THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013
...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN CONTINUE ACROSS A LARGE AREA
OF THE NORTH AND CENTRAL PLAINS AND THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR A LARGE AREA FROM THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS EASTWARD
THROUGH THE UPPER AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY... THE GREAT
LAKES AND OHIO RIVER VALLEY...AND THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 AM CST...A COMPLEX WEATHER PATTERN WAS IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH
OF THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTRY. A SURFACE LOW WITH A
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1009 MB...29.79 INCHES WAS CENTERED ABOUT 60
MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY. THIS LOW WAS LOCATED ALONG A
FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT EXTENDED FROM THE CENTRAL ROCKIES INTO THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS AND EASTWARD INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY. FURTHER
SOUTH...A SECOND SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1012
MB...29.88 INCHES WAS CENTERED OVER CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. A COLD
FRONT WAS EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THIS LOW TO THE LOUISIANA GULF
COAST...AND A WARM FRONT DRAPED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A BROAD
AREA OF PRECIPITATION...STRETCHING FROM THE NORTH AND CENTRAL
PLAINS...THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO RIVER VALLEY...AND INTO THE
MID-ATLANTIC AND SOUTHEAST. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...WITH AREAS OF
HEAVY SNOW...WAS FALLING ACROSS A LARGE AREA FROM SOUTH DAKOTA AND
NEBRASKA EASTWARD TO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. AREAS OF FREEZING
RAIN AND SLEET WERE OCCURRING ACROSS ILLINOIS...INDIANA...AND
FURTER EAST INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY. FARTHER SOUTH...MODERATE
RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST AND INTO THE
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION. A MIX OF SLEET AND
SNOW HAS BEGUN TO FALL ALONG THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
APPALACHIANS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CST WED
FEB 20 THROUGH 200 AM CST THU FEB 21...
...IOWA...
SIOUX CITY 8.4
GILLETT GROVE 6.0
ANAMOSA 1 S 5.0
BEDFORD 5.0
CEDAR RAPIDS 1 SSE 5.0
WATERLOO 5.0
ATLANTIC 4.5
CORNING 4.5
MOUNT AYR 4.5
OTTUMWA 1 SW 4.3
MUSCATINE 1 S 4.1
CHARITON 4.0
NE NUMA 4.0
MURRAY 3.0
...ILLINOIS...
WINCHESTER 7.0
WOODSON 1 SW 7.0
JACKSONVILLE 5.7
JEROME 1 SW 5.5
SPRINGFIELD 5.3
COLUSA 2 NE 4.5
SHERMAN 4.2
HAVANA 4.0
DECATUR 3.0
LITTLE AMERICA 3.0
...KANSAS...
NASHVILLE 18.0
HAYS 17.0
PLAINVILLE 15.0
JETMORE 8 N 14.2
WICHITA MID CONTINENT ARPT 14.2
HUTCHINSON 2 NW 14.0
MACKSVILLE 14.0
NORWICH 14.0
ROSSVILLE 3 S 14.0
ROZEL 14.0
SPIVEY 14.0
CLEARWATER 4 N 13.0
HANSTON 1 W 13.0
LEBO 13.0
KINGMAN 12.0
LONG ISLAND 12.0
LYNDON 12.0
OLATHE 12.0
RICHMOND SSW 12.0
GOODLAND 11.0
TOPEKA 5 SW 11.0
SALINA 10.0
...MINNESOTA...
AUSTIN 3.5
DOUGLAS 4 SE 2.9
WINONA 2.8
ST. JAMES 2.5
MANKATO 2.0
...MISSOURI...
FREEMAN 12.0
BLUE SPRINGS 10.5
RAYMORE 10.5
LEES SUMMIT 10.0
NORTH KANSAS CITY 10.0
LEES SUMMIT 5 NE 9.8
GREENWOOD 9.5
INDEPENDENCE 9.5
LIBERTY 9.5
COLUMBIA 9.0
GREENWOOD 2 W 9.0
COLUMBIA 12 N 8.0
KEARNEY 5 NW 8.0
FULTON 2 SSE 7.0
GALLATIN 6.0
ST LOUIS 2 SSW 1.3
...NEBRASKA...
AYR 12.0
ELWOOD 8 S 11.5
HOLDREDGE 11.0
AURORA 9.5
GRAND ISLAND 9.3
EUSTIS 8 SSW 9.0
HASTINGS 9.0
CULBERTSON 8.0
OMAHA 8.0
STOCKVILLE 15 SE 8.0
WILSONVILLE 8.0
CURTIS 7.7
COZAD 7.0
OSHKOSH 10 NE 6.5
ANSLEY 8 NE 6.0
ARTHUR 6.0
PAXTON 6.0
ALMA 5.0
DANBURY 5.0
HERSHEY 5 SSE 5.0
NORTH PLATTE 3 ENE 5.0
HASTINGS 4 N 4.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
NORTH SIOUX CITY 8.9
SIOUX FALLS 3.2
MITHCELL 2 S 2.9
HURDON 1.8
...WISCONSIN...
