STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS AND OHIO VALLEY WINTER
STORM...CORRECTED
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM DEPARTING THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND HEADING TOWARDS
THE OHIO VALLEY...  

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
ARKANSAS...SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...EXTREME WESTERN
TENNESSEE...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...A LARGE PORTION OF INDIANA...AND
PORTIONS OF OHIO.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR NORTHERN TEXAS...MAJORITY OF OKLAHOMA...AND STRETCHING
NORTHEAST INTO MAINE COVERING THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND THE LOWER
GREAT LAKES.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 800 PM CST...AN INTENSIFYING SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 996 MB...29.41 IN...WAS LOCATED IN CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI. A WARM FRONT EXTENDS OUT TO THE EAST OF THIS
LOW...AND A COLD FRONT EXTENDING TO THE SOUTH OF IT TOWARDS THE
GULF COAST. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWS A VERY WELL
ORGANIZED SQUALL LINE QUICKLY MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND
DOWN INTO SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE
LOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING IN
MISSISSIPPI...ALABAMA...GEORGIA...AND TENNESSEE. MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW WAS BEHIND THE SURFACE LOW...MOSTLY IN ARKANSAS AND LIFTING
TOWARD THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY.  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM CST SAT DEC
25 THROUGH 800 PM CST WED DEC 25...

...ARKANSAS...
DIERKS 10 N                           5.0                    
DE QUEEN                              4.0                    
N NASHVILLE                           2.2                    
ASHDOWN                               2.0                    
N LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT                 2.0                    
TEXARKANA                             1.2                    

...OKLAHOMA...
OCTAVIA                               7.0                    
HEAVENER 10 S                         6.0                    
BROKEN BOW                            5.0                    
PANAMA                                5.0                    
RED OAK 5 N                           5.0                    
BENGAL 6 SW                           4.0                    
SWINK 9 N                             4.0                    
OZARK                                 3.0                    
POCOLA                                3.0                    
CAMERON                               2.0                    
MESSER                                2.0                    
MULDROW                               2.0                    
GREENWOOD                             1.0                    
HUGO                                  1.0                    
POTEAU                                1.0                    

...TEXAS...
CLARKSVILLE                           4.0                    
DE KALB                               4.0                    
GLENRIO 5 ENE                         4.0                    
MOUNT VERNON                          4.0                    
CANYON                                3.0                    
LUTIE                                 3.0                    
SHAMROCK                              3.0                    
MINEOLA                               2.5                    
PANHANDLE                             2.5                    
PITTSBURG                             2.5                    
LINDALE                               2.0                    
TEXLINE                               2.0                    
VEGA                                  2.0                    
GLADEWATER                            1.8                    
MOUNT PLEASANT                        1.5                    
AMARILLO 6 SW                         1.3                    
DALHART                               1.0                    
TYLER                                 1.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
800 AM CST SAT DEC 25 THROUGH 800 PM CST WED DEC 25...

...ARKANSAS...
NORTH LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT             0.20                    


THE SURFACE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND TRACK OVER
TENNESSEE VALLEY...THE APPALACHIANS...AND MOVE TOWARD THE
MID-ATLANTIC BY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN IS
EXPECTED NORTH OF THE LOW TRACK. SNOW AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES CAN
BE EXPECTED INTO THE OHIO VALLEY...AND AMOUNTS EXCEEDING A FOOT
ACROSS INTERIOR NEW ENGLAND. HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT DAY...WITH PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS AROUND
1 TO 2 INCHES ESPECIALLY IN THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND MID-ATLANTIC
REGION.   

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.

FANNING