THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN
AND NORTHERN PLAINS HEAVY SNOW
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...LARGE SPRING STORM SYSTEM BRINGING SNOW TO PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHERN PLAINS AND HEAVY RAIN AND SEVERE WEATHER TO MUCH OF THE
CENTRAL U.S...
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE
SOUTHEAST...TENNESSEE VALLEY...AND THE LOWER AND MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF THE LOWER AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS. WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
FOR A SMALL AREA OF WYOMING AND SOUTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE BLACK
HILLS. ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.
HIGH WIND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR MUCH OF THE CENTRAL U.S.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 AM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 986
MB...29.12 INCHES...WAS CENTERED OVER EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA. A
COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE SURFACE LOW INTO THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS. A COUPLE OF WEST TO EAST ORIENTED STATIONARY
FRONTAL BOUNDARIES WERE IN PLACE...ONE EXTENDING FROM THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE SOUTHEAST...AND ANOTHER EXTENDING FROM
THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND
MID-ATLANTIC REGIONS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF
THE COLD FRONT...FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE OHIO VALLEY. FROM
NORTHERN ARKANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN TENNESSEE NORTHWARD INTO THE
OHIO VALLEY...A LARGE AREA OF ORGANIZED CONVECTION WAS
ONGOING...WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FALLING IN THESE AREAS. NORTH
OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE OCCURRING
ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIDWEST. NORTHWEST OF THE SURFACE LOW...AREAS
OF GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW WERE OCCURRING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT SAT APR
26 THROUGH 300 AM CDT MON APR 28...
...NORTH DAKOTA...
SCRANTON 3.0
WILLISTON 2.0
...NEBRASKA...
GORDON 6 N 3.0
HAY SPRINGS 3.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
LEAD 7.0
SAINT ONCE 2 NNW 4.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT SAT APR
26 THROUGH 300 AM CDT MON APR 28...
...ARKANSAS...
BATESVILLE 6.55
RAVENDEN SPRINGS 5.22
POCAHONTAS 4.72
SADDLE 3.94
SCOTTSVILLE 2.99
WILBURN 2.83
WALNUT RIDGE RGNL ARPT 2.71
HARRISON/BOONE CO. ARPT 1.97
RUSSELLVILLE 1.71
MOUNTAIN HOME/BAXTER CO. ARPT 1.12
...IOWA...
AMES MUNI ARPT 2.42
OSAGE 2.04
IOWA CITY MUNI ARPT 1.71
MUSCATINE 1 ESE 1.50
DUBUQUE MUNI ARPT 1.14
CLINTON MUNI ARPT 1.07
BURLINGTON RGNL ARPT 1.04
DAVENPORT/QUAD CITIES WFO 1.03
...ILLINOIS...
QUINCY 2.53
ALTONA 2.11
EFFINGHAM 2.04
NW GALESBURG 1.85
HARRISBURG 1.28
MACOMB MUNI ARPT 1.02
METROPOLIS MUNICIPAL ARPT 1.00
MOLINE/QUAD CITY 1.00
MOUNT VERNON/OUTLAND AIRPORT 1.00
...KANSAS...
WESTMORELAND 5.50
WOODBINE 7 N 5.00
MANHATTAN 2.53
CHAPMAN 4 S 2.40
OKETO 3 W 2.00
OLATHE/JOHNSON CO. EXE ARPT 1.21
...KENTUCKY...
PADUCAH 2.29
...MINNESOTA...
ST. PAUL DOWNTOWN SRPT 2.01
MINNEAPOLIS/FLYING CLOUD ARPT 1.79
CLENCOE 1.07
MANKATO MUNI ARPT 1.02
...MISSOURI...
PARMA 7.90
QUILIN 5.01
POPLAR BLUFF 7 NW 4.65
DONIPHAN 3.98
PIEDMONT 3.48
JACKSON 3.18
WAPPAPELLO 3.03
MARBLE HILL 3.00
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT 2.21
PALMYRA 2.02
WHITEMAN AFB/SEDALIA 1.77
KANSAS CITY INTL ARPT 1.73
JEFFERSON CITY ARPT 1.17
...MISSISSIPPI...
COLUMBUS AFB 1.07
...NEBRASKA...
VALENTINE/MILLER FIELD 2.12
NEBRASKA CITY 1.54
...TENNESSEE...
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT 2.24
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 PM CDT SAT APR 26 THROUGH 300 AM CDT MON APR 28...
...MINNESOTA...
JAY COOKE STATE PARK 2 N 0.03
DULUTH 5 NW 0.02
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...COLORADO...
SEIBERT 51
...KANSAS...
COLBY 2 ENE 53
ATWOOD 4 N 52
OAKLEY 2 ESE 49
GRINNELL 46
...MINNESOTA...
KNIFE RIVER 1 N 50
DULUTH 46
...OKLAHOMA...
GUYMON 2 W 61
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
RAPID CITY 60
...TEXAS...
FLOYDADA 2 NNE 63
SUNDOWN 8 WSW 63
AMHERST 1 NE 62
DIMMITT 2 NE 62
HART 3 N 60
FRIONA 2 NE 59
MULESHOE 2 SSW 59
ABERNATHY 5 ENE 58
LUBBOCK 6 NE 58
MORTON 1 ENE 58
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE VERY SLOW-MOVING TODAY AND IS
STILL FORECAST TO BE CENTERED OVER EASTERN NEBRASKA BY LATE THIS
EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD TODAY
ACROSS MUCH OF THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS AND SOUTHEAST...WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING A SIGNIFICANT THREAT. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST...TENNESSEE...AND OHIO
VALLEYS. WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW IN THE COLD AIR...ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE COMMON. THE HEAVIEST
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL FALL ACROSS THE BLACK
HILLS...WHERE UP TO 10 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW IS POSSIBLE.
ADDITIONALLY...FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN MINNESOTA...WHERE UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE
ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE.
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.
RYAN
Last Updated: 445 AM EDT MON APR 28 2014