STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST MON FEB 11 2008        

...A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN IS AFFECTING
IOWA...SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...INDIANA...OHIO...KENTUCKY...ARKANSAS...MISSOURI AND
WEST VIRGINIA...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN
EFFECT ACROSS AN AREA EXTENDING FROM SOUTHERN MISSOURI
NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...THROUGH THE
OHIO VALLEY...AND 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 900 PM CST...A SURFACE TROUGH REACHES FROM WESTERN ILLINOIS TO
SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. A SECONDARY SURFACE TROUGH IS LOCATED IN
THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THESE TROUGHS COUPLED WITH MOISTURE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE WARM FRONT THAT WAS PRESENT DURING THE DAY ARE
FUELING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS DEPICT A SWATH OF
SNOW...SLEET... AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS IOWA...SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...INDIANA...OHIO...ARKANSAS...KENTUCKY...MISSOURI AND
WEST VIRGINIA. SOME OF THIS FREEZING RAIN HAS BEEN CONVECTIVE IN
NATURE WITH THUNDER FREEZING RAIN BEING REPORTED IN NORTHERN
ARKANSAS. SOME STATIONS IN THE MIDWEST ARE REPORTING LOCALLY HEAVY
SNOWFALL. A SECONDARY AREA OF SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS
LOCATED IN COLORADO. 

...SELECTED STORM ICE TOTALS IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CST
MONDAY...FEBRUARY 11 THROUGH 900 PM CST MONDAY...FEBRUARY 11...

...ILLINOIS...

PARK HILLS		     2.50 SLEET
BONNE TERRE 5 S		     2.00 SLEET
FARMINGTON		     2.00 SLEET
ELLIS GROVE		     1.50 SLEET
CHESTER			     1.50 SLEET
BISMARK			     1.00
WATERLOO		     1.00 SLEET
FREDERICKTOWN		     0.50 SLEET
SALEM			     0.50 SLEET
SESSER			     0.40

...MISSOURI...

STE. GENEVIEVE		     1.25
FARMINGTON 8 E		     1.00 SLEET
NEOSHO			     0.50
IRON GATES 0.9 S             0.50 FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET
DE SOTO			     0.40 SLEET
ASH GROVE                    0.38 
SHOAL CREEK ESTATES 0.2 SE   0.30 

...KANSAS...

OSWEGO                       0.50
INDEPENDENCE		     0.50
CHANUTE			     0.30
SEDAN			     0.30
HOWARD		 	     0.25
FREDONIA		     0.25
 

...OKLAHOMA...

LENAPAH 10 N                 0.50
MIAMI			     0.30
LENAPAH	10 N		     0.30 
COMMERCE                     0.25 
WELCH 7 N		     0.25			    

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

...KENTUCKY...

VERGENNES		     6.0

...IOWA...

LOWDEN			     3.0

...INDIANA...

GRANGER			     3.0

...SOUTH DAKOTA...

PERKINS			     6.0
LEAD 5.5 SSW                 5.3 
BUENA VISTA		     5.0
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 CENTRAL NEBRASKA
WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT CONTINUES TO PUSH EASTWARD INTO THE UPPER
AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...MORE WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO BREAKOUT ACROSS THE MIDWESTERN STATES DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. FREEZING RAIN TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN
0.25 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ACROSS
KENTUCKY AND WEST VIRGINIA. THE MAJORITY OF OVERNIGHT
PRECIPITATION WILL BE SNOW...WITH SMALLER AREAS OF SLEET TO THE
SOUTH OF THE SNOW... ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY...MOVING INTO THE MID
ATLANTIC STATES AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. SNOW TOTALS SHOULD REMAIN
BETWEEN 3 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 AM CST TUESDAY FEBRUARY 12. PLEASE REFER
TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

COLLINS