THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS WINTER
STORM AND GULF COAST HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
CENTRAL PLAINS AND HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE SOUTHEAST...             
            

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTHERN
OKLAHOMA.

WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FROM PORTIONS OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA NORTHEASTWARD INTO
THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES. WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
APPALACHIANS..MID-ATLANTIC...AND NORTHEASTERN STATES.

ICE STORM WARNINGS AND FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE APPALACHIANS IN
TENNESSEE...NORTH CAROLINA...AND SOUTHERN VIRGINIA.

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.

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

AT 200 AM CST...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS MOVING ACROSS THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE PRIMARY
SURFACE LOW...WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 991 MB...29.27
INCHES...WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS. A FRONTAL
BOUNDARY EXTENDED SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THE SURFACE LOW TO THE GULF
COAST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED AN AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...WITH POCKETS OF
HEAVY SNOW...ACROSS NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA INTO THE EASTERN HALF OF
KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI. STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WERE OCCURRING MOSTLY IN NORTHERN
OKLAHOMA. THESE GUSTY 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 EASTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SOUTHWARD TO THE GULF
COAST OF FLORIDA AND EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES.
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 AM CST MON FEB 25...

...KANSAS...
KINGMAN                               8.0                    
ANTHONY                               7.0                    
FORT SCOTT                            6.0                    
WICHITA MID CONTINENT ATL             5.9                    
MEADE                                 5.5                    
SEDAN                                 5.0                    
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                    
FARLINGTON                            4.0                    
HUTCHINSON                            4.0                    
STERLING                              4.0                    
DODGE CITY 2 E                        2.2                    
COLBY                                 1.5                    

...MISSOURI...
NEVADA                                4.0                    
CANMDENTON                            3.5                    
ELDON                                 3.0                    
WARRENSBURG                           3.0                    
FRISTOE 6 SW                          2.5                    
RAYMORE                               2.5                    
VERSAILLES                            2.5                    
WARSAW                                2.5                    
DIXON                                 2.0                    
STOVER 6 S                            2.0                    
GRANBY                                1.5                    
PLEASANT HILL                         1.4                    
LAURIE                                1.0                    

...OKLAHOMA...
WOODWARD                             15.0                    
BEAVER                               11.0                    
ALVA                                  6.0                    
TURPIN                                6.0                    
WATONGA 12 S                          6.0                    
MAYFIELD                              5.0                    
GUYMON                                4.5                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM CST SUN FEB
24 THROUGH 200 AM CST MON FEB 25...

...ALABAMA...
MOBILE/BATES FIELD                    2.63                    
SILVER HILL                           2.29                    
CAIRNS AAF/OZARK                      2.00                    

...FLORIDA...
APALACHICOLA MUNI ARPT                4.57                    
MARIANNA MUNI ARPT                    4.13                    
PERRY/FOLEY ARPT                      4.00                    
MADISON                               3.87                    
TYNDALL AFB/PANAMA CITY               3.44                    
PENSACOLA RGNL ARPT                   3.25                    
CHIPLEY                               3.15                    
DESTIN AIRPORT                        2.79                    
JACKSONVILLE INTL ARPT                2.78                    
CHATTAHOOCHEE                         2.58                    
MAYO                                  2.46                    
HURLBUT FIELD AWS                     2.41                    
MILTON                                2.23                    

...GEORGIA...
COOLIDGE                              4.51                    
CHATTAHOOCHEE 2 N                     4.28                    
ADEL                                  4.19                    
ATTAPULGUS                            3.53                    
FARGO                                 3.47                    
VALDOSTA                              3.23                    
QUITMAN                               3.22                    
MOODY AFB/VALDOSTA                    3.16                    
BEMISS                                2.92                    
ATKINSON                              2.46                    
MOULTRIE 2 ESE                        2.20                    

...LOUISIANA...
COLYELL                               5.05                    
DUPLESSIS                             4.92                    
BAPTIST                               4.75                    
MERAUX 0.8 WNW                        4.55                    
COVINGTON 2 SE                        4.54                    
ABITA SPRINGS 2.2 SSW                 4.27                    
HOLDEN                                4.26                    
PORT VINCENT                          4.17                    
COVINGTON                             4.02                    
KLEINPETER                            3.87                    
LAFAYETTE RGNL ARPT                   2.92                    
NEW ORLEANS/LAKEFRONT                 2.91                    
SLIDELL                               2.50                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
VIDALIA                               3.83                    
FENTON                                3.71                    
DIAMONDHEAD                           3.09                    
PASCAGOULA                            2.95                    
GULFPORT-BILOXI                       2.68                    
VICKSBURG                             2.59                    
GAUTIER 6 NNW                         2.57                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
400 PM CST SUN FEB 24 THROUGH 200 AM CST MON FEB 25...

...NORTH CAROLINA...
ETOWAH 4 SSE                          0.16                    
CEDAR MOUNTAIN                        0.15                    

...OKLAHOMA...
TURPIN                                0.30                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 400 PM CST SUN FEB 24
THROUGH 200 AM CST MON FEB 25...

...MISSOURI...
HORTON 2 S                            2.00                    
PITTSBURGH 4 W                        0.20                    

...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                    
FORT COLLINS 4 S                      8.2                    
BOULDER                               8.0                    

...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                    

...TEXAS...
FOLLETT                              21.0                    
AMARILLO 7 ENE                       17.0                    
BORGER 1 SE                          16.0                    
FRITCH                               16.0                    
PAMPA                                15.0                    
PERRYTON 1 WSW                       15.0                    
SLAPOUT                              15.0                    
TULIA                                15.0                    
BOOKER                               14.0                    
CLAUDE                               14.0                    
WHEELER                              14.0                    
WHITE DEER                           14.0                    
SILVERTON                            13.0                    
DARROUZETT 3 S                       12.5                    
BRISCOE 7 WNW                        12.0                    
DUMAS                                12.0                    


THE SURFACE LOW IN NORTHERN ARKANSAS IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI BY TUESDAY MORNING AND
INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS TUESDAY EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL
CONTINUE NORTH AND WEST OF THE LOW CENTER...SPREADING INTO THE
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TUESDAY MORNING AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
GREAT LAKES ON TUESDAY EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF IN
THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS ON TUESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ON TUESDAY RANGING FROM 4 TO 12 INCHES...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THE MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES. DURING THIS
TIME...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
MISSOURI WITH POSSIBLE STORM TOTALS UP TO 15 INCHES.
ADDITIONALLY...FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO-TENTHS OF AN
INCH ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...NORTHERN
INDIANA...AND NORTHWESTERN OHIO. LIKEWISE...AMOUNTS RANGING FROM A
QUARTER OF AN INCH TO HALF AN INCH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY IN
THE APPALACHIANS...FROM NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD INTO PENNSYLVANIA
BEFORE CHANGING INTO RAIN LATER IN THE DAY. FURTHER SOUTH AND
EAST... MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL SPREAD FROM THE SOUTHEAST
INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES ON TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE.           

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.

FANNING




Last Updated: 348 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013