THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS FALLING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND
INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...

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

WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND OHIO
AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.

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

AT 300 AM CDT...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CURRENTLY LOCATED IN OKLAHOMA
WAS CONTINUING TO SUPPORT A WIDESPREAD AREA OF PRECIPITATION FROM
THE CENTRAL PLAINS... INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY... AND
SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHEAST U.S.. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED AN AREA OF LIGHT
TO MODERATE SNOW... WITH EMBEDDED HEAVIER SNOW... ACROSS MUCH OF
KANSAS AND INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. FARTHER SOUTH... A
WEST/EAST ORIENTED STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE GULF COAST AND INTO
THE SOUTHEAST WAS CAUSING LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN... WITH
OCCASIONAL HEAVIER RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS... ACROSS MOST
OF THE SOUTHEAST AND INTO THE TENNESSEE/OHIO VALLEYS.             
                                                                

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM CDT SAT MAR
23 THROUGH 300 AM CDT SUN MAR 24...

...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                    
OTTAWA                                3.5                    
AUBURN 3 SSW                          3.0                    

...MISSOURI...
EASTON 5 NW                           2.5                    
INDEPENDENCE                          2.1                    
PLEASANT HILL                         1.8                    

...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                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM CDT SAT MAR
23 THROUGH 300 AM CDT SUN MAR 24...

...ALABAMA...
BIRMINGHAM MUNI ARPT                  2.84                    
GADSDEN MUNI ARPT                     1.64                    
ANNISTON METRO ARPT                   1.59                    
HUNTSVILLE/MADISON CO. ARPT           1.52                    
DECATUR-PRYOR FIELD                   1.51                    

...FLORIDA...
UNIV OF NORTH FLORIDA 3 SSW           4.52                    
LAKESIDE 6 W                          4.32                    
DOWLING PARK 5 ENE                    3.24                    
PERRY/FOLEY ARPT                      2.91                    
ORANGE PARK                           2.75                    
JACKSONVILLE NAS                      2.66                    
TALLAHASSEE RGNL ARPT                 2.14                    
MAYPORT NAS                           1.92                    
DESTIN AIRPORT                        1.74                    

...GEORGIA...
MOODY AFB/VALDOSTA                    3.59                    
WARNER ROBINS AFB                     1.52                    
ATLANTA INTL ARPT                     1.34                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
COLUMBUS AFB                          2.99                    
GOLDEN TRIANGLE RGNL ARPT             2.01                    

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

...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                    

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


THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO AND ACROSS THE
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY. SNOW WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ACROSS
THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND
EVENTUALLY THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS BY TONIGHT. THESE AREAS ARE
EXPECTED TO RECEIVE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. THE FRONT
IN THE SOUTHEAST WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AS A FRONTAL
SYSTEM BEGINS TO ORGANIZE ITSELF AND MOVE NORTH ALONG THE ATLANTIC
COAST. RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT WITH
THE FRONT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES...
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. 
                

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

MONARSKI




Last Updated: 459 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013