Central Plains to Mid-Atlantic Winter Storm
Jan 5–7, 2025 · WPC Storm Summaries · Ended
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Summaries
5 summaries · 1 correction
First Jan 5, 03:04 PM UTC · latest Jan 7, 02:34 PM UTC
Source
NOAA Weather Prediction Center
Station values in WPC's text are preliminary
WPC outlooks as they stood at each summary
Not captured: this event's summaries were imported from the archive after they were issued, so the outlooks in effect at the time were not recorded. Events summarised since show the Excessive Rainfall Outlook and WSSI ice impacts as they stood at each summary.
Storm summaries
Summary #5
Jan 7, 02:34 PM UTC
Impacts from the winter storm across the Mid-Atlantic have ended
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ACUS41 KWBC 071434 SCCNS1 Storm Summary Number 5 for Central Plains to Mid-Atlantic Winter Storm NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 900 AM CST Tue Jan 07 2025 ...Impacts from the winter storm across the Mid-Atlantic have ended... For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings and advisories, please see www.weather.gov At 900 AM CST...Regional radar and surface observations depict that the system has moved off the east coast, with an area of low pressure located offshore into the Atlantic. Any lingering overnight snowfall still associated with this system has dissipated. ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM CST Sat Jan 04 through 800 AM CST Tue Jan 07... ...DELAWARE... GEORGETOWN 12.0 MILTON 10.5 BETHEL 9.8 MILLVILLE 1 E 8.2 BRIDGEVILLE 2 SE 8.0 ...WASHINGTON DC... ANACOSTIA (DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) 7.7 REAGAN NATL AIRPORT 7.2 ...ILLINOIS... CHATHAM 9.5 NEWMAN 0.3 SE 9.2 BUNKER HILL 8.5 FLORA 8.5 SPRINGFIELD 4.4 W 8.5 ...INDIANA... PALMYRA 0.2 E 12.0 FERDINAND 8.5 BLOOMINGTON 4.3 NW 8.0 INDIANAPOLIS 5.7 N 8.0 FLOYDS KNOBS 7.8 SAINT ANTHONY 7.0 ...KENTUCKY... VILLA HILLS 9.0 SHELBYVILLE 8.0 SHEPHERDSVILLE 7.0 GLENCOE 6.8 LOUISVILLE 6.8 SAINT MATTHEWS 6.5 LEXINGTON 6.0 ...MARYLAND... PRESTON 12.0 NORTH BEACH 10.8 CALIFORNIA 9.8 CAPE ST CLAIRE 8.3 LONDONTOWNE 8.1 GLEN ECHO 8.0 LAYTONSVILLE 5 NNW 6.0 ...NEBRASKA... FALLS CITY 12.0 OSKOSH 5.0 GRANT 4.0 ...NEW JERSEY... CAPE MAY 8.0 OCEAN CITY 7.4 STONE HARBOR 6.5 LOWER TWP 1 S 5.0 MAYS LANDING 3.0 ...OHIO... RACINE 10.0 CENTERVILLE 8.5 CLOVES 8.1 DAYTON 6.0 NNW 6.5 BETHEL 5.5 CHERRY GROVE 5.5 ...VIRGINIA... MOUNT CLIFTON 10.5 MANASSAS 9.5 DALE CITY 8.5 NOKESVILLE 4 S 8.5 ROSE HILL 2 NNW 7.2 CENTREVILLE 3 SSE 7.0 FREDRICKSBURG 5 SSW 6.0 DOWNTOWN RICHMOND 2 N 2.4 ...WEST VIRGINIA... MASON 1 E 11.0 MARLINGTON 6 NW 10.0 DAVIS 9.5 BARBOURSVILLE 6.0 BECKLEY 6.0 HUNTINGTON 5.5 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Sleet in inches from 700 AM CST Sat Jan 04 through 800 AM CST Tue Jan 07... ...ILLINOIS... SMITHTON 2.00 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in inches from 700 AM CST Sat Jan 04 through 800 AM CST Tue Jan 07... ...ILLINOIS... NEW COLUMBIA 0.50 VERGENNES 0.50 S DU QUOIN 0.38 CARBONDALE 0.25 ...INDIANA... MOUNT VERNON 0.50 ...KENTUCKY... MARION 0.75 KEENE 0.63 JENSON 1 ESE 0.44 JEFFERSONTOWN 1 WNW 0.28 ELKHORN 0.25 STANFORD 0.25 ...NORTH CAROLINA... FAIRPLAINS 