THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY WILL SPREAD INTO OHIO VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...OHIO
VALLEY...CENTRAL APPALACHIANS...AND MID ATLANTIC.

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

AT 900 AM CDT...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE
MISSOURI ARKANSAS BORDER WAS CONTINUING TO SUPPORT A WIDESPREAD
AREA OF PRECIPITATION FROM THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY EASTWARD
INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED AN AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW... WITH EMBEDDED HEAVIER SNOW... ACROSS MUCH OF MISSOURI
NORTHWARD INTO PORTIONS OF IOWA...SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...AND
NORTHERN ILLINOIS. FARTHER SOUTH... AN EAST/WEST ORIENTED WARM
FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA AND SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA WAS
ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD AREA OF PRECIPITATION NORTH OF THE FRONT
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MID ATLANTIC AND COASTAL CAROLINAS. A BAND OF
HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS OBSERVED SOUTH OF THE WARM
FRONT FROM COASTAL GEORGIA THROUGH NORTHERN FLORIDA.              
                                                              

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM CDT SAT MAR
23 THROUGH 900 AM CDT SUN MAR 24...

...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                    
MORAN                                 8.0                    
RICHMOND                              6.5                    
NORTON 9 SSE                          6.0                    
OBERLIN                               6.0                    

...MISSOURI...
GREENWOOD                             8.5                    
ROELAND PARK 3 E                      8.0                    
COLUMBIA 1 NNW                        7.5                    
GLADSTONE                             7.0                    
CENTERTOWN                            5.0                    
MURRAY 1 N                            4.8                    
CENTRALIA                             4.0                    
MEXICO                                4.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM CDT SAT MAR
23 THROUGH 900 AM CDT SUN MAR 24...

...FLORIDA...
UNIV OF NORTH FLORIDA 3 SSW           4.52                    
MIDDLEBURG 7 NNE                      4.40                    
HOSFORD 3 SW                          4.35                    
LAKESIDE 6 W                          4.32                    
LIVE OAK 1 NE                         4.09                    
ORANGE PARK 3 WNW                     3.88                    
HAVANA 4 SW                           3.84                    
DOWLING PARK 5 ENE                    3.24                    
PERRY/FOLEY ARPT                      2.91                    
TALLAHASSEE 1 SW                      2.86                    
TALLAHASSEE RGNL ARPT                 2.77                    
ORANGE PARK                           2.75                    
JACKSONVILLE NAS                      2.66                    
JACKSONVILLE INTL ARPT                2.31                    
MAYPORT NAS                           1.92                    
DESTIN AIRPORT                        1.74                    

...GEORGIA...
VALDOSTA 3 NNW                        4.80                    
THOMASVILLE 6 ENE                     4.09                    
VALDOSTA MOODY AFB                    3.63                    
MOODY AFB/VALDOSTA                    3.59                    
COOLIDGE 3 SSW                        3.54                    
ATHENS MUNI APRT                      2.30                    
ATLANTA INTL ARPT                     1.93                    
WARNER ROBINS AFB                     1.52                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
VARNVILLE 7 SW                        3.27                    
CHARLESTON 6 NW                       3.10                    
HAMPTON 1 SW                          3.01                    
BRUNSON 2 SSW                         2.69                    
COLUMBIA METRO ARPT                   2.12                    
CHARLESTON MUNI ARPT                  1.92                    

...TENNESSEE...
CHATTANOOGA LOVELL FIELD              1.48                    

...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                    

...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                    

...TEXAS...
STRATFORD                             3.5                    
DALHART                               3.0                    

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

...ALABAMA...
BIRMINGHAM MUNI ARPT                  3.24                    
CLANTON 9 E                           2.90                    
HUEYTOWN 1 NW                         2.65                    
GADSDEN MUNI ARPT                     1.64                    
ANNISTON METRO ARPT                   1.59                    
HUNTSVILLE/MADISON CO. ARPT           1.52                    
DECATUR-PRYOR FIELD                   1.51                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
COLUMBUS AFB                          3.17                    
GRENADA 1 S                           3.12                    
GOLDEN TRIANGLE RGNL ARPT             2.01                    


THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEYS TODAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD EASTWARD FROM
THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND EVENTUALLY
THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND MID ATLANTIC TONIGHT. SNOWFALL OF 6
TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED FROM CENTRAL MISSOURI THROUGH CENTRAL
INDIANA THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL EVENTUALLY
SHIFT ENERGY TO A COASTAL LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST
TONIGHT AND SNOWFALL WILL SPREAD INTO THE EASTERN OHIO
VALLEY...CENTRAL APPALACHIANS...AND MID ATLANTIC. RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
OFFSHORE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

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

KREKELER




Last Updated: 1057 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013