THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 09 FOR PLAINS TO NORTHEAST U.S. WINTER STORM
AND GULF COAST HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 AM CST WED FEB 27 2013

...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOULD SLOWLY TAPER OFF ACROSS THE
MIDWEST AS SNOW SPREADS INTO NEW ENGLAND...                       
 

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF MISSOURI...IOWA...SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...LOWER
MICHIGAN...AS WELL AS PARTS OF THE NORTHEASTERN U.S.

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

AT 800 AM CST...A SURFACE LOW...WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 999
MB...29.50 INCHES...HAD MOVED INTO LOWER MICHIGAN...AND HAD BECOME
NEARLY STATIONARY. FARTHER TO THE EAST IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...A
LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 998 MB...29.47
INCHES WAS MOVING SLOWLY TO THE NORTH.  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT
SNOW WITH A FEW BANDS OF MODERATE SNOW COVERING MUCH OF THE
MIDWEST AND INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IN
LOWER MICHIGAN. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS ALSO FALLING IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW YORK...WITH A MIX OF
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. LIGHT SNOW HAD BEGUN TO FALL IN PARTS OF
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND AS WELL.  FARTHER EAST...RAIN HAD OVERSPREAD
MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM CST SUN FEB
24 THROUGH 800 AM CST WED FEB 27...

...IOWA...
NORWALK 4.0 S                        11.5                    
CENTERVILLE 0.7 NW                   11.0                    
NEVADA 0.8 NW                        11.0                    
ANKENY 2.3 WNW                       10.9                    
CEDAR FALLS 1.4 SSE                  10.5                    
DES MOINES 4.5 ENE                   10.0                    
STATE CENTER                          8.8                    
CENTERVILLE 3 SW                      8.5                    
BLOOMFIELD 5 SW                       8.0                    
LEON                                  8.0                    
EARLHAM 5 N                           7.9                    
MURRAY                                7.8                    
WINDSOR HEIGHTS                       7.6                    
MYSTIC                                7.5                    
WATERLOO 2 SSE                        7.1                    
MOUNT AYR                             6.5                    
MOLINE QUAD-CITY ARPT                 6.1                    
WEST DES MOINES                       5.5                    

...ILLINOIS...
BEACH PARK 1.4 W                     11.7                    
WAUKEGAN                             11.0                    
LAKE VILLA 1.1 SSW                   10.5                    
WONDER LAKE 0.8 WNW                   9.8                    
BEACH PARK                            9.5                    
MOUNT STERLING 3 E                    7.6                    
GURNEE 1 W                            7.5                    
GALESBURG                             7.0                    
BULL VALLEY 2 WNW                     6.8                    
ELK GROVE VILLAGE 1 ESE               6.4                    
MUNDELEIN                             6.4                    
HARVARD                               6.0                    
PALATINE                              6.0                    
ROSELLE 1 ESE                         5.9                    
CHICAGO OHARE AIRPORT                 4.8                    

...MICHIGAN...
HASTINGS 4.3 SSW                      8.0                    
HANOVER 3.8 W                         7.0                    
JONESVILLE 5.9 ENE                    7.0                    
WALKER 3.2 W                          6.8                    
MUSKEGON 6 NW                         6.0                    
NORTON SHORES                         6.0                    
GRAND HAVEN                           5.5                    
MOSCOW 1 NE                           5.0                    
GRANDVILLE                            4.5                    
SAGINAW 5 W                           4.3                    
GERALD R FORD ARPT                    4.1                    
CEDAR SPRINGS                         4.0                    
HUDSONVILLE                           4.0                    
LANSING 2 E                           3.2                    
MARLETTE                              3.0                    

...MISSOURI...
MACON 4.6 NE                         15.0                    
WARRENSBURG 1 S                      14.0                    
CHILLICOTHE 2.9 E                    13.5                    
CENTERVIEW 3 W                       13.1                    
BROOKFIELD 10 N                      12.0                    
ETHEL 2 W                            12.0                    
GREEN RIDGE 3.3 SW                   12.0                    
LEES SUMMIT 4 SE                     12.0                    
MARCELINE                            12.0                    
MOBERLY                              12.0                    
COLE CAMP                            11.0                    
LA PLATA                             11.0                    
MACON                                11.0                    
KANSAS CITY                           6.0                    

