THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN
AND NORTHERN PLAINS HEAVY SNOW
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2014

...LARGE SPRING STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BRING SNOW TO PORTIONS
OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS AND HEAVY RAIN AND SEVERE
WEATHER TO MUCH OF THE OHIO VALLEY INTO THE SOUTHEAST AND
MID-ATLANTIC...  

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST...TENNESSEE AND OHIO
VALLEYS...APPALACHIANS...MID-ATLANTIC...AND NORTHEAST...AS WELL AS
PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF THE CENTRAL U.S...AS WELL AS EXTREME WESTERN NEW YORK STATE AND
NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

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 994
MB...29.35 INCHES...WAS CENTERED APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES NORTHWEST
OF KANSAS CITY...MISSOURI. AN OCCLUDED FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED
FROM THE SURFACE LOW ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WITH A
COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWARD TO THE GULF COAST REGION AND A
STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING EASTWARD ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY INTO
THE MID-ATLANTIC. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED WIDESPREAD RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE
CENTRAL GULF COAST NORTHWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST INTO THE
TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS REPORTED AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THUNDERSTORMS. WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAIN SHOWERS WERE ALSO OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF THE GREAT
LAKES...MIDWEST...AND CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS. WEST OF THE
SURFACE LOW...WITH RELATIVELY COLD AIR IN PLACE...LIGHT TO
OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
DAKOTAS AND NEBRASKA.       

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT SAT APR
26 THROUGH 300 AM CDT TUE APR 29...

...MONTANA...
SIDNEY                                3.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
WATFORD CITY                          7.0                    
GRASSY BUTTE                          6.8                    
RHAME 1.9 E                           5.5                    
REEDER                                5.0                    
STANLEY NW                            4.8                    
BEACH                                 4.0                    
BOWMAN                                4.0                    
KILLDEER                              4.0                    
MANDAREE                              4.0                    
WILLISTON                             4.0                    
SCRANTON                              3.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
GORDON 6 N                            3.0                    
HAY SPRINGS                           3.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DEADWOOD                             10.0                    
LEAD 7 SSE                           10.0                    
ROCHFORD 7 NW                        10.0                    
DEERFIELD 10 NW                       7.0                    
LEAD                                  7.0                    
PENNINGTON                            7.0                    
PORCUPINE 5 E                         7.0                    
MARTIN 15 W                           5.5                    
RALPH 8 SSE                           4.0                    
SAINT ONCE 2 NNW                      4.0                    
SPEARFISH                             4.0                    
DEADWOOD 15 SSE                       3.5                    
LEMMON                                3.0                    

...WYOMING...
FOUR CORNERS                          6.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT SAT APR
26 THROUGH 300 AM CDT TUE APR 29...

...ALABAMA...
MOBILE REGIONAL AIRPORT               4.00                    
MUSCLE SHOALS RGNL ARPT               2.74                    
TUSCALOOSA MUNI ARPT                  2.15                    
HUNTSVILLE/MADISON CO. ARPT           1.52                    
BIRMINGHAM MUNI ARPT                  1.36                    

...ARKANSAS...
BATESVILLE                            6.55                    
SMITHVILLE 4.4 SSE                    6.50                    
CORNING 2.1 W                         6.37                    
POCAHONTAS 8.6 SSW                    5.75                    
RAVENDEN SPRINGS                      5.22                    
EVENING SHADE 1.2 S                   5.20                    
CALICO ROCK 1.6 E                     5.00                    
HARDY 11.0 S                          4.38                    
WALNUT RIDGE RGNL ARPT                4.08                    
SADDLE                                3.94                    
DOVER 3.0 SW                          3.11                    
HEBER SPRINGS 0.8 WSW                 3.05                    
SCOTTSVILLE                           2.99                    
WILBURN                               2.83                    
JONESBORO MUNI ARPT                   2.52                    

