THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST U.S. MAJOR
WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 
1000 AM EST TUE FEB 01 2011
 
...A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS BRINGING SNOW...ICE...HEAVY RAIN AND
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO A LARGE PORTION OF THE GREAT PLAINS AND
MIDWEST...    
 
A LARGE SWATH OF BLIZZARD WARNINGS...WINTER STORM
WARNINGS...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
AND WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT...STRETCHING FROM NEW
MEXICO AND THE SOUTHERN PLAINS NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE MIDWEST
AND INTO THE UPPER MID-ATLANTIC AND NEW ENGLAND.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 AM EST...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1000
MB...29.53 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ACROSS ARKANSAS MOVING
NORTHEASTWARD. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED FROM SOUTH TEXAS
NORTHWARD THROUGH ARKANSAS AND INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY. A LARGE
AREA OF PRECIPITATION WAS AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER VALLEY AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE AFFECTING THE GULF COAST STATES. FARTHER
NORTH...A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WAS OCCURRING JUST
BEHIND THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. FARTHER BEHIND THE FRONT...DEEPER
INTO THE COLD AIR...SNOW WAS FALLING FROM PORTIONS OF TEXAS
NORTHWARD TO THE GREAT LAKES. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS REPORTED
ACROSS PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WERE ALSO OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF THE PLAINS...CREATING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES. AREAS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN
WERE ALSO OCCURRING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST.             
          

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST MON JAN 31
THROUGH 900 AM EST TUE FEB 01...

...MISSOURI...
SEYMOUR 1 N                           1.00                     
WEBB CITY                             1.00                     

...OKLAHOMA...
SULPHUR                               2.00                     

...TEXAS...
BOWIE                                 0.75                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM EST MON JAN 31 THROUGH 900 AM EST TUE FEB 01...

...ILLINOIS...
MOWEAQUA 2 S                          0.75                     
LANE                                  0.30                     
MOUNT ZION                            0.30                     
ROBINSON 7 NW                         0.30                     
CASEY                                 0.25                     
CHARLESTON                            0.25                     
EFFINGHAM                             0.25                     
DANVILLE                              0.20                     

...INDIANA...
INDIANAPOLIS                          0.61                     
JAMESTOWN 1 E                         0.30                     
TERRE HAUTE                           0.30                     

...MISSOURI...
FORDLAND 4 S                          0.25                     
HIGHLAND 3 E                          0.10                     
MACON                                 0.10                     

...OHIO...
UNION                                 0.30                     
HANOVERTON 7 NE                       0.25                     
TIPP CITY                             0.13                     
ENGLEWOOD 4 N                         0.12                     

...PENNSYLVANIA...
ERNEST                                0.25                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST MON JAN
31 THROUGH 900 AM EST TUE FEB 01...

...ILLINOIS...
POPLAR GROVE 4.8 NNE                  4.5                     

...KANSAS...
WICHITA 7.1 ESE                       5.0                     
CHEROKEE 0.3 N                        4.0                     
LIBERTY 3.2 WNW                       4.0                     

...MINNESOTA...
MORGAN                               11.0                     
MARSHALL 0.6 S                       10.0                     
BIRD ISLAND 9.0 NNE                   7.0                     
MONTEVIDEO 0.4 SSW                    5.3                     
MINNEAPOLIS                           4.7                     
LAKEVILLE                             4.4                     
FOREST LAKE                           3.3                     

...MISSOURI...
ALDRICH                               6.0                     
CARTHAGE                              6.0                     
SHOAL CREEK ESTATES 0.2 SE            6.0                     
FLEMINGTON                            5.0                     
LAMAR                                 5.0                     
MORRISVILLE                           5.0                     
PINEVILLE                             5.0                     
URBANA 2.7 NNE                        5.0                     
WALNUT GROVE 5.2 SE                   4.0                     

...NEW MEXICO...
CLOUDCROFT 4.9 NE                     5.2                     
ALBUQUERQUE 8.4 ENE                   5.0                     

...OKLAHOMA...
TULSA                                12.0                     
OWASSO 6 ENE                          9.0                     
OKLAHOMA CITY                         7.0                     
BETHANY 0.7 SSW                       6.3                     
SHAWNEE 1.9 ENE                       6.0                     
NORMAN                                5.0                     
ENID                                  4.0                     
OKMULGEE                              4.0                     

...TEXAS...
ABILENE                               6.0                     
ROBY                                  6.0                     
ALBANY                                5.0                     
BOONSVILLE 3 E                        5.0                     
JACKSBORO                             5.0                     
GRAFORD 8.1 ENE                       4.5                     
DECATUR                               4.0                     
FRIONA                                4.0                     

...WISCONSIN...
KEWAUNEE                              9.0                     
GERMANTOWN                            6.9                     
PELL LAKE                             6.8                     
MOUNT HOREB                           6.2                     
HARTLAND                              5.5                     
GREEN BAY                             5.0                     
HUSTISFORD                            4.5                     
DODGEVILLE                            4.0                     
PALMYRA                               4.0                     
WHITEWATER                            4.0                     
MILWAUKEE                             3.7                     


THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT TO
THE NORTHEAST AND DEEPEN TODAY. WIDESPREAD WINTRY PRECIPITATION
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND WILL SPREAD INTO THE
OHIO VALLEY LATER TODAY. MORE PRECIPITATION IS ALSO EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST LATER TODAY.
SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW WILL ALL BE POSSIBLE...WITH
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED IN MANY AREAS. WIDESPREAD SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE
PLAINS AND MIDWEST...AS WELL AS THE NORTHEAST. ICE ACCUMULATIONS
OF A QUARTER INCH TO AS HIGH THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO COME TO AN END ACROSS
MOST OF THE MIDWEST BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
ON THURSDAY...AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES OFFSHORE.    

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

RYAN




Last Updated: 1002 AM EST TUE FEB 01 2011