THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS TO NORTHEAST U.S.
WINTER STORM AND HEAVY RAIN
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013
...VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BRING HEAVY RAIN...SEVERE
WEATHER...SNOW...AND FREEZING RAIN TO PLACES FROM THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE NORTHEAST...
ICE STORM WARNINGS AND FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
MUCH OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND...AND SMALL PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AN ICE STORM WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR A LARGE AREA COVERING PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS...THE
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND THE UPPER MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES.
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MAINE.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR A WIDE SWATH EXTENDING FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY...AND INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES
REGION.
WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
RIVER VALLEY...TENNESSEE VALLEY...OHIO VALLEY AND THE SOUTHEAST.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 PM CST...A STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED FROM THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO NEW ENGLAND. A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG
THIS BOUNDARY WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 997 MB...29.45
INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHERN INDIANA. THE PORTION OF THE FRONT
EXTENDING SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW WAS MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD INTO
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE
NORTHERN PORTION REMAINED NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY
AND THE NORTHEAST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
EXTENDING FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...THROUGH THE OHIO
VALLEY...AND INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES. A LINE OF STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS EMBEDDED WITHIN THIS AREA JUST AHEAD OF
THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT. A LARGE AREA OF FREEZING RAIN
WAS ALSO LOCATED ON THE BACK EDGE OF THE PRECIPITATION FROM THE
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE UPPER MIDWEST. SOME LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW WAS ALSO FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN
KANSAS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST FRI DEC
20 THROUGH 800 PM CST SAT DEC 21...
...ARKANSAS...
DES ARC 6 SW 7.10
TRUMANN 5.70
LITTLE ROCK AFB 5.59
WALNUT RIDGE RGNL ARPT 5.16
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT 4.99
PINE BLUFF/GRIDER FIELD 4.96
MACON 2 N 4.75
SEARCY MUNI ARPT 4.72
SOUTH BEND 4.72
JONESBORO MUNI ARPT 4.43
BATESVILLE RGNL ARPT 4.05
SALTILLO 4.03
...ILLINOIS...
ROUND KNOB 5.82
CAIRO 5.75
METROPOLIS MUNI ARPT 5.63
HARRISBURG 4.62
PLUMFIELD 3.79
BUSH 2 ESE 3.78
MURPHYSBORO 3.52
BELKNAP 11.1 ESE 3.37
LAWRENCEVILLE-VINCENNES INTL ARPT 3.13
SALEM 3.06
CENTRALIA MUNI ARPT 2.77
FLORA 2.64
...INDIANA...
VINCENNES 4 E 5.60
BLOOMINGTON 5 SW 4.50
PARAGON 3 S 4.15
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT 3.53
SHELBYVILLE MUNI ARPT 3.22
NEW CASTLE 4.6 SSE 2.80
ALEXANDRIA 3 S 2.60
INDIANAPOLIS 8.4 ESE 2.49
BROOKLYN 0.5 ENE 2.40
GREENWOOD 2.40
NEW PALESTINE 1.2 NW 2.34
...KENTUCKY...
PADUCAH/BARKLEY 4.70
HENDERSON CITY 3.56
CORYDON 4.3 NE 2.03
...LOUISIANA...
SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWN ARPT 2.96
BARKSDALE AFB/BOSSIER CITY 2.92
...MISSOURI...
POPLAR BLUFF MUNI ARPT 4.74
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT 4.12
JACKSON 4.00
AVA 13.6 SSE 2.53
ELLSINORE 4.8 WNW 2.08
...OHIO...
DOWNTOWN DAYTON 4 NW 2.47
MARION MUNI ARPT 2.05
MANSFIELD/LAHM MUNI ARPT 1.81
CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL ARPT 1.69
BOTKINS 1.46
SHARONVILLE 1 SE 1.32
...PENNSYLVANIA...
ERIE INTL ARPT 1.55
...TENNESSEE...
DYERSBURG MUNI ARPT 4.06
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST FRI DEC 20
THROUGH 800 PM CST SAT DEC 21...
...KANSAS...
