THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM EST MON FEB 18 2008

...SNOW AND ICE MOVING INTO EXTREME NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND...SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST...

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT OVER PORTIONS OF 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 FLORIDA PANHANDLE INTO PORTIONS OF GEORGIA AND IN
THE EASTERN CAROLINAS. FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE
LATEST WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

AT 400 AM EST... A 983 MB SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED OVER THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE LOWER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.  THIS STORM
IS MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARD.  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT SNOW AND FREEZING
RAIN IS FALLING ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.  RAIN IS BEING
REPORTED ALONG THE EAST COAST. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS PRESENTLY
FALLING ON THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THIS PRECIPITATION AREA IN
ASSOCIATION WITH A REGION OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM SOUTHEASTERN
VIRGINIA...SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE CAROLINAS...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 700 PM
EST FEB 15 THROUGH 400 AM EST MON FEB 18...

...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 700 PM EST FEB 15
THROUGH 400 AM EST MON FEB 18...

...MASSACHUSETTS...

SAVOY                               0.40

...NEW YORK...

FAIRFIELD                           0.10

...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 700 PM EST FEB 15
THROUGH 400 AM EST MON FEB 18...

...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  
KEESLER AFB                         1.13                   
JACKSON                             1.00   

...ALABAMA...

ANNISTON                            1.33
TUSCALOOSA                          1.07
EVERGREEN                           1.00
BIRMINGHAM                          0.86

...TENNESSEE...

MEMPHIS                             0.56
NASHVILLE                           0.46

...GEORGIA...

FORT BENNING                        2.10
GAINESVILLE                         1.90
COLUMBUS                            1.76
ATLANTA                             1.38
DOBBINS AFB                         1.27

...FLORIDA...

PANAMA CITY                         1.09

...NORTH CAROLINA...

ASHEVILLE MUNI ARPT                 1.28

...SOUTH CAROLINA...  

SHAW AFB                            1.48


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
QUICKLY NORTHEASTWARD  INTO EASTERN ONTARIO/WESTERN QUEBEC BY
MONDAY MORNING. FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND ....WITH THIS
PRECIPITATION CHANGING TO ALL RAIN BY MID MORNING.  RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT
FROM THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC INTO THE SOUTHEAST EVENTUALLY MOVING OFF
THE ATLANTIC COAST.  THE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S.
MAY PRODUCE ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER.         

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER
TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION. 

COLLINS




Last Updated: 355 AM EST MON FEB 18 2008