THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR SOUTHWEST U.S. AND SOUTHERN PLAINS
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
800 PM MST SUN FEB 22 2015
...A LARGE STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BRING WINTER WEATHER TO MUCH
OF THE SOUTHWEST U.S. AND EASTWARD INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
TEXAS...LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF COLORADO...PARTS
OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHERN UTAH...NORTHERN ARIZONA AND NORTHERN
NEW MEXICO. WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT ACROSS
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS...SOUTHERN ARKANSAS...AND NORTHERN
LOUISIANA
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES WERE IN EFFECT FROM THE MOUNTAINS OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...NORTHERN ARIZONA...PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN PLAINS...AND PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 700 PM MST...A SURFACE LOW WITH MINIMUM PRESSURE OF 1007
MB...29.741 INCHES OF MERCURY...WAS CENTERED IN NORTHEAST ARIZONA.
A COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM SOUTHERN NEVADA EASTWARD TO SOUTHERN
TEXAS AND ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH. VERY COLD AIR CONTINUED TO PUSH
INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND SOUTHWEST U.S. COURTESY OF AN ARCTIC
HIGH DROPPING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS REVEALED LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH...NORTHERN ARIZONA...NEW
MEXICO...COLORADO...SOUTHERN HALF OF KANSAS AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF
OKLAHOMA AND THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. SNOW WAS ALSO OBSERVED IN PARTS
OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI. THERE WERE ALSO REPORTS
OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN SPANNING ACROSS NORTH TEXAS AND INTO
ARIZONA. THIS WINTRY MIX WAS ALSO BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST
TENNESSEE AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MST SAT FEB
21 THROUGH 700 PM MST SUN FEB 22...
...ARKANSAS...
DARDANELLE 2.0
FORT SMITH 2.0
PERRY 1.5
...COLORADO...
WESTMINSTER 1 SW 19.2
RYE 1 SSW 17.5
BEULAH 1 S 15.5
ELDORADO SPRINGS 1 WNW 14.9
ELIZABETH 4 NW 14.5
ARVADA 14.0
PINECLIFFE 4 SSE 13.0
BOULDER 2 SW 12.7
COLORADO CITY 1 WNW 12.3
BROOMFIELD 12.2
DENVER 4 S 9.5
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 4 S 8.3
DENVER INTL AIRPORT 4 W 8.0
...KANSAS...
SCOTT STATE LAKE WNW 9.0
INGALLS 7.5
NWS GOODLAND 7.3
LAKIN 9 S 7.0
SYRACUSE 9 SE 7.0
COLBY 6.5
GARDEN CITY 6.0
LEOTI 6.0
TRIBUNE 6.0
BURLINGTON 5.5
CIMARRON 5.0
HOLCOMB 4 S 5.0
DODGE CITY 3 ENE 4.8
DODGE CITY 2 E 2.3
WICHITA MID CONTINENT ARPT 1.6
...NEBRASKA...
MCCOOK 4.5
BENKELMAN 4.4
BUSHNELL 15 S 4.2
STRATTON 4.0
WILSONVILLE 3.5
IMPERIAL 3.0
PARKS 3.0
HARRISON 9 NE 2.8
BROADWATER 10 SSE 2.5
BEAVER CITY 6 S 2.4
DALTON 2.2
CULBERTSON 2.0
CAMBRIDGE 1.8
HAYES CENTER 1 NW 1.3
CURTIS 1 W 1.0
...NEW MEXICO...
RED RIVER SKI AREA 15.0
ANGEL FIRE 3 ESE 11.0
EAGLE NEST 11.0
CHAMA 9.0
SHUREE SNOTEL 8.0
ARROYO SECO 8 NE 7.0
BLACK LAKE 4 ESE 7.0
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW 7.0
HOPEWELL SNOTEL 7.0
CLAYTON 2 WNW 6.0
...OKLAHOMA...
HAYWOOD 7 W 3.0
MCALESTER 1 W 3.0
WILBURTON 9 N 3.0
POTEAU 2.5
CAMERON 2.0
FORT SMITH 2.0
MULDROW 2.0
EUFAULA 1.5
CANADIAN 1.0
SHADY POINT 1 E 1.0
SKIATOOK 1.0
...TEXAS...
BORGER 7 N 2.0
STRATFORD 2.0
...UTAH...
BRIGHTON CREST 16.0
ALTA 13.0
SNOWBIRD 8.0
LOGAN 2.0
PRIVDENCE 2.0
SOUTH OGDEN 1.0
...WYOMING...
CENTENNIAL 7 NW 12.0
ENCAMPMENT 11 SSE 10.0
CHUGWATER 8.7
CROW CREEK 8.0
MEDICINE BOW 8.0
BROOKLYN LAKE 6.0
ESTERBROOK 25 W 6.0
SAND LAKE 6.0
DIVIDE PEAK 4.5
FEDERAL 1 N 4.0
CHEYENNE 17 W 3.8
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MST SAT FEB 21
THROUGH 700 PM MST SUN FEB 22...
...ARKANSAS...
GRAVEL RIDGE 3 W 1.10
...OKLAHOMA...
LEHIGH 4 SW 0.25
...TEXAS...
BOWIE 0.10
ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE PLAINS
AND FOUR CORNERS REGION AS THE ARCTIC HIGH MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL
PLAINS. WITH THE HELP OF UPPER LEVEL FORCING...WIDESPREAD HEAVY
SNOW AND WINTRY MIX WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF
1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN
UTAH...SOUTHERN COLORADO...AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. GREATER THAN 2
FEET OF SNOW IS LIKELY IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN
COLORADO. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE FORECAST IN THE
MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4
INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THE HIGH PLAINS EXTENDING FROM EASTERN
COLORADO INTO SOUTHWEST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE. MEANWHILE...UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF FREEZING RAIN AND
SLEET MAY ACCUMULATE ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS...NORTHERN
LOUISIANA...SOUTHERN ARKANSAS...NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI...NORTHERN
ALABAMA...AND NORTHERN GEORGIA. MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL
FALL TODAY AND MONDAY...AND THEN DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY MONDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 200 AM MST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
FANNING
Last Updated: 947 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2015