The Weather Prediction Center

College Park, MD


Storm Summary Message



Storm Summary Number 07 for Southwest to Midwest Winter Storm and
Lower Mississippi Valley Heavy Rainfall
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
800 PM MST Sat Feb 23 2019

...Ongoing heavy snow and rain across the Northern Plains, Upper
Midwest, and Upper Great Lakes. Heavy rain for parts of the Lower
Mississippi/Tennessee/Ohio Valleys and Mid-Atlantic... 

Blizzard Warnings are in effect for parts of the Central and
Northern Plains and downwind of the Great Lakes.

Winter Storm Warnings, Watches, and Advisories are in effect for
parts of the Central/Northern Plains, Upper Midwest/Great Lakes,
and Upper Northeast.

Flash Flood Warnings and Watches as well as Flood Warnings and
Advisories are in effect for the Lower Mississippi Valley up
through the Tennessee/Ohio Valleys and Mid-Atlantic, as well as
parts of the Middle Mississippi Valley.

High Wind Warnings and Watches are in effect across the Great
Lakes and Northeast.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 700 PM MST...A surface low with a central pressure of 995 mb,
or 29.38 inches of mercury, was located over western Missouri.
This low was occluded with a cold front extending southwestward
through eastern Oklahoma and central Texas. A warm front extended
southeastward connecting to a stationary boundary located across
the Southeast. This frontal boundary was connected to a surface
low off of the coast of North Carolina with a central pressure of
1017 mb, or 30.03 inches of mercury. National Weather Service
Doppler radar and surface observations indicated light to moderate
snow across the Central/Northern Plains and portions of the Upper
Midwest and Upper Great Lakes. In addition, light to moderate rain
was observed across the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, Northeast, and
Mid-Atlantic. Meanwhile, moderate to heavy rainfall was observed
across the Lower Mississippi/Tennessee/Ohio Valleys ahead of the
fronts as moisture continued to advect northward from the Gulf of
Mexico. 

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 500 AM
MST Thu Feb 21 through 700 PM MST Sat Feb 23...

...IOWA...
DENISON                               7.5                    
DUNLAP                                6.0                    
LYTTON                                6.0                    
MISSOURI VALLEY 5 E                   6.0                    
ALGONA                                5.5                    
FORT DODGE                            5.5                    
ROLFE                                 5.5                    
COUNCIL BLUFFS                        5.0                    

...KANSAS...
GARDEN CITY                          11.0                    
BURDETT                              10.5                    
PLYMELL 2 ENE                        10.0                    
BELLEVILLE                            9.0                    
CHASE                                 9.0                    
TRIBUNE                               9.0                    
WALLACE 8 SSW                         9.0                    
CONCORDIA 1 S                         8.6                    
ASH GROVE 5 SSW                       8.0                    
LAKIN                                 8.0                    
LEBANON                               8.0                    
LINCOLN                               7.0                    
SHARON SPRINGS                        7.0                    
BURR OAK                              6.3                    
ELLSWORTH                             6.0                    
HOXIE 4 E                             6.0                    
SCOTT CITY                            6.0                    

...MICHIGAN...
CHRISTMAS                             5.0                    
EBEN JUNCTION                         4.5                    
TRENARY                               4.0                    
NATIONAL MINE 5 SW                    3.9                    
NWS MARQUETTE                         3.7                    
CHAMPION 11 NE                        3.5                    
NORWAY 1 SSE                          3.1                    

...MINNESOTA...
RIVER FALLS 9 SW                      6.0                    
WARROAD 1 E                           5.5                    
ALBERT LEA                            5.0                    
INTL. FALLS                           4.8                    
MAPLE LAKE 5 NNE                      3.1                    
HUTCHINSON 1 NE                       3.0                    
MONTROSE 2 NE                         2.8                    
OAK GROVE                             2.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
CERESCO                              10.5                    
BENNET                                9.0                    
CRAIG                                 8.5                    
GRETNA                                8.5                    
SEWARD                                8.0                    
WAHOO                                 8.0                    
FAIRBURY                              7.5                    
LINCOLN 2 E                           7.5                    
PAPILLION 2 SSE                       7.5                    
FORT CALHOUN                          7.0                    
OMAHA 3 E                             7.0                    
RAYMOND                               7.0                    
WAVERLY                               7.0                    
BELLEVUE                              6.6                    
BENNINGTON                            6.5                    
RALSTON 1 WNW                         6.3                    
LINCOLN 1 ENE                         6.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
FREDERICK 5 NNE                       6.0                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 500 AM
MST Thu Feb 21 through 700 PM MST Sat Feb 23...

