The Weather Prediction Center
College Park, MD
Storm Summary Message
Storm Summary Number 3 for Plains to Eastern U.S. Storm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
900 AM CST Wed Feb 20 2019
...Developing low pressure system expected to bring widespread
wintry weather from the Central Plains to the Northeast and the
Mid-Atlantic while heavy rain impacts the Lower Mississippi Valley
into the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys...
Winter Weather Advisories are in effect for the remainder of the
Midwest, across much of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, southern
Appalachians, the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
Flood and flash flood watches and warnings are in effect from the
lower to Mid-Mississippi Valley northeastward into northwest West
Virginia.
Winter Storm Warnings are in effect from portions of the central
Plains to the upper Midwest as well as portions of the interior
Mid-Atlantic States into the central and southern Appalachians.
For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov
At 800 AM CST...The low pressure system in eastern Louisiana moved
northeastward into western Mississippi, while a new surface low
developed off of the Georgia/South Carolina coast. Meanwhile, the
other low pressure center over central Kansas moved northward into
southeastern Nebraska. National Weather Service radars and surface
observations indicated that light to moderate snow over the
Central Plains continued spreading northeastward into the Upper
Midwest and Great Lakes. Rain and scattered thunderstorms were
found across the Lower Mississippi Valley along a stationary
frontal boundary. Meanwhile, snow and some freezing rain were
spreading northward across the Mid-Atlantic.
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 1200
PM CST Mon Feb 18 through 800 AM CST Wed Feb 20...
...IOWA...
SIOUX CENTER 3 N 7.5
LESTER 7.0
ELDORA 1 ENE 6.1
GUTHRIE CENTER 3.5
MASON CITY 3.0
ADAIR 2.0
DUNCOME 2.0
MARION 2 W 2.0
...MARYLAND...
RIDGELEY 1 NW 5.0
...MINNESOTA...
EDGERTON 8.5
SPRINGFIELD 2 NNW 8.0
MARSHALL 1 S 7.4
COMFREY 7 ENE 6.7
LUCAN 6.0
SAINT PETER 6 WSW 6.0
LE CENTER 5.5
...MISSOURI...
INDEPENDENCE 4.0
WENTZVILLE 2.0
CHESTERFIELD 1.4
RADER 4 S 0.8
...NEBRASKA...
ELGIN 8.5
COLON 4 NNE 8.0
ST. HELENA 4 SW 7.3
OMAHA 3 E 5.5
OSHKOSH 10 NE 4.0
CERESCO 3.5
MEADOW GROVE 2 SSE 3.5
GARLAND 4 NE 3.2
GRANT 3 NW 3.0
STAPLETON 6 S 3.0
BEATRICE 2.5
CHAMPION 2.0
RALSTON 3 NW 2.0
HEBRON 1.7
...OHIO...
CATAWBA 2 NE 7.0
PLEASANT HILL 5.5
FREDONIA 5.0
GRANVILLE 4 N 5.0
ASHLAND 4 SW 4.8
COSHOCTON 4.5
ROSSBURG 3 WSW 4.5
MARION 4 SSE 4.2
SIDNEY 3.0
...OKLAHOMA...
BURLINGTON 7.5
CHESTER 6.5
ALVA 5.0
CARMEN 5.0
CHEROKEE 5.0
SEILING 4.0
TALOGA 4.0
WAYNOKA 4.0
LEEDE 3.0
...VIRGINIA...
MILLBORO 6.0
MERRIMAC 1 NE 4.3
BLACKSBURG 2 ENE 4.0
ROANOKE 6 SW 3.7
LEESBURG 1 ESE 3.5
STAUNTON 2 S 3.2
VINTON 3 ENE 2.5
FOREST 2.2
CHARLOTTESVILLE 1 S 2.0
EVINGTON 2.0
DALE CITY 2 NNW 1.8
FREDERICKSBURG 1.7
FRANCONIA 1 SSW 1.5
...WEST VIRGINIA...
RIG 4.9
SNOWSHOE 1 S 3.6
MARTINSBURG 2 E 1.0
...WISCONSIN...
