STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR CENTRAL PLAINS TO MIDWEST ICE STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 PM CST FRI JAN 13 2017

...MAJOR ICE STORM DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS...

ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE
CENTRAL PLAINS INTO SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS. FREEZING RAIN
ADVISORIES EXTEND EASTWARD ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY INTO THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS AS WELL AS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE INTO PARTS OF
OKLAHOMA. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT IN THE INTERIOR
PORTION OF NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC REGION.

WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FROM PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH MUCH OF NEBRASKA AND IOWA...AND INTO
NORTHERN ILLINOIS.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
IN PARTS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

THE UPPER-LEVEL LOW THAT HAD BROUGHT FLOODING RAINS OVER PORTIONS
OF CALIFORNIA IN THE PAST FEW DAYS CONTINUES TO DIP SOUTHEASTWARD
TOWARD NORTHWESTERN MEXICO. MEANWHILE...A STRONG JET STREAM AHEAD
OF THE UPPER LOW HAS BEGUN TO DIRECT A BROAD STREAM OF MOISTURE
ALOFT FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC INTO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
PLAINS. WITH ARCTIC AIR IN PLACE IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE...FREEZING RAIN HAS BEGUN TO IMPACT THE CENTRAL PLAINS
AND AREAS TO THE EAST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT FREEZING RAIN WAS MOVING ACROSS
NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA INTO SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...AND OVER PARTS
OF THE OHIO VALLEY DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST FRI JAN
13 THROUGH 800 PM CST FRI JAN 13...

...COLORADO...
 MOUNT CRESTED BUTTE 4 NNW            9.0                    
 CRESTED BUTTE 7 W                    6.0                    
 RED MOUNTAIN PASS                    5.5                    
 COAL BANK PASS                       5.0                    
 CAMP BIRD 4 E                        4.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CST FRI JAN 13 THROUGH 800 PM CST FRI JAN 13...

...ILLINOIS...
 MAEYSTOWN 2 SSW                      0.37                    
 HOYLETON                             0.25                    
 WATERLOO 1 SSE                       0.25                    
 AVISTON                              0.19                    
 FREEBURG                             0.19                    
 BENTON 2 SE                          0.15                    
 CARBONDALE                           0.13                    
 VIENNA                               0.13                    
 ANNA                                 0.10                    
 HIGHLAND                             0.10                    

...KENTUCKY...
 STURGIS                              0.10                    
 CARRSVILLE                           0.05                    

...MISSOURI...
 ALDRICH 2 W                          0.75                    
 FARMINGTON                           0.38                    
 CONWAY 2 E                           0.30                    
 I-44 NEAR MILE MA 3 ESE              0.30                    
 NORTHVIEW 2 NNE                      0.30                    
 SPRINGFIELD 3 ENE                    0.30                    
 BONNE TERRE 5 WSW                    0.25                    
 COMPETITION                          0.25                    
 ELKLAND 2 S                          0.25                    
 FRENCH VILLAGE 2 NE                  0.25                    
 HILLSBORO                            0.25                    
 JOPLIN                               0.25                    
 LEBANON                              0.25                    
 MANES 2 S                            0.25                    
 MARSHFIELD                           0.25                    

...OKLAHOMA...
 ADAIR 9 WNW                          0.25                    
 BARTLESVILLE                         0.16                    
 EDMOND 5 ENE                         0.10                    
 WEATHERFORD 1 W                      0.10                    


THE UPPER-LEVEL LOW NEAR NORTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA IS FORECAST TO
MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO DURING THE WEEKEND. THE
STRONG JET STREAM AHEAD OF THE UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIRECT
PLENTY OF MOISTURE OVER THE ARCTIC AIR NEAR THE SURFACE TO PROMOTE
FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE MIDWEST FOR THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. THE FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY PROGRESS
NORTHWARD FROM OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING INTO NEBRASKA AND IOWA BY
MONDAY. MORE THAN HALF AN INCH OF ICE COULD ACCUMULATE EACH DAY
OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS AS THE SYSTEM MOVES GRADUALLY NORTHWARD.
TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION COULD REACH OR EXCEED AN INCH FROM
NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA INTO SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS THROUGH MONDAY. IN
ADDITION...SNOW IS FORECAST TO IMPACT AREAS FROM SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL ROCKIES NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL NEBRASKA INTO
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. MORE THAN A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHERN COLORADO...WITH 8 INCHES POSSIBLE
OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS THROUGH MONDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 300 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

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