The Weather Prediction Center
College Park, MD
Storm Summary Message
Storm Summary Number 3 for Pacific Northwest and Southern Plains
to Northeast Major Winter Storm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
900 AM CST Mon Feb 15 2021
...A widespread wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain will
continue to move to the northeast from the Lower and Middle
Mississippi Valley into the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast...
Ice Storm Warnings are in effect for portions of northeastern
Mississippi and northwest Alabama, the southern Allegheny Plateau,
eastern Pennsylvania, northwestern New Jersey, and a small portion
of southern New York.
Winter Weather Advisories are in effect for northeastern Illinois,
southern Michigan, portions of the southwestern and central
Appalachian Mountains, portions of the northern Mid-Atlantic,
southern New England, and southern Maine.
For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov
At 800 AM CST...A low pressure center was located off the East
Coast at approximately 37 N, 70 W with a central pressure of 1012
mb, or approximately 29.88 inches of mercury. A warm front
extended to the east-northeast while a trailing cold front
extended southwest across central Florida to a second center of
low pressure in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, located at
approximately 28 N, 84 W with a central pressure of 1013 mb, or
approximately 29.91 inches of mercury. A stationary front extended
to the west across the Gulf of Mexico to a third center of low
pressure in the western Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana
at approximately 28 N, 92 W, with a central pressure of 1008 mb,
or approximately 29.77 inches of mercury. A trailing cold front
extended to the south to the coast of Mexico. Widespread snow was
occurring in portions of Oklahoma, Kansas, and the Arklatex
northeast across the Midwest to western Pennsylvania and New York.
To the east, a wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet was occurring
across the Lower Mississippi Valley. Bitterly cold temperatures
from the single digits across Texas to the negative 20s in the
Northern Plains were observed. Wintry precipitation had mostly
ended for Texas.
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 400 AM
CST Thu Feb 11 through 800 AM CST Mon Feb 15...
...ARKANSAS...
FAYETTEVILLE 4 NW 3.0
MOUNT MAGAZINE 3.0
HIGHLAND 2.0
...KANSAS...
ARKANSAS CITY 5.0
OXFORD 3 ESE 4.5
DOWNTOWN WICHITA 3 S 4.1
EUREKA 4.0
ERIE 2.0
PARSONS 1 WNW 2.0
...MISSOURI...
NORTHVIEW 2 NNE 2.1
JOPLIN 2.0
...OKLAHOMA...
DUNCAN 7.0
ADA 6.0
WILL ROGERS AIRPORT 6.0
BLACKWELL 4.0
STILLWATER 4.0
MUSKOGEE 2 ESE 3.5
OKARCHE 1 NE 3.4
SHAWNEE 2.0
DOVER 1.0
COLGATE 0.5
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in
inches from 400 AM CST Thu Feb 11 through 800 AM CST Mon Feb 15...
...TEXAS...
TEXARKANA 0.10
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches where the
event has ended...
...ARIZONA...
PINETOP-LAKESIDE 1 N 9.5
GREER 8.0
SHOW LOW 1 SE 8.0
...CALIFORNIA...
ALPINE MEADOWS 1 SW 16.0
HOMEWOOD 1 NNW 15.0
TRUCKEE 4 NW 14.0
SODA SPRINGS 2 ENE 12.0
KIRKWOOD MEADOWS 1 SSE 11.0
LAKE TAHOE 1 ESE 11.0
...COLORADO...
PAGOSA SPRINGS 7 NW 17.0
COAL BANK PASS 13.5
MONARCH PASS 1 NNW 6.0
SPRINGFIELD 3.0
BEULAH 1 SSE 2.8
SKYWAY 6 SE 2.5
...IDAHO...
HORSESHOE BEND 11 SSE 14.0
MIDDLETON 11.0
BERN 10.0
BOISE 10.0
NEW MEADOWS 10.0
SALMON 1 WNW 8.0
IDAHO FALLS 1 S 4.0
TWIN FALLS 1.5
...KANSAS...
DODGE CITY 1.3
...NEVADA...
GILLMAN SPRINGS 6 WNW 15.0
CLOVER VALLEY 5 W 12.0
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA 6.0
...NEW MEXICO...
