THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR SOUTHWEST U.S. AND SOUTHERN PLAINS
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
800 AM MST MON FEB 23 2015
...A LARGE STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BRING WINTRY PRECIPITATION
FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S. TO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
TEXAS TO NORTHERN ALABAMA. ADDITIONALLY...A SEPARATE REGION OF
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED OVER SECTIONS OF COASTAL
SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SOUTHWEST...CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN ROCKIES...SOUTHERN PLAINS...LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...ALONG WITH THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 700 AM MST...A SURFACE LOW WITH MINIMUM PRESSURE OF 1006
MB...29.71 INCHES OF MERCURY...WAS CENTERED IN NORTHERN
ARIZONA...APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES WEST OF FLAGSTAFF...AZ. VERY COLD
AIR CONTINUED TO PUSH INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND SOUTHWEST U.S.
COURTESY OF AN ARCTIC HIGH DROPPING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL
PLAINS BEHIND A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO AND
BACK INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACROSS
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES...CENTRAL/SOUTHERN
ROCKIES...ALONG WITH THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS. ALTHOUGH
MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION ACROSS LOWER SECTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
PLAINS AND INTO THE OZARKS WAS NOT MAKING IT TO THE GROUND GIVEN
DRY SURFACE CONDITIONS. SOME FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WERE ALSO
OBSERVED ACROSS AREAS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS.
MEANWHILE...ALONG AND JUST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...AN AXIS OF
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING ALONG THE GULF COAST REGION AND
EXTENDING INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MST SAT FEB
21 THROUGH 700 AM MST MON FEB 23...
...ARKANSAS...
DARDANELLE 2.0
FORT SMITH 2.0
SMITHVILLE 4.4 SSE 2.0
CONWAY 4 NE 1.5
PERRY 1.5
...ARIZONA...
ARIZONA SNOWBOWL 16.0
JACOB LAKE 12.0
BELLEMONT 5.9
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT 4.0
KAYENTA 4.0
FREDONIA 3.0
...CALIFORNIA...
MOMMOTH LAKES 1 WNW 5.0
MOUNTAIN PASS 3.0
...COLORADO...
SAN ISABEL 26.0
WESTCLIFFE 7 W 26.0
BEULAH 1 S 22.0
MAYSVILLE 21.8
RYE 1 SSW 19.7
WESTMINSTER 1 SW 19.2
ROSITA 2 WSW 17.0
ELDORADO SPRINGS 1 WNW 14.9
ELIZABETH 4 NW 14.5
MONTROSE 6 SSE 14.0
PARKER 1 E 13.5
DURANGO 15 NE 13.0
BOULDER 2 SW 12.7
WALSENBURG 5 WSW 12.5
COLORADO SPRINGS 6 NNW 10.5
DENVER INTL AIRPORT 4 W 10.5
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 4 SSE 10.0
FORT COLLINS SW 7.6
...KANSAS...
GOODLAND 13.2 SW 9.0
SCOTT STATE LAKE WNW 9.0
INGALLS 7.5
DODGE CITY 1.9 N 7.0
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
WICHITA MID CONTINENT ARPT 1.6
...NEW MEXICO...
RED RIVER 5 ESE 16.0
ANGEL FIRE 3 ESE 11.0
EAGLE NEST 11.0
QUESTA 2.2 NNE 9.5
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
...NEVADA...
SUMMERLIN 4 SSW 1.5
...OKLAHOMA...
FORGAN 10.4 NW 3.0
HAYWOOD 7 W 3.0
MCALESTER 1 W 3.0
WILBURTON 9 N 3.0
POTEAU 2.5
GUYMON 2.2
CAMERON 2.0
FORT SMITH 2.0
MULDROW 2.0
SPIRO 2.0
EUFAULA 1.5
...TEXAS...
DALHART 6.0
TEXLINE 5.0
PANHANDLE 2.5
BORGER 7 N 2.0
DAWN 2.0
STRATFORD 2.0
AMARILLO 6 WSW 1.5
...UTAH...
BRIGHTON CREST 16.0
ALTA 13.0
SNOWBIRD 11.0
THE CANYONS 7.0
PARK CITY SUMMIT 6.0
SOLITUDE 6.0
LOGAN 2.0
PRIVDENCE 2.0
SOUTH OGDEN 1.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MST SAT FEB 21
THROUGH 700 AM MST MON FEB 23...
...ARKANSAS...
CATO 3 SSE 1.30
GRAVEL RIDGE 3 W 1.10
N LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT 0.80
...OKLAHOMA...
LEHIGH 4 SW 0.25
...TEXAS...
DENNIS 2 S 2.00
HUDSON OAKS 1.25
DE LEON 7 W 0.50
HASLET 0.50
WEATHERFORD 0.50
FORT WORTH 4 SW 0.38
WAXAHACHIE 0.25
BOWIE 0.10
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM MST SAT FEB 21 THROUGH 700 AM MST MON FEB 23...
...ALABAMA...
HAZEL GREEN 1 ENE 0.01
HUNTSVILLE 4 N 0.01
WNW FAYETTEVILLE 0.01
...TEXAS...
SHERMAN 0.10
JOHNSON CITY 8 WNW 0.06
DENTON 0.05
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...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
...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
ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION...THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...AND EVENTUALLY INTO THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND SOUTHEASTERN U.S. AS THE ARCTIC HIGH
MOVES EASTWARD TOWARD THE OHIO VALLEY. WITH THE HELP OF UPPER
LEVEL FORCING...WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE
SOUTHEASTERN U.S. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2
FEET...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
HIGHEST TERRAIN OF THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. ONLY A COUPLE INCHES
OF ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR LOCATIONS ALONG THE RED RIVER.
MEANWHILE...SIGNIFICANT ICING IS STILL POSSIBLE FROM CENTRAL TEXAS
EASTWARD THROUGH MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN U.S. AND INTO COASTAL SOUTH
CAROLINA. THE HEAVIEST ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE BEING FORECAST FROM
CENTRAL TEXAS INTO CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND WESTERN MISSISSIPPI WHERE
0.10 TO 0.25 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 200 PM MST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
RUBIN-OSTER
Last Updated: 957 AM EST MON FEB 23 2015