STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR EASTERN THIRD OF U.S. WINTRY MIX
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST THU FEB 21 2008

...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN SPREADING EASTWARD INTO THE OHIO
RIVER VALLEY...

WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...SOME FOCUSING ON
ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS A LARGE SECTION OF THE
COUNTRY FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS...EASTWARD THROUGH THE OHIO
VALLEY...ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS AND INLAND SECTION OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC STATES INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. FOR THE MOST UP TO
DATE MAP OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AN ARCTIC AIR MASS IS IN PLACE FROM THE PLAINS EASTWARD INTO THE
EASTERN UNITED STATES. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING
EASTWARD FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES COMBINED WITH A
DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ARE PRODUCING AN
EXPANDING AREA OF PRECIPITATION IN THIS ARCTIC AIR MASS. AT 300 PM
CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS ARE SHOWING FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET FALLING OVER
CENTRAL MISSOURI AND NORTHERN TENNESSEE. FARTHER NORTH...MAINLY
LIGHT SNOW IS FALLING FROM PARTS OF THE MIDWEST INTO THE OHIO
VALLEY. HEAVY RAIN IS BEING REPORTED NEAR THE GULF COAST FROM
EASTERN TEXAS...ACROSS LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI...ALABAMA AND THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND ACROSS THE INTERIOR SECTION OF THE GULF
COAST STATES.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES
FROM 1200 MIDNIGHT CST THU FEB 21 THROUGH 600 AM CST THU FEB 21...

...SLEET...

...KANSAS...
COWLEY                                3.0
MONTGOMERY                            1.5
ELK                                   1.0
CHAUTAUQUA                            1.0
SUMNER                                1.0

...MISSOURI...
MARSHFIELD                            0.75
DE SOTO                               0.5
GRAVOIS MILLS                         0.5
NEVADA                                0.5
BOONVILLE                             0.3
LINN                                  0.3
STEELVILLE                            0.3
MORGAN                                0.2
WRIGHT                                0.2
ST. PETERS                            0.1

...ILLINOIS...
MAEYSTOWN                             0.80
LITCHFIELD                            0.50
COLUMBIA                              0.25

...SNOW...

...MISSOURI...
ELSEBERRY                             1.0
COTTLEVILLE                           0.5

...ILLINOIS...
LITTLE YORK                           1.0
QUINCY                                0.6


...SELECTED FREEZING RAIN AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM
1200 MIDNIGHT CST THU FEB 21 THROUGH 300 PM CST THU FEB 21...

...KANSAS...
OSWEGO                          UP TO 3.00
LABETTE                               0.50
 
...MISSOURI...
CEDAR                                 0.25
CHEROKEE                              0.25
VIBURNUM                              0.25
TANEY                                 0.10

...KENTUCKY...
BOWLING GREEN                         0.10

...ILLINOIS...
MOUNT CARMEL                          0.20

...OKLAHOMA...
BARTLESVILLE                          0.10
MIAMI                                 0.10

...ARKANSAS...
BERRYVILLE                            0.10


THE UPPER AND SURFACE LOWS ARE EXPECTED TO PUSH EAST NORTHEASTWARD
INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND OHIO VALLEY FROM
TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.  WINTRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST
NORTHEAST AHEAD OF THESE SYSTEMS...WITH SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN EXPECTED TO AFFECT A LARGE PORTION OF THE NATION FROM THE
OHIO VALLEY...ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS...NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC
STATES INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. SNOWFALL TOTALS GREATER THAN 4
INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF .25 TO .50 INCH ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THESE AREAS INTO FRIDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 PM CST THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21. PLEASE REFER
TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

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