THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...BROAD AREA OF PRECIPITATION BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW INTO THE
CENTRAL PLAINS AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR THE CENTRAL PLAINS...NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS...MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND THE OHIO VALLEY.

WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE OHIO
VALLEY...GREAT LAKES...AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS.

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

AT 900 PM CDT...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS BEGINNING TO SHIFT
SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. THIS UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS
PRODUCING A BROAD AREA OF SNOW FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND INTO
THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...WITH OCCASIONAL
HEAVY SNOW...FALLING IN SOUTHERN NEBRASKA AND KANSAS. THIS
PRECIPITATION WAS SPREADING INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...WITH SNOW OBSERVED IN IOWA AND A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IN
MISSOURI. TO THE SOUTH...A WARM FRONT WAS BEGINNING TO MOVE INLAND
FROM THE GULF COAST. THIS FRONTAL SYSTEM WAS CAUSING LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN...WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAINS OBSERVED IN NORTHERN
FLORIDA...AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
SEVERE.                                                           
                  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM CDT SAT MAR
23 THROUGH 900 PM CDT MON MAR 23...

...COLORADO...
BEULAH                               19.4                    
ELDORADO SPRINGS 1 WNW               18.7                    
BURLINGTON                           15.0                    
CONIFER 4 ENE                        14.5                    
AURORA 3 SSE                         14.2                    
YUMA                                 14.0                    
GENESEE                              13.8                    
BURLINGTON 0.58 NE                   13.3                    
ANTON 5.8 SE                         12.5                    
COLORADO CITY 1 WNW                  12.0                    
COPE                                 12.0                    
HORSETOOTH MOUNTAIN 3.2 NNW          12.0                    
JOES                                 12.0                    
DENVER INTL AIRPORT                  11.6                    
BENNETT 4 SSE                        11.5                    
ASPEN PARK 5.2 ESE                   11.0                    
GOLDEN 12.5 NW                       10.1                    
LIVERMORE 10.5 WSW                   10.0                    
BOULDER 6.8 WNW                       9.3                    
FORT COLLINS 3.5 SW                   8.7                    
ESTES PARK 1 N                        7.5                    

...IOWA...
SIDNEY                                1.2                    

...KANSAS...
GOODLAND 1 N                         15.0                    
LEVANT                               14.0                    
ST. FRANCIS                          12.0                    
WRAY                                 10.5                    
COLBY                                10.0                    
WHEELER 10 S                         10.0                    
EDSON 13 N                            9.0                    
BREWSTER 4 W                          8.0                    
NORTON 9 SSE                          6.0                    
OBERLIN                               6.0                    
LONG ISLAND                           5.0                    
OAKLEY 4 W                            4.0                    
AUBURN 3 SSW                          3.0                    
FORBES FIELD 4 NE                     2.1                    

...NEBRASKA...
MAX 4.4 NNE                           8.0                    
BIG SPRINGS 4 SW                      7.0                    
IMPERIAL 13 SW                        7.0                    
BENKELMAN                             6.0                    
GRANT 12 WSW                          6.0                    
STRATTON 7.9 NNW                      4.0                    
AUBURN 5 ESE                          3.5                    
OSHKOSH 10 NE                         3.5                    
FRANKLIN 1.5 ENE                      3.3                    
PALISADE                              3.0                    
NORTH PLATTE                          1.1                    

...OKLAHOMA...
GOODWELL                              2.5                    
FORGAN                                1.5                    
BEAVER                                1.0                    

...TEXAS...
STRATFORD                             3.5                    
DALHART                               3.0                    
GUYMON                                2.0                    
TEXLINE                               2.0                    
CHANNING                              1.5                    
SPEARMAN                              1.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM CDT SAT MAR
23 THROUGH 900 PM CDT MON MAR 23...

...FLORIDA...
UNIV OF NORTH FLORIDA 3 SSW           4.52                    
LAKESIDE 6 W                          3.84                    
DOWLING PARK 5 ENE                    3.24                    
ORANGE PARK                           2.75                    


THE UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
TOWARDS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL LIGHT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL FALL ALONG THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...WESTERN
KANSAS...AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EASTWARD
OVERNIGHT FROM SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY TOWARDS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY AND THE OHIO VALLEY. THESE AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. THE WARM FRONT IN THE SOUTH
WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM BEGINS TO
ORGANIZE ITSELF AND MOVE NORTH ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. THIS WILL
CAUSE THE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO SHIFT WITH THE
FRONT...WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN NORTHERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHEASTERN
GEORGIA SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY.                    

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

FANNING




Last Updated: 1037 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013