STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR CENTRAL PLAINS TO MIDWEST ICE STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST SAT JAN 14 2017

...A MULTI-DAY ICE STORM EVENT UNFOLDING 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 FROM NORTHWESTERN TEXAS INTO PARTS OF
OKLAHOMA. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE
INTERIOR PORTION OF NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC REGION INTO PARTS OF
EASTERN OHIO.

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

AT 200 AM CST...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 SUBTROPICAL 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. FREEZING RAIN OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WAS
BECOMING MORE WIDELY SCATTERED DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST FRI JAN
13 THROUGH 200 AM CST SAT JAN 14...

...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 200 AM CST SAT JAN 14...

...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                    
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...
BARTLESVILLE                          0.28                    
ADAIR 9 WNW                           0.25                    
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 TODAY INTO KANSAS...NEBRASKA AND NORTHERN
MISSOURI ON SUNDAY BEFORE SPREADING FURTHER NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE
UPPER MIDWEST ON 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 TUESDAY MORNING. 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 TUESDAY
MORNING.

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.

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