THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 08 FOR SOUTHERN ROCKIES TO MIDDLE/UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015
...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO A LARGE PORTION
OF THE MIDWEST AND UPPER GREAT LAEKS TODAY WHILE HEAVY RAINS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MOVE IN THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHEAST...
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FROM NORTHEAST TEXAS...ACROSS THE MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
INTO THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO RIVER VALLEYS.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES EXTENDED FROM NORTH-CENTRAL
TEXAS NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE MIDWEST AND THE GREAT LAKES.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN
ISSUED FOR MUCH OF NEW ENGLAND..
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 AM CST...AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 996 MB...29.41 INCHES...WAS MOVING NORTHWARD
CURRENNTLY OVER NORTHERN ARKANSAS. A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDED
SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW CENTER INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO WHILE A
STRONG WARM FRONT EXTENDED EASTWARD FROM THE LOW. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS
CONTINUED TO DEVELOP TO THE NORTH OF THE WARM FRONT ACROSS THE
MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY WITH
SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN NEAR THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE PRECIPITATION
SHIELD WRAPING INTO PARTS OF OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS. RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING OUT OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND
MOVING INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND THE SOUTHEAST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CST SAT
DEC 26 THROUGH 800 AM CST MON DEC 28...
...COLORADO...
SPANISH PEAKS 5 NNE 4.0
...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...
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 INTERNATIONAL 7.6
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 AM CST MON DEC 28...
...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...
ALTON 8.28
COLLINSVILLE 7.50
HILLSBORO 6.77
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...
MONETT 10.50
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
LEBANON 2 S 8.28
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
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT 5.61
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
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
1200 AM CST SAT DEC 26 THROUGH 800 AM CST MON DEC 28...
...IOWA...
BURLINGTON 2 NW 0.20
...ILLINOIS...
BLOOMINGTON 3 NE 0.12
...KANSAS...
MURDOCK 5 E 0.25
...OKLAHOMA...
BURBANK 0.25
...TEXAS...
ASPERMONT 0.50
DICKENS 0.50
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CST SAT DEC
26 THROUGH 800 AM CST MON DEC 28...
...IOWA...
BURLINGTON 2 NW 0.90
NORTH ENGLISH 0.50
...ILLINOIS...
MCHENRY 0.25
BATAVIA 0.20
...KANSAS...
CHAUTAUQUA 0.25
...MISSOURI...
TRENTON 1.00
MEMPHIS 0.47
...OKLAHOMA...
SHAWNEE 1.50
GLENPOOL 1.00
CLAREMORE 0.50
JENKS 0.50
TULSA 0.50
...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
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWARD
TODAY AS THE STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHEAST
AND TENNESSEE/OHIO VALLEYS. HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS AS WELL AS THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHAINS/SOUTHEAST BY TONIGHT WHERE A COUPLE OF
INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES
NORTHWARD INTO THE GREAT LAKES BY TUESDAY MORNING...SNOW WILL
SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS PARTS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND INTO
THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY/UPPER GREAT LAKES. SNOWFALL TOTALS
MAY APPROACH A FOOT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.
CLOSER TO THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY...FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATING FROM
0.1 TO 0.25 OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF THE MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING. BY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN ARE
EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO NEW ENGLAND WHERE A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW
IS FORECAST FOR NORTHERN MAINE.
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.
ZIEGENFELDER
Last Updated: 1044 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015