The Weather Prediction Center
College Park, MD
Storm Summary Message
Storm Summary Number 2 for Southern Plains to Mid-Atlantic and
Northeast Winter Storm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
1000 AM EST Thu Feb 18 2021
...A widespread wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow
continues over the Mid-Atlantic southwest through central Texas ...
Winter Storm Warnings are in effect for portions of south-central
Texas, the Arklatex, the lower Mississippi Valley, the Tennessee
Valley, the central Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont, and the
southern and central Mid-Atlantic.
Winter Weather Advisories are in effect for portions of
southeastern New Mexico, southwestern and central Texas, the lower
Mississippi valley, the Ohio Valley, central Pennsylvania, coastal
Delaware and New Jersey, southern New York, and southern New
England.
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 along
the Atlantic Coast on the Georgia/South Carolina border at
approximately 32 N, 81 W, with a minimum central pressure of 1015
mb, or approximately 29.97 inches of mercury. A stationary front
extended to the northeast along the South Carolina and North
Carolina coast and then to the east out over the Atlantic. A
secondary low pressure center was located near the border of
Alabama, Georgia, and the Florida Panhandle at approximately 31 N,
85 W, with a minimum central pressure of 1013 mb, or approximately
29.91 inches of mercury. A warm front extended to the east across
southern Georgia to the primary low pressure center, and a cold
front extended to the southwest over the Florida Panhandle and
Gulf of Mexico. Heavy rain and thunderstorms were occurring along
and to the north of the stationary and warm fronts, and extending
south along the cold front over the Gulf of Mexico. Further north,
a broad wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain overspread
parts of the central Appalachian mountains and most of the
southern Mid-Atlantic. Snow over portions of northern and western
Pennsylvania and southern and western New York extended to the
southwest across the eastern Great Lakes, the Ohio Valley,
portions of the lower Mississippi valley and into central and
eastern Texas. An additional area of sleet and freezing rain was
present to the south of this snow band over portions of Tennessee
southwest to east-central Texas.
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM
EST Tue Feb 16 through 900 AM EST Thu Feb 18...
...ALABAMA...
MADISON 6 NNE 6.0
LEIGHTON 1 SSE 6.0
RUSSELLVILLE 5.0
FLORENCE 1 NNW 5.0
HARVEST 4 E 4.8
DECATUR 2.5
HUNTSVILLE 2.0
...ARKANSAS...
SULPHUR SPRINGS 17.0
SHERIDAN 2 E 15.0
LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD 15.0
ROSSTON 1 NW 14.0
MALVERN 13.0
WHITE HALL 2 SW 7.0
EL DORADO 1 WSW 7.0
ARKADELPHIA 7.0
HIDDEN VALLEY 6.5
VAN BUREN 4.0
FORT SMITH RGNL ARPT 2.0
HOPE 6.0
DE QUEEN 1 W 4.0
BENTON 4.0
FAYETTEVILLE 2.4
...KENTUCKY...
BRODHEAD 6.0
STANTON 5.0
MOREHEAD 1 S 4.5
GLASGOW 1 ESE 4.5
SOMERSET 1 NNE 4.2
LEXINGTON 3.7 WSW 2.5
LOUISVILLE MUHAMMAD ALI ARPT 2.2
...LOUISIANA...
SAREPTA 4.0
...MARYLAND...
NORRISVILLE 1 WSW 5.5
MANCHESTER 1 SSW 5.0
BLOOMFIELD 2 WSW 4.3
FREDERICK 4 SSW 2.3
FROSTBURG 2.0
...MISSISSIPPI...
OLIVE BRANCH 6.4
SENATOBIA 5.5
SOUTHAVEN 2 ESE 4.5
CORINTH 4.0
BOONEVILLE 4.0
TUPELO 2 S 2.0
...MISSOURI...
JOPLIN 3.5
WEST PLAINS 1 W 3.0
SPRINGFIELD 1 SSE 2.6
...NEW JERSEY...
HIGHTSTOWN 4.6
TRENTON 0.3 S 2.0
...OKLAHOMA...
LAWTON-FORT SILL RGNL ARPT 5.2
OKLAHOMA CITY WILL RODGERS 4.2
OSCAR 4 NW 8.0
ALTUS 12 E 7.0
HOLLIS 6.0
ELMORE CITY 3 SW 6.0
ELK CITY 6.0
ADA 6.0
STILLWATER 5.5
TULSA NWS 5.1
OKMULGEE 5.0
NORMAN 3 WNW 4.2
ENID 4.0
DAISY 4 ENE 4.0
BARTLESVILLE 4.0
MUSKOGEE 2 ESE 2.8
...PENNSYLVANIA...
