THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS TO NORTHEAST U.S.
WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 
1000 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011
 
...WINTRY PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE UPPER
MIDWEST...NORTHERN PART OF THE OHIO VALLEY...AND PARTS OF THE
NORTHEAST...     
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
OVER MUCH OF THE UPPER MIDWEST...NORTHERN PART OF THE OHIO VALLEY
INTO LOWER MICHIGAN...AND EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA
INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. 
 
WINTER STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 AM EST...A 1001 MB...29.56 INCH...SURFACE LOW WAS CENTERED
NEAR THE ILLINOIS-INDIANA BORDER. EAST OF THE LOW...A SHARP FRONT
WITH MULTIPLE LOW PRESSURE CENTERS EXTENDED ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY
INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES...PUSHING SLOWLY SOUTHWARD. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
PRECIPITATION MOSTLY IN THE FORM OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS
MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND THE OHIO VALLEY...WHILE
RAIN WAS CHANGING OVER TO FREEZING RAIN IN NORTHERN OHIO. FURTHER
EAST...LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING OVER NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AS
WELL AS OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. IN
ADDITION...LIGHT SNOW CONTINUED TO FALL ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN
AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST SAT FEB
19 THROUGH 900 AM EST MON FEB 21...

...CONNECTICUT...
NEW CANAAN                            4.6                     

...IOWA...
READS LANDING 1 W                     6.3                     
WINONA 3 S                            4.8                     

...MICHIGAN...
PORT HURON                           10.5                     
LIVONIA                              10.2                     
CLOVERVILLE 2 NE                      9.5                     
MUSKEGON 1 N                          9.2                     
EDMORE                                9.0                     
OAKLEY 2 NW                           9.0                     
WYANDOTTE                             8.7                     
FERNDALE 1 WSW                        8.5                     
ROMULUS                               8.2                     
SAGINAW 3 NW                          8.0                     
ALGONAC                               7.5                     
MARLETTE                              7.5                     
BRIDGEPORT                            7.1                     
WELLSTON 1 N                          6.4                     
FLINT                                 6.3                     

...MINNESOTA...
NW EDEN PRARIE                       17.0                     
BLOOMINGTON                          15.0                     
MINNEAPOLIS                          13.0                     
MAPLEWOOD 4 NNE                      11.0                     
ST PAUL 3 W                          10.8                     
MONTEVIDEO 1 SSW                     10.5                     
ST PETER                             10.0                     
WOODBURY 4 NE                         8.4                     
HASTINGS                              8.0                     
HUTCHINSON                            7.0                     

...NORTH DAKOTA...
BOWMAN                               14.0                     
MARMATH                              11.0                     
BEACH                                 9.0                     
GLEN ULLIN                            7.0                     
FLASHER                               6.0                     

...NEW JERSEY...
TOBYHANNA                             9.3                     
NEWTON                                8.0                     
BUTLER                                7.8                     
JEFFERSON TWP 2 ENE                   7.7                     
MAHWAH                                7.6                     
RINGWOOD                              7.5                     
WEST MILFORD                          7.5                     
BLAIRSTOWN                            6.2                     
CEDAR GROVE                           5.2                     
BATH                                  4.5                     

...NEW YORK...
FREWSBURG                            10.3                     
WHITESVILLE                          10.0                     
OLEAN                                 8.2                     
HARRISON                              6.1                     
DANSVILLE                             6.0                     
NANUET                                6.0                     
WARWICK                               6.0                     
WARSAW                                5.0                     
CENTEREACH                            4.8                     
WALES                                 4.5                     
GENEVA                                4.2                     
YOUNGSTOWN                            3.2                     
ROCHESTER                             3.0                     
REGO PARK                             2.4                     

...PENNSYLVANIA...
COUDERSPORT                          14.0                     
WELLSBORO 7 W                        12.2                     
CHANDLERS VALLEY                     10.0                     
MARIENVILLE                           9.6                     
STEVENSON DAM                         8.0                     
RENOVO                                7.9                     
MIFFLINBURG 1 WNW                     6.1                     
OIL CITY                              6.0                     
LOTTSVILLE                            3.5                     
WATERFORD                             3.3                     
TREASURE LAKE                         3.0                     

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
MIDLAND 17 NNW                       16.0                     
LUDLOW 4 E                           14.0                     
REDIG 11 NE                          14.0                     
KIRLEY 2 SW                          12.0                     
MIDLAND                              12.0                     
WOOD                                 10.0                     
RAPID CITY DOWNTOWN                   9.4                     
FAITH 36 W                            9.0                     
PIERRE                                9.0                     
BROOKINGS                             8.0                     

...WISCONSIN...
MENOMONIE                            12.5                     
WAUPACA 1 S                           9.5                     
WAUTOMA                               9.2                     
PLOVER                                8.1                     
WARRENS 5 WSW                         8.1                     
HOLMEN 2 S                            7.8                     
WISCONSIN RAPIDS                      7.2                     
EAU CLAIRE 2 W                        7.0                     
LA CROSSE NWS                         6.3                     
SHELL LAKE 2 SW                       6.0                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST SAT FEB 19
THROUGH 900 AM EST MON FEB 21...

...IOWA...
SPIRIT LAKE 4 W                       0.80                     

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
SIOUX FALLS 4 SSE                     1.50                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM EST SAT FEB 19 THROUGH 900 AM EST MON FEB 21...

...IOWA...
BOYDEN                                0.25                     

...MICHIGAN...
SOMERSET                              0.50                     
ALLEGAN                               0.38                     
JONESVILLE 9 E                        0.20                     

...PENNSYLVANIA...
BERLIN                                0.10                     

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
YANKTON                               0.25                     

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

...MONTANA...
HOYT 3 SW                            12.0                     
MILDRED 10 SSW                       12.0                     
GLENDIVE                             10.0                     
CARLYLE 9 NW                          9.0                     
FLOWING WELLS 1 NNE                   7.0                     
GLASGOW 1 N                           6.5                     

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

...NEBRASKA...
MULLEN                                0.85                     
VALENTINE                             0.70                     
BASSETT                               0.50                     

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

...NEBRASKA...
ATKINSON 3 SW                         1.00                     
BUTTE                                 0.75                     
THEDFORD                              0.50                     
TAYLOR                                0.33                     
ANSELMO 9 NW                          0.25                     
NORTH PLATTE 2 E                      0.22                     


THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE OHIO VALLEY IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST OR
EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD REACHING THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS TONIGHT. AS
COLD AIR SLOWLY PUSHES IN FROM THE NORTH...RAIN ACROSS THE
MID-ATLANTIC...CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND THE OHIO VALLEY IS
EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TONIGHT...WHERE SEVERAL INCHES OF
SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE ENDING. SOMEWHAT HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS.

IN ADDITION...PORTIONS OF THE OHIO VALLEY COULD SEE ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF 0.10 TO 0.25 INCHES. LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST
ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES EVEN AFTER THE HEAVIER
SNOW HAS ENDED AS A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL LOW MOVES ACROSS THE REGION
AND A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS IN PLACE. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THESE
REGIONS BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION COMES TO AN END TUESDAY MORNING. 

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.

KONG/KORTY/HEDGE 




Last Updated: 1210 PM EST MON FEB 21 2011