THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR SOUTHERN ROCKIES TO CENTRAL PLAINS
PLAINS WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011
 
...LOW PRESSURE OVER NEW MEXICO IS SPREADING SNOW FROM THE
SOUTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. TRAVEL THROUGH THIS
REGION WILL BE DANGEROUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE INTO TUESDAY...      
 
WINTER STORM AND BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NEW
MEXICO AND NORTHERN TEXAS...NORTHWARD TO KANSAS...WITH WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES SURROUNDING THE WARNINGS.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 200 PM CST...A 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES...SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED
NEAR ROSWELL NEW MEXICO...WHILE A COLD FRONT WAS DROPPING
SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS. RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE
MOVING ACROSS AREAS FROM SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS SOUTHWARD INTO EAST
CENTRAL TEXAS. SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO...FAR NORTHERN TEXAS...SOUTHEASTERN
COLORADO...AND WESTERN KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA. AS COLDER AIR MOVES
INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTH...RAIN IS GRADUALLY CHANGING TO
SNOW FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST.                                      
  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST SUN DEC
18 THROUGH 200 PM CST MON DEC 19...

...COLORADO...
SPRINGFIELD                           7.0                     
KIM                                   5.0                     
RYE 1 SSW                             3.0                     
BEULAH                                2.0                     

...NEW MEXICO...
GRANTS                               14.0                     
BLUEWATER LAKE                       12.0                     
ROCIADA 8 SW                         10.0                     
PREWITT 5 WSW                         9.5                     
LOS ALAMOS 5 WNW                      8.0                     
TESUQUE 0.7 SSW                       8.0                     
ANGEL FIRE 3 ESE                      6.0                     
EL MORRO 5 E                          5.5                     
PAJARITO MOUNTAIN SKI AREA            5.0                     
SAN ANTONITO 1 E                      3.5                     
LA BAJADA                             3.0                     
ALBUQUERQUE 8 E                       2.0                     
SANTA FE 1.3 WSW                      1.5                     

...OKLAHOMA...
KENTON                                2.0                     

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...COLORADO...
FOUNTAIN 4 WNW                        53                     
GREAT SAND DUNES 1 SSE                52                     


LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL MOVE INTO THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT. AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS...IT WILL DRAW COLDER AIR SOUTHWARD AND CONTINUE TO CHANGE
PRECIPITATION FROM RAIN TO SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF KANSAS...
OKLAHOMA...AND NORTHERN TEXAS. A LARGE AREA OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO INTO KANSAS...WITH
ISOLATED AREAS OF AROUND ONE FOOT POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY EVENING.
NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL THROUGH THE REGION
WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE...WITH EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE...TRAVEL CONDITIONS BY TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.     

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.

RYAN




Last Updated: 347 PM EST MON DEC 19 2011