THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR DYNAMIC CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008
...WINTRY MESS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST AND GREAT
LAKES STATES...MOVING INTO NEW ENGLAND AS THE EVENING
PROGRESSES...HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH GULF
STATES...
FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS...ICE STORM WARNINGS...FREEZING RAIN
ADVISORIES...SNOW ADVISORIES...WINTER STORM WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES..SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES
AND WARNINGS...AND TORNADO WATCHES...ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE GREAT LAKES
REGION...NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC...AND ACROSS NEW
ENGLAND. IN ADDITION...TORNADO WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
ACROSS GEORGIA...EASTERN TENNESSEE...AND IN THE EASTERN PARTS OF
THE CAROLINAS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
AT 400 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 997 MB LOW PRESSURE CENTER
LOCATED OVER CENTRAL KENTUCKY. ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WAS A
LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN...WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS
LOCATED AHEAD OF THE STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AND ICE ARE BEING REPORTED
NORTHWEST OF THE LOW CENTER IN ILLINOIS...INDIANA...AND WESTERN
OHIO. AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONT A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS FALLING
ACROSS THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC STATES AND INTO NEW ENGLAND.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST SUN MAR
2 THROUGH 400 PM EST TUE MAR 4...
...ARKANSAS...
FORT SMITH MUNI ARPT 4.90
GRAVELLY 4.45
RUDY 4.12
VAN BUREN 4.12
DEVILS KNOB 3.89
JONESBORO MUNI ARPT 3.56
BOONEVILLE 3.35
STRICKLER 3.26
HARRISON/BOONE CO. ARPT 3.25
NEWPORT 3.08
ODEN 2.80
FAYETTEVILLE/DRAKE FIELD 2.54
WALNUT RIDGE RGNL ARPT 2.50
BATESVILLE 2.38
LITTLE ROCK AFB 2.31
...MISSOURI...
AVA 13.2 SSW 3.55
MOUNTAIN GROVE 14.0 S 3.45
CARUTHERSVILLE 1.6 N 3.36
KENNETT 0.8 N 3.14
GIDEON 2.1 SSW 3.13
ANNISTON 1.9 WNW 2.65
MILLER 6.1 WNW 2.50
PROTEM 2.5O
NOBLE 1.0 S 2.50
WEST PLAINS MUNI ARPT 2.43
HOLLISTER 3.5 SW 2.24
FORSYTH 1.0 NW 2.20
NOEL 3.8 NNE 2.16
EL DORADO SPRINGS 0.6 NNW 2.10
...OKLAHOMA...
MUSKOGEE FIELD AIRPORT 2.83
EUFAULA 4.6 ENE 2.56
WARR ACRES 1.4 SSE 2.34
ROSE 4.3 SE 2.33
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT 2.15
MUSTANG 2.1 WNW 2.10
BETHANY 0.7 SSW 2.02
...TEXAS...
CELINA 7.3 NE 2.75
PERRIN 3.0 ENE 2.70
PARIS/COX FIELD 2.42
MCKINNEY 3.1 SW 2.09
SANGER 5.4 NW 2.04
FLOWER MOUND 2.3 NE 2.03
MINERAL WELLS MUNI ARPT 2.01
...INDIANA...
CHANDLER 1.1 S 2.65
NEWBURGH 1.4 NNW 2.54
FAIRLAND 0.5 ENE 2.53
BOONVILLE 2.4 N 2.40
PAOLI 2.9 NE 2.40
EVANSVILLE 3.9 ESE 2.36
...ILLINOIS...
RIDGEWAY 3.8 NE 2.19
LAWRENCEVILLE 1.4 W 1.90
ANNA 3.1 NNE 1.87
GRAYVILLE 1.1 N 1.57
...KENTUCKY...
FORT CAMPBELL AAF 3.71
LEWISBURG 9.3 WNW 3.63
CONCORD 2.9 WSW 3.14
PADUCAH 3.04
GUTHRIE 0.8 WNW 2.81
FRANKFORT 3.1 NE 2.64
GERMANTOWN 3.0 SE 2.40
TAYLORSVILLE 4.4 E 2.37
FORT KNOX AAF 2.22
HENDERSON CITY 2.18
...MISSISSIPPI...
