STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST THU JAN 28 2010
 
...A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS CURRENTLY IMPACTING THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS...
 
A LARGE AREA EXTENDING FROM THE FOUR CORNERS REGION EASTWARD
THROUGH THE OZARKS AND INTO THE LOWER MID-ATLANTIC IS UNDER A
WINTER STORM WARNING WITH WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES BOUNDING THIS
REGION TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH. MEANWHILE...WINTER STORM WATCHES
HAVE BEEN ISSUED ACROSS THE UPPER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN
U.S. AS WELL AS OVER THE LOWER MID-ATLANTIC STATES.
 

 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 800 PM CST...A LARGE COMPLEX OF PRECIPITATION CONTINUED TO
MARCH THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WITH A VARIETY OF PRECIPITATION
TYPES FALLING TO THE GROUND. ALONG A SOUTHWEST-NORTHEAST ORIENTED
SURFACE BOUNDARY...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WAS FALLING FROM THE
BIG BEND OF TEXAS NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS MUCH OF THE LONE STAR STATE
AND INTO THE ARKLATEX. SOME OF THE HEAVIER AXES OF RAINFALL HAVE
BEEN ACCOMPANIED BY FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS. MEANWHILE...UNDERNEATH
THE UPPER LOW...THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO
WERE RECEIVING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WITH SOME OF THE SNOWS
MOVING INTO NORTHERN OKLAHOMA/SOUTHERN KANSAS. FURTHERMORE...A
MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WAS FALLING ACROSS EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND EDGING INTO NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS. ON THE BACKSIDE OF
THE WEATHER SYSTEM...A LARGE DRY SLOT HAD DEVELOPED KEEPING MUCH
OF WEST-CENTRAL TEXAS DEVOID OF PRECIPITATION.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST WED JAN
27 THROUGH 800 PM CST THU JAN 28...

...COLORADO...
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SSE                12.0                     
SALIDA                                5.0                     
BUENA VISTA 4 WNW                     3.9                     
MONARCH PASS 1 NNW                    3.5                     
CUCHARA 2 S                           3.0                     

...KANSAS...
COPELAND 13 N                         3.0                     
PLYMELL 4 E                           3.0                     
ULYSSES                               3.0                     
GARDEN CITY                           2.0                     

...NEW MEXICO...
AGUA FRIA 4 ESE                      12.0                     
SEDILLO 3 NNE                        12.0                     
TORREON                              12.0                     
MORIARTY 7 WNW                       10.0                     
CEDAR CREST                           9.0                     
LOS ALAMOS 6 W                        8.0                     
SAN JON                               8.0                     
SANDIA PARK                           8.0                     
CLOUDCROFT 0.4 ESE                    7.5                     
LOGAN                                 7.5                     
RUIDOSO 1 SW                          7.0                     

...OKLAHOMA...
FAIRVIEW 2 W                          5.5                     
BOISE CITY                            5.0                     
FARGO                                 4.0                     
MOORELAND                             3.5                     

...TEXAS...
VEGA                                 13.0                     
STRATFORD                            10.5                     
AMARILLO 6 WNW                       10.0                     
DALHART                              10.0                     
SPEARMAN                              8.5                     
BOYS RANCH                            8.0                     
DUMAS                                 6.0                     
CANYON                                5.0                     
HEREFORD                              5.0                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
600 PM CST WED JAN 27 THROUGH 800 PM CST THU JAN 28...

...ARKANSAS...
ROGERS                                0.20                     
FAYETTEVILLE 5 S                      0.12                     
EUREKA SPRINGS                        0.10                     
GRAVETTE                              0.10                     
PEA RIDGE 1 W                         0.10                     

...NEW MEXICO...
CLOVIS                                0.10                     

...OKLAHOMA...
MANGUM                                1.00                     
KONAWA                                0.63                     
GUTHRIE 10 S                          0.50                     
KINGFISHER                            0.50                     
LEXINGTON                             0.50                     
OKEMAH                                0.50                     
EL RENO                               0.44                     
CLAREMORE 6 SE                        0.40                     
BRISTOW                               0.38                     
MOORE 5 E                             0.33                     
PERKINS                               0.30                     
OKLAHOMA CITY 4 SW                    0.25                     
TULSA 5 ESE                           0.25                     

...TEXAS...
MEMPHIS                               1.00                     
CHILDRESS                             0.75                     
FLOYDADA                              0.50                     
HAPPY                                 0.50                     
HEREFORD 5 ENE                        0.25                     
MATADOR                               0.25                     
PAMPA                                 0.25                     
PLAINVIEW                             0.25                     
WHEELER                               0.25                     
AMARILLO 7 ENE                        0.20                     


THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE WILL SLOWLY PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS THE LONE STAR STATE
BEFORE REACHING THE ARKLATEX BY FRIDAY EVENING. CONSEQUENTLY...A
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST
TEXAS AND WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
THE COMPLIMENTARY PAIR OF LOW CENTERS WILL SUPPORT A HEAVY SNOW
THREAT THIS EVENING FROM THE TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE EASTWARD
THROUGH SOUTHERN KANSAS AND INTO NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA. SNOW
TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THIS AREA TONIGHT.
THE HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PUSH EASTWARD FRIDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN
MISSOURI...NORTHERN TO CENTRAL ARKANSAS...TENNESSEE...SOUTHERN
KENTUCKY...SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND WESTERN TO CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA. SNOW TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THESE
AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW THREAT...THERE WILL BE THE
THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT ICING THIS EVENING FROM PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA EASTWARD THROUGH MUCH OF ARKANSAS. THIS ICING THREAT IS
FORECAST TO SPREAD EASTWARD FRIDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN
ARKANSAS...FAR NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHERN TENNESSEE...INTO
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND ACROSS WESTERN TO CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

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