THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS WINTER
STORM AND GULF COAST HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON MONDAY WITH HEAVY
RAINFALL ALONG THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF COAST...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS...WINTER STORM WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FROM EASTERN NEW MEXICO...TEXAS
PANHANDLE...WESTERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA..MAJORITY OF KANSAS...AND
NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
MISSISSIPPI...ALABAMA...SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 200 AM CST...A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
999 MB...29.50 INCHES...WAS CENTERED ABOUT 20 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST
OF ABILENE TEXAS.  A FRONT EXTENDED SOUTH OFF OF THIS LOW TOWARD
THE BIG BEND OF TEXAS AND INTO MEXICO.  A COLD FRONT AND
STATIONARY FRONT ARE DRAPED NORTH OF THE CENTRAL TEXAS LOW...FROM
THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO JUST EAST OF THE ROCKIES IN
COLORADO.  FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST...A WARM FRONT FROM DEEP SOUTH
TEXAS TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WAS BEGINNING TO APPROACH THE GULF COAST.
 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS SHOWED TWO AREAS OF PRECIPITATION. SNOW WAS FALLING
IN A LINE ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO INTO CENTRAL
KANSAS...WHILE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE
OCCURRING IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA DOWN INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.  THE
GULF COAST INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS LOUISIANA TO GEORGIA
AND NORTHERN FLORIDA WERE RECEIVING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM CST SUN FEB
24 THROUGH 200 AM CST MON FEB 25...

...COLORADO...
PINECLIFFE 4 SSE                     27.2                    
GOLDEN 12 NW                         23.9                    
ELDORADO SPRINGS 4 WSW               18.0                    
CONIFER 3 N                          17.0                    
ARAPAHOE PARK 5 SSW                  14.3                    
GENESEE                              14.3                    
IDLEDALE 2 NW                        12.7                    
ASPEN SPRINGS NNW                    10.6                    
WHEAT RIDGE 1 W                      10.1                    
DENVER INTL AIRPORT                   9.0                    
MONUMENT 6 E                          8.5                    
DENVER 3 SSW                          7.5                    

...KANSAS...
COLBY                                 1.5                    
GOODLAND 2 N                          0.6                    

...NEW MEXICO...
SAN JOSE                              6.0                    
CLINES CORNERS 7 SE                   4.0                    
COWLES                                3.0                    
SANTA FE 6 SSE                        3.0                    
SANDIA PARK 4 E                       2.5                    
TRUJILLO                              2.5                    
TESUQUE 1 W                           2.4                    
LITTLE WALNUT VIL 2 SSW               2.0                    

...TEXAS...
BORGER                                5.0                    
DUMAS                                 5.0                    
STINNETT                              5.0                    
WHITE DEER                            4.0                    
SPEARMAN                              1.0                    
STRATFORD                             1.0                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...NEW MEXICO...
SAN AUGUSTIN PASS N                   71                    
RATON CREWS AIRPORT                   64                    
DUNKEN 2 NE                           59                    
TULAROSA 20 WNW                       59                    
BOSQUE DEL APACHE REFUGE 22 SE        54                    
CLAYTON 2 ENE                         54                    
FORT STANTON 2 SSE                    54                    
OSCURO 7 W                            51                    
ROSWELL 4 SSE                         51                    
SANTA TERESA 5 SW                     51                    
LAS VEGAS 6 NE                        49                    
MILNESAND 4 E                         48                    
DORA 2 SW                             46                    

...TEXAS...
EL PASO 2 N                           84                    
FORT BLISS 1 S                        62                    


THE SURFACE LOW IN CENTRAL TEXAS IS EXPECTED TO DEEPEN AND MOVE
INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY MONDAY EVENING...THE OHIO
VALLEY BY TUESDAY...AND MOVING INTO NEW ENGLAND BY THURSDAY.  AS
THIS LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST...CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA...KANSAS...AND WESTERN MISSOURI ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER 12 INCHES ON TUESDAY. THE GREAT
LAKES REGION CAN EXPECT 6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW FROM WEDNESDAY INTO
THURSDAY...AND THE OHIO VALLEY RECEIVING UP TO 3 INCHES.  BY
THURSDAY...MOST OF THE SNOW WILL MOVE INTO NEW ENGLAND AND UP TO
10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO-TENTHS
OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI...CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...AND CENTRAL INDIANA... WITH ALMOST HALF AN INCH
EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE APPALACHIANS ON TUESDAY. 
ON WEDNESDAY...SOME SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS...THE LOWER GREAT LAKES...AND THE
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE UPPER GREAT LAKES.
ADDITIONALLY...RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST IS EXPECTED OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS WHICH COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

FANNING




Last Updated: 354 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013