THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST FRI JAN 29 2010
 
...MAJOR WINTER STORM RACING EASTWARD INTO THE TENNESSEE RIVER
VALLEY...
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM PORTIONS OF
OKLAHOMA/KANSAS EASTWARD THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND INTO THE
DELMARVA PENINSULA. 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 800 PM CST...A FAST MOVING SWATH OF PRECIPITATION WAS PUSHING
INTO THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY AND LOWER MID-ATLANTIC STATES.
THIS WAS SPREADING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW INTO NORTHERN TENNESSEE
AND SOUTHERN KENTUCKY...AS WELL AS INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE
CAROLINAS AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA. IN ADDITION...UNDERNEATH A
STRONG UPPER LOW...A SLOW-MOVING BATCH OF SNOWFALL WAS AFFECTING
MUCH OF THE OZARKS AS IT GRADUALLY EDGED EASTWARD.
MEANWHILE...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE BREAKING OUT ACROSS
MUCH OF MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA WITH THE BEST CONVECTION
DEVELOPING NEAR THE SURFACE LOW CENTER. THIS CYCLONE WAS LOCATED
EAST OF MOBILE...ALABAMA AND WAS MOVING EASTWARD AT APPROXIMATELY
18 MPH WITH A PRESSURE OF 1007 MB (29.74 INCHES). IN BETWEEN THE
AXES OF RAIN AND SNOW IS A STEADY AREA OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET
WHICH WAS IMPACTING CENTRAL ARKANSAS EASTWARD INTO SOUTHWESTERN
TENNESSEE.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST WED JAN
27 THROUGH 800 PM CST FRI JAN 29...

...ARKANSAS...
CALICO ROCK                           5.5                     
BATESVILLE                            5.0                     
FAYETTEVILLE                          5.0                     
LEAD HILL                             4.5                     
MOUNTAIN HOME                         4.5                     
MOUNTAIN VIEW                         4.5                     
BELLA VISTA                           4.0                     
EUREKA SPRINGS 7 NW                   4.0                     
HARRISON                              4.0                     
PINEVILLE                             4.0                     
MOUNT PLEASANT                        3.8                     

...GEORGIA...
DILLARD                               2.0                     

...KANSAS...
INGALLS                              11.0                     
ELKHART                               8.0                     
ASHLAND 11 NE                         7.5                     
DODGE CITY 3 SW                       7.0                     
LAKIN 10 S                            7.0                     
PITTSBURG                             7.0                     
ST. JOHN                              7.0                     
JETMORE 8 N                           6.4                     
COLUMBUS                              6.0                     
KINSLEY                               6.0                     
LARNED                                6.0                     
LEOTI                                 6.0                     
SPEARVILLE 10 E                       6.0                     

...KENTUCKY...
BENTON                                4.0                     
FAIRDEALING                           4.0                     
ELKTON                                3.5                     
MORTONS GAP                           3.0                     
PEMBROKE                              3.0                     
CADIZ 4 SW                            2.5                     
GREENVILLE                            2.5                     
LONE OAK                              2.5                     
MURRAY 5 W                            2.5                     
SYMSONIA                              2.5                     

...MISSOURI...
DONIPHAN                              6.5                     
NEOSHO                                6.3                     
NOBLE 1 S                             6.0                     
PINEVILLE                             6.0                     
REPUBLIC 2 W                          6.0                     
POPLAR BLUFF 7 NW                     5.8                     
CARL JUNCTION                         5.5                     
MARBLE HILL                           5.5                     
NIXA 3 ENE                            5.5                     
SPRINGFIELD 3 SW                      4.5                     
VAN BUREN                             4.5                     

...NORTH CAROLINA  ...
FLETCHER                             10.0                     
ARDEN                                 9.5                     
CANTON 8 SSE                          9.0                     
RUTHERFORDTON                         8.3                     
CLYDE                                 8.0                     
TUCKASGEE                             7.5                     
BRYSON CITY                           7.0                     
CANDLER                               7.0                     
WAYNESVILLE                           7.0                     
ASHEVILLE                             6.0                     

...OKLAHOMA...
ENID                                  9.0                     
OWASSO 3 E                            7.0                     
TIAWAH                                7.0                     
MUTUAL                                6.8                     
VICI                                  6.1                     
FARGO                                 6.0                     
HELENA                                6.0                     
TULSA 10 SE                           6.0                     
VANCE AIR FORCE BASE                  5.8                     
FAIRVIEW 2 W                          5.5                     
ONETA 1 E                             5.5                     
BILLINGS                              5.0                     

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
GAFFNEY                               3.0                     
GREER                                 2.5                     

...TENNESSEE...
CHARLESTON                            6.0                     
MANCHESTER                            6.0                     
ATHENS 1 N                            5.0                     
CENTERVILLE                           5.0                     
HOHENWALD                             5.0                     
TURTLETOWN                            5.0                     
CHATTANOOGA 4 E                       4.7                     
MADISONVILLE                          4.2                     
NASHVILLE                             3.0                     

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

...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                     

...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                     

...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                     


THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER THE ARKLATEX
WILL PUSH EASTWARD TONIGHT AND REACH THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
BY THE FOLLOWING MORNING. 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 TONIGHT FROM THE OZARKS EASTWARD THROUGH THE TENNESSEE
RIVER VALLEY AND INTO THE LOWER MID-ATLANTIC STATES. SNOW TOTALS
IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THESE AREAS. IN ADDITION
TO THE HEAVY SNOW THREAT...THERE WILL BE THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT
ICING TONIGHT 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 300 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

RUBIN-OSTER




Last Updated: 1000 PM EST FRI JAN 29 2010