THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR PLAINS TO MID-ATLANTIC WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 AM CST SUN MAR 02 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED FROM THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
PLAINS TO THE MID-ATLANTIC AS ARCTIC AIR MASS SURGES SOUTHWARD... 


WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE
IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE AREA FROM THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS TO
THE MID-ATLANTIC. ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS...AS WELL AS WESTERN
KENTUCKY.

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

AT 800 AM CST...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM NEW ENGLAND
SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY INTO THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS. THE COLD FRONT WAS MOVING SOUTHWARD...WITH A FRIGID AIR
MASS AND TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW FREEZING BEHIND THE FRONT. A
SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1015 MB...29.97
INCHES...WAS CENTERED OVER SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS ALONG THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED THAT PRECIPITATION WAS FALLING OVER A LARGE AREA FROM
THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES...BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.
IN PORTIONS OF THE OHIO VALLEY...WARMER AIR ABOVE THE SURFACE WAS
CAUSING PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING FARTHER NORTH...FROM NORTHERN
INDIANA AND OHIO EASTWARD TO PENNSYLVANIA. FARTHER
SOUTHWEST...SCATTERED SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WAS FALLING
ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS AND MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY.                        

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CST SAT MAR
01 THROUGH 800 AM CST SUN MAR 02...

...IOWA...
E SOLON                               5.2                    
LE CLAIRE 1.8 NNE                     5.0                    
DONNELLSON                            4.9                    
COGGON                                4.3                    
DAVENPORT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT           4.0                    
DUBUQUE                               4.0                    
FAIRFIELD                             4.0                    
PARNELL                               4.0                    
BURLINGTON 2 SSE                      3.8                    
DEWITT 4 S                            3.6                    

...ILLINOIS...
SW HILLSDALE                          5.5                    
DOWNERS GROVE                         5.1                    
CHADWICK 2.7 WSW                      5.0                    
OHARE AIRPORT                         4.5                    
ROCK ISLAND                           4.5                    
COGGON                                4.3                    
COLUSA 2 NE                           4.0                    
PRINCETON                             4.0                    
ALTONA                                3.7                    
GALESBURG                             3.7                    
BLOOMINGTON                           3.0                    

...INDIANA...
PORTAGE                               8.8                    
BURNS HARBOR 4 NE                     8.7                    
PORTER 0.6 S                          8.7                    
PORTAGE 0.9 ESE                       8.4                    
LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS 1.5 NNE     6.4                    
VALPARAISO 1.8 N                      5.0                    
CHURUBUSCO                            4.0                    
SW FORT WAYNE                         3.7                    
SIMONTON LAKE                         3.5                    
MARION 2 N                            3.3                    
FLORA                                 3.0                    
WOODBURN 2 N                          3.0                    

...MICHIGAN...
HILLSDALE 4 WSW                       5.5                    
SANDSTONE 4 NNE                       5.1                    
LITCHFIELD 0.3 ENE                    4.5                    
MOSCOW 1 NE                           4.5                    
ROMULUS                               4.5                    
HOWELL                                4.4                    
SUNSET BEACH 2 N                      4.4                    
ANN ARBOR                             4.1                    
DURAND                                4.1                    
BEECHWOOD 1 ENE                       4.0                    
BELLEVUE                              4.0                    
FARMINGTON                            4.0                    
LANSING 3.8 WNW                       4.0                    
LAPEER                                4.0                    
FLINT                                 3.9                    

...MISSOURI...
MEMPHIS                               6.0                    
CHILLICOTHE                           4.0                    
CONCEPTION JUNCTION 0.3 SE            4.0                    
ROCKPORT                              4.0                    
ST. JOSEPH                            3.6                    
DOWNING 3 NNE                         3.5                    
BETHANY                               3.0                    
CAMERON                               3.0                    
JAMESPORT                             3.0                    
POLO                                  3.0                    

...NEW MEXICO...
ARROYO SECO 8 NE                      7.0                    
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW                    6.0                    

...OHIO...
NAPOLEON 0.3 NNW                      4.3                    
BRYAN 1 NW                            3.8                    
KENTON 1 SSE                          3.5                    
TOLEDO 2.4 ENE                        3.4                    
CASTALIA 1.8 NNE                      3.0                    
CELINA                                3.0                    
COLUMBUS GROVE                        3.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CST SAT MAR 01
THROUGH 800 AM CST SUN MAR 02...

...ILLINOIS...
CARBONDALE                            1.00                    
PICKNEYVILLE                          1.00                    
CUTLER                                0.80                    

...MISSOURI...
JEFFERSON CITY                        1.50                    
GRAVOIS MILLS                         1.00                    
NIXA                                  1.00                    
PARK HILLS                            1.00                    
PITTSBURG                             1.00                    
SALEM                                 1.00                    
DIXON                                 0.75                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
600 AM CST SAT MAR 01 THROUGH 800 AM CST SUN MAR 02...

...ILLINOIS...
DAHLGREN                              0.20                    

...INDIANA...
FRANCISCO                             0.20                    
VICENNES 4 E                          0.10                    

...KANSAS...
ARKANSAS CITY                         0.10                    

...MISSOURI...
DORA 8 N                              0.13                    
MARIONVILLE                           0.13                    
IRON MOUNTAIN                         0.10                    
POPLAR BLUFF 7 NW                     0.10                    


THE ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD
TODAY...WITH ARCTIC AIR AND WINTRY PRECIPITATION OVERSPREADING THE
TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY AND MUCH OF THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION THIS
EVENING. WHILE PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS RAIN...THE RAPID DROP IN
TEMPERATURE BEHIND THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY CHANGE PRECIPITATION TO
FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW FOR MANY AREAS. PRECIPITATION
WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS
TONIGHT...AND ACROSS THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS MONDAY
MORNING. ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST...THE PRECIPITATION
WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
MUCH OF THE OHIO VALLEY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE EXPECTED FROM THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES. SIGNIFICANT
FREEZING RAIN ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST FOR MUCH OF THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...TENNESSEE VALLEY...AND OHIO VALLEY...WHERE
ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF GREATER THAN A HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE. HEAVY
SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL
DISRUPTIONS IN THESE REGIONS. 

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.

RYAN




Last Updated: 956 AM EST SUN MAR 02 2014