THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS TO MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREEZING RAIN EVENT
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM CST TUE FEB 20 2018
...HEAVY RAINFALL...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW CURRENTLY IMPACTING
REGIONS FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND THE
UPPER GREAT LAKES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM CENTRAL OKLAHOMA TO
WESTERN MISSOURI IN ADDITION TO A SMALL PORTION IN THE EASTERN
UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE
EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES...IN ADDITION TO THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE TENNESSEE AND
OHIO VALLEYS AND THE INTERIOR OF NEW ENGLAND.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 PM CST...A COLD FRONT ATTACHED TO A SURFACE LOW LOCATED IN
THE UPPER GREAT LAKES WAS STRETCHING FROM EASTERN WISCONSIN TO
WEST TEXAS. A WARM FRONT EXTENDED EASTWARD FROM THE LOW ACROSS
PARTS OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO...THE INTERIOR OF NEW ENGLAND AND SOUTH
OF NOVA SCOTIA. A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS BEING
OBSERVED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...ALONG WITH A MIX OF SNOW SLEET
AND FREEZING RAIN ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA IN
ADDITION TO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS IN
THE UPPER MIDWEST AND UPPER GREAT LAKES WERE REPORTING A MIX OF
SNOW SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND INTERIOR
OF NEW ENGLAND WAS EXPERIENCING LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
200 AM CST TUE FEB 20 THROUGH 200 PM CST TUE FEB 20...
...IOWA...
GRAFTON 0.38
DES MOINES 1 WNW 0.20
MURRAY 1 W 0.20
IOWA FALLS 1 NE 0.19
ALBIA 0.13
FAYETTE 2 NNW 0.10
MONTEZUMA 1 W 0.10
NEW HAMPTON 0.10
OTTUMWA 1 NE 0.10
WAUKEE 1 N 0.10
...KANSAS...
ALTOONA 5 N 0.25
HUMBOLDT 5 ESE 0.25
BLAINE 0.20
OTTAWA 0.15
IOLA 2 E 0.12
MAYETTA 5 WNW 0.05
...MICHIGAN...
ALOHA 1 SSE 0.25
HARVEY 3 SE 0.20
LEVERING 0.19
ALPENA 0.13
IRON MOUNTAIN 4 NNE 0.10
NEGAUNEE 4 NE 0.10
NORWAY 1 SSE 0.10
SAINT IGNACE 0.10
THREE LAKES 2 ESE 0.10
WATERS 1 NW 0.10
...MINNESOTA...
AUSTIN 0.20
FILLMORE 3 WSW 0.10
ROCHESTER 1 SW 0.10
...OKLAHOMA...
ENID 0.15
FAIRVIEW 0.10
...WISCONSIN...
ASHWAUBENON 0.20
RIPLINGER 7 SSE 0.20
SHAWANO 1 SSE 0.18
OCONTO 0.15
OSHKOSH 0.15
STODDARD 5 NNE 0.15
OMRO 0.12
THREE LAKES 0.12
ALMOND 0.10
AMHERST 0.10
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 AM
CST TUE FEB 20 THROUGH 200 PM CST TUE FEB 20...
...ILLINOIS...
CRESCENT CITY 1 N 2.29
HYDE PARK 2.28
AVON 1 SSW 2.09
PEORIA INTERNATIONAL AI 1.80
BATAVIA 1.79
NORMAL 4 NE 1.76
EARLVILLE 3 S 1.62
BLOOMINGTON AIRPORT 1.60
ALTONA 1.57
WILLARD AIRPORT 1.52
...INDIANA...
GRANGER 1 ENE 3.16
WHEATFIELD 1 ENE 3.12
GULIVOIRE PARK 1 ENE 3.09
GOSHEN 2 NE 2.95
SOUTH BEND INTERNATIONA 2.83
VALPARAISO 5 SW 2.69
TWIN LAKES 1 N 2.58
MOROCCO 1 NW 2.35
GRIFFITH 1 N 2.30
VALPARAISO 3 ESE 2.16
...MICHIGAN...
CONSTANTINE 2 E 3.34
KINDERHOOK 2.53
FREMONT 2.36
BARRON LAKE 2.27
COLON 3 SE 2.22
BUCHANAN 1 ESE 2.17
BYRON CENTER 1 E 2.12
BIG RAPIDS WATER WORKS 1.87
HERSEY 2 SE 1.85
PLAINWELL 1.85
...WISCONSIN...
WEST ALLIS 2 NE 2.12
JACKSON 2 E 1.60
LAKE CATHERINE 1 NNE 1.60
ARLINGTON 1.32
SULLIVAN 4 SSE 1.30
OREGON 1.17
SAINT FRANCIS 1 WSW 1.11
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 200 AM CST TUE FEB 20
THROUGH 200 PM CST TUE FEB 20...
...KANSAS...
GODDARD 0.40
MAYETTA 5 WNW 0.30
NWS WICHITA 0.30
BUHLER NE 0.25
CLEVELAND 3 ENE 0.25
HALSTEAD NNE 0.20
THE SURFACE LOW IN THE UPPER GREAT LAKES WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN
QUEBEC AS THE COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVES EASTWARD INTO THE OHIO
VALLEY AND FARTHER SOUTH INTO TEXAS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE
FRONT WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ON WEDNESDAY AS IT DRAPES
ALONG THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND SOUTHERN
PLAINS THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS BOUNDARY WILL ACT AS A FOCAL POINT
FOR MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN ADDITION TO THE ICE
ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE TRANSITION ZONE AS ARCTIC AIR SPILLS BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT. THE ARKLATEX REGION CAN EXPECT THE HEAVIEST
RAINFALL TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. ELSEWHERE...AREAS FROM
CENTRAL TEXAS TO SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN CAN EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. A MODERATE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
ALONG WITH THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. THE
POTENTIAL FLOODING MAY OVERWHELM MAIN STEM RIVERS AND CAUSE MAJOR
RIVER FLOODING. NEAR THE TRANSITION ZONE OF THE PRECIPITATION
SHIELD...ACCUMULATING ICE WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY CAN EXPECT UP TO A THIRD OF AN INCH OF ICE. THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES CAN EXPECT UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
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Last Updated: 448 PM EST TUE FEB 20 2018