THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR EASTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM EST THU MAR 10 2011
 
...WIDESPREAD HEAVY PRECIPITATION EVENT ONGOING OVER THE EASTERN
UNITED STATES...
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES HAVE
BEEN ISSUED FROM THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...NORTHWARD ACROSS THE
MID-ATLANTIC STATES...AND INTO THE NORTHEAST.
 
WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ALONG PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...AS WELL
AS ACROSS PORTIONS OF UPSTATE NEW YORK AND NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 AM EST...A 1008 MB...29.77 INCH...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
CENTER WAS LOCATED OVER EASTERN MICHIGAN.  AN OCCLUDED FRONT
EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THIS LOW TO ANOTHER 1008 MB LOW LOCATED
OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD
FROM THAT LOW, WHICH A WARM FROM EXTENDED NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE
MID-ATLANTIC STATES.  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED A LARGE PRECIPITATION SHIELD
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM SPRAWLED ACROSS THE EASTERN
UNITED STATES.  AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA WHILE
FARTHER NORTH...WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS OBSERVED
OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES...LOWER GREAT LAKES...AND ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST.  MOSTLY LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE UPPER GREAT LAKES AND NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EST MON MAR
07 THROUGH 900 AM EST THU MAR 10...

...ALABAMA...
FAIRHOPE 5 S                          4.91                     
DEMOPOLIS LOCK & DAM                  4.75                     
CULLMAN 7.5 SW                        4.64                     
COKER 0.6 S                           4.42                     
MELVIN                                4.40                     
N AL HORTICULTURE SUBSTN              4.30                     
FAYETTE 1.9 NNE                       4.26                     
WINFIELD 6.4 S                        4.24                     
UNIONTOWN                             4.16                     
ALICEVILLE 9.4 WSW                    4.09                     
HANCEVILLE                            4.07                     
BIRMINGHAM MUNI ARPT                  3.52                     

...FLORIDA...
BELLVIEW 2 NW                         3.81                     
PENSACOLA 4 N                         3.70                     
GONZALEZ 2 E                          3.40                     
CRESTVIEW/BOB SIKES                   2.37                     
VALPARAISO/EGLIN AFB                  2.32                     
MILTON/WHITING FIELD NAS              2.09                     
PERRY/FOLEY ARPT                      2.02                     
TYNDALL AFB/PANAMA CITY               2.00                     
APALACHICOLA MUNI ARPT                1.87                     
TALLAHASSEE RGNL ARPT                 1.56                     

...GEORGIA...
ELLJAY 10 NW                          4.69                     
MCKAYSVILLE 6 WSW                     4.37                     
ROME/RUSSELL FIELD                    3.37                     
CARTERSVILLE AIRPORT                  2.90                     
GAINESVILLE/LEE GILMER ARPT           2.33                     
ATLANTA/DEKALB                        1.89                     
FORT BENNING (COLUMBUS)               1.84                     
VALDOSTA RGNL ARPT                    1.83                     
DOBBINS AFB/MARIETTA                  1.80                     
COLUMBUS METRO ARPT                   1.56                     

...KENTUCKY...
LOUISVILLE/STANDIFO                   3.05                     
FORT KNOX AAF                         2.62                     
PROVIDENCE                            2.62                     
FAIRDALE 1.6 SE                       2.52                     
EKRON 2.6 ESE                         2.51                     
CALVERT CITY 2.7 SSW                  2.50                     
FORDSVILLE (DARDC)                    2.50                     
HANSON 2.2 NE                         2.43                     
RADCLIFF 1.4 S                        2.43                     
ROUGH RIVER LAKE                      2.43                     
NEWBURG 1 S                           2.41                     

...MARYLAND...
CRESAPTOWN-BEL 1SSE                   1.58                     

...NORTH CAROLINA...
FLAT ROCK 2 S                         3.62                     
ROBBINSVILLE 2 NNW                    3.36                     
BOONE 1 SE                            2.19                     
BLOWING ROCK 2.8 ENE CCR              2.17                     
WILBAR RG DCP                         2.14                     
LITTLE R/SPARTA IFLOWS                2.11                     
LAUREL SPRINGS RAWS                   1.99                     
TODD 1.5 E CCR                        1.92                     
JEFFERSON 2 E                         1.85                     
ASHEVILLE MUNI ARPT                   1.58                     

