STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST U.S. WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 AM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND BEGINNING TO
MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS...

WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FROM EASTERN NEBRASKA...ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AND
LOWER GREAT LAKES...AND INTO THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE
ALSO STILL IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND
CENTRAL UTAH.

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

AT 800 AM CST...A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WAS LOCATED ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST U.S. WITH A NEARLY CLOSED OFF UPPER LEVEL LOW ACROSS
NORTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA. THIS CLOSED LOW WAS ALLOWING PLENTY OF
MID-LEVEL MOISTURE OFF THE PACIFIC TO STREAM NORTHEASTWARD INTO
THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN PLAINS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS
AND OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
PRECIPITATION FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
PLAINS. AT THIS POINT...MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WAS IN THE FORM
OF RAIN EXCEPT FOR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA WHERE SOME LIGHT SNOW WAS
BEING REPORTED. FARTHER WEST ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION...SOME
HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW WAS STILL FALLING AS WELL AS LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST THU JAN
29 THROUGH 800 AM CST SAT JAN 31...

...COLORADO...
PAGOSA SPRINGS 2.5 W                  4.5                    
MAYSVILLE                             4.2                    
DURANGO 18 NNE                        4.0                    

...NEW MEXICO...
EDGEWOOD 4.8 NW                       8.0                    
QUESTA 2.2 NNE                        8.0                    
TAOS 1.6 SSE                          5.8                    
ALCALDE 19 N                          5.5                    
SANTA FE 3.9 NW                       4.8                    

...UTAH...
CEDAR POINT                           5.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST THU JAN
29 THROUGH 800 AM CST SAT JAN 31...

...ARIZONA...
MILLER CARR CANYON ALERT GAUGE        4.45                    
SIERRA VISTA 8 S                      4.36                    
CARR RAWS                             4.07                    
MONTEZUMA CANYON                      3.64                    
ASH CANYON ALERT GAUGE                3.51                    
DRAGOON                               3.51                    
BISBEE TUNNEL                         2.61                    


THE BROAD UPPER TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD THROUGHOUT
THE DAY TODAY REACHING THE CENTRAL U.S. BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
AS THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY EXITS THE MOUNTAINS...AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE CENTRAL
PLAINS ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES
EASTWARD TOWARDS THE OHIO VALLEY. AN ORGANIZED AREA OF SNOW SHOULD
BEGIN DEVELOPING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS BY TONIGHT AND MOVE
INTO THE OHIO VALLEY BY SUNDAY...EVENTUALLY REACHING THE NORTHEAST
BY MONDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE EXPECTED FROM IOWA TO MASSACHUSETTS.
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS... LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED. SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES
SHOULD COME TO AN END BY THIS TONIGHT WITH ONLY A FEW ADDITIONAL
INCHES POSSIBLE.

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.

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