THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR CENTRAL PLAINS TO MIDWEST ICE STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2017
...FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE 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.
ICE STORM WARNINGS AND FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
A LARGE PORTION OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 AM CST...A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH A SEA-LEVEL
PRESSURE OF 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES...WAS DRIFTING EASTWARD NEAR
THE SOUTHWESTERN BORDER OF NEW MEXICO. A STRONG JET STREAM AHEAD
OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUED TO BRING PLENTY OF MOISTURE
FROM THE SUBTROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC ACROSS THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST...SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND EASTWARD INTO THE ARCTIC AIR OVER
CENTRAL PLAINS WHERE PRECIPITATION CONTINUED TO FALL AS FREEZING
RAIN. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF FREEZING RAIN EXTENDING FROM
THE TEXAS PANHANDLE INTO MUCH OF OKLAHOMA...SOUTHERN
NEBRASKA...AND WESTERN MISSOURI. IN ADDITION...FREEZING RAIN WAS
ACCOMPANIED WITH THUNDER AND LIGHTNING OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE.
MEANWHILE...SNOW SHOWERS WERE MOVING INTO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WHILE HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE
MOVING INTO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS AHEAD OF THE LOW
PRESSURE CENTER.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST FRI JAN
13 THROUGH 200 AM CST SUN JAN 15...
...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
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CST FRI JAN 13 THROUGH 200 AM CST SUN JAN 15...
...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
...KANSAS...
PITTSBURG 1 W 0.25
...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
OAKLAND PARK 0.39
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
CLINTON 0.12
COLUMBIA 0.10
STOCKTON 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
AMARILLO 7 ENE 0.20
PAMPA 0.20
...VIRGINIA...
WARDENSVILLE 3 E 0.01
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...PENNSYLVANIA...
HEIDELBERG TWP 1.0
MARTINS CREEK 0.7
ALLENTOWN 3 S 0.5
HELLERTOWN 3 S 0.5
BUSHKILL TWP 0.4
THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER NEAR THE SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO BORDER IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS WESTERN TEXAS TODAY BEFORE
MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON MONDAY. SUBTROPICAL PACIFIC
MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO
PRECIPITATE OVER THE ARCTIC AIR TO RESULT IN FREEZING RAIN OVER
THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND INTO THE MIDWEST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE
FREEZING RAIN WILL GRADUALLY PROGRESS FROM OKLAHOMA INTO KANSAS
AND NORTHERN MISSOURI TODAY...BEFORE REACHING SOUTHEASTERN
NEBRASKA AND 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 THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS...CENTRAL NEBRASKA...AND INTO
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHERN COLORADO THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING. FARTHER TO THE NORTHEAST...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS
POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FROM THE
CENTRAL PLAINS NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY 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.
KONG
Last Updated: 414 AM EST SUN JAN 15 2017