THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR FEBRUARY 8TH TO 12TH WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST SAT FEB 10 2018

...BROKEN AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WERE OBSERVED FROM NEAR
OMAHA NEBRASKA TO MILWAUKEE TO NORTHERN NEW YORK AND NEW
ENGLAND... 

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR LIGHT ACCUMULATING
SNOWFALL FROM KANSAS AND NEBRASKA TO NORTHERN ILLINOIS...AND ALSO
FROM NORTHERN NEW YORK TO WESTERN MAINE. OTHER WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES WERE IN EFFECT WHERE LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS FORECAST
FROM EASTERN OKLAHOMA THROUGH MUCH OF MISSOURI.

WIND CHILL WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MONTANA

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM CENTRAL MONTANA TO
NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND DOWN TO NEBRASKA

FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FROM ALABAMA AND GEORGIA TO WEST
VIRGNIA...AND ON INTO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES...INCLUDING
WASHINGTON D.C. TO PHILADELPHIA.

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

AT 300 AM CST...A SURFACE COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM WEST TEXAS TO
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...CONNECTING WITH WEAK LOW PRESSURE  OVER
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. THE BOUNDARY EXTENDING NORTHEAST OF THE LOW
PRESSURE CENTER INTO THE OHIO VALLEY WAS NEARLY
STATIONARY...ALTHOUGH SLOW MOVEMENT TO THE SOUTH AND EAST IS
EXPECTED. THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE FRONT REMAINED NEARLY STATIONARY
ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...MARKING THE EDGE OF FRESH ARCTIC
AIR AND FRIGID TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH PLAINS.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IMAGERY INDICATED AREAS OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW FALLING NORTH OF THE FRONT...FROM NEAR OMAHA
NEBRASKA TO MILWAUKEE AND ON TOWARD NORTHERN NEW YORK AND NEW
ENGLAND. LARGE AREAS OF MODERATE RAINFALL WERE ALSO BREAKING OUT
FROM TEXAS TO TENNESSEE...AND THESE WILL EXPAND RAPIDLY
NORTHEASTWARD...LEADING TO A WET DAY OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN
UNITED STATES.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 PM CST WED FEB
07 THROUGH 300 AM CST SAT FEB 10...

...IOWA...
FORT DODGE 2 ENE                     11.0                    
IOWA FALLS 1 NE                       8.5                    
PARKERSBURG 1 WNW                     7.0                    
STANLEY 4 W                           7.0                    
READLYN                               6.0                    
GRUNDER CENTER                        5.5                    
TRIPOLI                               5.2                    
EDGEWOOD                              5.0                    
ROCKWELL CITY                         5.0                    
DUBUQUE 2 WNW                         4.8                    
CHARLES CITY                          4.5                    
HAMPTON                               4.5                    
WAUKON                                4.5                    
JEWELL                                4.2                    
CEDAR FALLS                           4.0                    
FREEPORT 1 E                          4.0                    
ORANGE CITY                           4.0                    
ANAMOSA                               3.7                    
TRAER                                 3.5                    
MASON CITY 1 NNE                      3.0                    
LOWDEN                                2.6                    
OGDEN 1 SE                            2.0                    
MARSHALLTOWN                          1.5                    

...ILLINOIS...
PLAINFIELD                           13.5                    
PALOS PARK                           11.0                    
AURORA                               10.0                    
BELIVIDERE                            9.0                    
PALOS HEIGHTS                         9.0                    
JOLIET                                8.2                    
NAPERVILLE                            8.0                    
SOMONAUK                              8.0                    
VALPARAISO                            8.0                    
DE KALB                               7.5                    
GENOA                                 7.3                    
CAROL STREAM                          6.5                    
BATIVIA                               6.2                    
CRYSTAL LAKE 4 NW                     6.0                    
HARVARD                               6.0                    
ELGIN                                 5.8                    
MANDOTA                               5.7                    
NORTH BARRINGTON                      5.5                    
FREEPORT 4 ENE                        5.3                    
SCHAPVILLE 2 SSE                      5.2                    
WESTMONT                              5.1                    
LAKE VILLA                            4.8                    
MOLINE                                4.6                    
ELIZABETH                             4.4                    
ROCKFORD                              4.0                    
TOLUCA                                4.0                    
ROCHELLE                              3.0                    
ROMEOVILLE                            2.0                    
CHICAGO 3 SSE                         1.6                    

