STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS TO NORTHEAST U.S. WINTER STORM NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 900 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES ACROSS THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS AND SPREADING INTO APPALACHIANS AND MID-ATLANTIC REGION... BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS...SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...EXTREME WESTERN KENTUCKY...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...A LARGE PORTION OF INDIANA...AND PORTIONS OF OHIO. WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST TEXAS...AND FROM THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY INTO THE NORTHEAST. WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE APPALACHIANS FROM EASTERN TENNESSEE AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA. HIGH WIND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL AREAS OF CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND...AND MASSACHUSETTS. ICE STORM WARNINGS AND FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA. FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND WESTERN NEW JERSEY. FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV AT 800 AM CST...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WAS MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 994 MB...29.36 INCHES...WAS CENTERED ABOUT 55 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NASHVILLE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION EXTENDING FROM ILLINOIS AND INTO THE APPALACHIANS...ALSO ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION WITH A WELL ORGANIZED SQUALL LINE MOVING THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS ILLINOIS...INDIANA...WESTERN OHIO...AND PORTIONS OF KENTUCKY. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES WERE RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT SOME LOCATIONS. MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY AND THE CAROLINAS. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING IN THE APPALACHIANS OF VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA. FARTHER SOUTH HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING ACROSS GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. ...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM CST TUE DEC 25 THROUGH 800 AM CST WED DEC 26... ...ARKANSAS... MORRILTON 13.0 AUSTIN 12.0 BOGG SPRINGS 12.0 POCAHONTAS 12.0 SMITHVILLE 4.4 SSE 12.0 VILONIA 5.7 NNE 12.0 MENA 11.5 MAYFLOWER 11.0 WYE 11.0 CONWAY 10.0 DESHA 10.0 NORTH LITTLE ROCK 4 NE 10.0 PARAGOULD 10.0 PINE RIDGE 10.0 GREENBRIER 2.4 NNW 9.5 MOUNTAIN VIEW 4.7 SSW 9.5 BENTON 4.7 NNE 8.7 HAVANA 11.0 WSW 8.2 MOUNTAIN VIEW 2.8 S 7.5 GRAVEL RIDGE 7.0 DIERKS 5.5 RUSSELLVILLE 5.0 DE QUEEN 4.0 HICKORY RIDGE 4.0 TEXARKANA 1.2 ...ILLINOIS... MOUNT CARMEL 11.0 SHAWNEETOWN 9.5 CARBONDALE 1.4 W 9.0 CARRIER MILLS 9.0 ELIZABETHTOWN 9.0 MURPHYSBORO 2.0 NW 8.5 CARBONDALE 8.0 CROSSVILLE 8.0 CARTERVILLE 7.0 BLOOMFIELD 6.0 LAWRENCEVILLE 6.0 CAIRO 5.5 EQUALITY 5.0 WEST FRANKFORT 5.0 HEROD 4.5 MARION 4.0 WOODLAWN 4.0 ROBINSON 0.4 W 3.9 ROBINSON 3.8 BELLEVIEW 3.1 PITTSBURG 3.0 FAIRFIELD 1.0 ...INDIANA... BLOOMFIELD 2 S 11.8 OAKLAND CITY 10.5 EVANSVILLE 5.9 WNW 10.0 BLOOMINGTON 6.9 S 8.5 INDIANAPOLIS 8.2 SSW 7.1 EDINBURGH 1.0 SSW 7.0 ELLETTSVILLE 2.7 NE 7.0 HOLLAND 6.3 NW 7.0 VELPEN 7.0 BEDFORD 0.8 ENE 6.0 PORTERSVILLE 6.0 POSEYVILLE 6.0 EVANSVILLE 5.0 FRANCISCO 5.0 AUSTIN 4.0 CONNERSVILLE 7 SSW 3.0 MCCUTCHANVILLE 3.0 PAOLI 3.0 INDIANAPOLIS INT'L AIRPORT 2.0 SALEM 2.0 PRINCETON 1.5 ...KENTUCKY... WICKLIFFE 3.5 BANDANA 3.0 KIRKSEY 1.5 MURRAY 1.5 ...MISSOURI... DUDLEY 12.0 MALDEN 8.0 CAPE GIRARDEAU 6.0 KENNETT 6.0 POPLAR BLUFF 5.0 NEELYVILLE 4.5 FREDERICKTOWN 4.0 HAYTI 3.0 BLOOMFIELD 2.0 THAYER 2.0 ...OHIO... BROOKVILLE 4.0 OXFORD 2.0 WEST CARROLLTON 2.0 ENON 3 N 1.3 GREENVILLE 1 E 1.0 WORTHINGTON 1.0 ...TENNESSEE... DYERSBURG 3 NE 3.0 TIPTONVILLE 2.0 RIPLEY 1.5 COVINGTON 1.0 JACKSON 4 NE 1.0 MARTIN 1.0 ...VIRGINIA... HAYWOOD 2.0 BEDFORD 3 SW 1.0 SPERRYVILLE 1.0 NEW CASTLE 1 W 0.7 BERRYVILLE 1 NNW 0.5 BROOKWOOD 0.5 FLOYD 5 N 0.5 ...WEST VIRGINIA... CHERRY GROVE 6 WSW 4.0 KLINE GAP 2 NE 3.0 LOST RIVER 3.0 ...