The Weather Prediction Center

College Park, MD


Storm Summary Message



Storm Summary Number 6 for Mid-March Winter Storm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
1000 PM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025

...Blizzard conditions have ended across the northern Plains;
severe weather and heavy rain threat continues tonight for
portions of the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys...

Flood Warnings and Advisories are in effect for portions of the
Ohio Valley, Tennessee Valley, and Southeast.

Flood Watches are in effect for portions of the Tennessee Valley,
Ohio Valley, and interior New England.

Wind Advisories are in effect from portions of the Gulf Coast to
the Great Lakes.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 900 PM CDT...The strong occluded low pressure system was
tracking north of the Great Lakes into Ontario, Canada, with a
minimum central pressure of 982 mb (29.00 in Hg). A cold front
extended from the main low southwestward across the Great Lakes,
and Middle and Lower Mississippi Valleys, and the southern Plains.
Another notable area of low pressure was analyzed near the border
of of western Kentucky and western Tennessee, with a minimum
central pressure of 994 mb (29.35 in Hg). A cold front stretched
from this low southward into the Gulf, while a stationary front
extended eastward into the western Atlantic. National Weather
Service Doppler Radar and surface observations showed widespread
moderate to heavy rain from portions of the Ohio Valley to the
central Gulf Coast, with embedded strong to severe thunderstorms
across parts of Alabama.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 700 AM
CDT Thu Mar 13 through 900 PM CDT Sat Mar 15...

...ALABAMA...
MUSCLE SHOALS NORTH WEST RGNL ARPT   5.92                    
DECATUR                              2.52                    
SCOTTSBORO MUNINCIPAL ARPT           2.29                    

...KENTUCKY...
MUHLENBERG COUNTY ARPT               3.04                    
BOWLING GREEN                        2.81                    
FRANKFORT                            2.33                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
TUPELO                               5.12                    
IUKA ARPT                            4.15                    
CLARKSDALE                           3.12                    
GREENVILLE                           2.54                    
BROOKHAVEN-LINCOLN COUNTY ARPT       2.11                    
MERIDIAN                             2.01                    

...TENNESSEE...
LAWRENCEBURG                         3.75                    
PULASKI ABERNATHY FIELD ARPT         3.18                    
NASHVILLE                            2.89                    

...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...

...ARIZONA...
PATAGONIA 3 SSE                        75                    
CLIFTON 10 S                           74                    
ARIZONA SNOWBOWL 4 E                   72                    
PAGE 2 N                               64                    
PINEDALE 9 S                           63                    
BULLHEAD CITY 5 NNE                    61                    
HUACHUCA 5 WSW                         61                    

...ARKANSAS...
BLYTHEVILLE 5 E                        58                    

...CALIFORNIA...
LUCERNE VALLEY 7 SE                    80                    
AGUA DULCE 8 S                         70                    
ARVIN 5 ESE                            68                    

...COLORADO...
GRANADA 1 E                            68                    
LAMAR 4 WSW                            68                    
DOUGLASS PASS 1 W                      60                    
SAWPIT 4 S                             60                    
AGUILAR 2 NE                           58                    
GREAT DIVIDE 2 SW                      47                    
RANGELEY 12 SSW                        45                    
SKYWAY 1 WNW                           45                    

...IDAHO...
MARION 17 WSW                          61                    
PAUL 3 WSW                             54                    
HUMPHREY 4 NNW                         49                    
FORT HALL 2 E                          48                    
MONTPELIER 4 E                         47                    
BUTTE CITY 12 SE                       46                    

...ILLINOIS...
DE SOTO 3 SSW                          58                    
LOGAN COUNTY AIRPORT                   47                    

...INDIANA...
BOSWELL                                68                    
SOUTH BEND INTL ARPT                   54                    
FORT WAYNE INTL ARPT                   53                    

...IOWA...
LAMONI 2 ENE                           60                    
ESTHERVILLE ARPT                       58                    
GRUVER 2 WNW                           58                    
MASON CITY ARPT                        52                    

...KANSAS...
PLYMELL 10 SE                          83                    
COOLIDGE 1 S                           80                    
DODGE CITY 2 N                         78                    
BURLINGTON 1 W                         77                    
GARDEN CITY 1 SW                       74                    
EAST WICHITA 2 NE                      71                    
LAWRENCE 5 NNE                         71                    
CLARE 1 WNW                            64                    
HILL CITY 1 E                          52                    
QUINTER 2 ESE                          51                    