0.15 MOUNT AIRY 0.15 MAPLE SPRINGS 2 NE 0.10 WINSTON-SALEM 0.05 ...VIRGINIA... FAIRLAWN 0.75 BLACKSBURG 3 N 0.63 CHAMBLISSBURG 0.63 PARROTT 4 SW 0.40 CANA 2 NNW 0.31 LYNCHBURG 2 ESE 0.25 ELLISTON 0.10 SHORT PUMP 4 N 0.10 ...WEST VIRGINIA... BECKLEY AIRPRT 0.52 HURRICANE 0.38 CHARLESTON AIRPRT 0.13 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches where the event has ended... ...WASHINGTON DC... WASHINGTON 2.6 NE 8.3 ...KANSAS... CHAPMAN 20.5 ST. GEORGE 6 SSE 18.0 SENECA 17.0 TOPEKA 17.0 ABILENE 16.4 TIPTON 1 SW 16.0 MANHATTAN 15.0 FAIRMOUNT 2 SE 12.3 ...MARYLAND... WALDORF 3.3 S 12.4 HUNGTINGTOWN 2.9 NNW 12.0 ...MISSOURI... CAMERON 13.0 SAINT JOSEPH 13.0 WELDON SPRING 12.7 PLATTE CITY 12.2 KANSAS CITY 10.0 WOODSON TERRACE 1 NNW 8.5 ...NEBRASKA... BURCHARD 4 N 6.4 ...NEW JERSEY... WILDWOOD CREST 0.9 NNE 8.0 ...VIRGINIA... ALEXANDRIA 5.6 SSW 11.3 STAFFORD 6.1 NNW 10.3 SPRINGFIELD 1.8 SW 10.2 BROAD RUN 3.0 SSW 10.1 FALLS CHURCH 1.6 W 8.0 WARRENTON 2.9 SE 8.0 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Sleet amounts in inches where the event has ended... ...MISSOURI... FULTON 4.00 GLENDALE 4.00 KNOB LICK 2.00 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in inches where the event has ended... ...KANSAS... RUSSELL AIRPORT 0.66 WHITEWATER 1 WSW 0.63 HUTCHINSON 0.61 CLAYTON 0.50 HARRIS 3 SSE 0.40 WICHITA EISENHOWER AIRPRT 0.30 ...MISSOURI... BUCYRUS 0.63 UNITY VILLAGE 0.59 BUTLER 0.50 PONOMA 1 NE 0.15 ...VIRGINIA... PEMBROKE 0.25 ROCKY MOUNT 3 SW 0.25 Snow has mostly dissipated throughout the Mid-Atlantic as the storm continues moving further out to sea, with the exception of a few isolated areas. Dry, clear, and cold conditions are expected in the near future as high pressure moves into the region with isolated instances of snow in the higher elevations. Blanco-Alcala $$
Summary #4
Jan 7, 02:24 AM UTC
Impacts from the winter storm tapering off across the Mid-Atlantic tonight
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ACUS41 KWBC 070224 SCCNS1 Storm Summary Number 4 for Central Plains to Mid-Atlantic Winter Storm NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 900 PM CST Mon Jan 06 2025 ...Impacts from the winter storm tapering off across the Mid-Atlantic tonight... Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories remain in effect across the Mid-Atlantic. For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings and advisories, please see www.weather.gov At 800 PM CST...Regional radar and surface observations depict that the storm system is moving off the East Coast, with an area of low pressure located along a cold front offshore of North Carolina and Virginia. However, mid-level energy has yet to clear the Mid-Atlantic and there is light snowfall falling from Virginia to New Jersey. ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM CST Sat Jan 04 through 800 PM CST Mon Jan 06... ...DELAWARE... GEORGETOWN 12.0 MILTON 10.5 BETHEL 9.8 MILLVILLE 1 E 8.2 BRIDGEVILLE 2 SE 8.0 ...WASHINGTON DC... ANACOSTIA (DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) 7.7 WASHINGTON 3 NE 5.0 REGAN NATL AIRPORT 4.7 ...ILLINOIS... CHATHAM 9.5 NEWMAN 0.3 SE 9.2 BUNKER HILL 8.5 FLORA 8.5 SPRINGFIELD 4.4 W 8.5 ...INDIANA... PALMYRA 0.2 E 12.0 FERDINAND 8.5 BLOOMINGTON 4.3 NW 8.0 INDIANAPOLIS 5.7 N 8.0 FLOYDS KNOBS 7.8 SAINT ANTHONY 7.0 ...KENTUCKY... VILLA HILLS 9.0 SHELBYVILLE 8.0 SHEPHERDSVILLE 7.0 GLENCOE 6.8 LOUISVILLE 6.8 SAINT MATTHEWS 6.5 LEXINGTON 6.0 ...MARYLAND... PRESTON 12.0 NORTH BEACH 10.8 CALIFORNIA 9.8 WALDORF 3.3 S 9.3 CAPE ST CLAIRE 8.3 LONDONTOWNE 8.1 GLEN ECHO 8.0 HUNGTINGTOWN 3 SSW 8.0 LAYTONSVILLE 5 NNW 6.0 ...NEBRASKA... FALLS CITY 12.0 OSKOSH 5.0 GRANT 4.0 ...NEW JERSEY... CAPE MAY 8.0 OCEAN CITY 7.4 STONE HARBOR 6.5 LOWER TWP 1 S 5.0 MAYS LANDING 3.0 ...OHIO... RACINE 10.0 CENTERVILLE 8.5 CLOVES 8.1 DAYTON 6.0 NNW 6.5 BETHEL 5.5 CHERRY GROVE 5.5 ...VIRGINIA... MOUNT CLIFTON 10.5 MANASSAS 9.5 DALE CITY 8.5 NOKESVILLE 4 S 8.5 ROSE HILL 2 NNW 7.2 CENTREVILLE 3 SSE 7.0 ALEXANDRIA 6 SSW 6.3 FALLS CHURCH 1 E 6.0 FREDRICKSBURG 5 SSW 6.0 DOWNTOWN RICHMOND 2 N 2.4 ...WEST VIRGINIA... MASON 1 E 11.0 MARLINGTON 6 NW 10.0 DAVIS 9.5 BARBOURSVILLE 6.0 BECKLEY 6.0 HUNTINGTON 5.5 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Sleet in inches from 700 AM CST Sat Jan 04 through 800 PM CST Mon Jan 06... ...ILLINOIS... SMITHTON 2.00 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in inches from 700 AM CST Sat Jan 04 through 800 PM CST Mon Jan 06... ...ILLINOIS... NEW COLUMBIA 0.50 VERGENNES 0.50 S DU QUOIN 0.38 CARBONDALE 0.25 ...INDIANA... MOUNT VERNON 0.50 ...KENTUCKY... MARION 0.75 KEENE 0.63 JENSON 1 ESE 0.44 JEFFERSONTOWN 1 WNW 0.28 ELKHORN 0.25 STANFORD 0.25 ...NORTH CAROLINA... FAIRPLAINS 0.15 MOUNT AIRY 0.15 MAPLE SPRINGS 2 NE 0.10 WINSTON-SALEM 0.05 ...VIRGINIA... FAIRLAWN 0.75 BLACKSBURG 3 N 0.63 CHAMBLISSBURG 0.63 PARROTT 4 SW 0.40 CANA 2 NNW 0.31 LYNCHBURG 2 ESE 0.25 ELLISTON 0.10 SHORT PUMP 4 N 0.10 ...WEST VIRGINIA... BECKLEY AIRPRT 0.52 HURRICANE 0.38 CHARLESTON AIRPRT 0.13 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches where the event has ended... ...KANSAS... CHAPMAN 20.5 ST. GEORGE 6 SSE 18.0 SENECA 17.0 TOPEKA 17.0 ABILENE 16.4 TIPTON 1 SW 16.0 MANHATTAN 15.0 FAIRMOUNT 2 SE 12.3 ...MISSOURI... CAMERON 13.0 SAINT JOSEPH 13.0 WELDON SPRING 12.7 PLATTE CITY 12.2 KANSAS CITY 10.0 WOODSON TERRACE 1 NNW 8.5 ...NEBRASKA... BURCHARD 4 N 6.4 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Sleet amounts in inches where the event has ended... ...MISSOURI... FULTON 4.00 GLENDALE 4.00 KNOB LICK 2.00 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in inches where the event has ended... ...KANSAS... RUSSELL AIRPORT 0.66 WHITEWATER 1 WSW 0.63 HUTCHINSON 0.61 CLAYTON 0.50 HARRIS 3 SSE 0.40 WICHITA EISENHOWER AIRPRT 0.30 ...MISSOURI... BUCYRUS 0.63 UNITY VILLAGE 0.59 BUTLER 0.50 PONOMA 1 NE 0.15 Snow will begin to wind down overnight across the Mid-Atlantic. In the wake of this storm, dangerously cold temperatures are expected to creep in over the Central Plains and Mississippi and Ohio Valleys, especially over snow pack and icy areas. The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction Center at 900 AM CST. Please refer to your local National Weather Service office for additional information on this event. Wilder $$
Summary #3
Jan 6, 03:10 PM UTC
Major winter storm producing significant snow and ice over the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic
