THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 8 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS TO OHIO VALLEY HEAVY
RAINFALL AND FREEZING RAIN EVENT
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM CST THU FEB 22 2018
...A SLOW-MOVING FRONT CONTINUES TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS WHILE FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW IMPACT AREAS FROM THE
CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE LOWER GREAT
LAKES...
WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT AROUND THE ARROW HEAD OF
MINNESOTA AND A VERY SMALL PORTION OF THE UPPER PENINSULA OF
MICHIGAN
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTH-CENTRAL
TEXAS...ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE UPPER
MIDWEST...AND FROM THE MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY EASTWARD ACROSS OHIO
INTO UPSTATE NEW YORK.
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...AND FLOOD WARNINGS
ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE EASTERN TEXAS NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE
TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 PM CST...A STATIONARY FRONT WITH SHARP TEMPERATURE GRADIENT
WAS DRAPED ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS INTO
THE WEST GULF COAST. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT
THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTH OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY INTO MOST
OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA...WITH A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN JUST TO THE
NORTH OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. IN ADDITION...SOME THUNDERSTORMS WERE
ALSO MOVING INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS. LIGHT PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM
OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WAS FALLING OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND
PARTS OF THE MID/UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. TO THE EAST...LIGHT
SHOWERS WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED INTO THE
SOUTHEAST...TENNESSEE VALLEY...CENTRAL APPALACHIANS...AND
MID-ATLANTIC. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS OBSERVED ACROSS MUCH OF
THE NORTHEAST WITH A FEW REPORTS OF SLEET.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
200 AM CST THU FEB 20 THROUGH 200 PM CST THU FEB 22...
...ARKANSAS...
DRAKE FIELD AIRPORT 0.05
HIGHFILL 0.01
HARRISON 0.00
...IOWA...
GRAFTON 0.38
DES MOINES 1 WNW 0.20
MURRAY 1 W 0.20
IOWA FALLS 1 NE 0.19
ALBIA 0.13
FAYETTE 2 NNW 0.10
MONTEZUMA 1 W 0.10
NEW HAMPTON 0.10
OTTUMWA 1 NE 0.10
WAUKEE 1 N 0.10
...KANSAS...
ALTOONA 5 N 0.25
HUMBOLDT 5 ESE 0.25
LAWRENCE 2 SW 0.25
OLPE 5 NNW 0.25
BERRYTON 1 W 0.22
BLAINE 0.20
CONCORDIA 2 SSE 0.20
MARION 0.20
TECUMSEH 3 NW 0.18
LAWRENCE 4 NE 0.16
...MISSOURI...
BETHANY 0.25
PLEASANT HILL 2 N 0.19
VICHY 1 NNW 0.16
LAKE LOTAWANA 1 NW 0.13
STRASBURG 3 NNE 0.13
DESLOGE 0.12
PRINCETON 0.12
ATLANTA 0.10
COLE CAMP 0.10
LAKE MYKEE 1 SSW 0.10
...OKLAHOMA...
STRATFORD 3 N 0.40
COGAR 3 N 0.38
SHAWNEE 1 E 0.35
FILLMORE 0.25
PINE 1 E 0.25
WAYNE 0.25
BARTLESVILLE 0.24
MCALESTER REGIONAL AIRP 0.21
LAKE THUNDERBIRD 5 SW 0.20
ENID 0.15
KEYSTONE STATE PARK 0.15
TULSA 5 W 0.10
...PENNSYLVANIA...
DUSHORE 0.20
CYCLONE 0.10
OIL CITY 0.10
...TEXAS...
WHEELER 0.20
CANADIAN 0.15
HIGGINS 0.15
WELLINGTON 0.15
HOWARDWICK 0.10
...WISCONSIN...
ASHWAUBENON 0.20
LA VALLE 0.20
RIPLINGER 7 SSE 0.20
SHAWANO 1 SSE 0.18
OCONTO 0.15
OSHKOSH 0.15
STODDARD 5 NNE 0.15
OMRO 0.12
THREE LAKES 0.12
ALMOND 0.10
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 AM
CST THU FEB 20 THROUGH 200 PM CST THU FEB 22...
