THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
AND ARCTIC OUTBREAK
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 PM CST SUN JAN 05 2014
...STORM SYSTEM BRINGING WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO MUCH OF THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. WITH DANGEROUSLY COLD AIR MASS TO AFFECT
MUCH OF THE NATION BEHIND THE STORM...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA
AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...MIDWEST...AND LOWER GREAT LAKES. WINTER STORM
WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE
IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY...TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY...AND THE SOUTHEAST. ACROSS THE
MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEASTERN STATES...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES
AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THOSE
REGIONS. ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR INTERIOR PORTIONS OF
VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK
STATE AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF MAINE.
WIND CHILL ADVISORIES...WATCHES...AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR
AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF THE NATION INCLUDING THE NORTHERN HIGH
PLAINS...MIDWEST...GREAT LAKES...TENNESSEE VALLEY...OHIO
VALLEY...SOUTHEAST...MID-ATLANTIC...AND NORTHEAST. HARD FREEZE
WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
AND SOUTHEASTERN STATES.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK
STATE.
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 WAS MOVING ACROSS THE OHIO
RIVER VALLEY. A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 995
MB...29.38 INCHES...WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL OHIO. A COLD FRONT
EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE SURFACE LOW THROUGH THE TENNESSEE
RIVER VALLEY AND TO THE GULF COAST. A WARM FRONT EXTENDED EASTWARD
FROM THE SURFACE LOW INTO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. WEST OF THE
COLD FRONT...AN EXTREMELY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WAS MOVING INTO THE
CENTRAL U.S. AND THE MIDWEST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED SNOW FALLING ACROSS AN AREA FROM
KENTUCKY AND ILLINOIS NORTHWARD TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES. SNOW WAS
GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE...ALTHOUGH OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WAS
REPORTED. THE INTENSE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE SURFACE LOW
OVER THE OHIO VALLEY AND AN ARCTIC SURFACE HIGH OVER TO THE WEST
WAS RESULTING IN GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH ACROSS A
LARGE AREA OF THE CENTRAL U.S. COMBINED WITH THE COLD
TEMPERATURES...THIS WAS RESULTING IN WIND CHILL VALUES WELL BELOW
ZERO IN MANY LOCATIONS.
EAST OF THE APPALACHIANS...A RESIDUAL COLD AIR MASS THAT MOVED
INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE PREVIOUS WINTER STORM IS
LINGERING...WITH TEMPERATURES HOVERING NEAR FREEZING IN PARTS OF
THE MID-ATLANTIC INTO THE NORTHEAST. SCATTERED AREAS OF
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THESE AREAS ARE OCCURRING...WITH FREEZING
RAIN FALLING IN SOME AREAS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 PM CST SAT
JAN 04 THROUGH 800 PM CST SUN JAN 05...
...ILLINOIS...
GLEN CARBON 14.5
CHICAGO 13.5
LINCOLNWOOD 1 E 13.5
EDWARDSVILLE 13.0
CENTRALIA 12.0
EFFINGHAM 11.5
ROMEOVILLE 11.1
DOWNERS GROVE 10.6
PANA 10.6
CASEY 10.5
SHILOH 10.5
JOLIET 10.2
GRANITE CITY 10.0
PARIS 10.0
PEORIA 8.0
...INDIANA...
COLUMBIA CITY 7 SSE 14.7
MARION 13.5
NORTH WEBSTER 2 SW 13.5
PIERCETON 13.5
BLUFFTON 12.5
LA PORTE 12.5
ANDERSON 12.0
WHITESTOWN 12.0
HUNTINGTON 11.8
GREENCASTLE 2 NE 11.6
ALEXANDRIA 11.0
HARTFORD CITY 11.0
JAMESTOWN 2 E 11.0
INDIANAPOLIS INTL AIRPORT 10.5
VALPARAISO 10.0
...KANSAS...
BALDWIN CITY 5.0
OLATHE 3 WNW 4.2
INDEPENDENCE 4.0
LAWRENCE 4.0
LENEXA 4.0
HOWARD 3.0
KINGMAN 3.0
TORONTO 3.0
...MICHIGAN...
HASLETT 3 ENE 15.3
SAINT JOSEPH 14.8
BERIEN CENTER 14.0
COLON 3 S 14.0
CONSTANTINE 2 E 13.5
CORUNNA 13.5
FLINT 13.5
HOWELL 13.4
EATON RAPIDS 13.0
GRAND LEDGE 13.0
OKEMOS 12.5
BATTLE CREEK 12.0
LANSING 12.0
WHITE LAKE 4 E 11.1
ANN ARBOR 5 W 9.5
EAST GRAND RAPIDS 1 S 7.5
...MISSOURI...
FESTUS 13.5
ST. LOUIS 12.5
GRANITE CITY 12.0
FARMINGTON 11.3
SULLIVAN 11.2
FLORISSANT 10.9
ROLLA 3 E 10.5
ST. CHARLES 10.3
RICHWOODS 2 NE 10.1
BOURBON 10.0
FENTON 10.0
GRAY SUMMIT 1 NE 10.0
HERCULANEUM 10.0
LEBANON 10.0
JENNINGS 9.8
...OHIO...