...ALABAMA...
HODGES                                7.06                    
OWENS CROSSROADS 5 WSW                6.75                    
DIME                                  6.57                    
HUNTSVILLE                            6.44                    
ATHENS                                6.27                    
MUSCLE SHOALS                         6.18                    
FALKVILLE                             6.14                    
RED BAY 11 NE                         6.10                    
GRAYSON 4 N                           6.06                    
WILSON DAM                            5.72                    
CHEROKEE                              5.14                    
TOWN CREEK                            5.06                    
FLORENCE                              5.02                    
DECATUR                               4.34                    

...ARKANSAS...
ARKANSAS POST NATIONAL PARK           5.73                    
FELSENTHAL NWR                        5.47                    
PINE BLUFF                            4.98                    
MONTGOMERY POINT LOCK                 4.90                    
MONTICELLO MUNICIPAL APT              4.70                    
MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR GREEENVILLE    4.29                    
DEEP BAYOU NEAR STAR CITY             4.07                    
UAM                                   3.80                    
SALINE RIVER NEAR RYE 4 SW            3.75                    
BAYOU BARTHOLOMEW                     3.36                    

...GEORGIA...
MACEDONIA                             2.83                    
DAHLONEGA                             2.54                    
TITUS                                 2.52                    
BLAIRSVILLE APT                       2.50                    
CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER AT HELEN          2.49                    
TALLULAH                              2.48                    
HIAWASSEE 5 SE                        2.41                    

...ILLINOIS...
MORRISON 1 WNW                        1.65                    
ALEDO                                 0.91                    

...IOWA...
OAKLAND MILLS 3 W                     1.22                    
PARNELL                               1.14                    

...KENTUCKY...
HARTFORD 2 ENE                        2.00                    
MURRAY KYLE OAKLEY FIELD              1.99                    
LONDON-CORBIN APT                     1.90                    
WHITLEY CITY                          1.33                    

...LOUISIANA...
CANEY                                 2.60                    
BASTROP MOREHOUSE MEMORIAL APT        2.18                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
TIE PLANT 5 WSW                       9.91                    
TUPELO                                9.59                    
GRENADA 1 SW                          8.31                    
TALLAHATCHIE RIVER AT MONEY           7.54                    
BATESVILLE                            7.32                    
BLACK BAYOU EAST OF GREENVILLE        7.01                    
BERCLAIR 4 NW                         6.96                    
YALLABUSHA                            6.57                    
HIGHWAY 41                            6.15                    
MOORHEAD                              6.01                    
LELAND 3 ENE                          5.88                    
MAIN CANAL NEAR LONGWOOD              5.60                    
MS DELTA 4                            5.60                    
GEESLIN CORNER 4W                     5.27                    
PONTOTOC                              5.16                    
INDIANOLA 1WNW                        5.15                    
MS DELTA 5                            4.83                    
HOLCUT RAIN                           4.79                    
GREENWOOD                             4.75                    
QUIVER RIVER AT DODSVILLE             4.57                    
TISHOMINGO                            4.48                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
CULLOWHEE                             3.53                    
OTTO                                  3.18                    
HIGHLANDS                             3.11                    
MOUNT AIRY                            2.15                    
SILVERSTONE 1 E                       1.64                    
SHELBY MUNICIPAL APT                  1.62                    
ASHEVILLE REGIONAL APT                1.57                    
LEXINGTON                             0.94                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
ANDREW PICKENS                        3.79                    
SLICKING MTN                          2.83                    
SUNFISH MTN NEAR ROCKY BOTTOM         2.63                    
TABLE ROCK                            2.47                    
TRAMMEL GAP NEAR TIGERVILLE           2.41                    

...TENNESSEE...
KNOXVILLE                             5.45                    
ROCKWOOD MUNICIPAL APT                4.89                    
COLLINWOOD                            4.70                    
PULASKI ABERNATHY FIELD APT           4.66                    
SAVANNAH                              4.20                    
LEOMA                                 4.17                    
DUNN NEAR LAWRENCEBURG                4.10                    
MCMINNVILLE                           3.68                    
LAWRENCEBURG                          3.52                    
PICKWICK DAM                          3.43                    
FRANKEWING                            3.27                    
IRON CITY                             3.06                    
JACKSBORO                             2.33                    
HARDIN CO                             1.92                    
MEMPHIS INTL APT                      1.38                    

...VIRGINIA...
COPPER HILL                           3.71                    
TINKER CREEK                          2.94                    
VIRGINIA TECH APT                     2.62                    
MASON CREEK                           2.49                    
TROUTVILLE                            2.26                    
MAGGODEE CREEK                        2.09                    
ROANOKE                               1.77                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
BLUEFIELD                             1.03                    

...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...

