THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR SOUTHERN ROCKIES TO MIDDLE/UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
...HEAVY RAIN...SNOW...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE WITH A
SURFACE LOW DEEPENING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...
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.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...WATCHES...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 800 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 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 PM CST SUN DEC 27...
...COLORADO...
SPANISH PEAKS 5 NNE 4.0
...NEW MEXICO...
BONITO LAKE 6 WSW 36.0
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
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...
FRIONA 18.0
ALPINE 12.0
EL PASO 5.1 WSW 9.5
DENVER CITY 9.0
SIERRA BLANCA 9.0
ANTHONY 1.0 ENE 8.5
MIDLAND 7.5
HORIZON CITY 1.9 NNW 7.0
SOCORRO 3.5 NW 6.5
WESTWAY 8 E 6.2
LUBBOCK 5.0
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 800 PM CST SUN DEC 27...
...ARKANSAS...
ELM SPRINGS 10.12
BENTONVILLE 8.25
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
BATESVILLE RGNL ARPT 4.71
MOUNT IDA 3.95
LITTLE ROCK AFB 3.01
...ILLINOIS...
WITT 4 SE 6.20
PONTOON BEACH 6.16
PANA 6.02
EDWARDSVILLE 5.93
STAUNTON 4 SSW 5.92
SHELBYVILLE 5.45
NEOGA 5.22
SULLIVAN 4.69
MATTOON 3.96
DECATUR AIRPORT 3.43
CAHOKIA/ST LOUIS 3.42
WORDEN 2 NE 3.22
PARIS 3.20
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 2.68
SHELBYVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.61
TERRE HAUTE/HULMAN RGNL ARPT 2.43
KOKOMO MUNI ARPT 2.28
LAFAYETTE/PURDUE UNIV ARPT 2.28
GRISSOM AFB/PERU 2.07
MUNCIE/JOHNSON FIELD 2.06
...KANSAS...
BARTLETT 4.90
OSWEGO 4.25
ALTAMONT 3.05
COFFEYVILLE MUNI ARPT 3.01
PITTSBURG 1 WSW 1.99
CANEY 1.90
...KENTUCKY...
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO. APT 2.82
PADUCAH/BARKLEY 2.74
HENDERSON CITY 2.04
...MISSOURI...
SPRINGFIELD 7 SSW 10.00
REPUBLIC 6 SW 7.70
ST. PETERS 7.56
MARYLAND HEIGHTS 6.42
FORNEY AAF/FORT LEONARDWOOD 6.40
ST LOUIS/LAMBERT INTL ARPT 6.27
KAISER/LAKE OZARK 6.26
ROLLA/VICHY AIRPORT 6.01
WELDON SPRING 5.85
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT 5.61
PERSHING 5.60
ST CHARLES 5.33
FERGUSON 5.02
LOUISBURG 5 W 5.00
COLUMBIA RGNL ARPT 2.84
...OHIO...
CINCINNATI 2.60
LIMA/ALLEN CO. ARPT 2.36
MANSFIELD/ONTARIO 2.30
VERSAILLES 1 WSW 2.20
WESTMINSTER 2 WNW 2.05
CLEVELAND-OLD BROOKLYN 1.55
...OKLAHOMA...
CHECOTAH 10.00
TAHLEQUAH 10.00
WILBURTON 8.28
TALIHINA 8.18
EUFAULA 7.88
WESTVILLE 7.81
OKMULGEE 7.75
KANSAS 6 S 7.34
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT 7.30
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
DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTL ARPT 1.64
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
1200 AM CST SAT DEC 26 THROUGH 800 PM CST SUN DEC 27...
...OKLAHOMA...
BURBANK 0.25
...TEXAS...
ASPERMONT 0.50
DICKENS 0.50
...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 TONIGHT 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 OVERNIGHT AND INTO MONDAY FOR PARTS OF THE LOWER AND
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
PLAINS. FARTHER EAST INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND PARTS OF THE
SOUTHEAST...LIGHTER AMOUNTS GENERALLY 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY. FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE A
THREAT IN THESE AREAS THROUGH MONDAY. AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
OVER TEXAS DEEPENS 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 PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT
FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES AS WELL WHICH WILL SEVERELY
IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION. BY MONDAY...THE SNOW WILL SPREAD
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 THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 300 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
SANTORELLI
Last Updated: 934 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2015