National Weather Service Forecast Office - Memphis, TN


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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1251 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2006

...MIDSOUTH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM THE FEBRUARY 10TH WINTER
STORM...

THE COMBINATION OF A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT TRACKED ALONG
THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND A SOUTHWARD MOVING ARCTIC FRONT RESULTED
IN A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE MIDSOUTH.
IN FACT...THIS IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO HIT THE
MEMPHIS METROPOLITAN AREA SINCE FEBRUARY 6TH 2002 WHEN 3.7 INCHES OF
SNOW OCCURRED. 3.2 INCHES WAS MEASURED AT MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT FROM THE FEBRUARY 10TH 2006 STORM.

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE SNOWFALL TOTALS FOR ALL 56 COUNTIES THAT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS SERVE. THE TOTALS ARE A RESULT
OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY THE NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVER NETWORK...
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...LOCAL MEDIA...AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WE
THANK ALL OF THOSE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO RELAY THEIR WINTER WEATHER
REPORTS.


ARKANSAS            SNOW TOTALS
----------          -------------
RANDOLPH COUNTY     1 INCH
CLAY COUNTY         1/2 INCH
LAWRENCE COUNTY     1 INCH
GREENE COUNTY       2 TO 3 INCHES
CRAIGHEAD COUNTY    2 INCHES
POINSETT COUNTY     4 INCHES
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY  3 INCHES
CROSS COUNTY        2 TO 3 INCHES
CRITTENDEN COUNTY   3 TO 4 INCHES
ST. FRANCIS COUNTY  4 TO 5 INCHES
LEE COUNTY          3 TO 4 INCHES
PHILLIPS COUNTY     2 TO 3 INCHES (NORTHERN PORTION)


MISSOURI            SNOW TOTALS
----------          -------------
DUNKLIN COUNTY      3 TO 4 INCHES (SOUTHERN PORTION)
PEMISCOT COUNTY     3 INCHES


TENNESSEE           SNOW TOTALS
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LAKE COUNTY         2 TO 3 INCHES
OBION COUNTY        4 INCHES
WEAKLEY COUNTY      3 TO 5 INCHES
HENRY COUNTY        2 TO 3 INCHES
DYER COUNTY         2 TO 3 INCHES
GIBSON COUNTY       2 TO 3 INCHES
CARROLL COUNTY      2 INCHES
LAUDERDALE COUNTY   3 INCHES
CROCKETT COUNTY     2 INCHES
TIPTON COUNTY       4 TO 5 INCHES
HAYWOOD COUNTY      3 INCHES
MADISON COUNTY      3 INCHES
HENDERSON COUNTY    1 TO 2 INCHES
DECATUR COUNTY      1 TO 2 INCHES
SHELBY COUNTY       3 TO 5 INCHES
FAYETTE COUNTY      4 TO 5 INCHES
HARDEMAN COUNTY     2 TO 3 INCHES
CHESTER COUNTY      2 TO 3 INCHES
MCNAIRY COUNTY      3 TO 4 INCHES
HARDIN COUNTY       1 TO 2 INCHES


MISSISSIPPI         SNOW TOTALS
-----------         -------------
DESOTO COUNTY       4 INCHES
MARSHALL COUNTY     3 INCHES
BENTON COUNTY       2 INCHES
TIPPAH COUNTY       1 TO 2 INCHES
ALCORN COUNTY       1/2 TO 1 INCH
TISHOMINGO COUNTY   LESS THAN 1 INCH
TUNICA COUNTY       2 TO 4 INCHES
TATE COUNTY         2 TO 3 INCHES
COAHOMA COUNTY      DUSTING
QUITMAN COUNTY      1 INCH (NORTHERN PORTION)
PANOLA COUNTY       LESS THAN 1 INCH
LAFAYETTE COUNTY    1/2 INCH
UNION COUNTY        TRACE
PRENTISS COUNTY     1 INCH
PONTOTOC COUNTY     TRACE
LEE COUNTY          TRACE
ITAWAMBA COUNTY     TRACE
TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY NO SNOW
YALOBUSHA COUNTY    NO SNOW
CALHOUN COUNTY      NO SNOW
CHICKASAW COUNTY    NO SNOW
MONROE COUNTY       NO SNOW

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