THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 11 FOR SOUTHERN ROCKIES TO NORTHEASTERN U.S.
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015
...EXPANSIVE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BRING WINTRY
PRECIPITATION TO A LARGE PORTION OF THE NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN
U.S. AS HEAVY RAIN MOVES INTO THE EAST COAST...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT ACROSS PARTS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST...THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES...AND MUCH OF THE NORTHEAST.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE PANHANDLE
OF MARYLAND INTO NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES REMAIN
IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 AM CST...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
999 MB...29.50 INCHES...WAS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE WEST
SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN...ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTH OF
MILWAUKEE...WISCONSIN. AN OCCLUSION AND A COLD FRONT EXTENDED
SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY...SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS...THE SOUTHEAST...AND OFF THE EASTERN GULF COAST. A
STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDED ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA INTO SOUTHEASTERN
VIRGINIA WHERE A NEW LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS FORMING. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A
WIDESPREAD AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUED TO IMPACT
PARTS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS...THE UPPER MIDWEST AND INTO THE
UPPER GREAT LAKES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW HAD SPREAD INTO CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...ALONG WITH A ZONE OF FREEZING RAIN AND
SLEET ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE. FARTHER SOUTH...MODERATE TO LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING INTO MUCH OF THE EAST COAST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CST SAT
DEC 26 THROUGH 200 AM CST TUE DEC 29...
...IOWA...
OTHO 4 ENE 10.5
WATERLOO AIRPORT 10.1
DENVER 9.8
NEW SHARON 9.5
FORT DODGE 2 NE 7.5
CARROLL 7.0
MONTEZUMA 7.0
NEWHALL S 7.0
OSKALOOSA 7.0
GRAETTINGER 6.5
CEDAR RAPIDS 1 SSE 4.0
JEWELL 3.7
GUTHRIE CENTER 3.5
KNOXVILLE 3.0
...ILLINOIS...
MIDWAY AIRPORT 3 SW 2.1
...MICHIGAN...
GREILICKVILLE 2 SW 4.0
SKIDWAY LAKE 2 SW 4.0
JOHANNESBURG 6 SSW 3.5
CADILLAC 5 S 3.1
...MINNESOTA...
SPRING GROVE 7.5
BLUE EARTH 7.0
ROCHESTER 2 NE 7.0
GOODVIEW 6.7
OWATONNA 6.5
NEW RICHLAND 6.0
MAPLETON 5.5
MANKATO 4.5
FAIRMONT 3.5
...NEBRASKA...
OMAHA 3.5
GRETNA 3 ENE 3.3
BELLEVUE 4 WNW 2.7
PAPILLION WSW 2.0
SALEM 5 SW 2.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
NORTH SIOUX CITY 2 SSE 5.0
SPRINGFIELD 4.0
TEA 1 SE 3.5
SIOUX FALLS 3 SW 1.1
...WISCONSIN...
ASHWAUBENON 3 WNW 11.5
DE PERE 11.0
MANAWA 11.0
GREEN BAY 10.5
STURGEON BAY 10.5
MISHICOT 10.0
FOND DU LAC 9.5
NEENAH 8.5
NECEDAH 8.0
NEW LONDON 8.0
LA CROSSE 2 E 7.0
MILWAUKEE 6.3
BURLINGTON 6.0
CASSVILLE 6.0
SULLIVAN 3 SE 5.1
MADISON 4.6
PLATTEVILLE 3.0
BROOKFIELD 2.8
BAGLEY 3 NW 2.5
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CST SAT
DEC 26 THROUGH 200 AM CST TUE DEC 29...
...IOWA...
BURLINGTON RGNL ARPT 1.36
...ILLINOIS...