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 800 AM CST TUE DEC 25 THROUGH 800 AM CST WED DEC 26... ...ARKANSAS... NORTH LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT 0.20 ...VIRGINIA... FLOYD 0.20 FLOYD 5 SE 0.10 NEW CASTLE 1 W 0.10 ...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM CST TUE DEC 25 THROUGH 800 AM CST WED DEC 26... ...NORTH CAROLINA... LAKE TOXAWAY 1.4 NE 3.66 BREVARD 1.2 NNW 3.03 ROSMAN 4.8 NW 2.94 CANTON 10.3 S 2.89 EAST FLAT ROCK 0.5 NNE 2.79 COLUMBUS 1.9 E 2.61 MARION 2.1 NNW 2.54 CHIMNEY ROCK 0.3 E 2.48 BANNER ELK 1.61 BLOWING ROCK 1.61 FOSCOE 1.61 GLADE VALLEY 1.48 SPARTA 1.20 TODD 1.11 NORTH WILKESBORO 1.10 DOBSON 1.08 ...SOUTH CAROLINA... TRAVELERS REST 2.4 ESE 2.66 LYMAN 2.4 NW 2.60 CLEVELAND 8.0 WSW 2.59 WOODRUFF 3.0 ESE 2.57 TAYLORS 3.0 NNW 2.50 ...VIRGINIA... HUDDLESTON 1.18 STUART 1.04 ROCKY MOUNT 0.58 BOONES MILL 0.42 ...WEST VIRGINIA... PRINCETON 1.03 BLUEFIELD 0.52 LINSIDE 0.48 ...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS ENDED... ...OKLAHOMA... HEAVENER 10 S 8.0 IDABEL 4 SW 8.0 OCTAVIA 7.0 HAWORTH 4 WSW 6.7 GREENWOOD 6.0 NASHVILLE 6.0 BROKEN BOW 5.0 PANAMA 5.0 RED OAK 5 N 5.0 BENGAL 6 SW 4.0 SWINK 9 N 4.0 OZARK 3.0 POCOLA 3.0 CAMERON 2.0 MESSER 2.0 MULDROW 2.0 ...TEXAS... DE KALB 8.5 BONHAM 6 N 6.0 TOM BEAN 1 W 6.0 DETROIT 5.0 MCKINNEY 5.0 MOUNT VERNON 7 SE 5.0 ALLEN 4.0 CLARKSVILLE 4.0 GLENRIO 5 ENE 4.0 FRISCO 1.9 N 3.8 WICHITA FALLS 2.2 S 3.6 CANYON 3.0 LUTIE 3.0 SHAMROCK 3.0 PANHANDLE 2.5 ARLINGTON 2.0 DENTON 2.0 QUITMAN 2.0 ...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS ENDED... ...ALABAMA... VALLEY 0.5 N 4.38 COKER 0.6 S 2.83 PRATTVILLE 5.9 WSW 2.70 AUBURN 0.6 ENE 2.33 MONTGOMERY 4.3 ENE 1.94 BIRMINGHAM 3.5 SE 1.80 HUNTSVILLE 5.9 SE 1.76 TALLADEGA 8.8 NW 1.76 TUSKEGEE 8.9 E 1.70 ...LOUISIANA... FERRIDAY 1.1 NNW 3.15 PLAIN DEALING 3.3 ESE 2.92 ABITA SPRINGS 1.9 NE 1.90 SHREVEPORT 5.3 SSE 1.84 LAKE PROVIDENCE 0.8 ESE 1.74 HOMER 1.2 N 1.70 MINDEN 2.2 NE 1.33 BATON ROUGE 3.5 SE 0.80 SLIDELL 2.2 NE 0.80 ...MISSISSIPPI... TERRY 5.7 NW 4.49 RAYMOND 2.7 E 3.61 MERIDIAN 3.2 NW 3.56 RIDGELAND 1.1 S 3.40 DE KALB 3.3 W 3.20 CLINTON 2.1 SW 3.08 VICKSBURG 2.2 NE 2.48 STARKVILLE 5.3 S 2.30 DIAMONDHEAD 1.4 NNW 1.20 OXFORD 10.7 1.09 KILN 3.3 N 1.06 ...TEXAS... OAKWOOD 4.2 NE 1.64 FROST 1.3 WNW 1.49 HALLSVILLE 5.4 NNE 1.42 THE SURFACE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK OVER TENNESSEE VALLEY...THE APPALACHIANS...AND MOVE TOWARD NEW ENGLAND BY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF THE LOW TRACK. SNOW AMOUNTS OF UP TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY...AND AMOUNTS EXCEEDING A FOOT ACROSS INTERIOR NEW ENGLAND. FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH TO A HALF INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM VIRGINIA...WEST VIRGINIA AND OHIO NORTHEASTWARD INTO NEW ENGLAND. HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT DAY...WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE FROM NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD THROUGH THE COASTAL MID-ATLANTIC STATES. THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT. FANNING