THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. HEAVY
PRECIPITATION EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011
 
...LARGE STORM SYSTEM BRINGING HEAVY RAIN...SNOW...AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO AREAS FROM THE CENTRAL U.S. TO THE EAST COAST... 
     
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES EXTEND FROM
EASTERN IOWA AND MISSOURI EASTWARD THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES AND
INTO NEW ENGLAND. FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE
IN EFFECT FOR SOME AREAS OF THE MISSISSIPPI...TENNESSEE...AND OHIO
RIVER VALLEYS AS WELL AS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC
STATES.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 AM EST...A 995 MB...29.38 INCH...SURFACE LOW WAS OVER
CENTRAL KENTUCKY...MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST NORTHEAST. A COLD FRONT
EXTENDED SOUTHWESTWARD FROM THE SURFACE LOW...USHERING A COLD
POLAR AIRMASS INTO MUCH OF THE CENTRAL U.S. A WARM FRONT EXTENDED
EAST OF THE SURFACE LOW TO THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES. IN THE WARM
AIR SOUTH OF THIS WARM FRONT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE
OCCURRING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY INTO THE
DEEP SOUTH...SOME OF WHICH WERE SEVERE. IN THE COLDER AIR NORTH OF
THE SURFACE LOW...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING IN SOME AREAS
FROM IOWA AND ILLINOIS EASTWARD INTO NEW ENGLAND. FARTHER
SOUTH...A COLD RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC STATES.                        

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM EST THU
FEB 24 THROUGH 300 AM EST FRI FEB 25...

...IOWA...
N BEDFORD                             6.0                     
OSKALOOSA                             4.5                     
WHAT CHEER 4 E                        4.5                     
MURRAY                                4.0                     
MOUNT AYR                             3.0                     
OTTUMWA                               3.0                     

...ILLINOIS...
QUINCY                                4.7                     

...MISSOURI...
NORTH KANSAS CITY                     7.2                     
BOWLING GREEN                         7.0                     
HANNIBAL                              7.0                     
GOWER                                 6.5                     
CAMERON                               6.0                     
GLADSTONE                             5.5                     
PALMYRA                               4.7                     
KANSAS CITY INTL AIRPORT              4.0                     
KEARNEY 6 NW                          3.2                     

...NEBRASKA...
BLUE HILL 4 SW                       12.0                     
CLAY CENTER 6 ESE                     7.5                     
DEWEESE                               6.0                     
FRANKLIN                              6.0                     
RED CLOUD                             6.0                     
TECUMSEH                              5.0                     
MILFORD                               4.2                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM EST THU
FEB 24 THROUGH 300 AM EST FRI FEB 25...

...INDIANA...
ROCKPORT                              3.13                     
EVANSVILLE                            3.00                     

...KENTUCKY...
PADUCAH/BARKLEY                       3.20                     
HENDERSON CITY                        2.91                     
SHARON GROVE                          2.80                     
BOWLING GREEN - WARREN CO ARPT        2.75                     
FORT KNOX AAF                         2.73                     
FORT CAMPBELL AAF                     2.54                     

...TENNESSEE...
JAMESTOWN 10 S                        5.00                     
NASHVILLE METRO ARPT                  2.10                     
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT                     1.47                     

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

...KANSAS...
HOYT 5 E                              9.0                     
LONG ISLAND 1 N                       8.0                     
DENTON                                7.0                     
HORTON                                7.0                     
OSKALOOSA                             7.0                     
OKETO 3 W                             6.0                     
MANHATTAN                             5.5                     
TOPEKA 7 WSW                          5.4                     
ROSSVILLE 3 S                         5.0                     
BURR OAK                              4.0                     
TOPEKA 6 S                            4.0                     

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

...ARKANSAS...
COLLEGE CITY                          6.01                     
WALNUT RIDGE RGNL ARPT                5.93                     
BLACK ROCK                            3.61                     
BATESVILLE RGNL ARPT                  3.58                     
JONESBORO MUNI ARPT                   2.89                     
PINE BLUFF                            1.14                     

...MISSOURI...
POPLAR BLUFF MUNI ARPT                3.17                     
POPLAR BLUFF                          2.69                     
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT              2.68                     
SPRINGFIELD                           1.69                     


THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT MOST OF THE EASTERN U.S. TODAY AS
THE STRONG SURFACE LOW MOVES TOWARD THE NORTHEAST U.S. BY MIDDAY.
WIDESPREAD SNOW IS EXPECTED NORTH OF THE LOW TRACK OVER THE
SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES AND INTERIOR PARTS OF NEW ENGLAND. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF
THE MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES THROUGH TODAY. ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
U.S...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE COMMON...WITH
SOME AREAS RECEIVING MORE THAN 15 INCHES OF SNOW. FREEZING RAIN
ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A QUARTER INCH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
AREAS OF THE NORTHEAST. HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF COASTAL NEW ENGLAND...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN
POSSIBLE. SNOW ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES SHOULD COME TO AN END BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES OFF THE EAST COAST.
SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS NEW ENGLAND THROUGH TODAY...BEFORE COMING
TO AN END EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.       

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

RYAN




Last Updated: 351 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011