VIROQUA 1 ESE 5.0
GAYS MILLS 6 SE 4.5
MINERAL POINT 7 ENE 2.6
HARTFORD 2 ESE 2.5
MADISON 7 WSW 2.5
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 1200
PM CST Mon Feb 18 through 800 AM CST Wed Feb 20...
...ALABAMA...
HUNTSVILLE INTL ARPT 2.50
DECATUR-PRYOR FIELD 2.14
...ARKANSAS...
MOUNT IDA 3.32
BATESVILLE RGNL ARPT 2.39
DE QUEEN/SEVIER CO ARPT 2.36
LITTLE ROCK/ADAMS FIELD 1.38
...GEORGIA...
ROME/RUSSELL ARPT 2.04
...INDIANA...
NEW MIDDLETOWN 3 NNE 2.44
EVANSVILLE 3 N 2.10
...KENTUCKY...
MELBER 3.21
BENTON 2.47
FULTON 5 W 2.47
EDDYVILLE 2.44
FALLS OF ROUGH 3 ENE 2.03
...MISSISSIPPI...
GREENWOOD/LEFLORE ARPT 2.52
COLUMBUS AFB 2.27
...TENNESSEE...
OAK RIDGE 6 NE 1.52
NORRIS 1 NW 1.37
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Sleet in inches from 1200 PM
CST Mon Feb 18 through 800 AM CST Wed Feb 20...
...NORTH CAROLINA...
MORGANTON 0.20
...OHIO...
WHIPPLE 0.20
...OKLAHOMA...
SAND SPRINGS 2 N 0.50
BARTLESVILLE 0.25
...WEST VIRGINIA...
FROST 3 NE 1.50
SNOWSHOE 1.00
BLENNERHASSETT HEIGHTS 0.20
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in
inches from 1200 PM CST Mon Feb 18 through 800 AM CST Wed Feb 20...
...ARKANSAS...
KINGSTON 5 SE 0.12
...KENTUCKY...
FRANKFORT 2 WSW 0.10
...MISSOURI...
HOLLISTER 1 ENE 0.15
...OHIO...
WILMINGTON 2 SSE 0.05
...WEST VIRGINIA...
PARKERSBURG 0.06
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches where the
event has ended...
...COLORADO...
WOLF CREEK PASS 38.0
...KANSAS...
KINGMAN 8 S 10.0
HARPER 3 NNW 8.0
HAZELTON 8.0
NORWICH 7.5
ATTICA 7.0
CUNNINGHAM 7.0
HUTCHINSON 6.5
NASHVILLE 3 N 6.5
MOUNT HOPE 6.0
GARDEN PLAIN 4 SE 5.0
LYONS 5.0
PLEVNA 5.0
ELLSWORTH 4.5
CLEARWATER 5 WNW 3.2
MCPHERSON 3.0
SALINA 3.0
HESSTON 2.5
RUSSELL 2.5
ARKANSAS CITY 2.2
MAIZE 3 SSW 2.0
SALINA 2 S 2.0
YATES CENTER 2.0
DOWNTOWN WICHITA 5 NE 1.5
The surface low pressure center over Nebraska is forecast to
intensify, and move northeastward across the Great Lakes and
southern Ontario as the upper-level trough continues to deepen.
Snow will continue to spread further northeastward across the
upper Midwest today and into the upper Great Lakes tonight.
Additional snowfall amounts are expected to range from 4 to 8
inches from the central Plains into the upper Midwest through
Wednesday. Meanwhile, snow and freezing rain are expected to
expand northeastward across the Appalachians and the Mid-Atlantic
states today, reaching New England tonight. Total snowfall amounts
are expected to range from 2 to 6 inches across the interior
Mid-Atlantic, increasing to 6 to 8 inches over the central
Appalachians through tonight. The snow is expected to change over
to freezing rain as warmer air aloft spreads across the region,
resulting in ice accumulation of up to .1 inches over the interior
Mid-Atlantic, and more than a quarter of an inch over the central
Appalachians. The wintry precipitation is expected to spread
further to the northeast into New England on Thursday. Across the
Southeast and Tennessee Valley, rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches,
with locally higher amounts, are expected through Thursday.
The next storm summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 300 PM CST. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.
Kebede
Last Updated: 1022 AM EST WED FEB 20 2019