THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR DYNAMIC CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008
...STAGE BEING SET FOR WINTRY MESS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE GREAT
LAKES...HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH GULF STATES...
FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS...ICE STORM WARNINGS...SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW ADVISORIES...WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS...WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES...ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE GREAT LAKES
REGION...NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC..AND INTO NEW
ENGLAND. IN ADDITION...TORNADO WATCHES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF ALABAMA INTO
GEORGIA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
AT 300 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS SHOWED A
LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG A STRONG COLD FRONT IN THE EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY. A
DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED IN NORTHERN CANADA WITH ITS
COLD FRONT DRAPED BACK ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK AND INTO THE OHIO
VALLEY. ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED NEAR THE
TENNESSEE/MISSISSIPPI/ALABAMA BORDER WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1000 MB (29.53 INCHES). A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND
FREEZING RAIN WAS OBSERVED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ACROSS OHIO. AN
AREA OF LIGHT SNOW WAS LOCATED ACROSS PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND
OKLAHOMA ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. A LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING STEADILY EASTWARD AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT
NEAR THE GULF COAST WITH SEVERAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS IN
EFFECT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER TODAY ALONG MUCH OF
THE EAST COAST SOUTH OF THE MASON-DIXON LINE.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CST SUN MAR
2 THROUGH 200 AM CST TUE MAR 4...
...ARKANSAS...
FORT SMITH MUNI ARPT 4.88
GRAVELLY 4.45
RUDY 4.12
VAN BUREN 4.12
DEVILS KNOB 3.89
JONESBORO MUNI ARPT 3.50
BOONEVILLE 3.35
STRICKLER 3.26
HARRISON/BOONE CO. ARPT 3.24
NEWPORT 3.08
ODEN 2.80
BATESVILLE 2.24
LITTLE ROCK AFB 2.03
...MISSOURI...
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
AVA 4.5 SW 2.21
FORSYTH 1.0 NW 2.20
NOEL 3.8 NNE 2.16
EL DORADO SPRINGS 0.6 NNW 2.10
LAMAR 0.3 ESE 2.08
AVA 2.07
VANZANT 4.0 SE 2.04
WASOLA 3.0 S 2.00
LOWRY CITY 5.0 E 2.00
...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 2.14
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 2.41
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
...KENTUCKY...
PADUCAH 2.89
FORT CAMPBELL AAF 2.12
HENDERSON CITY 2.01
...MISSISSIPPI...
GREENVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.07
...TENNESSEE...
JACKSON/MCKELLAR 3.07
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT 2.31
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL ICE IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CST SUN MAR 2
THROUGH 200 AM CST TUE MAR 4...
...ILLINOIS...
EFFINGHAM 0.30
NEW ATHENS 0.25
TOLEDO 0.20
DU QUOIN 0.20
...MISSOURI...
JACKSON 0.25-0.38
FREDERICKTOWN 0.25
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CST SUN MAR
2 THROUGH 200 AM CST TUE MAR 4...
...OKLAHOMA...
DURANT 5.0
...ILLINOIS...
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
WINDSOR HEIGHTS 0.3 NNE 3.8
INDIANOLA 2.4 SSE 3.4
NEWTON 3.1
VAN HORNE 4 SW 3.0
GRIMES 3.8 N 3.0
...MISSOURI...
HOPKINS 3.9 WSW 2.0
GRANT CITY 4.4 WSW 1.5
CONCEPTION JUNCTION 1.0
OREGON 0.5
...KANSAS...
JUNCTION CITY 0.50 SLEET
MORRISVILLE 0.10 SLEET
...TEXAS...
TEXLINE 0.3 WNW 1.6
CANYON 1.2 NNW 1.5
THE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY
DEEPEN OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS AS IT HEADS INTO THE NORTHEAST ON
WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OF OVER TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
OVER A LARGE AREA OF THE NORTHEASTERN U.S. THROUGH THURSDAY.
FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF ONE HALF INCH ARE ALSO
EXPECTED IN A BAND FROM NEAR CLEVELAND /OHIO/ TO SYRACUSE /NEW
YORK/. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO BE AROUND SIX INCHES OR
LESS ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI NORTHEASTWARD INTO NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND.
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.
FRACASSO
Last Updated: 404 AM EST TUE MAR 04 2008