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STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 19 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS TO OHIO VALLEY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREEZING RAIN EVENT NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD 900 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2018 ...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 AM CST TUE FEB 20 THROUGH 800 AM CST SUN FEB 25... ...ALABAMA... TUSCUMBIA 9 SW 4.59 FLORENCE 4.50 MUSCLE SHOALS 1 SSW 4.20 SHEFFIELD 1 ENE 3.47 TUSCALOOSA 4 SE 1.43 BLOUNTSVILLE 1 NW 1.37 WARRIOR 5 NW 1.35 COKER 1 S 1.22 DOUGLAS 7 NW 1.05 HAZEL GREEN 1 NW 1.00 ...LOUISIANA... NOBLE 2 ESE 9.97 GEORGETOWN 8.80 PLAIN DEALING 3 ESE 8.40 VIVIAN 2 N 6.69 RUSTON 6 NNW 6.66 BIENVILLE 6.50 COUSHATTA 1 NE 6.35 MONROE 2 WNW 6.09 BOSSIER CITY 2 W 6.06 WINNSBORO 8 WSW 6.00 SHREVEPORT - BARKSDALE AFB 5.93 ...MISSISSIPPI... LELAND 3 ENE 9.83 YALLABUSHA 8.32 SENATOBIA 2 S 7.62 GREENVILLE - BLACK BAYOU 7.61 DODDSVILLE 4 W 6.72 LAKE VILLAGE 6 SE 6.69 INDIANOLA 1 N 6.44 WATER VALLEY 6.32 CLARKSDALE 3 SW 6.25 CHARLESTON 4 SW 6.06 OLIVE BRANCH 6.02 ...OHIO... CHEVIOT 3 W 5.51 (Arbor Doctor coop site) ASSUMPTION 5.04 MASON 4 S 5.03 CINCINNATI MUNI ARPT 4.53 HARRISON 1 NW 4.52 WYOMING 1 NW 4.51 LOVELAND 5 SE 4.49 WEST ALEXANDRIA 1 W 4.33 EATON 1 WSW 4.24 STEWART 5 NNE 4.13 DAYTON INTL ARPT 3.55 WILMINGTON ARPT 3.07 ...PENNSYLVANIA... LEECHBURG 1 SW 3.58 BRUSH VALLEY 3.53 FORD CITY 3.38 KITTANNING 1 SSW 3.31 PERRYOPOLIS 3.17 LEEPER 1 WSW 3.15 SENECA 1 NNE 3.11 TIMBLIN 3.01 MIDDLETOWN 3 NW 2.96 SARVER 3 W 2.90 PITTSBURGH - ALLEGHENY CO ARPT 2.18 ...TENNESSEE... TIPTONVILLE - REELFOOT LAKE 7.10 ATWOOD 1 WSW 6.72 OAKLAND 6.10 ARLINGTON 5.97 SOMERVILLE 5.89 UNION CITY 5.87 GERMANTOWN 5.60 TENNESSEE RIDGE 3 S 5.44 CLARKSVILLE 14 WSW 5.43 JACKSON 4 N 5.33 MEMPHIS INTL ARPT 4.34 ...TEXAS... TOCO 10.11 COLMESNEIL 12 ESE 9.40 PARIS/COX FIELD 9.24 UNIVERSITY PARK 3 WNW 9.16 EDGECLIFF 4 WSW 8.66 DALLAS LOVE FIELD 8.37 TEXARKANA 8.35 GARLAND 4 S 8.15 LUMBERTON 1 WNW 8.15 ROWLETT 2 NW 8.12 CELESTE 2 SSE 8.10 CUMBY 2 N 8.08 MCKINNEY 2 ESE 7.86 ...WEST VIRGINIA... WILLIAMSTOWN 3.36 NEW MARTINSVILLE 7 E 2.59 MIDDLEBOURNE 3 ESE 2.22 KINGWOOD 1 E 2.11 VIENNA 1 WNW 1.93 WEST UNION 8 NE 1.90 CENTER POINT 2 NNW 1.84 FAIRVIEW 1.84 MORGANTOWN 6 WSW 1.78 HUNTINGTON 3 E 1.56 ...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 200 AM CST TUE FEB 20 THROUGH 800 AM CST SUN FEB 25... ...NEW YORK... LITTLE FALLS 4 N 0.20 ...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS ENDED... ...ARKANSAS... CADDO GAP 1 SE 12.66 MOUNT IDA 12 E 11.80 LITTLE ROCK 4 NW 10.62 HOT SPRINGS 3 SW 10.19 LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE 9.90 HOUSTON 5 S 9.84 MAUMELLE 1 SE 9.84 BIGELOW 6 SSW 9.81 ANTOINE 9.20 BRYANT 1 NE 9.18 NASHVILLE 1 NE 9.17 ...ILLINOIS... COBDEN 9.17 MARION 8 SSW 7.89 MORRIS 5 NNW 6.66 SAVOY 1 SSE 6.11 CHAMPAIGN 4 W 6.07 SIDNEY 1 N 6.01 ST. ANNE 3 NNE 5.95 HENNING 3 SSE 5.90 DANVILLE 4 NW 5.88 URBANA 1 SSE 5.85 FULTS 4 ENE 5.83 HOMER 2 N 5.73 ...INDIANA... GALENA 7.96 SOUTH BEND 1 NW 7.60 ELIZABETH 7.31 NORTH JUDSON 7.18 DUNLAP 7.00 VALPARAISO 1 NE 6.89 NEW CARLISLE 7 WNW 6.69 WHEATFIELD 2 SSE 6.50 DE MOTTE 1 NNW 6.41 WINFIELD 1 NE 6.31 NORTH JUDSON 1 SSW 6.27 EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT 5.99 INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL ARPT 3.05 ...KENTUCKY... HUNTERS HOLLOW 1 ENE 9.55 PEWEE VALLEY 9.26 LA GRANGE 8.32 GREEN RIVER AT CALHOUN 7.46 CALVERT CITY 7.25 LOUISVILLE - STANDIFORD FIELD 6.90 EDDYVILLE 6.07 HICKORY 5 ENE 6.00 FULTON 5 W 5.98 MAYFIELD GRAVES COUNTY AIRPORT 5.85 CADIZ 3 NNW 5.80 PADUCAH - BARKLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT 5.63 ...MICHIGAN... CONSTANTINE 2 E 6.16 BARRON LAKE 5.09 NILES 2.7 W 4.73 BELLEVUE 4.54 PINCKNEY 4 NE 3.36 KENTWOOD 3 ENE 3.26 EAST GRAND RAPIDS 1 SSW 3.19 FLINT 1 ESE 2.88 ANN ARBOR 3 SE 2.54 ...MISSOURI... CAPE GIRARDEAU RGL ARPT 8.30 SELIGMAN 3 N 7.50 POPLAR BLUFF MUNI ARPT 7.00 KENNETT 1 N 6.72 SALEM 15 E 6.48 RAYMONDVILLE 4 SE 6.12 AVA 6 NW 6.09 POTOSI 3 W 6.09 SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL AIRPORT 5.93 ...OKLAHOMA... HAWORTH NNW 11.65 BROKEN BOW 11.30 VALLIANT 10.58 IDABEL 10.34 EUFAULA 5 ENE 9.58 WESTVILLE ENE 6.75 ADA NNW 5.61 MORRIS 2 SW 4.98 ...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 AMOUNTS IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS ENDED... ...KANSAS... NEWTON 1.00 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 ...OKLAHOMA... DUNCAN 1.00 OKLAHOMA CITY 3 SW 0.50 ...TEXAS... ANSON 1.00 BAIRD 1.00 BLACKWELL 1.00 HASKELL 1.00 ABILENE 0.80 WHEELER 0.20 CANADIAN 0.10 HIGGINS 0.10 WELLINGTON 0.10 ...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS ENDED... ...ARKANSAS... DRAKE FIELD AIRPORT 0.05 HIGHFILL 0.01 HARRISON 0.00 ...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 ...ILLINOIS... HENNEPIN 0.12 MAEYSTOWN 2 SSW 0.10 PEORIA 0.10 MOUNT STERLING 0.01 QUINCY 0.01 ...KANSAS... ALTOONA 5 N 0.25 HUMBOLDT 5 ESE 0.25 LAWRENCE 2 SW 0.25 OLPE 5 NNW 0.25 BERRYTON 1 W 0.22 BLAINE 0.20 CONCORDIA 2 SSE 0.20 MARION 0.20 TECUMSEH 3 NW 0.18 LAWRENCE 4 NE 0.16 BURR OAK 0.10 ...MASSACHUSETTS... HINSDALE 4 E 0.20 ...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 ...MISSOURI... BETHANY 0.25 PLEASANT HILL 2 N 0.19 VICHY 1 NNW 0.16 LAKE LOTAWANA 1 NW 0.13 STRASBURG 3 NNE 0.13 DESLOGE 0.12 PRINCETON 0.12 ATLANTA 0.10 COLE CAMP 0.10 LAKE MYKEE 1 SSW 0.10 ...NEBRASKA... FRANKLIN 0.00 ...NEW JERSEY... HIGH POINT 0.10 ...OKLAHOMA... STRATFORD 3 N 0.40 COGAR 3 N 0.38 SHAWNEE 1 E 0.35 FILLMORE 0.25 PINE 1 E 0.25 WAYNE 0.25 BARTLESVILLE 0.24 MCALESTER REGIONAL AIRP 0.21 LAKE THUNDERBIRD 5 SW 0.20 ENID 0.15 KEYSTONE STATE PARK 0.15 TULSA 5 W 0.10 ...PENNSYLVANIA... DUSHORE 0.20 CYCLONE 0.10 OIL CITY 0.10 POCONO MOUNTAINS AIRPOR 0.07 ...TEXAS... WHEELER 0.20 CANADIAN 0.15 HIGGINS 0.15 WELLINGTON 0.15 HOWARDWICK 0.10 ...WISCONSIN... ASHWAUBENON 0.20 LA VALLE 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 IOLA 4 W 0.10 THE SURFACE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN CANADA TODAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHEAST...MID-ATLANTIC...AND SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSAGE...THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL END ACROSS THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS. HOWEVER...RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN MANY AREAS FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI...TENNESSEE...AND OHIO VALLEYS. ON MONDAY...THE COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE MORE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF COAST AND SOUTHEAST U.S. AND LINGER THROUGH THE DAY AND WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS FLORIDA BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL CAUSE CONTINUED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MONDAY FROM SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS THROUGH LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI...WHERE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
For horticultural and climatological purposes, the meteorological seasons make more sense. As such, meteorological spring begins March 1. This article from the Capital Weather Gang from the fall of 2014 explains the difference between meteorological seasons and astronomical seasons and why the meteorological seasons are more useful.