KENOSHA AIRPORT 3.0
BARABOO 2.5
DARLINGTON 2.5
DODGEVILLE 2.0
JANESVILLE AIRPORT 2.0
MADISON CAPITOL 5 SW 1.5
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
1200 AM CST WED FEB 20 THROUGH 200 AM CST THU FEB 21...
...ILLINOIS...
DAHLGREN 0.20
...KANSAS...
CHANUTE 0.50
...KENTUCKY...
WEST PADUCAH 0.20
...MISSOURI...
BERNIE 0.40
LESTERVILLE 0.40
ALTON 0.25
CLEVER 0.25
DONIPHAN 0.25
FAIR GROVE 3 NNE 0.25
MARSHFIELD 0.25
THAYER 0.25
WILLOW SPRINGS 0.25
PITTSBURG 0.20
SALEM 0.10
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CST WED FEB
20 THROUGH 200 AM CST THU FEB 21...
...ILLINOIS...
SHAWNEETOWN 0.25
...INDIANA...
CASTLETON 2 S 0.50
INDIANAPOLIS 0.50
LAFAYETTE 0.50
...KANSAS...
FORT SCOTT 3.00
COFFEYVILLE 0.50
...MISSOURI...
STEELVILLE 3.00
VIENNA 3.00
MARSHFIELD 2.50
BOLIVAR 2.00
CAMDENTON 2.00
DIXON 2.00
GRAVOIS MILLS 2.00
NIXA 2.00
SALEM 2.00
WALKER 1.75
CROSS TIMBERS 1.50
JOPLIN 1.50
MOUNT VERNON 1.50
OWENSVILLE 1.30
SULLIVAN 1.30
IBERIA 1.25
BRANSON 1.00
SPRINGFIELD 6 S 1.00
WAYNESVILLE 1.00
SPRINGFIELD 2 WNW 0.60
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...NEW MEXICO...
N SAN AUGUSTIN PASS 74
N SALINAS PEAK 69
N TWIN PEAKS 65
ANCHO 10 NNE 60
...TEXAS...
EL PASO 72
EL PASO 6 NNE 66
FORT BLISS 1 S 61
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...ARKANSAS...
CLARKSVILLE 6.0
ALMA 5 NE 4.0
FORT SMITH 4.0
VAN BUREN 4.0
MULBERRY 2.0
PARIS 2.0
...COLORADO...
MONARCH PASS 1 NNW 17.5
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SSE 15.0
FOUNTAIN 2 SE 10.5
COLORADO SPRINGS 6 ESE 9.0
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 5 SE 8.0
BLACK FOREST 5 SW 8.0
FAIRPLAY 3 WNW 8.0
HOLYOKE 11 ESE 8.0
WRAY 4 NNE 7.0
PETERSON AFB 2 S 6.3
DENVER 3 SE 4.1
...NEW MEXICO...
RED RIVER 8 SSW 15.0
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW 10.0
BLUEWATER LAKE 11 WSW 7.0
CHAMA 5 NW 7.0
LUNA 6 SSE 7.0
MOGOLLON 6 ESE 7.0
SAN MIGUEL 8 SSW 7.0
CUBA 9 E 6.0
COWLES 5.0
LOS ALAMOS 6 W 5.0
...OKLAHOMA...
ALVA 12.5
TEXHOMA 12.0
CAMP HOUSTON 13 NNW 10.0
FREEDOM 9.0
GATE 9.0
ARNETT 8.0
GUYMON 8.0
WOODWARD 8.0
WOODWARD 1 NE 7.6
ALABASTER CAVERNS STATE PARK 7.0
TULSA 3.3
...TEXAS...
WARE 15 NE 13.0
DARROUZETT 8.0
ALLISON 7.0
STRATFORD 1 N 7.0
BEAVER 6.0
DUMAS 9 NE 6.0
GRUVER 6.0
PERRYTON 6.0
HIGGINS 5.0
AMARILLO SW 1.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...
...ARKANSAS...
BATESVILLE 0.50
BERRYVILLE 5 NW 0.50
MELBOURNE 0.50
MOUNTAIN VIEW 0.50
OAK GROVE 0.50
CHIMES 0.40
HEBER SPRINGS 0.30
BELLA VISTA 0.25
CALAMINE 0.25
NORTH LITTLE ROCK 0.10
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET AMOUNTS IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...
...ARKANSAS...
OSAGE 3 NW 1.00
ROCKHOUSE 1.00
LITTLE ROCK ARPT 0.20
N LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT 0.20
...OKLAHOMA...
SKIATOOK 5 SW 1.00
...TEXAS...
PERRYTON 2.00
AMARILLO 6 W 0.10
CLARENDON 0.10
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES TODAY
THROUGH SATURDAY. WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW IS
FORECAST TO CONTINUE PUSHING EASTWARD INTO PARTS OF THE GREAT
LAKES ON FRIDAY AND INTO SATURDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS MUCH
OF THE MIDWEST AND WESTERN GREAT LAKES. WIDESPREAD WINTRY
PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO COME TO AN END ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PLAINS FRIDAY MORNING...ALTHOUGH SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY
PERSIST ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS INTO
FRIDAY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
FANNING
Last Updated: 359 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013