...NEW YORK...
KNOX                                  4.5                    
CAMBELL                               3.0                    
HORNBY                                3.0                    
OTISCO                                3.0                    
SOUTHPORT                             3.0                    
WATKINS GLEN                          3.0                    
UNION SPRINGS                         2.5                    
CORNING                               2.0                    
FORT PLAIN                            2.0                    
MCKOWNVILLE 1 ENE                     2.0                    

...OHIO...
CANADOHTA LAKE                        4.0                    
SYLVANIA 2 SE                         2.0                    
THOMPSON 5 SW                         1.5                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
STARLIGHT                             3.0                    
COUDERSPORT 5.4 SE                    2.8                    
SUSQUEHANNA                           1.5                    
LIBERTY CORNERS                       1.4                    
FOREST CITY                           1.2                    
GILLETT                               1.0                    
HAZLETON                              1.0                    
LAWRENCEVILLE                         1.0                    
LENOX                                 1.0                    
NWS STATE COLLEGE                     0.5                    

...WISCONSIN...
RACINE 2 WSW                          7.5                    
SILVER LAKE                           7.0                    
PLEASANT PRAIRIE                      6.5                    
SUSSEX                                5.5                    
SHEBOYGAN                             5.3                    
MILWAUKEE INTERNATIONAL ARPT          4.6                    
MIDDLETON                             4.2                    
MANITOWOC                             4.0                    
MADISON TRUAX AIRPORT                 3.1                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM CST SUN FEB
24 THROUGH 800 AM CST WED FEB 27...

...NORTH CAROLINA...
FRANKLIN 7.5 SW                       2.37                    
LAKE TOXAWAY 3 ENE                    2.08                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
400 PM CST SUN FEB 24 THROUGH 800 AM CST WED FEB 27...

...IOWA...
BRIGHTON 3 N                          0.20                    

...INDIANA...
HUDSON 4 NNW                          0.10                    

...MARYLAND...
HIGHTOWN 5 NW                         0.25                    
OAKLAND                               0.25                    
REDHOUSE                              0.25                    
ECKHART MINES                         0.20                    
GRANTSVILLE                           0.17                    
KITZMILLER 2 E                        0.12                    
MAYSVILLE 3 WNW                       0.12                    
BAYARD                                0.10                    
FROSTBURG 1 NNW                       0.10                    

...MICHIGAN...
JONESVILLE 9 E                        0.15                    
LITCHFIELD                            0.10                    
MOSCOW 1 NE                           0.10                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
AHO 1 SSE                             1.00                    
FAIRVIEW                              0.50                    
BOONE                                 0.40                    
EAST FLAT ROCK                        0.25                    
LOWGAP                                0.25                    
ROARING GAP                           0.25                    
SALUDA                                0.25                    
WEAVERVILLE                           0.25                    
JEFFERSON                             0.20                    
LAKE TOWAWAY 1 NE                     0.20                    
LAUREL FORK                           0.20                    
ETOWAH 4 SSE                          0.16                    

...OHIO...
SYLVANIA 2 SE                         0.10                    
VAN WERT                              0.10                    

...OKLAHOMA...
TURPIN                                0.30                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
JIMTOWN 2 WNW                         0.16                    
FARMINGTON                            0.10                    
TRADE CITY                            0.10                    

...VIRGINIA...
MEADOWS OF DAN                        1.00                    
BENT MOUNTAIN                         0.25                    
COPPER HILL                           0.25                    
ELAMSVILLE 2 SSW                      0.25                    
ELK CREEK                             0.25                    
INDEPENDENCE                          0.25                    
WARM SPRINGS 2 N                      0.10                    
WYTHEVILLE                            0.10                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
QUINWOOD                              0.75                    
MILL CREEK 7 SE                       0.50                    
VALLEY HEAD 5 SSE                     0.50                    
SNOWSHOE 1 S                          0.38                    
AURORA                                0.25                    
KINGWOOD                              0.25                    
PARSONS                               0.25                    
TERRA ALTA                            0.25                    
CANAAN HEIGHTS                        0.10                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 400 PM CST SUN FEB 24
THROUGH 800 AM CST WED FEB 27...