SEDAN 0.50
EMPORIA 5 N 0.25
TOPEKA 6 SW 0.20
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CST FRI DEC 20 THROUGH 800 PM CST SAT DEC 21...
...ARKANSAS...
SILOAM SPRINGS 0.10
...IOWA...
CEDAR RAPIDS 1 SSE 0.10
...ILLINOIS...
MACOMB 4 WSW 0.25
DEER GROVE 3 WNW 0.10
MACKINAW 0.10
...KANSAS...
SEDAN 0.75
DEXTER 0.50
OSWEGO 0.50
SYCAMORE 0.50
CHAUTAUQUA 0.40
COLUMBUS 7 W 0.25
ERIE 0.25
FREDONIA 0.25
HOWARD 5 W 0.25
IOLA 0.25
DEVON 0.20
PITTSBURGH 0.20
...MICHIGAN...
GREENVILLE 0.25
BIRCH RUN 4 SSE 0.20
HOWELL 3 ESE 0.20
SHAFTSBURG 0.20
ALLEGAN 0.10
SAGINAW 0.10
ZEELAND 3 WNW 0.10
...MISSOURI...
COLUMBUS 7 WNW 0.50
CLINTON 10 SE 0.30
JEFFERSON CITY 0.30
VERONA 0.30
ASHLAND 4 NNE 0.26
ELDON 0.25
JOPLIN 0.25
OSCEOLA 0.25
PALMYRA 0.25
REPUBLIC 0.25
SARCOXIE 1 W 0.25
SPRINGFIELD 4 WNW 0.25
...NEW YORK...
POTSDAM 0.50
SOUTH COLTON 3 WSW 0.33
...OKLAHOMA...
ANADARKO 0.96
BLUEJACKET 0.75
FORT COBB 0.75
GRAINOLA 0.60
GLENPOOL 0.50
WHITE OAK 0.50
OWASSO 0.40
VANCE AIR FORCE BASE 0.40
TULSA 5 ESE 0.37
PRAGUE 8 N 0.35
COLLINSVILLE 2 SE 0.25
VINSON 10 NW 0.12
...TEXAS...
ELECTRA 0.12
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST FRI DEC
20 THROUGH 800 PM CST SAT DEC 21...
...KANSAS...
GREAT BEND 10.0
KINSLEY 9.0
FORD 3 S 8.0
MULLINVILLE ENE 8.0
SALINA 8.0
MCPHERSON 7.0
DODGE CITY 2 N 5.5
WESTFALL 6 SSE 4.0
...OKLAHOMA...
EVA 4.0
HOUGH 4.0
GRIGGS 2 W 3.5
...TEXAS...
DUMAS 11.5
BOOKER 1 N 7.0
STRATFORD 5.8
DALHART 5.0
WHITE DEER 4.0
HEREFORD 28 NW 3.5
AMARILLO 6 NNW 3.0
CHANNING 3.0
HARTLEY 2.8
ADRIAN 1.5
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS FORECAST TO BEGIN MOVING VERY SLOWLY
TOWARDS THE EAST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN AND
LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO
VALLEYS...BUT SHOULD DIMINISH BY TOMORROW MORNING ONCE THE FRONT
MOVES THROUGH. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF RAIN WILL STILL BE
POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...WITH HIGHER
AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES FOR THE OHIO VALLEY AND INTO THE LOWER
GREAT LAKES. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER LOOMS OVERNIGHT FOR THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AS WELL...BUT PLEASE REFER TO THE STORM
PREDICTION CENTER FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. AS THE BOUNDARY
ADVANCES EASTWARD...RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN
AND MID-ATLANTIC STATES TOMORROW.
ON THE COLD SIDE OF THE BOUNDARY...FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT BUT
SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY THE MID-MORNING HOURS TOMORROW.
BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER TO SNOW...ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
A TENTH OF AN INCH MAY STILL BE POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
OVERNIGHT FROM THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE UPPER MIDWEST
ARE FORECAST TO BE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS. FARTHER NORTH INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT AND
CONTINUE INTO TOMORROW. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN
INCH OR MORE COULD BE POSSIBLE.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 300 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
MONARSKI
Last Updated: 1001 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013