THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS TO SOUTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015
...WINTER STORM SPREADING SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN STATES...WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC STATES OVERNIGHT...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR A LARGE AREA FROM PORTIONS OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
EASTWARD TO THE CAROLINAS AND PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 PM EST...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 998
MB...29.47 INCHES...WAS CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AND MOVING NORTHEASTWARD. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED
SOUTHWARD FROM THE SURFACE LOW INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO AND A WARM
FRONT EXTENDED EASTWARD FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
AND INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION
ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. SNOW WAS FALLING FROM
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA EASTWARD TO WESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS REPORTED AT
TIMES. FROM CENTRAL ALABAMA EASTWARD TO EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
CAROLINAS...RAIN WAS FALLING. THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. AREAS OF SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN WERE OCCASIONALLY REPORTED IN THE TRANSITION ZONE FROM SNOW
TO RAIN.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM EST WED
FEB 25 THROUGH 900 PM EST WED FEB 25...
...ALABAMA...
GUIN 11.0
HALEYVILLE 11.0
HAMILTON 10.0
WINFIELD 10.0
BRILLIANT 9.5
CURRY 9.0
HACKLEBURG 4 SW 9.0
ATHENS 8.5
MOULTON 8.0
TRINITY 8.0
CENTRE 7.5
VERNON 7.5
BEAR CREEK 7.0
BYRD 7.0
CADDO 7.0
NAUVOO 7.0
CULLMAN 3 NW 6.8
...GEORGIA...
ADAIRSVILLE 4.0
ELLIJAY 4.0
ROME 3.5
JASPER 3 SE 3.4
CEDARTOWN 3.0
DALTON 3.0
RINGGOLD 3.0
TURNERVILLE 2 NNW 3.0
SAUTEE 2.6
DALLAS 1 N 2.3
CARTERSVILLE 2.0
DAWSONVILLE 2.0
SUMMERVILLE 2.0
...LOUISIANA...
BOSSIER CITY 4.0
OAK GROVE 3.2
BENTON 3 S 3.0
MONROE 3.0
SHREVEPORT 3.0
HAUGHTON 6 N 2.5
N MINDEN 2.5
BASTROP 2.0
MANSFIELD 10 N 2.0
...MISSISSIPPI...
SHANNON 8.5
ELLIOTT 8.0
DUCK HILL 4 S 7.5
TREMONT 9 N 7.5
EUPORA 7.0
FULTON 3 E 7.0
NORTH CARROLLTON 5 E 7.0
TOMBIGBEE STATE PARK 5 WNW 7.0
CORE SPRINGS 6.5
BELMONT 2 E 6.0
CALHOUN CITY 6 E 6.0
KILMICHAEL 6.0
SCOBEY 6.0
WINONA 6.0
IVERNESS 5.5
COLUMBUS AFB 5.0
TUPELO 2 W 5.0
...NORTH CAROLINA...
BREVARD 4 ENE 3.0
WAYNESVILLE 3.0
BOILING SPRINGS 2.0
SHELBY 2.0
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
PUMPKINTOWN 3 NNE 2.0
...TENNESSEE...
BENTON 4.5
SODDY-DAISY 4.5
CHATTANOOGA 4.0
JASPER 4.0
OOLTEWAH 4.0
RED BANK 4.0
CHARLESTON 3.8
ELKTON 4 SE 3.8
CLEVELAND 3.0
ENGLEWOOD 3.0
TRACY CITY 3.0
MANCHESTER 15 SE 2.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
1200 AM EST WED FEB 25 THROUGH 900 PM EST WED FEB 25...
...ALABAMA...
DETROIT 0.50
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...ARKANSAS...
PRESCOTT 4 E 6.2
GRAPEVINE 2 E 6.0
LEWISVILLE 6 N 6.0
PINE BLUFF 7 S 6.0
SULPHUR SPRINGS 6.0
FORDYCE 5.5
NASHVILLE 5.0
HOPE 4.0
STAR CITY 3.5
WHITE HALL 3.5
STUTTGART 3.2
OKOLONA 3.1
ARKADELPHIA 3.0
BEARDEN 3.0
CURTIS 3.0
LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT 1.6
...OKLAHOMA...
FORT TOWSON 2.0
SAWYER 1.5
...TEXAS...
DOMINO 1 S 7.0
LONGVIEW 1 N 6.0
GLADEWATER 4.0
HEMPHILL 4.0
MOUNT PLEASANT 15 S 4.0
TALCO 4.0
BLOOMING GROVE 3.5
BOYCE 3.0
CANTON 3.0
EMORY 3.0
PITTSBURG 3.0
SULPHUR SPRINGS 3.0
WAXAHACHIE 3.0
ATLANTA 2.6
FAIRFIELD 2.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...
...LOUISIANA...
HAUGHTON 6 N 0.10
...MISSISSIPPI...
STARKVILLE 0.25
ANNANDALE 0.10
JACKSON 0.10
LEXINGTON 0.10
CLEVELAND 0.05
EUPORA 0.05
GRENADA 0.05
MAYERSVILLE 0.05
PHEBA 0.05
ROLLING FORK 0.05
VICKSBURG 0.05
YAZOO CITY 0.05
...TEXAS...
HAWKINS 4 NW 0.10
LONGVIEW 3 ENE 0.10
MARSHALL 0.10
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET AMOUNTS IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...
...TEXAS...
FORT WORTH 8 NE 0.40
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD TONIGHT...REACHING A POSITION OFF THE COAST
OF THE CAROLINAS BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL SPREAD
NORTHEASTWARD AS WELL...INTO THE SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC STATES
OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL COME TO AN END ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY THIS EVENING AND ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES THURSDAY
MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA AND GEORGIA...AND STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE EXPECTED. TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN SOUTH
CAROLINA...MUCH OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
VIRGINIA. LIGHTER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
FROM WEST VIRGINIA EASTWARD INTO THE DELMARVA REGION.
ADDITIONALLY...FREEZING RAIN ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH TO A
QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
RYAN
Last Updated: 945 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015