THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS TO MID ATLANTIC WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM EST THU MAR 05 2015

...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN FALLING FROM THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS TO THE NORTHEAST... 

FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL ALABAMA

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE NORTHEAST.

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

AT 300 AM EST...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1011 MB...29.86 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ALONG THE NORTHERN BORDER OF
TENNESSEE AND NORTH CAROLINA. FROM THE LOW...A STRONG COLD FRONT
STRETCHED SOUTHWESTWARD INTO DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND INTO MEXICO.
EAST OF THE LOW...A STATIONARY FRONT WAS DRAPED ACROSS NORTHERN
NORTH CAROLINA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE SHIELD OF PRECIPITATION FROM SOUTH
TEXAS TO NEW ENGLAND. SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WAS BEING OBSERVED
FROM CENTRAL TEXAS NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
ARKANSAS...WESTERN TENNESSEE...AND SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY. A BAND
OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS BEING OBSERVED IN THE DALLAS-FORT
WORTH AREA. IN ADDITION...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS BEING
OBSERVED FROM NORTHERN TEXAS TO CONNECTICUT. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW
WAS AFFECTING CENTRAL ARKANSAS NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE OHIO RIVER
TO WEST VIRGINIA. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS BEING OBSERVED FROM
DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST...AND NORTHWARD INTO NEW
JERSEY AND LONG ISLAND. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EST WED MAR
04 THROUGH 300 AM EST THU MAR 05...

...ARKANSAS...
BIGGERS                               5.0                    
DENNARD                               4.0                    
RUSSELLVILLE                          3.0                    
SALEM                                 3.0                    
SIDNEY                                3.0                    

...ILLINOIS...
CARRIER MILLS                         8.2                    
ANNA                                  8.0                    
KARNAK                                7.5                    
MUDDY 2 WNW                           6.5                    
ZEIGLER                               6.0                    
CARBONDALE                            5.0                    
MULKEYTOWN                            4.5                    
HERRIN                                4.0                    

...INDIANA...
EVANSVILLE                            8.0                    
MOUNT VERNON                          8.0                    
ROCKPORT                              8.0                    
FARABEE 2 ESE                         7.1                    
SALEM                                 7.0                    
PALMYRA                               6.5                    
CELESTINE                             6.0                    
HUNTINGBURG                           6.0                    
MILLERSBURG 3 S                       6.0                    
SCOTTSBURG                            6.0                    

...KENTUCKY...
RADCLIFF                             16.0                    
SHEPHERDSVILLE                       15.0                    
HARTFORD                             14.0                    
IRVINGTON                            12.0                    
BREMEN                               11.0                    
HARDINSBURG                          11.0                    
VINE GROVE 2 S                       11.0                    
EKRON                                10.0                    
ELK CREEK                            10.0                    
MOUNT WASHINGTON                     10.0                    
LEXINGTON 2 SE                        6.8                    

...MISSOURI...
DUDLEY                                5.0                    
POPLAR BLUFF                          5.0                    
WEST PLAINS                           4.0                    
LANTON                                3.5                    
WHITE CHURCH 4 NNE                    3.5                    
BRANSON                               3.0                    

...OHIO...
WHEELERSURG 2 NE                     11.0                    
OAK HILL 7 E                         10.0                    
LUCASVILLE 1 SSE                      9.0                    
RACINE                                8.5                    
OTWAY                                 8.0                    
SCIOTOVILLE                           7.8                    
LUCASVILLE                            7.5                    
POMEROY                               7.5                    
SOUTH WEBSTER                         7.0                    
PEEBLES                               6.5                    

...OKLAHOMA...
CORDELL                               5.0                    
CALUMET                               4.0                    
FOSS                                  4.0                    
GRANITE                               4.0                    
FORT COBB                             3.0                    
OKLAHOMA CITY                         3.0                    
TAHLEQUAH                             3.0                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
PENN HILLS                            2.4                    
MOON TOWNSHIP                         2.3                    
BRIDGEVILLE 2 SW                      2.0                    
ALIQUIPPA 2 SSW                       1.8                    
FREEPORT 5 N                          1.6                    
CARNEGIE                              1.5                    

...TEXAS...
DALLAS 8 N                            6.0                    
CLARENDON                             5.0                    
FORT WORTH 8 E                        5.0                    
GRAPEVINE                             5.0                    
WELLINGTON                            5.0                    
MCLEAN                                4.5                    
BENBROOK                              4.0                    
CHILLICOTHE                           4.0                    
GRAND PRAIRIE                         4.0                    
KELLER                                4.0                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
HUNTINGTON                            6.5                    
PARKERSBURG                           6.5                    
VIENNA                                6.0                    
ARVILLA                               5.0                    
CULLODEN 5 ENE                        5.0                    
SISTERSVILLE                          4.0                    
BRIDGEPORT 1 W                        3.0                    
WEST UNION                            3.0                    
WESTON 5 N                            3.0                    
BELINGTON                             2.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EST WED MAR 04
THROUGH 300 AM EST THU MAR 05...

...ARKANSAS...
LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT                   2.90                    
AUSTIN                                1.50                    
CABOT                                 1.00                    
NEWPORT                               1.00                    
SHERWOOD                              1.00                    
SONORA 2 E                            1.00                    
EUREKA SPRINGS                        0.50                    
LITTLE ROCK ARPT                      0.50                    
WYNNE                                 0.50                    

...TENNESSEE...
DYERSBURG                             1.25                    
PARIS                                 0.50                    

...TEXAS...
MERIDIAN                              0.75                    
BOWIE                                 0.50                    
DALLAS 4 NE                           0.50                    
ROSCOE                                0.50                    
TERRELL 5 S                           0.25                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 PM EST WED MAR 04 THROUGH 300 AM EST THU MAR 05...

...TENNESSEE...
BRUCETON                              0.10                    
LEBANON 1 N                           0.10                    

...TEXAS...
OLNEY                                 0.10                    


THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST...REACHING THE COAST BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE TO PLUMMET BEHIND THE FRONT...CAUSING RAIN TO CHANGE
TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...SOUTHEAST...AND TENNESSEE VALLEY. SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS
THE OHIO VALLEY AND INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE EVENING. THE HEAVIEST BAND OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY INTO WEST VIRGINIA AND
THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10
INCHES...ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS
BAND. LESSER TOTALS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF THIS BAND WHERE THE
PERIOD OF MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL BE LONGER AND NORTH OF THE BAND
WHERE THE SNOWFALL WILL BE LIGHTER THROUGH THE EVENT. ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST...ICE TOTALS UP TO TWO-TENTHS OF AN INCH
ARE POSSIBLE. 

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

FANNING




Last Updated: 342 AM EST THU MAR 05 2015