THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR TENNESSEE VALLEY TO NORTHEAST WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016

...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TO THE MID-ATLANTIC AND PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHEAST...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE MID-ATLANTIC...THE NORTHEAST...AND
THE LOWER GREAT LAKES.

FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
GEORGIA AND NORTHWEST SOUTH CAROLINA.

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

AT 300 PM EST...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1004 MB...29.65 INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN EASTERN MISSISSIPPI. A
COLD FROM EXTENDED SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THE LOW ACROSS LOUISIANA AND
TEXAS...WITH A WARM 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 DEEP SOUTH TO THE MID-ATLANTIC
AND THE NORTHEAST. ACROSS THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC REGION AND
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST...PRECIPITATION WAS MOSTLY IN THE FORM
OF SNOW...WHILE JUST TO THE SOUTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND BACK INTO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS...SOME
SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN WAS MIXING WITH SNOW. ELSEWHERE...ACROSS
THE DEEP SOUTH AND 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 300 PM EST MON FEB 15...

...DELAWARE...
DELMAR 4.3 E                          2.5                    
GEORGETOWN 5.8 W                      2.3                    
SEAFORD 0.7 SW                        2.2                    
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...
DOWELL 2 NE                           9.0                    
CLEMENTS 2 WSW                        7.3                    
LA PLATA 5.8 SE                       7.0                    
LEONARDTOWN 1 NE                      6.0                    
PRINCESS ANNE 2.1 SSW                 5.1                    
MECHANICSVILLE 2 SW                   5.0                    
PRINCE FREDERICK 1 S                  4.2                    
SALISBURY                             4.0                    
WALDORF 2 W                           4.0                    
COLUMBIA 2 N                          3.5                    
OXON HILL 1 W                         2.5                    
GAITHERSBURG 1 ENE                    2.3                    
BWI AIRPORT                           2.0                    
GERMANTOWN 2 N                        1.6                    
SILVER SPRING 6 NW                    1.0                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
CRUMPLER                              5.5                    
SPARTA                                5.0                    
TODD                                  5.0                    
WESTFIELD                             4.3                    
ENNICE                                4.0                    
BLOWING ROCK 4 NE                     3.5                    
NORTH WILKESBORO 3 N                  3.0                    
MOUNT AIRY                            2.5                    
WINSTON-SALEM 6 W                     2.1                    

...NEW JERSEY...
GREEN CREEK                           2.3                    

...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...
BENT MOUNTAIN 3 NE                    9.9                    
GLENVAR                               9.3                    
PILOT 2 S                             9.2                    
PEARISBURG W                          9.0                    
POPLAR HILL                           9.0                    
BLACKSBURG 4 NW                       8.5                    
CHRISTIANSBURG 2 WNW                  8.5                    
ROANOKE AIRPORT 2 S                   8.5                    
WYTHEVILLE                            7.3                    
FRIES                                 7.0                    
MEADOWS OF DAN                        5.5                    
REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT               4.0                    
ALEXANDRIA 1 W                        3.8                    
NATIONAL HARBOR 1 WNW                 3.0                    
DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT          2.2                    
CHARLOTTESVILLE 1 SSE                 2.0                    
NEWPORT NEWS 8 NNE                    1.5                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
RUPERT 3 N                           15.0                    
BLUEFIELD 1 SSW                      13.0                    
MAXWELTON                             9.0                    
HUNTINGTON 1 WSW                      8.0                    
FRIARS HILL                           6.5                    
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 300 PM EST MON FEB 15...

...GEORGIA...
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN                      0.03                    
SAUTEE                                0.01                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
CARRBORO                              0.12                    
PURNELL 4 NNW                         0.12                    
MONROE                                0.10                    
RALEIGH 4 SW                          0.02                    
GREENVILLE                            0.01                    

...TENNESSEE...
ALCOA 2 NNW                           0.06                    
COLONIAL HEIGHTS 4 E                  0.04                    

...VIRGINIA...
FRANKLIN                              0.10                    


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 INTO THE NORTHEAST THIS
AFTERNOON...AND IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN AND
EVENTUALLY ALL RAIN ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC AND THE NORTHEAST AS
WARMER AIR OVERRUNS THE ARCTIC AIRMASS. UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 6
INCHES OF SNOW MAY BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS AND MUCH OF
THE NORTHEAST. A BAND OF HIGHER AMOUNTS...BETWEEN 6 AND 15
INCHES... IS EXPECTED ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE PRECIPITATION
SHIELD NEAR THE LOW TRACK ACROSS 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 OVERNIGHT MONDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

SANTORELLI




Last Updated: 403 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016