THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS TO NORTHEAST U.S.
WINTER STORM AND HEAVY RAIN
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013

...EXPANSIVE STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BRING WINTRY PRECIPITATION
AND HEAVY RAIN TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES...AS WELL AS PORTIONS
OF NEW ENGLAND. ICE STORM WARNINGS AND FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE NORTHEAST.

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST...MID-ATLANTIC...AND NORTHEAST.

WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE APPALACHIANS.

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

AT 900 AM EST...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1001
MB...29.56 INCHES...WAS CENTERED OVER LAKE ERIE. COLD FRONT
EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY INTO
THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AND SOUTHERN PLAINS. EAST OF
THE SURFACE LOW...A SLOW MOVING OR AT TIMES STATIONARY WARM FRONT
EXTENDED EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHEAST. AN EXTREME TEMPERATURE
GRADIENT WAS PRESENT ACROSS THIS WARM FRONT...WITH TEMPERATURES IN
THE 20S AND 30S IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND THE 50S AND 60S OVER
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE PLUME OF PRECIPITATION EXTENDING
FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO NORTHWARD ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS AND INTO
THE NORTHEAST. FROM THE LOWER GREAT LAKES EASTWARD TO
MAINE...AREAS OF SLEET...FREEZING RAIN..AND SNOW WERE OCCURRING.
FARTHER SOUTH...RAIN WAS OCCURRING FROM SOUTHERN NEW YORK STATE
SOUTHWARD TO THE GULF COAST. RAIN WAS MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES
AND OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WERE REPORTED OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN
STATES. ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE WEATHER SYSTEM...SNOW WAS FALLING
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST AND UPPER GREAT LAKES...MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW WAS REPORTED AT TIMES.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST FRI DEC
20 THROUGH 900 AM EST SUN DEC 22...

...ALABAMA...
WOODVILLE 8 NNE                       3.04                    
MOODY 2 ESE                           2.73                    
ALEXANDER CITY 10 SW                  2.63                    
HUNTSVILLE 4.4 ENE                    2.58                    

...ARKANSAS...
CARLISLE 3.3 W                        7.92                    
DES ARC 6 SW                          7.10                    
GRIFFITHVILLE 0.1 ENE                 6.50                    
HAMPTON 3.7 S                         6.25                    
BEEBE 0.5 SW                          6.00                    
BLYTHEVILLE 1.9 ENE                   5.80                    
TRUMANN                               5.70                    
LITTLE ROCK AFB                       5.59                    
SEARCY                                5.36                    
WALNUT RIDGE RGNL ARPT                5.20                    
CATO 3 SSE                            5.15                    
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT                   5.05                    
PINE BLUFF/GRIDER FIELD               5.01                    
JONESBORO MUNI ARPT                   4.58                    
BATESVILLE RGNL ARPT                  4.06                    

...KENTUCKY...
PADUCAH/BARKLEY                       5.37                    
HENDERSON CITY                        4.55                    
CORYDON 4.3 NE                        4.48                    
PROSPECT 1 S                          4.07                    
GLENCOE 2.4 NW                        3.88                    
WINGO 2.2 SW                          3.88                    
VALLEY STATION 1.6 NNE                3.39                    
WINDY HILLS 0.4 SSE                   3.35                    

...LOUISIANA...
SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWN ARPT              2.96                    
BARKSDALE AFB/BOSSIER CITY            2.92                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
PASS CHRISTIAN 5 N                    3.39                    
GULFPORT 4.E NNW                      3.11                    

...OHIO...
BRADFORD 2.3 NW                       4.94                    
PIQUA 0.8 SSE                         4.93                    
ARCANUM 3.2 SSW                       4.47                    
HOUSTON 1.3 NNE                       4.28                    
VERSAILLES 1.6 WSW                    4.25                    
PITSBURG 1.4 ENE                      4.23                    
EATON 1 N                             4.15                    
MARION MUNI ARPT                      3.11                    
LIMA/ALLEN CO ARPT                    3.01                    
FINDLAY ARPT                          2.85                    
LORAIN/ELYRIA                         2.82                    
CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL ARPT           2.62                    
DOWNTOWN DAYTON 4 NW                  2.47                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
ERIE INTL ARPT                        1.55                    

...TENNESSEE...
DYERSBURG MUNI ARPT                   5.38                    
CHATTANOOGA 9.4 ESE                   2.90                    
ATOKA 1.9 S                           2.84                    
DOVER 7.8 NNE                         2.82                    
BRIGHTON 4.6 E                        2.62                    
DUNLAP 2.6 W                          2.58                    
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT                     2.10                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM EST FRI DEC 20 THROUGH 900 AM EST SUN DEC 22...

