THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN
AND NORTHERN PLAINS HEAVY SNOW
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...LARGE SPRING STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BRING SNOW TO PORTIONS
OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS AND HEAVY RAIN AND SEVERE
WEATHER TO MUCH OF THE OHIO VALLEY INTO THE SOUTHEAST AND LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...
HIGH WIND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND FLOOD ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST AND TENNESSEE VALLEY AS WELL AS PORTIONS
OF THE OHIO VALLEY AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. FLASH FLOOD
WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PLACES IN WESTERN TENNESSEE.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 PM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 988
MB...29.18INCHES...WAS CENTERED OVER NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. A COLD
FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE SURFACE LOW INTO THE MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND SOUTHERN TEXAS. A WEST TO EAST ORIENTED
WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED FROM THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND CAROLINAS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF
RAIN NORTH AND EAST OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM THE NORTHERN
PLAINS TO THE MID-ATLANTIC. AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...ORGANIZED
CONVECTION IS AFFECTING THE OHIO...TENNESSEE...AND MID/LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEYS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND SEVERE WEATHER. WEST
AND NORTHWEST OF THE SURFACE LOW...AREAS OF GENERALLY LIGHT RAIN
AND SNOW WERE OCCURRING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT SAT APR
26 THROUGH 300 PM CDT MON APR 28...
...MONTANA...
SIDNEY 3.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
WATFORD CITY 7.0
GRASSY BUTTE 6.8
RHAME 1.9 E 5.5
REEDER 5.0
STANLEY NW 4.8
BEACH 4.0
BOWMAN 4.0
KILLDEER 4.0
MANDAREE 4.0
WILLISTON 4.0
SCRANTON 3.0
...NEBRASKA...
GORDON 6 N 3.0
HAY SPRINGS 3.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DEADWOOD 10.0
ROCHFORD 7 NW 10.0
DEERFIELD 10 NW 7.0
LEAD 7.0
PENNINGTON 7.0
PORCUPINE 5 E 7.0
MARTIN 15 W 5.5
RALPH 8 SSE 4.0
SAINT ONCE 2 NNW 4.0
SPEARFISH 4.0
DEADWOOD 15 SSE 3.5
LEMMON 3.0
...WYOMING...
FOUR CORNERS 6.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT SAT APR
26 THROUGH 300 PM CDT MON APR 28...
...ARKANSAS...
BATESVILLE 6.55
CORNING 2.1 W 6.37
POCAHONTAS 8.6 SSW 5.75
RAVENDEN SPRINGS 5.22
EVENING SHADE 1.2 S 5.20
CALICO ROCK 1.6 E 5.00
HARDY 11.0 S 4.38
SADDLE 3.94
DOVER 3.0 SW 3.11
HEBER SPRINGS 0.8 WSW 3.05
SCOTTSVILLE 2.99
WILBURN 2.83
WALNUT RIDGE RGNL ARPT 2.71
HARRISON/BOONE CO. ARPT 1.97
...IOWA...
AMES 1.5 NNE 2.72
KEOKUK 0.6 NE 2.61
HARTFORD 1.0 ENE 2.51
GILBERT 0.2 W 2.42
NORTH LIBERTY 1.0 ENE 2.07
OSAGE 2.04
IOWA CITY MUNI ARPT 1.71
DEWITT ENE 1.56
MUSCATINE 1 ESE 1.50
CALAMUS 2 SSW 1.40
DUBUQUE MUNI ARPT 1.14
CLINTON MUNI ARPT 1.07
BURLINGTON RGNL ARPT 1.04
DAVENPORT/QUAD CITIES WFO 1.03
...ILLINOIS...
EFFINGHAM 1.2 E 3.31
WATSON 3.25
EFFINGHAM 3 SW 2.80
FLORA 2.65
QUINCY 2.53
ALTONA 2.23
EFFINGHAM 2.04
NW GALESBURG 1.85
CAMBRIDGE 1 W 1.80
BIRDS 3 W 1.64
HUTSONVILLE 1.56
ARTHUR 1 W 1.34
HARRISBURG 1.28
SHERMAN 1.11
...KANSAS...