...ILLINOIS...
STERLING                              2.00                    

...MISSOURI...
HORTON 2 S                            2.00                    
WHITESIDE                             2.00                    
PITTSBURGH 4 W                        0.20                    

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

...NEW MEXICO...
N SAN AUGUSTIN PASS                   71                    
N SALINAS PEAK                        64                    
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                    

...TENNESSEE...
GATLINBURG 2 W                        71                    
CAMP CREEK                            58                    

...TEXAS...
EL PASO 2 N                           84                    
PANTEX                                77                    
AMARILLO 6 ENE                        75                    
GREENWOOD                             70                    
ODONNELL 1 N                          67                    
SAN ANGELO 6 SW                       64                    
FORT BLISS 1 S                        62                    
CLAUDE 17 SSE                         60                    
LUBBOCK 6 NE                          58                    

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

...ARKANSAS...
BELLA VISTA 1,5 NNE                   2.5                    
PEA RIDGE 0.2 WSW                     2.1                    
DECATUR 2.6 ESE                       1.5                    

...COLORADO...
PINECLIFFE 4 SSE                     27.2                    
GOLDEN 12 NW                         23.9                    
CONIFER 3 WSW                        21.5                    
GENESEE                              20.3                    
BUENA VISTA 4 WNW                    19.0                    
ELDORADO SPRINGS 4 WSW               18.0                    
JAMESTOWN 3 W                        15.2                    
ARAPAHOE PARK 5 SSW                  14.3                    
IDLEDALE 2 NW                        12.7                    
NEDERLAND 4 ENE                      12.5                    
MONUMENT 2 ENE                       11.0                    
BERGEN PARK                          10.8                    
ASPEN SPRINGS NNW                    10.6                    
DENVER INTL AIRPORT                   9.0                    
FORT COLLINS 4 S                      8.2                    
BOULDER                               8.0                    

...KANSAS...
PRATT 1.6 SSE                        10.5                    
CARBONDALE 5 SW                      10.0                    
SCRANTON 1.6 ENE                     10.0                    
QUENEMO 4 SSW                         9.0                    
AUBURN 3 SSW                          8.0                    
KINGMAN                               8.0                    
OSAGE CITY                            8.0                    
READING                               8.0                    
WILLIAMSTOWN 5 E                      8.0                    
ANTHONY                               7.0                    
GARNETT                               7.0                    
LAWRENCE 3 WNW                        7.0                    
EUDORA                                6.5                    
WEST WICHITA                          6.5                    
EMPORIA                               6.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
DALTON 0.4 SE                         5.0                    
GURLEY 1.3 W                          4.0                    
CAMBRIDGE 3.5 N                       3.5                    
ENDERS 3 W                            2.0                    

...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                    

...OKLAHOMA...
FORT SUPPLY 3 SE                     18.0                    
ALVA                                 17.0                    
WOODWARD                             15.0                    
TALOGA                               14.0                    
SHATTUCK 0.7 SSW                     12.0                    
WAYNOKA 7 E                          12.0                    
BEAVER                               11.0                    
QUINLAN 0.3 SW                       10.5                    
MOORELAND                            10.0                    
ARNETT                                8.0                    
LAVERNE                               8.0                    
TURPIN                                6.0                    
WATONGA 12 S                          6.0                    
MAYFIELD                              5.0                    
GUYMON                                4.5                    

...TEXAS...
FOLLETT                              21.0                    
AMARILLO 7 ENE                       17.0                    
BORGER 1 SE                          16.0                    
FRITCH                               16.0                    
PAMPA                                15.0                    
PERRYTON 1 WSW                       15.0                    
SLAPOUT                              15.0                    
TULIA                                15.0                    
BOOKER                               14.0                    
CLAUDE                               14.0                    
WHEELER                              14.0                    
WHITE DEER                           14.0                    
SILVERTON                            13.0                    
DARROUZETT 3 S                       12.5                    
BRISCOE 7 WNW                        12.0                    
DUMAS                                12.0                    

