THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST U.S. MAJOR
WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 
1000 PM EST TUE FEB 01 2011
 
...A MAJOR WINTER STORM BRINGING HEAVY SNOW...ICE...SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...AND BITTER TEMPERATURES TO A LARGE PORTION OF THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S....
 
A LARGE SWATH OF BLIZZARD WARNINGS...WINTER STORM
WARNINGS...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES...ICE STORM WARNINGS...WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN
EFFECT...STRETCHING FROM EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
PLAINS...EASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDWEST...AND INTO THE GREAT
LAKES...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 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 995 MB...29.38 INCHES...SURFACE
LOW LOCATED OVER SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA.  A LARGE AREA OF
PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WAS AFFECTING MUCH OF THE
EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY.  NORTH AND WEST OF THE SURFACE
LOW...A LARGE BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...COMBINED WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH...WAS OBSERVED FROM CENTRAL
IOWA AND EASTWARD INTO NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN. 
FARTHER SOUTH A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING
EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S....AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
EXTENDING FROM THE LOW.  IN BETWEEN THE HEAVY SNOW AND
THUNDERSTORMS...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND
RAIN WAS REPORTED NEAR A STATIONARY BOUNDARY STRETCHED ACROSS THE
OHIO VALLEY AND NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC STATES.  BEHIND THE
STORM...TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WITH STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS WERE REPORTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
PLAINS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST MON JAN 31
THROUGH 1000 PM EST TUE FEB 01...

...MISSOURI...
ROLLA                                 2.10                     
SEYMOUR 1 N                           1.00                     
WEBB CITY                             1.00                     

...OHIO...
GETTYSBURG 2 N                        2.00                     
KENTON                                1.50                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM EST MON JAN 31 THROUGH 1000 PM EST TUE FEB 01...

...ILLINOIS...
MOWEAQUA 2 S                          0.75                     
ELLIS GROVE                           0.50                     
FLORA                                 0.50                     
NASHVILLE                             0.50                     
NEWTON                                0.40                     
LANE                                  0.30                     
MATTOON                               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                     
GREENS FORK                           0.50                     
LIBERTY                               0.50                     
GREENWOOD                             0.30                     
JAMESTOWN 1 E                         0.30                     
TERRE HAUTE                           0.30                     
BATESVILLE                            0.25                     
BROOKVILLE 1 W                        0.25                     
CENTERVILLE                           0.25                     

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

...OHIO...
DAYTON                                0.60                     
GREENVILLE                            0.50                     
OXFORD                                0.50                     
ARCANUM                               0.40                     
HUBER HEIGHTS 3 SE                    0.40                     
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP                      0.40                     
UNION                                 0.40                     
WETHERINGTON                          0.40                     
SPRINGFIELD 1 NNW                     0.39                     
SHARONVILLE                           0.30                     
TIPP CITY                             0.30                     

...PENNSYLVANIA...
ERNEST                                0.25                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST MON JAN
31 THROUGH 1000 PM EST TUE FEB 01...

...IOWA...
CORYDON                               7.0                     
MECHANICSVILLE 6 E                    5.9                     
CEDAR RAPIDS 3 NNW                    4.5                     

...ILLINOIS...
PITTSFIELD                           15.0                     
QUINCY                               13.5                     
E BRADFORD                           10.0                     
PEORIA                               10.0                     
JEROME 1 SW                           9.8                     
LANARK 4 NNW                          8.0                     
STERLING                              8.0                     
FARMINGTON                            7.2                     
ST. DAVID                             7.2                     
PETERSBURG                            7.1                     
CORDOVA                               7.0                     
MACKINAW                              6.5                     
MORTON 2 SSW                          6.5                     
DAHINDA                               6.3                     
CARROLLTON                            6.0                     
HOPEWELL                              6.0                     

...INDIANA...
LEITERS FORD                         12.0                     
NORTH WEBSTER 2 N                     8.2                     
WARSAW 2 ENE                          5.0                     
LIMA                                  4.5                     
MILLERSBURG 1 SW                      4.0                     

...KANSAS...
S FORT SCOTT                         18.0                     
ALTAMONT                             13.0                     
ERIE 5 NW                            13.0                     
PARSONS 1 W                          13.0                     
FREDONIA                             11.0                     
ARKANSAS CITY                        10.0                     
CANEY                                10.0                     
GREELEY                              10.0                     
HOWARD                               10.0                     
RICHMOND                             10.0                     
YATES CENTER                         10.0 ESTIMATED           
GARNETT                               9.5                     
OTTAWA                                8.5                     
WINFIELD                              7.5                     
EL DORADO                             7.0                     
TOPEKA 6 WSW                          6.0                     
WICHITA 7.1 ESE                       5.0                     

...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...
NEW BLOOMFIELD                       19.0                     
JEFFERSON CITY                       18.3                     
COLUMBIA 12 N                        18.0                     
APPLETON CITY                        17.0                     
MEXICO                               17.0                     
FULTON 2 SSE                         16.0                     
ST. MARTINS                          15.0                     
STOCKTON                             15.0                     
MEADVILLE                            14.0                     
NEMO                                 14.0                     
ASHLAND 7 NE                         13.0                     
BROOKFIELD                           13.0                     
CHILLICOTHE                          12.5                     

...OHIO...
BELMORE 4 NNE                         6.5                     

...OKLAHOMA...
MIAMI                                20.0                     
OWASSO 1 W                           19.0                     
AFTON                                18.0                     
PAWHUSKA 2 S                         17.0                     
TULSA 9 SE                           15.0                     
VINITA                               12.0                     
GLENPOOL                             11.0                     
HENRYETTA                            11.0                     
HOMINY                               11.0                     
KANSAS 4 E                           11.0                     
NOWATA                               10.0                     
PRYOR                                10.0                     
WAGONER                              10.0                     
CLAREMORE                             9.5                     
NORMAN 7 E                            7.0                     
OKLAHOMA CITY                         7.0                     

...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                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET AMOUNTS IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...

...OKLAHOMA...
SULPHUR                               2.00                     

...TEXAS...
BOWIE                                 0.75                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...

...ARKANSAS...
WINSLOW                               0.25                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...ARKANSAS...
BENTONVILLE                           5.0                     
BELLA VISTA                           4.0                     

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

...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                     


THE SURFACE LOW OVER INDIANA WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHEASTWARDS
ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY NIGHT AND THEN MOVE MORE EASTWARD
TOWARDS THE NEW ENGLAND COAST ON WEDNESDAY.  THE WIDESPREAD WINTRY
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE MIDWEST WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EASTWARD
INTO NEW ENGLAND AND THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC REGION. 
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
MIDWEST...AS WELL AS THE NORTHEAST. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER
INCH TO AS HIGH AS 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 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

GERHARDT




Last Updated: 956 PM EST TUE FEB 01 2011