The Weather Prediction Center

College Park, MD


Storm Summary Message



Storm Summary Number 5 for Pacific Northwest and Southern Plains
to Northeast Major Winter Storm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
1000 AM EST Tue Feb 16 2021

...A wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain stretching from
the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley northeast to New England will
begin to taper off through Tuesday night...

Winter Storm Warnings are in effect for portions of northern New
Hampshire and Maine.

Winter Weather Advisories are in effect for northeast New York as
well as portions of northern New England and southern Maine.

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

At 900 AM EST...A primary low pressure center was located in
central New Jersey, at approximately 40 N, 74.5 W, with a central
pressure of 1000 mb, or approximately 29.53 inches of mercury. A
warm front extended to the northeast over southern New England and
continued east off the Atlantic coast. A cold front extended south
along the Eastern Seaboard, curving southwest into the Gulf of
Mexico. A secondary center of low pressure was located over the
western New York/Pennsylvania border, at approximately 42 N, 79 W,
with a central pressure of 998 mb, or approximately 29.47 inches
of mercury. A cold front extended to the southwest across the
Appalachians to the South. A wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain
was present to the north of the warm front across northern New
England with moderate snow occurring in northern Maine. Light to
moderate snow continued over portions of the southern Great Lakes
and Ohio Valley.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 400 AM
EST Thu Feb 11 through 400 PM EST Tue Feb 16...

...ALABAMA...
OAKMAN                                2.0                    

...ILLINOIS...
CHICAGO LINCOLN SQUARE               17.0                    
DANVILLE 1 S                         11.0                    
EFFINGHAM                            10.2                    
MARION 5 SE                           8.0                    
MOUNT ZION                            8.0                    
WATERLOO                              7.5                    
BLOOMINGTON 2 E                       7.0                    
GRANITE CITY 2 NE                     6.0                    
URBANA 2 SE                           6.0                    
PEORIA 2 NNW                          5.0                    

...INDIANA...
JOHN 3 SSE                           14.4                    
GARY 5 ENE                           13.8                    
VALPARAISO 3 N                       13.3                    
PORTLAND 5.4 SW                      12.0                    
ELKHART 2 WSW                         8.5                    
GREENSBURG                            8.0                    
VINCENNES 2 ENE                       8.0                    
BALL STATE UNIVER 1 WSW               7.3                    
SPRING GROVE 1 W                      6.7                    
INDIANA UNIVERSITY 1 N                6.5                    
ROSELAND 1 S                          6.5                    
TERRE HAUTE                           6.0                    
EVANSVILLE 2 E                        5.0                    
FORT WAYNE INTL ARPT                  5.0                    

...KENTUCKY...
PADUCAH                               9.0                    
BARDWELL                              7.2                    
RADCLIFF                              5.9                    

...MAINE...
PRESQUE ISLE 1 ENE                    6.5                    
LILLIE                                4.5                    
MULLINOCKET                           4.0                    

...MICHIGAN...
COLUMBUS                             13.1                    
PECK                                 12.0                    
FLINT 4 SSW                           9.5                    
MARSHALL 1 SSW                        8.8                    
LANSING                               8.0                    
DETROIT                               7.6                    
ANN ARBOR 3 SE                        6.8                    
SAINT JOSEPH 1 NNE                    6.7                    
GRAND RAPIDS 2.5 ENE                  5.5                    
MIDLAND 3 SW                          5.1                    

...NEW YORK...
BARKER                               12.0                    
HILTON                               12.0                    
NIAGARA FALLS 5.7 E                  10.0                    
DUNKIRK                               6.0                    
JAMESVILLE                            4.5                    
ROCHESTER AIRPORT                     4.5                    
BUFFALO 1.2 WNW                       4.2                    
NEW YORK MILLS                        3.2                    

...OHIO...
TOLEDO                               12.0                    
LIMA 3 SSE                           10.8                    
DEFIANCE 1 E                         10.0                    
HURON                                 8.0                    
UNION                                 7.3                    
ASHTABULA 1 ESE                       6.0                    
LAKEWOOD 1 SSW                        6.0                    
XENIA                                 6.0                    
HAMILTON 1 E                          5.0                    
HILLIARD 2 NE                         3.0                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
NORTH EAST 1 WNW                      4.0                    
MEADVILLE 1 S                         2.0                    

...VERMONT...
CALAIS 2 N                            5.0                    
ST. ALBANS                            5.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
WIND POINT 1 W                       17.3                    
KENOSHA 3 WSW                        10.5                    
MITCHELL INTL ARPT                    9.0                    
BELOIT                                4.0                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in
inches from 400 AM EST Thu Feb 11 through 400 PM EST Tue Feb 16...

