THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR EASTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM EST WED MAR 09 2011
...WIDESPREAD HEAVY PRECIPITATION EVENT ONGOING ACROSS THE EASTERN
U.S....
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES HAVE
BEEN ISSUED FROM THE CENTRAL GULF COAST...NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE
MID-ATLANTIC REGION...AND INTO NEW ENGLAND.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES AND ALONG THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN APPALACHIANS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 PM EST...A 1005 MB...29.68 INCH...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
CENTER WAS LOCATED OVER LAKE MICHIGAN. A TRAILING COLD FRONT
EXTENDED SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS AND
SOUTHWESTWARD OUT INTO THE WESTERN GULF...AND A WARM FRONT
EXTENDED EASTWARD AROUND THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND THROUGH THE
CAROLINAS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE PRECIPITATION SHIELD ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM SPRAWLED ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S.. AN AREA
OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST...WHICH
INCLUDED A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. FURTHER
NORTH...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE RAIN WAS OBSERVED ACROSS
THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES...LOWER GREAT LAKES...AND EASTERN OHIO
VALLEY. MOSTLY LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF
THE SURFACE LOW...ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE UPPER GREAT LAKES.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EST MON MAR
07 THROUGH 400 PM EST WED MAR 09...
...ALABAMA...
DEMOPOLIS LOCK & DAM 4.75
MELVIN 4.40
CULLMAN 8 SW 4.37
N AL HORTICULTURE SUBSTN 4.30
COKER 1 S 4.28
UNIONTOWN 4.16
HANCEVILLE 4.07
LIVINGSTON 2SW 4.00
ALICEVILLE LOCK AND DAM 3.95
ANNISTON METRO AIRPORT 3.93
TUSCALOOSA MUNI ARPT 3.82
BIRMINGHAM MUNI ARPT 3.25
HUNTSVILLE/MADISON CO. ARPT 2.81
...FLORIDA...
PENSACOLA RGNL ARPT 2.25
...GEORGIA...
ROME/RUSSELL FIELD 2.96
CARTERSVILLE AIRPORT 2.46
...INDIANA...
CANNELTON 2.17
LEAVENWORTH 2NW 2.15
TELL CITY (POWER PLANT) 2.12
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT 2.01
...KENTUCKY...
PROVIDENCE 2.62
FORDSVILLE (DARDC) 2.50
LOUISVILLE/STANDIFO 2.46
ROUGH RIVER LAKE 2.43
FORT KNOX AAF 2.37
MCALPINE L & D 2.33
PADUCAH/BARKLEY 2.26
GREEN R PWR PLT 2.10
HERNDON 4SW 2.07
CRESTWOOD 8W 2.05
DIXON 2.05
DAWSON SPRINGS 2.02
LEWISPORT 4S 2.02
...TENNESSEE...
CHATTANOOGA-LOVELL FIELD (ASOS) 3.30
MARTIN UNIVERSITY 3.25
MONTEAGLE 2.65
RIPLEY 2.10
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EST MON MAR
07 THROUGH 400 PM EST WED MAR 09...
...IOWA...
DUBUQUE REGIONAL AIRPORT 4.7
OSAGE 4.0
WAUKON 4.0
FAYETTE 3.8
ELDORA 3.5
EDGEWOOD 3.0
DES MOINES INTL ARPT 2.5
...MICHIGAN...
CADILLAC 2 N 5.0
TROY TWP 5.0
WELLSTON 1 N 4.7
BALDWIN 4.0
BIG RAPIDS 4.0
HARRISON 4.0
OMER 3 SE 4.0
REED CITY 4.0
...MINNESOTA...
CALEDONIA 4.0
LA CRESCENT 3 SSW 3.6
ELLENDALE 3.5
RENO 3 SW 3.5
MOORHEAD 2.9
...WISCONSIN...
WAUTOMA 6.6
OSHKOSH 6.0
MARINETTE 5.5
FRIENDSHIP 5.2
LA CROSSE WFO 5.2
NW APPLETON 5.2
ARKDALE 5.0
TWO RIVERS 5.0
WAUTOMA 2 N 4.6
MADISON 3 SW 4.5
COLOMA 4.0
WHITE LAKE 4.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...LOUISIANA...
ELMER 2SW 7.72
ALEXANDRIA 5SSE 7.61
GRANGEVILLE-AMITE R. 5.98
OAKNOLIA 5.24
CLAYTON 4.95
ZACHARY 4 WNW 4.88
LIVERPOOL 3ENE 4.75
VIDALIA (NO. 2) 4.60
KENTWOOD - RIVER 4.59
MOUNT HERMON 4.58
BOYCE 7SW 4.22
JONESVILLE 10SSW 4.00
NEW ORLEANS INTL ARPT 3.88
BATON ROUGE/RYAN MUNI ARPT 3.75
...MISSOURI...
THOMPSON LANDING - MISS. RVR 2.11
CARUTHERSVILLE 2.00
SIKESTON 2N 2.00
...MISSISSIPPI...
CRANDALL 12N 7.56
MERIDIAN 14 SE 7.00
QUITMAN 6.80
HATTIESBURG (SITE 1) 6.57
SHUBUTA 6.57
ENTERPRISE 4N 6.50
BROOKHAVEN 6.48
BAY SPRINGS 4S 6.45
PURVIS 2N 6.39
MENDENHALL 4 S 5.62
COLLINS 5.60
RALEIGH 7NW 5.20
JACKSON WFO 2.75
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...KANSAS...
DIGHTON 12.0
N SHIELDS 10.0
RUSSELL SPRINGS 8.0
TREGO CENTER 8 S 8.0
AMY 15 S 7.0
COLBY 6.0
GRAINFIELD 5.0
HOLCOMB 5.0
OBERLIN 3.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
LUDDEN 7.0
LA MOURE 6.0
OAKES 5.0
HAVANA 4.0
LINTON 5 NW 3.5
GRAND FORKS 3.1
MICHIGAN 3.0
...NEBRASKA...
GREELEY 5.5
KEARNEY 4 NE 4.6
HOLDREDGE 3.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
ROSCOE 5.8
WESTPORT 5.0
ABERDEEN 4.7
BOWDLE 4.5
COLUMBIA 8 NE 4.0
POLLOCK 3.5
ROY LAKE STATE PARK 3.0
THIS STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO PROGRESS RATHER SLOWLY TOWARDS
THE EAST COAST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AS A RESULT OF THE
SLOW MOVEMENT...HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS WILL
BECOME AN ISSUE FOR MANY PLACES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AND EAST OF
THE APPALACHIANS. SEVERE WEATHER WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BE A
POSSIBILITY FOR THE DEEP SOUTH AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES INTO A WARM
AND HUMID AIRMASS. IN ADDITION...RAIN WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGE TO
SNOW OVER THE OHIO VALLEY ON THURSDAY AS COLDER AIR WRAPS AROUND
THE ADVANCING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. OVER PORTIONS OF THE GREAT
LAKES AND INTO UPSTATE NEW YORK...LIGHT TO MODERATE WINTRY
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO FALL ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
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.
GERHARDT
Last Updated: 358 PM EST WED MAR 09 2011