THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS TO EAST COAST WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014
...AREA OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN EXITING TEXAS AND CONTINUES
MOVING THROUGH THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...
ICE STORM WARNINGS AND FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA...AND A VERY SMALL PORTION
OF SOUTHERN LOUISIANA/MISSISSIPPI.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM EASTERN TEXAS EASTWARD
ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF SOUTHEASTERN STATES AND NORTHWARD INTO
THE MID ATLANTIC. WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF THE MID ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND THE SOUTHEAST.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 AM EST...A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF OF
MEXICO HAD A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1014 MB...29.94 INCHES...AND WAS
BEGINNING TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST-NORTHEAST. A VERY SLOW MOVING COLD
FRONT STRETCHED EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO AND
ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN TEXAS...SOUTHERN ARKANSAS...THE
NORTHERN TIER OF THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES AND WAS BEGINNING TO MOVE
OVER MUCH OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THERE WAS LIGHT SNOW ALSO BEING
REPORTED IN SOUTHERN ARKANSAS AND NORTHERN GEORGIA. LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING ALONG THE GULF COAST FROM LOUISIANA TO
FLORIDA AND GEORGIA...WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE COAST
OF LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EST MON FEB 10
THROUGH 300 AM EST WED FEB 12...
...LOUISIANA...
FARMERVILLE 1.00
BASTROP 0.15
OAK GROVE 0.10
...NORTH CAROLINA...
HAMPSTEAD 2 NNW 0.50
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
FORK 1 E 0.30
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 PM EST MON FEB 10 THROUGH 300 AM EST WED FEB 12...
...ARKANSAS...
BRADLEY 0.25
...GEORGIA...
FLOWERY BRANCH 1 SSE 0.10
...LOUISIANA...
TALLULAH 1.00
BOSSIER CITY 0.30
SHONGALOO 5 N 0.30
WEST MONROE 0.30
BRADLEY 0.25
HOMER 1 N 0.25
PINE PRAIRIE 0.25
SHREVEPORT 0.25
WINNSBORO 0.25
KEACHI 8 ESE 0.20
ESLER REGIONAL ARPT 0.14
CLARKSVILLE CITY 0.10
COLUMBIA 5 NNW 0.10
LONGVIEW 0.10
RUSTON 7 NW 0.10
SHREVEPORT 10 SSW 0.10
...MISSISSIPPI...
CARROLLTON 0.20
VICKSBURG 0.20
ACKERMAN 0.10
CLINTON 4 S 0.10
HAZLEHURST 0.10
LOUISE 0.10
MAYERSVILLE 0.10
NATCHEZ 0.10
ROLLING FORK 0.10
ROXIE 0.10
YAZOO CITY 0.10
...NORTH CAROLINA...
CASTLE HAYNE 3 SSW 0.25
WILMINGTON 0.20
HAMPSTEAD 0.10
MASONBORO 0.10
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
FLORENCE 1 S 0.25
GREEN SEA 0.20
...TEXAS...
BULLARD 7 WNW 0.25
CHRISTOVAL 4 WSW 0.20
APPLEBY 0.12
CLARKSVILLE CITY 0.10
LONGVIEW 0.10
SAN ANGELO 4 W 0.10
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EST MON FEB
10 THROUGH 300 AM EST WED FEB 12...
...ALABAMA...
GRANT 5.5
RAINSVILLE 5.5
CROSSVILLE 2 NNE 5.0
CULLMAN 5.0
EVA 5.0
GUNTERSVILLE 6 ENE 5.0
POWELL 1 N 5.0
BOAZ 4.5
DOUGLAS 4.5
ARAB 4.0
FORT PAYNE SW 4.0
WOODVILLE 1 NE 3.3
FALKVILLE 3.0
PRICEVILLE 1 WSW 2.5
SAINT FLORIAN 2.3
...ARKANSAS...
HAMBURG 0.5
LAKE VILLAGE 0.2
...GEORGIA...
SUMMERVILLE 5.0
BLAIRSVILLE 3 SW 3.0
MOUNT AIRY 3.0
ELBERTON 1.0
...MISSISSIPPI...
GREENVILLE 1.5
...NORTH CAROLINA...
WHORTONSVILLE 1 SSE 9.0
DUBLIN 2 ESE 5.8
LUMBERTON 5 SSW 5.0
BARKER TEN MILE 1 S 4.7
LAUREL HILL 4.5
GOLDSBORO 3.3
ST. PAULS 3.3
NEWTON GROVE 4 WNW 3.2
WAYNESVILLE 3.2
FAYETTEVILLE 3.1
CANDLER 3.0
CANTON 5 SW 3.0
SOUTHERN PINES 3.0
MAGGIE VALLEY 2.5
WAGRAM 2.5
FORT BRAGG 2.0
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
BENNETTSVILLE 4.0
HARTSVILLE 1 NE 3.5
WILLIAMSTON 3.3
SIMPSONVILLE 1 N 3.2
DOVESVILLE 2 ENE 3.0
ROCK HILL 3 W 2.8
UNION 3 W 2.7
PACOLET 2.5
WELLFORD 2.5
GREENWOOD 2.4
CATAWBA 2.0
MAULDIN 3 N 2.0
GSP ARPT 1.8
WESTMINSTER 1.0
PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD AND EXPAND EASTWARD AS THE
SURFACE LOW CONTINUES TO DEVELOP IN THE GULF. FREEZING RAIN WILL
CONTINUE TO EXPAND OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF ALABAMA
AND GEORGIA...AS WELL AS MUCH OF SOUTH CAROLINA BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. POSSIBLY HISTORIC ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER ONE INCH OF
ICE WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN GEORGIA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA...WITH A LITTLE OVER HALF AN INCH OF ICE POSSIBLE FOR
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHERN EDGE
OF THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT ACROSS EXTREME
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI...ALABAMA...AND GEORGIA AS WELL AS TENNESSEE
WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD
NORTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS 10 TO 14 INCHES EXPECTED FROM
EXTREME NORTHERN GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD ALONG AND
JUST EAST OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE APPALACHIANS IN NORTH
CAROLINA...TENNESSEE...AND SOUTHERN VIRGINIA BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MID ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST
WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS
POSSIBLE.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
FANNING
Last Updated: 333 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014