...KENTUCKY...
FRENCHBURG                           0.75                    
BOONEVILLE 1 WNW                     0.66                    
STAMBAUGH 1 ESE                      0.50                    
LEXINGTON                            0.30                    
NORTH CORBIN 1 WSW                   0.30                    
LONDON-CORBIN AIRPORT                0.27                    
WHITLEY CITY                         0.25                    

...MAINE...
PORTLAND 3 WSW                       0.34                    
GRAY 2 NE                            0.25                    

...MARYLAND...
FROSTBURG                            0.25                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
PITTSFIELD MUNICIPAL ARPT            0.28                    

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
SOMERSWORTH 3 WNW                    0.48                    
CONCORD 2 E                          0.27                    

...NEW JERSEY...
WANTAGE TWP 4 SW                     0.38                    

...NEW YORK...
HARTFORD                             0.62                    
ALBANY                               0.60                    
WHITE LAKE 1.1 NNW                   0.50                    
MONTGOMERY AIRPORT                   0.26                    
BATH                                 0.25                    
ITHACA                               0.25                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
POCONO MOUNTAINS MUNICI              0.85                    
MOUNT COBB                           0.50                    
SEVEN SPRINGS 3 NE                   0.50                    
SKI GAP 3 NNW                        0.48                    
STATE COLLEGE                        0.30                    
EMRALD LAKES                         0.25                    
SELINSGROVE                          0.25                    
WEXFORD                              0.20                    

...VERMONT...
READSBORO 5 NW                       0.25                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
WALKER 2.1 SW                        0.30                    
BLENNERHASSETT                       0.25                    
SPENCER                              0.22                    
HUNTINGTON 2 ESE                     0.20                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Sleet in inches from 400 AM
EST Thu Feb 11 through 400 PM EST Tue Feb 16...

...KENTUCKY...
RICHMOND                             4.00                    
LEXINGTON                            2.30                    
DANVILLE                             1.50                    
BARDSTOWN                            1.00                    
PLUM SPRINGS                         1.00                    

...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                    

...ARKANSAS...
LITTLE ROCK ARPT                      8.4                    
BROOKLAND                             8.0                    
RUSSELLVILLE                          7.5                    
BEEBE                                 7.0                    
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE                   7.0                    
FORREST CITY                          6.0                    
JONESBORO                             6.0                    
WEST MEMPHIS                          6.0                    
FAYETTEVILLE 4 NW                     3.0                    
HIGHLAND                              2.0                    

...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                    

...INDIANA...
INDIANAPOLIS INTL ARPT                6.8                    

...KANSAS...
ARKANSAS CITY                         6.0                    
CALDWELL                              6.0                    
DEVON                                 5.5                    
EL DORADO                             5.2                    
OXFORD 3 ESE                          4.5                    
DOWNTOWN WICHITA 3 S                  4.1                    
EUREKA                                4.0                    
ERIE                                  3.0                    
DODGE CITY                            2.0                    
PARSONS 1 WNW                         2.0                    

...LOUISIANA...
SPRINGHILL                            6.0                    
ARCADIA                               5.0                    
POLLOCK                               4.5                    
SHREVEPORT 3 SW                       4.5                    
COUSHATTA                             4.0                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
PIPERTON 6 SSW                        4.9                    
EUDORA                                4.0                    

...MISSOURI...
FESTUS                                7.8                    
SCOTT CITY                            7.0                    
KIMBERLING CITY                       6.2                    
POPLAR BLUFF                          6.0                    
SAINT ROBERT                          6.0                    
WEST PLAINS 1 W                       6.0                    
ASHLAND 2 NW                          5.8                    
ST LOUIS LAMBERT INTL ARPT            5.7                    
SPRINGFIELD ARPT                      5.2                    
MONETT                                4.3                    
NORTHVIEW 3 NNE                       4.0                    
JOPLIN                                2.0                    

