THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 12 FOR CHRISTMAS 2009 WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
...MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS
DOWN TO THE NEBRASKA-KANSAS BORDER.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR LOCATIONS SURROUNDING THE BLIZZARD WARNINGS...IN PARTS OF THE
NORTHEAST U.S...AND IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. FREEZING RAIN
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF UPSTATE NEW YORK AND EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN NEW ENGLAND.
FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE MIDDLE TO LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATES...THE CENTRAL GULF COAST...AND PARTS OF
THE SOUTHEAST AND MID ATLANTIC. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FOR THE POTOMAC RIVER.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 AM CST...THE CENTER OF A 995 MB...29.38 INCH...SURFACE LOW
WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHWEST IOWA...AND MOVING EASTWARD. NATIONAL
WEATHER SURFACE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...LOCALLY
HEAVY...COVERING MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND THE UPPER
MIDWEST. SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WERE CREATING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS IN PARTS OF THE DAKOTAS AND NEBRASKA. ANOTHER LOW
PRESSURE CENTER WAS LOCATED OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND THIS
WAS BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TO THE MID-ATLANTIC...THE NORTH
CAROLINA COAST...AND EXTENDING INTO THE NORTHEAST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 PM CST TUE DEC
22 THROUGH 300 AM CST SAT DEC 26...
...IOWA...
SIOUX CITY 17.2
CLAY 14.0
LE MARS 13.0
ORANGE CITY 13.0
CHEROKEE 12.0
SHENANDOAH 12.0
STORM LAKE 12.0
LITTLE SIOUX 9.6
...KANSAS...
CORNING 2 W 14.0
OKETO 3 W 10.0
GOVE 8.0
WINONA 8.0
EUREKA 7.0
QUINTER 7.0
GRAINFIELD 6.0
PALCO 6.0
QUINTER 6.0
OAKLEY 5.0
...MICHIGAN...
THOUSAND ISLAND 3.5
IRONWOOD 2.8
SILVER CITY 2.0
...MINNESOTA...
DULUTH 22.9
PROCTOR 22.0
CURRIE 4N 19.0
FARIBAULT 16.0
WRENSHALL 16.0
PRIOR LAKE 13.2
ST. PAUL 13.0
CHANHASSEN 11.3
ST CLOUD 10.0
MINNEAPOLIS 9.2
...NORTH DAKOTA...
DES LACS 15.0
HARVEY 5S 11.5
WELLS 11.5
DICKINSON 10.0
FLASHER 10.0
GLEN ULLIN 10.0
BISMARCK 9.2
CARRINGTON 9.0
PARK RIVER 8.0
SARLES 3 NNE 8.0
...NEBRASKA...
NELIGH 13.0
OMAHA 10.5
GRETNA 10.0
BENNINGTON 9.5
TECUMSEH 1 S 9.0
WILBER 6.5
ALMA 5.0
COLUMBUS 3 NE 5.0
BEAVER CITY 4.0
FRANKLIN 4.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
LEAD 26.0
DEADWOOD 2 NE 18.3
MITCHELL 16.2
SIOUX FALLS 15.7
TIMBER LAKE 15.0
HURON 14.8
ABERDEEN 12.0
KIMBALL 12.0
CANTON 10.5
PIERRE 10.0
...WISCONSIN...
WASHBURN 4 W 13.6
DANBURY 10.5
MAPLE 10.0
ASHLAND 9.0
BENNETT 7.0
BAYFIELD 6.8
MENOMONIE 6.6
COLFAX 6.0
ROBERTS 5.5
SUPERIOR 7 SE 5.5
...WYOMING...
HULETT 15.0
SAND LAKE 14.0
INYAN KARA MNTN 4S 12.0
SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 12.0
DIVIDE PEAK 8.0
NORTH FRENCH CREEK 8.0
BROOKLYN LAKE 6.0
SANDSTONE RANGER STN 6.0
CHEYENNE 4.8
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
900 PM CST TUE DEC 22 THROUGH 300 AM CST SAT DEC 26...
...IOWA...
