THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR TENNESSEE VALLEY TO NORTHEAST WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016

...A WIDESPREAD AREA OF MOSTLY SNOW CONTINUES THROUGHOUT MUCH OF
THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION WITH FREEZING RAIN FARTHER SOUTH...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR A WIDESPREAD AREA ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS...AND MUCH OF THE MID-ATLANTIC...THE
NORTHEAST...AND THE LOWER GREAT LAKES.

FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
GEORGIA...NORTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
THEY ARE ALSO IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL OHIO.

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

AT 900 AM EST...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1007 MB...29.74 INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA. A
COLD FROM EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW ACROSS EASTERN
TEXAS...WITH A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING EASTWARD ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST. TO THE NORTH OF THIS SYSTEM...AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WAS IN
PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN U.S. FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE
MID-ATLANTIC AND THE NORTHEAST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A WIDESPREAD AREA OF
PRECIPITATION EXTENDING FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE
MID-ATLANTIC. ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC...PRECIPITATION WAS MOSTLY
IN THE FORM OF SNOW...WHILE JUST TO THE SOUTH ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA AND TO THE SOUTHWEST IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...SOME SLEET OR
FREEZING RAIN WAS FALLING. ELSEWHERE...ACROSS THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL WITH EMBEDDED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS REPORTED.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EST SUN FEB
14 THROUGH 900 AM EST MON FEB 15...

...DELAWARE...
SELBYVILLE                            2.0                    

...KENTUCKY...
FLEMINGSBURG JUNCTION                 7.0                    
FONDE 2 NNE                           7.0                    
MUNFORDVILLE                          7.0                    
SUNFISH 1 WNW                         6.8                    
BEE LICK 5 W                          6.5                    
CORBIN                                6.5                    
HYDEN                                 6.5                    
MONTICELLO 11 NE                      6.0                    

...MARYLAND...
CLEMENTS 2 WSW                        7.0                    
LEONARDTOWN 1 NE                      6.0                    
MECHANICSVILLE                        4.8                    
PRINCE FREDERICK 1 S                  4.2                    
WALDORF 2 W                           4.0                    
SALISBURY                             3.0                    
OXON HILL 1 W                         2.5                    
GERMANTOWN 2 N                        1.6                    
BWI AIRPORT                           1.0                    
SILVER SPRING 6 NW                    1.0                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
SPARTA                                5.0                    
TODD                                  4.0                    
BLOWING ROCK 4 NE                     3.5                    
NORTH WILKESBORO 3 N                  3.0                    
MOUNT AIRY                            2.5                    
WINSTON-SALEM 6 W                     2.1                    

...OHIO...
PROCTORVILLE 2 NNE                    5.0                    
N WILLIAMSBURG                        4.5                    
LOCUST GROVE                          4.0                    
WAKEFIELD 2 N                         4.0                    
CINCINNATI 9 NW                       3.5                    

...TENNESSEE...
MOUNTAIN CITY                         6.0                    
COLONIAL HEIGHTS 1 SSW                5.0                    
JELLICO 3 SW                          5.0                    
TAZEWELL                              5.0                    
BRISTOL                               4.0                    

...VIRGINIA...
PEARISBURG W                          9.0                    
POPLAR HILL                           9.0                    
BLACKBURG 4 NW                        8.5                    
CHRISTIANSBURG 2 WNW                  8.0                    
FRIES                                 7.0                    
ROANOKE AIRPORT 1 ESE                 6.0                    
MEADOWS OF DAN                        5.5                    
CHARLOTTESVILLE 1 SSE                 2.0                    
NEWPORT NEWS 8 NNE                    1.5                    
REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT               1.5                    
DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT          1.1                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
RUPERT 3 N                           15.0                    
BLUEFIELD 1 SSW                      13.0                    
HUNTINGTON 1 WSW                      8.0                    
MILTON                                6.0                    
HUNTINGTON                            5.5                    
CHARLESTON 6 WSW                      5.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 PM EST SUN FEB 14 THROUGH 900 AM EST MON FEB 15...

...NORTH CAROLINA...
RALEIGH 4 SW                          0.02                    
GREENVILLE                            0.01                    


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS
THE APPALACHIANS AND REACH THE WESTERN MID-ATLANTIC REGION BY
TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES
INTO THE NORTHEAST TODAY...AND IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO
FREEZING RAIN AND EVENTUALLY ALL RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS
WARMER AIR OVERRUNS THE ARCTIC AIRMASS. UP TO 6 INCHES OF
ADDITIONAL SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...IS EXPECTED FROM
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TO THE INTERIOR NORTHEAST. HIGHER
AMOUNTS...AS MUCH AS 12 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST ON THE
WESTERN EDGE OF THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD NEAR THE LOW TRACK ITSELF
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND
WESTERN NEW YORK. A TENTH TO A HALF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN/CENTRAL APPALACHIANS INTO THE
INTERIOR MID-ATLANTIC AND THE NORTHEAST BEFORE TRANSITIONING OVER
TO ALL RAIN BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

SANTORELLI




Last Updated: 1023 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016