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

...ALABAMA...
FOLEY 7.4 SW                          6.18                    
ORANGE BEACH 3 ENE                    6.03                    
WILMER 7.9 SE                         4.88                    
MOBILE/BATES FIELD                    4.46                    
DAUPHIN ISLAND                        3.68                    
COLUMBIA 2 S                          3.44                    
ROBERTSDALE 5 NE                      3.43                    
SELLERVILLE 1 E                       3.36                    
GENEVA                                3.30                    
ENTERPRISE 5 NNW                      3.28                    
DALEVILLE 2 W                         3.12                    
CLAYHATCHEE 6 E                       3.05                    
FAIRHOPE 2.3 N                        2.78                    
WILMER 8 SE                           2.70                    
MAXWELL AFB/MONTGOMERY                2.44                    

...FLORIDA...
QUINCY 6 SW                           7.53                    
KINARD 1.2 ENE                        7.27                    
PANAMA CITY BEACH 0.3 SW              7.18                    
TALLAHASSEE 10.2 NE                   7.05                    
CHIPLEY                               6.65                    
APALACHICOLA MUNI ARPT                6.26                    
MARIANNA MUNI ARPT                    5.84                    
TYNDALL AFB/PANAMA CITY               5.54                    
MAYO                                  5.15                    
MONTICELLO 3 W                        5.13                    
PENSACOLA RGNL ARPT                   4.95                    
PORT ST. JOE 8 NNW                    4.80                    
HAVANA 4 SW                           4.34                    
PERRY/FOLEY ARPT                      4.00                    
JACKSONVILLE INTL ARPT                3.20                    

...GEORGIA...
VALDOSTA 3.1 S                        8.02                    
DONALSONVILLE 17.7 S                  7.76                    
CAIRO 9.2 NNW                         6.90                    
ADEL 7 W                              6.60                    
THOMASVILLE 4 WNW                     6.07                    
CAMILLA 3 SE                          5.86                    
BAINBRIDGE                            5.31                    
DONALSONVILLE                         5.21                    
JOHNTOWN                              5.04                    
LAKE PARK 2.8 W                       4.92                    
FARGO 17 NE                           4.80                    
COOLIDGE                              4.51                    
BOSTON 3.4 NNW                        4.33                    
CHATTAHOOCHEE 2 N                     4.28                    

...LOUISIANA...
MERAUX 0.8 WNW                        6.05                    
BAYOU SORELL                          5.20                    
COLYELL                               5.05                    
BEYOU MANCHAC POINT                   4.95                    
DUPLESSIS                             4.92                    
BAPTIST                               4.75                    
COVINGTON 2 SE                        4.54                    
ABITA SPRINGS 2.2 SSW                 4.27                    
HOLDEN                                4.26                    
PORT VINCENT                          4.17                    
COVINGTON                             4.02                    
LAFAYETTE RGNL ARPT                   2.92                    
NEW ORLEANS/LAKEFRONT                 2.91                    
SLIDELL                               2.50                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
GULFPORT 4.3 NNW                      5.90                    
GAUTIER 6 NNW                         4.55                    
VIDALIA                               3.83                    
FENTON                                3.71                    
LUCEDALE 13 SE                        3.71                    
DIAMONDHEAD                           3.09                    
PASCAGOULA                            2.95                    
NECAISE 1 N                           2.86                    
PASS CHRISTIAN 3.5 NE                 2.83                    
VICKSBURG                             2.59                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
HARDEEVILLE 6.5 SSE                   3.02                    
SALEM 3.1 WNW                         2.90                    
BLUFFTON 5 NW                         2.85                    
BLUFFTON 5.1 NW                       2.85                    
RIDGELAND 1 SSE                       2.75                    


THE SURFACE LOW IN LOWER MICHIGAN IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WEAKEN
TODAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN NEW JERSEY MOVES
NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS NEW YORK STATE INTO LAKE ONTARIO BY
TONIGHT. SNOW ACROSS THE MIDWEST INTO LOWER MICHIGAN IS EXPECTED
TO LIGHTEN AND BECOME MORE SCATTERED IN NATURE TODAY. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
GREAT LAKES TODAY.  FARTHER EAST ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES
AND NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE
TODAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING AS THE SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
APPROACHES. AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. SNOW
WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES LATER ON
THURSDAY BUT COULD LINGER INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY IN
PARTS OF NEW ENGLAND.  SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS..ARE FORECAST IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. ADDITIONAL LIGHT FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS
OF A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE FORECAST FOR PORTIONS OF NEW YORK STATE
NORTHWARD INTO MAINE TODAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

KONG




Last Updated: 1005 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013