THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO NORTHEAST WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015
...WINTER STORM BRINGING WIDESPREAD SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING
RAIN TO THE OHIO VALLEY...MIDDLE ATLANTIC...AND NORTHEAST...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FROM PORTIONS OF THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE
VALLEYS...ALONG THE APPALACHIANS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND EASTWARD
INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC AND THE NORTHEAST.
FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF TENNESSEE...KENTUCKY...SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...AND
EXTREME NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 PM CST...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1010 MB...29.83 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 30 MILES WEST OF
BOWLING GREEN...KENTUCKY AND MOVING NORTHEASTWARD. A WARM FRONT
EXTENDED FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AND WAS MOVING
NORTHWARD. A COLD FRONT ALSO EXTENDED FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND STRETCHED ACROSS TEXAS...WITH A
STATIONARY FRONT DRAPED ACROSS NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A
WIDESPREAD AREA OF PRECIPITATION THAT COVERED AREAS FROM EASTERN
TEXAS TO THE NORTHEAST. LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WERE OBSERVED ACROSS TEXAS...THE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...AND PARTS OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
WAS BEING REPORTED FROM THE OHIO VALLEY AND PARTS OF THE LOWER
GREAT LAKES...ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC...NORTHEAST...AND WAS
BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO NEW ENGLAND. HEAVY SNOW WAS OCCASIONALLY
BEING REPORTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE APPALACHIANS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 300 PM CST FRI FEB
20 THROUGH 200 PM CST SAT FEB 21...
...WASHINGTON DC...
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY 1 NNE 3.0
WHITE HOUSE 1 NNE 1.5
...DELAWARE...
ODESSA 1.5
NEWARK 1.4
WHITE CLAY CREEK 1.4
NEW CASTLE 1.0
...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
...INDIANA...
MONROVIA 6.0
ROCKVILLE 6.0
NEW WHITELAND 5.8
UNION CITY 5.5
ANDERSON 4.4
AURORA 4 SSE 4.0
FLORENCE 4.0
SHELBYVILLE 4.0
...KENTUCKY...
BURLINGTON 6.0
CARROLLTON 6.0
HUTCH 6.0
MIDDLESBORO 6.0
MAYSVILLE 5.3
ALEXANDRIA 4.0
NOLANSBURG 4.0
UNION 4.0
WALTON 4.0
VANCEBURG 3.0
...MARYLAND...
DAMASCUS 3 SSE 6.0
ELLICOTT CITY 6.0
JEFFERSON 6.0
ROSEMONT 6.0
CATONSVILLE 5.7
ELDERSBURG 5.0
OAKLAND 4.5
WESTMINSTER 3 NW 4.5
BALTIMORE 3.5
NWS - COLLEGE PARK 2.2
...MISSOURI...
LOUISIANA 6.5
BOWLING GREEN 3.5
MOBERLY 2.7
JACKSONVILLE 5 NE 2.5
...NORTH CAROLINA...
FRANCISCO 2 WSW 4.0
FLEETWOOD 1 N 2.0
FOSCOE 3 NE 2.0
BOONE 1.8
GLADE VALLEY 1.5
VALLE CRUCIS 1 SSE 1.0
...NEW JERSEY...
HARMONY TWP 1.0
EWING 0.8
...OHIO...
HARRISON 9.5
GALLIPOLIS 1 NW 7.0
NEW ALBANY 7.0
SEAMAN 7.0
BELLAIRE 6.0
COLUMBUS 2 WNW 6.0
LAKE DARBY 6.0
MONROE 6.0
WYOMING 2 SSE 6.0
BECKETT RIDGE 4 NNE 5.5
...PENNSYLVANIA...
MARION CENTER 4.0
MONACA 3.7
BUTLER 3.5
GROVE CITY 3.5
GREENSBURG 2 NW 3.3
GREENCASTLE 3.2
CASHTOWN 1 S 3.0
CHARLEROI 3.0
ROSS TOWNSHIP 3.0
FARMINGTON 2.7
YORK 2.0
...TENNESSEE...
DUNLAP 1.8
...VIRGINIA...
MIDDLETOWN 9.0
ROCKBRIDGE BATH 3 NW 8.5
SPRINGWOOD 8.5
MUSTOE 1 WSW 8.4
ALLEGHANY 8.0
FRONT ROYAL 1 S 8.0
WARM SPRINGS 8.0
CATAWBA 7.0
CLOVERDALE 7.0
LEESBURG 7.0
DULLES INTL AIRPORT 6.8
...WEST VIRGINIA...
CHERRY GROVE 6 WSW 12.0
TROUT 12.0
ALDERSON 10.0
RUPERT 9.5
TROUT 2 E 9.5
MAXWLTON 8.0
RONCEVERTE 7.0
SUMMIT POINT 1 ENE 7.0
PENNSBORO 6.0
RENICK 3 SE 6.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 300 PM CST FRI FEB 20
THROUGH 200 PM CST SAT FEB 21...
...KENTUCKY...
ARLINGTON 1.00
SYMSONIA 1 S 1.00
CALVERT CITY 2 S 0.50
BLAINE 1 NW 0.30
...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 200 PM 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
...VIRGINIA...
PULASKI 0.10
...WEST VIRGINIA...
LOGAN 0.33
TEAYS VALLEY 1 W 0.25
TORNADO 0.25
WEST HAMLIN 1 ENE 0.25
SOUTH CHARLESTON 0.20
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY BY
SATURDAY EVENING 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 EVENING.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE
OHIO VALLEY TO THE NORTHEAST...WITH EVEN HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO
10 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 AND
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST.
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.
FANNING
Last Updated: 336 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2015