THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST THU FEB 21 2013

...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ARE SPREADING ACROSS A LARGE
AREA OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS AND INTO THE LOWER AND
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...  

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR A LARGE AREA OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE UPPER
MIDWEST AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY.

ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ARKANSAS.

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

AT 200 AM CST...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE 997
MB...29.44 INCHES WAS LOCATED IN NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. A
FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THIS SURFACE LOW INTO
WESTERN TEXAS. A WARM FRONT EXTENDED EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL
TEXAS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE
CENTRAL U.S. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING FROM COLORADO
EASTWARD INTO NEBRASKA AND KANSAS. AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN AND
SLEET WERE OCCURRING FROM PORTIONS OF NORTHERN OKLAHOMA AND
SOUTHERN KANSAS EASTWARD INTO ARKANSAS. FARTHER SOUTH...RAIN WAS
FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN TEXAS.  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CST WED
FEB 20 THROUGH 200 AM CST WED FEB 20...

...ARKANSAS...
CLARKSVILLE                           6.0                    
ALMA 5 NE                             4.0                    
FORT SMITH                            4.0                    
MULBERRY                              2.0                    
VAN BUREN                             2.0                    
LAMAR 6 NNE                           1.3                    

...COLORADO...
FOUNTAIN 2 SE                        10.5                    
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 4 ESE               7.0                    
COLORADO SPRINGS 5 NE                 7.0                    
PETERSON AFB 2 S                      6.3                    
ANTONITO 1 W                          6.0                    
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SSE                 6.0                    
PAGOSA SPRINGS 5 W                    5.0                    
FAIRPLAY                              4.0                    
SHERIDAN LAKE                         4.0                    
RYE 1 SSW                             3.8                    
LITTLETON                             3.2                    
DENVER 3 SE                           2.5                    

...KANSAS...
PLAINVILLE                            9.0                    
MCCOOK                                8.0                    
ATWOOD 11 N                           7.0                    
GOVE 6 ESE                            7.0                    
MT VERNON 6 SW                        7.0                    
ROZEL 4 E                             6.5                    
COLDWATER                             6.0                    
ELLIS 1 N                             6.0                    
ELLSWORTH                             6.0                    
GREAT BEND                            6.0                    
GREENSBURG 10 SW                      6.0                    
HARDTNER 8 WNW                        6.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
DANBURY                               5.0                    
STOCKVILLE 8 SE                       4.5                    
BEAVER CITY                           4.0                    
CURTIS                                3.7                    
COZAD                                 3.0                    
DALTON                                3.0                    
OSHKOSH 10 N                          3.0                    
ALMA                                  2.5                    
BIG SPRINGS 4 W                       2.5                    
HENDLEY                               2.5                    
FRANKLIN                              2.0                    
LODGEPOLE                             2.0                    

...NEW MEXICO...
RED RIVER 5 ESE                       9.0                    
BLUEWATER LAKE 11 WSW                 7.0                    
CHAMA 5 NW                            7.0                    
LUNA 6 SSE                            7.0                    
MOGOLLON 6 ESE                        7.0                    
SAN MIGUEL 8 SSW                      7.0                    
CUBA 9 E                              6.0                    
COWLES                                5.0                    
EAGLE NEST 8 SE                       5.0                    
LOS ALAMOS 6 W                        5.0                    

...OKLAHOMA...
POCOLA                                4.5                    
WELEETKA                              4.5                    
GROVE                                 4.0                    
SALLISAW                              4.0                    
TULSA                                 3.3                    
BUNCH 2 N                             3.0                    
CHECOTAH                              3.0                    
OWASSO 2 ESE                          3.0                    
BROKEN ARROW                          2.8                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
1200 AM CST WED FEB 20 THROUGH 200 AM CST WED FEB 20...

...ARKANSAS...
ALMA 5 NE                             0.10                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CST WED FEB
20 THROUGH 200 AM CST WED FEB 20...

...ARKANSAS...
LITTLE ROCK ARPT                      0.20                    

...TEXAS...
AMARILLO 6 W                          0.10                    
CLARENDON                             0.10                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...NEW MEXICO...
N SAN AUGUSTIN PASS                   74                    
N SALINAS PEAK                        69                    
N TWIN PEAKS                          65                    

...TEXAS...
EL PASO                               72                    


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS IS FORECAST TO
MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD TONIGHT AND THURSDAY BEFORE MAKING A TURN TO
THE NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO EXPAND THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PLAINS AND INTO IOWA AND NORTHERN MISSOURI WHERE AN
ADDITIONAL 4 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD SLEET
AND FREEZING RAIN ARE FORECAST THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS
NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA... NORTHERN ARKANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN A QUARTER AND HALF AN INCH ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE THURSDAY ACROSS THE OZARKS.    

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

MONARSKI




Last Updated: 339 AM EST THU FEB 21 2013