THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST U.S. MAJOR
WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM EST TUE FEB 01 2011
...A MAJOR WINTER STORM BRINGING HEAVY SNOW...ICE...SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...AND BITTER TEMPERATURES TO A LARGE PORTION OF THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S....
A LARGE SWATH OF BLIZZARD WARNINGS...WINTER STORM
WARNINGS...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES...ICE STORM WARNINGS...WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN
EFFECT...STRETCHING FROM EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
PLAINS...EASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDWEST...AND INTO THE GREAT
LAKES...UPPER MID-ATLANTIC...AND NEW ENGLAND.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 995 MB...29.38 INCHES...SURFACE
LOW LOCATED OVER SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA. A LARGE AREA OF
PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WAS AFFECTING MUCH OF THE
EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY. NORTH AND WEST OF THE SURFACE
LOW...A LARGE BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...COMBINED WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH...WAS OBSERVED FROM CENTRAL
IOWA AND EASTWARD INTO NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN.
FARTHER SOUTH A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING
EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S....AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
EXTENDING FROM THE LOW. IN BETWEEN THE HEAVY SNOW AND
THUNDERSTORMS...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND
RAIN WAS REPORTED NEAR A STATIONARY BOUNDARY STRETCHED ACROSS THE
OHIO VALLEY AND NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC STATES. BEHIND THE
STORM...TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WITH STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS WERE REPORTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
PLAINS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST MON JAN 31
THROUGH 1000 PM EST TUE FEB 01...
...MISSOURI...
ROLLA 2.10
SEYMOUR 1 N 1.00
WEBB CITY 1.00
...OHIO...
GETTYSBURG 2 N 2.00
KENTON 1.50
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM EST MON JAN 31 THROUGH 1000 PM EST TUE FEB 01...
...ILLINOIS...
MOWEAQUA 2 S 0.75
ELLIS GROVE 0.50
FLORA 0.50
NASHVILLE 0.50
NEWTON 0.40
LANE 0.30
MATTOON 0.30
MOUNT ZION 0.30
ROBINSON 7 NW 0.30
CASEY 0.25
CHARLESTON 0.25
EFFINGHAM 0.25
DANVILLE 0.20
...INDIANA...
INDIANAPOLIS 0.61
GREENS FORK 0.50
LIBERTY 0.50
GREENWOOD 0.30
JAMESTOWN 1 E 0.30
TERRE HAUTE 0.30
BATESVILLE 0.25
BROOKVILLE 1 W 0.25
CENTERVILLE 0.25
...MISSOURI...
FORDLAND 4 S 0.25
HIGHLAND 3 E 0.10
MACON 0.10
...OHIO...
DAYTON 0.60
GREENVILLE 0.50
OXFORD 0.50
ARCANUM 0.40
HUBER HEIGHTS 3 SE 0.40
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP 0.40
UNION 0.40
WETHERINGTON 0.40
SPRINGFIELD 1 NNW 0.39
SHARONVILLE 0.30
TIPP CITY 0.30
...PENNSYLVANIA...
ERNEST 0.25
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST MON JAN
31 THROUGH 1000 PM EST TUE FEB 01...
...IOWA...
CORYDON 7.0
MECHANICSVILLE 6 E 5.9
CEDAR RAPIDS 3 NNW 4.5
...ILLINOIS...
PITTSFIELD 15.0
QUINCY 13.5
E BRADFORD 10.0
PEORIA 10.0
JEROME 1 SW 9.8
LANARK 4 NNW 8.0
STERLING 8.0
FARMINGTON 7.2
ST. DAVID 7.2
PETERSBURG 7.1
CORDOVA 7.0
MACKINAW 6.5
MORTON 2 SSW 6.5
DAHINDA 6.3
CARROLLTON 6.0
HOPEWELL 6.0
...INDIANA...
