THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR SOUTHERN ROCKIES TO MIDDLE/UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015

...HEAVY RAIN...SNOW...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH A
SURFACE LOW DEEPENING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON SUNDAY MOVING
INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS BY MONDAY...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO...THE
TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...AND INTO WESTERN OKLAHOMA.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND PLAINS TO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES.

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 RIVER VALLEY...INCLUDING
PORTIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS.

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

AT 200 PM 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 OVER
PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS TO THE NORTHWEST OF A SURFACE
LOW DEEPENING IN SOUTHEAST 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 200 PM CST SUN DEC 27...

...COLORADO...
SPANISH PEAKS 5 NNE                   4.0                    

...NEW MEXICO...
BONITO LAKE 6 WSW                    36.0                    
EDGEWOOD 2 S                         26.0                    
SEDILLO 5 NNE                        25.0                    
SAN ANTONITO 3 E                     24.0                    
ALTO 2 S                             21.0                    
TIJERAS 9.1 SE                       20.0                    
MANZANO 2 SE                         19.0                    
SANDIA PARK                          19.0                    
CAPITAN 4.3 WSW                      18.0                    
APACHE SUMMIT                        16.0                    
SANDIA PARK 3.6 ESE                  16.0                    
WEED                                 13.0                    
LAS CRUCES                           12.0                    
SANTA FE 9.6 S                        8.0                    

...OKLAHOMA...
ERICK 0.2 NE                          2.3                    
SHATTUCK 0.7 SSW                      2.2                    

...TEXAS...
EL PASO 5.1 WSW                       9.5                    
ANTHONY 1.0 ENE                       8.5                    
HORIZON CITY 1.9 NNW                  7.0                    
SOCORRO 3.5 NW                        6.5                    
WESTWAY 8 E                           6.2                    
LUBBOCK 6 NNE                         4.0                    
PAMPA 1 NW                            4.0                    
SHAMROCK                              4.0                    
AMARILLO 4.8 WSW                      3.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CST SAT
DEC 26 THROUGH 200 PM CST SUN DEC 27...

...ARKANSAS...
SILOAM SPRINGS/SMITH FIELD            7.36                    
DECATUR 3 ESE                         7.08                    
ROGERS/CARTER FIELD                   6.67                    
BELLA VISTA 1 NNW                     6.57                    
VINEY GROVE 2 NW                      6.57                    
BENTONVILLE                           6.29                    
FARMINGTON 1 WSW                      5.77                    
SPRINGDALE 6 WSW                      5.46                    
FAYETTEVILLE/DRAKE FIELD              4.86                    
BATESVILLE RGNL ARPT                  4.71                    

...ILLINOIS...
WITT 4 SE                             6.20                    
PANA                                  6.02                    
EDWARDSVILLE                          5.93                    
STAUNTON 4 SSW                        5.92                    
PONTOON BEACH                         5.18                    
NEOGA                                 5.00                    
SULLIVAN                              4.69                    
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                    
MOUNT VERNON/OUTLAND AIRPORT          2.54                    
GODFREY                               2.50                    
SPRINGFIELD/CAPITAL ARPT              2.42                    

...INDIANA...
ULEN 3 N                              4.21                    
CRAWFORDSVILLE 5 S                    3.74                    
LAPEL 5 NW                            3.51                    
THRONTOWN 3 SW                        3.37                    
GREENCASTLE 4 ESE                     3.23                    
CARMEL 1 NNE                          3.08                    
INDIANAPOLIS INTL ARPT                2.49                    
SHELBYVILLE MUNI ARPT                 2.38                    
KOKOMO MUNI ARPT                      2.28                    
LAFAYETTE/PURDUE UNIV ARPT            2.28                    
GRISSOM AFB/PERU                      2.07                    
MUNCIE/JOHNSON FIELD                  2.06                    
TERRE HAUTE/HULMAN RGNL ARPT          2.05                    

...KANSAS...
BARTLETT                              4.90                    
OSWEGO                                4.25                    
ALTAMONT                              3.05                    
COFFEYVILLE MUNI ARPT                 2.79                    
PITTSBURG 1 WSW                       1.99                    
CANEY                                 1.90                    

...KENTUCKY...
PADUCAH/BARKLEY                       2.53                    
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO. APT             2.28                    

...MISSOURI...
SPRINGFIELD                           8.00                    
REPUBLIC 6 SW                         7.70                    
ST. PETERS                            6.80                    
MARYLAND HEIGHTS                      6.10                    
FORNEY AAF/FORT LEONARDWOOD           5.90                    
WELDON SPRING                         5.85                    
ST LOUIS/LAMBERT INTL ARPT            5.68                    
KAISER/LAKE OZARK                     5.62                    
PERSHING                              5.60                    
ROLLA/VICHY AIRPORT                   5.54                    
FERGUSON                              5.02                    
LOUISBURG 5 W                         5.00                    
ST CHARLES                            4.96                    
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT                      4.67                    

...OHIO...
LIMA/ALLEN CO. ARPT                   2.35                    
CINCINNATI                            2.34                    
MANSFIELD/ONTARIO                     2.30                    
VERSAILLES 1 WSW                      2.20                    
WESTMINSTER 2 WNW                     2.05                    
CLEVELAND-OLD BROOKLYN                1.55                    

...OKLAHOMA...
TAHLEQUAH 4 NNW                       7.37                    
KANSAS 6 S                            7.34                    
MUSKOGEE 1 NE                         7.20                    
WILBURTON 9 N                         6.16                    
TULSA/LLOYD JONES                     5.50                    
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT               5.38                    
OKMULGEE MUNI ARPT                    5.21                    
TINKER AFB/OKLAHOMA CITY              3.36                    
BARTLESVILLE MUNI ARPT                2.98                    
GUTHRIE MUNI ARPT                     2.57                    

...TEXAS...
PARIS/COX FIELD                       3.85                    
CORSICANA/CAMPBELL FIELD              3.11                    
SHERMAN/DENISON                       3.04                    
DENTON MUNI ARPT                      3.01                    
FORT WORTH NAS                        2.84                    
GAINESVILLE                           2.45                    
WACO-MADISON COOPER                   2.08                    
FORT WORTH/MEACHAM                    1.95                    
COLLEGE STATION/EASTERWOOD FLD        1.68                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
1200 AM CST SAT DEC 26 THROUGH 200 PM CST SUN DEC 27...

...OKLAHOMA...
BURBANK                               0.25                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...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                    
HESTER 2 N                            64                    
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                    


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 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...IS
FORECAST THIS EVENING AND INTO MONDAY FOR PARTS OF THE LOWER AND
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING IN THESE AREAS. FARTHER
EAST INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST...LIGHTER
AMOUNTS GENERALLY 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY.
AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER TEXAS CONTINUES TO DEEPEN AND
BEGINS TO LIFT NORTHEASTWARD...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WHERE ANOTHER 2 TO 6 INCHES OF
SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES AS WELL 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/UPPER GREAT LAKES WHERE STORM TOTALS
APPROACHING A FOOT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...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 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

SANTORELLI




Last Updated: 349 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2015