THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 8 FOR CENTRAL PLAINS TO MIDWEST ICE STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM CST SUN JAN 15 2017
...FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS...
ICE STORM WARNINGS AND FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM
THE CENTRAL PLAINS EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS...THROUGH NEBRASKA...AND PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS. 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 200 PM CST...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH A SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE OF
1011 MB...29.85 INCHES...WAS MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.
FROM THE LOW...AN OCCLUDED AND COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM WEST TEXAS
AND INTO MEXICO...WHILE A WARM FRONT WAS DRAPED ACROSS TEXAS AND
INTO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. A STRONG JET STREAM AHEAD OF THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUED TO BRING PLENTY OF MOISTURE EASTWARD
INTO THE ARCTIC AIR OVER PLAINS AND MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THIS WAS
CAUSING FREEZING RAIN IN SOME AREAS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF
FREEZING RAIN EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE INTO WESTERN OKLAHOMA...THE HIGH PLAINS OF
COLORADO...KANSAS...AND THE WESTERN MISSOURI. MEANWHILE...SNOW
SHOWERS WERE REPORTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN NORTHERN NEW
MEXICO AND SOUTHERN COLORADO...IN ADDITION TO SOME AREAS ACROSS
OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS. MEANWHILE...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE
TEXAS PANHANDLE TO THE TEXAS/MEXICO BORDER ALONG THE BIG BEND WERE
MOVING EASTWARD AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST FRI JAN
13 THROUGH 200 PM CST SUN JAN 15...
...COLORADO...
GOTHIC 14.0
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SE 13.0
CLARK 0.7 NW 11.0
MOUNT CRESTED BUTTE 4 NNW 9.0
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 8.0
TELLURIDE 8.0
COAL BANK PASS 7.0
MOLAS PASS 7.0
IRWIN SKI LODGE 6.0
OLATHE 14 SW 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
MONARCH PASS 1 NNW 3.0
VALLECITO 5 W 2.6
CARBONDALE 4.6 NNE 2.3
...NEW MEXICO...
LOS ALAMOS 6 W 8.0
MOGOLLON 6 ESE 6.0
CHUPADERO 7 ESE 4.0
OMEGA 8 NNE 4.0
SANDIA PARK 4 NW 4.0
TERERRO 6 WNW 4.0
DATIL 2 W 3.5
CUBA 9 E 3.0
GLORIETA 8 NNW 3.0
ROCIADA 8 SW 3.0
BLACK LAKE 5 ESE 2.7
OMEGA 11 NNE 2.5
MAGDALENA 7 SSW 2.4
ANGEL FIRE 3 ESE 2.0
TRES RITOS 3 NW 2.0
PONDEROSA 2 WNW 1.5
EDGEWOOD 2 WSW 1.2
VALDEZ 1 NW 1.1
MANZANO 2 SE 1.0
RED RIVER 8 SSW 1.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CST FRI JAN 13 THROUGH 200 PM 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
JETMORE 9 N 0.50
ANTHONY 0.40
DEXTER 0.40
GARNETT 0.40
FRONTENAC 0.30
GREAT BEND 0.25
HARPER 0.25
HUTCHINSON 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
SALINA 0.20
ULYSSES 3 NNE 0.20
WFO WICHITA 0.20
...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
JOPLIN 0.25
ST. CHARLES 0.20
...OKLAHOMA...
BEAVER 1.00
ELMWOOD 0.50
WOODWARD 0.50
BARTLESVILLE 0.37
ADAIR 0.25
BALKO 0.25
BORGER 0.25
CANADIAN 0.25
EL RENO 2 W 0.25
GUYMON 0.25
LIPSCOMB 6 W 0.25
PERRYTON 0.25
TULSA 0.24
BOYD 4 NNW 0.13
HARDESTY 0.13
JENKS 0.12
EDMOND 5 ENE 0.10
OKLAHOMA CITY 0.10
PRYOR 0.10
WEATHERFORD 1 W 0.10
...TEXAS...
CANADIAN 0.50
DARROUZETT 0.50
GRUVER 0.50
MIAMI 0.30
AMARILLO 7 E 0.25
BORGER 0.25
FRITCH 0.25
PAMPA 0.25
PERRYTON 0.25
SHAMROCK 0.25
WHEELER 0.25
...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...
...KENTUCKY...
STURGIS 0.10
CARRSVILLE 0.05
...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 WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LATE MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. 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
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS
FROM OKLAHOMA INTO KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI TODAY BEFORE
REACHING THE UPPER MIDWEST EARLY MONDAY MORNING. OVER AN INCH OF
ICE COULD ACCUMULATE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING. IN ADDITION...SNOW IS FORECAST TO IMPACT AREAS FROM
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS AND THE CENTRAL PLAINS. 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 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
REINHART
Last Updated: 359 PM EST SUN JAN 15 2017