THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR CENTRAL TO NORTHEAST U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM CST TUE FEB 04 2014

...WINTRY PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...              

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PLAINS...THE MIDWEST...AND MOST OF THE
NORTHEAST.

ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST VIRGINIA AND
INTO CENTRAL MARYLAND.

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

AT 200 PM CST...A WAVE OF UPPER LEVEL ENERGY WAS MOVING ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS AND INTO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WITH A FRONT AT
THE SURFACE DRAPED ALONG THE GULF COAST. THIS UPPER LEVEL WAVE WAS
TAPPING INTO GULF MOISTURE AND TRANSPORTING IT NORTHWARD ACROSS
THE PLAINS AND THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
FALLING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...MUCH
OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS...THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND
PORTIONS OF THE OHIO VALLEY. JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THIS LARGE SWATH
OF SNOW... FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WERE BEING REPORTED ACROSS
ARKANSAS...MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...PARTS OF WESTERN
TENNESSEE AND WESTERN KENTUCKY. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING
ACROSS EAST TEXAS...LOUISIANA...EXTREME SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS...WESTERN TENNESSEE AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.                
                                                 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST MON FEB
03 THROUGH 200 PM CST TUE FEB 04...

...ARKANSAS...
EUREKA SPRINGS                        2.0                    
OAK GROVE                             2.0                    
MILLER 1 N                            1.5                    

...COLORADO...
COAL BANK PASS                       15.0                    
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SSE                12.0                    
DENVER 3 SE                           8.0                    
KIT CARSON 9 NNE                      8.0                    
CHERAW                                5.0                    
GRAND MESA                            5.0                    
MONARCH PASS 1 NNW                    5.0                    
WILD HORSE 6 N                        4.3                    
ARRIOLA                               4.0                    
GUNNISON 2 ENE                        4.0                    
BURLINGTON 12 N                       3.0                    
CHEYENNE WELLS                        3.0                    
REDLANDS 3 SSE                        3.0                    
VIRGINIA DALE 7 E                     2.9                    
MAYSVILLE                             2.7                    
DENVER INTL ARPT 2 W                  0.9                    

...IOWA...
SAYLORVILLE LAKE 1 S                  1.8                    
DES MOINES                            1.4                    
ANKENY 2 WNW                          1.0                    

...KANSAS...
ASSARIA                               9.0                    
KINGMAN                               7.6                    
MINNEOLA 4 S                          6.0                    
FORD 3 S                              5.5                    
OSAGE CITY 1 WSW                      5.3                    
CARBONDALE                            5.0                    
DELPHOS 5 ENE                         5.0                    
EL DORADO                             5.0                    
EMPORIA                               5.0                    
ESKRIDGE                              5.0                    
KISMET                                5.0                    
MANHATTAN 1 NNW                       5.0                    
HAVILAND 0.3 SW                       4.9                    
PARTRIDGE 2.5 ESE                     4.7                    
DODGE CITY 3 SW                       4.5                    
LAWRENCE 3 WSW                        4.5                    
TOPEKA 5 W                            3.5                    
KANSAS CITY KS                        2.0                    

...MISSOURI...
RAYMORE                               4.0                    
SEDALIA                               4.0                    
GRAIN VALLEY                          3.5                    
WARRENSBURG                           3.5                    
BUCKNER                               3.0                    
HANNIBAL                              3.0                    
LEETON                                3.0                    
MOBERLY                               3.0                    
NEW BLOOMFIELD                        3.0                    
RICHMOND                              3.0                    
MEXICO                                2.6                    
GLADSTONE 2 S                         2.2                    
CHILLICOTHE                           2.0                    
HOLT                                  2.0                    
CENTERVIEW 3 W                        1.9                    
SPRINGFIELD 3 NW                      1.1                    

...NEBRASKA...
OSHKOSH 10 NE                         3.0                    
FAIRBURY                              2.0                    
LINCOLN                               1.0                    
LITTLE SIOUX                          1.0                    

...OKLAHOMA...
BEAVER                                5.5                    
BARTLESVILLE                          2.5                    
COPAN                                 2.0                    
ENID 3.6 WNW                          2.0                    
FAIRFAX                               2.0                    
GUYMON                                2.0                    
MIAMI                                 2.0                    
QUAPAW                                2.0                    
WELCH                                 2.0                    
WYANDOTTE                             2.0                    
ERICK 0.2 NE                          1.9                    
SHATTUCK 0.7 SSW                      1.9                    
SAYRE 5.8 NW                          1.8                    
NOWATA                                1.5                    
SOUTH COFFEYVILLE                     1.5                    

...TEXAS...
LIPSCOMB                              6.0                    
CANADIAN                              5.5                    
PERRYTON                              5.0                    
PAMPA                                 3.0                    
WELLINGTON                            3.0                    
MIAMI                                 2.5                    
CANYON 5 W                            2.0                    
GROOM                                 2.0                    
SHAMROCK                              2.0                    
CHARENDON                             1.5                    
DAWN                                  1.5                    
AMARILLO 5 SW                         1.2                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
600 PM CST MON FEB 03 THROUGH 200 PM CST TUE FEB 04...

...ARKANSAS...
WILSON                                0.50                    
STEPROCK                              0.30                    
BENTON 5 NNE                          0.20                    
NORTH LITTLE ROCK                     0.20                    
FOREMAN                               0.10                    
HUNTSVILLE                            0.10                    
NASHVILLE                             0.10                    
PETTIGREW                             0.10                    
PRESCOTT                              0.10                    

...OKLAHOMA...
BATTIEST                              0.10                    
CHECOTAH                              0.10                    
MCALESTER                             0.10                    
PANAMA                                0.10                    
POTEAU                                0.10                    
SPIRO                                 0.10                    
TALIHINA                              0.10                    

...TEXAS...
TEXARKANA                             0.10                    


THE SNOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MID-MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD CONTINUE MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
MIDWEST/OHIO VALLEY REGION BY THIS EVENING...AND THE NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC/NORTHEAST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW TOTALS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE PLAINS AND MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...WITH 8 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY BY
WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE NORTHEAST COULD MEASURE 8 TO 10 INCHES ALSO
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING...WITH UPWARDS
TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW ESPECIALLY FOR NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA INTO THE
INTERIOR OF NEW ENGLAND. FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING ACROSS THE LOWER PORTIONS OF THE OHIO
VALLEY...THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC...AND SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST. THESE AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM A TENTH
TO OVER HALF AN INCH OF ICE.              

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

FANNING




Last Updated: 303 PM EST TUE FEB 04 2014