ROXANA 2 S 9.98
ALTON 8.28
PONTOON BEACH 8.25
JERSEYVILLE 8.13
COLLINSVILLE 7.50
RUMA 7.00
HILLSBORO 6.77
DU QUOIN 6.25
WITT 4 SE 6.20
PANA 6.02
EDWARDSVILLE 5.93
STAUNTON 4 SSW 5.92
CAHOKIA/ST LOUIS 5.69
SPARTA 5.50
DECATUR AIRPORT 5.47
SHELBYVILLE 5.45
NEOGA 5.22
SCOTT AFB/BELLEVILLE 5.17
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO 4.88
MOUNT VERNON/OUTLAND AIRPORT 4.83
LINCOLN/LOGAN CO. 4.08
GREENVILLE 2.90
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA 2.63
SPRINGFIELD/CAPITAL ARPT 2.42
...INDIANA...
EVANSVILLE 1 SE 5.40
LAFAYETTE/PURDUE UNIV ARPT 4.31
ULEN 3 N 4.21
TERRE HAUTE/HULMAN RGNL ARPT 4.15
CRAWFORDSVILLE 5 S 3.74
INDIANAPOLIS INTL ARPT 3.52
LAPEL 5 NW 3.51
SHELBYVILLE MUNI ARPT 3.37
THRONTOWN 3 SW 3.37
GREENCASTLE 4 ESE 3.23
CARMEL 1 NNE 3.08
MUNCIE/JOHNSON FIELD 2.72
KOKOMO MUNI ARPT 2.61
GRISSOM AFB/PERU 2.07
...KENTUCKY...
BENTON 6.27
PADUCAH/BARKLEY 4.69
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO. APT 4.17
HENDERSON CITY 3.83
FORT KNOX AAF 2.47
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT 2.46
LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD 1.63
...OHIO...
LIMA/ALLEN CO. ARPT 3.60
CINCINNATI 3.18
MANSFIELD/LAHM MUNI ARPT 2.38
MANSFIELD/ONTARIO 2.30
VERSAILLES 1 WSW 2.20
PORT COLUMBUS INTL AIRPORT 2.17
DAYTON GENERAL AIRPORT 2.14
WESTMINSTER 2 WNW 2.05
CLEVELAND-OLD BROOKLYN 1.55
...OKLAHOMA...
CHECOTAH 10.00
...TENNESSEE...
CLARKSVILLE/OUTLAW FIELD 2.45
CHATTANOOGA-LOVELL FIELD 1.29
NASHVILLE METRO ARPT 1.23
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
1200 AM CST SAT DEC 26 THROUGH 200 AM CST TUE DEC 29...
...IOWA...
MIDDLETOWN 0.25
BURLINGTON 2 NW 0.20
MEDIAPOLIS 3 SSE 0.20
...ILLINOIS...
KEWANEE 1 SSW 1.00
ABINGDON 1 N 0.30
CREVE COEUR 0.30
GALESBURG 0.30
BLOOMINGTON 3 NE 0.25
GERMANTOWN HILLS 0.25
PEORIA 8 NW 0.25
...INDIANA...
FORT WAYNE 5 N 0.20
GOSHEN 2 NW 0.15
NORTH WEBSTER 2 N 0.12
FORT WAYNE 1 NE 0.10
...NEW YORK...
ADIRONDACK AIRPORT 0.14
MASSENA AIRPORT 0.11
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CST SAT DEC
26 THROUGH 200 AM CST TUE DEC 29...
...IOWA...
SPRINGVILLE NNW 4.80
IOWA CITY 1 WSW 3.50
LOWDEN 2.00
PARNELL WNW 1.75
BURLINGTON 2 NW 0.90
NORTH ENGLISH 0.50
...ILLINOIS...
BROOKFIELD 4 NE 3.00
NORA 1 ESE 2.80
MIDWAY AIRPORT 3 SSW 2.10
CHICAGO HEIGHTS 3 NNW 1.70
CHICAGO RIDGE 3 E 1.50
SOMONAUK 1.30
CHICAGO 1 S 1.20
PLAINFIELD 3 SW 1.20
LEBERTYVILLE 1.10
MCHENRY 0.25
BATAVIA 0.20
...INDIANA...
REMINGTON N 1.64
VALPARAISO 0.90
PORTAGE 0.60
...MICHIGAN...
PERRY 3 SW 2.30
ROMULUS 0.60
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...ARKANSAS...
PINE BLUFF 58
...ILLINOIS...