...ILLINOIS...
MACOMB 4 WSW                          0.25                    
CLINTON                               0.20                    
LINCOLN 2 E                           0.20                    
PEORIA                                0.20                    
SPRINGFIELD                           0.20                    
DEER GROVE 3 WNW                      0.10                    
MACKINAW                              0.10                    

...MAINE...
MACHIASPORT                           0.50                    
ROQUE BLUFFS                          0.50                    
BARING 6 WNW                          0.25                    
BROWNSVILLE                           0.25                    
BUCKSPORT 5 NNW                       0.25                    
PERRY                                 0.25                    

...MICHIGAN...
SPRINGFIELD 1 SSW                     0.56                    
BROWN CITY                            0.50                    
EAST GRAND RAPIDS 2 SSE               0.50                    
FLINT                                 0.50                    
HOWELL                                0.50                    
LAPEER 2 W                            0.50                    
OWOSSO                                0.50                    
FENTON 4 S                            0.40                    
PERRY                                 0.40                    
KENTWOOD 3 ENE                        0.36                    
CLARKSTON                             0.25                    
GREENVILLE                            0.25                    
LINDEN                                0.25                    
SAGINAW                               0.25                    
WHITE LAKE 4 E                        0.25                    

...NEW YORK...
CANTON                                1.25                    
RENSSELAER FALLS 4 ESE                1.25                    
GOVERNEUR                             1.00                    
CHATEAUGAY                            0.75                    
RUSSELL                               0.75                    
POTSDAM                               0.50                    
SOUTH COLTON 3 WSW                    0.33                    
NEWARK                                0.25                    
SPENCERPORT 2 SW                      0.20                    

...VERMONT...
JEFFERSONVILLE                        1.00                    
CAMBRIDGE                             0.75                    
MILTON 1 W                            0.65                    
SOUTH BURLINGTON 1 NE                 0.60                    
LINCOLN                               0.50                    
NORTH HERO 3 S                        0.50                    
COLCHESTER                            0.40                    
RICHFORD                              0.40                    
PROCTOR 1 NE                          0.30                    
STOWE                                 0.25                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST FRI DEC
20 THROUGH 900 AM EST SUN DEC 22...

...IOWA...
HUMESTON                              8.0                    
OSKALOOSA 3 N                         8.0                    
NORWALK 4 S                           7.6                    
NEWTON 1 WSW                          7.0                    
ALBIA                                 6.5                    
CHARLOTTE                             6.0                    
EDGEWOOD 1 S                          6.0                    
COGGON                                5.9                    
DES MOINES                            5.9                    
ANKENY                                5.0                    
PLANO 5 NNW                           5.0                    
CEDAR RAPIDS 5 NW                     4.9                    
KEOSAUQUA                             4.5                    
SALEM                                 4.5                    
DUBUQUE                               3.0                    

...ILLINOIS...
CHADWICK 2.7 WSW                      5.5                    
FREEPORT                              5.4                    
ROCKFORD 3 W                          5.2                    
GALENA                                5.0                    
MOLINE 0.7 NNE                        5.0                    
POPLAR GROVE                          5.0                    
COAL VALLEY 1.9 SE                    4.5                    
ROCKTON                               4.0                    

...MAINE...
ISLAND FALLS                          5.5                    
PRESQUE ISLE 1.3 WSW                  4.8                    
SHIN POND 3 SSE                       3.0                    

...MICHIGAN...
OSSINEKE 1 NNW                        5.6                    
EAST TAWAS 0.8 WSW                    5.5                    
MIKADO 2.3 SE                         5.5                    
GAYLORD 4.3 SSW                       5.4                    
ALPENA 1.6 SSW                        4.8                    
AUBURN                                4.2                    
FILION 5 NNW                          4.1                    
LOVELLS                               4.0                    
PORT AUSTIN                           3.5                    
BAD AXE                               3.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
ITHACA                                5.5                    
CASTLE ROCK 6 NE                      5.1                    
ELKADER 1 SW                          5.0                    
AFTON                                 4.1                    
LANCASTER 1 S                         4.0                    
FRANKLIN                              3.1                    

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

...ILLINOIS...
BELKNAP 11.1 ESE                      9.57                    
METROPOLIS MUNI ARPT                  6.20                    
CAIRO                                 6.11                    
ROUND KNOB                            5.82                    
HARRISBURG                            5.17                    
MURPHYSBORO 2 NW                      5.13                    
CARMI                                 4.91                    
WARE                                  4.90                    
PLUMFIELD                             3.79                    
BUSH 2 ESE                            3.78                    
LAWRENCEVILLE AIRPORT                 3.70                    
LAWRENCEVILLE-VICENNES INTL AP        3.70                    
WALNUT HILL                           3.40                    
HIDALGO                               3.18                    
CENTRALIA                             2.97                    

