THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR EASTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM EST WED MAR 09 2011
 
...WIDESPREAD HEAVY PRECIPITATION EVENT ONGOING FROM THE DEEP
SOUTH TO THE UPPER MIDWEST...
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
IOWA. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS THE UPPER
MIDWEST AND UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION...AS WELL AS IN PORTIONS OF
THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS.
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH...MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...OHIO
VALLEY...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...AND PORTIONS OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 AM EST...A 1006 MB...29.71 INCH...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
CENTER WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS.  A TRAILING COLD
FRONT EXTENDED TO THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY AND INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS...AND A WARM FRONT EXTENDING INTO
THE SOUTHEAST.  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN OVER
THE DEEP SOUTH...WHICH INCLUDED EMBEDDED AREAS OF STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS. FURTHER NORTH...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING
OVER A LARGE AREA FROM THE OHIO VALLEY INTO THE GREAT LAKES
REGION. MOSTLY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE UPPER MIDWEST...ALTHOUGH THERE WERE LOCALIZED AREAS OF
HEAVY SNOW OVER WISCONSIN. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EST MON MAR
07 THROUGH 900 AM EST WED MAR 09...

...ALABAMA...
CULLMAN 8 SW                          4.37                     
COKER 1 S                             4.28                     
TUSCALOOSA MUNI ARPT                  3.50                     
HUNTSVILLE/MADISON CO. ARPT           2.32                     
BIRMINGHAM MUNI ARPT                  2.24                     
ALABASTER/SHELBY CO. ARPT             2.17                     
DECATUR-PRYOR FIELD                   2.14                     
ANNISTON METRO AIRPORT                1.98                     
GADSDEN MUNI ARPT                     1.84                     
MUSCLE SHOALS RGNL ARPT               1.32                     

...ARKANSAS...
WALNUT RIDGE RGNL ARPT                1.64                     
SEARCY MUNI AIRPORT                   1.36                     
BATESVILLE RGNL ARPT                  1.32                     
BLYTHEVILLE AIRPORT                   1.32                     
LITTLE ROCK AFB                       1.27                     
JONESBORO MUNI ARPT                   1.19                     
WEST MEMPHIS MUNI ARPT                1.15                     

...GEORGIA...
ROME/RUSSELL FIELD                    1.43                     

...IOWA...
SALEM                                 1.02                     

...INDIANA...
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT                  1.81                     
HUNTINGBURG                           1.37                     

...KENTUCKY...
LOUISVILLE/STANDIFO                   2.46                     
FORT KNOX AAF                         2.11                     
PADUCAH/BARKLEY                       2.09                     
FORT CAMPBELL AAF                     1.58                     
HENDERSON CITY                        1.53                     
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN CO. ARPT         1.31                     
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT           1.31                     
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO. ARPT            1.25                     
LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD            1.00                     

...LOUISIANA...
ALEXANDRIA/ESLER                      5.64                     
ZACHARY 4 WNW                         4.88                     
NEW ORLEANS INTL ARPT                 3.88                     
BATON ROUGE/RYAN MUNI ARPT            3.01                     
FORT POLK                             1.12                     

...MISSOURI...
POPLAR BLUFF MUNI ARPT                1.40                     
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT              1.23                     
KAISER/LAKE OZARK                     1.11                     
FORNEY AAF/FORT LEONARDWOOD           1.09                     

...MISSISSIPPI...
MERIDIAN 14 SE                        7.00                     
MENDENHALL 4 S                        5.62                     
MOSELL 4 W                            4.95                     
NATCHEZ/HARDY                         3.71                     
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL                    3.19                     
MCCOMB/LEWIS FIELD                    3.04                     
JACKSON WFO                           2.73                     
COLUMBUS AFB                          2.49                     
TUPELO/C.D. LEMONS                    2.07                     
GREENWOOD/LEFLORE                     1.28                     

...OKLAHOMA...
BILLINGS 4 SSE                        1.71                     
ENID 3 W                              1.52                     

...TENNESSEE...
CHATTANOOGA-LOVELL FIELD              1.80                     
DYERSBURG MUNI ARPT                   1.38                     
JACKSON/MCKELLAR                      1.37                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EST MON MAR
07 THROUGH 900 AM EST WED MAR 09...

...IOWA...
DUBUQUE REGIONAL AIRPORT              4.7                     
OSAGE                                 4.0                     
WAUKON                                4.0                     
FAYETTE                               3.8                     
ELDORA                                3.5                     
EDGEWOOD                              3.0                     
DES MOINES INTL ARPT                  2.5                     

...MINNESOTA...
CALEDONIA                             4.0                     
LA CRESCENT 3 SSW                     3.6                     
ELLENDALE                             3.5                     
RENO 3 SW                             3.5                     
MOORHEAD                              2.9                     

...NORTH DAKOTA...
LUDDEN                                7.0                     
LA MOURE                              6.0                     
OAKES                                 5.0                     
HAVANA                                4.0                     
LINTON 5 NW                           3.5                     
GRAND FORKS                           3.1                     
MICHIGAN                              3.0                     

...NEBRASKA...
GREELEY                               5.5                     
KEARNEY 4 NE                          4.6                     
HOLDREDGE                             3.0                     

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
ROSCOE                                5.8                     
WESTPORT                              5.0                     
ABERDEEN                              4.7                     
BOWDLE                                4.5                     
COLUMBIA 8 NE                         4.0                     
POLLOCK                               3.5                     
ROY LAKE STATE PARK                   3.0                     

...WISCONSIN...
FRIENDSHIP                            5.2                     
LA CROSSE WFO                         5.2                     
ARKDALE                               5.0                     
WAUTOMA 2 N                           4.6                     
MADISON 3 SW                          4.5                     
COLOMA                                4.0                     
CHILTON WWTP                          3.8                     
CAMP DOUGLAS                          3.4                     
PITTSVILLE                            3.3                     

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

...KANSAS...
DIGHTON                              12.0                     
N SHIELDS                            10.0                     
RUSSELL SPRINGS                       8.0                     
TREGO CENTER 8 S                      8.0                     
AMY 15 S                              7.0                     
COLBY                                 6.0                     
GRAINFIELD                            5.0                     
HOLCOMB                               5.0                     
OBERLIN                               3.0                     


THIS STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE RATHER SLOWLY TOWARDS THE
EAST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  AS A RESULT OF THE SLOW
MOVEMENT...HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS WILL BECOME
AN ISSUE FOR MANY PLACES EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. SEVERE
WEATHER WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BE A POSSIBILITY FOR THE DEEP SOUTH
AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO A WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS.  IN
ADDITION...RAIN WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW OVER THE OHIO
VALLEY ON THURSDAY AS COLDER AIR WRAPS AROUND THE ADVANCING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM. OVER PORTIONS OF THE GREAT LAKES AND INTO UPSTATE
NEW YORK...LIGHT TO MODERATE WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
FALL ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

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Last Updated: 1000 AM EST WED MAR 09 2011