THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR MID-ATLANTIC WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM EST FRI FEB 05 2010
 
...HEAVY SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT ICING EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE
MID-ATLANTIC...
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM SOUTHERN INDIANA EASTWARD
THROUGH THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND MID-ATLANTIC STATES. BLIZZARD
WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN MARYLAND SHORE OF
CHESAPEAKE BAY...SOUTHERN DELAWARE...AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTHEAST FLORIDA
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE CAROLINAS INTO TIDEWATER VIRGINIA. FLOOD
WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES
FROM EASTERN TEXAS EASTWARD INTO SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 400 PM EST...THE MEAN CENTER OF A LOW PRESSURE AREA WITH A
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 999 MB /29.50 INCHES/ WAS LOCATED 60 MILES
SOUTH OF COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA AND WAS MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST AT
35 MPH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED NEAR AND EAST OF ITS
TRAILING COLD FRONT FROM THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA NORTHWARD
INTO SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA.  WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WAS
FALLING ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND ACROSS AREAS OF THE EASTERN UNITED
STATES SOUTH OF NEW YORK. WITHIN THIS REGION OF
PRECIPITATION...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING FROM MISSOURI
EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS...NORTHERN INDIANA...AS WELL AS
MUCH OF OHIO...VIRGINIA...MARYLAND...DELAWARE...AND SOUTHERN NEW
JERSEY. FREEZING RAIN WAS REPORTED ACROSS CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST THU FEB
04 THROUGH 300 PM EST WED FEB 05...

...GEORGIA...
RABUN GAP 1 WNW                       1.5                     

...MARYLAND...
FRIENDSVILLE 4 SW                     4.0                     
FROSTBURG                             3.0                     
BRYANS ROAD 2 ESE                     1.0                     

...NORTH CAROLINA  ...
BALDWIN                              10.0                     
RUTHERWOOD                            9.5                     
WEST JEFFERSON                        8.2                     
BLOWING ROCK 2.8 ENE                  8.0                     
GLENDALE SPRINGS                      8.0                     
MOUNT MITCHELL                        8.0                     
BOONE 0.6 NW                          7.5                     
FOSCOE 1.2 WSW                        7.0                     

...OHIO...
POWELL                                4.0                     
WESTERVILLE                           3.8                     
MARYSVILLE                            3.5                     
NEWARK                                3.0                     
LONDON                                2.0                     
TROY                                  2.0                     

...VIRGINIA...
TERRYS FORK                          10.0                     
FLOYD                                 9.0                     
INDEPENDENCE                          8.5                     
WYTHEVILLE                            8.5                     
CHRISTIANSBURG                        8.0                     
FRIED                                 8.0                     
LAUREL RIDGE                          8.0                     
LITTLE RIVER                          8.0                     
STEWARTSVILLE                         8.0                     
STUART                                8.0                     

...WEST VIRGINIA...
DUO                                   8.5                     
FRIARS HILL                           7.0                     
ROMNEY                                5.8                     
LEWISBURG                             5.0                     
RIDGELEY 1 WSW                        5.0                     
MCCOOLE 3 ESE                         3.5                     
BLOOMERY 1 SW                         2.5                     
UNION                                 2.0                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
TABLE ROCK                            0.20                     
PICKENS                               0.10                     
TAYLORS                               0.10                     


AS A STRONG MID TO UPPER-LEVEL LOW MOVES EASTWARD THROUGH THE OHIO
VALLEY...THE SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE COASTAL
PLAIN OF THE CAROLINAS AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT PASSES OFFSHORE
THE CAROLINA COAST BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY. THE
STRENGTHENING SURFACE LOW WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH
NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA EAST-NORTHEAST
THROUGH THE NATIONS CAPITAL...DELAWARE...AND NEW JERSEY. WITHIN
THIS BAND OF HEAVY SNOW...WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO
THREE FEET ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SURROUNDING
THIS AREA...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE COMMONPLACE ACROSS
SOUTHEAST OHIO AND THE SOUTHERN TWO-THIRDS OF PENNSYLVANIA. ACROSS
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...SIGNIFICANT ICING IS EXPECTED WITH ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE.
MEANWHILE...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THE
SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING.

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

ROTH/FRACASSO




Last Updated: 353 PM EST FRI FEB 05 2010