WESTMORELAND 5.50
WOODBINE 7 N 5.00
MANHATTAN 2.53
CHAPMAN 4 S 2.40
OKETO 3 W 2.00
OLATHE/JOHNSON CO. EXE ARPT 1.21
...KENTUCKY...
PADUCAH 2.29
...MINNESOTA...
NORTH SAINT PAUL 1 NW 3.08
MINNETONKA 1 WSW 2.85
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 1 S 2.62
CHANHASSEN NWS 2.51
STACY 2.45
MANKATO 2 SW 2.40
WELLS 2.34
WILD RIVER STATE PARK 2.08
ST. PAUL DOWNTOWN SRPT 2.01
MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL ARPT 1.90
MINNEAPOLIS/FLYING CLOUD ARPT 1.79
CLENCOE 1.07
MANKATO MUNI ARPT 1.02
...MISSOURI...
PARMA 7.90
POPLAR BLUFF 5.48
QUILIN 5.01
POPLAR BLUFF 7 NW 4.65
DONIPHAN 3.98
PIEDMONT 3.48
JACKSON 3.18
WAPPAPELLO 3.03
MARBLE HILL 3.00
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT 2.21
PALMYRA 2.02
WHITEMAN AFB/SEDALIA 1.77
KANSAS CITY INTL ARPT 1.73
JEFFERSON CITY ARPT 1.17
...MISSISSIPPI...
COLUMBUS AFB 1.07
...NEBRASKA...
CHERRY 2.81
KILGORE 1 NE 2.40
VALENTINE ARPT 2.28
VALENTINE/MILLER FIELD 2.12
NEBRASKA CITY 1.54
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
GETTYSBURG 2.58
WINNER 2.24
DOWNTOWN HOT SPRINGS 1.75
MARTIN 13 WSW 1.70
ABERDEEN REG ARPT 1.29
NEWELL 3 ENE 1.04
...TENNESSEE...
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT 2.24
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...COLORADO...
KIT CARSON 61
YUMA 58
CHEYENNE 54
SEIBERT 51
...KANSAS...
GOVE 54
LOGAN 54
COLBY 2 ENE 53
THOMAS 53
ATWOOD 4 N 52
OAKLEY 2 ESE 49
GRINNELL 46
...MINNESOTA...
MANKATO MUNI ARPT 69
KNIFE RIVER 1 N 50
DULUTH 46
...MISSOURI...
KANSAS CITY INTL ARPT 50
...NEBRASKA...
SIDNEY 54
SCOTTSBLUFF 51
...OKLAHOMA...
GUYMON 2 W 61
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
RAPID CITY 60
...TEXAS...
FLOYDADA 2 NNE 63
SUNDOWN 8 WSW 63
AMHERST 1 NE 62
DIMMITT 2 NE 62
HART 3 N 60
FRIONA 2 NE 59
MULESHOE 2 SSW 59
ABERNATHY 5 ENE 58
LUBBOCK 6 NE 58
MORTON 1 ENE 58
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE VERY SLOW-MOVING TONIGHT AND IS
FORECAST TO BE CENTERED OVER CENTRAL IOWA BY TOMORROW MORNING.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD TODAY ACROSS MUCH
OF THE EASTERN TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS...SOUTHEAST...AND
MID-ATLANTIC WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING A SIGNIFICANT
THREAT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES...WITH
LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE
SOUTHEAST AND TENNESSEE VALLEY. RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS
EXPECTED FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO THE MID-ATLANTIC THROUGH
TOMORROW. WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW IN THE COLD AIR...LITTLE
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED WITH SNOWFALL WINDING DOWN.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
KREKELER
Last Updated: 452 PM EDT MON APR 28 2014