STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR WINTER STORM: SOUTHERN PLAINS TO
NORTHEAST
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2008

...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING WINTRY WEATHER FROM
THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH INTERIOR NEW
ENGLAND AND PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN ALONG THE EAST COAST OF THE U.S.

WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES...SNOW
ADVISORIES...AND FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM
NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...NORTHEASTWARD TO THE NEW ENGLAND STATES. FOR
A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE VISIT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV.

AT 3 AM CST...A 1004 MB LOW IS CURRENTLY LOCATED ALONG THE
LOUISIANA COAST. AT 3 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED AN AREA OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD
SOUTHEASTERN STATES. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT IS BEING
REPORTED IN ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI.


...SELECTED STORM SNOWFALL TOTALS IN INCHES FROM 900 PM CST
THURSDAY MARCH 6...THROUGH 300 AM FRIDAY MARCH 7...

...TEXAS...

LAKE KIOWA                     9.0
SHERMAN                        9.0
GAINESVILLE                    8.0
COLLINSVILLE                   8.0
CELINA                         8.0
DENTON                         7.0
SAGINAW                        6.5
DECATUR                        6.0
GRAHAM                         5.0  

...OKLAHOMA...

ALBION                         4.0
EXCELSIOR                      4.0

...ARKANSAS...

VIOLA                          8.0
MOUNT JUDEA                    8.0 
MOUNTAIN VIEW                  7.5
JASPER 5.0 S                   7.0
MARSHALL                       6.5
YELLVILLE                      5.0
MYRON                          5.0
ASH FLAT                       5.0
YELLVILLE                      3.8
BOONEVILLE                     3.0


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE EASTWARD ALONG THE GULF COAST FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TURNING
NORTHEASTWARD FRIDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD.  THIS
LOW IS EXPECTED TO RACE RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARD INTO SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND BY EARLY SATURDAY.  A SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH
THIS EVENT IS EXPECTED TO FORM OVER THE SOUTHEAST FRIDAY
EVENING...BECOMING SITUATED OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES BY
SATURDAY EVENING. A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST WITH THIS
SYSTEM...REACHING FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...TONIGHT...TO
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND...BY SATURDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...FREEZING
RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FROM THE UPPER OHIO
VALLEY...NORTHEASTWARD INTO CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND. HEAVY RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST COAST MOST OF FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY WITH FLOODING POSSIBLE.  SOME THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
SOUTHEAST COULD TURN SEVERE DURING FRIDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 9 AM CST MARCH 7. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

COLLINS