...INDIANA...
WESTVILLE                            16.0                    
GRANGER                              14.5                    
OSCEOLA 1 NE                         14.0                    
DYER                                 10.5                    
NEW CARLISLE                          8.0                    
GARY                                  7.0                    
GOSHEN 2 WNW                          7.0                    
STEVENSVILLE                          7.0                    
ROSELAND 1 S                          5.1                    
INDIAN VILLAGE 1 E                    5.0                    
OSCEOLA 1 N                           4.5                    
ANGOLA                                2.2                    
WALDEN 3 SSW                          2.0                    

...MICHIGAN...
COLDWATER                            14.0                    
NILES                                11.5                    
ADRIAN                                9.0                    
MILAN 5 NNW                           9.0                    
NORTHVILLE                            8.5                    
CARLETON                              8.0                    
LIVONIA                               7.6                    
FLINT                                 7.5                    
ANN ARBOR                             7.0                    
MASON 2 N                             6.7                    
BRECKENRIDGE                          5.4                    
SARANAC                               5.2                    
WYOMING 3 SW                          5.1                    
HASTINGS                              5.0                    
MIDDLEVILLE                           5.0                    
SAINT JOHNS                           5.0                    
ALLENDALE 1 SSW                       4.5                    
HOWELL 1 NE                           2.7                    
BERKLEY                               2.6                    
HOLT                                  2.2                    
WATERFORD 2 NW                        2.0                    
LAKE ORION 4 SSE                      1.5                    
OGONDAGA                              1.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
CALEDONIA                             3.0                    
SPRING VALLEY 3E                      2.1                    
AUSTIN 4 WSW                          2.0                    
MANKATO                               1.5                    
ELGIN 2 SSW                           1.1                    

...MONTANA...
BYNUM 4 SSE                          17.0                    
ROCKY BOY 11 NE                      16.0                    
HAVRE 1 S                            13.3                    
BILLINGS                             12.0                    
POWDERVILLE 8 NNE                    12.0                    
MELVILLE 11 ENE                      11.0                    
RAPELJE                              10.0                    
GREAT FALLS 3 SSW                     9.0                    
HOGELAND                              9.0                    
EKALAKA                               8.7                    
BILLINGS 10 ENE                       8.5                    
ETHRIDGE 8 SW                         8.0                    
FORSYTH 0.4 ENE                       8.0                    
ISMAY 27.6 WSW                        8.0                    
MALTA 33 SW                           8.0                    
ROCK SPRINGS                          8.0                    
TURNER 11 N                           7.3                    
CHINOOK                               7.0                    
FORT BELKNAP 2 SW                     6.3                    
LEWISTOWN                             6.0                    
GREAT FALLS 1 ESE                     5.9                    
ULM 8 SE                              5.5                    
ALBRO LAKE                            5.0                    
MANY GLACIER                          5.0                    
CLANCY 2 WNW                          4.5                    
RUDYARD 19 S                          4.5                    
GRASS RANGE                           4.0                    
LOMA 1 WNW                            3.9                    
FORT BENTON                           3.7                    
WHITEHALL                             3.0                    
CHURCH HILL                           2.8                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
RHAME 2 E                             7.0                    
FLASHER                               1.2                    

...NEBRASKA...
CHADRON                               7.5                    
BROKEN BOW                            4.5                    
TAYLOR 17 N                           4.5                    
RAVENNA 4 WNW                         4.0                    
NORTH PLATTE 1 NW                     3.5                    
DENTON 4 E                            3.0                    
HAZARD                                3.0                    
NORFOLK                               1.5                    

