STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS...OHIO
VALLEY...NORTHEAST U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD  
900 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2009
 
...SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TO CONTINUE TODAY FROM THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WITH MAJOR ICING
EXPECTED FROM THE LOWER AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE
OHIO VALLEY...

A MIXTURE OF ICE AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS... FREEZING RAIN AND
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM TEXAS...
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY AND INTO NEW ENGLAND. WINTER
STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE NORTHEASTERN U.S.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED A BROAD SWATH OF PRECIPITATION
EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE DELMARVA PENINSULA.
LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING ON THE NORTHERN FRINGES OF THE
PRECIPITATION FROM PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS INTO SOUTHERN
OHIO AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. A MIXTURE
OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WAS FALLING JUST SOUTH OF THE SNOW WITH
RAIN ON THE SOUTHERN EDGES OF THE PRECIPITATION FROM NORTHEASTERN
TEXAS INTO PORTIONS OF TENNESSEE... NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHERN
VIRGINIA. THE PRECIPITATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW LEVEL...
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE WEST...
OVERRUNNING A STATIONARY FRONT WHICH EXTENDS FROM SOUTHWEST
TEXAS... THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND INTO THE MID ATLANTIC
REGION.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM JAN 26 2009
THROUGH 900 AM JAN 27 2009...

...ILLINOIS...
LAWRENCEVILLE 0.7 S                 4.5 
BELLEVILLE 4.5 WNW                  3.5 
CLAY                                3.5
EFFINGHAM                           3.1
ST. CLAIR                           2.0 SNOW AND SLEET
SPRINGFIELD 4.4 W                   1.7


...MISSOURI...
SEDALIA                             1.5 SNOW AND SLEET
WINDSOR                             2.0 SNOW AND SLEET
BOONVILLE                           0.6 SNOW AND SLEET


...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 700 PM JAN 26
2009 THROUGH 900 AM JAN 27 2009...  

...OKLAHOMA...
WELEETKA                            3.50 SLEET AND ICE
COX CITY                            1.75 SLEET AND ICE
LINDSAY                             1.50
SEMINOLE                            1.30 
BIXBY 4 N                           1.25 SLEET AND ICE
WETUMKA                             0.75

...ARKANSAS...
MOUNTAIN HOME 3 NE                  2.00 SLEET AND ICE

...MISSOURI...
REYNOLDS                            2.50
NIANGUA                             1.25

...KENTUCKY...
CARLISLE                            1.00

                     
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 PM JAN 26 2009 THROUGH 900 AM JAN 27 2009...

...TEXAS...
EASTLAND                            0.10
MONTAGUE                            0.10
STEPHENVILLE 22 NW                  0.10
BRECKENRIDGE                        0.10
GAINESVILLE                         0.10

...OKLAHOMA...
MUSKOGEE                            1.30
KINGSTON 2 S                        0.75
TULSA                               0.50
OKAY 3 W                            0.50
KEOTA                               0.50
RED STAR                            0.50
MCALESTER                           0.38
WESLEY                              0.25
BROKEN ARROW                        0.20

...ARKANSAS..
CLINTON                             1.00
CLARKSVILLE                         1.00
HARRISON                            0.90
CHIMES                              0.75
POCAHONTAS 5 E                      0.75
SILOAM SPRINGS                      0.50
BIGGERS                             0.50
MOUNT MAGAZINE STATE PARK           0.50
MENA                                0.25

...KENTUCKY...
CALLOWAY                            0.40
PADUCAH                             0.40

...TENNESSEE...
MACON                               0.25
UNION CITY                          0.25
RIPLEY 5 E                          0.25
GREENFIELD                          0.13
FRIENDSHIP                          0.10
DYERSBURG                           0.10

...MISSOURI...
POPLAR BLUFF                        0.60
OZARK                               0.50
GAINESVILLE                         0.25

PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE... WITH HEAVIER
PRECIPITATION CONCENTRATING FROM EASTERN OKLAHOMA INTO THE MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE OVER AN INCH FROM NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS
INTO NORTHERN KENTUCKY... WITH UP TO A QUARTER INCH INTO
NORTHEASTERN TEXAS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO MAXIMIZE
FROM SOUTHERN ILLINOIS THROUGH OHIO WHERE A NARROW AXIS OF 6 TO 10
INCHES IS EXPECTED.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY FOR THIS EVENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 PM CST TUE JAN 27
2009. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

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