RED RIVER 3 E 6.0
CLAYTON 1 W 3.8
HAYDEN 8 S 1.0
SANTA FE 2 NE 1.0
TUCUMCARI 3 ENE 1.0
...OKLAHOMA...
LAWTON 7.0
BUFFALO 5.0
...OREGON...
DETROIT 1 ESE 26.0
CASCADE LOCKS 23.0
HOOD RIVER 14.0
MOSIER 4.4 ESE 14.0
PILOT ROCK 4 ESE 13.0
FISH LAKE 3 WNW 11.0
PENDLETON 2 SSE 10.0
SNOWDEN 9.7
PORTLAND INTL AIRPORT 9.5
LEXINGTON 13 SSW 8.0
SE JOSEPH 7.0
STARKEY 1 WNW 7.0
CITY OF THE DALES 1 SW 5.0
BEND 2.3 WNW 4.0
...TEXAS...
ABILENE 3 SSE 9.5
ODESSA 6.5
MINERAL WELLS 6.0
SAN ANGELO 4 WSW 5.5
DALHART 5.2
AMARILLO 5 SSW 5.0
HELOTES 2 NNW 5.0
SABINAL 5.0
DAWN 4.0
GRUVER 1 NNE 4.0
MANOR 4.0
TEXLINE 3.5
WICHITA FALLS 3.5
TYLER 1 S 2.5
EAGLE PASS 1 ESE 0.5
...UTAH...
BRIGHTON 24.0
SNOWBASIN 21.0
SPRINGDELL 6.0
SPRING GLEN 1.4
ROY 1.2
...WASHINGTON...
SALMON CREEK 14.0
TUMWATER 13.5
ARLINGTON 12.0
MERCER ISLAND 2 SW 12.0
NAPAVINE 12.0
YELM 7 SE 12.0
SEATTLE 1 NE 11.8
SEATTLE-TACOMA AIRPORT 11.1
MCCLEARY 1 N 11.0
WHITE SALMON 4 ENE 11.0
YAKIMA 6 W 11.0
PROSSER 0.4 SSE 10.5
BELFAIR 10.2
APPLETON 5 ENE 10.0
GIG HARBOR 10.0
OLYMPIA 4 N 10.0
VASHON ISLAND 9.8
CURTIS 4 NE 9.0
KENNEWICK 4 WSW 9.0
VAUGH 5 NNE 9.0
WALLA WALLA 5 ENE 8.5
CHEHALIS 7.5
OAK HARBOR 7.5
KIRKLAND 7.0
ROCHESTER 1 NNE 7.0
STELLA 2 SE 6.0
ABERDEEN 5.0
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in
inches where the event has ended...
...OREGON...
CANBY 1.50
HUBBARD 1.10
DALLAS 1.00
GLADSTONE 1 NNW 1.00
SALEM 1.00
SHERWOOD 1.00
JOHNSON CITY 0.88
MOUNT ANGEL 0.75
PORTLAND 0.70
AUMSVILLE 0.50
GATES 0.25
LEWISBURG 1 SW 0.02
...TEXAS...
CUERO 0.10
LONGVIEW 0.10
HOUSTON 1 ESE 0.01
...WASHINGTON...
OCEAN SHORES 3 N 0.01
WESTPORT 0.01
The low pressure system over the western Gulf of Mexico will move
northeast across the Southeast to the Mid-Atlantic over the next
24 hours. Rain and thunderstorms will be possible along a
preceding warm front and trailing cold front across the Southeast
and southern Mid-Atlantic. In the cold air mass behind the system
to west and north, significant and widespread impacts from a mix
of wintry precipitation will continue from the Lower Mississippi
Valley northeast through portions of the Midwest and northern
Mid-Atlantic into New England. Significant icing is most likely
from northwest Alabama northeast through the southern Allegheny
Plateau to northeastern Pennsylvania, with totals between 0.25 to
0.5 inches of ice possible. Snow will continue from Arkansas
through the Midwest to northern New York, with the highest totals
likely from eastern Indiana northeast across western and northern
Ohio to western New York. A mix of snow, sleet, and ice will
continue to occur over the Lower Mississippi Valley and move
northeast through the Ohio Valley to the northern Mid-Atlantic and
southern New England. In addition to the wintry precipitation, a
bitterly cold arctic airmass will remain in place over the central
CONUS.
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.
Putnam
Last Updated: 1052 AM EST MON FEB 15 2021