THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS TO SOUTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO BRING SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING TO
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC STATES... 

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN
EFFECT FOR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST...THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY...AND THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC STATES.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 AM EST...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 994
MB...29.35 INCHES...WAS CENTERED ABOUT 20 MILES OFF THE COAST OF
CHARLESTON...SOUTH CAROLINA...AND MOVING QUICKLY TOWARDS THE
NORTHEAST. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE SURFACE LOW
ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA AND INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO WHILE A WARM
FRONT EXTENDED EASTWARD FROM THE LOW INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
A LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION FROM NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHEAST TO THE CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC. FROM WESTERN AND NORTHERN
NORTH CAROLINA TO CENTRAL MARYLAND...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...WITH
EMBEDDED AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...WERE OBSERVED. TO THE SOUTH OF THIS
AREA...MAINLY RAIN WAS BEING REPORTED. SOME MIXING OF SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN WAS ALSO BEING REPORTED NEAR THE TRANSITION ZONE
BETWEEN RAIN AND SNOW IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM EST WED
FEB 25 THROUGH 300 AM EST WED FEB 25...

...NORTH CAROLINA...
ASHEBORO                              7.0                    
WAYNESVILLE                           6.5                    
ROXBORO 4 NNW                         6.1                    
BETHEL HILL 4 ENE                     6.0                    
BUTNER                                6.0                    
LAKE TOWNSEND 2 WNW                   6.0                    
LENOIR 7 S                            5.2                    
CARRBORO                              5.0                    
CREEDMOOR                             5.0                    
GREENSBORO 1 WNW                      5.0                    
SKYLAND 2 S                           5.0                    
BREVARD 4 ENE                         4.5                    
CONOVER                               4.5                    
SALISBURY 6 WNW                       4.5                    
CHAPEL HILL                           4.4                    
ASHEVILLE                             4.0                    
RALEIGH 4 SW                          2.8                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
TRAVELERS REST 5 N                    3.5                    
PUMPKINTOWN 3 NNE                     3.2                    
INMAN                                 2.7                    
GAFFNEY                               1.5                    
GREENVILLE 3 S                        1.5                    

...TENNESSEE...
TOWNSEND                              9.0                    
SWEETWATER                            8.0                    
HALLS                                 6.0                    
LOUDON                                6.0                    
TRACY CITY                            6.0                    
ELKTON 4 SE                           5.3                    
DANDRIDGE                             5.0                    
MANCHESTER 8 SE                       5.0                    
SHELBYVILLE 7 SSE                     5.0                    
TULLAHOMA                             5.0                    
BENTON                                4.5                    
MCMINNVILLE                           4.5                    
SODDY-DAISY                           4.5                    
CHATTANOOGA                           4.0                    

...VIRGINIA...
MABRY MILL 1 NE                       5.0                    
FLOYD                                 4.0                    
LONG SPUR 3 SW                        2.6                    
NORFOLK INTL AIRPORT                  1.4                    
WAKEFIELD 1 NW                        1.2                    

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

...ALABAMA...
GRANT                                11.5                    
GUIN                                 11.0                    
GUNTERSVILLE 2 NE                    11.0                    
HALEYVILLE                           11.0                    
HARTSELLE                            11.0                    
BYRD 2 N                             10.5                    
HAMILTON                             10.0                    
WINFIELD                             10.0                    
BRILLIANT                             9.5                    
OWENS CROSSROADS                      9.5                    
CURRY                                 9.0                    
GURLEY                                9.0                    
HACKLEBURG 4 SW                       9.0                    
ATHENS                                8.5                    
MADISON 3 NE                          8.5                    
HUNTSVILLE                            6.2                    

...ARKANSAS...
CHIDESTER                             8.0                    
RISON                                 8.0                    
STAR CITY                             7.0                    
TULIP                                 7.0                    
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                    
STUTTGART                             5.0                    
ARKADELPHIA                           3.0                    
LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT                   1.6                    

...GEORGIA...
SUMMERVILLE                           6.5                    
INDIAN SPRINGS 1 N                    6.1                    
ELLIJAY                               5.0                    
ADAIRSVILLE                           4.0                    
DAHLONEGA 1 N                         4.0                    
DALTON                                4.0                    
TURNERVILLE 2 NNW                     4.0                    
ROME                                  3.5                    
JASPER 3 SE                           3.4                    
CEDARTOWN                             3.0                    
RINGGOLD                              3.0                    
SAUTEE                                2.6                    
DALLAS 1 N                            2.3                    
CARTERSVILLE                          2.0                    
DAWSONVILLE                           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...
TROY                                  9.5                    
SHANNON                               9.0                    
AMORY 4 E                             8.0                    
ELLIOTT                               8.0                    
DUCK HILL 4 S                         7.5                    
TREMONT 9 N                           7.5                    
EUPORA                                7.0                    
FULTON 3 E                            7.0                    
GRIFFITH 3 S                          7.0                    
NORTH CARROLLTON 5 E                  7.0                    
SALTILLO                              7.0                    
TOMBIGBEE STATE PARK 5 WNW            7.0                    
CORE SPRINGS                          6.5                    
TUPELO 2 W                            5.0                    

...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...

...ALABAMA...
DETROIT                               0.50                    

...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 JUST OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA IS
FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING NORTHEASTWARD THIS MORNING...REACHING
A POSITION WELL OFF THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC COAST BY THIS
AFTERNOON. THE AREA OF SNOW WILL ALSO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC STATES ON TUESDAY MORNING
BUT SHOULD COME TO AN END BY THE AFTERNOON. GENERALLY ANOTHER 1 TO
3 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED FROM NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA TO
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...WITH AS MUCH AS 3 TO 5 INCHES STILL POSSIBLE
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND THE SOUTHERN DELMARVA
PENNINSULA.

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.

SANTORELLI




Last Updated: 358 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015