THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO EASTERN U.S.
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WITH A STRONG WINTER STORM LIFTING
TOWARDS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM CENTRAL ILLINOIS TO
NORTHWESTERN INDIANA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM SOUTHERN ILLINOIS INTO MICHIGAN AS WELL AS NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND. ALSO...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TO CENTRAL APPALACHIANS.
HIGH WIND WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. WIDESPREAD WIND ADVISORIES
REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...LOWER OHIO
VALLEY...SOUTHEAST...AND MID-ATLANTIC REGION.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 PM EST...A 986 MB...29.12 INCHES...SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED
OVER OHIO. NATIONAL WEATHER SURFACE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS
FALLING NORTH AND WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW...EXTENDING ACROSS
EASTERN ILLINOIS....NORTHERN INDIANA...AND MICHIGAN. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WERE REPORTED IN
ADDITION TO THE SNOW. ALSO...A NARROW AXIS OF SLEET WAS OBSERVED
TO THE SOUTH OF THE HEAVY SNOW...AND POCKETS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND
FREEZING RAIN WERE REPORTED WITHIN PRECIPITATION SPREADING
NORTHWARD THROUGH THE NORTHEAST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1000 PM EST TUE
FEB 23 THROUGH 300 PM EST WED FEB 24...
...ARKANSAS...
QUEEN WILHELMINA STATE 9.0
KINGSTON 8.0
MT MAGAZINE 6.0
WITTS SPRING 5.8
DENNARD 10.0 WSW 5.5
JASPER 11 S 5.5
MT SHERMAN 5.0
FALLSVILL 1.0 N 4.5
PETTIGREW 4.0
ST. JOE 2.7 WNW 4.0
...ILLINOIS...
CRETE 6.3
DECATUR 6.0
EDWARDSVILLE 5.5
LE ROY 5.0
MAEYSTOWN 2 SSW 5.0
PANA 4.3
GRANT PARK 4.0
PINCKNEYVILLE 4.0
WOOD RIVER 4.0
MURPHYSBORO 3.8
NEW HANDOVER 1 SW 3.7
DIX 3.5
SPRINGFIELD 2.6
...INDIANA...
CROWN POINT 7.0
DELPHI 6.0
PLYMOUTH 5.4
CULVER 5.1
GARY 5.0
PURDUE UNIVERSITY 5.0
REMINGTON 5.0
STAR CITY 2 W 5.0
NORTH WEBSTER 2 N 4.5
ORA 3 SSE 4.5
MONOQUET 1 E 4.3
NAPPANEE 1 W 4.0
PORTAGE 4.0
...MICHIGAN...
LAKE ORION 6.0
WHITE LAKE 4 E 5.8
ANN ARBOR 4.0
...MISSOURI...
HIGH RIDGE 8.0
PERRYVILLE 7.0
ELLISVILLE 6.5
POTOSI 2 ESE 6.0
RICHWOODS 5 W 6.0
DES PERES 5.3
ROBERTSVILLE 5.0
SALEM 5 SW 5.0
SUNSET HILLS 5.0
CATAWISSA 2 SE 4.8
FENTON 4.5
WILLOW SPRINGS 4.5
ST. LOUIS 3.6
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
1000 PM EST TUE FEB 23 THROUGH 300 PM EST WED FEB 24...
...INDIANA...
NEW HAVEN 4 NNW 0.13
...MASSACHUSETTS...
HOLDEN 0.12
PEPPERELL 0.12
WORCESTER 0.10
...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
ALEXANDRIA 2 W 0.25
...NEW JERSEY...
WANTAGE 0.10
...NEW YORK...
WARSAW 6 SW 0.25
WATERTOWN 0.13
WYOMING 3 W 0.13
HERRINGS 0.10
...OHIO...
PETTISVILLE 1 NE 0.20
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...GEORGIA...
AUGUSTA 6 SSE 56
EVANS 2 NE 51
...ILLINOIS...
LERNA 4 N 55
CHAMPAIGN 53
...KENTUCKY...
BIGSTONE 1 WNW 52
DORTON 3 E 51
...LOUISIANA...
LEEVILLE 27 SSE 60
...NORTH CAROLINA...
MACKALL ARMY AIRFIELD 55
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
SPRINGDALE 1 SSW 53
CHARLESTON AIRPORT 52
THE DEEP SURFACE CYCLONE OVER OHIO WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK
NORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY
EVENING...BEFORE EXITING INTO CANADA ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END WHILE THE LOW LIFTS FARTHER
INTO CANADA ON THURSDAY...BUT STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE DEPARTING
STORM COULD FOSTER SNOW SHOWERS DOWNWIND OF THE GREAT LAKES AND
ALONG THE SOUTHERN TO CENTRAL APPALACHIANS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY.
AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEASTERN
MICHIGAN. OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST...SNOW...SLEET...AND
FREEZING RAIN...WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT THEN
PRECIPITATION SHOULD TRANSITION INTO ALL RAIN BY FRIDAY MORNING.
PLEASE REFER TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE
SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAIN THREAT WITH THIS SYSTEM.
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.
GERHARDT
Last Updated: 354 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016