THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS TO MID ATLANTIC WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 AM EST THU MAR 05 2015
...RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN FROM THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC...
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA INTO
EXTREME EASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS EASTWARD THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC AND
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST.
FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ALONG AND TO THE WEST OF THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 AM EST...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER ALONG AN ARCTIC FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES...WAS
NEARLY STATIONARY OVER WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED AN EXTENDED SWATH
OF PRECIPITATION FROM NEAR THE TEXAS GULF COAST THROUGH THE
INTERIOR EASTERN U.S. INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. RAIN WAS
CHANGING TO SLEET/FREEZING RAIN AND TO ALL SNOW ALONG A BAND
WITHIN THIS SWATH AS COLDER AIR CONTINUES TO FILTER IN FROM THE
NORTH. SOME AREAS IN TENNESSEE...NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC AND
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WERE REPORTING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EST WED MAR
04 THROUGH 900 AM EST THU MAR 05...
...ALABAMA...
DOUBLE SPRINGS 3.2 NNE 1.0
HAMPTON COVE 1.0 NW 1.0
...ARKANSAS...
BIGGERS 5.0
DENNARD 4.0
RUSSELLVILLE 3.0
SALEM 3.0
SIDNEY 3.0
...CONNECTICUT...
COLCHESTER 2.5
EASTON 2.5
MILFORD 2.0
...ILLINOIS...
CARRIER MILLS 8.2
ANNA 8.0
KARNAK 7.5
MUDDY 2 WNW 6.5
ZEIGLER 6.0
CARBONDALE 5.0
MULKEYTOWN 4.5
HERRIN 4.0
...INDIANA...
EVANSVILLE 8.0
MOUNT VERNON 8.0
ROCKPORT 8.0
FARABEE 2 ESE 7.1
SALEM 7.0
PALMYRA 6.5
CELESTINE 6.0
HUNTINGBURG 6.0
MILLERSBURG 3 S 6.0
SCOTTSBURG 6.0
...KENTUCKY...
BAIZETOWN 2 WNW 23.0
RADCLIFF 22.8
CYNTHIANA 21.5
VINE GROVE 2 S 21.0
OXFORD 2 SW 20.0
MORTONS GAP 19.0
BARDSTOWN 17.8
CENTRAL CITY 17.0
CROFTON 17.0
MAYFIELD 16.0
ABERDEEN 3 NNW 15.6
CADIZ 4 SW 15.0
GOLDEN POND 15.0
SHEPHERDSVILLE 15.0
TOLLESBORO 15.0
LEXINGTON 14.6
LOUISVILLE NWS OFFICE 14.2
CALVERT CITY 14.0
HARTFORD 14.0
MAYS LICK 13.0
IRVINGTON 12.0
MOREHEAD 12.0
LOUISVILLE INTERNATIONAL 11.5
LEXINGTON 2 SE 6.8
BOWLING GREEN 6.6
...MARYLAND...
FINZEL 8.0
MC HENRY 4.8 SSE 4.5
GERMANTOWN 2.5
ROCKS 2.5
WESTMINSTER 2.5
...MISSOURI...
PORTAGEVILLE 10.0
SIKESTON 10.0
POPLAR BLUFF 8.0
DUDLEY 7.0
ORAN 7.0
WEST PLAINS 4.0
LANTON 3.5
WHITE CHURCH 4 NNE 3.5
BRANSON 3.0
...NEW JERSEY...
LANDING 4.0
BETHLEHEM TWP 0.6 S 3.8
BYRAM 3.0
EAST BRUNSWICK 3.0
WEST MILFORD 2.9
...NEW YORK...
WARSAW 6 SW 4.0
WEST VALLEY 0.1 SE 3.0
CENTEREACH 2.6
...OHIO...
