THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...HEAVY SNOWS WINDING DOWN OVER THE GREAT LAKES...SNOW AND ICE
MOVING INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FROM EASTERN WISCONSIN INTO THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN
AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LOWER PENINSULA OF
MICHIGAN. HOWEVER..WITH THE STORM WINDING DOWN OVER THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND GREAT LAKES REGION...THE AREAS UNDER
WARNINGS HAVE DECREASED FROM EARLIER SUNDAY. FREEZING RAIN
ADVISORIES AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT OVER
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW YORK INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. IN
ADDITION...FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTHEASTERN
TEXAS...NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH PORTIONS OF THE LOWER TO MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...THE OHIO VALLEY AND THE GREAT LAKES REGION.
THESE WARNINGS ARE PRIMARILY FOR RIVER FLOODING CAUSED BY HEAVY
RAINS THAT HAVE COME TO AN END. TORNADO WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM THE FL PANHANDLE INTO PORTIONS OF GEORGIA. FOR A DETAILED
GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE
SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
AT 900 PM CST... A 981 MB SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED OVER THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE LOWER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. THIS STORM
IS MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARD AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
THAT THE AREAL COVERAGE OF SNOW HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND INTO THE UPPER LAKES REGION. SNOWFALL IS
PRESENTLY CONFINED TO EASTERN WISCONSIN AND THE EASTERN SECTIONS
OF THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN IS
FALLING ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. RAIN IS BEING REPORTED TO
THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE SURFACE LOW FROM THE EASTERN GREAT
LAKES EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...SOUTHWARD
ACROSS THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC...UPPER OHIO RIVER VALLEY..THROUGH THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S.
THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS PRESENTLY FALLING ON THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF
THIS PRECIPITATION AREA IN ASSOCIATION WITH A REGION OF
THUNDERSTORMS FROM UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWARD THROUGH
GEORGIA AND INTO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. IN ADDITION TO PRODUCING
HEAVY RAINS...THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER
WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR
COMPLETE SEVERE WEATHER DETAILS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM 600 PM
CST FEB 15 THROUGH 900 PM CST SUN FEB 17...
...KANSAS...
OSKALOOSA 3.0 SW 6.0
LAWRENCE 6.0
ESKRIDGE 0.1 SW 3.3
DUNLAP 2.0 NNW 2.5
TOPEKA 0.4 SSW 2.4
MANHATTAN 0.5 NE 2.1
...MISSOURI...
COSBY 1.3 NE 7.2
STEWARTSVILLE 2.8 NNE 5.0
ST JOSEPH 3.1 ENE 4.5
BUCHANAN 4.0
TRENTON 3.4
KIRKSVILLE 3.0
MARYVILLE 3.0
PLATTE CITY 2.4
CAMDEN POINT 1.9 SSE 2.0
...IOWA...
ASBURY 6.3
SOLON 5.0
CEDAR RAPIDS 5 NW 4.0
VICTOR 4.0
DUBUQUE 3.0
BOONE 1.0
AMES 1.0
...WISCONSIN...
MARINETTE 10.5
MAUSTON 10.5
PORTAGE 10.2
WAUPACA 9.9
LA VALLE 9.0
ARKDALE 8.0
MUSCODA 6S 7.8
DODGEVILLE 7.0
GREEN BAY 6.2
MARQUETTE 5.5
SURING 5.5
LA CROSSE 5.0
PRENTICE 2.0
...MINNESOTA...
PHILLIPS 3 W 3.0
...MICHIGAN...
GOURLEY 8 ESE 9.6
PARADISE 7.8
MENOMINEE 6.0
WALLACE 6.0
SAULT STE. MARIE 5.0
CHAMPION 6 E 4.0
...SELECTED ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST FEB 15
THROUGH 900 PM CST SUN FEB 17...
...MICHIGAN...
POSEN 0.50
ST. IGNACE 0.50
GAYLORD 4SW 0.30
PELLSTON 4 NNW 0.30
KALKASKA 0.25
ROSEBUSH 0.25
GRAND RAPIDS 0.10
GRAYLING 0.10
LYONS 0.10
ROGERS CITY 0.10
...WISCONSIN...
BAGLEY 1.00
BLUE RIVER 0.75
VALLEY 0.38
LANSING 4 SE 0.25
MILLVILLE 0.25
JACKSON 0.20
ENDEAVOR 0.20
HOLY HILL 2 E 0.20
...IOWA...
KNOXVILLE 12 ESE 0.50 SLEET AND ICE
STRAWBERRY POINT 0.25
CENTRAL CITY 6.7 W 0.13
RED OAK 0.10
...SELECTED STORM RAINFALL TOTALS IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST FEB 15
THROUGH 900 PM CST SUN FEB 17...
...ARKANSAS...
FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE 2.85
BENTONVILLE 2.52
HOT SPRINGS/MEMORIAL FIELD 2.44
FORT SMITH MUNI ARPT 2.42
MOUNT IDA 2.39
...LOUISIANA...
FORT POLK 3.73
SHREVEPORT RGNL ARPT 2.98
ENGLAND AFB/ALEXANDRIA 2.45
BARKSDALE AFB/BOSSIER CITY 2.36
...OKLAHOMA...
WARR ACRES 1.3 SSE 3.41
OKLAHOMA CITY 2.24
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT 2.11
CUTHRIE MUNI ARPT 2.02
...TEXAS...
KIRBYVILLE 1.5 SE 3.97
NACOGDOCHES 3.79
WACO 4.2 SE 3.28
INDEPENDENCE 1.8 WSW 3.20
LUFKIN/ANGELINA CO. ARPT 3.14
COLLEGE STATION/EASTERWOOD FLD 2.67
...MISSISSIPPI...
MERIDIAN 2.90
MCCOMB 1.20
NATCHEZ 1.16
JACKSON 1.00
...ALABAMA...
ANNISTON 1.26
TUSCALOOSA 1.07
BIRMINGHAM 0.86
...TENNESSEE...
MEMPHIS 0.56
NASHVILLE 0.46
...GEORGIA...
COLUMBUS 1.68
ATLANTA 1.29
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
QUICKLY NORTHEASTWARD TONIGHT AND INTO EASTERN ONTARIO/WESTERN
QUEBEC BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO TAPER
OFF OVER THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY/UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION
TONIGHT. FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM NORTHERN NEW
YORK INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT....WITH THIS PRECIPITATION
CHANGING TO ALL RAIN MONDAY MORNING. RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT FROM THE MIDDLE
ATLANTIC INTO THE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. THE
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. MAY PRODUCE ADDITIONAL
SEVERE WEATHER.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 AM CST ON MONDAY FEB 18. PLEASE REFER TO
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
ORAVEC
Last Updated: 946 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2008