####018005603#### ACUS43 KWBC 040228 SCCNS3 STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR DYNAMIC CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 900 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008 ...HEAVY RAIN MOVING THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEYS... FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS...ICE STORM WARNINGS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES...WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES...SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS...AND TORNADO WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION...NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC..AND NEW ENGLAND. FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV. AT 900 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A STRONG COLD FRONT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE COUNTRY. A STORM SYSTEM WAS MOVING THROUGH HUDSON BAY IN CANADA WITH ITS COLD FRONT DRAPED BACK ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES...THROUGH THE MIDWEST...AND INTO THE GULF COAST STATES. AREAS OF SNOW AND SLEET BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ARE BEING REPORTED. ...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CST SUN MAR 2 THROUGH 900 PM CST MON MAR 3... ...ARKANSAS... FORT SMITH MUNI ARPT 4.87 GRAVELLY 4.45 RUDY 4.12 VAN BUREN 4.12 DEVILS KNOB 3.89 BOONEVILLE 3.35 STRICKLER 3.26 NEWPORT 3.08 ODEN 2.80 BATESVILLE 2.24 LITTLE ROCK AFB 2.03 ...MISSOURI... MILLER 6.1 WNW 2.50 PROTEM 2.5O NOBLE 1.0 S 2.50 HOLLISTER 3.5 SW 2.24 AVA 4.5 SW 2.21 FORSYTH 1.0 NW 2.20 NOEL 3.8 NNE 2.16 EL DORADO SPRINGS 0.6 NNW 2.10 LAMAR 0.3 ESE 2.08 AVA 2.07 VANZANT 4.0 SE 2.04 WASOLA 3.0 S 2.00 LOWRY CITY 5.0 E 2.00 ...OKLAHOMA... MUSKOGEE FIELD AIRPORT 2.33 EUFAULA 4.6 ENE 2.56 WARR ACRES 1.4 SSE 2.34 ROSE 4.3 SE 2.33 MUSTANG 2.1 WNW 2.10 BETHANY 0.7 SSW 2.02 ...TEXAS... CELINA 7.3 NE 2.75 PERRIN 3.0 ENE 2.70 MCKINNEY 3.1 SW 2.09 SANGER 5.4 NW 2.04 FLOWER MOUND 2.3 NE 2.03 ...KENTUCKY... PADUCAH 1.64 ...LOUISIANA... SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWN ARPT 1.09 ...MISSISSIPPI... GREENVILLE MUNI ARPT 1.34 ...TENNESSEE... DYERSBURG MUNI APRT 1.43 ...SELECTED STORM TOTAL ICE IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CST SUN MAR 2 THROUGH 900 PM CST MON MAR 3... ...MISSOURI... FREDERICKTOWN 0.25 ...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CST SUN MAR 2 THROUGH 900 PM CST MON MAR 3... ...ILLINOIS... ASHTON 0.4 SSW 1.6 ...IOWA... WAUCOMA 4.5 DES MOINES 4.5 ENE 4.0 CLIVE 0.6 ESE 4.0 URBANDALE 1.9 NE 4.0 WINTERSET 4.0 OSCEOLA 2.5 WSW 3.9 WINDSOR HEIGHTS 0.3 NNE 3.8 INDIANOLA 2.4 SSE 3.4 NEWTON 3.1 VAN HORNE 4 SW 3.0 GRIMES 3.8 N 3.0 ...MISSOURI... HOPKINS 3.9 WSW 2.0 GRANT CITY 4.4 WSW 1.5 CONCEPTION JUNCTION 1.0 OREGON 0.5 ...KANSAS... JUNCTION CITY 0.50 SLEET MORRISVILLE 0.10 SLEET ...TEXAS... TEXLINE 0.3 WNW 1.6 CANYON 1.2 NNW 1.5 THE LOW CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER THE MISSISSIPPI/ARKANSAS BORDER WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN OVERNIGHT. BY MORNING THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO BE LOCATED IN THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OF OVER TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER A LARGE AREA FROM LOUISIANA...NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN APPALACHIANS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A BAND OF FREEZING RAIN IN EXCESS OF ONE HALF INCH IS ALSO EXPECTED IN SOME AREAS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO BE AROUND SIX INCHES OR LESS ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI...ARKANSAS...AND ILLINOIS. THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. COLLINS $$