THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR ROCKIES TO SOUTHEASTERN U.S. WINTER
STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST TUE FEB 08 2011
...STRONG WINTER STORM MOVING OUT OF THE ROCKIES INTO THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS WILL PRODUCE A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOW...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE
SOUTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...AND PARTS OF THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATES. WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT OVER
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN GULF STATES...
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 PM CST...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WAS FROM THE LOWER OHIO
VALLEY SOUTHWESTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS AND SOUTHERN
ROCKIES. A 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES...LOW PRESSURE AREA WAS ALONG
THE FRONT...NEAR MIDLAND TEXAS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
RADARS SHOWED AN EXPANDING AREA OF SNOW FROM NEW MEXICO...EASTWARD
INTO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS. HEAVY SNOW WAS REPORTED FROM
THE MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO INTO SOUTHERN KANSAS AND NORTHERN
OKLAHOMA. TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE REGION WERE PLUMMETING THROUGH
THE TEENS AND INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AS AN ARCTIC AIRMASS MOVED
SOUTHWARD FROM CANADA INTO THE SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.. DANGEROUS WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES 10 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST MON FEB
07 THROUGH 800 PM CST TUE FEB 08...
...KANSAS...
HOISINGTON 1E 15.0
MCPHERSON 14.2
LEHIGH 3SSW 14.0
MADISON 12.0
DORRANCE 5N 11.0
LINDSBORG 10.0
YATES CENTER 10.0
HUTCHINSON 9.5
ELLSWORTH 1S 9.0
HILLSBORO 9.0
LINCOLN 9.0
STOCKTON 9.0
SYLVAN GROVE 9.0
SALINA 8.0
GOODLAND 12N 7.0
...NEW MEXICO...
CHACON 12.0
EAGLE NEST 12.0
RED RIVER 3E 12.0
...OKLAHOMA...
BEAVER 4.0
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR IN THE LAST SIX
HOURS...
...TEXAS...
DUMAS 3W 59
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...COLORADO...
SPANISH PEAKS 4S 12.0
MONARCH PASS 1NNW 11.0
CRESTONE 1SSE 8.6
AGATE 1SE 8.0
WOLF CREEK PASS 1SSE 8.0
ARAPAHOE PARK 5SSW 7.4
ELDORADO SPRINGS 1WNW 7.3
...MONTANA...
LIMESTONE 10WSW 14.0
ROUNDUP 8SE 12.0
RYEGATE 21N 12.0
SILVER GATE 19NW 12.0
WHITEHALL 10W 12.0
MARTINSDALE 4NE 10.0
...NEBRASKA...
GRANT 1NE 8.3
CURTIS 1W 6.0
WELLFLEET 6.0
WALLACE 2W 5.0
...WYOMING...
RAWLINS 35S 14.4
NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10.5
BROOKLYN LAKE 9.0
OLD BATTLE 9.0
BY WEDNESDAY EVENING...THE ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE
SOUTHEASTERN U.S. TO LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST...THEN
SOUTH INTO MEXICO. SNOW WILL EXPAND INTO THE NORTHERN LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATES BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. WIDESPREAD
SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED FROM NEW MEXICO INTO
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH SOME ONE
FOOT AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL
CONTINUE TO CREATE VERY DANGEROUS AND LOW WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES...ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DRIFTS TO
FIVE FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS. WHITE OUT OR NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE.
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.
ECKERT
Last Updated: 942 PM EST TUE FEB 08 2011