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ACUS41 KWBC 061510 SCCNS1 Storm Summary Number 3 for Central Plains to Mid-Atlantic Winter Storm NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 900 AM CST Mon Jan 06 2025 ...Major winter storm producing significant snow and ice over the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic... Winter Storm Warnings are in effect across the Ohio Valley into the Mid-Atlantic. For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings and advisories, please see www.weather.gov At 800 AM CST...Regional radar and surface observations across the Ohio Valley into the Mid-Atlantic depict widespread moderate to heavy snowfall and freezing rain within the comma-head region of an elongated cyclone analyzed near the Appalachians. ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM CST Sat Jan 04 through 800 AM CST Mon Jan 06... ...DELAWARE... MILLVILLE 1 E 8.2 BRIDGEVILLE 2 SE 8.0 ...WASHINGTON DC... WASHINGTON 3 NE 5.0 REGAN NATL AIRPORT 4.7 ...ILLINOIS... CHATHAM 9.5 NEWMAN 0.3 SE 9.2 BUNKER HILL 8.5 FLORA 8.5 SPRINGFIELD 4.4 W 8.5 ...INDIANA... PALMYRA 0.2 E 12.0 FERDINAND 8.5 BLOOMINGTON 4.3 NW 8.0 INDIANAPOLIS 5.7 N 8.0 FLOYDS KNOBS 7.8 SAINT ANTHONY 7.0 ...KENTUCKY... VILLA HILLS 9.0 SHELBYVILLE 8.0 SHEPHERDSVILLE 7.0 GLENCOE 6.8 LOUISVILLE 6.8 SAINT MATTHEWS 6.5 LEXINGTON 6.0 ...MARYLAND... WALDORF 3.3 S 8.7 HUNGTINGTOWN 3 SSW 8.0 LAYTONSVILLE 5 NNW 6.0 BWI AIRPORT 3.8 ...NEBRASKA... FALLS CITY 12.0 OSKOSH 5.0 GRANT 4.0 ...NEW JERSEY... LOWER TWP 1 S 5.0 MAYS LANDING 3.0 ...OHIO... RACINE 10.0 CENTERVILLE 8.5 CLOVES 8.1 DAYTON 6.0 NNW 6.5 BETHEL 5.5 CHERRY GROVE 5.5 ...VIRGINIA... NOKESVILLE 4 S 8.5 ROSE HILL 2 NNW 7.2 CENTREVILLE 3 SSE 7.0 ALEXANDRIA 6 SSW 6.3 FALLS CHURCH 1 E 6.0 FREDRICKSBURG 5 SSW 6.0 DOWNTOWN RICHMOND 2 N 2.4 ...WEST VIRGINIA... MASON 1 E 11.0 MARLINGTON 6 NW 10.0 DAVIS 9.5 BARBOURSVILLE 6.0 BECKLEY 6.0 HUNTINGTON 5.5 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Sleet in inches from 700 AM CST Sat Jan 04 through 800 AM CST Mon Jan 06... ...ILLINOIS... SMITHTON 2.00 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in inches from 700 AM CST Sat Jan 04 through 800 AM CST Mon Jan 06... ...ILLINOIS... NEW COLUMBIA 0.50 VERGENNES 0.50 S DU QUOIN 0.38 CARBONDALE 0.25 ...INDIANA... MOUNT VERNON 0.50 ...KENTUCKY... MARION 0.75 KEENE 0.63 JENSON 1 ESE 0.44 JEFFERSONTOWN 1 WNW 0.28 ELKHORN 0.25 STANFORD 0.25 ...NORTH CAROLINA... MAPLE SPRINGS 2 NE 0.10 WINSTON-SALEM 0.05 ...VIRGINIA... PARROTT 4 SW 0.40 CANA 2 NNW 0.31 BLACKSBURG 3 N 0.30 LYNCHBURG 2 ESE 0.25 ELLISTON 0.10 FAIRLAWN 0.10 SHORT PUMP 4 N 0.10 ...WEST VIRGINIA... BECKLEY AIRPRT 0.52 HURRICANE 0.38 CHARLESTON AIRPRT 0.13 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches where the event has ended... ...KANSAS... CHAPMAN 20.5 ST. GEORGE 6 SSE 18.0 SENECA 17.0 TOPEKA 17.0 ABILENE 16.4 TIPTON 1 SW 16.0 MANHATTAN 15.0 FAIRMOUNT 2 SE 12.3 ...MISSOURI... CAMERON 13.0 SAINT JOSEPH 13.0 WELDON SPRING 12.7 PLATTE CITY 12.2 KANSAS CITY 10.0 WOODSON TERRACE 1 NNW 8.5 ...NEBRASKA... BURCHARD 4 N 6.4 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Sleet amounts in inches where the event has ended... ...MISSOURI... FULTON 4.00 GLENDALE 4.00 KNOB LICK 2.00 