...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...
JENKS 4 SSE                           7.5                    
DUNCAN                                7.0                    
LAWTON                                7.0                    
ADA                                   6.8                    
HUGO                                  6.0                    
NOBLE 3 NNW                           6.0                    
SALLISAW 3 SSW                        6.0                    
WILL ROGERS AIRPORT                   6.0                    
BUFFALO                               5.0                    
BLACKWELL                             4.0                    
STILLWATER                            4.0                    
MUSKOGEE 2 ESE                        3.5                    
COLGATE                               2.8                    
OKARCHE 1 NE                          2.0                    
SHAWNEE                               2.0                    
DOVER                                 1.0                    

...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                    

...TENNESSEE...
MILLINGTON                            6.0                    
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT                     5.3                    
JACKSON                               4.2                    
DYERSBURG                             4.0                    
PARIS                                 3.0                    

...TEXAS...
ABILENE RGNL ARPT                    14.8                    
SAN ANGELO RGNL ARPT                 10.1                    
TYLER 1 N                             9.0                    
AUSTIN 4 N                            6.5                    
DALHART                               6.5                    
ODESSA                                6.5                    
GRUVER 1 NNE                          6.0                    
MINERAL WELLS                         6.0                    
TEXARKANA                             6.0                    
AMARILLO 5 SSW                        5.0                    
HELOTES 2 NNW                         5.0                    
SABINAL                               5.0                    
COLLEGE STATION 1 WSW                 4.0                    
DAWN                                  4.0                    
MANOR                                 4.0                    
WICHITA FALLS RGNL ARPT               4.0                    
TEXLINE                               3.5                    
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...

...ALABAMA...
DECATUR 3 N                          0.25                    
HACKLEBURG                           0.25                    
MADISON 1 NNE                        0.25                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
NORFIELD 3 SSW                       0.30                    
VERNON                               0.30                    
COLUMBUS 1 W                         0.25                    
HATTIESBURG 1 ENE                    0.10                    

...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                    

...TENNESSEE...
JAMESTOWN                            0.50                    
COOKEVILLE 3 SSW                     0.25                    
LINWOOD 3 SW                         0.25                    
LYNCHBURG 7 SW                       0.25                    

...TEXAS...
FLOUR BLUFF 1 S                      0.25                    
CUERO                                0.10                    
LONGVIEW                             0.10                    
SARITA                               0.10                    
TEXARKANA                            0.10                    
HOUSTON 1 ESE                        0.01                    

...WASHINGTON...
OCEAN SHORES 3 N                     0.01                    
WESTPORT                             0.01                    

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

...ALABAMA...
SHEFFIELD 1 ENE                      1.00                    

...LOUISIANA...
MARKSVILLE 3 W                       2.00                    
MONROE 1 SSE                         1.00                    
SE ALEXANDRIA                        1.00                    
BROUSSARD                            0.50                    
S LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL              0.50                    
ST. FRANCISVILLE                     0.50                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
VICKSBURG                            4.00                    
NATCHEZ 1 NNW                        3.50                    
CORINTH                              2.50                    
JACKSON 1 W                          2.00                    
STARKVILLE                           0.30                    

...TENNESSEE...
NASHVILLE 3 SE                       1.50                    
SAVANNAH                             1.50                    
BOLIVAR                              1.30                    

...TEXAS...
HOUSTON 4 SSE                        3.00                    
THE WOODLANDS 6 WNW                  1.40                    
LAKE JACKSON 2 NW                    0.20                    
VICTORIA 2 SW                        0.10                    


Both the primary and secondary low pressure centers and associated
cold fronts will continue to the east-northeast, moving offshore
of the New England coast and Eastern Seaboard by this evening. To
the north of the primary warm front, a wintry mix of sleet and
freezing rain will continue through early this evening for
portions of northern New England and southern Maine, with mostly
snow farther north in the colder air in place over northern Maine.
Additionally, snow will continue to move eastward behind the
secondary cold front through the upper Ohio Valley, New York, and
northern New England through tonight. Winter Storm Warnings and
Winter Weather Advisories currently in effect for portions of the
southern Great Lakes will expire in the next few hours.

The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 400 PM EST. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Putnam




Last Updated: 501 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2021