THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS TO MID-ATLANTIC WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 AM CST TUE MAR 05 2013

...SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE UPPER AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY AND WILL SPREAD EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES AND
OHIO RIVER VALLEY TODAY...                              

WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SOUTHEASTWARD INTO
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY...EASTWARD ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE
GREAT LAKES...AND INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES.

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

AT 800 AM CST...THE MAIN SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1006 MB...29.71 INCHES...WAS CENTERED JUST WEST OF NASHVILLE
TENNESSEE. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDED NORTHWARD FROM THE
SURFACE LOW INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. ALONG THE MAIN
SURFACE LOW...A COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD DOWN INTO THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS MOVING TOWARD SOUTH TEXAS. A WARM FRONT ALSO
EXTENDED EASTWARD FROM THE LOW...ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND
INTO NORTHERN GEORGIA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FROM
THE MINNESOTA SOUTHWARD TO NORTHERN MISSOURI...BEGINNING TO MOVE
INTO THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY REGION. LIGHTER SNOW WAS
STILL FALLING IN THE DAKOTAS. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING
ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND
ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY.                                      
                                   

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST SUN MAR
03 THROUGH 800 AM CST TUE MAR 05...

...IOWA...
CLERMONT                              6.5                    
SAINT ANSGAR                          6.5                    
FORT MADISON 2 NE                     5.4                    
SARATOGA 7 W                          5.3                    
LAKE MILLS                            5.0                    
TRIPOLI                               4.7                    
MUSCATINE 1 ESE                       4.5                    
CEDAR RAPIDS 5 NNE                    4.0                    
FOREST CITY 2 NNE                     4.0                    
MOUNT UNION SE                        4.0                    
WASHINGTON                            4.0                    
IOWA FALLS                            3.0                    

...ILLINOIS...
COLETA 1.4 SSW                        3.8                    
MORRISON 3.2 E                        3.3                    
COAL VALLEY 1.9 SE                    3.0                    
ROCKFORD 0.7 NW                       2.8                    
FREEPORT 1.7 ESE                      2.6                    
MOLINE 0.9 N                          2.5                    
SHERIDAN 0.1 SSW                      2.3                    
CHADWICK 2.7 WSW                      2.0                    
DE KALB                               1.5                    
ROCKFORD                              1.5                    
ELBURN                                1.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
KELLIHER                             10.0                    
SQUAW LAKE                            9.0                    
STACY                                 9.0                    
WASKISH                               9.0                    
GONVICK                               8.5                    
FARIBAULT                             8.0                    
KIMBALL 3 N                           8.0                    
ROCHESTER 3 NE                        7.5                    
SPRING VALLEY 2 SSW                   7.5                    
ST JAMES                              7.5                    
MINNEAPOLIS 2 NE                      7.1                    
MAPLE GROVE                           7.0                    
ST PAUL 4 SW                          7.0                    
ORONOCO                               6.4                    
CLAREMONT 3 SSE                       6.2                    

...MISSOURI...
DOWNING 3 NNE                         1.5                    
ELK CREEK 2.2 NE                      1.5                    
HOUSTON 6.3 ESE                       1.5                    
MACON 4.6 E                           1.5                    
BROOKFIELD 3.7 NNE                    1.1                    
SANTA FE 1.4 WNW                      1.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
LANGDON                              15.0                    
STARKWEATHER                         13.0                    
DEVILS LAKE                          12.0                    
LANSFORD 5 W                         12.0                    
LARIMORE                             12.0                    
SARLES 3 N                           12.0                    
WARWICK                              12.0                    
CAVALIER 12 NW                       11.0                    
GILBY 2 E                            10.0                    
MADDOCK 10 SW                        10.0                    
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE                 10.0                    
LANSFORD                              9.8                    
HARVEY                                9.5                    
MAYVILLE 2 N                          8.0                    
GRAND FORKS                           7.1                    
BISMARCK                              1.5                    

...OHIO...
BELLEFONTAINE                         2.0                    
ANNA 3.1 NNW                          1.5                    
FORT LORAMIE 0.8 NNW                  1.0                    
RUSSIA 1.3 NNE                        1.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
WHITEWOOD 4.2 NNW                     4.2                    
ROSCOE 0.3 NNW                        2.2                    
LEAD 5.5 SSW                          2.0                    
SISSTON 10.4 ENE                      2.0                    
ASTORIA 2.2 SSE                       1.0                    
HIGHMORE 12.4 N                       1.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
STOCKHOLM 3.0 NE                      6.5                    
ALMA DAM                              5.5                    
AMERY 6.5 NNW                         5.0                    
ARCADIA                               4.0                    
ETTRICK 4 WNW                         3.0                    
OSSEO                                 3.0                    
DESOTO 2 SE                           2.5                    
LYNXVILLE DAM                         2.5                    
HOLMEN 2 S                            2.0                    
NWS LA CROSSE                         2.0                    
PLATTEVILLE                           1.1                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CST SUN MAR 03 THROUGH 800 AM CST TUE MAR 05...

...MINNESOTA...
PIPESTONE                             0.18                    
PETERSON                              0.07                    

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

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
BUFFALO 1 N                           61                    
RAPID CITY 1 E                        60                    
WALL 8 S                              60                    
PARMELEE 6 W                          59                    

...TEXAS...
BEE CAVE 1 S                          53                    
HONDO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT               53                    
STAPLES                               46                    
LLANO                                 45                    
BERGSTROM INTL ARPRT                  44                    
SAN ANTONIO INTL ARPRT                41                    

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

...MONTANA...
ROCKY BOY                            24.0                    
NEIHART 21 W                         18.0                    
BABB 19 W                            12.0                    
CULBERTSON 2 S                       11.0                    
BELT 6 SSW                           10.0                    
BAINVILLE                             8.3                    
BLOOMFIELD 13 NE                      8.0                    
GARNEILL 12 ENE                       8.0                    
LARSLAN 9 NNW                         8.0                    
NOHLY 17 WSW                          7.0                    
BROCKTON 16 N                         6.0                    
LUSTRE 7 WNW                          6.0                    


THROUGH TODAY...THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE OHIO RIVER
VALLEY WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THIS REGION DURING TUESDAY.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...WITH AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...WILL SPREAD
EASTWARD THROUGH THE UPPER AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AND
INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. ANOTHER WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT TONIGHT AROUND THE NORTH CAROLINA-VIRGINIA
BORDER AND MOVE NORTHEASTWARD OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS
AND MID-ATLANTIC STATES INTO TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC DURING
THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...UPWARDS OF 4 TO 9
INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM PORTIONS OF THE UPPER AND
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY.
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES...WITH HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 18 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WEST
VIRGINIA. CLOSER TO THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST...PRECIPITATION WILL
FALL IN THE FORM OF RAIN...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE.   
                          

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

FANNING




Last Updated: 955 AM EST TUE MAR 05 2013