STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 AM CST TUE NOV 17 2015

...SNOW CURRENTLY FALLING ALONG THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES
AS HEAVY RAIN MOVES FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY... 

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND
SOUTHERN COLORADO...EXTREME NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA...AND NORTHEAST KANSAS.

WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES...IN ADDITION TO THE WESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND A SMALL PORTION OF THE OKLAHOMA
AND TEXAS PANHANDLE.

FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM
THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...IN ADDITION TO THE
MIDDLE AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.

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

AT 800 AM CST...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH AN ESTIMATED SEA-LEVEL
PRESSURE OF 992 MB...29.29 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 50 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF DODGE CITY...KANSAS. AN OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDED
SOUTHEAST OF LOW THROUGH OKLAHOMA...AND A COLD FRONT WAS MOVING
NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS. IN ADDITION...A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT
EXTENDED FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS SOUTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WAS FALLING
ACROSS THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA...EASTERN HALF OF COLORADO...AND
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NEW MEXICO. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS
REPORTED IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTHWESTERN KANSAS. A SQUALL
LINE...PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL...WAS MOVING EASTWARD
ACROSS WESTERN ARKANSAS...EAST TEXAS...AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. A
LARGE SWATH OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL WAS FALLING FROM THE
NORTHERN PLAINS...INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST AND OHIO VALLEY...AND WAS
BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO THE MIDDLE AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST MON NOV
16 THROUGH 900 AM CST TUE NOV 17...

...COLORADO...
OURAY 4 N                            25.0                    
COLORADO SPRINGS 18.7 N              16.0                    
GENESEE                              16.0                    
PONDEROSA PARK 1 WNW                 15.0                    
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 1.9 E              15.0                    
THE PINERY 1.2 ESE                   14.2                    
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SSE                14.0                    
BERGEN PARK 1 SSE                    13.0                    
BRECKENRIDGE 3.3 SE                  12.0                    
BROOKVALE 4 SSE                      12.0                    
CRESTED BUTTE 6.2 N                  12.0                    
PERRY PARK 3 ESE                     12.0                    
RED MOUNTAIN PASS                    12.0                    
WOODLAND PARK 1.1 NNW                12.0                    
EVERGREEN 1 S                        11.0                    
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 5 NE               10.0                    
SILVERTON                             9.0                    
GLENWOOD SPRINGS                      8.7                    
BLACK HAWK 3 N                        8.2                    
CASTLE ROCK 4 NW                      8.2                    
DENVER 6.3 SSE                        7.0                    

...NEW MEXICO...
ARROYO SECO 8 NE                     11.0                    
TERERRO 6 WNW                        11.0                    
TOADLENA 5 SSE                       10.0                    
LLANO LARGO 5 SSE                     8.0                    
CHUPADERO 7 ESE                       7.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST MON NOV
16 THROUGH 900 AM CST TUE NOV 17...

...KANSAS...
NORTON 1.3 SSW                        2.82                    
ST. PAUL 0.4 ESE                      2.58                    
INDEPENDENCE 0.3 NW                   2.10                    
GRANTVILLE 1.6 NE                     2.08                    
TOPEKA 4.6 ESE                        2.02                    
IOLA 2.7 SSE                          1.97                    
MANHATTAN 2.7 NW                      1.80                    
LENEXA 2.8 E                          1.79                    
BURLINGAME 3.5 NNE                    1.75                    
BERRYTON 0.1 NNE                      1.67                    

...NEBRASKA...
BEAVER CITY 6.0 S                     1.87                    
BURWELL 0.4 E                         1.61                    
WESTERN 1.2 SE                        1.50                    
ELYRIA 6.3 W                          1.49                    
BURWELL 2.1 SSW                       1.46                    
DAYKIN 1.2 SW                         1.39                    
MILLER 0.5 SE                         1.36                    
WILCOX 0.3 SW                         1.36                    
ORD 6.8 SSE                           1.30                    
LOUP CITY 7.1 NNE                     1.28                    

...OKLAHOMA...
JAY 3.3 NNE                           2.90                    
VINITA 8.6 ESE                        2.83                    
SALLISAW 0.3 SE                       2.80                    
BROKEN ARROW 7.3 ENE                  2.32                    
CLAREMORE 6.6 W                       1.95                    
OCHELATA 5.6 N                        1.82                    
WESTVILLE 0.2 ENE                     1.76                    
TULSA 5.4 SSE                         1.60                    
GLENPOOL 0.6 S                        1.59                    
NORMAN 1.9 N                          0.90                    

...TEXAS...
HORSESHOE BAY 1.5 WNW                 3.00                    
ANNA 3.7 SSW                          2.42                    
LA GRANGE 7.8 NNE                     2.37                    
VAN ALSTYNE 6.2 ENE                   2.26                    
MCKINNEY 4.0 SE                       2.12                    
NEW ULM 0.1 ENE                       2.12                    
THORNDALE 8.8 N                       2.05                    
BURTON 6.9 SSW                        1.89                    
DUNCANVILLE 0.9 SE                    1.81                    
RICHARDSON 2.2 NW                     1.79                    
COLLEGE STATION 6.4 ENE               1.67                    
GONZALES 0.6 S                        1.66                    
RAVENNA 1.7 SE                        1.65                    
PLANO 2.4 N                           1.49                    
AUSTIN 2.8 N                          1.32                    


THE OCCLUDED FRONT ALONG WITH THE STRONG COLD FRONT NORTH OF IT
WILL CONTINUE MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WILL APPROACH THE EAST COAST BY
THURSDAY MORNING. STORM TOTALS UP TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA...NORTHEAST KANSAS...AND PORTIONS OF
EASTERN COLORADO. AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE
ALONG CENTRAL NEBRASKA TO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN COLORADO. EXPECT
THE SNOWFALL TO BEGIN TAPERING OFF FOR THESE AREAS BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
ALONG THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON TUESDAY
AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. BY WEDNESDAY...THE BULK OF
PRECIPITATION SHIFTS TO THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES
EXPECTED ACROSS THAT REGION. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE A CONCERN FROM
THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE SOUTHEAST ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. 

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 300 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

FANNING