STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS TO NORTHEAST U.S.
WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER STORM CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOWER AND MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AND SPREADING INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY
AND APPALACHIANS...       

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM NORTHEASTERN TEXAS NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE OHIO RIVER
VALLEY INTO THE NORTHEAST. WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
ARKANSAS...SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...EXTREME WESTERN
TENNESSEE...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...A LARGE PORTION OF INDIANA...AND
PORTIONS OF OHIO.

ICE STORM WARNINGS AND FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND EASTERN WEST
VIRGINIA.

FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
AND WESTERN NEW JERSEY.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE APPALACHIANS FROM EASTERN
TENNESSEE AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHWESTERN
VIRGINIA. HIGH WIND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND...AND MASSACHUSETTS.

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

AT 200 AM CST...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WAS MOVING ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN U.S. A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 995
MB...29.38 INCHES...WAS CENTERED ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH OF MUSCLE
SHOALS...ALABAMA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION EXTENDING
FROM ARKANSAS THROUGH MUCH OF THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY
AND INTO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS
FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF ARKANSAS...THE BOOT HEEL OF
MISSOURI...WESTERN TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY AS WELL AS SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES WERE RESULTING IN
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT SOME LOCATIONS. MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING
ACROSS MUCH OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY AND OHIO RIVER VALLEY.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING IN THE APPALACHIANS OF VIRGINIA
AND WEST VIRGINIA. FARTHER SOUTH HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE
OCCURRING ACROSS GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM CST TUE DEC
25 THROUGH 200 AM CST WED DEC 26...

...ARKANSAS...
BOGG SPRINGS                         12.0                    
MENA                                 11.5                    
MAYFLOWER                            11.0                    
WYE                                  11.0                    
CONWAY                               10.0                    
NORTH LITTLE ROCK 4 NE               10.0                    
PINE RIDGE                           10.0                    
GRAVEL RIDGE                          7.0                    
DIERKS                                5.5                    
DE QUEEN                              4.0                    
N NASHVILLE                           2.2                    
ASHDOWN                               2.0                    
TEXARKANA                             1.2                    

...MISSOURI...
POPLAR BLUFF                          5.0                    
NEELYVILLE                            4.5                    
BLOOMFIELD                            2.0                    
THAYER                                2.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
800 AM CST TUE DEC 25 THROUGH 200 AM CST WED DEC 26...

...ARKANSAS...
NORTH LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT             0.20                    

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

...OKLAHOMA...
HEAVENER 10 S                         8.0                    
OCTAVIA                               7.0                    
HAWORTH 4 WSW                         6.7                    
GREENWOOD                             6.0                    
NASHVILLE                             6.0                    
BROKEN BOW                            5.0                    
PANAMA                                5.0                    
RED OAK 5 N                           5.0                    
BENGAL 6 SW                           4.0                    
SWINK 9 N                             4.0                    
OZARK                                 3.0                    
POCOLA                                3.0                    
CAMERON                               2.0                    
MESSER                                2.0                    
MULDROW                               2.0                    

...TEXAS...
DE KALB                               7.2                    
BONHAM 6 N                            6.0                    
TOM BEAN 1 W                          6.0                    
DETROIT                               5.0                    
MCKINNEY                              5.0                    
MOUNT VERNON 7 SE                     5.0                    
ALLEN                                 4.0                    
CLARKSVILLE                           4.0                    
GLENRIO 5 ENE                         4.0                    
CANYON                                3.0                    
LUTIE                                 3.0                    
SHAMROCK                              3.0                    
PANHANDLE                             2.5                    
ARLINGTON                             2.0                    
DENTON                                2.0                    


THE SURFACE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK OVER TENNESSEE VALLEY...THE
APPALACHIANS...AND MOVE TOWARD THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES BY TONIGHT.
SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF THE LOW TRACK. SNOW
AMOUNTS OF UP TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THE OHIO RIVER
VALLEY...AND AMOUNTS EXCEEDING A FOOT ACROSS INTERIOR NEW ENGLAND.
FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH TO A HALF INCH WILL BE
POSSIBLE FROM VIRGINIA...WEST VIRGINIA AND OHIO NORTHEASTWARD INTO
NEW ENGLAND. HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED
OVER THE NEXT DAY...WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
POSSIBLE FROM NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD THROUGH THE COASTAL
MID-ATLANTIC STATES.

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 ON THIS
EVENT.

RYAN