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in inches where the event has ended... ...KANSAS... RUSSELL AIRPORT 0.66 WHITEWATER 1 WSW 0.63 HUTCHINSON 0.61 CLAYTON 0.50 HARRIS 3 SSE 0.40 WICHITA EISENHOWER AIRPRT 0.30 ...MISSOURI... BUCYRUS 0.63 UNITY VILLAGE 0.59 BUTLER 0.50 PONOMA 1 NE 0.15 Severe travel disruptions will continue as snowfall and icing persist over the Ohio Valley into the Mid-Atlantic today as the major winter storm migrates east. In the wake of this storm, dangerously cold temperatures are expected to creep in over the Central Plains and Mississippi and Ohio Valleys, especially over snowpack and icy areas. 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. Asherman $$
Summary #2
Jan 6, 03:48 AM UTC · corrects an earlier issuance
Major winter storm producing significant snow and ice over the Central Plains into the Ohio Valley
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ACUS41 KWBC 060348 SCCNS1 Storm Summary Number 2 for Central Plains to Mid-Atlantic Winter Storm...Corrected NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 900 PM CST Sun Jan 05 2025 Corrected for typo. ...Major winter storm producing significant snow and ice over the Central Plains into the Ohio Valley... Ice Storm Warnings are in effect across areas from southern Missouri to western Kentucky. Blizzard warnings are active across northeastern Kansas and western Missouri. Winter Storm Warnings are in effect across the Central Plains into the Mid-Atlantic. For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings and advisories, please see www.weather.gov At 800 PM CST...A 1002 mb (29.58 in Hg) area of low pressure was moving eastward across central Tennessee. Radar and surface observations show a wide swath of snowfall west to east from eastern Kansas to Virginia. Areas in Kansas and Missouri are under a Blizzard Warning valid through 12:00 AM CST as visibilities will be low with blowing snow and gusty winds. Areas in the southern Ohio Valley are seeing mixed precipitation and icing hazards will be possible in this region. In the warm sector, a line of strong thunderstorms is moving across the southeast along and ahead of a cold front. ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM CST Sat Jan 04 through 800 PM CST Sun Jan 05... ...ILLINOIS... CHATHAM 9.5 BUNKER HILL 8.5 FLORA 8.5 ...INDIANA... FERDINAND 8.5 FLOYDS KNOBS 7.8 SAINT ANTHONY 7.0 ...KANSAS... CHAPMAN 18.0 WAMEGO 17.5 SENECA 17.0 ABILENE 16.4 MANHATTAN 14.5 TOPEKA 14.0 SILVER LAKE 12.0 TIPTON 1 SW 11.0 ...KENTUCKY... SHEPHERDSVILLE 7.0 GLENCOE 6.8 LOUISVILLE 6.8 SAINT MATTHEWS 6.5 LEXINGTON 6.0 ...MISSOURI... CAMERON 13.0 SAINT JOSEPH 13.0 PLATTE CITY 12.0 WEATHERBY LAKE 12.0 KANSAS CITY 10.0 ...NEBRASKA... OSKOSH 5.0 GRANT 4.0 MADRID 3.7 ...OHIO... BETHEL 5.5 CHERRY GROVE 5.5 ...WEST VIRGINIA... BARBOURSVILLE 6.0 BECKLEY 6.0 HUNTINGTON 5.5 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Sleet in inches from 700 AM CST Sat Jan 04 through 800 PM CST Sun Jan 05... ...MISSOURI... JEFFERSON CITY 3 NNW 0.80 SHREWSBURY 2 E 0.40 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in inches from 700 AM CST Sat Jan 04 through 800 PM CST Sun Jan 05... ...ILLINOIS... NEW COLUMBIA 0.50 S DU QUOIN 0.38 ...KANSAS... RUSSELL AIRPORT 0.66 WHITEWATER 1 WSW 0.63 HUTCHINSON 0.61 CLAYTON 0.50 HARRIS 3 SSE 0.40 NWS WICHITA 0.25 ...KENTUCKY... MARION 0.75 ELKHORN 0.25 STANFORD 0.25 ...MISSOURI... BUCYRUS 0.63 UNITY VILLAGE 0.59 BUTLER 0.50 PONOMA 1 NE 0.15 ...VIRGINIA... ELLISTON 0.10 FAIRLAWN 0.10 This major winter storm will continue over the Central Plains, Mid-Mississippi Valley, and Ohio Valley and cause severe travel disruptions with continued heavy snowfall and icing. The system will move eastward and impacts will begin in the overnight across the Mid-Atlantic region, leading to substantial impacts into the day Monday. The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction Center at 900 AM CST. Please refer to your local National Weather Service office for additional information on this event. Wilder $$
Superseded version, Jan 6, 03:06 AM UTC
ACUS41 KWBC 060306 SCCNS1 Storm Summary Number 2 for Central Plains to Mid-Atlantic Winter Storm NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 900 PM CST Sun Jan 05 2025 ...Major winter storm producing significant snow and ice over the Central Plains into the Ohio Valley... Ice Storm Warnings are in effect across areas from southern Missouri to eastern Kentucky. Blizzard warnings are active across northeastern Kansas and western Missouri. Winter Storm Warnings are in effect across the Central Plains into the Mid-Atlantic. For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings and advisories, please see www.weather.gov At 800 PM CST...A 1002 mb (29.58 in Hg) area of low pressure was moving eastward across central Tennessee. Radar and surface observations show a wide swath of snowfall west to east from eastern Kansas to Virginia. Areas in Kansas and Missouri are under a Blizzard Warning valid through 12:00 AM CST as visibilities will be low with blowing snow and gusty winds. Areas in the southern Ohio Valley are seeing mixed precipitation and icing hazards will be possible in this region. In the warm sector, a line of strong thunderstorms is moving across the southeast along and ahead of a cold front. ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM CST Sat Jan 04 through 800 PM CST Sun Jan 05... ...ILLINOIS... CHATHAM 9.5 BUNKER HILL 8.5 FLORA 8.5 ...INDIANA... FERDINAND 8.5 FLOYDS KNOBS 7.8 SAINT ANTHONY 7.0 ...KANSAS... CHAPMAN 18.0 WAMEGO 17.5 SENECA 17.0 ABILENE 16.4 MANHATTAN 14.5 TOPEKA 14.0 SILVER LAKE 12.0 TIPTON 1 SW 11.0 ...KENTUCKY... SHEPHERDSVILLE 7.0 GLENCOE 6.8 LOUISVILLE 6.8 SAINT MATTHEWS 6.5 LEXINGTON 6.0 ...MISSOURI... CAMERON 13.0 SAINT JOSEPH 13.0 PLATTE CITY 12.0 WEATHERBY LAKE 12.0 KANSAS CITY 10.0 ...NEBRASKA... OSKOSH 5.0 GRANT 4.0 MADRID 3.7 ...OHIO... BETHEL 5.5 CHERRY GROVE 5.5 ...WEST VIRGINIA... BARBOURSVILLE 6.0 BECKLEY 6.0 HUNTINGTON 5.5 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Sleet in inches from 700 AM CST Sat Jan 04 through 800 PM CST Sun Jan 05... ...MISSOURI... JEFFERSON CITY 3 NNW 0.80 SHREWSBURY 2 E 0.40 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in inches from 700 AM CST Sat Jan 04 through 800 PM CST Sun Jan 05... ...ILLINOIS... NEW COLUMBIA 0.50 S DU QUOIN 0.38 ...KANSAS... RUSSELL AIRPORT 0.66 WHITEWATER 1 WSW 0.63 HUTCHINSON 0.61 CLAYTON 0.50 HARRIS 3 SSE 0.40 