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 SAT DEC 25 2010
...LOW PRESSURE OVER FLORIDA EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY RAPIDLY OFF THE
EAST COAST...BRINGING A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM FROM THE
MID-ATLANTIC THROUGH NEW ENGLAND...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS PARTS OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND THE INTERIOR SECTION OF
THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE APPALACHIANS...THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES
INTO PARTS OF NEW ENGLAND.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A SWATH OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
MOVING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA...NORTHERN
GEORGIA...EASTERN TENNESSEE...THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...INTO
NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHERN VIRGINIA. FARTHER
SOUTH...PRECIPITATION WAS IN THE FORM OF RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE
SOUTHEAST WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA. THE
ENTIRE SWATH OF PRECIPITATION WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A 1004
MB...29.65 INCHES...SURFACE LOW NEAR CEDAR KEY FLORIDA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM EST THU DEC
23 THROUGH 800 PM EST SAT DEC 25...
...ALABAMA...
SKYLINE 5.5
HACKLEBURG 2 E 4.0
MUSCADINE 4.0
ANNISTON 5 SW 3.0
ATTALLA 3.0
SAND ROCK 3.0
HEFLIN 7 S 2.5
MADISON 2.2
NEW MARKET 6 SW 2.0
TONEY 2.0
GRANT TOWN 1 S 1.8
FOSTERS CROSS ROADS 1.5
REMLAP 3 SE 1.2
ASHLAND 2 ENE 1.0
WEAVER 1.0
WEDOWEE 1.0
ROANOKE 0.5
...GEORGIA...
SUCHES 7.0
BLUE RIDGE 6.0
TRENTON 6.0
HIAWASSEE 5.5
LAFAYETTE 4.5
ELLIJAY 4.0
BLAIRSVILLE 3.5
RINGGOLD 3.5
CALHOUN 3.0
CLARKESVILLE 3.0
ETON 3.0
ROME 3.0
SUMMERVILLE 3.0
ACWORTH 2.0
TURNERVILLE 2.0
...KENTUCKY...
ELVA 5.5
TATUMSVILLE 5.0
GREENVILLE 8 ESE 4.8
BENTON 3 WNW 4.5
CENTRAL CITY 4.5
GREENVILLE 8 SE 4.5
SYMSONIA 4.5
BASKETT 4.1
DAWSON SPRINGS 4.1
CUNNINGHAM 4.0
KELLY 4.0
MORTONS GAP 4.0
WEST PADUCAH 3.8
GRACEY 3.5
GRAND RIVERS 3.5
HOPKINSVILLE 3.5
BEECH CREEK 3.2
PADUCAH 3.2
BOWLING GREEN 3.0
ELKTON 3.0
KEVIL 3.0
...NORTH CAROLINA...
ASHEVILLE 9.0
BIG LAUREL 7.5
MILLS RIVER 4 SW 7.5
LENOIR 7.0
WAYNESVILLE 5 NW 7.0
LEICESTER 2 SE 6.6
FLETCHER 1 WSW 6.3
LITTLE SWITZERLAND 6.3
EAST FLAT ROCK 6.0
HILDEBRAN 6.0
BURKEMONT 2 W 5.5
MARION 2 NW 5.0
TAYLORSVILLE 1 WNW 4.7
SHEFFIELD 4.4
DANBURY 7 S 4.2
ENNICE 4.0
COLUMBUS 5 E 3.0
MURPHY 3.0
FLAT SPRINGS 2.7
RALEIGH 10 N 0.3
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
LANDRUM 2 ENE 2.3
FIVE FORKS 1 ENE 1.0
GREER 0.7
WOODLAND VILLAGE 1 NNE 0.5
HAMPTON ACRES 2 NE 0.3
...TENNESSEE...