...IOWA...
AMES MUNI ARPT                        3.57                    
KEOKUK 0.6 NE                         2.61                    
HARTFORD 1.0 ENE                      2.51                    
GILBERT 0.2 W                         2.42                    
NORTH LIBERTY 1.0 ENE                 2.07                    
OSAGE                                 2.04                    
DAVENPORT/QUAD CITIES WFO             1.90                    
IOWA CITY MUNI ARPT                   1.90                    
DEWITT ENE                            1.56                    
MUSCATINE 1 ESE                       1.50                    
CALAMUS 2 SSW                         1.40                    
DUBUQUE MUNI ARPT                     1.14                    
CLINTON MUNI ARPT                     1.07                    
BURLINGTON RGNL ARPT                  1.04                    

...ILLINOIS...
ANNA 3.1 NNE                          3.71                    
EFFINGHAM 1.2 E                       3.31                    
WATSON                                3.25                    
WATSON 0.3 NE                         3.25                    
FLORA                                 2.65                    
GALESBURG                             2.65                    
QUINCY                                2.53                    
HARRISBURG                            2.52                    
ALTONA                                2.23                    
MOUNT VERNON/OUTLAND AIRPORT          2.10                    
METROPOLIS MUNICIPAL ARPT             2.09                    
EFFINGHAM                             2.04                    
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO                2.02                    
LAWRENCEVILLE-VINCENNES INTL AP       1.95                    
CAIRO                                 1.90                    

...INDIANA...
MILLTOWN 3.7 WSW                      2.98                    
NEWBURGH 2.6 N                        2.89                    
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT                  2.73                    
DARMSTADT 4.4 SSW                     2.66                    
TELL CITY 0.9 NNE                     2.62                    
CANNELTON 6.8 NE                      2.48                    
MELODY HILL 2.9 WNW                   2.42                    
PATOKA 1.3 SSW                        2.35                    
BICKNELL 0.5 W                        2.34                    
HUNTINGBURG                           1.85                    

...KANSAS...
WESTMORELAND                          5.50                    
WOODBINE 7 N                          5.00                    
MANHATTAN 0.5 NE                      3.20                    
JUNCTION CITY 1.1 SW                  2.74                    
CHAPMAN 4 S                           2.40                    
OKETO 3 W                             2.00                    
OLATHE/JOHNSON CO. EXE ARPT           1.21                    

...KENTUCKY...
PADUCAH/BARKLEY                       3.39                    
WINGO 2.2 SE                          3.35                    
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN CO. ARPT         3.11                    
OWENSBORO/DAVIES CO ARPT              3.02                    
HENDERSON CITY                        2.90                    
CALVERT CITY 2.7 SSE                  2.65                    
LEWISPORT 2.8 E                       2.56                    
CORYDON 4.3 NE                        2.36                    
GRACEY 0.3 NW                         2.18                    
LOUISVILLE                            1.87                    

...MINNESOTA...
EAST BETHEL 3.1 NE                    3.55                    
BUFFALO MUNI ARPT                     3.52                    
NORTH SAINT PAUL 1 NW                 3.08                    
MINNETONKA 1 WSW                      2.85                    
MINNEAPOLIS/FLYING CLOUD ARPT         2.81                    
LINO LAKES 2.5 SW                     2.70                    
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 1 S                  2.62                    
MAPLE LAKE 0.5 SE                     2.60                    
MAHTOMEDI 1 SSW                       2.55                    
CHANHASSEN NWS                        2.51                    
STACY                                 2.45                    
MANKATO 2 SW                          2.40                    
WELLS                                 2.34                    
WILD RIVER STATE PARK                 2.08                    