NWS WICHITA 0.25 ...KENTUCKY... MARION 0.75 ELKHORN 0.25 STANFORD 0.25 ...MISSOURI... BUCYRUS 0.63 UNITY VILLAGE 0.59 BUTLER 0.50 PONOMA 1 NE 0.15 ...VIRGINIA... ELLISTON 0.10 FAIRLAWN 0.10 This major winter storm will continue over the Central Plains, Mid-Mississippi Valley, and Ohio Valley and cause severe travel disruptions with continued heavy snowfall and icing. The system will move eastward and impacts will begin in the overnight across the Mid-Atlantic region, leading to substantial impacts into the day Monday. The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction Center at 900 AM CST. Please refer to your local National Weather Service office for additional information on this event. Wilder $$
Summary #1
Jan 5, 03:04 PM UTC
Major winter storm producing significant snow and ice over the Central Plains into the Ohio Valley
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ACUS41 KWBC 051504 SCCNS1 Storm Summary Number 1 for Central Plains to Mid-Atlantic Winter Storm NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 900 AM CST Sun Jan 05 2025 ...Major winter storm producing significant snow and ice over the Central Plains into the Ohio Valley... Blizzard Warnings are in effect across portions of the Central Plains. Winter Storm Warnings are in effect across the Central Plains into the Mid-Atlantic. Ice Storm Warnings are in effect across portions of the Ozark and Cumberland Plateau. For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings and advisories, please see www.weather.gov At 800 AM CST...Radar and surface observations across the Central Plains and Ohio Valley depict widespread moderate to heavy snowfall and freezing rain within a large precipitation shield emanating northward from a surface low analyzed over eastern Oklahoma. Blizzard conditions were observed in central Kansas beneath a developing band of comma-head snow. ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM CST Sat Jan 04 through 800 AM CST Sun Jan 05... ...KANSAS... TIPTON 1 SW 11.0 ADA 3 ESE 8.0 NWS DODGE CITY 5.1 ABILENE 1 SSE 5.0 TOPEKA 3 ENE 4.2 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Sleet in inches from 700 AM CST Sat Jan 04 through 800 AM CST Sun Jan 05... ...MISSOURI... JEFFERSON CITY 3 NNW 0.80 SHREWSBURY 2 E 0.40 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in inches from 700 AM CST Sat Jan 04 through 800 AM CST Sun Jan 05... ...KANSAS... HARRIS 3 SSE 0.40 NWS WICHITA 0.25 ...MISSOURI... PONOMA 1 NE 0.15 This major winter storm will continue over the Central Plains, Mid-Mississippi Valley, and Ohio Valley today causing severe travel disruptions with continued heavy snowfall and icing. In the Heartland, blizzard conditions will persist today across parts of Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri as wind gusts upwards of 40 mph and heavy snowfall prevail. By tonight, the storm is forecast to reach the Mid-Atlantic region, leading to substantial impacts through tomorrow. 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. Asherman $$
Forecast offices in the affected states
By the states WPC's summaries list. Each office page has its active alerts and latest Area Forecast Discussion.
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