THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS TO MID-ATLANTIC WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 AM CST MON FEB 16 2015
...LARGE WINTER STORM BRINGING SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN TO
AREAS FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE MID-ATLANTIC...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS EASTWARD TO THE
MID-ATLANTIC STATES.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
TEXAS AND SOUTH CAROLINA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 AM CST...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1008
MB...29.77 INCHES...WAS CENTERED OVER NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...AND
MOVING EASTWARD. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW
INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TEXAS AND A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDED
EASTWARD INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. NORTH OF THIS FRONTAL
BOUNDARY...AN ARCTIC AIR MASS IS IN PLACE WITH TEMPERATURES
RANGING FROM THE TEENS TO THE 30S.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
A LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL PLAINS EASTWARD ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TO THE
APPALACHIANS AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION.
PRECIPITATION IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THIS PRECIPITATION AREA
WAS FALLING AS SNOW...FROM SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS EASTWARD INTO THE
OHIO VALLEY AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS
REPORTED AT TIMES. FARTHER SOUTH...JUST NORTH OF THE ARCTIC
SURFACE FRONT...A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WAS OCCURRING
FROM EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEAST TEXAS EASTWARD TO TENNESSEE.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST SUN FEB
15 THROUGH 800 AM CST MON FEB 16...
...ARKANSAS...
CAVE SPRINGS 4.0
KINGSTON 4.0
BUSCH 0.4 E 3.8
PEA RIDGE 3.5
BELLA VISTA 1.0 ESE 3.3
ELM SPRINGS 2.0
SOUTH LEAD HILL 2.0
FAYETTEVILLE 1.3
...ILLINOIS...
STAUNTON 9.0
WATSON 0.3 NE 8.2
ALHAMBRA 8.0
JERSEYVILLE 4 W 8.0
DIXON SPRINGS 7.5
WATSON 5 E 7.5
ALTON 7.0
NEWTON 7.0
HILLSBORO 6.5
GRAND CHAIN 6.0
RAMSEY 5.7
EDWARDSVILLE 5.5
BETHALTO 5.0
EFFINGHAM 3 SW 5.0
JONESBORO 5.0
...INDIANA...
BEDFORD 4 N 5.0
BICKNELL 0.5 W 4.3
OOLITIC 2.2 N 4.1
ODON 4.0
VINCENNES 4 E 4.0
GOSPORT 3.0
DUBOIS 2.8
...KANSAS...
GREELEY 1 S 3.5
HIAWATHA 1 S 2.5
NEOSHO RAPIDS 2 NE 2.5
OSWEGO 2.5
MANHATTAN 0.5 NE 2.4
DODGE CITY 9.1 WNW 2.2
HUTCHINSON 1.5
...KENTUCKY...
LONE OAK 7.5
SMITHLAND 7.5
CALVERT CITY 2.7 SSW 7.0
EDDYVILLE 7.0
CERULEAN 6.0
BENTON 5.5
CLARKSON 5.5
ABERDEEN 5.4
WOODBURN 5.2
PADUCAH 5 W 5.1
BOWLING GREEN 5.0
MAMMOTH CAVE 4.0
SPRINGFIELD 4.0
LOUISVILLE 3.2
JACKSON 3.0
...MISSOURI...
BELLFLOWER 2 N 9.5
TROY 3 N 9.0
MANSFIELD 3.7 SSE 8.5
MIDDLETOWN 4 SW 8.5
VANDALIA 8.5
ELSBERRY 8.0
ROUND SPRING 8.0
BOWLING GREEN 7.5
SCOTT CITY 0.9 E 7.5
AVA 7.0
CABOOL 7.0
CAPE GIRARDEAU 7.0
WILLOW SPRINGS 7.0
OZARK 5.0
POPLAR BLUFF 4.0
NORTH KANSAS CITY 3.5
...OKLAHOMA...
GROVE 6 ENE 5.5
CLAREMORE 5.0
OWASSO 5.0
VINITA 8.6 ESE 3.0
TULSA 2.7
BROKEN ARROW 1.5
...TENNESSEE...
CEDAR HILL 2.6 N 3.5
CLARKSVILLE 3.3 SSE 2.0
CELINA 0.3 NNE 1.8
CENTERTOWN 1.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST SUN FEB 15
THROUGH 800 AM CST MON FEB 16...
...ARKANSAS...
JASPER 2.50
YELLVILLE 1.75
MALVERN 1.25
MOUNTAIN HOME 1.00
SPRINGDALE 1.00
ROGERS 0.75
NORTH LITTLE ROCK 0.70
...MISSOURI...
KOSHKONONG 1.50
...OKLAHOMA...
TULSA 1.10
PORUM 5 W 0.75
...TENNESSEE...
GALLATIN 4 N 1.00
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
600 PM CST SUN FEB 15 THROUGH 800 AM CST MON FEB 16...
...ARKANSAS...
DE QUEEN 0.10
NASHVILLE 0.10
NORTH LITTLE ROCK 0.10
PRESCOTT 0.10
...MISSOURI...
EAST PRAIRIE 0.50
POPLAR BLUFF 7 NW 0.20
...MISSISSIPPI...
CLEVELAND 0.02
...OKLAHOMA...
PORUM 5 W 0.50
IDABEL 8 SE 0.10
PRYOR 0.10
...TENNESSEE...
NASHVILLE 0.20
THE SURFACE LOW OVER LOUISIANA WILL MOVE EAST NORTHEASTWARD
TODAY...INTO NORTHERN ALABAMA BY EARLY EVENING...AND WILL MOVE OFF
THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST TUESDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD WINTRY
PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR NORTH OF THE TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW
TODAY AND TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 12 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED OVER A LARGE AREA FROM WESTERN KENTUCKY EASTWARD TO
THE DELMARVA REGION. THE HEAVIEST ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
FALL FROM CENTRAL AND EASTERN KENTUCKY INTO SOUTHERN WEST
VIRGINIA...WHERE 10 TO 15 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ARE
EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. FARTHER
SOUTH...SIGNIFICANT FREEZING RAIN ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED
FROM CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS TO TENNESSEE...NORTHEAST
GEORGIA AND PARTS OF THE CAROLINAS...WHERE WIDESPREAD ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH ARE EXPECTED. LOCALIZED
ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXCEED A HALF INCH...ESPECIALLY OVER
PORTIONS OF TENNESSEE AND EXTREME NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
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: 951 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015