THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO NORTHEAST WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015

...WINTER STORM BRINGING WIDESPREAD SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING
RAIN TO PLACES FROM THE LOWER AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO
THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FROM PORTIONS OF THE LOWER/MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
NORTH AND EASTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC AND THE
NORTHEAST.

AN ICE STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
TENNESSEE.

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

AT 900 AM CST...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1006 MB...29.71 INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN NORTHEAST TEXAS AND MOVING
TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED WESTWARD FROM THE LOW
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND INTO THE SOUTHWEST WHILE A
STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDED EASTWARD TO ANOTHER LOW IN THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. FROM THE SECOND LOW...A WARM FRONT EXTENDED
INTO THE DEEP SOUTH. TO THE NORTH OF THE WARM FRONT...NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A
WIDESPREAD AREA OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION FALLING FROM THE MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS AS WELL AS
THE MID ATLANTIC AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE DEEP SOUTH. IN THE
NORTHERN THIRD OF THIS PRECIPITATION SHIELD...MAINLY LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING...WHILE ELSEWHERE...A COMBINATION OF
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...OR A COLD RAIN WAS BEING REPORTED.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 300 PM CST FRI FEB
20 THROUGH 900 AM CST SAT FEB 21...

...GEORGIA...
WILDWOOD 2 ESE                        2.5                    
TRENTON                               1.5                    
RINGGOLD                              1.4                    

...ILLINOIS...
SPRINGFIELD                          11.8                    
BUFFALO                              10.0                    
RIVERTON                              9.5                    
CAPITAL AIRPORT                       8.9                    
SPRINGFIELD 2 NE                      7.3                    
PAYSON                                7.0                    
NOKOMIS                               6.2                    
TOLONO                                6.0                    
DECATUR 2 S                           5.3                    
MACON                                 4.0                    
QUINCY                                3.0                    

...INDIANA...
MONROVIA                              6.0                    
ROCKVILLE                             6.0                    
NEW WHITELAND                         5.8                    
UNION CITY                            5.5                    
ANDERSON                              4.4                    
FLORENCE                              4.0                    
SHELBYVILLE                           4.0                    

...KENTUCKY...
HUTCH                                 6.0                    
MIDDLESBORO                           6.0                    
NOLANSBURG                            4.0                    
UNION                                 4.0                    
WALTON                                4.0                    

...MISSOURI...
LOUISIANA                             6.5                    
BOWLING GREEN                         3.5                    
MOBERLY                               2.7                    
JACKSONVILLE 5 NE                     2.5                    

...OHIO...
SEAMAN                                7.0                    
MONROE                                6.0                    
WYOMING 2 SSE                         6.0                    
HARRISON                              5.5                    
GOSHEN                                4.0                    
LOCUST GROVE                          4.0                    

...TENNESSEE...
DUNLAP                                1.8                    

...VIRGINIA...
WISE                                  5.0                    
DRYDEN                                4.0                    
LEBANON                               4.0                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
HARMAN                                5.0                    
ELKINS                                4.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 300 PM CST FRI FEB 20
THROUGH 900 AM CST SAT FEB 21...

...KENTUCKY...
ARLINGTON                             1.00                    
SYMSONIA 1 S                          1.00                    
CALVERT CITY 2 S                      0.50                    

...MISSOURI...
DEXTER 4 SW                           1.00                    
POTOSI                                1.00                    
PARK HILLS 1 NNE                      0.70                    

...TENNESSEE...
FRANKLIN 1 S                          0.50                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
300 PM CST FRI FEB 20 THROUGH 900 AM CST SAT FEB 21...

...ALABAMA...
DUTTON                                0.35                    
FLAT ROCK                             0.35                    
IDER                                  0.35                    
VERNON                                0.10                    

...ILLINOIS...
SHAWNEETOWN                           0.80                    
GOREVILLE 10 W                        0.25                    
JOPPA                                 0.20                    
MARION                                0.15                    
COBDEN 2 W                            0.12                    
FAIRFIELD                             0.10                    

...INDIANA...
EVANSVILLE 4 NE                       0.25                    
HAMBURG                               0.20                    
HARDINSBURG 2 WNW                     0.15                    
VINCENNES                             0.10                    

...KENTUCKY...
DIXON 8 W                             0.50                    
LEDBETTER                             0.25                    
PADUCAH                               0.25                    
BENTON                                0.20                    
CLAY                                  0.20                    
GRACEY NW                             0.10                    

...MISSOURI...
CADET                                 0.30                    
CAPE GIRARDEAU                        0.25                    
MARSHFIELD 1 N                        0.25                    
POPLAR BLUFF                          0.20                    
SPRINGFIELD 3 SW                      0.20                    
WARSAW                                0.20                    
BRANSON 1 N                           0.15                    
GOODSON                               0.10                    

...TENNESSEE...
JAMESTOWN                             1.00                    
CROSSVILLE                            0.75                    
FAYETTEVILLE 5 S                      0.75                    
CARTHAGE                              0.50                    
LYNCHBURG 2 ESE                       0.50                    
BELLE MEADE 1 W                       0.25                    
DUNLAP                                0.25                    
WARTBURG                              0.25                    
GALLATIN 2 S                          0.15                    
NASHVILLE 3 W                         0.12                    
CHATTANOOGA                           0.10                    
HERMITAGE                             0.10                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
TEAYS VALLEY 1 W                      0.25                    
TORNADO                               0.25                    
SOUTH CHARLESTON                      0.20                    


THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO
VALLEYS TODAY AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE NORTHEAST BY SUNDAY
MORNING. WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS  THE
NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC REGION AND THE NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM
THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE NORTHEAST...WITH EVEN HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP
TO 15 INCHES...POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS. ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A TENTH OF AN
INCH ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AS
WELL AS INTO PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC STATES.

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: 1124 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2015