COLDWATER 8.0
BRYAN 1 NW 7.0
TOLEDO EXPRESS AIRPORT 6.4
CELINA 5.0
ST. MARYS 4.0
BOWLING GREEN 2 NW 3.5
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
1200 PM CST SAT JAN 04 THROUGH 800 PM CST SUN JAN 05...
...MARYLAND...
DAMASCUS 3 SSW 0.20
HAGERSTOWN 1 E 0.20
POINT OF ROCKS 0.12
...NEW JERSEY...
HOPEWELL 0.20
TRENTON AIRPORT 0.16
...PENNSYLVANIA...
YORK SPRINGS 0.30
YORK AIRPORT 0.26
CAMP HILL 0.25
CASHTOWN 1 S 0.25
EAST STROUDSBURG 0.20
GOLDSBORO 0.20
HARRISBURG 5 N 0.20
LEBANON 0.20
SHILLINGTON 0.20
LINGLESTOWN 0.15
WYOMISSING 0.15
...VIRGINIA...
DULLES INTERNATIONAL ARPT 3 NW 0.25
LEESBURG 0.25
PURCELLVILLE 0.25
ASHBURN 0.22
BERRYVILLE 1 NNW 0.19
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...ARKANSAS...
BELLA VISTA 5.0
BENTONVILLE 3.0
CENTERTON 3.0
DECATUR 3.0
...IOWA...
KEOKUK 5.5
...OKLAHOMA...
BARTLESVILLE 5.0
JAY 4.0
PRYOR 4.0
MIAMI 3.5
BIXBY 3 W 3.0
CHELSEA 3.0
CLEVELAND 3.0
JEFFERSON 3.0
PONCA CITY 3.0
STILLWATER 8 NW 3.0
...SELECTED WIND CHILL VALUES REPORTED EARLIER IN THE EVENT...
...IOWA...
STORM LAKE -43
ESTHERVILLE -41
MASON CITY -41
SHELDON -41
CHARLES CITY -40
...MINNESOTA...
FLAG ISLAND -50
CROOKSTON -49
ALEXANDRIA AIRPORT -48
BIGFORK 2 NNE -48
GLENWOOD -48
GRAND MARAIS AIRPORT -48
NORTHOME -48
GRAND RAPIDS -47
HALLOCK -47
STARBUCK 9 SSW -47
SQUAW LAKE 2 SSE -47
BAUDETTE -46
BEMIDJI -46
INTERNATIONAL FALLS -46
MINNEAPOLIS -40
...MONTANA...
COMERTOWN 6 S -63
NAVAJO 1 N -61
BREDETTE 8 WSW -59
COMERTOWN 6 S -58
LINDSAY 7 NNW -57
SAINT MARIE -56
NOHLY 12 WSW -54
LANDUSKY 5 W -53
BLOOMFIELD 6 ESE -50
GLASGOW -50
VIDA 9 S -50
ZORTMAN 10 ENE -50
...NORTH DAKOTA...
ROLLA -60
CROSBY 1 NNW -59
AMBROSE 4 SE -58
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE -58
RAY 2 W -58
RUGBY AIRPORT -58
ELLENDALE -56
TIOGA 2 ESE -56
DENHOFF 1 ENE -55
FORBES 9 NW -55
STERLING 3 NE -55
CARRINGTON AIRPORT -54
SHELL VALLEY 1 ENE -54
STANLEY 1 SW -54
INTL PEACE GARDENS -53
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
BUFFALO -50
LONG LAKE 10 W -50
HILLHEAD 3 WSW -48
WEBSTER 3 S -48
BULLHEAD 11 S -47
WATERTOWN MUNICIPAL AIROPRT -45
FAITH -43
ABERDEEN -44
PIERRE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT -38
THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE OHIO
VALLEY TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO ONTARIO AND QUEBEC BY MONDAY MORNING.
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES. FROM
THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS INTO THE
INTERIOR MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEASTERN STATES...1 TO 3 INCHES OF
SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
ADDITIONALLY...FREEZING RAIN ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF GREATER THAN A
QUARTER INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST.
LIGHTER FREEZING RAIN ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A HUNDREDTH OF AN INCH
TO LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN
ALABAMA AND GEORGIA AS WELL AS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. SNOW SHOULD
BEGIN TO TAPER OFF MONDAY MORNING...BUT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE GREAT
LAKES...OHIO VALLEY...APPALACHIANS...AND THE NORTHEAST. FREEZING
RAIN ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO RAIN TONIGHT AS
WARMER AIR TEMPORARILY MOVES INTO THE REGION...ALTHOUGH FREEZING
RAIN COULD PERSIST OVERNIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
BEHIND THE STORM SYSTEM...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE
FRIGID ARCTIC AIR TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES.
WIND CHILL VALUES OF -30 TO -60 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT WILL BE COMMON
TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING ACROSS A LARGE AREA FROM THE CENTRAL
AND NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS INTO THE MIDWEST AND OHIO RIVER VALLEY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 300 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
RYAN
Last Updated: 947 PM EST SUN JAN 05 2014