...KENTUCKY...
WACO 1 S                               58                    
WINCHESTER 3 NNW                       57                    
BIG BLACK MOUNTAIN 1 WNW               48                    

...MICHIGAN...
HOPKINS                                56                    
BATTLE CREEK EXECUTIVE ARPT            54                    
KALAMAZOO                              54                    
EDGEMONT PARK 3 NNE                    53                    
MACATAWA                               52                    
LUDINGTON 1 S                          49                    
CHARLOTTE 1 E                          48                    

...MINNESOTA...
BELTRAMI 2 N                           61                    
MALLORY                                60                    
ODESSA 3 W                             60                    
BENSON 2 W                             59                    
KENT 3 NNW                             58                    
MARCH                                  58                    
REDWOOD FALLS 2 ENE                    58                    

...MISSOURI...
LITHIUM 3 NNE                          62                    
SCOTT CITY 3 WNW                       61                    
ETHEL                                  60                    
PITTSBURG                              56                    
JOPLIN                                 55                    
SPRINGFIELD                            53                    

...MONTANA...
EAST GLACIER PARK 9 ESE                60                    
CUT BANK 16 WSW                        58                    
GALLATIN GATEWAY 16 SE                 58                    
BIG SKY 6 WSW                          56                    
CASCADE 4 E                            56                    

...NEBRASKA...
HUMBOLDT                               79                    
CORTLAND 3 SSW                         70                    
FAIRBURY 1 S                           70                    
HERMAN 7 W                             70                    
PLYMOUTH 2 E                           66                    
BROKEN BOW 2 NNW                       61                    
DONIPHAN 2 W                           58                    
GRAND ISLAND 4 NE                      58                    
ORD 1 NW                               58                    
PONCA                                  58                    
ELYRIA 2 ESE                           57                    
HASTINGS 5 S                           56                    

...NEVADA...
MT CHARLESTON 6 NE                     72                    
MOREY CREEK                            68                    
DIAMOND PEAK SNOTEL 21 NE              59                    
MERCURY 3 SW                           58                    
THE STRIP 2 SSW                        58                    
ASH MEADOWS                            45                    
KANE-SPRINGS                           41                    

...NEW MEXICO...
ORGAN 2 E                              95                    
THREE RIVERS 26 W                      87                    
WHITES CITY 6 W                        86                    
MIDWAY 3 W                             75                    
WHITE SANDS 6 N                        72                    
GLENRIO 7 SW                           70                    
HIGH ROLLS 2 WSW                       70                    
BINGHAM 20 S                           68                    
BOSQUE DEL APACHE 11 SE                68                    
MESCALERO 2 ENE                        68                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
FARGO 4 NNW                            59                    
WAHPETON 1 SSW                         58                    

...OHIO...
TOLEDO                                 62                    
FINDLAY                                59                    
MARION                                 55                    

...OKLAHOMA...
FREDERICK 3 SE                         83                    
HOBART 3 SE                            75                    
BETHANY 1 NW                           72                    
RED ROCK 7 SSE                         70                    
BLACK MESA PARK 1 S                    69                    
STILLWATER 3 NW                        69                    
TULSA INTL ARPT                        68                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PIERRE REGIONAL AIRPORT 2 N            68                    
RELIANCE 3 SE                          63                    
SENECA 5 W                             62                    
LONG LAKE 10 W                         61                    
BIG STONE CITY 3 SW                    59                    
WALLACE 3 WNW                          59                    

...TEXAS...
PINE SPRINGS 1 ENE                     89                    
GUADALUPE MTNS NATL PARK               87                    
DIMMITT 2 NE                           84                    
FRIONA 2 NE                            84                    
HASKELL 1 NNW                          84                    
PLAINVIEW 1 S                          80                    
VIGO PARK                              80                    
SILVERTON 7 ESE                        79                    
AMHERST 1 NE                           77                    
SHALLOWATER 4 NNE                      72                    
ANTON 6 SSW                            67                    
HEREFORD 2 WNW                         67                    
DENVER CITY 6 WNW                      66                    
BOOTLEG 11 WNW                         65                    
EL PASO 4 NNE                          63                    
RUNAWAY BAY                            63                    
AMARILLO 6 E                           59                    

...UTAH...
LOGAN PEAK                             69                    
MANILA 6 W                             63                    
ELGIN 41 NNE                           50                    
LOST CREEK                             49                    
PANGUITCH MUNICIPIAL AIRPORT           46                    

...WISCONSIN...
RACINE-BATTEN ARPT                     51                    

...WYOMING...
RAWLINS 2 NE                           58                    
DWTN GILLETTE 16 WSW                   50                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches where the
event has ended...

