THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR EASTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2011
 
...A LARGE SWIRLING STORM IN THE EASTERN U.S. IS BRINGING EARLY
SEASON SNOW TO PORTIONS OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHEAST...  
       
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS...AS WELL AS OVER CENTRAL INDIANA.  WINTER STORM
WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE UPPER GREAT LAKES.
 
FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF THE
OHIO VALLEY AND UPPER GREAT LAKES...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE
CENTRAL APPALACHIANS.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 AM EST...A DEEP COLD-CORE CUT-OFF UPPER-LEVEL LOW WAS
LOCATED OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...AND WAS DRIFTING
NORTHEASTWARD. AT THE SURFACE...A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
WITH ONE LOW OVER WESTERN KENTUCKY AND ANOTHER LOW WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES WAS CENTERED OVER OHIO.  A
SHARP COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THE OHIO SURFACE LOW
TO OFF THE VIRGINIA COAST. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN...WITH AREAS OF
HEAVY RAIN...WAS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION FROM EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...AND
WESTWARD TO THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY.  A FEW LOCATIONS
ACROSS MICHIGAN REPORTED SOME SNOW MIXED IN WITH THE RAIN.  SOME
LIGHT SNOW AND RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY AND SOUTHEASTERN U.S.. 
                                                       

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST SUN NOV
27 THROUGH 1000 AM EST TUE NOV 29...

...ALABAMA...
HUNTSVILLE 5.8 ENE                    2.3                     
HAMPTON COVE 2.1 WNW                  2.0                     

...ARKANSAS...
JONESBORO 4.7 NNW                     4.8                     
PARAGOULD 11 SW                       4.0                     
WILSON                                3.0                     
POCAHONTAS W                          2.5                     
CORNING                               2.0                     
IMBODEN                               2.0                     
TRUMANN                               2.0                     
COLLEGE CITY                          1.0                     
SWIFTON                               1.0                     

...MISSOURI...
HORNERSVILLE                          3.5                     
KENNETT                               3.0                     
ELLSINORE                             2.0                     
ROUND SPRING                          1.0                     

...TENNESSEE...
DENMARK                               5.0                     
ATOKA                                 3.0                     
JACKSON                               3.0                     
OAKLAND 1.3 NE                        2.5                     
BELLS 2.5 NE                          2.0                     
DYERSBURG                             2.0                     
BEMIS                                 1.3                     
BARTLETT 1 S                          1.0                     
MAURY CITY                            1.0                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST SUN NOV
27 THROUGH 1000 AM EST TUE NOV 29...

...ALABAMA...
CALERA 3.5 NNW                        5.40                     
SYLVANIA 3.4 ESE                      5.32                     
MENTONE 3.9 SW                        5.22                     
HOLLYTREE 0.6 NNE                     5.06                     
ROSA 2.8 SW                           4.69                     
CLANTON 8.6 E                         4.50                     
ONEONTA 0.9 SE                        4.45                     
HUNTSVILLE 7.0 SE                     4.37                     
SPRINGVILLE 5.3 WNW                   4.23                     
BIRMINGHAM MUNI ARPT                  3.06                     

...FLORIDA...
TYNDALL AFB/PANAMA CITY               2.77                     

...GEORGIA...
RABUN GAP 2.1 SW                      5.72                     
RINGGOLD 5.0 W                        4.94                     
LYERLY 4.8 SSE                        4.42                     
SUMMERVILLE 2.6 NW                    4.28                     
BLUE RIDGE 9.4 WNW                    4.09                     
LA FAYETTE 2.9 NE                     4.00                     
TRENTON 5.8 S                         3.98                     
MCCAYSVILLE 5.7 WSW                   3.86                     
DILLARD 3.5 NE                        3.77                     
HELEN 9.5 ENE                         3.59                     
CLARKESVILLE 11.5 NNW                 3.39                     
ELLIJAY 9.9 NW                        3.10                     
DAHLONEGA 6.4 NW                      3.08                     

...ILLINOIS...
CHRISMAN 3.6 ESE                      2.17                     
LAWRENCEVILLE 1.4 W                   2.11                     
PARIS                                 2.00                     

...KENTUCKY...
ALBANY 5.3 W                          4.84                     
LIBERTY 1.1 SE                        3.99                     
MONTICELLO 9.1 W                      3.87                     
BRADFORDSVILLE 8.5 ENE                3.63                     
TEMPLE HILL                           3.51                     
DUBRE 1.0 NE                          3.43                     
BURKESVILLE 0.7 NE                    3.35                     
CRAB ORCHARD 10.4 SW                  3.19                     
TOMPKINSVILLE 12.1 WNW                3.18                     
LONDON 1.7 NE                         3.12                     
LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD            2.93                     
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT           2.68                     
LOUISVILLE                            2.63                     

...NORTH CAROLINA...
BLOWING ROCK 4.4 NE                   4.79                     
BREVARD 4.0 S                         4.66                     
CULLOWHEE 11.2 ESE                    4.58                     
VALLE CRUCIS 1.4 SSE                  4.54                     
BOONE 4.8 SE                          4.49                     
FLAT ROCK 1.5 S                       4.38                     
LINVILLE 2.4 ENE                      3.92                     
BURNSVILLE 8.0 SE                     3.71                     
SPARTA 3.5 SSW                        3.65                     
FRANKLIN 7.5 SW                       3.64                     
ROSMAN 5.3 W                          3.56                     

...OHIO...
ALVORDTON 0.5 E                       2.77                     
PIONEER 0.3 NE                        2.69                     
BRYAN 1.3 E                           2.57                     
WAUSEON 0.2 SE                        2.40                     
DEFIANCE MEMORIAL ARPT                2.39                     
ST. MARYS 4.4 SSW                     2.32                     
CECIL 0.3 N                           2.31                     
NAPOLEON 0.3 NNW                      2.27                     
TOLEDO                                2.22                     
CINCINNATI (ASOS)                     2.16                     
HAMILTON ARPT                         2.05                     
TOLEDO/METCALF FIELD                  2.00                     

...TENNESSEE...
SPARTA 10.2 NNW                       6.90                     
PETROS 0.2E                           6.61                     
TEN MILE 2.2 NW                       6.18                     
RED BANK 3.4 NNE                      6.04                     
DUNLAP 4.6 SSW                        5.99                     
WHITWELL 0.3 SE                       5.77                     
PIKEVILLE 8.0 N                       5.75                     
GRAYSVILLE 12.5 WSW                   5.50                     
HARRIMAN 4.5 SW                       5.48                     
OLIVER SPRINGS 5.6 SW                 5.30                     

...VIRGINIA...
FERRUM 5.1 SW                         3.12                     
COPPER HILL 6.2 S                     3.04                     
FLOYD 8.0 ENE                         2.84                     
COVINGTON 4.1 E                       2.73                     
ROANOKE 5.5 SW                        2.55                     
ROCKY MOUNT 5.1 WNW                   2.07                     
WOOLWINE 0.4 SW                       2.03                     


AS THE UPPER-LEVEL LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWARDS TOWARDS THE
OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY MORNING...COOLING ALOFT WILL ALLOW
PRECIPITATION TO REMAIN AS SNOW OR CHANGE TO SNOW FROM
TENNESSEE...AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF MISSISSIPPI.... ALABAMA...AND
GEORGIA. RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO 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 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

GERHARDT




Last Updated: 954 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2011