THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST FRI JAN 29 2010
...A MAJOR WINTER STORM HAS BEGUN TO AFFECT THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM PORTIONS OF
OKLAHOMA/KANSAS EASTWARD THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND INTO THE
LOWER MID-ATLANTIC. BOUNDING THIS REGION TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH
ARE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES. IN ADDITION...ICE WARNINGS HAVE
BEEN ISSUED ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA/SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER.
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE GULF COAST STATES
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 PM CST...A NOW HIGHLY PROGRESSIVE WEATHER SYSTEM WAS
SPREADING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI AND
TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEYS...AND BACK INTO OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS. THIS
COMPLEX OF PRECIPITATION CONSISTED OF DISTINCT BOUNDARIES OF THE
PRECIPITATION TYPES WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING ACROSS
MUCH OF OKLAHOMA/SOUTHERN KANSAS AND EASTWARD THROUGH NORTHERN
ARKANSAS AND INTO MUCH OF TENNESSEE. FARTHER TO THE
SOUTH...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE BREAKING OUT...ESPECIALLY
NEAR THE SURFACE LOW CENTER ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. THIS
SURFACE CYCLONE WAS LOCATED JUST TO THE NORTHWEST OF
LAFAYETTE...LOUISIANA AND WAS MOVING EAST AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH.
MEANWHILE...IN BETWEEN THE AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW WAS AN AXIS OF
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WHICH WAS AFFECTING MUCH OF SOUTHERN
ARKANSAS AND INTO NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND NORTHERN ALABAMA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST WED JAN
27 THROUGH 200 PM CST FRI JAN 29...
...ARKANSAS...
CALICO ROCK 5.5
BATESVILLE 5.0
LEAD HILL 4.5
MOUNTAIN HOME 4.5
MOUNTAIN VIEW 4.5
HARRISON 4.0
PINEVILLE 4.0
MOUNT PLEASANT 3.8
MIDWAY 3.5
EVERTON 1 W 3.2
EVENING SHADE 3.0
...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...
INGALLS 11.0
ELKHART 8.0
ASHLAND 11 NE 7.5
DODGE CITY 3 SW 7.0
LAKIN 10 S 7.0
ST. JOHN 7.0
JETMORE 8 N 6.4
KINSLEY 6.0
LARNED 6.0
LEOTI 6.0
SPEARVILLE 10 E 6.0
...MISSOURI...
DORA 4.0
TECUMSEH 4.0
NEVADA 3.0
ROGERSVILLE 2.5
...OKLAHOMA...
ENID 9.0
MUTUAL 6.8
VICI 6.1
FARGO 6.0
HELENA 6.0
VANCE AIR FORCE BASE 5.8
FAIRVIEW 2 W 5.5
BILLINGS 5.0
BOISE CITY 5.0
HENNESSEY 5.0
WATONGA 5.0
MOORELAND 3.5
PAWHUSKA 2.0
...TEXAS...
GRUVER 14.0
DUMAS 1 S 13.5
STRATFORD 13.0
VEGA 13.0
DALHART 12.0
GUYMON 12.0
HARTLEY 11.5
SIMMS 9 ENE 11.0
TEXHOMA 11.0
AMARILLO 6 WNW 10.0
BEAVER 10.0
CANYON 9.0
TEXLINE 9.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
600 PM CST WED JAN 27 THROUGH 200 PM CST FRI JAN 29...
...ARKANSAS...
FAYETTEVILLE 0.50
MOUNTAIN VIEW 0.50
SILOAM SPRINGS 3 N 0.40
ROGERS 2 SW 0.30
SAINT PAUL 0.30
CLINTON 0.25
OZARK 8 NE 0.25
MAYSVILLE 3 N 0.20
CATO 1 N 0.10
EUREKA SPRINGS 0.10
GRAVETTE 0.10
HOT SPRINGS 20 E 0.10
PEA RIDGE 1 W 0.10
...NEW MEXICO...
CLOVIS 0.10
...OKLAHOMA...
MANGUM 1.00
HENRYETTA 0.75
KONAWA 0.63
TULSA 0.60
BROKEN ARROW 6 E 0.50
GUTHRIE 10 S 0.50
KINGFISHER 0.50
LEXINGTON 0.50
OKEMAH 0.50
OKMULGEE 0.50
EL RENO 0.44
CLAREMORE 6 SE 0.40
SAND SPRINGS 5 N 0.40
BRISTOW 0.38
OKLAHOMA CITY 4 SW 0.25
PORTER 2 SE 0.25
...TEXAS...
CLARENDON 1.25
DIMMITT 1.00
MEMPHIS 1.00
WELLINGTON 1.00
CHILDRESS 0.75
PADUCAH 0.75
FLOYDADA 0.50
HAPPY 0.50
PLAINVIEW 0.50
HEREFORD 5 ENE 0.25
MATADOR 0.25
AMARILLO 7 ENE 0.20
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST WED JAN 27
THROUGH 200 PM CST FRI JAN 29...
...ARKANSAS...
PARAGOULD 1.00
PARAGOULD 15 W 1.00
...MISSOURI...
HORTON 2 S 2.00
...OKLAHOMA...
WEATHERFORD 2.00
PIEDMONT 1.50
NORMAN 3 SSE 1.20
PAWNEE 1.00
WILL ROGERS AIRPORT 1.00
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...NEW MEXICO...
BONITO LAKE 6 WSW 25.0
AGUA FRIA 4 ESE 12.0
LOS ALAMOS 6 W 12.0
SEDILLO 3 NNE 12.0
TORREON 12.0
GOLDEN 2 S 11.0
SAN JON 11.0
CLAYTON 1 WNW 10.7
ANGEL FIRE 3 ESE 10.0
MORIARTY 7 WNW 10.0
RAGLAND 3 S 10.0
RUIDOSO 1 SW 10.0
CEDAR CREST 9.0
TIJERAS 9.0
SANDIA PARK 8.0
THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER NORTHERN TEXAS
WILL SLOWLY PUSH EASTWARD THROUGH THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER ALONG THE
CENTRAL GULF COAST WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS EASTWARD THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING WHILE GENERALLY MAINTAINING ITS INTENSITY. THE
COMPLIMENTARY PAIR OF LOW CENTERS WILL SUPPORT SNOWFALL THIS
EVENING FROM EASTERN OKLAHOMA...SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS INTO SOUTHERN
MISSOURI. THE HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PUSH EASTWARD TONIGHT
AFFECTING 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 ARKANSAS EASTWARD THROUGH MUCH OF THE
TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
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Last Updated: 400 PM EST FRI JAN 29 2010