THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST U.S. MAJOR
WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM EST TUE FEB 01 2011
...A MAJOR WINTER STORM BRINGING SNOW...ICE...SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...AND BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES TO A LARGE PORTION OF
THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S....
A LARGE SWATH OF BLIZZARD WARNINGS...WINTER STORM
WARNINGS...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES...ICE STORM WARNINGS...WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN
EFFECT...STRETCHING FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS
THE MIDWEST AND INTO THE GREAT LAKES...UPPER MID-ATLANTIC...AND
NEW ENGLAND.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 996 MB...29.41 INCHES...SURFACE
LOW LOCATED OVER NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS. A LARGE AREA OF
PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WAS AFFECTING MUCH OF THE
CENTRAL U.S.. NORTH AND WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW...A LARGE BAND OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...COMBINED WITH SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 20 MPH...WAS OBSERVED FROM EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS TO
CENTRAL ILLINOIS. FARTHER SOUTH...A LINE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN
U.S....AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE SURFACE LOW. IN
BETWEEN THE HEAVY SNOW AND THUNDERSTORMS...A WINTRY MIX OF
SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND RAIN WAS REPORTED NEAR A
STATIONARY BOUNDARY STRETCHED FROM SOUTHERN MISSOURI TO THE OHIO
VALLEY. BEHIND THE STORM...TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WITH
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WERE REPORTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN PLAINS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST MON JAN 31
THROUGH 400 PM EST TUE FEB 01...
...MISSOURI...
ROLLA 2.10
SEYMOUR 1 N 1.00
WEBB CITY 1.00
...OKLAHOMA...
SULPHUR 2.00
...TEXAS...
BOWIE 0.75
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM EST MON JAN 31 THROUGH 400 PM EST TUE FEB 01...
...ARKANSAS...
WINSLOW 0.20
...ILLINOIS...
MOWEAQUA 2 S 0.75
LANE 0.30
MOUNT ZION 0.30
ROBINSON 7 NW 0.30
CASEY 0.25
CHARLESTON 0.25
EFFINGHAM 0.25
NASHVILLE 0.25
DANVILLE 0.20
...INDIANA...
INDIANAPOLIS 0.61
GREENS FORK 0.50
LIBERTY 0.50
JAMESTOWN 1 E 0.30
TERRE HAUTE 0.30
BATESVILLE 0.25
BROOKVILLE 1 W 0.25
CENTERVILLE 0.25
...MISSOURI...
FORDLAND 4 S 0.25
HIGHLAND 3 E 0.10
MACON 0.10
...OHIO...
GREENVILLE 0.50
OXFORD 0.50
ARCANUM 0.40
HUBER HEIGHTS 3 SE 0.40
UNION 0.40
SPRINGFIELD 1 NNW 0.39
TIPP CITY 0.30
BRIDGETOWN 0.25
COMMERCIAL POINT 0.25
HANOVERTON 7 NE 0.25
S EATON 0.25
SALINEVILLE 0.25
SHARONVILLE 5 N 0.25
SIDNEY 0.25
ST. PARIS 2 NE 0.25
ENGLEWOOD 4 N 0.12
...PENNSYLVANIA...
ERNEST 0.25
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST MON JAN
31 THROUGH 400 PM EST TUE FEB 01...
...ARKANSAS...
BELLA VISTA 4.0
BENTONVILLE 4.0
...ILLINOIS...
POPLAR GROVE 4.8 NNE 4.5
QUINCY 4.5
WINCHESTER 4.3
...KANSAS...
GARNETT 9.5
OTTAWA 8.5
EUREKA 6.0
WICHITA 7.1 ESE 5.0
CHEROKEE 0.3 N 4.0
LIBERTY 3.2 WNW 4.0
TOWANDA 4.0
...MINNESOTA...
MORGAN 11.0
MARSHALL 0.6 S 10.0
BIRD ISLAND 9.0 NNE 7.0
MONTEVIDEO 0.4 SSW 5.3
MINNEAPOLIS 4.7
LAKEVILLE 4.4
FOREST LAKE 3.3
...MISSOURI...
STOCKTON 15.0
NEMO 14.0
COLE CAMP 10.0
CROSS TIMBERS 10.0
WILLARD 6 NNE 10.0
HIGHLANDVILLE 7.0
ALDRICH 6.0
CARTHAGE 6.0
PARIS 6.0
SHOAL CREEK ESTATES 0.2 SE 6.0
...NEW MEXICO...
CLOUDCROFT 4.9 NE 5.2
ALBUQUERQUE 8.4 ENE 5.0
...OKLAHOMA...
OWASSO 1 W 19.0
TULSA 13.8
MIAMI 13.0
VINITA 12.0
HENRYETTA 11.0
HOMINY 11.0
NOWATA 10.0
PRYOR 10.0
WAGONER 10.0
CLAREMORE 9.5
OKLAHOMA CITY 7.0
...TEXAS...
ABILENE 6.0
ROBY 6.0
ALBANY 5.0
BOONSVILLE 3 E 5.0
JACKSBORO 5.0
GRAFORD 8.1 ENE 4.5
DECATUR 4.0
FRIONA 4.0
...WISCONSIN...
KEWAUNEE 9.0
GERMANTOWN 6.9
PELL LAKE 6.8
MOUNT HOREB 6.2
HARTLAND 5.5
GREEN BAY 5.0
HUSTISFORD 4.5
DODGEVILLE 4.0
PALMYRA 4.0
WHITEWATER 4.0
MILWAUKEE 3.7
THE SURFACE LOW OVER ARKANSAS WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AND LIFT
NORTHEASTWARDS TOWARDS THE OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY NIGHT AND THEN MOVE
MORE EASTWARD TOWARDS THE NEW ENGLAND COAST ON WEDNESDAY. THE
WIDESPREAD WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE
MIDWEST AND WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD EASTWARD INTO THE NORTHEAST AND
NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC STATES LATER TUESDAY EVENING.
SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW WILL ALL BE POSSIBLE AS THIS
STORM TRACKS NORTHEASTWARD...WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS
EXPECTED IN MANY AREAS. WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
WEDNESDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIDWEST...AS WELL AS THE NORTHEAST.
ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER INCH TO AS HIGH AS THREE QUARTERS
OF AN INCH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
COME TO AN END ACROSS MOST OF THE MIDWEST BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY...AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES
OFFSHORE.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
GERHARDT
Last Updated: 357 PM EST TUE FEB 01 2011