THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 FOR CENTRAL PLAINS TO MIDWEST ICE STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2017
...FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...
ICE STORM WARNINGS AND FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
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.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 AM CST...A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH A SEA-LEVEL
PRESSURE OF 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES...WAS DRIFTING EASTWARD NEAR
THE WESTERN BORDER OF TEXAS. 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. THIS
WAS CAUSING PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS FREEZING RAIN. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
A LARGE AREA OF FREEZING RAIN EXTENDING FROM THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
INTO WESTERN OKLAHOMA...THE HIGH PLAINS OF
COLORADO...KANSAS...PORTIONS OF MISSOURI...AND WESTERN ILLINOIS.
MEANWHILE...SNOW SHOWERS WERE MOVING INTO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHERN COLORADO WHILE HEAVY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO WEST TEXAS AHEAD OF THE LOW
PRESSURE CENTER.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST FRI JAN
13 THROUGH 800 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
ALAMOSA 2.0
...NEW MEXICO...
CHUPADERO 7 ESE 4.0
LOS ALAMOS 6 W 4.0
MOGOLLON 6 ESE 4.0
ANGEL FIRE 3 ESE 2.0
SANDIA PARK 4 NW 2.0
RED RIVER 8 SSW 1.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CST FRI JAN 13 THROUGH 800 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
LINCOLN 2 E 0.05
SPRINGFIELD 0.05
...KANSAS...
ATTICA 0.50
COLDWATER 0.50
COLONY 0.50
DODGE CITY 2 NNW 0.50
ANTHONY 0.40
DEXTER 0.40
FRONTENAC 0.30
GARNETT 0.25
HARPER 0.25
KINGMAN 0.25
MAPLE CITY 4 NNW 0.25
OPOLIS 2 NNW 0.25
PITTSBURG 1 W 0.25
WEST WICHITA 3 NNW 0.25
GODDARD 0.20
WFO WICHITA 0.20
ASH VALLEY 5 SE 0.18
ARKANSAS CITY 0.15
PLAINS CITY 0.13
...KENTUCKY...
STURGIS 0.10
CARRSVILLE 0.05
...MISSOURI...
ALDRICH 2 W 0.75
SALEM 2 NW 0.60
DESLOGE 0.50
OLD LINN CREEK 4 WSW 0.50
FESTUS 0.40
OAKLAND PARK 0.39
FARMINGTON 0.38
AMORET 0.30
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
BUFFALO 2 NNW 0.25
COMPETITION 0.25
ELKLAND 2 S 0.25
FRENCH VILLAGE 2 NE 0.25
HALLTOWN 2 NE 0.25
JOPLIN 0.25
ST. CHARLES 0.20
...OKLAHOMA...
BEAVER 1.00
ELMWOOD 0.50
BARTLESVILLE 0.37
ADAIR 0.25
ADAIR 9 WNW 0.25
BALKO 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...
AMARILLO 7 E 0.25
BORGER 0.25
DARROUZETT 2 E 0.25
AMARILLO 7 ENE 0.20
PAMPA 0.20
...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
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...
...MARYLAND...
BOONSBORO 3 NNE 0.10
ECKHART MINES 0.06
...VIRGINIA...
WARDENSVILLE 3 E 0.01
THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER NEAR THE SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO BORDER IS
FORECAST TO LIFT NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO/WEST
TEXAS TODAY BEFORE MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON
MONDAY...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LATE MONDAY NIGHT
INTO TUESDAY MORNING. 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...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...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 300 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
REINHART
Last Updated: 935 AM EST SUN JAN 15 2017