THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM CST SUN FEB 01 2015

...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO SPREAD FROM THE MIDDLE/UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND NORTHERN OHIO
VALLEY...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR A SMALL AREA AROUND
CHICAGO...ILLINOIS.

WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE AREA FROM EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS EASTWARD THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GREAT
LAKES...NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY AND THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC AND THE
NORTHEAST.

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

AT 200 PM CST...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1005
MB...29.68 INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN WESTERN ILLINOIS ALONG AN
ARCTIC FRONTAL BOUNDARY. WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW...A COLD FRONT
WAS MOVING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WHILE EAST OF THE
LOW A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED EASTWARD THROUGH
THE NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING NEAR AND NORTH OF THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS
THROUGH NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE OHIO VALLEY. FARTHER SOUTH...RAIN
WAS FALLING FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE OHIO VALLEY.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST THU JAN
29 THROUGH 200 PM CST SUN FEB 01...

...IOWA...
CLEMONS                              14.0                    
BAXTER                               13.0                    
BEDFORD                              12.5                    
MINBURN                              12.5                    
WAUKEE                               12.4                    
PRINCETON 5 NNE                      12.2                    
DES MOINES 3 ENE                     12.0                    
MADRID                               12.0                    
PRINCETON                            12.0                    
OLIN                                 11.9                    
LOWDEN                               11.0                    
PARK VIEW                            11.0                    
DAVENPORT MUNI ARPT                  10.3                    
CLINTON                              10.0                    
RUNNELLS 3 NW                        10.0                    
WOODWARD                              9.2                    
CEDAR RAPIDS 5 NNE                    9.0                    
JOHNSTON                              8.5                    
SIOUX CITY                            7.2                    

...ILLINOIS...
SOMONAUK                             12.5                    
ROCK FALLS 3 ENE                     12.2                    
HARVARD                              12.0                    
SUGAR FROVE 3 N                      11.0                    
DE KALB                              10.5                    
JOLIET                               10.2                    
COLETA 1.4 SSW                       10.0                    
SUBLETTE                             10.0                    
YORKVILLE                            10.0                    
PRINCETON                             9.8                    
AMBOY                                 9.0                    
CHICAGO O'HARE INTL ARPT              9.0                    
OTTAWA 1.6 N                          9.0                    
PAW PAW                               8.8                    
MENDOTA 2.4 SE                        8.5                    
PEOTONE                               8.3                    
WINTHROP HARBOR                       8.0                    
DIXON 1.5 SW                          7.5                    
GLENDALE HEIGHTS                      7.5                    
NORA 1 ESE                            7.3                    
BARTLETT                              7.0                    

...INDIANA...
ELKHART                              12.0                    
TOPEKA                               12.0                    
MISHAWAKA 3 N                        11.3                    
GOSHEN                               10.8                    
KNOX                                 10.2                    
WINONA LAKE                           9.5                    
BREMEN                                9.2                    
VALPARAISO                            9.1                    
LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS 1.5 NNE     7.8                    
ROCHESTER                             7.3                    
WINAMAC                               7.2                    
WHEATFIELD                            6.3                    
CROWN POINT 2.0 WSW                   6.0                    
LA PORTE                              5.0                    

...KANSAS...
BAILEYVILLE 1 S                       7.0                    
CORNING                               7.0                    
BLAINE                                6.0                    
AXTELL                                5.0                    
BEATTIE 2 NE                          4.0                    
NETAWAKA                              3.0                    

...MICHIGAN...
CASSOPOLIS                           10.0                    
ROLLING PRAIRIE                      10.0                    
VANDALIA                              9.8                    
OSSEO                                 9.1                    
BATTLE CREEK                          9.0                    
MENDON                                9.0                    
OSHTEMO                               9.0                    
SAWYER                                9.0                    
UNION                                 9.0                    
KALAMAZOO                             8.0                    
MOSCOW                                8.0                    
MARSHALL                              7.0                    
SANDSTONE                             7.0                    
TAYLOR                                5.4                    
EASTPOINTE                            4.5                    
NEW BUFFALO 0.4 WNW                   4.5                    
MILAN                                 4.3                    
ROMULUS                               4.3                    
CARELTON                              4.2                    
ANN ARBOR                             4.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
ALBERT LEA                            4.5                    
FAIRMONT                              4.0                    
WANAMINGO                             4.0                    
WINNEBAGO                             4.0                    
GRAND MEADOW 4 NW                     3.5                    