DAVENPORT 0.40
EDGEWOOD 0.38
DAYTON 1 W 0.25
STRAWBERRY POINT 0.25
IOWA CITY 5 NW 0.20
OELWEIN 0.14
ATLANTIC 0.10
...ILLINOIS...
DIXON 3 NNW 0.40
ABINGTON 1 N 0.30
DE KALB 3 N 0.30
JOLIET 0.30
PEOTONE 0.30
HOMEWOOD 0.28
FRANKLIN GROVE 0.25
OREGON 0.25
ROCKFORD AIRPORT 7 NE 0.25
ROMEOVILLE 0.25
...INDIANA...
PORTAGE 0.40
VALPARAISO 0.30
...MICHIGAN...
GRAND HAVEN 3 S 0.20
...MINNESOTA...
RENO 3 SW 0.30
HARMONY 0.25
ROCHESTER 0.25
...NEW YORK...
CICERO 0.10
...OHIO...
VAN VERT 0.10
...WISCONSIN...
WATERTOWN 1 N 0.25
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 PM CST TUE DEC
22 THROUGH 300 AM CST SAT DEC 26...
...NORTH CAROLINA ...
SHELBY MUNI ARPT 2.70
ASHEVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.65
GASTONIA MUNI ARPT 2.46
CHERRY POINT MCAS 2.43
CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL ARPT 2.34
WILMINGTON/NEW HANOVER CO ARPT 2.14
JACKSONVILLE/ELLIS ARPT 1.93
HICKORY RGNL ARPT 1.90
FRANKLIN 1.77
MONROE AIRPORT 1.73
...PENNSYLVANIA...
PITTSBURGH/ALLEGHENY CO ARPT 1.09
...VIRGINIA...
ROANOKE MUNI ARPT 1.44
CHARLOTTESVILLE ARPT 1.30
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...NEBRASKA...
SCOTTS BLUFF 66
MCCOOK 2ENE 61
VALENTINE 59
NORTH PLATTE 3E 53
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 76
BUFFALO 59
...WYOMING...
LARAMIE 4SE 63
VEDAUWOO 60
CHEYENNE 55
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...COLORADO...
SW ERIE 10.1
PINECLIFFE 9.8
WATKINS 8 SE 9.4
GOLDEN 9.0
LOUISVILLE 9.0
NUNN 16 ENE 9.0
GENESEE 8.7
GREELEY 1 N 6.8
FORT COLLINS 1 SE 6.0
NORTH BRUSH 6.0
PARADOX 2N 6.0
DENVER INTL AIRPORT 5.4
NIWOT 5.4
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 4.7
ESTES PARK 2.2S 4.0
...OKLAHOMA...
OKLAHOMA CITY INTL AIRPORT 14.1
PAWNEE 5 W 12.0
TECUMSEH 7 NNW 9.0
WELTY 9.0
BLANCHARD 8.0
BROKEN ARROW 7.0
DUNCAN 7.0
NORMAN 3 S 6.0
...TEXAS...
BURKBURNETT 9.5
POST 9.0
AMHERST 8.0
WICHITA FALLS 7.8
LITTLEFIELD 7.0
ALBANY 5.5
BAIRD 5.0
LEVELLAND 5.0
PLAINVIEW 5.0
MCLEAN 4.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...
...KANSAS...
OBERLIN 0.25
BURR OAK 0.24
BONNER SPRINGS 0.20
...NEBRASKA...
BRUNING 0.25
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...ALABAMA...
EVERGREEN 1.76
MONTGOMERY/DANNELLY 1.51
BIRMINGHAM MUNI ARPT 1.47
TROY MUNI ARPT 1.46
CAIRNS AAF/OZARK 1.45
ANNISTON METRO AIRPORT 1.38
ALABASTER/SHELBY CO. ARPT 1.33
...ARKANSAS...
LITTLE ROCK/ADAMS FIELD 9.52
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT 9.51
SEARCY MUNI AIRPORT 8.18
JONESBORO MUNI ARPT 6.98
PINE BLUFF/GRIDER FIELD 6.74
HOT SPRINGS/MEMORIAL FIELD 6.63
BATESVILLE RGNL ARPT 6.57
WALNUT RIDGE RGNL ARPT 6.23
TEXARKANA RGNL ARPT 5.02
MONTICELLO ARPT 4.87
...FLORIDA...