WILLARD AIRPORT 48
PEORIA INTERNATIONAL 46
...NEW MEXICO...
FORT SUMNER 2 E 69
CANNON AFB 1 N 62
TOLAR 13 SE 62
TEXICO 3 NNW 61
BITTER LAKE WILD 14 NNE 60
...OKLAHOMA...
ALVA 73
ALTUS AIR FORCE BA 1 NE 69
CENTRAILIA 7 E 64
HESTER 2 N 64
FORT GIBSON 60
DUNCAN 2 S 59
LAWTON 2 S 58
MEERS 9 W 58
...TEXAS...
ANTON 6 SSW 67
OLTON 6 S 67
AMHERST 1 NE 65
FRIONA 2 NE 60
HART 3 N 58
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...KANSAS...
PRINCETON 3 S 4.0
RICHMOND 3.5
OLATHE 4 ESE 3.0
OVERLAND PARK 2.8
NORTONVILLE 2.4
VALLEY FALLS 2.4
BLAINE 2.0
...MISSOURI...
GILMAN CITY 4.0
LOCK SPRINGS 4.0
LEXINGTON 3.8
WESTON 3.5
INDEPENDENCE 3.0
UNIONVILLE 3.0
BRECKENRIDGE 4 N 2.5
KANSAS CITY INTL ARPT 2.3
...NEW MEXICO...
BONITO LAKE 6 WSW 41.0
CLOUDCROFT 30.0
EDGEWOOD 2 S 26.0
SEDILLO 5 NNE 25.0
SAN ANTONITO 3 E 24.0
ALTO 2 S 21.0
MAGDALENA 15 N 21.0
TIJERAS 9.1 SE 20.0
MANZANO 2 SE 19.0
NOGAL 19.0
SANDIA PARK 19.0
CAPITAN 4.3 WSW 18.0
APACHE SUMMIT 16.0
SANDIA PARK 3.6 ESE 16.0
ROSWELL 1 NW 15.5
EUNICE 4 E 15.0
WEED 13.0
LAS CRUCES 12.0
SANTA FE 9.6 S 8.0
...OKLAHOMA...
NNW BOISE CITY 9.5
TURPIN 6.0
SHATTUCK 0.7 SSW 3.1
ERICK 0.2 NE 2.3
OWASSO 6 ENE 1.5
...TEXAS...
QUEEN 24.0
ARTESIA 3 N 20.0
FRIONA 18.0
CARLSBAD 3 S 15.0
EUNICE 4 E 15.0
HOBBS 14.0
ALPINE 12.0
ATOKA 12.0
GREENWOOD 12.0
PLAINS 12.0
DENVER CITY 11.0
LUBBOCK 11.0
PLAINVIEW 10.0
EL PASO 5.1 WSW 9.5
SIERRA BLANCA 9.0
ANTHONY 1.0 ENE 8.5
ODESSA 8.5
LEVELLAND 8.0
MULESHOE 8.0
SEMINOLE 8.0
TAHOKA 8.0
MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL 7.6
TEXLINE 7.5
DALHART 7.0
HORIZON CITY 1.9 NNW 7.0
N DUMAS 7.0
SOCORRO 3.5 NW 6.5
WESTWAY 8 E 6.2
BROWNFIELD 6.0
FORT MCKAVETT 6.0
ABILENE 4.9
MAY 4.5
PAMPA 1 NW 4.0
SHAMROCK 4.0
AMARILLO 4.8 WSW 3.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...ARKANSAS...
ELM SPRINGS 10.12
ROGERS/CARTER FIELD 9.98
BENTONVILLE 9.96
BATESVILLE RGNL ARPT 9.07
ROGERS 7.81
SILOAM SPRINGS/SMITH FIELD 7.74
DECATUR 3 ESE 7.08
FAYETTEVILLE/DRAKE FIELD 6.61
BELLA VISTA 1 NNW 6.57
VINEY GROVE 2 NW 6.57
FARMINGTON 1 WSW 5.77
SPRINGDALE 6 WSW 5.46
MOUNT IDA 3.95
LITTLE ROCK AFB 3.01
...ILLINOIS...
