THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS WINTER
STORM AND GULF COAST HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...ANOTHER HEAVY SNOW EVENT IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS
INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF COAST...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO TO
SOUTHERN KANSAS.
WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FROM PORTIONS OF NORTHERN TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO
NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES. WINTER STORM
WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ALSO IN
EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE APPALACHIANS AND MID-ATLANTIC REGION.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH
OF THE GULF COAST AND SOUTHEAST U.S. FROM LOUISIANA TO GEORGIA.
FLOOD WATCHES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC
REGION.
ICE STORM WARNINGS AND FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR WEST-CENTRAL TEXAS AND
EXTREME SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 PM CST...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
996 MB...29.41 INCHES WAS CENTERED OVER SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
WAS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED
SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THE SURFACE LOW TO THE GULF COAST. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE
AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...WITH POCKETS OF HEAVY SNOW...FROM
NORTH TEXAS NORTHWARD THROUGH WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND INTO KANSAS.
FARTHER EAST...AREAS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WERE OCCURRING
ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA. STRONG GUSTY
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WERE
OCCURRING FROM NORTHERN TEXAS INTO PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA AND
KANSAS. THESE HIGH WINDS WERE COMBINING WITH THE SNOWFALL TO
CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. AHEAD
OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING
FROM ARKANSAS SOUTHWARD TO THE LOUISIANA GULF COAST AND EASTWARD
ALONG THE GULF COAST INTO FLORIDA. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG
TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING IN THESE AREAS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM CST SUN FEB
24 THROUGH 200 PM CST MON FEB 25...
...KANSAS...
MEADE 5.5
TROUSDALE 1 NE 5.0
GREENSBURG 9 E 4.5
KANOPOLIS STATE PARK 4.5
LYONS 4.5
ASHLAND 17 NW 4.0
COLDWATER 4.0
COLDWATER 13 SE 3.5
DODGE CITY 2 E 2.2
COLBY 1.5
...NEW MEXICO...
SAN JOSE 6.0
CLINES CORNERS 7 SE 4.0
COWLES 3.0
SANTA FE 6 SSE 3.0
SANDIA PARK 4 E 2.5
TRUJILLO 2.5
TESUQUE 1 W 2.4
LITTLE WALNUT VIL 2 SSW 2.0
...OKLAHOMA...
BEAVER 11.0
ALVA 6.0
TURPIN 6.0
MAYFIELD 5.0
GUYMON 4.5
...TEXAS...
AMARILLO 7 ENE 17.0
FRITCH 16.0
BOOKER 14.0
TULIA 14.0
WHITE DEER 14.0
DARROUZETT 3 S 12.5
DUMAS 12.0
CANYON 11.3
CANADIAN 11.0
PAMPA 1 NW 11.0
SILVERTON 11.0
TULIA 2 W 10.3
BORGER 10.0
HIGGINS 10.0
MORSE 10.0
DIMMITT 8.0
PLAINVIEW 8.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM CST SUN FEB
24 THROUGH 200 PM CST MON FEB 25...
...ALABAMA...
MOBILE/BATES FIELD 2.18
...FLORIDA...
MARIANNA MUNI ARPT 3.97
MADISON 3.87
PENSACOLA RGNL ARPT 3.25
TYNDALL AFB/PANAMA CITY 3.21
CHIPLEY 3.15
APALACHICOLA MUNI ARPT 2.60
DESTIN AIRPORT 2.54
MAYO 2.46
JACKSONVILLE INTL ARPT 2.42
HURLBUT FIELD AWS 2.41
...GEORGIA...
CHATTAHOOCHEE 2 N 4.28
MOODY AFB/VALDOSTA 2.36
MOULTRIE 2 ESE 2.20
...LOUISIANA...
MERAUX 0.8 WNW 4.55
COVINGTON 2 SE 4.54
ABITA SPRINGS 2.2 SSW 4.27
GONZALES 1.9 NE 3.50
GARDERE 1.2 ENE 3.00
HAMMOND 2.E WSW 2.96
NEW ORLEANS/LAKEFRONT 2.64
SLIDELL 1.99
...MISSISSIPPI...
PASCAGOULA 2.93
GULFPORT-BILOXI 2.60
GAUTIER 6 NNW 2.57
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
400 PM CST SUN FEB 24 THROUGH 200 PM CST MON FEB 25...
...OKLAHOMA...
TURPIN 0.30
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...NEW MEXICO...
N SAN AUGUSTIN PASS 71
N SALINAS PEAK 64
RATON CREWS AIRPORT 64
DUNKEN 2 NE 59
TULAROSA 20 WNW 59
BOSQUE DEL APACHE REFUGE 22 SE 54
CLAYTON 2 ENE 54
FORT STANTON 2 SSE 54
OSCURO 7 W 51
ROSWELL 4 SSE 51
SANTA TERESA 5 SW 51
LAS VEGAS 6 NE 49
MILNESAND 4 E 48
DORA 2 SW 46
...TEXAS...
EL PASO 2 N 84
PANTEX 77
AMARILLO 6 ENE 75
GREENWOOD 70
ODONNELL 1 N 67
SAN ANGELO 6 SW 64
FORT BLISS 1 S 62
CLAUDE 17 SSE 60
LUBBOCK 6 NE 58
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...COLORADO...
PINECLIFFE 4 SSE 27.2
GOLDEN 12 NW 23.9
CONIFER 3 WSW 21.5
GENESEE 20.3
BUENA VISTA 4 WNW 19.0
ELDORADO SPRINGS 4 WSW 18.0
JAMESTOWN 3 W 15.2
ARAPAHOE PARK 5 SSW 14.3
IDLEDALE 2 NW 12.7
NEDERLAND 4 ENE 12.5
MONUMENT 2 ENE 11.0
BERGEN PARK 10.8
ASPEN SPRINGS NNW 10.6
DENVER INTL AIRPORT 9.0
MONUMENT 6 E 8.5
FORT COLLINS 4 S 8.2
BOULDER 8.0
THE SURFACE LOW OVER OKLAHOMA IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD TO
SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI BY TUESDAY MORNING AND INTO SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE
NORTH AND WEST OF THE LOW CENTER...SPREADING NORTHWARD INTO THE
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT AND PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES ON TUESDAY. SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END ACROSS
TEXAS AND MOST OF OKLAHOMA BY TUESDAY MORNING. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...WITH THE THREAT FOR VERY HEAVY RAINFALL... WILL
SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. TONIGHT AND INTO THE
OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND MID-ATLANTIC REGION ON TUESDAY. THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE
COMMON FROM NORTHERN OKLAHOMA NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN
GREAT LAKES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS FORECAST TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS
OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI WHERE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF GREATER
THAN 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY...FREEZING RAIN
ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS AREAS FROM CENTRAL ILLINOIS EASTWARD INTO OHIO. HEAVIER
FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY IN THE APPALACHIANS FROM NORTH CAROLINA
NORTHWARD TO PENNSYLVANIA. ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. INTO THE
MID-ATLANTIC REGION...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY IN
THUNDERSTORMS.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
RYAN
Last Updated: 359 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013