THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS WINTER
STORM AND GULF COAST HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN PLAINS...     

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTHERN TEXAS THROUGH
PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA INTO SOUTHERN KANSAS.

WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FROM PORTIONS OF NORTHERN TEXAS NORTHEASTWARD INTO
THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES. WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
APPALACHIANS..MID-ATLANTIC...AND NORTHEASTERN STATES.

ICE STORM WARNINGS AND FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE APPALACHIANS IN
TENNESSEE...NORTH CAROLINA...AND SOUTHERN VIRGINIA.

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH
OF THE GULF COAST AND SOUTHEAST U.S. FROM LOUISIANA TO GEORGIA.
FLOOD WATCHES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC
REGION.

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

AT 800 PM CST...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A COUPLE WAVES OF LOW
PRESSURE WAS MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. THE PRIMARY SURFACE LOW...WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 994 MB...29.35 INCHES...WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THE
SURFACE LOW TO THE GULF COAST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED AN AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW...WITH POCKETS OF HEAVY SNOW...ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA INTO SOUTHERN KANSAS AND PORTIONS OF MISSOURI.
STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40
MPH WERE OCCURRING FROM NORTHERN TEXAS INTO PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA
AND KANSAS. THESE GUSTY WINDS WERE COMBINING WITH THE SNOWFALL TO
CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. AHEAD
OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING
FROM SOUTHERN MISSOURI SOUTHWARD TO THE GULF COAST AND EASTWARD
ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING IN THESE AREAS.               
                                  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM CST SUN FEB
24 THROUGH 800 PM CST MON FEB 25...

...KANSAS...
KINGMAN                               5.5                    
MEADE                                 5.5                    
TROUSDALE 1 NE                        5.0                    
GREENSBURG 9 E                        4.5                    
KANOPOLIS STATE PARK                  4.5                    
LYONS                                 4.5                    
ASHLAND 17 NW                         4.0                    
COLDWATER                             4.0                    
HUTCHINSON                            4.0                    
STERLING                              4.0                    
DODGE CITY 2 E                        2.2                    
COLBY                                 1.5                    

...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...
WOODWARD                             15.0                    
BEAVER                               11.0                    
ALVA                                  6.0                    
TURPIN                                6.0                    
WATONGA 12 S                          6.0                    
MAYFIELD                              5.0                    
GUYMON                                4.5                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM CST SUN FEB
24 THROUGH 800 PM CST MON FEB 25...

...ALABAMA...
MOBILE/BATES FIELD                    2.63                    
SILVER HILL                           2.29                    
CAIRNS AAF/OZARK                      2.00                    

...FLORIDA...
APALACHICOLA MUNI ARPT                4.57                    
MARIANNA MUNI ARPT                    4.13                    
PERRY/FOLEY ARPT                      4.00                    
MADISON                               3.87                    
TYNDALL AFB/PANAMA CITY               3.44                    
PENSACOLA RGNL ARPT                   3.25                    
CHIPLEY                               3.15                    
DESTIN AIRPORT                        2.79                    
JACKSONVILLE INTL ARPT                2.78                    
CHATTAHOOCHEE                         2.58                    
MAYO                                  2.46                    
HURLBUT FIELD AWS                     2.41                    
MILTON                                2.23                    

...GEORGIA...
COOLIDGE                              4.51                    
CHATTAHOOCHEE 2 N                     4.28                    
ADEL                                  4.19                    
ATTAPULGUS                            3.53                    
FARGO                                 3.47                    
VALDOSTA                              3.23                    
QUITMAN                               3.22                    
MOODY AFB/VALDOSTA                    3.16                    
BEMISS                                2.92                    
ATKINSON                              2.46                    
MOULTRIE 2 ESE                        2.20                    

...LOUISIANA...
COLYELL                               5.05                    
DUPLESSIS                             4.92                    
BAPTIST                               4.75                    
MERAUX 0.8 WNW                        4.55                    
COVINGTON 2 SE                        4.54                    
ABITA SPRINGS 2.2 SSW                 4.27                    
HOLDEN                                4.26                    
PORT VINCENT                          4.17                    
COVINGTON                             4.02                    
KLEINPETER                            3.87                    
LAFAYETTE RGNL ARPT                   2.92                    
NEW ORLEANS/LAKEFRONT                 2.91                    
SLIDELL                               2.50                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
VIDALIA                               3.83                    
FENTON                                3.71                    
DIAMONDHEAD                           3.09                    
PASCAGOULA                            2.95                    
GULFPORT-BILOXI                       2.68                    
VICKSBURG                             2.59                    
GAUTIER 6 NNW                         2.57                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
400 PM CST SUN FEB 24 THROUGH 800 PM CST MON FEB 25...

...OKLAHOMA...
TURPIN                                0.30                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 400 PM CST SUN FEB 24
THROUGH 800 PM CST MON FEB 25...

...MISSOURI...
HORTON 2 S                            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                    

...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...

...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                    
MONUMENT 6 E                          8.5                    
FORT COLLINS 4 S                      8.2                    
BOULDER                               8.0                    

...TEXAS...
AMARILLO 7 ENE                       17.0                    
BORGER 1 SE                          16.0                    
FRITCH                               16.0                    
PAMPA                                15.0                    
PERRYTON 1 WSW                       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                    
CANYON                               11.3                    
CANADIAN                             11.0                    
PAMPA 1 NW                           11.0                    
BORGER                               10.0                    
HIGGINS                              10.0                    


THE SURFACE LOW OVER ARKANSAS IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD TO
SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI BY TUESDAY MORNING AND INTO SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE
NORTH AND WEST OF THE LOW CENTER...SPREADING NORTHWARD INTO THE
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT AND PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES ON TUESDAY. SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY TUESDAY MORNING. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...WITH THE THREAT FOR VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. TONIGHT AND INTO THE
OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND MID-ATLANTIC REGION ON TUESDAY. THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE
COMMON FROM NORTHERN OKLAHOMA NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN
GREAT LAKES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS FORECAST TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS
OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI WHERE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF GREATER
THAN 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY...FREEZING RAIN
ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS AREAS FROM CENTRAL ILLINOIS EASTWARD INTO OHIO. HEAVIER
FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY IN THE APPALACHIANS FROM NORTH CAROLINA
NORTHWARD TO PENNSYLVANIA. ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. INTO THE
MID-ATLANTIC REGION...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY IN
THUNDERSTORMS.     

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

RYAN




Last Updated: 955 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013