THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS TO NORTHEAST U.S.
WINTER STORM AND HEAVY RAIN
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013

...EXPANSIVE STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BRING HEAVY RAIN TO THE
SOUTHEAST AND MID-ATLANTIC AND WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO NEW ENGLAND
AND THE MIDWEST...

ICE STORM WARNINGS AND FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
MUCH OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FOR NORTHERN MAINE.

FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS
OF THE OHIO VALLEY...LOWER GREAT LAKES...THE SOUTHEAST AND
SOUTHERN/CENTRAL APPALACHIANS...AS WELL AS FOR ISOLATED PLACES IN
THE LOWER AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.

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

AT 300 PM EST...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1005
MB...29.68 INCHES...WAS LOCATED JUST EAST OF LAKE HURON. A COLD
FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY
INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. EAST OF THE SURFACE
LOW...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDED EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHEAST.
AN IMPRESSIVE TEMPERATURE GRADIENT WAS PRESENT ACROSS THIS
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 AHEAD OF THE COLD
FRONT. 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...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW
WAS FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST AND UPPER GREAT LAKES.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST FRI DEC
20 THROUGH 300 PM 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                    

...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                    
INDEPENDENCE                          2.75                    

...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                    

...NEW YORK...
DEPEW                                 2.62                    
KENMORE                               2.54                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
WEIRTON 2 W                           2.55                    
DENNISON                              1.76                    
ERIE INTL ARPT                        1.55                    

...TENNESSEE...
DYERSBURG MUNI ARPT                   5.38                    
EAST BRAINERD 1 ENE                   4.47                    
CHATTANOOGA 9.4 ESE                   2.90                    
ATOKA 1.9 S                           2.84                    
DOVER 7.8 NNE                         2.82                    
HARRISON 2 E                          2.65                    
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 300 PM EST SUN DEC 22...

...MAINE...
CHARLOTTE                             0.50                    
MACHIASPORT                           0.50                    
ROQUE BLUFFS                          0.50                    
WALTHAM 1 NNE                         0.50                    
BARING 6 WNW                          0.25                    
BROWNSVILLE                           0.25                    
BUCKSPORT 5 NNW                       0.25                    
ELLSWORTH                             0.25                    
PERRY                                 0.25                    

...MICHIGAN...
DELTON 3 NW                           0.63                    
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                    

...NEW YORK...
CANTON                                1.25                    
POTSDAM                               1.25                    
RENSSELAER FALLS 4 ESE                1.25                    
WATERTOWN 2 SW                        1.20                    
GOVERNEUR                             1.00                    
MOIRA                                 1.00                    
CHATEAUGAY                            0.75                    
CHATTEAUGAY                           0.75                    
MALONE                                0.75                    
PLATTSBURGH                           0.75                    
RUSSELL                               0.75                    
SANBORN                               0.35                    
SOUTH COLTON 3 WSW                    0.33                    

...VERMONT...
JEFFERSONVILLE                        1.00                    
MILTON 1 W                            0.80                    
BAKERSFIELD                           0.75                    
CAMBRIDGE                             0.75                    
SOUTH HERO                            0.70                    
FAIRFAX                               0.65                    
RICHFORD                              0.63                    
SOUTH BURLINGTON 1 NE                 0.60                    
LINCOLN                               0.50                    
NORTH HERO 3 S                        0.50                    
COLCHESTER                            0.40                    
PROCTOR 1 NE                          0.30                    
STOWE                                 0.25                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST FRI DEC
20 THROUGH 300 PM EST SUN DEC 22...

