THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR TENNESSEE VALLEY TO NORTHEAST WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016

...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TO THE MID-ATLANTIC AND INTO NEW ENGLAND... 

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

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

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

AT 900 PM EST...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1004 MB...29.65 INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. A
COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE DEEP
SOUTH AND INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO...WITH A WARM FRONT EXTENDING
EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. TO THE NORTH OF THIS SYSTEM...AN
ARCTIC AIR MASS 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 BOTH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. ACROSS NEW
ENGLAND...MODERATE SNOW WAS BEING REPORTED. THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS WERE ALSO REPORTED A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE BEING REPORTED ACROSS THE DEEP
SOUTH AND INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...WITH A STRONG SQUALL LINE
MOVING EAST INTO GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. 

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

...CONNECTICUT...
DARIEN                                2.5                    
WESTON                                2.5                    
NEW CANAAN                            2.0                    
BRIDGEPORT AIRPORT                    1.7                    
EASTON                                1.5                    
NEW HAVEN                             1.5                    
CLINTON                               1.0                    
DANBURY                               1.0                    

...WASHINGTON DC...
WASHINGTON                            3.7                    
NATIONAL ARBOR 1 WSW                  3.5                    

...DELAWARE...
SELBYVILLE                            4.5                    
MILTON                                4.2                    
LAUREL                                4.0                    
SEAFORD                               3.5                    
ELLENDALE 1 NNW                       3.0                    
BRIDGEVILLE                           2.9                    
HARRINGTON 4 NNW                      2.6                    
DELMAR 4.3 E                          2.5                    
GREEN ACRES                           2.5                    
STOCKLEY                              2.4                    

...MARYLAND...
DOWELL 2 NE                           9.0                    
CLEMENTS 2 WSW                        7.3                    
LA PLATA 5.8 SE                       7.0                    
PRINCE FREDERICK 1 S                  6.1                    
WALDORF 2 W                           4.0                    
COLUMBIA 2 N                          3.7                    
BOWIE 2 S                             3.0                    
OXON HILL 1 W                         2.5                    
GAITHERSBURG 1 ENE                    2.3                    
BWI AIRPORT                           2.2                    

...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...
ROBBINSVILLE 2 WSW                    2.8                    
TENAFLY                               2.5                    
TEWKSBURY TWP                         2.5                    
CHEESEQUAKE                           2.3                    
GREEN CREEK                           2.3                    
WEST MILFORD                          2.3                    
ELIZABETH                             2.2                    
HIGHLAND LAKE                         2.0                    
MARCELLA                              2.0                    
EAST RUTHERFORD                       1.6                    
NEWARK AIRPORT                        1.4                    

...NEW YORK...
BAYSIDE                               1.8                    
NYC/JFK AIRPORT                       1.6                    
NYC/LA GUARDIA                        1.5                    
CENTRAL PARK                          1.4                    
GREENVILLE                            1.4                    
SETAUKET                              1.3                    

...OHIO...
IRONTON                               5.0                    
PROCTORVILLE 2 NNE                    5.0                    
SOUTH POINT                           5.0                    
N WILLIAMSBURG                        4.5                    
LOCUST GROVE                          4.0                    
WAKEFIELD 2 N                         4.0                    
CINCINNATI 9 NW                       3.5                    
ALBANY 4 NW                           2.5                    
ATHENS 1 N                            1.6                    
AMESVILLE 3 SE                        1.5                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
CASHTOWN 1 S                          3.5                    
MONT ALTO                             3.0                    
WAYNESBORO 2 SW                       3.0                    
ANALOMINK                             1.7                    
CROYDON                               1.5                    
MARTINS CREEK                         1.4                    
CHADDS FORD                           1.3                    
LEHIGH VALLEY INTL AIRPORT            1.2                    
EXTON                                 1.0                    
LEMONT                                1.0                    
PHILADELPHIA INTL AIRPORT             1.0                    
PLYMOUTH MEETING                      1.0                    

...VIRGINIA...
BENT MOUNTAIN 3 NE                    9.9                    
GLENVAR                               9.3                    
PILOT 2 S                             9.2                    
BLACKSBURG 2 S                        9.0                    
PEARISBURG W                          9.0                    
POPLAR HILL                           9.0                    
CHRISTIANSBURG 2 WNW                  8.5                    
ROANOKE AIRPORT 2 S                   8.5                    
CLINTWOOD                             8.0                    
WYTHEVILLE                            7.3                    
MEADOWS OF DAN                        5.5                    
ANNANDALE 1 NW                        5.0                    
NEWPORT 3 WNW                         4.8                    
NATIONAL HARBOR 1 WNW                 4.3                    
REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT               4.0                    
ALEXANDRIA 1 W                        3.8                    
DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT          2.4                    
CHARLOTTESVILLE 1 SSE                 2.0                    
RICHMOND 3 N                          1.5                    
VIRGINIA BEACH 5 NNW                  1.5                    
NORFOLK                               1.3                    

...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                    
CHARLESTON 6 WSW                      5.5                    

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

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

...MARYLAND...
LEONARDTOWN 1 N                       0.15                    
DOWELL 2 NE                           0.10                    
MORRELL PARK 1 WNW                    0.10                    
SAVAGE 1 NNW                          0.10                    
OELLA 1 E                             0.08                    
WOODSTOCK 2 SW                        0.08                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
MOCKSVILLE 3 WSW                      0.20                    
CARRBORO                              0.12                    
PURNELL 4 NNW                         0.12                    
CHARLOTTE AIRPORT 2 E                 0.10                    
HICKORY                               0.10                    
MARION                                0.10                    
MONROE                                0.10                    
NEWELL 1 N                            0.10                    
OLD FORT                              0.08                    
LATTIMORE 3 SW                        0.06                    
HARRISBURG                            0.05                    
INDIAN TRAIL 2 N                      0.05                    
KANNAPOLIS                            0.05                    
WAXHAW                                0.05                    
RALEIGH 4 SW                          0.02                    
GREENVILLE                            0.01                    

...NEW JERSEY...
TRENTON AIRPORT                       0.03                    

...NEW YORK...
CENTRAL PARK                          0.03                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
PHILADELPHIA INTL AIRPORT             0.02                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
GREENVILLE                            0.02                    

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

...VIRGINIA...
FRANKLIN                              0.10                    
SEALSTON 1 WSW                        0.10                    
MADISON 3 ESE                         0.01                    

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

...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                    
LOUISA 3 S                            5.5                    
WARNOCK 2 W                           5.0                    
FALLSBURG 6 N                         4.5                    

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


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 CONTINUE SPREAD INTO THE NORTHEAST
AND NEW ENGLAND THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...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
AIR MASS. 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 13 INCHES... IS EXPECTED ON THE
WESTERN EDGE OF THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD NEAR THE LOW TRACK ACROSS
NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND WESTERN NEW YORK. ONE 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 TUESDAY MORNING. 

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.

FANNING




Last Updated: 945 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016