THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR EASTERN U.S. EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1100 AM EDT SAT NOV 01 2014
...SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS THIS MORNING...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ALONG THE SPINE OF THE
APPALACHIANS IN TENNESSEE...NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
TENNESSEE...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND
EASTERN KENTUCKY.
WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF MAINE.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1000 AM EDT...A STRENGTHENING SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES...WAS CENTERED OFF THE COAST OF
NORTH CAROLINA...APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
WILMINGTON. THE SURFACE LOW IS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD. A COLD FRONT
EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE SURFACE LOW TO THE CENTRAL FLORIDA
PENINSULA. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...AN UNUSUALLY COLD AIR MASS WAS
MOVING INTO MUCH OF THE APPALACHIANS AND SOUTHEASTERN U.S...WITH
TEMPERATURES TODAY AS MUCH AS 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE IN
SOME AREAS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING
ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY INTO WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
AND VIRGINIA...AS WELL AS ACROSS PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHERN WEST
VIRGINIA. HEAVIER SNOW WAS FALLING AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...WHERE UPSLOPE FLOW IS ENHANCING SNOWFALL.
ELSEWHERE...RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE
CAROLINAS AND EASTERN GEORGIA. SNOW DID FALL EARLIER THIS MORNING
ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...WITH COLUMBIA
RECEIVING THE EARLIEST SNOWFALL ON RECORD.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM EDT SAT
NOV 01 THROUGH 1000 AM EDT SAT NOV 01...
...GEORGIA...
DAWSONVILLE 15 NW 2.0
JASPER 6 NE 2.0
BLUE RIDGER 9.4 WNW 1.5
DAHLONEGA 9 N 1.0
MORGANTON 3.1 SSE 1.0
...KENTUCKY...
HARLAN 3 N 5.0
CLOVER BOTTOM 1 WSW 2.2
...NORTH CAROLINA...
HOT SPRINGS 8.4 SSW 8.0
MARSHALL 3 NW 7.0
SPRING CREEK 6.2
HENDERSONVILLE 6.1 SSW 6.0
ROBBINSVILLE 6 NE 6.0
CANTON 8.0 SSE 5.9
MARS HILL 5.0 NNW 5.7
WEST JEFFERSON 1 ESE 5.3
BULADEAN 5.0
N ASHEVILLE 5.0
WEAVERVILLE 5 E 5.0
SWANNANOA 2.7 NNW 4.8
BURNSVILLE 5.9 SSW 4.5
FLEETWOOD 4.5
SALUDA 0.5 N 4.0
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
BEREA 1 NNW 2.5
GREENWOOD 5.0 W 2.5
CLINTON 2.0
GILBERT 3 S 2.0
LEXINGTON 5 W 2.0
PELION 2.0
BATESBURG 1.0
E PELZER 1.0
RED BANK 1.0
SALUDA 1.0
...TENNESSEE...
GATLINBURG 5 E 16.0
HARTFORD 2 SSW 10.0
HOT SPRINGS 6 NNE 9.2
GREENEVILLE 3.0 S 4.1
JONESBOROUGH 2 SSW 3.7
JOHNSON CITY 3 NE 3.5
DEL RIO 10 NE 3.0
MONTEREY 3.0
BRISTON 1.2 WNW 2.5
JAMESTOWN 3 SE 2.0
PARROTTSVILLE 1 N 2.0
SPENCER 9 SSE 2.0
GRUETLI-LAAGER 1.5
...VIRGINIA...
MEADOWS OF DAN 4.0
NORA 4 SSE 4.0
GALAX 3.8
FLOYD 3.0
MOUNTAIN LAKE 3.0
TAZEWELL 3.0
WOODLAWN 3.0
INDEPENDENCE 5 NE 2.5
ABINGDON 2.0
RURAL RETREAT 2.0
...WEST VIRGINIA...
BLUEFIELD 2.0
SNOWSHORE 1.0
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...GEORGIA...
TYBEE ISLAND 1 SSW 46
HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD 45
RACCOON BLUFF 22 ESE 45
THE SURFACE LOW OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST IS FORECAST TO DEEPEN
TODAY AND TONIGHT AS IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD...AND IS FORECAST TO
BE OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW
WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS BEFORE BEGINNING TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF...ALTHOUGH A
FEW SNOW SHOWERS COULD PERSIST INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE FORECAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS IN NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE BEFORE SNOW COMES TO
AND END...WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 18 INCHES
POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FARTHER NORTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS
OF VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
APPROACHES NEW ENGLAND LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT...RAIN WILL
GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND AS
COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF
ACROSS MOST OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY BUT
IS FORECAST TO PERSIST ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.
THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS FORECAST TO FALL ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
MAINE...WHERE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 15 INCHES ARE FORECAST.
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. FARTHER SOUTH...FROM SOUTHERN
MAINE INTO MUCH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND PORTIONS OF
VERMONT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
ADDITIONALLY...AS THE SURFACE LOW INTENSIFIES OFF THE NEW ENGLAND
COASTLINE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN NEW ENGLAND...FROM MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE
ISLAND NORTHWARD TO MAINE...WHERE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE
FORECAST. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS COASTAL
PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 500 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
RYAN
Last Updated: 1100 AM EDT SAT NOV 01 2014