THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR SOUTHERN ROCKIES TO MIDDLE/UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
...HIGH IMPACT WEATHER EXPECTED WITH A SURFACE LOW DEEPENING OVER
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON SUNDAY...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO...THE
TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...AND SMALL PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
KANSAS.
WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND PLAINS TO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FROM NORTHEAST TEXAS TO THE OHIO VALLEY.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A WIDE BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINS DEVELOPING TO THE NORTH OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHING
FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE OHIO VALLEY. IN ADDITION TO THE
RAIN...STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS OBSERVED TO THE
NORTHWEST OF A SURFACE LOW DEEPENING OVER EASTERN TEXAS...WITH A
NARROW AXIS OF FREEZING RAIN REPORTED OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CST SAT
DEC 26 THROUGH 800 AM CST SUN DEC 27...
...COLORADO...
SPANISH PEAKS 5 NNE 4.0
...NEW MEXICO...
WEED 13.0
LAS CRUCES 12.0
EDGEWOOD 3 NNW 6.0
SILVER CITY 5.0
TRUCHAS 1 ESE 3.8
DATIL 2 W 2.8
ESCONDIDA 2 NE 2.0
FARMINGTON 10 N 1.6
...TEXAS...
WESTWAY 8 E 6.2
ANTHONY 2 E 5.8
LUBBOCK 6 NNE 4.0
PAMPA 1 NW 4.0
SHAMROCK 4.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CST SAT
DEC 26 THROUGH 800 AM CST SUN DEC 27...
...ARKANSAS...
BELLA VISTA 1 NNW 6.57
SILOAM SPRINGS/SMITH FIELD 5.63
ROGERS/CARTER FIELD 4.94
BENTONVILLE 4.53
BATESVILLE RGNL ARPT 3.17
FAYETTEVILLE/DRAKE FIELD 3.01
...ILLINOIS...
MATTOON/CHARLESTON 3.45
DECATUR AIRPORT 3.42
WORDEN 2 NE 3.22
PARIS 3.17
GREENVILLE 2.90
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA 2.63
CHARLESTON 2.61
PONTOON BEACH 2.61
EDWARDSVILLE 2.60
MOUNT VERNON/OUTLAND AIRPORT 2.54
GODFREY 2.50
SPRINGFIELD/CAPITAL ARPT 2.42
LOVINGTON 2 NW 2.39
EAST ALTON 2.34
...INDIANA...
INDIANAPOLIS INTL ARPT 2.49
KOKOMO MUNI ARPT 2.28
LAFAYETTE/PURDUE UNIV ARPT 2.28
SHELBYVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.14
GRISSOM AFB/PERU 2.07
MUNCIE/JOHNSON FIELD 2.06
TERRE HAUTE/HULMAN RGNL ARPT 2.05
...MISSOURI...
SPRINGFIELD MUNI ARPT 6.57
ST LOUIS/LAMBERT INTL ARPT 5.37
KAISER/LAKE OZARK 5.33
FORNEY AAF/FORT LEONARDWOOD 5.05
ROLLA/VICHY AIRPORT 4.99
ST CHARLES 4.78
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT 4.15
UNION 4.00
MARYLAND HEIGHTS 3.70
SULLIVAN 3.60
SHREWSBURY 3.50
ST. CLAIR 3.50
LOUISBURG 6 SW 3.00
CATAWISSA 2.50
ST. PETERS 1 ESE 2.37
WELDON SPRING 2.27
FERGUSON 2.11
PERSHING 2.00
...OKLAHOMA...
TULSA/LLOYD JONES 4.56
OKMULGEE MUNI ARPT 4.40
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT 3.91
BARTLESVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.50
TINKER AFB/OKLAHOMA CITY 2.49
GUTHRIE MUNI ARPT 1.54
...TEXAS...
DENTON MUNI ARPT 2.59
FORT WORTH NAS 2.45
SHERMAN/DENISON 2.27
GAINESVILLE 2.06
WACO-MADISON COOPER 2.03
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...NEW MEXICO...
FORT SUMNER 2 E 69
TOLAR 13 SE 62
CANNON AFB 1 N 61
TEXICO 3 NNW 61
BITTER LAKE WILD 14 NNE 60
...OKLAHOMA...
ALTUS AIR FORCE BA 1 NE 69
HESTER 2 N 64
LAWTON 2 S 58
...TEXAS...
ANTON 6 SSW 67
OLTON 6 S 67
FRIONA 2 NE 60
HART 3 N 58
THE HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE OHIO VALLEY
WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS PLENTY OF MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM
NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO AND LIFTS ALONG THE STRONG
FRONTAL BOUNDARY AHEAD OF THE INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. A
TOTAL OF 3 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...IS
FORECAST FOR SUNDAY FROM PARTS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS INTO SOUTHWEST
MISSOURI. THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
INTO MONDAY MORNING IN THESE AREAS. FARTHER NORTHEAST...1 TO 3
INCHES OF RAIN IS FORECAST FOR THE OHIO VALLEY. AS THE AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE OVER TEXAS CONTINUES TO DEEPEN AND BEGINS TO LIFT
NORTHEASTWARD..THE SNOW OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL EXPAND AND
SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS TODAY WHERE A FOOT OF
SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...IS EXPECTED. IN
ADDITION...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS COMBINING WITH HEAVY SNOW
COULD LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AROUND THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE...WHICH WILL SEVERELY IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION.
BY MONDAY...THE SYSTEM WILL SHIFT NORTHEASTWARD...SPREADING HEAVY
SNOW INTO PARTS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND THE UPPER MIDWEST WHERE
STORM TOTALS APPROACHING A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE. CLOSER TO THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY...FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATING A TENTH TO HALF AN
INCH IS POSSIBLE FROM WEST-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THROUGH THE MIDWEST
AND INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES IS LIKELY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
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.
GERHARDT
Last Updated: 1001 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2015