THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR SOUTHERN SNOWSTORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010
...RARE WINTER STORM IN PROGRESS ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED
STATES...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM MOST OF GEORGIA NORTHEAST
ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA INTO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF NORTH CAROLINA.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE
EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1000 PM EST...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE
OF 992 MB...29.29 INCHES...DEVELOPED IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN 60
MILES EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE FLORIDA AND WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A SHIELD OF SNOW EXTENDED
FROM GEORGIA NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE CAROLINAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINS ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS WERE MOVING RAPIDLY INTO THE FLORIDA
STRAITS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 AM EST THU FEB
11 THROUGH 900 PM EST THU FEB 12...
...GEORGIA...
LUMPKIN 6.0
TALBOTTON 4.0
HAMILTON 5 W 3.5
VILLA RICA 3.5
SENOIA 2 N 3.0
DACULA 2.5
CUTHBERT 2.0
MACON 2.0
ROME 2.0
FORT GAINES 1.0
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
COLUMBIA 4 ESE 5.0
EVANS 1 SE 5.0
BLYTHE 4.0
COLUMBIA 4.0
LEXINGTON 2 WNW 4.0
SMOAKS 4.0
BAMBERG 3.0
BARNWELL 3.0
CHAPIN 3.0
CHARLESTON 1.0
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...FLORIDA...
BISCAYNE PARK 5 S 62
LONG KEY 57
PERRINE 57
CUTLER RIDGE 56
KENDALL 56
SOUTH MIAMI 56
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...ALABAMA...
BELLEVILLE 6.0
BRANTLEY 5.0
EVERGREEN 5 N 5.0
THOMASVILLE 5.0
EUFAULA 4 S 4.5
LOTTIE 4.5
ARITON 4.0
PINSON 4.0
RAMER 4.0
TROY 4.0
WARD 4.0
...ARKANSAS...
FOREMAN 4.0
TEXARKANA 1 N 4.0
ASHDOWN 3.0
MENA 3.0
AMITY 1 N 2.5
VANDERVOORT 2.5
DE QUEEN 2.0
HAMPTON 2.0
FORDYCE 6.6 NNW 1.8
...LOUISIANA...
SHREVEPORT 9.1 SE 6.1
NATCHITOCHES 0.9 NE 6.0
SHONGALOO 5 N 6.0
SICILY ISLAND 3.3 WNW 6.0
GOLDONNA 8.8 SSW 5.6
MONROE 5.0
PLAIN DEALING 3.3 ESE 5.0
HOMER 1.2 N 3.7
WEST MONROE 6.1 WSW 3.5
...MISSISSIPPI...
DE KALB 8.0
CATAHOULA 5.0
VICKSBURG 5.0
BRANDON 1.9 NE 4.6
MADISON 1.1 SW 4.5
RAYVILLE 4.2
BROOKHAVEN 4.0
MCCALL CREEK 5 W 4.0
FOREST 3.5
PORT GIBSON 6 NW 3.5
...OKLAHOMA...
HAWORTH 4 SW 7.5
IDABEL 8 SE 7.5
ADA 0.3 NNW 5.6
RATTAN 13 E 4.5
LOCO 0.9 SE 4.3
CORINNE 3.5
FORT TOWSON 1 W 3.5
SULPHUR 2.5 WSW 3.5
CANEY 7 W 3.0
CAMDEN 1.8 NNW 2.0
...TEXAS...
DUNCANVILLE 1.7 NNW 14.9
HASLET 14.2
FORT WORTH 12.6
DALLAS 12.5
MANSFIELD 2.6 NNE 12.2
BRIDGEPORT 12.0
ROYSE CITY 12.0
SANGER 1.8 WSW 12.0
MESQUITE 3.3 ESE 11.4
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS 1.9 NE 11.3
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...
...ALABAMA...
IRONDALE 0.30
THIS SURFACE LOW WILL PROGRESS QUICKLY TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST
OFFSHORE GEORGIA AND THE CAROLINAS DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. A
POLAR AIR MASS REMAINS IN PLACE BEHIND THIS STRENGTHENING STORM
WHICH WILL ALLOW WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO FALL TO ITS
NORTHWEST ACROSS THE CAROLINAS BEFORE THE LOW MOVES EAST OF CAPE
HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE IN ACROSS THE
EASTERN CAROLINAS.
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.
ROTH
Last Updated: 915 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010