...INDIANA...
GREENWOOD 4.6 SW                      6.24                    
INDIANAPOLIS 8.4 ESE                  5.99                    
FRANCISCO 0.1 SE                      5.94                    
NEW PALESTINE 1.2 NW                  5.94                    
VINCENNES 4 E                         5.60                    
BLOOMINGTON                           5.32                    
WILLIAMS 3 SW                         4.82                    
GREENWOOD                             4.65                    
SHELBYVILLE MUNI ARPT                 4.58                    
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT                  4.51                    
PORTLAND                              4.38                    
PARAGON 3 S                           4.15                    
MUNCIE/JOHNSON FIELD                  3.99                    
HUNTINGBURG                           3.06                    
TERRE HAUTE/HULMAN EGLN ARPT          2.89                    

...MISSOURI...
DEXTER 2.3 W                          5.54                    
POPLAR BLUFF MUNI ARPT                4.78                    
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT              4.31                    
JACKSON                               4.00                    
MYRTLE 0.3 E                          3.74                    
ELLSINORE 4.8 WNW                     3.69                    
AVA 13.2 SSW                          3.00                    
AVA 13.6 SSE                          2.53                    
HOLLISTER 3.8 SW                      2.38                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET AMOUNTS IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...

...KANSAS...
SEDAN                                 0.50                    
EMPORIA 5 N                           0.25                    
TOPEKA 6 SW                           0.20                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...

...KANSAS...
SEDAN                                 0.75                    
DEXTER                                0.50                    
OSWEGO                                0.50                    
SYCAMORE                              0.50                    
CHAUTAUQUA                            0.40                    
COLUMBUS 7 W                          0.25                    
ERIE                                  0.25                    
FREDONIA                              0.25                    
HOWARD 5 W                            0.25                    
IOLA                                  0.25                    
DEVON                                 0.20                    
PITTSBURGH                            0.20                    

...MISSOURI...
COLUMBUS 7 WNW                        0.50                    
CLINTON 10 SE                         0.30                    
JEFFERSON CITY                        0.30                    
VERONA                                0.30                    
ASHLAND 4 NNE                         0.26                    
ELDON                                 0.25                    
JOPLIN                                0.25                    
OSCEOLA                               0.25                    
PALMYRA                               0.25                    
REPUBLIC                              0.25                    
SARCOXIE 1 W                          0.25                    
SPRINGFIELD 4 WNW                     0.25                    

...OKLAHOMA...
BLUEJACKET                            0.75                    
FORT COBB                             0.75                    
CATOOSA 1 W                           0.70                    
GRAINOLA                              0.60                    
GLENPOOL                              0.50                    
WHITE OAK                             0.50                    
OWASSO                                0.40                    
VANCE AIR FORCE BASE                  0.40                    
TULSA 5 ESE                           0.37                    
PRAGUE 8 N                            0.35                    
COLLINSVILLE 2 SE                     0.25                    
VINSON 10 NW                          0.12                    

...TEXAS...
ELECTRA                               0.12                    

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

...KANSAS...
LARNED                               15.5                    
KINSLEY                              15.0                    
GREAT BEND                           13.5                    
FRIZELL 6 ENE                        13.0                    
BAILEYVILLE 1 S                      11.0                    
SALINA                               11.0                    
MINNEOLA                             10.0                    
LEWIS                                 9.0                    
MANHATTAN 4 SW                        9.0                    
BLAINE                                8.0                    
FORD 3 S                              8.0                    
MCPHERSON                             8.0                    
MULLINVILLE ENE                       8.0                    
HUTCHINSON                            7.5                    
DODGE CITY 2 N                        5.5                    

...MISSOURI...
ST. JOSEPH 2 N                        7.0                    
RULO 2 SE                             6.7                    
GLADSTONE                             2.8                    

...NEBRASKA...
AUBURN 5 ESE                          6.3                    

...OKLAHOMA...
EVA                                   4.0                    
HOUGH                                 4.0                    
GRIGGS 2 W                            3.5                    

...TEXAS...
DUMAS                                11.5                    
BOOKER 1 N                            7.0                    
STRATFORD                             5.8                    
DALHART                               5.0                    
WHITE DEER                            4.0                    
HEREFORD 28 NW                        3.5                    
AMARILLO 6 NNW                        3.0                    
CHANNING                              3.0                    
HARTLEY                               2.8                    
ADRIAN                                1.5                    


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY TOWARDS THE APPALACHIANS TODAY...NEARING
THE EAST COAST BY MONDAY MORNING. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN AND
FLASH FLOODING WILL EXIST TODAY FROM THE GULF COAST/SOUTHEASTERN
STATES TO THE SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC REGION. FARTHER NORTH INTO THE
COLD AIR...THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN FOR FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR
ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND WHERE HALF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION
IS POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST
INTO THE GREAT LAKES...A BAND OF SNOW SHOULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4 TO LOCALLY 7 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS. WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE NORTHEAST SHOULD
COME TO AN END ON MONDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES
OFFSHORE. SCATTERED SHOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST ACROSS
THE MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES THROUGH MONDAY.       

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

RYAN




Last Updated: 958 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013