The Weather Prediction Center
College Park, MD
Storm Summary Message
Storm Summary Number 03 for Holiday Storm from the Southwest to
the Northern Tier
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
900 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2019
...Winter storm to produce heavy snow, blowing snow in the Plains
and Upper Midwest. Ice and snow reaching New England Sunday
night...
Flood watches are in effect for portions of central Wisconsin.
Flood and Flash Flood Watches are in effect for portions of the
Ohio Valley.
Winter Storm Warnings are in effect for parts of the Southern
Rockies, and from the Central Plains to the Upper Mississippi
Valley.
Winter Weather Advisories are in effect across portions of the
Southern Rockies, as well as from the Central Plains to the Upper
Great Lakes.
A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for parts of the Northeast.
For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov
At 800 PM CST...An area of low pressure with a central pressure of
999 mb, or 29.5 inches, was located in northeast Kansas. A cold
front extended southward from this storm system into the southern
Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley, while a warm front was draped
across the middle Mississippi Valley and southern Ohio Valley.
National Weather Service doppler radars and surface observations
indicated rain and thunderstorms ahead of this system from the
Middle Mississippi Valley southward to the Lower Mississippi
Valley. To the north and west of the low, light to moderate snow
and freezing rain was observed across parts of the Northern and
Central Plains into the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes.
Some light snowfall also continued across portions of the Central
and Southern Rockies.
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 600 PM
CST Wed Dec 25 through 800 PM CST Sat Dec 28...
...ARIZONA...
ALPINE 12.0
FOREST LAKES 10.0
KOHLS RANCH 10.0
NUTRIOSO 8.0
TAYLOR 9 NNW 6.0
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT 4.6
...COLORADO...
TELLURIDE 2 SSW 13.0
SHAFFERS CROSSING 3 N 12.0
LAKE CITY 1 NNE 11.0
PLACERVILLE 9 NE 11.0
COAL BANK PASS 6 SW 9.5
SILVERTON 8.3
OURAY 0.1 SE 7.0
WESTMINSTER 1 ENE 4.5
CENTENNIAL 2 SSW 4.0
DENVER 6.0 W 3.5
ERIE 2.5
...MINNESOTA...
LITTLE FALLS 7.5
MOOSE LAKE 4.5
TWO HARBORS 4 NW 4.4
KETTLE RIVER 2 E 4.3
MAHTOWA 3 N 4.3
MOORHEAD 3.2
MOTLEY 1 N 1.1
DAWSON 1.0
...NEBRASKA...
CHADRON 12.0
HARRISON 5 SE 10.0
TORRINGTON 23 NNE 8.0
AGATE 23 SSW 6.0
HEMINGFORD 15 W 6.0
TERRYTOWN 5.0
...NEW MEXICO...
LUNA 6 SSE 10.0
EAGLE NEST 8 SE 8.0
MOGOLLON 6 ESE 7.0
ANGEL FIRE 3 ESE 6.0
LOS ALAMOS 5 WNW 6.0
TERRERO 6 WNW 6.0
ARROYO SECO 6 WNW 4.0
TOADLENA 5 SSW 4.0
CAPULIN 2.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
ADRIAN 8.0
ELLENDALE 8.0
FREDONIA 7.5
ZEELAND 7.0
EDGELEY 4 NW 6.5
JAMESTOWN 5.0
WEST FARGO 4.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
LONG LAKE 7 ESE 12.0
WASTA 4 SSW 10.0
ONIDA 4 NW 9.0
DUPREE 8.0
HOT SPRINGS 2 W 7.5
ELM SPRINS 5 ESE 6.0
IPSWICH 4.0
MURDO 3.5
...WISCONSIN...
FOXBORO 1 NW 4.0
OLIVER 4.0
...WYOMING...
BURNS 6 N 9.0
CHEYENNE 2 ENE 7.0
FORT LARAMIE 13 SSW 7.0
SOUTH GREELEY 2 NW 6.0
TORRINGTON 1 E 6.0
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in
inches from 600 PM CST Wed Dec 25 through 800 PM CST Sat Dec 28...
...NEBRASKA...
GREELEY 0.13
ORD 0.02
...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...
...CALIFORNIA...
CASE SPRINGS 63
SEQUAN TRUCK TRAIL 53
SILL HILL 49
SAN DIEGO AIRPORT 45
BIG BEAR 44
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches where the
event has ended...
...CALIFORNIA...
MOUNT BALDY 1 NW 28.0
WRIGHTWOOD 25.0
FRAZIER PARK 21.5
PALOMAR MOUNTAIN 3 N 21.0
MOUNT WILSON 20.0
LAKE ARROWHEAD 2 NNW 19.5
CRESTLINE 1 ESE 12.0
PALOMAR MOUNTAIN 2 ESE 9.0
ALPINE 3 E 4.0
HESPERIA 2 E 3.5
...NEW MEXICO...
LUNA 6 SSE 10.0
...UTAH...
MONTICELLO 1 SW 6.0
CASTLE VALLEY 5.0
MOAB 5.0
CANYONLANDS THE NECK 2.0
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches where the
event has ended...
...CALIFORNIA...
GARDEN GROVE 1 E 2.66
ALISO VIEJO 2 NW 2.25
LAGUNA BEACH 1 NW 1.97
The low center will continue to lift towards the northeast through
Sunday, reaching the Upper Great Lakes region by early Monday.
Moderate to heavy snow will become more widespread overnight and
throughout the day on Sunday from Nebraska to northern Minnesota
and into northern Wisconsin and the U.P. of Michigan. Storm total
snow accumulations of 6 to 18 inches, with locally higher amounts,
are possible. Freezing rain is also likely along the southern edge
of the precipitation shield with light accumulations around a
hundrenth to a tenth of an inch and locally higher amounts. In
addition to wintry precipitation, gusty winds of 30 to 40mph are
likely across the impacted regions, which will result in areas of
blowing and drifting snow and hazardous travel conditions. As the
system moves eastward into Monday, potentially significant snow
and ice will develop across portions of New England. Snow
accumulations of 6 to 8 inches is expected, with ice accumulations
in excess of a quarter of an inch, especially in the higher
elevations. To the south, heavy rainfall is likely from
Mississippi Valley to the Ohio Valley on Sunday, moving into the
Northeast on Monday, with flooding and flash flooding possible.
The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 300 AM CST. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.
Santorelli
Last Updated: 1006 PM EST SAT DEC 28 2019