THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR CENTRAL PLAINS TO MIDWEST ICE STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM 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 IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE
CENTRAL PLAINS INTO WESTERN 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 WATCHES...WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE
IN EFFECT IN PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES...THE
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS...THE CENTRAL PLAINS...THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...AND PARTS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 PM 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 CONTINUALLY BROUGHT 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...ALONG WITH THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FREEZING
RAIN...WAS MOVING ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE EASTWARD INTO
NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA. FREEZING RAIN WAS ALSO BEING REPORTED IN
SOME PARTS OF OHIO...WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...AND CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA TO NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN NEW YORK. LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN WAS OBSERVED FROM TEXAS TO SOUTHERN MISSOURI...ALONG
WITH SOUTHERN OHIO VALLEY AND THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST FRI JAN
13 THROUGH 200 PM CST SAT JAN 14...
...COLORADO...
GOTHIC 14.0
CLARK 0.7 NW 11.0
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SE 10.0
MOUNT CRESTED BUTTE 4 NNW 9.0
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 8.0
COAL BANK PASS 7.0
MOLAS PASS 7.0
IRWIN SKI LODGE 6.0
GLENWOOD SPRINGS 7.2 S 5.2
ROCKWOOD 2 NNW 5.0
CAMP BIRD 4 E 4.0
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 0.7 ESE 3.9
DINOSAUR NAT'L MONUMENT - QUARRY 3.5
JENSEN 0.4 WSW 3.2
CIMARRON 11.2 S 3.0
VALLECITO 5 W 2.6
CARBONDALE 4.6 NNE 2.3
MAYSVILLE 2.3
BAYFIELD 7.0 N 2.1
COLONA 5 SW 2.0
...PENNSYLVANIA...
HEIDELBERG TWP 1.0
MARTINS CREEK 0.7
ALLENTOWN 3 S 0.5
HELLERTOWN 3 S 0.5
BUSHKILL TWP 0.4
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CST FRI JAN 13 THROUGH 200 PM CST SAT JAN 14...
...ILLINOIS...
MAEYSTOWN 2 SSW 0.37
HOYLETON 0.25
O'FALLON 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
NEW BADEN 1 NNW 0.10
OGDEN 0.10
TUSCOLA 0.10
WATSON 0.10
CHATHAM 0.05
LINCOLN 2 E 0.05
SPRINGFIELD 0.05
...KENTUCKY...
STURGIS 0.10
CARRSVILLE 0.05
...MARYLAND...
BOONSBORO 3 NNE 0.10
ECKHART MINES 0.06
...MISSOURI...
ALDRICH 2 W 0.75
SALEM 2 NW 0.60
DESLOGE 0.50
FESTUS 0.40
FARMINGTON 0.38
CONWAY 2 E 0.30
I-44 NEAR MILE MA 3 ESE 0.30
NORTHVIEW 2 NNE 0.30
ARNOLD 0.25
BEAUFORT 2 NE 0.25
BLOOMSDALE 0.25
BONNE TERRE 5 WSW 0.25
COMPETITION 0.25
ELKLAND 2 S 0.25
FRENCH VILLAGE 2 NE 0.25
HALLTOWN 2 NE 0.25
HILLSBORO 0.25
JOPLIN 0.25
LEBANON 0.25
ST. CHARLES 0.20
VALLEY PARK 0.20
COLUMBIA 0.10
...OKLAHOMA...
BARTLESVILLE 0.28
ADAIR 0.25
ADAIR 9 WNW 0.25
EL RENO 2 W 0.25
TULSA 0.17
JENKS 0.12
EDMOND 5 ENE 0.10
OKLAHOMA CITY 0.10
PRYOR 0.10
WEATHERFORD 1 W 0.10
YUKON 0.10
...TEXAS...
DARROUZETT 2 E 0.25
...VIRGINIA...
WARDENSVILLE 3 E 0.01
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...CAUSING FREEZING
RAIN ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE MIDWEST FOR THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL GRADUALLY PROGRESS NORTHWARD FROM
OKLAHOMA INTO KANSAS...NEBRASKA AND NORTHERN MISSOURI ON SUNDAY
BEFORE SPREADING FURTHER NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST ON
MONDAY. OVER AN INCH OF ICE COULD ACCUMULATE OVER 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. UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHERN COLORADO ON SUNDAY...WITH 5
TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
REINHART
Last Updated: 400 PM EST SAT JAN 14 2017