...ARIZONA...
FORT VALLEY                          11.0                    
FLAGSTAFF MALL 1 S                    8.0                    
WILLIAMS 2 SW                         8.0                    
ARIZONA SNOWBOWL 4 NW                 7.1                    
DOWNTOWN FLAGSTAFF 1 NNE              6.5                    
DONEY PARK 1 ESE                      6.0                    
MCNARY 4 NW                           6.0                    
PINETOP-LAKESIDE 4 SE                 6.0                    
VERNON                                6.0                    
KACHINA VILLAGE 1 SW                  5.0                    

...CALIFORNIA...
BEAR VALLEY                          32.0                    
DONNER PEAK                          29.0                    
SODA SPRINGS                         28.0                    
PALISADES TAHOE                      25.0                    
MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN SKI BASE            23.0                    
TRUCKEE                              20.0                    

...COLORADO...
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SE                 24.0                    
STONER 5 E                           12.0                    
COAL BANK PASS                       10.0                    
SAWPIT 7 NE                           8.0                    
RED MOUNTAIN PASS                     7.0                    
SKYWAY 6 E                            7.0                    
TELLURIDE 2 SSW                       7.0                    
PAGOSA SPRINGS 5 WNW                  6.5                    
MAHER 9 SW                            6.1                    
DURANGO 0.8 SSW                       5.1                    
GLENWOOD SPRINGS 5.9 S                5.0                    

...IDAHO...
INKOM 5 ESE                          10.0                    
KETCHUM 2 SW                          9.0                    
GALENA                                8.0                    
SODA SPRINGS 1.3 WSW                  6.0                    
MCCALL 3.6 WNW                        4.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
BACKUS 1 NE                           7.0                    
WALKER 6 ENE                          7.0                    
NAYTAHWAUSH 9 SSE                     6.0                    
PARK RAPIDS                           6.0                    
LONG PRAIRIE 2 SW                     5.4                    
FEDERAL DAM                           5.0                    
INGER 3 N                             5.0                    
WADENA                                5.0                    

...NEW MEXICO...
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW                    9.0                    
CHAMA 5 NW                            7.0                    
RED RIVER 8 SW                        7.0                    
EAGLE NEST LAKE S 5 WNW               6.0                    
SAN MIGUEL 8 SSW                      6.0                    
TAOS SKI VALLEY 1 SSW                 6.0                    
ROCIADA 8 SW                          5.0                    
AMALIA 11 ENE                         4.0                    
CANJILON 7 E                          4.0                    
ENCHANTED FOREST 2 SE                 4.0                    

...UTAH...
SUMMIT PARK                          10.0                    
BOUNTIFUL                             9.8                    
EAST MILLCREEK 0.7 NNW                6.8                    
SUGARHOUSE 1 E                        6.5                    
SUNCREST                              6.5                    
HOLLADAY 0.5 ESE                      6.3                    
SALT LAKE CITY                        6.0                    
SANDY 1 N                             6.0                    
CENTERVILLE                           5.8                    

...WYOMING...
LANDER 5.7 SW                         4.5                    
PINEDALE 5.0 SE                       3.0                    
THAYNE 1.5 SE                         3.0                    
THERMOPOLIS 5.6 NNE                   2.8                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches where the
event has ended...

...CALIFORNIA...
HONEYDEW                             3.70                    
PETROLIA                             3.08                    
SMITH RIVER                          2.93                    
LA CRESCENTA MONTROSE                2.18                    
OJAI                                 2.18                    
EUREKA                               2.06                    


While the main low pressure system exits northward into Canada,
another significant wave of low pressure will continue to develop
and strengthen across the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys tonight into
Sunday. This wave of low pressure will continue to support ongoing
widespread moderate to heavy rain with embedded strong to severe
thunderstorms. The heavy rain is expected to cause additional
instances of flash flooding across the Tennessee and Ohio Valley
through the overnight hours, some of which could be significant.
The severe weather and flash flood threats will gradually decrease
towards daybreak Sunday as the frontal system pushes marches
eastward, but scattered severe thunderstorms and isolated
instances of flash flooding will still be possible across portions
of the Eastern Seaboard to round out the weekend.

The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 1000 AM CDT. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Miller




Last Updated: 1059 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2025