...NEW JERSEY...
WANTAGE                               0.3                    

...NEW YORK...
LORRAINE                             21.7                    
MANNSVILLE                           21.0                    
REDFIELD 8 N                         14.8                    
HOOKER 12 NNW                        10.3                    
LACONA 4 SSE                          5.8                    
ALDEN 4 NW                            5.0                    
HIGHMARKET                            4.5                    
BUFFALO AIRPORT                       4.1                    
BENNETTS BRIDGE                       3.5                    
LOWVILLE                              3.5                    
EDINBURG                              2.8                    

...OHIO...
DEWART LAKE                           6.8                    
MOSCOW 1 NE                           6.0                    
MONTPELIER                            4.2                    
AUBURN                                2.0                    
KIPTON                                2.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
HARDING 3 SSE                         9.0                    
ORAL                                  8.0                    
DUPREE                                7.0                    
HOOVER 8 SE                           7.0                    
RED ELM 9 WSW                         6.0                    
SOUTH EAGLE BUTTE 5 SE                6.0                    
FORT PIERRE 1 ENE                     5.7                    
HILL CITY 4 SSW                       5.5                    
GREGORY 8.7 N                         4.5                    
STEPHAN 2 E                           4.5                    
GANN BALLEY                           4.0                    
SALEM 5 NE                            4.0                    
SIOUX FALLS 3 ESE                     3.5                    
CHESTER 2 N                           2.2                    
HERMOSA 10 ESE                        2.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
WHITEWATER 7 SSE                      5.6                    
KENOSHA 2 W                           5.5                    
STEUBEN 4 SE                          5.5                    
DESOTO 1 SE                           5.0                    
RICHLAND CENTER                       5.0                    
WAUKESHA                              4.8                    
PLATTEVILLE                           4.3                    
OCONOMOWOC 2 SW                       3.8                    
PEWAUKEE                              3.6                    
WATERTOWN 1 W                         3.4                    
FITCHBURG                             3.1                    
WEST BEND                             3.0                    
HILLSBORO 2 SW                        2.4                    

...WYOMING...
DOWNTOWN GILLETT 14 NNW               9.0                    
UPTON 13 WNW                          7.0                    
ROCKYPOINT 1 N                        5.0                    
RECLUSE 15 NNE                        2.0                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...MONTANA...
YELLOWSTONE CLUB - TIMBER STATION     62                    
SIEBEN FLATS MDT                      59                    

...WYOMING...
GARRETT 11 SSE                        67                    
WHEATLAND 9 S                         64                    
W ROCK RIVER                          61                    
CENTENNIAL 14 NE                      60                    
GLENDO 9 S                            60                    
CHEYENNE 12 WNW                       58                    
SHERIDAN 2 SSW                        57                    


THE COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY
AND APPALACHIANS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY WITH A COUPLE WAVES OF LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT. THE ARCTIC FRONT WILL
INCREASINGLY ENCOUNTER MORE MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF
MEXICO...RESULTING IN A STRIPE OF FREEZING RAIN WITH UP TO A TENTH
OF AN INCH ICE FROM SOUTHERN MISSOURI TO COLUMBUS OHIO TO MAINE.
FARTHER NORTH AND DEEPER INTO THE COLD AIR ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF
1 TO 3 INCHES IS FORECAST FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE LOWER
GREAT LAKES...WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES IN NORTHERN NEW
YORK AND NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. SOUTH OF THE COLD FRONT THE
EMPHASIS WILL BE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL...SOME OF IT HEAVY ACROSS THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY...SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...AND MID-ATLANTIC
STATES. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN IS FORECAST FROM THE SOUTHERN
STATES TO NEAR WASHINGTON D.C. TO LONG ISLAND. LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE SOUTHEAST STATES. THE
STORM IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

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

BURKE




Last Updated: 501 AM EST SAT FEB 10 2018