TYNDALL AFB/PANAMA CITY 2.52
MILTON/WHITING FIELD NAS 1.78
HURLBURT FIELD AWS 1.64
MARIANNA MUNI ARPT 1.58
CRESTVIEW/BOB SKIES 1.48
VALPARAISO/ELGIN AFB 1.46
DESTIN AIRPORT 1.28
...GEORGIA...
ATLANTA INTL ARPT 2.25
PEACHTREE CITY 2.08
AUGUSTA/DANIEL FIELD 2.05
GAINESVILLE/LEE GILMER ARPT 1.89
ATHENS MUNI ARPT 1.87
DOBBINS AFB/MARIETTA 1.43
COLUMBUS METRO ARPT 1.41
CARTERSVILLE AIRPORT 1.38
...ILLINOIS...
SPRINGFIELD/CAPITAL ARPT 2.68
MOUNT VERNON/OUTLAND AIRPORT 2.54
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO 2.44
SCOTT AFB/BELLEVILLE 2.24
CAHOKIA/ST LOUIS 2.18
PEORIA RGNL ARPT 2.12
CENTRALIA MUNI ARPT 2.00
DECATUR ARPT 1.95
SALEM-LECKRONE APT 1.87
CHICAGO/WAUKEGAN 1.43
...KENTUCKY...
PADUCAH/BARKLEY 1.75
...LOUISIANA...
BARKSDALE AFB/BOSSIER CITY 3.51
MONROE RGNL ARPT 3.24
SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWN ARPT 2.44
FORT POLK 1.79
ALEXANDRIA/ESLER 1.27
...MISSOURI...
POPLAR BLUFF MUNI ARPT 5.02
CAPE GIRARDEAU MUNI ARPT 3.42
KAISER/LAKE OZARK 2.87
WHITEMAN AFB/SEDALIA 2.85
FARMINGTON ARPT 2.36
ST CHARLES 2.30
JEFFERSON CITY ARPT 2.25
COLUMBIA RGNL ARPT 1.89
SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS ARPT 1.71
WEST PLAINS MUNI ARPT 1.52
...MISSISSIPPI...
GREENVILLE MUNI ARPT 3.29
HATTIESBURG/CHAIN MUNI ARPT 1.71
MCCOMB/LEWIS FIELD 1.57
VICKSBURG/TALLULAH ARPT 1.55
GREENWOOD/LEFLORE 1.47
COLUMBUS AFB 1.35
MERIDIAN NAS/MCCAIN 1.26
JACKSON 1.19
VICKSBURG 1.17
...OKLAHOMA...
BARTLESVILLE MUNI ARPT 1.14
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
COLUMBIA OWENS ARPT 3.44
SHAW AFB/SUMTER 1.96
CLEMSON/OCONEE CO RGNL ARPT 1.91
ROCK HILL/YORK CO ARPT 1.90
GREENVILLE/SPARTANBURG AP 1.63
ORANGEBURG MUNI ARPT 1.59
FLORENCE RGNL ARPT 1.39
...TENNESSEE...
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT 1.70
...TEXAS...
LONGVIEW/GREGG CO. ARPT 2.92
NACOGDOCHES 2.81
LONGVIEW/GREGG CO. ARPT 2.66
HUNTSVILLE 2.57
LUFKIN/ANGELINA CO. ARPT 2.22
CLARKSVILLE 1.92
PARIS/COX FIELD 1.75
THE INTENSITY OF THE SURFACE LOW OVER NORTHERN IOWA IS SLOWLY
WEAKENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO INTO SATURDAY.
HOWEVER...BLIZZARD OR NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS UNTIL NOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
TOTALS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS
AND UPPER MIDWEST. WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL BE FOUND
OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST...WITH SOME FREEZING
RAIN...SLEET...AND LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE ACROSS INTERIOR NEW ENGLAND
AND UPSTATE NEW YORK.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
SOLTOW
Last Updated: 355 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009