STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR EASTERN THIRD OF U.S. WINTRY MIX
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST THU FEB 21 2008

...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE OHIO
RIVER VALLEY INTO THE NORTHERN APPALACHIANS...

WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...AND ICE STROM
WARNINGS...ARE IN EFFECT 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

AT 900 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS ARE SHOWING FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET FALLING
OVER NORTHERN KENTUCKY AND POSSIBLY EXTREME SOUTHERN OHIO. MAINLY
LIGHT SNOW IS FALLING FROM PARTS OF THE MIDWEST...THE OHIO
VALLEY...LOWER GREAT LAKES AND PARTS OF THE NORTHERN APPALACHIANS.
THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS THE RESULT OF WARM MOIST AIR
OVERRUNNING ARCTIC AIR AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. FARTHER
SOUTH...HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE REPORTED NEAR THE GULF
COAST FROM EASTERN TEXAS...ACROSS
LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI...ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AHEAD
OF A WARM FRONT. IN ADDITION...AN AREA OF MODERATE RAIN IS MOVING
ACROSS THE CAROLINAS AND NORTHERN GEORGIA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES
FROM 1200 MIDNIGHT CST THU FEB 21 THROUGH 900 PM CST THU FEB 21...

...SLEET...

...KANSAS...
COWLEY                                3.00
WINFIELD                              3.00
INDEPENDENCE                          1.50
MONTGOMERY                            1.50
ELK                                   1.00
CHAUTAUQUA                            1.00
SUMNER                                1.00
SEDAN                                 1.00

...MISSOURI...
AVA                                   1.00
MARSHFIELD                            0.75
DE SOTO                               0.50
GRAVOIS MILLS                         0.50
NEVADA                                0.50
BOONVILLE                             0.50
LINN                                  0.30
STEELVILLE                            0.30
MORGAN                                0.20
WRIGHT                                0.20
ST. PETERS                            0.10

...ILLINOIS...
MAEYSTOWN                             0.80
LITCHFIELD                            0.50
BELLEVILLE                            0.40
COLUMBIA                              0.25

...INDIANA...
FORT BRANCH                           0.75

...SNOW...

...MISSOURI...
ELSEBERRY                             1.0
COTTLEVILLE                           0.5

...ILLINOIS...
WARREN                                1.8
MATTOON                               1.2
ROME                                  1.2
LITTLE YORK                           1.0
QUINCY                                0.6

...INDIANA...
MARION                                2.0

...IOWA...
BURLINGTON                            1.8


...SELECTED FREEZING RAIN AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM
1200 MIDNIGHT CST THU FEB 21 THROUGH 900 PM CST THU FEB 21...

...KANSAS...
OSWEGO                          UP TO 3.00
LABETTE                               0.50
 
...MISSOURI...
CLINTON                               1.00
HOUSTON                               1.00
CEDAR                                 0.25
CHEROKEE                              0.25
VIBURNUM                              0.25
TANEY                                 0.10

...KENTUCKY...
OWENSBORO                             0.25
BRANDENBURG                           0.20
BOWLING GREEN                         0.10

...ILLINOIS...
FLORA                                 0.40
MOUNT CARMEL                          0.20

...OKLAHOMA...
BARTLESVILLE                          0.10
MIAMI                                 0.10

...ARKANSAS...
BERRYVILLE                            0.10


AS THE UPPER TROUGH PUSHES EASTWARD...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING
RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN
APPALACHIANS AND NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC STATES THURSDAY NIGHT...AND
INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS GREATER THAN
4 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF .25 TO .50 INCH ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THESE AREAS ON FRIDAY. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY OVER
EASTERN TEXAS COMBINING WITH THE UPPER TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO BRING
ANOTHER AROUND OF LIGHT WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE CENTRAL PLAINS
OVERNIGHT ON THURSDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 AM CST FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22. PLEASE REFER
TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

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