STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR DYNAMIC CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 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...FREEZING RAIN
ADVISORIES...SNOW ADVISORIES...WINTER STORM WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES...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 THE ALABAMA AND GEORGIA BORDER.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

AT 900 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 999 MB (29.50 INCHES) LOW
PRESSURE CENTER LOCATED OVER WESTERN TENNESSEE.  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 WAS REPORTED
NORTHWEST OF THE LOW CENTER IN NORTHERN ARKANSAS AND INTO
MISSOURI.  AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONT...A WINTRY MIX OF
SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WAS OBSERVED FROM THE NORTHERN
OHIO VALLEY...NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND WESTERN
NEW YORK. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CST SUN MAR
2 THROUGH 800 AM CST 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 
PAOLI 2.9 NE                        2.40 
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT                2.05 

...KENTUCKY...
FORT CAMPBELL AAF                   3.67
PADUCAH                             3.01 
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY              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


...SELECTED STORM TOTAL ICE IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CST SUN MAR 2
THROUGH 800 AM CST 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 600 AM CST SUN MAR
2 THROUGH 800 AM CST TUE MAR 4...

...ARKANSAS...
BELLA VISTA                         6.0 
BENTONVILLE                         2.0 

...OKLAHOMA...
DURANT                              5.0 
FELT                                1.5 

...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 
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...
BATTLEFIELD 0.2 ENE                 6.5 
SPRINGFIELD 0.7 ENE                 5.5 
GAINESVILLE 8.2 NE                  3.5
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...
BOYS RANCH                          3.0  
SPEARMAN 11 S                       3.0  
PLANO 1.8 SE                        2.5  
FRITCH                              2.3
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 STRENGHTEN AS IT MOVES
TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST.  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 AND SNOWFALL TOTALS OF
SIX INCHES OR LESS ARE POSSIBLE FROM SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI
NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE GREAT LAKES AND NORTHERN 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 300 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

ENGELMAN