LEITERS FORD 12.0
NORTH WEBSTER 2 N 8.2
WARSAW 2 ENE 5.0
LIMA 4.5
MILLERSBURG 1 SW 4.0
...KANSAS...
S FORT SCOTT 18.0
ALTAMONT 13.0
ERIE 5 NW 13.0
PARSONS 1 W 13.0
FREDONIA 11.0
ARKANSAS CITY 10.0
CANEY 10.0
GREELEY 10.0
HOWARD 10.0
RICHMOND 10.0
YATES CENTER 10.0 ESTIMATED
GARNETT 9.5
OTTAWA 8.5
WINFIELD 7.5
EL DORADO 7.0
TOPEKA 6 WSW 6.0
WICHITA 7.1 ESE 5.0
...MINNESOTA...
MORGAN 11.0
MARSHALL 0.6 S 10.0
BIRD ISLAND 9.0 NNE 7.0
MONTEVIDEO 0.4 SSW 5.3
MINNEAPOLIS 4.7
LAKEVILLE 4.4
FOREST LAKE 3.3
...MISSOURI...
NEW BLOOMFIELD 19.0
JEFFERSON CITY 18.3
COLUMBIA 12 N 18.0
APPLETON CITY 17.0
MEXICO 17.0
FULTON 2 SSE 16.0
ST. MARTINS 15.0
STOCKTON 15.0
MEADVILLE 14.0
NEMO 14.0
ASHLAND 7 NE 13.0
BROOKFIELD 13.0
CHILLICOTHE 12.5
...OHIO...
BELMORE 4 NNE 6.5
...OKLAHOMA...
MIAMI 20.0
OWASSO 1 W 19.0
AFTON 18.0
PAWHUSKA 2 S 17.0
TULSA 9 SE 15.0
VINITA 12.0
GLENPOOL 11.0
HENRYETTA 11.0
HOMINY 11.0
KANSAS 4 E 11.0
NOWATA 10.0
PRYOR 10.0
WAGONER 10.0
CLAREMORE 9.5
NORMAN 7 E 7.0
OKLAHOMA CITY 7.0
...WISCONSIN...
KEWAUNEE 9.0
GERMANTOWN 6.9
PELL LAKE 6.8
MOUNT HOREB 6.2
HARTLAND 5.5
GREEN BAY 5.0
HUSTISFORD 4.5
DODGEVILLE 4.0
PALMYRA 4.0
WHITEWATER 4.0
MILWAUKEE 3.7
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET AMOUNTS IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...
...OKLAHOMA...
SULPHUR 2.00
...TEXAS...
BOWIE 0.75
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...
...ARKANSAS...
WINSLOW 0.25
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...ARKANSAS...
BENTONVILLE 5.0
BELLA VISTA 4.0
...NEW MEXICO...
CLOUDCROFT 4.9 NE 5.2
ALBUQUERQUE 8.4 ENE 5.0
...TEXAS...
ABILENE 6.0
ROBY 6.0
ALBANY 5.0
BOONSVILLE 3 E 5.0
JACKSBORO 5.0
GRAFORD 8.1 ENE 4.5
DECATUR 4.0
FRIONA 4.0
THE SURFACE LOW OVER INDIANA WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHEASTWARDS
ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY NIGHT AND THEN MOVE MORE EASTWARD
TOWARDS THE NEW ENGLAND COAST ON WEDNESDAY. THE WIDESPREAD WINTRY
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE MIDWEST WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EASTWARD
INTO NEW ENGLAND AND THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC REGION.
SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW WILL ALL BE POSSIBLE...WITH
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED IN MANY AREAS. WIDESPREAD SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE
MIDWEST...AS WELL AS THE NORTHEAST. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER
INCH TO AS HIGH AS THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO COME TO AN END ACROSS MOST
OF THE MIDWEST BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND ACROSS THE NORTHEAST ON
THURSDAY...AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES OFFSHORE.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
GERHARDT
Last Updated: 956 PM EST TUE FEB 01 2011