MAR 02 2009
 
...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TRACKING UP THE EASTERN U.S. COAST INTO
NEW ENGLAND...
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC AND NEW
ENGLAND. 
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 400 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS DEPICTED A LARGE PRECIPITATION SWATH
EXTENDING FROM NORTH CAROLINA NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE
MID-ATLANTIC REGION AND INTO NEW ENGLAND. THE PRIMARY SURFACE LOW
CENTER OF 999 MB WAS LOCATED OFF THE COAST OF VIRGINIA...WITH
ACCOMPANYING COLD AND WARM FRONTS EXTENDING OFFSHORE ALONG THE
ATLANTIC COAST. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC STATES...WHILE A SWATH OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL
WAS MOVING THROUGH COASTAL NEW ENGLAND.  THE PRECIPITATION IS
TACKING NORTHEASTWARD WITH THE LOW.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM EST SAT FEB
28 THROUGH 400 AM EST MON MAR 02...

...MARYLAND...
HUGHESVILLE                           4.5
LA PLATA                              4.5
PORT REPUBLIC                         4.5
HOLLYWOOD                             4.5
CHESAPEAKE BEACH                      3.0
ELK RUN                               3.0
SPOTSYLVANIA                          3.0
BOWIE                                 2.5
FREDERICKSBURG                        2.0
UPPER MARLBORO                        1.5
ANNAPOLIS                             1.5

...NORTH CAROLINA...
FLAT SPRINGS                         10.0
BEECH MOUNTAIN                        9.0
CRESTON                               8.5
BALDWIN                               8.0
BLOWING ROCK                          8.0
RUTHERWOOD                            8.0
ETOWAH                                6.1
CHERRYVILLE                           6.0
LITTLE SWITZERLAND                    6.0
SPARTA                                6.0
TODD                                  6.0
WARRENSVILLE                          5.3
CANTON                                5.0
WACO                                  5.0
FLETCHER                              4.5
LINVILLE                              4.0
CEDAR MOUNTAIN                        3.0

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
SIMPSONVILLE                          6.5
GAFFNEY                               6.0
ANDERSON                              5.0
PIEDMONT                              5.0
JONESVILLE                            5.0
PELHAM                                4.5
BOILING SPRINGS                       4.4
TOWNVILLE                             4.0
GREER                                 4.0
MAULDIN                               4.0
EASLEY                                3.0

...VIRGINIA...
ELK CREEK                             8.0
AYLETT                                7.5
AUSTINVILLE                           6.5
BAYWOOD                               6.5
CUMBERLAND                            6.0
PIZARRO                               6.0
GLEN ALLEN                            5.5
POWHATAN                              5.5
RINER                                 5.5
DRAPER                                5.0
PIPERS GAP                            5.0
MIDLOTHIAN                            4.5
PILOT                                 4.5
RUTHER GLEN                           4.5
FLOYD                                 4.3
DUBLIN                                4.0
RICHMOND                              3.5
JERSEY                                3.0
SPOTSYLVANIA                          3.0
        
...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

...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                     

...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    

...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                  

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ALONG
THE ATLANTIC COAST AND WILL BE LOCATED OFFSHORE ALONG THE MIDDLE
NEW ENGLAND STATES BY NOON MONDAY.  AS THE STORM MOVES UP THE
COAST...ITS ACCOMPANYING PRECIPITATION WILL ALSO MOVE
NORTHEASTWARD. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITHIN THE
MID-ATLANTIC AND NEW ENGLAND REGIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY
HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF MORE THAN ONE FOOT POSSIBLE.  THIS WINTER STORM
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE NEW ENGLAND STATES AND INTO
MAINE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 AM EST MON MAR 02. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ON THIS EVENT.

SCHULZE/COLLINS




Last Updated: 347 AM EST MON MAR 02 2009