THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS TO MID-ATLANTIC WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 PM CST TUE MAR 05 2013

...SNOW WINDING DOWN ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL SPREAD EASTWARD
INTO OHIO VALLEY AND MID ATLANTIC OVERNIGHT...                    
         

WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SHORE OF
MARYLAND NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE PHILADELPHIA AREA. WINTER STORM
WATCHES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM SOUTHERN WISCONSIN SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AND
INTO THE MID ATLANTIC.

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

AT 800 PM CST...THE MAIN SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1000 MB...29.53 INCHES...WAS CENTERED ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF
JACKSON, KENTUCKY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDED NORTHWARD
FROM THE SURFACE LOW INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST. FROM THE MAIN SURFACE
LOW...A OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD DOWN TO WESTERN SOUTH
CAROLINA WHERE A SECONDARY LOW HAS FORMED. FROM THE SECONDARY
LOW...A STATIONARY BOUNDARY EXTENDS EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS SOUTHWEST ACROSS GEORGIA AND THE
WESTERN PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED AN AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS EASTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY.
LIGHTER SNOW WAS STILL FALLING BACK ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST BUT
WIDELY SCATTERED. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN MID ATLANTIC. A LINE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WAS PUSHING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AHEAD OF THE COLD
FRONT.                                                            
         

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST SUN MAR
03 THROUGH 800 PM CST TUE MAR 05...

...IOWA...
NEW HAMPTON                           8.6                    
MCGREGOR 4 W                          7.0                    
CLERMONT                              6.5                    
EDGEWOOD                              6.5                    
SAINT ANSGAR                          6.5                    
DUBUQUE 3 N                           6.0                    
FORT MADISON 2 NE                     5.4                    
SARATOGA 7 W                          5.3                    
LAKE MILLS                            5.0                    
TRIPOLI                               4.7                    
MUSCATINE 1 ESE                       4.5                    
CEDAR RAPIDS 5 NNE                    4.0                    
FOREST CITY 2 NNE                     4.0                    
MOUNT UNION SE                        4.0                    
WASHINGTON                            4.0                    

...ILLINOIS...
LA GRANGE PARK 1 SSW                 11.0                    
CORTLAND                             10.1                    
ELBURN                               10.0                    
OHARE AIRPORT                        10.0                    
COUNTRYSIDE                           8.5                    
DE KALB                               8.5                    
OAK LAWN                              8.5                    
WILLOWBROOK                           8.5                    
GALENA TERRITORY                      7.7                    
STOCKTON                              7.0                    
YORKVILLE                             7.0                    
FREEPORT 2 WNW                        6.7                    
MORRISON 1 WNW                        6.5                    
LANARK 5 NW                           6.3                    
JOLIET                                6.1                    

...INDIANA...
NORTH JUDSON                          7.0                    
GROVERTOWN                            6.0                    
MICHIGAN CITY                         6.0                    
WATERFORD 2 SSW                       5.5                    
CROMWELL 2 SW                         5.0                    
FORT WAYNE                            4.5                    
CHURUBUSCO                            4.0                    
KNOX                                  4.0                    
MUNCIE                                4.0                    

...MICHIGAN...
SAINT JOSEPH                          6.8                    

...MINNESOTA...
BIGFORK                              13.2                    
MINNESOTA CITY                       11.7                    
LAKE CITY 1 SE                       11.5                    
SPRING VALLEY 3 E                    10.6                    
NORTHOME                             10.2                    
KELLIHER                             10.0                    
LAKEVILLE                            10.0                    
RED WING                              9.4                    
MINNEAPOLIS INT AIRPORT               9.3                    
STEWARTVILLE                          9.3                    
SQUAW LAKE                            9.0                    
STACY                                 9.0                    
WASKISH                               9.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
MADISON 5 SW                          8.9                    
SUN PRAIRIE                           8.5                    
MIDDLETON                             8.2                    
FRENCH ISLAND 1 N                     7.8                    
ARCADIA                               7.3                    
MONDOVI                               7.3                    
ALMA                                  7.0                    
PALMYRA                               7.0                    
JANESVILLE AIRPORT 1 S                6.9                    
LAKE GENEVA                           6.5                    
STOCKHOLM 3.0 NE                      6.5                    
EDGERTON                              6.4                    
NWS LA CROSSE                         6.1                    
WYALUSING                             6.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CST SUN MAR 03 THROUGH 800 PM CST TUE MAR 05...

...MINNESOTA...
PIPESTONE                             0.18                    
PETERSON                              0.07                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...KENTUCKY...
DORTON 3 ENE                          55                    
HINDMAN 5 N                           51                    
LONDON 3 S                            50                    

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

...MONTANA...
ROCKY BOY                            24.0                    
NEIHART 21 W                         18.0                    
BABB 19 W                            12.0                    
CULBERTSON 2 S                       11.0                    
BELT 6 SSW                           10.0                    
BAINVILLE                             8.3                    
BLOOMFIELD 13 NE                      8.0                    
GARNEILL 12 ENE                       8.0                    
LARSLAN 9 NNW                         8.0                    
NOHLY 17 WSW                          7.0                    
BROCKTON 16 N                         6.0                    
LUSTRE 7 WNW                          6.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
LANGDON                              15.0                    
STARKWEATHER                         13.0                    
DEVILS LAKE                          12.0                    
LANSFORD 5 W                         12.0                    
LARIMORE                             12.0                    
SARLES 3 N                           12.0                    
WARWICK                              12.0                    
CAVALIER 12 NW                       11.0                    
GILBY 2 E                            10.0                    
MADDOCK 10 SW                        10.0                    
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE                 10.0                    
LANSFORD                              9.8                    
HARVEY                                9.5                    
MAYVILLE 2 N                          8.0                    
GRAND FORKS                           7.1                    
BISMARCK                              1.5                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
WHITEWOOD 4.2 NNW                     4.2                    


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE OHIO VALLEY WILL WEAKEN AS THE
SECONDARY LOW ACROSS THE CAROLINAS BECOMES THE DOMINANT LOW
OVERNIGHT. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...WITH AREAS OF HEAVY
SNOW...WILL SPREAD EASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND MID
ATLANTIC OVERNIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
MID-ATLANTIC DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY AS THE SURFACE LOW
STRENGTHENS AS IT PUSHES OFF THE SOUTHERN VIRGINIA COAST. THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...UPWARDS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE FROM OF THE OHIO VALLEY. WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...10 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE INTERIOR MID-ATLANTIC...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLY
EXCEEDING 20 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WEST VIRGINIA AND
VIRGINIA. CLOSER TO THE I-95 CORRIDOR...4-8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE.
ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST...PRECIPITATION WILL FALL IN THE FORM
OF RAIN...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE.                    
         

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 300 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KREKELER




Last Updated: 942 PM EST TUE MAR 05 2013