...TENNESSEE...
COVE MOUNTAIN                         65                    

...TEXAS...
NORTHEAST EL PASO                     69                    
SOUTH FRANKLIN PEAK                   67                    
NORTHRUP STRIP                        63                    
SAN AUGUSTIN PASS                     62                    
HACHITA 15 SSW                        61                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches where the
event has ended...

...ARIZONA...
KACHINA VILLAGE                      48.0                    
FOREST LAKES                         43.0                    
MUNDS PARK 1 E                       43.0                    
MORMON LAKE                          40.0                    
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT                    38.9                    
WILLIAMS 5 S                         38.3                    
WASHINGTON PARK                      35.0                    
MOUNTAINAIRE                         33.0                    
KOHLS RANCH                          32.0                    
PINE 4 S                             32.0                    
CROW KING                            30.0                    
SUMMERHAVEN 1 W                      30.0                    
DOWNTOWN FLAGSTAFF 2 SW              29.5                    
HEBER-OVERHAARD                      28.0                    
PRESCOTT COURTHOUSE 1 SW             28.0                    
IRON SPRINGS                         27.2                    
PAYSON 2 N                           27.0                    
STRAWBERRY 2 W                       27.0                    
HANNIGAN MEADOW                      25.0                    
MORENCI 40 N                         25.0                    
TUCSON 19 SE                          6.0                    

...COLORADO...
ROCKWOOD 6.9 NNW                     23.2                    
DURANGO 4.8 WSW                      18.7                    
MONTICELLO 1SW                       16.0                    
HESPERUS 9.8 SW                      15.2                    
DOVE CREEK 12.4 SSW                  14.0                    
BLANDING                             13.0                    
DOLORES 4.8 ENE                      12.5                    
OURAY                                12.5                    
PARK RESERVOIR                       12.0                    
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SE                 11.0                    
SAN ISABEL 7 NW                      10.1                    
DOUGLAS PASS                         10.0                    
PAGOSA SPRINGS 11NW                  10.0                    
REDMESA 4.2NW                        10.0                    
BLACK FOREST 3 NW                     9.3                    
PLACERVILLE 9 NE                      9.3                    
VALLEY OF THE GODS                    9.0                    
BURLINGTON                            8.0                    
CAMP JACKSON                          8.0                    
TRIMBLE 5 ESE                         8.0                    
ARAPAHOE 5 SW                         7.0                    
MESA 6S                               7.0                    

...NEVADA...
MT CHARLESTON 1 NNW                  10.5                    
SUMMERLIN 1 NW                        7.5                    

...NEW MEXICO...
GALLUP 5 W                           15.0                    
TOADLENA 5SSW                        12.0                    
TOHATCHI                             12.0                    
BLUEWATER LAKE 11 WSW                11.0                    
LUNA 6 SSE                           11.0                    
PREWITT 5 WSW                        10.0                    
MENTMORE 1 ESE                        9.5                    
PIETOWN                               8.0                    
ALBUQUERQUE 6 ENE                     4.0                    
CLOVERDALE                            4.0                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches where the
event has ended...

...ARIZONA...
SANTA CRUZ RIVER @INA RD              3.78                    
BISBEE TUNNEL                         3.27                    
CALABASAS CANYON                      2.05                    
ARIVACA LAKE                          1.81                    
THREE FORKS 12 SSE                    1.60                    
ALDER CANYON NEAR MT. LEMMON          1.50                    
CHUICHU 7SW                           1.44                    
FLORENCE 6 SE                         1.41                    
NOGALES 4W                            1.37                    
WELL D-37                             1.34                    
THREE FORKS 15S                       1.31                    


The storm, currently in the Midwest, will continue to progress
northeastward through the Upper Midwest/Great Lakes regions
through Sunday evening. During this time, the warm front,
connected to the surface low along the East Coast, is expected to
advance northward overnight on Saturday, while the cold front
continues to advance eastward. The surface low is expected to be
located over the Great Lakes by Sunday afternoon. Ahead of the
system, moderate to heavy rainfall is expected to continue across
the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys, as well as the Mid-Atlantic and
Northeast, throughout Sunday. This system is also expected to
bring moderate to heavy snowfall across the Central/Northern
Plains, Upper Midwest, and the Great Lakes through Sunday.
Snowfall accumulations of up to 15 inches are possible for the
Upper Midwest/Great Lakes through Sunday evening. Additional
rainfall accumulations of up to 1 inch possible for the Lower
Mississippi, Tennessee, and Ohio Valleys, with up to 1.5 inches
possible across the Mid-Atlantic coast by Sunday night. 

The next storm summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 200 AM MST. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Hammond




Last Updated: 1017 PM EST SAT FEB 23 2019