ABERDEEN 13.3
LUCASVILLE 13.0
SCIOTOVILLE 12.5
WHEELERSURG 2 NE 11.0
OAK HILL 7 E 10.0
LUCASVILLE 1 SSE 9.0
RACINE 8.5
OTWAY 8.0
POMEROY 7.5
SOUTH WEBSTER 7.0
PEEBLES 6.5
...OKLAHOMA...
CORDELL 5.0
CALUMET 4.0
FOSS 4.0
GRANITE 4.0
FORT COBB 3.0
OKLAHOMA CITY 3.0
TAHLEQUAH 3.0
...PENNSYLVANIA...
ACME 9.0
HIDDEN VALLEY 0.3 ENE 9.0
EVERSON 7.5
FREDERICKTOWN 7.0
MOUNT MORRIS 7.0
SARVER 5.3
...TENNESSEE...
DOVER 7.8 NNE 8.3
...TEXAS...
DALLAS 8 N 6.0
CLARENDON 5.0
FORT WORTH 8 E 5.0
GRAPEVINE 5.0
WELLINGTON 5.0
MCLEAN 4.5
BENBROOK 4.0
CHILLICOTHE 4.0
GRAND PRAIRIE 4.0
KELLER 4.0
...VIRGINIA...
WINCHESTER 4.0
PURCELLVILLE 2.3
WOODSTOCK 2.0
BERRYVILLE 0.9 NNW 1.5
...WEST VIRGINIA...
BUCKEYE 14.0
PISGAH 2 NW 10.0
CENTER POINT 2.2 NNW 9.4
WHITE HALL 8.0
HUNTINGTON 6.5
PARKERSBURG 6.5
VIENNA 6.0
PINE GROVE 5.5
ARVILLA 5.0
CULLODEN 5 ENE 5.0
WHEELING 5.0
SISTERSVILLE 4.0
BRIDGEPORT 1 W 3.0
WEST UNION 3.0
WESTON 5 N 3.0
BELINGTON 2.0
BURLINGTON 2.0
FALLING WATERS 2.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EST WED MAR 04
THROUGH 900 AM EST THU MAR 05...
...ARKANSAS...
LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT 2.90
AUSTIN 1.50
CABOT 1.00
NEWPORT 1.00
SHERWOOD 1.00
SONORA 2 E 1.00
EUREKA SPRINGS 0.50
LITTLE ROCK ARPT 0.50
WYNNE 0.50
...TENNESSEE...
DYERSBURG 1.25
PARIS 0.50
...TEXAS...
MERIDIAN 0.75
BOWIE 0.50
DALLAS 4 NE 0.50
ROSCOE 0.50
TERRELL 5 S 0.25
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 PM EST WED MAR 04 THROUGH 900 AM EST THU MAR 05...
...TENNESSEE...
BRUCETON 0.10
LEBANON 1 N 0.10
...TEXAS...
OLNEY 0.10
THE COLD FRONT AND THE ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE CENTER ARE EXPECTED
TO STEADILY MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD AND OFF THE COAST OF THE
SOUTHEASTERN U.S. BY TONIGHT. HOWEVER...ABUNDANT
MOISTURE...FAVORABLE UPPER-LEVEL DYNAMICS AND COLDER AIR FILTERING
IN AT LOWER LEVELS ARE SUPPORTING SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE TO FALL
WELL BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. MORE THAN 20 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE
ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN SOME LOCATIONS IN KENTUCKY. WINTRY
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF IN THE MID-MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY FROM WEST TO EAST LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC...THE SNOW COULD LINGER WELL INTO THE
EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT NEAR THE COAST. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL TOTALS OF OVER 6 INCHES ARE FORECAST ALONG A BAND FROM
THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS EAST-NORTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW
JERSEY WITH LESSER AMOUNTS TO THE NORTH AND TO THE SOUTH. FARTHER
TO THE SOUTH...ADDITIONAL ICE IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM INTERIOR
LOUISIANA ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHEAST...THROUGH MUCH OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND SOUTHERN VIRGINIA. UP TO TWO-TENTHS OF AN INCH ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
KONG
Last Updated: 1208 PM EST THU MAR 05 2015