...MAINE...
BRIDGEWATER 3 ENE                     8.0                    
MARS HILL                             8.0                    
FORT FAIRFIELD 2 ESE                  7.0                    
HAMLIN                                6.0                    
ISLAND FALLS                          5.5                    
PRESQUE ISLE 1.3 WSW                  4.8                    
SHIN POND 3 SSE                       3.0                    

...MICHIGAN...
WILLIAMSBURG                          7.5                    
TURNER 5 E                            6.0                    
OSSINEKE 1 NNW                        5.6                    
EAST TAWAS 0.8 WSW                    5.5                    
MIKADO 2.3 SE                         5.5                    
GAYLORD 4.3 SSW                       5.4                    
INDIAN RIVER                          5.0                    
LAKE ANN                              5.0                    
WATERS                                5.0                    
WILDWOOD 2 ENE                        5.0                    
ALPENA 1.6 SSW                        4.8                    
EAST TAWAS                            4.4                    

...MINNESOTA...
FINLAND 3 NNE                         3.9                    
GRAND RAPIDS 7 SSW                    3.6                    

...WISCONSIN...
FENNIMORE                             7.8                    
LANCASTER                             7.0                    
ITHACA                                5.5                    
CASTLE ROCK 6 NE                      5.1                    
ELKADER 1 SW                          5.0                    
AFTON                                 4.1                    
FRANKLIN                              3.1                    

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

...ARKANSAS...
CARLISLE 3.3 W                        7.92                    
LITTLE DIXIE                          7.68                    
DES ARC                               7.66                    
KEO                                   7.37                    
DES ARC 6 SW                          7.10                    
GEORGETOWN                            6.71                    
GRIFFITHVILLE 0.1 ENE                 6.50                    
AUGUSTA                               6.45                    
HAMPTON 3.7 S                         6.25                    
DE GRAY LAKE                          6.15                    
BEEBE 0.5 SW                          6.00                    
BLYTHEVILLE 1.9 ENE                   5.80                    

...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                    

...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                    

...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                    

...OHIO...
CASTINE                               5.12                    
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                    
WAPAKONETA                            4.25                    
PITSBURG 1.4 ENE                      4.23                    
EATON 1 N                             4.15                    
ST. MARYS                             4.15                    
NEW BREMEN                            3.90                    
CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL ARPT           2.62                    
DOWNTOWN DAYTON 4 NW                  2.47                    

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

...ILLINOIS...
ABINGDON 1 N                          0.25                    
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                    

...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                    
LADDONIA                              0.40                    
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...

...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                    
GUTTENBERG                            6.0                    
COGGON                                5.9                    
DES MOINES                            5.9                    
ANKENY                                5.0                    
PLANO 5 NNW                           5.0                    
STRAWBERRY POINT                      5.0                    

...ILLINOIS...
ROCKFORD NW                           8.0                    
POPLAR GROVE 3 SW                     6.7                    
ROSCOE 2 ESE                          6.2                    
WINNEBAGO 2 N                         6.2                    
CHADWICK 2.7 WSW                      5.5                    
FREEPORT                              5.4                    
GALENA                                5.0                    
MOLINE 0.7 NNE                        5.0                    
ROCKTON 1 ESE                         5.0                    
COAL VALLEY 1.9 SE                    4.5                    
ROCKTON                               4.0                    

...KANSAS...
LARNED                               15.5                    
KINSLEY                              15.0                    
GREAT BEND                           13.5                    
FRIZELL 6 ENE                        13.0                    
SALINA                               12.0                    
BAILEYVILLE 1 S                      11.0                    
MINNEOLA                             10.0                    
LEWIS                                 9.0                    
MANHATTAN 4 SW                        9.0                    
BLAINE                                8.0                    
FORD 3 S                              8.0                    
MCPHERSON                             8.0                    
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                    

...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                    


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD THIS EVENING...NEARING THE EAST
COAST BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH
FLOODING CONTINUES THIS EVENING FROM THE GULF COAST/SOUTHEASTERN
STATES TO THE SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC REGION BUT SHOULD COME TO AN
END BY MONDAY EVENING ONCE THE FRONT MOVES OFF THE COAST. ON THE
COLD SIDE OF THE BOUNDARY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST...THE MAIN AREA OF
CONCERN FOR FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND
WHERE UP TO A QUARTER INCH IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH SOME LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS. ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST AND THE GREAT LAKES...THE
LIGHT SNOW STILL FALLING THERE COULD RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO
4 INCHES OF SNOW... WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES.
WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE NORTHEAST SHOULD COME TO AN END BY
MONDAY EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVES OFFSHORE.
SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST AND GREAT
LAKES REMAINS IN THE FORECAST THROUGH MONDAY.       

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

MONARSKI




Last Updated: 406 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013