...MISSOURI...
NEW MADRID 0.3 SE                     8.48                    
PARMA                                 7.90                    
DONIPHAN 2.7 NE                       6.00                    
POPLAR BLUFF                          5.48                    
DEXTER 2.3 W                          5.12                    
QUILIN                                5.01                    
POPLAR BLUFF 7 NW                     4.65                    
BLOOMFIELD 2.9 S                      4.50                    
MARBLE HILL 0.4 NE                    4.17                    
JACKSON 1 SW                          3.97                    
ANNISTON 1.9 WNW                      3.95                    
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT              3.63                    
ELLSINORE 4.8 WNW                     3.00                    
WHITEMAN AFB/SEDALIA                  1.77                    
ST LOUIS/LAMBERT INTL ARPT            1.74                    
KANSAS CITY INTL ARPT                 1.73                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
MERIDIAN/KEY FIELD                    4.11                    
SOUTHAVEN 4.8 SE                      3.07                    
ROBINSONVILLE 5.4 E                   2.91                    
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL                    2.54                    
JACKSON/HAWKINS FIELD                 1.62                    
COLUMBUS AFB                          1.07                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
SEABOARD                              2.00                    
EDENTON NORTHEA                       1.27                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
GACKLE                                1.35                    
HARVEY                                1.28                    

...NEBRASKA...
CHERRY                                2.81                    
VALENTINE/MILLER FIELD                2.53                    
KILGORE 1 NE                          2.40                    
VALENTINE ARPT                        2.28                    
NEBRASKA CITY                         1.54                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
GETTYSBURG                            2.58                    
WINNER                                2.24                    
PINE RIDGE                            1.97                    
CHAMBERLAIN MUNICIPAL                 1.89                    
PIERRE MUNI ARPT                      1.78                    
DOWNTOWN HOT SPRINGS                  1.75                    
MARTIN 13 WSW                         1.70                    
ABERDEEN REG ARPT                     1.29                    
NEWELL 3 ENE                          1.04                    

...TENNESSEE...
HUNTLAND 0.9 NNW                      3.54                    
NASHVILLE METRO ARPT                  3.51                    
SCOTTS HILL 2.8 NNW                   3.05                    
ROSSVILLE 2.9 N                       2.91                    
LAFAYETTE 3.7 NNW                     2.62                    
DICKSON 6.7 SSW                       2.59                    
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT                     2.57                    
CENTERVILLE 9.5 N                     2.43                    
KINGSTON SPRINGS 1.4 SW               2.33                    
SMYRNA AIRPORT                        2.24                    
DYERSBURG MUNI ARPT                   2.06                    

...WISCONSIN...
OSCEOLA                               2.06                    
BOSCOBEL                              1.45                    
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MUNI ARPT            1.28                    

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

...COLORADO...
KIT CARSON                            61                    
YUMA                                  58                    
CHEYENNE                              54                    
SEIBERT                               51                    

...KANSAS...
WAKEENEY 1 SSW                        67                    
GARDEN CITY 1 ENE                     60                    
HUDSON 10 ENE                         60                    
JETMORE 12 N                          60                    
DODGE CITY                            58                    
GOVE                                  54                    
LOGAN                                 54                    
COLBY 2 ENE                           53                    
THOMAS                                53                    
ATWOOD 4 N                            52                    
OAKLEY 2 ESE                          49                    
GRINNELL                              46                    

...MICHIGAN...
OLD MISSION 2 SSW                     53                    
MACATAWA                              50                    

...MINNESOTA...
MANKATO                               69                    
MANKATO MUNI ARPT                     69                    
KNIFE RIVER 1 N                       50                    
DULUTH INTL ARPT                      48                    
DULUTH                                46                    

...MISSOURI...
KANSAS CITY INTL ARPT                 50                    

...NEBRASKA...
SIDNEY                                54                    
SCOTTSBLUFF                           51                    

...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 SURFACE LOW IS FORECAST TO DRIFT SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD
TODAY...REACHING EASTERN IOWA BY EARLY THIS EVENING. THE COLD
FRONT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE MORE QUICKLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY AND INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES TONIGHT.
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY
ACROSS MANY AREAS FROM THE GULF COAST TO THE NORTHEAST AND
WESTWARD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND THE MIDWEST. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST AND MID-ATLANTIC
REGION...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL POSSIBLE FOR MUCH OF THE
NORTHEAST....AND 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL FOR THE
GREAT LAKES. ADDITIONALLY...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST THROUGH TONIGHT. AN
ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST FOR THE BLACK HILLS
IN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WYOMING. 

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: 455 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014