STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR CENTRAL PLAINS TO MIDWEST ICE STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 AM CST SAT JAN 14 2017

...FREEZING RAIN ACROSS PARTS OF THE PLAINS TO THE OHIO VALLEY
ALONG WITH RAIN FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE MID-ATLANTIC... 

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 THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND PARTS OF
NORTH TEXAS INTO SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
IN PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES...THE CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS...AND THE MID-ATLANTIC.

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

AT 800 AM CST...THE UPPER-LEVEL LOW THAT HAD BROUGHT FLOODING
RAINS OVER PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA IN THE PAST FEW DAYS CONTINUED
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 BEEN IMPACTING AREAS FROM THE
CENTRAL PLAINS TO PARTS OF THE OHIO VALLEY. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT
FREEZING RAIN WAS MOVING ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE EASTWARD INTO
NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI. FREEZING RAIN WAS
ALSO BEING REPORTED IN SOME PARTS OF ILLINOIS...WESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA...AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
WAS OBSERVED FROM TEXAS TO ARKANSAS AND THE MID-ATLANTIC. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST FRI JAN
13 THROUGH 800 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 800 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                    
JACKSONVILLE                          0.12                    
ANNA                                  0.10                    
CHARLESTON                            0.10                    
HIGHLAND                              0.10                    
MOUNT PULASKI                         0.10                    
LINCOLN 2 E                           0.05                    
OGDEN                                 0.05                    
SPRINGFIELD                           0.05                    

...KENTUCKY...
STURGIS                               0.10                    
CARRSVILLE                            0.05                    

...MISSOURI...
ALDRICH 2 W                           0.75                    
DESLOGE                               0.50                    
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                    
ROLLA                                 0.25                    
ST. CHARLES                           0.20                    
WELDON SPRING                         0.20                    
COLUMBIA                              0.10                    

...OKLAHOMA...
BARTLESVILLE                          0.28                    
ADAIR 9 WNW                           0.25                    
TULSA                                 0.17                    
JENKS                                 0.12                    
EDMOND 5 ENE                          0.10                    
WEATHERFORD 1 W                       0.10                    
YUKON                                 0.10                    


THE UPPER-LEVEL LOW NEAR NORTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA IS FORECAST TO
MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO AND INTO WEST TEXAS DURING
THE WEEKEND. SUBTROPICAL PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE
PULLED OVER THE ARCTIC AIR NEAR THE SURFACE...WHICH WILL CAUSE
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 ON
SUNDAY...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 300 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

REINHART