...ARKANSAS...
SWEET HOME 2 ESE 8.06
MONTICELLO 2 WNW 5.74
MCGEHEE 1 N 5.50
CROSSETT 3 NNE 5.45
CATO 3 SSE 5.16
WEST LITTLE ROCK 5.00
HAMPTON 7 SE 4.90
BIGELOW 6 SSW 4.88
WINCHESTER SSW 4.85
MENA 3 WNW 4.80
HOT SPRINGS 4.60
MOUNT IDA 12 E 4.60
...KENTUCKY...
COLVILLE 1 E 4.10
LAWRENCEBURG 5 SSE 3.50
DUNCAN 1 WNW 3.40
HARRODSBURG 11 NW 3.40
SALVISA 3 NNW 3.34
NONESUCH 5 N 3.23
VERSAILLES 6 SSW 3.23
SPRINGFIELD 2 N 3.10
MOUNT OLIVET 4 NNE 3.01
LEXINGTON BLUE GRASS AI 2.97
LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIF 2.15
...LOUISIANA...
NOBLE 2 ESE 8.58
COUSHATTA 1 NE 6.32
WINNSBORO 8 WSW 6.00
RUSTON 5 ENE 5.58
MONROE 2 WNW 5.27
COLUMBIA 4 NNW 4.75
PLEASANT HILL 10 SE 4.69
SHREVEPORT 5 SSE 4.67
BOSSIER CITY 4 S 4.58
ROCKY BRANCH 1 W 4.24
...MISSOURI...
SHREWSBURY 3.75
SALEM 15 E 3.66
MOUNTAIN VIEW 7 NE 3.23
FAIRDEALING 6 W 3.15
DIEHLSTADT 3.12
RAYMONDVILLE 4 SE 3.04
HOUSTON 5 ESE 3.02
EMINENCE 1 SSE 2.90
LINN 1 NW 2.87
POPLAR BLUFF 2 N 2.80
...MISSISSIPPI...
DODDSVILLE 4 W 6.43
SENATOBIA 2 S 5.94
CLARKSDALE 3 SW 5.05
BATESVILLE 4 ESE 3.28
SOUTHAVEN 5 SE 2.84
CLEVELAND 2.67
BYHALIA 6 N 1.68
VAIDEN 5 WNW 1.67
VICKSBURG 7 NE 1.57
GRENADA 6 SSW 1.54
...OHIO...
ASSUMPTION 5.04
OTTAWA 2.83
ROME 4 NE 2.50
LUCASVILLE 1 ENE 2.45
ROSEMOUNT W 2.36
ABERDEEN 5 NE 2.27
RIPLEY 3 NE 2.22
RARDEN 7 NE 2.20
PORTSMOUTH 5 N 2.07
VAN WERT 2.03
CINCINNATI 7 E 1.32
...PENNSYLVANIA...
PERRYOPOLIS 1.39
...TENNESSEE...
OAKLAND 1 NE 3.82
SOMERVILLE 1 E 3.80
TENNESSEE RIDGE 3 S 3.32
JACKSON 4 N 3.24
CUMBERLAND CITY 1 ESE 3.21
MEDINA NNW 3.20
STANTON 9 E 3.08
BIG SANDY 1 NE 3.00
CLARKSVILLE 10 WSW 3.00
ARLINGTON 1 SW 2.77
...TEXAS...
COLMESNEIL 12 ESE 8.61
BROADDUS 15 SE 6.22
CUMBY 2 N 5.20
ANNA 4 SSW 5.10
MCKINNEY 2 ESE 4.97
ROWLETT 2 NW 4.94
SACHSE 1 NE 4.90
PLANO 2 WSW 4.66
EDGECLIFF 4 WSW 4.60
UNIVERSITY PARK 2 WNW 4.56
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 200 AM CST THU FEB 20
THROUGH 200 PM CST THU FEB 22...
...KANSAS...
NEWTON 1.00
GODDARD 0.40
MAYETTA 5 WNW 0.30
NWS WICHITA 0.30
BUHLER NE 0.25
CLEVELAND 3 ENE 0.25
HALSTEAD NNE 0.20
...OKLAHOMA...
