THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR ROCKIES TO SOUTHEASTERN U.S. WINTER
STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 AM CST WED FEB 09 2011
 
...A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY...   
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...INTO PARTS OF THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS. 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 200 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS SHOWED A
SWATH OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN
NEW MEXICO...THE TEXAS PANHANDLE...CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...INTO
SOUTHERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT.
STRONG WINDS AND PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES WERE CREATING DANGEROUS
WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES 10 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ALONG WITH BLOWING
SNOW ACROSS THE REGION.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST MON FEB
07 THROUGH 200 AM CST TUE FEB 08...

...KANSAS...
BURLINGTON                           16.0                     
HOISINGTON 1E                        15.0                     
MARION                               14.5                     
MCPHERSON                            14.2                     
LEHIGH 3SSW                          14.0                     
HILLSBORO                            12.0                     
MADISON                              12.0                     
PEABODY                              12.0                     
DORRANCE 5N                          11.0                     
EMPORIA                              11.0                     
LINDSBORG                            10.0                     
YATES CENTER                         10.0                     
HUTCHINSON                            9.5                     
ELLSWORTH 1S                          9.0                     
LINCOLN                               9.0                     
STOCKTON                              9.0                     
ANTHONY                               8.0                     
SALINA                                8.0                     
GOODLAND 12N                          7.0                     

...NEW MEXICO...
ANGEL FIRE 3 ESE                     14.0                     
EAGLE NEST                           14.0                     
CHACON                               12.0                     
RED RIVER                            12.0                     
RED RIVER 3E                         12.0                     
ELIZABETHTOWN 5 NNW                  11.0                     
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW                    9.0                     
GUADALUPITA                           8.0                     
ROCIADA 8 SW                          8.0                     
MORIARTY                              6.0                     
CHUPADERO 7 ESE                       4.0                     
LOS ALAMOS 4 WNW                      4.0                     
TOADLENA 5 SSW                        4.0                     

...OKLAHOMA...
BEAVER 3 N                            7.0                     
GATE 3 NE                             6.0                     
BOISE CITY                            3.0                     
GUYMON                                3.0                     

...TEXAS...
BEAVER                                7.0                     
TEXHOMA                               6.5                     
CANYON                                6.0                     
AMARILLO 7 SW                         5.5                     
VEGA                                  5.0                     
MIAMI                                 4.5                     
BUSHLAND                              4.0                     
DUMAS                                 3.0                     
PERRYTON                              3.0                     

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR IN THE LAST SIX
HOURS...

...OKLAHOMA...
MEDICINE PARK 3 W                       57                     

...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                     


AS THE ARCTIC AIRMASS SPREADS SOUTH INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO AND
EASTWARD TOWARDS THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. TODAY...SNOW WILL EXPAND
EASTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATES BY THIS
EVENING. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED FROM NEW
MEXICO INTO OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS BY THE 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 900 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

KONG




Last Updated: 358 AM EST WED FEB 09 2011