THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR EASTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010
...LOW PRESSURE OVER GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS 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
AND THE GREATER NEW YORK CITY AREA. BLIZZARD WATCHES HAVE BEEN
ISSUED FOR COASTAL AREAS OF MAINE. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS THE EASTERN TENNESSEE
VALLEY AND THE INTERIOR SECTION OF THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE
APPALACHIANS...THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES INTO MOST OF NEW ENGLAND.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
FROM SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA INTO CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. SNOW SHOWERS
WERE OBSERVED FURTHER WEST IN PARTS OF THE OHIO VALLEY AND
TENNESSEE. PRECIPITATION WAS IN THE FORM OF RAIN ACROSS COASTAL
AREAS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH CAROLINA. THE ENTIRE SWATH OF
PRECIPITATION WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A 1001 MB...29.56 INCH...SURFACE
LOW NEAR JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM EST THU DEC
23 THROUGH 400 AM EST SUN DEC 26...
...NORTH CAROLINA...
ASHEVILLE 9.0
BIG LAUREL 7.5
MILLS RIVER 4 SW 7.5
HAYS 7.0
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
LEWISVILLE 5.5
MARION 2 NW 5.0
ROXBORO 4 N 4.7
KERNERSVILLE 3.5
...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
...VIRGINIA...
DANVILLE 4.3
RADFORD 4.0
TAZEWELL 4 NE 4.0
BLACKSBURG 3.8
PENNINGTON GAP 3.0
PETERSBURG 3.0
WISE 3.0
RICHMOND 2.8
WILLIAMSBURG 2.5
JONESVILLE 2.0
WALLOPS ISLAND 1.5
NEWPORT NEWS 1.3
...WEST VIRGINIA...
BLUEFIELD 2.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...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
...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
...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
...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
...MISSOURI...
FRENCH VILLAGE 2 E 4.0
GLENDALE 3.9
MONROE CITY 3.8
ST LOUIS 3.4
ELLISVILLE 3.1
...MISSISSIPPI...
OXFORD 2.0
GRENADA 1.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
VICTOR 4 NNE 8.0
MCINTOSH 6 SE 5.0 ESTIMATED
...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
...WISCONSIN...
CASSVILLE 8 NE 5.5
WYALUSING 5.2
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET AMOUNTS IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...
...ALABAMA...
LEBANON 10 W 0.10
...TENNESSEE...
LEBANON 10 W 0.10
THE SURFACE LOW EAST OF JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA WILL MOVE OVER THE
GULF STREAM OFFSHORE FROM THE CAROLINAS SUNDAY MORNING...AND IS
EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES PAST THE MID-ATLANTIC
COAST ON SUNDAY. 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 STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED FROM THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC INTO NEW YORK AND NEW
ENGLAND ON MONDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA INTO EASTERN VIRGINIA AND
MARYLAND...WITH HEAVIER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS NORTH OF THE DELMARVA
INTO THE NEW ENGLAND STATES. AN AREA OF 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW
COULD DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND. 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 1000 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
HAMRICK
Last Updated: 403 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010