DUNCAN 1.00
OKLAHOMA CITY 3 SW 0.50
...TEXAS...
ANSON 1.00
BAIRD 1.00
BLACKWELL 1.00
HASKELL 1.00
MERKEL 1.00
POTOSI 1.00
SWEETWATER 1.00
ABILENE 0.80
TUSCOLA 0.80
HAWLEY 0.50
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...
...ILLINOIS...
HENNEPIN 0.12
MAEYSTOWN 2 SSW 0.10
PEORIA 0.10
MOUNT STERLING 0.01
QUINCY 0.01
...MICHIGAN...
ALOHA 1 SSE 0.25
HARVEY 3 SE 0.20
LEVERING 0.19
ALPENA 0.13
IRON MOUNTAIN 4 NNE 0.10
NEGAUNEE 4 NE 0.10
NORWAY 1 SSE 0.10
SAINT IGNACE 0.10
THREE LAKES 2 ESE 0.10
WATERS 1 NW 0.10
ENGADINE 0.06
...MINNESOTA...
AUSTIN 0.20
FILLMORE 3 WSW 0.10
ROCHESTER 1 SW 0.10
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE
EVENT HAS ENDED...
...ILLINOIS...
ST. ANNE 5.73
HOMER 2 N 5.29
WILLARD AIRPORT 4.67
SIDNEY 1 N 4.54
PAXTON 2 WSW 4.52
DANVILLE 4.38
HENNING 3 SSE 4.38
CRETE 4 SSE 4.37
HOOPESTON 4.35
MONEE 4.35
...INDIANA...
WHEATFIELD 2 SSE 6.50
DE MOTTE 1 NNW 6.41
CONRAD 3 ESE 6.11
MOROCCO 1 N 5.53
LEESBURG 5.50
GOSHEN 2 WNW 5.11
ARGOS 4.90
WINONA LAKE 1 ESE 4.73
RENSSELAER 1 N 4.70
PORTAGE 4.50
...MICHIGAN...
BELLEVUE 4.54
PINCKNEY 4 NE 3.36
CONSTANTINE 2 E 3.34
KENTWOOD 3 ENE 3.26
EAST GRAND RAPIDS 1 SSW 3.19
HOLT 3.10
EDGEMONT PARK 2 N 3.09
ADA 2 W 3.07
FLINT 1 ESE 2.88
ANN ARBOR 3 SE 2.54
...WISCONSIN...
WEST ALLIS 2 NE 2.12
JACKSON 2 E 1.60
LAKE CATHERINE 1 NNE 1.60
ARLINGTON 1.32
SULLIVAN 4 SSE 1.30
OREGON 1.17
SAINT FRANCIS 1 WSW 1.11
THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT DRAPES ALONG THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND THE WEST GULF COAST THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS
BOUNDARY WILL ACT AS A FOCAL POINT FOR MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY
RAINFALL IN ADDITION TO THE ICE ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE TRANSITION
ZONE AS ARCTIC AIR SPILLS IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. THE AXIS OF
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL EXTEND FROM EAST TEXAS INTO THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...EASTWARD INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND THE LOWER
GREAT LAKES. THESE REGIONS CAN EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. CENTRAL ARKANSAS IN
PARTICULAR CAN EXPECT 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
A MODERATE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING IS IN EFFECT FROM EAST
TEXAS...NORTHERN LOUISIANA...MOST OF ARKANSAS...NORTH
MISSISSIPPI...WEST TENNESSEE AND WEST KENTUCKY. SOME OF THE
MODERATE RISK ALSO COVERS EXTREME SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...AND NORTHWEST ALABAMA. THE POTENTIAL FLOODING MAY
OVERWHELM MAIN STEM RIVERS AND CAUSE MAJOR RIVER FLOODING. NEAR
THE TRANSITION ZONE OF THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD...ACCUMULATING ICE
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. CENTRAL IOWA INTO CENTRAL
WISCONSIN CAN EXPECT ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE...WHILE CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA INTO UPSTATE NEW YORK CAN ALSO EXPECT ONE TENTH OF AN
INCH.
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.
REINHART
Last Updated: 406 PM EST THU FEB 22 2018