THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR GULF COAST AND SOUTHEAST U.S. WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014
...A RARE WINTER STORM IS UNDERWAY ACROSS THE GULF COAST AND
SOUTHEASTERN STATES...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR PLACES FROM THE GULF COAST OF TEXAS...ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST...AND INTO THE SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC.
FREEZE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTH TEXAS...AND HARD
FREEZE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE MID-MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 PM CST...A SURFACE COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM THE EASTERN
ATLANTIC...ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA...AND INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO.
BEHIND THE FRONT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE SWATH OF PRECIPITATION EXTENDING
FROM THE GULF COAST OF TEXAS TO THE SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC REGION.
ACROSS THE GULF COAST AND SOUTHEAST...A MIXTURE OF MAINLY SLEET
AND FREEZING RAIN...WITH SOME EMBEDDED SNOW...WAS FALLING. ON THE
BACKSIDE OF THIS FREEZING RAIN...FROM CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI TO THE
SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC...SOME LIGHT SNOW WAS BEING REPORTED.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CST FRI DEC 13
THROUGH 200 PM CST SUN DEC 15...
...LOUISIANA...
KENTWOOD 0.90
ALEXANDRIA 0.75
CLINTON 5 SW 0.75
DE QUINCY 4 E 0.75
ST. FRANCISVILLE 0.50
KINDER 2 ESE 0.25
SULPHUR 5 NE 0.25
CAMERON 0.10
SLIDELL 0.10
...MISSISSIPPI...
TYLERTOWN 2.00
PRENTISS 3 E 1.50
BASSFIELD 1.00
BROOKHAVEN 1.00
WOODVILLE 1.00
LIBERTY 0.75
MCCALL CREEK 0.60
HATTIESBURG 0.50
MCCOMB 0.50
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
JAMES ISLAND 0.10
...TEXAS...
SILSBEE 0.25
BEAUMONT 0.20
JASPER 9 SW 0.20
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CST FRI DEC
13 THROUGH 200 PM CST SUN DEC 15...
...ALABAMA...
SYLACAUGA 2 S 1.5
...GEORGIA...
CEDAR CLIFF 2 SW 3.0
BLUE RIDGE 3 S 2.0
FRANKLIN 2.0
TRENTON 4 W 2.0
ELLIJAY 1.8
WALESKA 5 NE 1.5
...LOUISIANA...
JENA 4.0
COLFAX 2.5
DRY PRONG 2.0
FLORIEN 2.0
HARRISONBURG 2.0
COLUMBIA 1.5
NATCHITOCHES 1.5
PINEVILLE 1.5
SICILY ISLAND 1.5
WINNFIELD 1.5
...MISSISSIPPI...
WHITE OAK 3 NE 3.0
FAYETTE 2.0
FLORENCE 2.0
RALEIGH 2.0
MENDENHALL 1.5
...NORTH CAROLINA...
BURNSVILLE 2.5
BULADEAN 2.0
SYLVA 9 NE 2.0
...TENNESSEE...
MARYVILLE 2.0
ROGERSVILLE 8 ENE 2.0
CLEVELAND 1.5
MARYVILLE 3 ESE 1.5
...VIRGINIA...
FLOYD 1.5
SHAWSVILLE 1.5
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
600 AM CST FRI DEC 13 THROUGH 200 PM CST SUN DEC 15...
...ALABAMA...
OPELIKA 1 SW 0.25
MOBILE AIRPORT 5 SSE 0.10
SILVERHILL 3 S 0.10
...LOUISIANA...
BRUSLY 0.10
...MISSISSIPPI...
SAUCIER 0.10
THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION SHOULD COME TO AN END BY EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES AND BY WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR
THE SOUTHEAST. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE COASTAL SOUTHEAST WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS UP TO A
FOOT POSSIBLE FOR NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST
VIRGINIA. ADDITIONAL FREEZING RAIN AMOUNTS UP TO A QUARTER OF AN
INCH ARE STILL POSSIBLE FOR THE GULF COAST AND SOUTHEASTERN
STATES. ACROSS THE COASTAL CAROLINAS...UP TO HALF AN INCH OF ICE
COULD ACCUMULATE BEFORE ALL IS SAID AND DONE. BEHIND THIS
SYSTEM...THE FRIGID AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE KEEPING TEMPERATURES
WELL BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR THROUGH THE REST OF
THE WORK WEEK.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
MONARSKI
Last Updated: 402 PM EST TUE JAN 28 2014