THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR SOUTHERN ROCKIES TO CENTRAL PLAINS
WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2011
...LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN OKLAHOMA IS SPREADING SNOW FROM
EASTERN COLORADO INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. TRAVEL THROUGH THIS
REGION WILL BE QUITE TREACHEROUS ON TUESDAY...
BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN
TEXAS PANHANDLE...OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...AND MUCH OF CENTRAL AND
WESTERN KANSAS. BOUNDING THIS REGION TO THE SOUTHEAST AND
NORTHWEST ARE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 AM CST...A 1004 MB...29.65 INCH...SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED
ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
OKLAHOMA CITY. ATTACHED TO THIS SURFACE CYCLONE WAS AN OCCLUDED
FRONTAL SYSTEM WHICH EXTENDED INTO DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND INTO
NORTHERN MEXICO. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ACROSS EASTERN TEXAS...NORTHERN
LOUISIANA...AND MUCH OF ARKANSAS. TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE MAIN
SURFACE LOW...WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SNOW WAS
OBSERVED ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL WAS FALLING OVER EASTERN COLORADO AND INTO MUCH OF THE
WESTERN HALF OF KANSAS. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH WERE HAPPENING IN SOME AREAS...CREATING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS. AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION FROM THE
NORTH...RAIN IS GRADUALLY CHANGING TO SNOW FARTHER TO THE SOUTH
AND EAST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST SUN DEC
18 THROUGH 900 AM CST TUE DEC 20...
...COLORADO...
LA JUNTA 15.0
SPRINGFIELD 15.0 DRIFTS UP TO 10 FT
COLORADO CITY 4 SE 13.6
BEULAH 1 S 13.0
LA VETA 3 S 10.0
LAS ANIMAS 10.0 ESTIMATED
MANZANOLA 10.0 ESTIMATED
SUGAR CITY 2 S 10.0 ESTIMATED
WALSENBURG 5 WSW 10.0 ESTIMATED
RYE 1 SSW 9.7
PUEBLO 7.0
TRINIDAD 4 SW 7.0
...KANSAS...
SCOTT CITY 12.0
TRIBUNE 5 NE 10.0
RUSSELL 9.0
RUSSELL SPRINGS 3 N 6.3
HAYS 5.5 ESTIMATED
SUBLETTE 5.5 ESTIMATED
ELKHART 5.0
GREAT BEND 5.0
LIBERAL 4.0 ESTIMATED
SALINA 4.0
SIMPSON 10 SW 4.0 ESTIMATED
SYLVAN GROVE 3 SW 4.0
ULYSSES 4.0
ADA 2 NE 3.0
MARQUETTE 4 ESE 3.0
VICTOR 5 E 3.0
WAKEFIELD 7 SSW 3.0
WALDO 3.0
...NEW MEXICO...
PIETOWN 25 N 24.0
GRANTS 14.0
BLUEWATER LAKE 12.0
ROCIADA 8 SW 10.0
TIJERAS 11 SSE 10.0
PREWITT 5 WSW 9.5
ANGEL FIRE 3 ESE 9.0
EDGEWOOD 2 SE 9.0
SANDIA PARK 2 E 9.0
SEDILLO 9.0
THOREAU 3 W 9.0
ALBUQUERQUE 8 E 7.0
SANTA FE 1 SW 1.7
...OKLAHOMA...
KENTON 2 NNE 10.0 ESTIMATED
BOISE CITY 7.0 ESTIMATED
GUYMON 6.0 ESTIMATED
HOOKER 5.0 ESTIMATED
TURPIN 5.0 ESTIMATED
...TEXAS...
TEXLINE 6.0
HARTLEY 4.0
MORSE 4.0 ESTIMATED
DALHART 2.0
AS THE SURFACE LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
THIS MORNING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS
MUCH OF KANSAS AND INTO NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. IT APPEARS THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM HAS ENDED AS THE DISTURBANCE
TRACKS TOWARD EASTERN OKLAHOMA. FORECAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD
GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HEAVIER AMOUNTS
ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS
OF OVER 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS AREAS WHICH HAVE RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WITH WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO ARE ALSO
EXPECTED. TRAVEL THROUGH THE REGION WILL LIKELY BE EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. SNOW
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH MUCH THE DAY
TUESDAY BEFORE SLOWLY COMING TO AN END LATE IN THE DAY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
HAMRICK
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Last Updated: 955 AM EST TUE DEC 20 2011