HIGH-IMPACT WINDSTORM IS ONGOING FOR THE GREATER BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON REGION OF THE MID-ATLANTIC
...A HIGH-IMPACT WINDSTORM IS ONGOING FOR THE GREATER BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON REGION OF THE MID-ATLANTIC OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... At 7:00 AM EST, high winds have spread across the region, with recently observed wind gusts at Washington Dulles International Airport of 67 MPH, Washington Reagan National Airport of 62 MPH, Naval Air Station Patuxent River of 66 MPH, Joint Force Andrews of 62 MPH, and Baltimore/Washington International Marshall Airport of 52 MPH. Other high wind gust reports include of 69 MPH in Gaithersburg in Montgomery County MD, and Ballenger Creek in Frederick County MD. Strong-to-damaging northwest winds will continue across the region, sustained at 30-40 MPH, with gusts 60-70 MPH. Isolated wind gusts could reach 80 mph, particularly at higher elevations west of the Interstate 95 corridor. The strongest winds will occur through Noon EST today; however, winds will continue to gust from 55-65 MPH this afternoon and continue through tonight. This will be a prolonged, high-impact windstorm for the region, with many downed trees and power lines expected. In addition to the magnitude of the high wind gusts, the duration of the winds will add to the hazardous nature of this event, as winds will continue through the weekend before diminishing below 30 mph Sunday afternoon. This will hamper the repair of power lines and tree removal. Widespread power outages are occurring. Travel is dangerous, especially for high profile vehicles, and motorists need to be aware of rapidly changing road conditions due to the potential of downed trees and power lines. Pedestrians will face very hazardous conditions, and need to be aware of wind-borne projectiles. People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your homes during the windstorm, and avoid windows. If you use a portable generator, follow manufacturer`s instructions and do not use inside homes, garages, or apartments. A High Wind Warning is in effect through 6:00 AM EST Saturday. This includes the greater metropolitan areas of Baltimore and Washington DC. The high winds are in response to a strengthening low pressure system south of Cape Cod.
Heavy Rain, Flooding, and Tornadoes – February 24-25, 2018
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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.