THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR CENTRAL PLAINS TO MIDWEST ICE STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 PM CST SAT JAN 14 2017
...FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS...
ICE STORM WARNINGS AND FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
A LARGE PORTION OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL
ILLINOIS. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTHERN MARYLAND INTO SOUTHERN PORTION OF
PENNSYLVANIA...AND NORTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE NOW IN
EFFECT FROM PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS AND THROUGH NEBRASKA. WINTER STORM WATCHES
REMAIN IN EFFECT FARTHER TO THE NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 PM CST...THE UPPER-LEVEL LOW THAT HAD BROUGHT FLOODING
RAINS OVER PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA IN THE PAST FEW DAYS CONTINUED
TO MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS BAJA CALIFORNIA. A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
CENTER WITH A SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE OF 1010 MB...29.83 INCHES...WAS
DRIFTING EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA. MEANWHILE...A
STRONG JET STREAM AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUED TO
SPREAD MOISTURE FROM THE SUBTROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC INTO THE
DESERT SOUTHWEST...SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND EASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL
PLAINS. WITH ARCTIC AIR REMAINED IN PLACE OVER THE
PLAINS...FREEZING RAIN HAS BEEN IMPACTING AREAS FROM THE CENTRAL
PLAINS EASTWARD INTO PARTS OF THE OHIO VALLEY AND INTERIOR
MID-ATLANTIC. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE
TEXAS PANHANDLE INTO MUCH OF OKLAHOMA...SOUTHERN NEBRASKA...AND
SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI. THUNDERSTORMS WITH FREEZING RAIN WAS
REPORTED OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. FREEZING RAIN WAS ALSO BEING
REPORTED IN PARTS INTERIOR NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC. MEANWHILE...SNOW
SHOWERS WERE MOVING INTO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN ARIZONA WITH
RAIN IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST FRI JAN
13 THROUGH 800 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 800 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...
ELMWOOD 0.50
BARTLESVILLE 0.37
ADAIR 0.25
ADAIR 9 WNW 0.25
BALKO 0.25
BEAVER 0.25
BORGER 0.25
CANADIAN 0.25
EL RENO 2 W 0.25
LIPSCOMB 6 W 0.25
PERRYTON 0.25
TULSA 0.24
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 TOWARDS WESTERN TEXAS DURING
THE WEEKEND. SUBTROPICAL PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE
PULLED NORTHWARD OVER THE ARCTIC AIR IN THE PLAINS TO RESULT IN
FREEZING RAIN FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO
THE MIDWEST. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL GRADUALLY PROGRESS NORTHWARD
FROM OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS TONIGHT...REACHING 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 6 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
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.
KONG
Last Updated: 1017 PM EST SAT JAN 14 2017