THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR EASTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011
...RAIN HAS CHANGED TO SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES FROM THE SOUTHEAST
STATES TO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY...
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR AREAS
FROM NORTHERN GEORGIA NORTHWARD TO THE GREAT LAKES REGION...AS
WELL AS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF VIRGINIA AND THE CAROLINAS.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR AREAS FROM SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS
THROUGH WESTERN TENNESSEE AND INTO NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND
ALABAMA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 PM EST...A DEEP COLD-CORE UPPER-LEVEL LOW WAS CENTERED
ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH. THIS UPPER-LEVEL LOW HAS BECOME CUT OFF
FROM THE LARGE SCALE FLOW...AND WAS DRIFTING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD.
AT THE SURFACE...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE
OF 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES WAS CENTERED ACROSS KENTUCKY. A COLD
FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THE SURFACE LOW TO OFF THE
SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN...WITH AREAS OF HEAVY
RAIN...WAS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN
STATES TO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY. FARTHER WEST...LIGHT SNOW WAS
FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF MISSOURI...ARKANSAS...TENNESSEE AND
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI. THE SNOW WAS MOSTLY LIGHT...ALTHOUGH
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAS BEEN REPORTED FROM VARIOUS LOCATIONS
THROUGH THE EVENING.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST SUN NOV
27 THROUGH 900 PM EST MON NOV 28...
...ARKANSAS...
CORNING 2.0
TRUMANN 2.0
COLLEGE CITY 1.0
SWIFTON 1.0
...MISSOURI...
ELLSINORE 2.0
...TENNESSEE...
JACKSON 3.0
BEMIS 1.3
ATOKA 1.0
BARTLETT 1 S 1.0
MAURY CITY 1.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST SUN NOV
27 THROUGH 900 PM EST MON NOV 28...
...ALABAMA...
MENTONE 3.9 SW 5.22
SYLVANIA 3.4 ESE 4.81
ROSA 2.8 SW 4.07
PRINCETON 3.6 NW 3.93
BIRMINGHAM MUNI ARPT 2.99
ANNISTON METRO AIRPORT 2.85
MONTGOMERY/DANNELLY 2.84
ALABASTER/SHELBY CO. ARPT 2.73
MAXWELL AFB/MONTGOMERY 2.71
ALEXANDER CITY 2.51
HUNTSVILLE/MADISON CO. ARPT 2.38
DECATUR-PRYOR FIELD 1.75
MOBILE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT 1.75
...FLORIDA...
TYNDALL AFB/PANAMA CITY 2.72
VALPARAISO/EGLIN AFB 1.80
...GEORGIA...
LA FAYETTE 2.9 NE 4.00
TRENTON 5.8 S 3.95
DILLARD 3.5 NE 3.74
LYERLY 4.8 SSE 3.62
SUMMERVILLE 2.6 NW 3.51
RABUN GAP 2.1 SW 2.94
ROME 3.4 SE 2.70
...KENTUCKY...
ALBANY 5.3 W 3.10
WINDSOR 1.2 NW 2.55
LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD 2.33
LONDON-CORBIN ARPT 2.31
LIBERTY 1.1 SE 2.13
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT 2.05
FORT KNOX AAF 1.83
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN CO. ARPT 1.61
...NORTH CAROLINA...
FRANKLIN 7.5 SW 3.64
ROSMAN 5.3 W 3.56
ASHEVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.21
...OHIO...
CINCINNATI (ASOS) 1.78
HAMILTON ARPT 1.62
DAYTON GENERAL AIRPORT 1.37
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
CLEMSON/OCONEE CO. RGNL ARPT 1.57
ANDERSON CO. ARPT 1.47
...TENNESSEE...
WHITWELL 4.5 ENE 5.07
DUNLAP 0.4 SSE 4.83
CHATTANOOGA-LOVELL FIELD (ASOS) 4.78
OAK RIDGE (ASOS) 4.65
RED BANK 3.4 NNE 4.59
JASPER 1.7 N 4.40
CROSSVILLE MEMORIAL ARPT 4.30
KNOXVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.48
NASHVILLE METRO ARPT 1.59
AS THE UPPER-LEVEL LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN U.S.
TONIGHT...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL COOL ENOUGH TO ALLOW PRECIPITATION
TO CONTINUE TO CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF
EASTERN ARKANSAS...TENNESSEE...AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF
MISSISSIPPI.... ALABAMA...AND GEORGIA. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE OHIO
RIVER VALLEY AND GREAT LAKES ON TUESDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO
4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH BEFORE
PRECIPITATION COMES TO AN END LATE ON TUESDAY. HEAVIER SNOWS OF 5
TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE GREAT LAKES REGION.
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.
RYAN
Last Updated: 945 PM EST MON NOV 28 2011