GATLINBURG 3 SE 8.0
COWAN 6.5
BENTON 6.0
CLEVELAND 5.0
ETOWAH 5.0
TELLICO PLAINS 5.0
ATHENS 4.0
CADES COVE 4.0
JASPER 4.0
SODDY-DAISY 1 SE 4.0
CHATTANOOGA 3.0
PARROTTSVILLE 2.5
CAGLE 2.0
CHARLESTON 2.0
COOKEVILLE 2.0
GALLATIN 5 N 2.0
MOUNT JULIET 2.0
...VIRGINIA...
RADFORD 4.0
TAZEWELL 4 NE 4.0
PENNINGTON GAP 3.0
WISE 3.0
JONESVILLE 2.0
...WEST VIRGINIA...
BLUEFIELD 2.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 600 AM EST THU DEC 23
THROUGH 800 PM EST SAT DEC 25...
...ALABAMA...
LEBANON 10 W 0.10
...TENNESSEE...
LEBANON 10 W 0.10
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...IOWA...
NORTH WASHINGTON 10.5
NEW HAMPTON 1 S 10.0
SPRINGVILLE 9.7
OELWEIN 9.5
LOWDEN 9.2
BERTRAM 9.0
ANAMOSA 4 ENE 8.8
MARION 2 NW 8.8
DAVENPORT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 8.4
CEDAR RAPIDS 5 NW 8.3
...ILLINOIS...
CHATSWORTH 8.0
MOLINE QUAD-CITY AIRPORT 7.2
ABINGDON 1 N 7.0
PEORIA 7.0
ALTONA 6.6
BLOOMINGTON 3 NE 6.5
CORDOVA 6.5
BRYANT 6.3
MOUNT ERIE 5.0
SPRINGFIELD 4.6
BROOKPORT 3 N 3.0
OHARE AIRPORT 2.0
...INDIANA...
NEW HARMONY 6.0
POSEYVILLE 6.0
RAINSVILLE 4.2
LAFAYETTE 11 S 4.0
WEST LAFAYETTE 2 NW 3.6
ATTICA 3.5
EVANSVILLE 3.0
VINCENNES 4 E 2.6
INDIANAPOLIS INTL ARPT 1.6
...MINNESOTA...
RED WING 7.0
AUSTIN 2 W 6.8
MADELIA 6.2
OAK CENTER 6.2
ROCKFORD 6.1
MORGAN 6.0
WELCOME 6.0
WHEATON 6.0
WINNEBAGO 6.0
MINNEAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 4.6
...MISSISSIPPI...
OXFORD 2.0
GRENADA 1.0
...MISSOURI...
FRENCH VILLAGE 2 E 4.0
GLENDALE 3.9
MONROE CITY 3.8
ST LOUIS 3.4
ELLISVILLE 3.1
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
VICTOR 4 NNE 8.0
MCINTOSH 6 SE 5.0 ESTIMATED
...WISCONSIN...
CASSVILLE 8 NE 5.5
WYALUSING 5.2
THE SURFACE LOW NEAR THE FLORIDA GULF COAST WILL MOVE ACROSS
NORTHERN FLORIDA TONIGHT...AND IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY RAPIDLY
OFF THE SOUTHEAST AND MID-ATLANTIC COAST SUNDAY. SNOW CURRENTLY
ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD EASTWARD INTO THE
MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND BECOME HEAVIER ON SUNDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO BE LOCATED JUST OFF LONG
ISLAND NEW YORK SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY AND INTENSIFY TO A
RATHER POTENT WINTER STORM. HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED FROM THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC INTO NEW YORK AND NEW
ENGLAND ON MONDAY...WITH AN AREA OF 1-2 FEET OF SNOW EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP. THE EXACT TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THE DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE WILL DETERMINE WHERE THE BAND OF HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS
WILL FALL. RESIDENTS ALONG THE ENTIRE EASTERN SEABOARD SHOULD
CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS DANGEROUS WINTER
STORM.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
KONG/PETERSON
Last Updated: 1006 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010