THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 08 FOR SOUTHWEST U.S. AND SOUTHERN PLAINS
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
800 PM 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 EAST TEXAS
TO CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. 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 SOUTHERN UTAH...SOUTHWEST COLORADO...WESTERN NEW
MEXICO...SOUTHERN PLAINS...LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.. SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS...THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S...COASTAL GEORGIA...AND
COASTAL NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA
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 1010
MB...29.83 INCHES OF MERCURY...WAS CENTERED IN EASTERN
ARIZONA...APPROXIMATELY 130 MILES WEST OF ALBUQUERQUE...NM. 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. THE ARCTIC AIR WAS FILTERING 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 AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES. LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW WAS ALSO MOVING THROUGH EASTERN PORTIONS OF
TEXAS...MOST OF ARKANSAS AND NORTHERN LOUISIANA. FREEZING RAIN
AND SLEET WERE ALSO OBSERVED ACROSS AREAS OF EASTERN
TEXAS...LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. MEANWHILE...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 PM MST SUN FEB 22...
...ARKANSAS...
GREENWOOD 4.3
DEVILS DEN STATE PARK 3.0
DARDANELLE 2.0
FORT SMITH 2.0
SMITHVILLE 4.4 SSE 2.0
CHENAL VALLEY 1.9
CATO 3 SSE 1.8
CONWAY 4 NE 1.5
PERRY 1.5
FAYETTEVILLE 1.2
...ARIZONA...
ARIZONA SNOWBOWL 26.0
JACOB LAKE 24.0
GRAND CANYON NORTH RIM 16.0
BELLEMONT 10.7
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT 4.0
KAYENTA 4.0
FREDONIA 3.0
...CALIFORNIA...
ASPENDELL 1 WNW 12.0
BIG BEAR CITY 4 ESE 6.0
KEENE 6 WSW 5.0
MOMMOTH LAKES 1 WNW 5.0
MOUNTAIN PASS 5.0
BIG BEAR LAKE 2 W 4.0
WRIGHTWOOD 4.0
IDYLLWILD-PINE CO 1 NNW 2.0
RUNNING SPRINGS 2.0
...COLORADO...
SAN ISABEL 26.0
WESTCLIFFE 7 W 26.0
YELLOW JACKET 4 NE 23.0
BEULAH 1 S 22.0
MAYSVILLE 21.8
MOLAS PASS 21.0
RYE 1 SSW 19.7
WESTMINSTER 1 SW 19.2
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 19.0
ROSITA 2 WSW 17.0
ARRIOLA 15.8
ELIZABETH 4 NW 15.5
BOULDER 3 SSW 14.9
KEBLER PASS 3 N 11.0
DENVER INTL AIRPORT 4 W 10.5
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 4 SSE 10.0
FORT COLLINS SW 7.6
...NEW MEXICO...
RED RIVER 1 WNW 17.5
EAGLE NEST 15.0
CHAMA 14.0
ANGEL FIRE 3 ESE 11.0
QUESTA 2.2 NNE 9.5
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...
MOUNTAIN SPRINGS 10.0
MT. CHARLESTON 1 NE 10.0
CALIENTE 2.0
SPRING MOUNTAIN RA 3 SE 2.0
SUMMERLIN 4 SSW 1.5
...OKLAHOMA...
HASKELL 5.5
GRIGGS 9 NNE 5.0
EDMOND 4.5
CROWDER 4.0
DEER CREEK 4.0
PIEDMONT 3 SSE 4.0
SHADY POINT 3.5
WOODWARD 3.5
ADA 3 E 3.0
FLORIS 8 N 3.0
FORGAN 10.4 NW 3.0
...TEXAS...
DALHART 6.0
TEXLINE 5.0
AMARILLO 3 SSW 4.5
SPEARMAN 4.0
STINNETT 4.0
CANYON 1 NNW 3.0
CLAUDE 3.0
PANHANDLE 2.5
BORGER 7 N 2.0
DAWN 2.0
...UTAH...
BRIGHTON CREST 16.0
ALTA 13.0
VALLEY OF THE GODS 12.0
BLUFF 11.0
SNOWBIRD 11.0
THE CANYONS 7.0
PARK CITY SUMMIT 6.0
SOLITUDE 6.0
LOGAN 2.0
PRIVDENCE 2.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MST SAT FEB 21
THROUGH 700 PM MST SUN FEB 22...
...ARKANSAS...
CATO 3 SSE 1.30
GRAVEL RIDGE 3 W 1.10
N LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT 0.80
HAMBURG 0.20
LAKE VILLAGE 0.15
CROSSETT 0.10
...LOUISIANA...
RAYVILLE 0.40
BASTROP 0.30
TALLULAH 0.25
WINNSBORO 0.25
LAKE PRIVDENCE 0.15
OAK GROVE 0.15
NEWELLTON 0.10
...MISSISSIPPI...
GREENWOOD 0.25
INDIANOLA 1 N 0.25
BELZONI 0.20
INDIANOLA 0.20
GREENVILLE 0.15
SUNFLOWER 0.15
CLEVELAND 0.10
GLEN ALLAN 0.10
GRENADA 0.10
REDWOOD 1 S 0.10
...OKLAHOMA...
LEHIGH 4 SW 0.25
...TEXAS...
DENNIS 2 S 2.00
PALO PINTO 1.50
HUDSON OAKS 1.25
BUFFALO GAP 11 W 0.50
DE LEON 7 W 0.50
HASLET 0.50
MIDLOTHIAN 3 NE 0.50
WEATHERFORD 0.50
FORT WORTH 4 SW 0.38
WAXAHACHIE 0.25
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM MST SAT FEB 21 THROUGH 700 PM MST SUN FEB 22...
...ALABAMA...
HAZEL GREEN 1 ENE 0.01
HUNTSVILLE 4 N 0.01
WNW FAYETTEVILLE 0.01
...MISSISSIPPI...
COILA 0.15
GRENADA 0.15
KOSCIUSKO SSE 0.15
YAZOO CITY 0.15
BOLTON 0.10
BRANDON 0.10
FLOWOOD 0.10
MADISON 0.10
RAYMOND 0.10
RIDGELAND 0.10
STARKVILLE 0.10
...OKLAHOMA...
COMANCHE 0.10
...TEXAS...
SNYDER 0.25
SHERMAN 0.10
JOHNSON CITY 8 WNW 0.06
DENTON 0.05
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...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
...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 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 MISSISSIPPI AND WESTERN ALABAMA UP TO
0.25 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
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 MON FEB 23 2015