DECATUR AIRPORT 6.07
...KANSAS...
BARTLETT 4.90
OSWEGO 4.25
ALTAMONT 3.05
COFFEYVILLE MUNI ARPT 3.01
PITTSBURG 1 WSW 1.99
CANEY 1.90
...MISSOURI...
UNION 12.25
MONETT 10.50
WAYNESVILLE 10.20
SPRINGFIELD 7 SSW 10.00
ST. ANN 9.88
COTTLEVILLE 9.66
HARVESTER 9.58
WELDON SPRING 9.38
PERSHING 9.10
ST. PETERS 2 SSE 9.10
ROSEBUD 9.01
SPRINGFIELD 3 SW 8.96
ST LOUIS/LAMBERT INTL ARPT 8.65
LEBANON 2 S 8.28
ROLLA/VICHY AIRPORT 8.17
REPUBLIC 6 SW 7.70
ST. PETERS 7.56
ST CHARLES 7.49
MARYLAND HEIGHTS 6.42
FORNEY AAF/FORT LEONARDWOOD 6.40
KAISER/LAKE OZARK 6.26
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT 5.61
FERGUSON 5.02
LOUISBURG 5 W 5.00
...OKLAHOMA...
TAHLEQUAH 10.00
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT 8.29
WILBURTON 8.28
TALIHINA 8.18
EUFAULA 7.88
WESTVILLE 7.81
OKMULGEE 7.75
KANSAS 6 S 7.34
MUSKOGEE 1 NE 7.20
TULSA/LLOYD JONES 6.09
TINKER AFB/OKLAHOMA CITY 3.40
BARTLESVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.98
GUTHRIE MUNI ARPT 2.57
...TEXAS...
KILLEEN MUNI ARPT 10.44
PARIS/COX FIELD 5.66
TYLER/POUNDS FIELD 4.71
CORSICANA/CAMPBELL FIELD 4.10
SULPHUR SPRINGS MUNI ARPT 3.88
DENTON MUNI ARPT 3.51
SHERMAN/DENISON 3.04
FORT WORTH NAS 2.84
GAINESVILLE 2.79
FORT WORTH/MEACHAM 2.45
COLLEGE STATION/EASTERWOOD FLD 2.35
WACO-MADISON COOPER 2.21
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...
...KANSAS...
ANTHONY 8 NE 1.00
GRENOLA 1 N 0.50
HARPER 0.50
MURDOCK 5 E 0.25
...MISSOURI...
CHARLIE HEATH MEM 3 ENE 0.25
...OKLAHOMA...
BURBANK 0.25
...TEXAS...
ASPERMONT 0.50
DICKENS 0.50
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET AMOUNTS IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...
...KANSAS...
CHAUTAUQUA 0.25
...MISSOURI...
CHARLIE HEATH MEM 3 ENE 1.50
TRENTON 1.00
MEMPHIS 0.47
...OKLAHOMA...
SHAWNEE 1.50
GLENPOOL 1.00
CLAREMORE 0.50
JENKS 0.50
TULSA 0.50
THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER IN THE GREAT LAKES IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN
TODAY WHILE THE NEW LOW PRESSURE CENTER NEAR THE VIRGINIA COAST
DEVELOPS AND MOVES UP THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST. AS THE MAIN ENERGY
OF THE SYSTEM SHIFTS EASTWARD TO THE NEW LOW PRESSURE CENTER OFF
THE EAST COAST AND COLD AIR REMAINS IN PLACE OVER NEW ENGLAND...A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS FORECAST ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND
WHERE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
FARTHER WEST...REMAINING MOISTURE INTERACTING WITH A SURFACE TROUGH
AXIS WILL SUPPORT LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF SNOW FROM ACROSS THE GREAT
LAKES...THE UPPER MIDWEST...AND INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS WHERE AN
ADDITIONAL 6 INCHES OR LESS IS EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...FREEZING
RAIN IS LIKELY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WHERE UP
TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE CAN BE EXPECTED. FARTHER SOUTH...
RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING
IN THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES WHERE LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 900 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
KONG
Last Updated: 614 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2015