KING OF PRUSSIA 5.4
EAST FALLOWFIELD TWP 4.5
HIDDEN VALLEY 0.3 ENE 3.4
FAYETTEVILLE 3.2 S 2.0
PITTSBURGH 5 S 1.5
...TENNESSEE...
LEOMA 5.5
WAYNESBORO 5.0
FAYETTEVILLE 5.0
BARTLETT 5 SW 5.0
JACKSON 1 ENE 4.5
LEBANON 4.0
NASHVILLE 1 S 1.0
...TEXAS...
MARSHALL 3.1 E 9.2
TEXARKANA 8.0
ATLANTA 5.3
COOPER 4.0
BOWIE 5.9 ESE 4.0
SAN ANGELO 7.9 WNW 3.2
GROOM 9.0
VERNON 1 W 7.5
AMARILLO 3 WSW 7.5
HONEY GROVE 6 N 7.0
SHEPPARD AFB 1 N 6.8
VEGA 3 NW 6.5
MOUNT PLEASANT 3.0
DALLAS 2 WNW 1.0
...VIRGINIA...
REAGAN NATIONAL ARPT 0.3
...WEST VIRGINIA...
CLARKSBURG 1 SW 5.0
KLINE GAP 2 ESE 4.5
SUTTON 1 ESE 4.0
PARKERSBURG 1 NNW 3.0
CHARLESTON 2.6 W 2.8
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in
inches from 700 AM EST Tue Feb 16 through 900 AM EST Thu Feb 18...
...ARKANSAS...
DERMOTT 0.25
...LOUISIANA...
HARRISONBURG 0.70
BROWNSVILLE-BAWCO 0.67
TALLULAH 0.50
FOREST 0.50
SHEREVEPORT NWS 3 SW 0.13
ALEXANDRIA 0.10
MANY 0.10
LISBON 0.10
JONESVILLE 0.10
...MISSISSIPPI...
SATARTIA 0.50
RALEIGH 0.50
FAYETTE 0.50
BROOKHAVEN 0.50
UNION 0.30
PEARL 1 ENE 0.25
GREENVILLE 0.25
STARKVILLE 0.10
VALLEY PARK 0.10
HAZELHURST 0.10
...NORTH CAROLINA...
CEDAR MOUNTAIN 1 ESE 0.20
MADISON 1 NE 0.10
BOONE 0.10
...TEXAS...
BUCHANAN DAM 2 S 0.40
HUDSON 6 N 0.38
COLLEGE STATION 1 NW 0.35
AUSTIN 3 NNW 0.26
MADISONVILLE 5 ENE 0.60
INGRAM 0.60
OAK RIDGE NORTH 0.50
LEANDER 5 W 0.50
CEDAR PARK 0.40
SEGUIN 0.25
NEW BRAUNFELS 2 S 0.25
NACOGDOCHES 2 NE 0.25
BEVERLY HILLS 1 S 0.25
SAN ANTONIO 1 NE 0.15
...VIRGINIA...
CHECK 1 SSE 0.25
WILLIAMSBURG ARPT 1 NW 0.10
...WEST VIRGINIA...
BECKLEY RALEIGH MEMORIAL 0.30
The primary surface low will move to the northeast off the coast
of the Eastern Seaboard through Friday evening. The secondary low
will move eastward across southern Georgia and to the north off
the coast of the Carolinas. The warm front will lift northward
through Thursday evening before pushing east as a cold front as
colder air reinforces both this cold front and the trailing cold
front over the Gulf of Mexico. This extended cold front will move
east over the Florida Peninsula and off the Eastern Seaboard
through the day Friday. Snow will continue over the Ohio Valley,
eastern Great Lakes, and northern Mid-Atlantic throughout the day
Thursday and begin to overspread southern New England by Thursday
afternoon. The snow will begin to taper off over the lower Ohio
Valley early Friday morning as it continues through the northern
Mid-Atlantic and further north into New England. A wintry mix of
snow, sleet, and freezing rain will continue over the Mid-Atlantic
through Thursday night before transitioning to mostly snow Friday
morning. The snow will linger through Friday evening before slowly
tapering off throughout the day on Saturday. The snow and wintry
mix extending from the lower Mississippi Valley southwest into
southwest Texas will continue into Thursday afternoon and taper
off by Thursday evening, first over the lower Mississippi Valley
and later over southwest Texas.
The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 1000 AM EST Fri Feb 19 2021. Please refer to your local
National Weather Service office for additional information on this
event.
Putnam
Last Updated: 1009 AM EST THU FEB 18 2021