THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 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 800 AM CST...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE 996
MB...29.41 INCHES WAS LOCATED IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO 85 MILES WEST
SOUTHWEST OF AMARILLO TEXAS. AN OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDS
SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THIS SURFACE LOW INTO CENTRAL TEXAS WHERE A
SECONDARY LOW HAS FORMED. FROM THIS SECONDARY LOW...A WARM FRONT
EXTENDED SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE
TEXAS/LOUISIANA BORDER. A COLD FRONT IS PUSHING EASTWARD ACROSS
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TEXAS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION FALLING
ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL U.S. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING
FROM COLORADO EASTWARD THROUGH NEBRASKA, KANSAS, AND CENTRAL
MISSOURI. AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WERE OCCURRING ACROSS
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHERN KANSAS EASTWARD INTO ARKANSAS AND
SOUTHERN MISSOURI. FARTHER SOUTH...RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA, EASTERN TEXAS, AND LOUISIANA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CST WED
FEB 20 THROUGH 800 AM CST THU FEB 21...
...ARKANSAS...
CLARKSVILLE 6.0
ALMA 5 NE 4.0
FORT SMITH 4.0
VAN BUREN 4.0
MULBERRY 2.0
PARIS 2.0
...COLORADO...
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SSE 15.0
FOUNTAIN 2 SE 10.5
COLORADO SPRINGS 5 NE 8.0
FAIRPLAY 3 WNW 8.0
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 4 ESE 7.0
WRAY 4 NNE 7.0
PETERSON AFB 2 S 6.3
ANTONITO 1 W 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...
HUTCHINSON 2 NW 14.0
CLEARWATER 4 N 13.0
KINGMAN 12.0
HAYSVILLE 2 E 11.6
GOODLAND 11.0
GREAT BEND 4 E 11.0
HILL CITY 11.0
MILBERGER 5 NW 11.0
STOCKTON 10 WNW 11.0
QUINTER 10.0
WICHITA 10.0
ELLSWORTH 9.0
PLAINVILLE 9.0
DODGE CITY 2 NNW 8.0
MCCOOK 8.0
ATWOOD 11 N 7.0
GOVE 6 ESE 7.0
MT VERNON 6 SW 7.0
GREENSBURG 10 SW 6.0
...MISSOURI...
FREEMAN 4.0
BUTLER 4 W 3.5
HARRISONVILLE 3.5
KANSAS CITY 3.0
...NEBRASKA...
CULBERTSON 8.0
WILSONVILLE 8.0
COZAD 7.0
ALMA 5.0
DANBURY 5.0
STOCKVILLE 8 SE 4.5
BEAVER CITY 4.0
CURTIS 3.7
DALTON 3.0
OSHKOSH 10 N 3.0
BIG SPRINGS 4 W 2.5
HENDLEY 2.5
FRANKLIN 2.0
LODGEPOLE 2.0
...NEW MEXICO...
RED RIVER 8 SSW 15.0
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW 10.0
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...
WOODWARD 8.0
SHATTUCK 1 SSW 5.3
POCOLA 4.5
WELEETKA 4.5
GROVE 4.0
SALLISAW 4.0
TULSA 3.3
BUNCH 2 N 3.0
CHECOTAH 3.0
VANCE AIR FORCE BASE 3.0
...TEXAS...
DARROUZETT 8.0
BEAVER 6.0
HIGGINS 5.0
CANADIAN 4.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
1200 AM CST WED FEB 20 THROUGH 800 AM CST THU FEB 21...
...ARKANSAS...
BELLA VISTA 0.25
GLENWOOD 5 NE 0.25
ALMA 5 NE 0.10
HARRISON 0.10
...MISSOURI...
FAIR GROVE 3 NNE 0.25
PITTSBURG 0.20
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CST WED FEB
20 THROUGH 800 AM CST THU FEB 21...
...ARKANSAS...
LITTLE ROCK ARPT 0.20
N LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT 0.20
...KANSAS...
COFFEYVILLE 0.50
...MISSOURI...
SARCOXIE 0.75
BOLIVAR 0.50
BATTLEFIELD 1 NE 0.33
JOPLIN 0.25
...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
ANCHO 10 NNE 60
...TEXAS...
EL PASO 72
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS IS FORECAST TO
MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD TODAY BEFORE MAKING A TURN TO THE NORTHEAST
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO IOWA AND NORTHERN
MISSOURI WHERE 4 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER TOTALS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT. WIDESPREAD SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN IS EXPECTED FOR NORTHERN ARKANSAS...SOUTHERN MISSOURI...AND
EASTWARD INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. 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 300 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
KREKELER
Last Updated: 958 AM EST THU FEB 21 2013