THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR CENTRAL/NORTHEASTERN U.S. WINTER STORM 
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 AM CST FRI FEB 01 2008

...DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXPECTED TO BRING WINTRY
PRECIPITATION FROM THE OHIO VALLEY NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE INTERIOR
OF NEW ENGLAND...

HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS...ICE STORM WARNINGS...WINTER STORM
WARNINGS...SNOW ADVISORIES...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES...WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES...AND WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FROM
THE OHIO VALLEY...LOWER GREAT LAKES...INTO THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC AND
INTERIOR NEW ENGLAND STATES. IN ADDITION...ICE STORM
WARNINGS...WINTER STORM WARNINGS...FREEZING RAIN...AND WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS
FROM WEST VIRGINIA SOUTHWARD INTO NORTH CAROLINA.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

AT 8 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS SHOWED AN AREA OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN FROM
ILLINOIS EAST AND NORTHEAST THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY AND INTO
PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC AND NEW ENGLAND STATES. THIS
WEATHER IS ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
CENTERED IN SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS.  ITS ESTIMATED MINIMUM PRESSURE
WAS 1004 MB. THE CYCLONE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST AS THE
DAY PROGRESSES.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES SINCE THE MORNING OF
JANUARY 31 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED...


...MICHIGAN...
TIPTON				    5.0
SOUTH HAVEN			    5.0	
BIG RAPIDS			    4.1
DURAND				    4.0
HOLLAND	                            3.5
MOUNT PLEASANT			    3.5
GRAND RAPIDS			    3.1
BRECKENRIDGE			    2.9
HASTINGS			    2.6

...ILLINOIS...
CHATHAM                             11.5
SPRINGFIELD			    11.0
LINCOLN				    10.6
FORSYTH				    9.5
NORMAL				    8.7
EUREKA				    8.4
MOUNT PULASKI			    7.5
OGDEN				    7.2
ROANOKE				    5.5
DANVILLE			    5.0
CLINTON				    4.0

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE ACCUMULATION IN INCHES
SINCE THE EVENING OF JANUARY 31 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED...

...NORTH CAROLINA...
BLOWING ROCK			    1.00
ASHEVILLE			    0.25
BURNSVILLE			    0.25

...VIRGINIA...
UNION				    0.30
LYNCHBURG                           0.02

...MARYLAND...
FROSTBURG			    0.25
MOUNT STORM			    0.25
LEHEW				    0.25
MARSHALL			    0.20
FRANKLIN			    0.20
POINT OF ROCKS			    0.15
BUNKER HILL			    0.13
ASHBURN			            0.13
WINCHESTER			    0.13
THURMONT			    0.13
MARTINSBURG			    0.10


...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...TEXAS...
AMARILLO NWS OFFICE                 2.6
HIGGINS                             2.5
CLAUDE                              2.0
PANHANDLE                           2.0
WHEELER                             2.0

...ARKANSAS...
BEAVER                              5.0
FIVE MILES NORTHWEST OF BERRYVILLE  5.0
CENTERTON                           5.0
GATEWAY                             5.0
HOLIDAY ISLAND                      5.0
MOUNTAIN HOME                       4.0
LEAD HILL                           4.0
PEA RIDGE                           4.0
BELLA VISTA                         4.0

...IOWA...
CLINTON                             3.5
LE CLAIRE                           3.5
FOUR MILES WEST OF BETTENDORF       3.2
BURLINGTON                          3.0
FORT MADISON                        3.0
DAVENPORT                           2.5
ELDRIDGE                            2.5
WAPELLO                             2.5

...KANSAS...
FIVE MILES SOUTH OF CHERRYVALE     10.0
INDEPENDENCE                       10.0
THREE MILES SOUTHWEST OF LIBERTY   10.0
COFFEYVILLE                         8.5
THREE MILES NORTHWEST OF BARTLETT   8.0
LONGTON                             8.0
CEDAR VALE                          7.5
ROCK                                7.0
KINGMAN                             7.0
ELK FALLS                           7.0
ANTHONY                             6.5
WINFIELD                            6.0
WEST WICHITA                        4.9

...OKLAHOMA...
FOUR MILES NORTHWEST OF COPAN       8.0
SOUTH COFFEYVILLE                   8.0
ONE MILE SOUTHWEST OF OCHELATA      8.0
BIG HEART                           7.0
BARTLESVILLE                        6.0
BLUE JACKET                         6.0
CENTRALIA                           6.0
NOWANTA                             6.0


THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING
NORTHEASTWARD TODAY...REACHING NEW YORK STATE BY THIS EVENING. 
WITH COLD AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST U.S...THE DEVELOPING
LOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SNOW FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST...ACROSS THE
LOWER GREAT LAKES...AND NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON FRIDAY. WARM AIR
SHOULD KEEP THE PRECIPITATION AS RAIN WELL INLAND IN THE
NORTHEAST. HOWEVER..TRAPPED COLD AIR IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN
FREEZING RAIN NEAR AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 3 PM CST ON FRIDAY. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ON THIS EVENT.

COLLINS




Last Updated: 950 AM EST FRI FEB 01 2008