...MISSOURI...
KIRKSVILLE                           10.0                    
LA PLATA                              9.9                    
GREEN CITY                            9.0                    
NOVINGER                              8.9                    
UNIONVILLE                            8.5                    
LEWISTOWN                             7.6                    
CANTON                                7.0                    
MARYVILLE                             7.0                    
ST. JOSEPH                            6.8                    
BROCK 1 WSW                           6.0                    
STANBERRY                             6.0                    
NOVELTY                               5.5                    
EDINA                                 5.0                    
TRENTON                               4.8                    
CAMERON                               4.0                    
WINSTON                               3.5                    
NEW LONDON 3 N                        3.0                    
GILMAN CITY                           2.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
PENDER                               10.0                    
RAYMOND 7.3 WNW                       9.5                    
CRETE 4.0 N                           9.0                    
GRETA 4 NE                            8.7                    
FORT CALHOUN 4 W                      8.0                    
LINCOLN 6.8 SE                        8.0                    
LISCO 5 ENE                           8.0                    
BENNINGTON                            7.6                    
DAVID CITY                            7.5                    
BASSETT                               7.0                    
EMERSON                               7.0                    
SEWARD                                7.0                    
VIRGINIA 3 SE                         7.0                    
FRIEND 3 E                            6.8                    
HASTINGS 3 SE                         6.5                    
WAKEFIELD                             5.1                    
ANSELMO 2 W                           4.0                    

...OHIO...
PIONEER                               8.0                    
ANTWERP                               5.5                    
LORAIN 3 S                            5.0                    
NAPOLEON                              4.8                    
WELLINGTON                            4.5                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
YANKTON                               8.0                    
WASHTA                                7.0                    
HARTFORD 6 S                          6.0                    
WAGNER                                6.0                    
TYNDALL                               4.5                    
SIOUX FALLS 4 ESE                     3.6                    
TEA 1 SE                              3.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
BROOKFIELD 6 W                        9.0                    
KENOSHA                               9.0                    
FRANKSVILLE                           7.8                    
RACINE 2 WSW                          7.8                    
OAK CREEK                             7.5                    
MILWAUKEE INTL ARPT                   7.1                    
MADISON                               7.0                    
MONTFORT                              6.5                    
SINSINAWA                             6.0                    
MUSCODA                               5.5                    
LA CROSSE AIRPORT                     4.8                    
MADISON 4 SW                          4.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST THU JAN
29 THROUGH 200 PM CST SUN FEB 01...

...NEW MEXICO...
MOGOLLON 3 WSW                        1.73                    
PLEASANTON                            1.58                    

...TEXAS...
MARFA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT               2.27                    
PINE SPRINGS 1 NE                     2.05                    

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

...COLORADO...
HESPERUS 5 SE                         7.5                    
PAGOSA SPRINGS 2 SSW                  7.4                    
UPPER SAN JUAN                        6.0                    
COAL BANK PASS                        5.5                    
KEBLER PASS 3 N                       5.5                    
BREEN 2 NNW                           5.1                    
MONARCH PASS 1 NNW                    5.0                    
SUPERIOR 1 NW                         4.8                    
PAGOSA SPRINGS 2.5 W                  4.5                    
MAYSVILLE                             4.2                    
DURANGO 18 NNE                        4.0                    
BOULDER 2 SSW                         3.4                    

...NEW MEXICO...
LOS ALAMOS 6 W                       15.0                    
TIERRA AMARILLA                      14.0                    
CHAMA                                12.3                    
DULCE                                12.0                    
LINDRITH 1 W                         11.5                    
COWLES                               11.0                    
ALCALDE 19 N                         10.0                    
RED RIVER                            10.0                    
BLUEWATER LAKE 11 WSW                 9.0                    
EDGEWOOD 4.8 NW                       8.0                    
QUESTA 2.2 NNE                        8.0                    
SANDIA PARK 4 NW                      7.0                    
TAOS 2 SSE                            6.5                    
SANTA FE 1 WNW                        5.5                    

...UTAH...
EAST WILLOW CREEK                     6.0                    
CEDAR POINT                           5.0                    

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

...ARIZONA...
CLIFTON ALERT WEATHER STATION         6.30                    
MILLER CARR CANYON ALERT GAUGE        5.91                    
MT LEMMON ALERT                       5.70                    
DAN SADDLE                            5.27                    
WHITE TAIL                            5.04                    
SIERRA VISTA 8 S                      4.78                    
ITALIAN TRAP                          4.57                    
CARR RAWS                             4.30                    
MORENCI 11 N                          4.02                    
DRAGOON                               3.98                    
MONTEZUMA CANYON                      3.94                    
TEMPE 2 E                             2.75                    
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT                     2.69                    

...NEVADA...
NELSON                                1.57                    
SAM'S TOWN 2 NNW                      1.29                    


THE SURFACE LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE QUICKLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE
OHIO VALLEY TODAY REACHING THE MID-ATLANTIC BY EARLY MONDAY
MORNING. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PLAINS AND THE UPPER/MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY...BUT
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN
OHIO VALLEY. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO THE NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC AND THE NORTHEAST THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY TO THE
NORTHEAST TODAY AND INTO MONDAY. FARTHER WEST ACROSS THE MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND INTO THE CENTRAL/NORTHERN PLAINS...ONLY
ANOTHER FEW INCHES IS EXPECTED.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KREKELER




Last Updated: 359 PM EST SUN FEB 01 2015