THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST MON FEB 11 2008        

...A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS AFFECTING MUCH OF SOUTHERN
MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND WESTERN KENTUCKY...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN
EFFECT ACROSS AN AREA EXTENDING FROM KANSAS NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY EXTENDING
INTO THE NORTHEASTERN U.S. ANOTHER SWATH OF WINTER WEATHER RELATED
HAZARDS HAVE BEEN ISSUED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS STATES
EASTWARD INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST. FOR THE MOST UP TO DATE WEATHER
INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

AT 200 PM CST...A WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM SOUTHWEST
SOUTH DAKOTA SOUTHWARD TO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE...THEN TURNS
EASTWARD STRETCHING TO THE ATLANTIC COAST. A SURFACE TROUGH AXIS
REACHES FROM NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI TO THE CENTRAL BORDER BETWEEN
OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS. A SECONDARY SURFACE TROUGH IS LOCATED IN THE
NORTHERN PLAINS. THESE TROUGHS COUPLED WITH THE INCREASING
TEMPERATURES AND DEWPOINTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WARM FRONT ARE
BEGINNING TO PRODUCE PRECIPITATION. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS DEPICT A SWATH OF
SNOW...SLEET... AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...AND WESTERN KENTUCKY. SOME OF THIS
FREEZING RAIN HAS BEEN CONVECTIVE IN NATURE WITH THUNDER FREEZING
RAIN BEING REPORTED IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHWESTERN
KENTUCKY. STATIONS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS ARE BEGINNING TO REPORT
LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL. ACROSS PARTS OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
PLAINS...LIGHT SNOW IS FALLING. 

...SELECTED STORM ICE TOTALS IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CST
MONDAY...FEBRUARY 11 THROUGH 300 PM CST MONDAY...FEBRUARY 11...

...ILLINOIS...

PARK HILLS		     2.50 SLEET
BONNE TERRE 5 S		     2.00 SLEET
FARMINGTON		     2.00 SLEET
BISMARK			     1.00
FREDERICKTOWN		     0.50 SLEET
SESSER			     0.40


...MISSOURI...

STE. GENEVIEVE		     1.25
NEOSHO			     0.50
IRON GATES 0.9 S             0.50 FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET
ASH GROVE                    0.38 
SHOAL CREEK ESTATES 0.2 SE   0.30 

...KANSAS...

OSWEGO                       0.50 

...OKLAHOMA...

LENAPAH 10 N                 0.50 
COMMERCE                     0.25 

...SELECTED STORM SNOW TOTALS IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST
MONDAY...FEBRUARY 11 THROUGH 800 PM CST MONDAY...FEBRUARY 11...

...SOUTH DAKOTA...

LEAD 5.5 SSW                 5.3 
HANNA 0.1 ESE                5.0 
NEW UNDERWOOD 1 S 	     4.0
LEMMON 12.5 WSW              3.0 
SCENIC			     3.0
MILESVILLE		     2.5
WHITEWOOD 4.2 NNW            2.1 
FARMINGDALE 2 SE 	     2.0
HERMOSA			     2.0
ALLEN 1 W		     2.0
PHILIP 16 NW		     2.0

...NEBRASKA...

AINSWORTH		     3.0

...KANSAS...

ESKRIDGE 0.1 SW              3.0 
MUSCOTAH 0.2 SSW             2.5 
COLBY 0.6 NNW                2.5 
GOODLAND 0.5 ENE             2.0 

THE UPPER-LEVEL ENERGY CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH EASTWARD INTO THE UPPER AND MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...MORE WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
BREAKOUT ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND MIDWESTEN STATES THIS EVENING.
FREEZING RAIN TOTALS BETWEEN 0.25 AND 0.50 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
HEAVIER AMOUNTS...ARE BEING FORECAST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI EASTWARD THROUGH SOUTHERN INDIANA. IN
ADDITION TO THE ICE THREAT...WIDESPREAD SNOWS ARE BEING
ANTICIPATED FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS EASTWARD THROUGH THE UPPER
OHIO VALLEY. SNOW TOTALS SHOULD REMAIN ANYWHERE BETWEEN 4 TO 8
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 PM CST MONDAY FEBRUARY 11. PLEASE REFER
TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

COLLINS




Last Updated: 400 PM EST MON FEB 11 2008