THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR EASTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD   
1000 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010
 
...LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS WILL CONTINUE
TO INTENSIFY RAPIDLY OFF THE EAST COAST...BRINGING A SIGNIFICANT
WINTER STORM TO MUCH OF THE EASTERN SEABOARD FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC
STATES THROUGH NEW ENGLAND...     
 
BLIZZARD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR COASTAL NEW ENGLAND...THE
GREATER NEW YORK CITY AREA...AND THE NORTHERN NEW JERSEY SHORE.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS THE EASTERN TENNESSEE VALLEY...THE APPALACHIANS..AND MUCH
OF THE EASTERN SEABOARD FROM NORTHERN GEORGIA INTO THE
MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND MUCH OF NEW ENGLAND.
 
HIGH WIND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE APPALACHIANS IN
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 AM EST...A 992 MB...29.30 INCH...SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED
JUST OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED WIDESPREAD LIGHT
TO MODERATE SNOW FROM EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA INTO SOUTHERN NEW
JERSEY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW. SNOW SHOWERS WERE OBSERVED
FURTHER WEST IN PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST AND THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE
VALLEYS. AREA OF RAIN ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS OF NORTH CAROLINA
WERE BEGINNING TO CHANGE TO SNOW FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS COLDER AIR
WRAPS AROUND THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE LOW.                         
     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM EST THU DEC
23 THROUGH 900 AM EST SUN DEC 26...

...ALABAMA...
HUNTSVILLE 3 NE                       6.0                     
SKYLINE                               5.5                     
HACKLEBURG 2 E                        4.0                     
MUSCADINE                             4.0                     
MADISON 2 N                           3.5                     
MOULTON 6 W                           3.5                     
ANNISTON 5 SW                         3.0                     
ATTALLA                               3.0                     
HEFLIN 7 S                            2.5                     
NEW MARKET 6 SW                       2.0                     

...GEORGIA...
SUCHES                                7.0                     
BLUE RIDGE                            6.0                     
SKY VALLEY                            6.0                     
TRENTON                               6.0                     
HIAWASSEE                             5.5                     
LAFAYETTE                             4.5                     
ELLIJAY                               4.0                     
BLAIRSVILLE                           3.5                     
RINGGOLD                              3.5                     
CALHOUN                               3.0                     

...KENTUCKY...
SMILAX                                6.0                     
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                     
BASKETT                               4.1                     
WEST PADUCAH                          3.8                     
BOWLING GREEN                         3.0                     

...MISSISSIPPI...
OXFORD                                2.0                     
GRENADA                               1.0                     

...NORTH CAROLINA...
MIDDLESEX 5 SW                       10.5                     
DUNN                                 10.0                     
HENDERSONVILLE 6 SW                   9.3                     
ASHEVILLE                             9.0                     
ROXBORO 4 N                           8.8                     
STATESVILLE 2 N                       8.5                     
NORTH WILKESBO 5 ESE                  7.5                     
DURHAM                                6.0                     
CHARLOTTE 8 NE                        4.5                     
RALEIGH 4 W                           4.1                     

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
SIMPSONVILLE 6 ENE                    5.0                     
LANCASTER                             4.0                     
LANDRUM 3 ENE                         4.0                     
CADES 4 WNW                           3.0                     
MOUNT PISGAH 2 SE                     3.0                     
BLYTHEWOOD                            2.5                     
CHESTERFIELD                          2.0                     

...TENNESSEE...
GATLINBURG 3 SE                       8.0                     
COWAN                                 6.5                     
BENTON                                6.0                     
CLEVELAND                             5.0                     
ETOWAH                                5.0                     
TELLICO PLAINS                        5.0                     
SEWANEE                               4.5                     
ATHENS                                4.0                     
CADES COVE                            4.0                     
CHATTANOOGA                           3.0                     

...VIRGINIA...
FRANKLIN                              6.1                     
HAMPTON                               6.0                     
GASTON 1 W                            5.5                     
DAHLIA 5 S                            5.0                     
BYLLESBY 2 SSE                        4.9                     
WILLIAMSBURG 1 S                      4.5                     
NEWPORT NEWS 1 SW                     4.3                     
WAKEFIELD                             4.0                     
BLACKSBURG                            3.8                     
RICHMOND                              2.8                     

...WEST VIRGINIA...
BLUEFIELD                             2.0                     

...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                     
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                     

...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                     

...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 IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES
NORTHEAST PAST THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST TODAY. BY SUNDAY NIGHT...THE
LOW WILL HAVE MOVED NORTHEAST TO THE WATERS OFF LONG ISLAND...AND
WILL HAVE INTENSIFIED INTO A RATHER POTENT WINTER STORM. HEAVY
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC
STATES 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 WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NEW YORK CITY METRO
AREA AND 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 400 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

SOLTOW




Last Updated: 952 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010