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