TUPELO/C.D. LEMONS 2.10
GREENVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.07
...TENNESSEE...
DOVER 3.8 NNW 4.10
CAMDEN 4.5 NE 3.88
CLARKSVILLE 5.4 NE 3.86
JACKSON 4.3 N 3.75
MEDINA 3.8 SSW 3.63
FINGER 4.1 ENE 3.52
JACKSON/MCKELLAR 3.29
CLARKSVILLE/OUTLAW FIELD 3.01
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT 2.32
...NORTH CAROLINA...
ROSMAN 5.3 W 2.20
FRANKLIN 4.9 NNW 1.06
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL ICE IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST SUN MAR 2
THROUGH 400 PM EST TUE MAR 4...
...ILLINOIS...
EFFINGHAM 0.30
THOMPSONVILLE 0.30
RED BUD 0.25
NEW ATHENS 0.25
EFFINGHAM 3 SW 0.20
TOLEDO 0.20
DU QUOIN 0.20
...MISSOURI...
JACKSON 0.25-0.38
FREDERICKTOWN 0.25
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST SUN MAR
2 THROUGH 400 PM EST TUE MAR 4...
...ARKANSAS...
RUSSELVILLE 11.5
DARDANELLE 10.0
GLENCOE 9.0
DANVILLE 9.0
WALDRON 9.0
SALEM 8.0
MENA 7.0
VIOLA 7.0
PINE RIDGE 6.0
BELLA VISTA 6.0
HATTIEVILLE 5.0
MARSHALL 5.0
BENTONVILLE 2.0
...OKLAHOMA...
DURANT 5.0
BATTIEST 4.0
WRIGHT CITY 4.0
IDABEL 2.0
FELT 1.5
...ILLINOIS...
BRIGHTON 6.0
ASHTON 0.4 SSW 1.6
...IOWA...
WAUCOMA 4.5
DES MOINES 4.5 ENE 4.0
CLIVE 0.6 ESE 4.0
URBANDALE 1.9 NE 4.0
WINTERSET 4.0
OSCEOLA 2.5 WSW 3.9
INDIANOLA 0.8 SSW 3.9
WINDSOR HEIGHTS 0.3 NNE 3.8
NEWTON 3.1
VAN HORNE 4 SW 3.0
GRIMES 3.8 N 3.0
...MISSOURI...
SPRINGFIELD 8.5
OLIVETTE 7.2
BATTLEFIELD 7.0
WILLARD 6.5
CLEVER 6.0
CEDAR HILL 5.0
GAINESVILLE 8.2 NE 3.5
O'FALLON 3.2
HOPKINS 3.9 WSW 2.0
HOUSTON 0.3 SE 2.0
GRANT CITY 4.4 WSW 1.5
OZARK 3.2 NW 1.1
CONCEPTION JUNCTION 1.0
...KANSAS...
SAINT FRANCIS 2.7 ESE 2.0
FRANKFORT 2.6 NNW 2.0 SNOW AND SLEET
IDANA 0.3 SSE 1.4
GOODLAND 10 SSW 1.2
COLBY 0.6 NNW 1.1
JUNCTION CITY 0.50 SLEET
MORRISVILLE 0.10 SLEET
...TEXAS...
DUBLIN 3.0
PARIS 3.0
BOYS RANCH 3.0
SPEARMAN 11 S 3.0
PLANO 1.8 SE 2.5
FRITCH 2.3
CLARKSVILLE 2.0
BORGER 2.0
BOOTLEG 2.O
GRUVER 15 W 2.0
TEXLINE 2.0
HEREFORD 2.0
PANHANDLE 1.5
CANYON 1.2 NNW 1.5
VEGA 1.5
PERRYTON 1.5
DUMAS 1.5
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES
THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC STATES TOWARDS NEW ENGLAND.
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OF OVER TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER A LARGE
AREA OF THE NORTHEASTERN U.S. THROUGH THURSDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS
OF GREATER THAN A QUARTER INCH ARE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER GREAT
LAKES REGION. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF FOUR INCHES OR LESS ARE POSSIBLE
OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND. THE THREAT OF SEVERE
WEATHER WILL CONTINUE IN THE SOUTHEAST AS THE COLD FRONT ADVANCES
EASTWARD.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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Last Updated: 334 PM EST TUE MAR 04 2008