...OHIO...
HANNIBAL                              1.40                     
SALEM 1 NNE                           1.31                     
NEW CUMBERLAND                        1.23                     

...PENNSYLVANIA...
BRIDGEVILLE 1 SW                      1.12                     
KITTANNING                            1.10                     

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
MOUNTAIN REST 4 S                     3.28                     
SALEM                                 3.25                     
CLEVELAND 8 WSW                       3.16                     

...TENNESSEE...
CLEVELAND 4 NNE                       4.03                     
CHATTANOOGA-LOVELL FIELD              3.83                     
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN 1 WSW                 3.81                     
BLUE SPRINGS 2 E                      3.57                     
MARTIN UNIVERSITY                     3.25                     
ROCKWOOD 11.3 S                       2.88                     
MONTEAGLE                             2.65                     
KNOXVILLE MUNI ARPT                   2.25                     

...VIRGINIA...
PEDLAR DAM                            1.90                     
HOLCOMB ROCK                          1.79                     
NETHERS 2 NE                          1.64                     
LIME KILN RAWS                        1.60                     
MADISON 3 ESE                         1.50                     
RIXEYVILLE 6 N                        1.47                     

...WEST VIRGINIA...
MANNINGTON 7 WNW                      1.42                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EST MON MAR
07 THROUGH 900 AM EST THU MAR 10...

...MARYLAND...
ECKHART MINES                         5.5                     
FROSTBURG 2 NNW                       4.3                     

...MICHIGAN...
MENOMINEE 1 SE                        7.0                     
CHATHAM 2 WNW                         6.0                     
CADILLAC 2 N                          5.0                     
RABER                                 5.0                     
HESSEL                                4.8                     
WELLSTON 1 N                          4.7                     
STONNINGTON 5 NNE                     4.5                     
TROWBRIDGE PARK                       4.2                     
BALDWIN                               4.0                     

...NEW YORK...
WELLS                                 5.0                     
EDINBURG                              4.0                     

...PENNSYLVANIA...
BOSWELL                               5.0                     
OGLETOWN                              5.0                     
BEAVERDALE                            4.0                     
CENTRAL CITY                          4.0                     

...WISCONSIN...
WAUTOMA                               6.6                     
ARKDALE                               6.4                     
LA CROSSE WFO                         6.2                     
OSHKOSH                               6.0                     
WASHINGTON ISLAND                     6.0                     
BIG FLATS                             5.5                     
FRIENDSHIP                            5.2                     
TWO RIVERS                            5.0                     
MADISON 3 SW                          4.5                     

...WEST VIRGINIA...
CHERRY GROVE 6 WSW                    4.0                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...INDIANA...
CANNELTON                             2.17                     
LEAVENWORTH 2NW                       2.15                     
TELL CITY (POWER PLANT)               2.12                     
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT                  2.01                     

...LOUISIANA...
CALCASIEU 3 N                         7.72                     
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                     
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                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...IOWA...
DUBUQUE REGIONAL AIRPORT              4.7                     
STRAWBERRY POINT                      4.4                     
OSAGE                                 4.0                     
WAUKON                                4.0                     
FAYETTE                               3.8                     
ELDORA                                3.5                     
EDGEWOOD                              3.0                     
DES MOINES INTL ARPT                  2.5                     

...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                     

...MINNESOTA...
CALEDONIA                             4.0                     
LA CRESCENT 3 SSW                     3.6                     
ELLENDALE                             3.5                     
RENO 3 SW                             3.5                     
MOORHEAD                              2.9                     

...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 NORTH AND
EAST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.  AS A RESULT OF THE SLOW
MOVEMENT...HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE FOR MANY PLACES ALONG THE EASTERN
SEABOARD.  SEVERE WEATHER WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BE A POSSIBILITY
TODAY FOR THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC STATES AS THE
COLD FRONT MOVES INTO A MILD...UNSTABLE AIR MASS.  IN
ADDITION...AS COLDER AIR WRAPS AROUND THE BACKSIDE OF THIS
ADVANCING STORM SYSTEM...RAIN WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW FROM
WEST TO EAST BY FRIDAY EVENING ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AND CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT
ACROSS EASTERN OHIO.

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.

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Last Updated: 1011 AM EST THU MAR 10 2011