The Weather Prediction Center
College Park, MD
Storm Summary Message
Storm Summary Number 6 for Holiday Storm from the Southwest to the
Northern Tier
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
300 PM CST Sun Dec 29 2019
...Winter Storm producing light to moderate and locally heavy snow
over much of the Central and Northern Plains into the Upper
Mississippi Valley. Ice and snow will reach New England by Sunday
night...
Blizzard Warnings are in effect for parts central and eastern
South Dakota, eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota.
Ice Storm Warnings have been issued for the Catskill and Berkshire
areas of New York and Massachusetts respectively.
Winter Storm Warnings are in effect from parts of the
Central/Northern Plains to the Upper Mississippi Valley.
Winter Weather Advisories are in effect from parts of the
Central/Northern Plains to the Upper Great Lakes.
A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for parts of the Northeast.
Flood watches are in effect for portions of central Wisconsin.
Flood and Flash Flood Watches are in effect for portions of the
Ohio Valley.
For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov
At 200 PM CST...An area of low pressure with a central pressure of
993 mb, or 29.32 inches, was located in southwestern Minnesota. A
cold front extended southward from this system into the
Ohio/Tennessee/Lower Mississippi Valleys, while a warm front was
lifting through the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes. National Weather
Service doppler radars and surface observations indicated rain and
embedded thunderstorms along the cold front from the Upper Midwest
to the Lower Mississippi Valley. To the north and west of the low,
moderate to locally heavy snow and freezing rain was observed
across parts of the Northern and Central Plains into northern
Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the U.P. of Michigan.
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 600 PM
CST Wed Dec 25 through 200 PM CST Sun Dec 29...
...MINNESOTA...
MENTOR 3 SSW 10.6
BOYD 2 SW 10.0
DEER CREEK 2 WSW 10.0
CANBY 9.0
SIDE LAKE 1 W 9.0
LITTLE FALLS 7.5
TWO HARBORS 2 SW 6.2
NWS DULUTH 4.9
CAMP RIPLEY 5 E 4.6
LESTER PARK 3 NNE 4.5
MOOSE LAKE 4.5
KETTLE RIVER 2 E 4.3
MAHTOWA 3 N 4.3
DEBS 3.0
...NEBRASKA...
BOELUS 12.0
CHADRON 12.0
BROKEN BOW 11.0
HARRISON 5 SE 10.0
TORRINGTON 23 NNE 8.0
AGATE 23 SSW 6.0
HEMINGFORD 15 W 6.0
TERRYTOWN 5.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
ELLENDALE 7 NW 14.5
ASHLEY 14.3
FARGO 4 NNE 14.0
GRAND FORKS 3 SSE 12.0
MCLEAD 12.0
MONTPELIER 12.0
ADRIAN 8.0
MILNOR 8.0
FREDONIA 7.5
ZEELAND 7.0
EDGELEY 4 NW 6.5
WEST FARGO 6.0
JAMESTOWN 5.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
ARMOUR 2 S 13.5
LONG LAKE 7 ESE 12.0
HERRICK 8 SSW 11.0
EUREKA 11 SW 10.1
HERREID 4 ESE 10.0
PLAINVIEW COLONY 6 NNW 10.0
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
...WISCONSIN...
FOXBORO 1 NW 4.0
OLIVER 4.0
SAND BAY 4 SSW 4.0
...WYOMING...
BURNS 6 N 9.0
CHEYENNE 6 ENE 8.0
FORT LARAMIE 13 SSW 7.0
SOUTH GREELEY 2 NW 6.0
TORRINGTON 1 E 6.0
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 600 PM
CST Wed Dec 25 through 200 PM CST Sun Dec 29...
...ILLINOIS...
PEORIA 1.52
SPRINGFIELD 1.36
...IOWA...
DAVENPORT 1 NW 1.47
HOSPERS 1 N 1.16
...KANSAS...
CEDAR POINT 4 S 2.72
TOWANDA 1 W 2.25
COVE 15 SE 1.40
SAINT PETER 1.25
...MICHIGAN...
STONINGTON 5 NNE 1.40
WATERSMEET 1.23
...NEBRASKA...
BENNET 2.13
...WISCONSIN...
RICHLAND CENTER 1.55
POY SIPPI 1.33
WASHINGTON ISLAND 1.32
MOUNT HOPE 5 E 1.26
SOLDIERS GROVE 1.04
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in
inches from 600 PM CST Wed Dec 25 through 200 PM CST Sun Dec 29...
...KANSAS...
GOODLAND 1 NNE 0.05
...NEBRASKA...
GREELEY 0.13
...WISCONSIN...
RHINELANDER 0.10
...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
...MINNESOTA...
BLATNIK BRIDGE 49
DULUTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 41
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches where the
event has ended...
...ARIZONA...
ALPINE 12.0
FOREST LAKES 10.0
KOHLS RANCH 10.0
NUTRIOSO 8.0
TAYLOR 9 NNW 6.0
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT 4.6
...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
...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
BROOKVALE 4 SSE 8.0
ASPEN PARK 2 N 7.9
OURAY 0.1 SE 7.0
WALSENBURG 5 WSW 7.0
WESTMINSTER 1 ENE 4.5
CENTENNIAL 2 SSW 4.0
DENVER 6.0 W 3.5
...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
...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 evening, and will eventually reach the Upper Great Lakes
region by early Monday. Moderate to heavy snow will continue from
Nebraska to the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes through
Tuesday. Storm total snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches, with
locally higher amounts, are possible. In addition to wintry
precipitation, gusty winds of 30 to 40 mph are likely across the
Plains and Upper Midwest, 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 are expected, with ice accumulations in excess of a
quarter of an inch, and isolated areas of a half of an inch
possible, especially in the higher elevations of Upstate New York
and Massachusetts. To the south, heavy rainfall will continue from
Mississippi Valley to the Ohio Valley Sunday evening, moving into
the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Monday, with flooding and flash
flooding possible.
The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 900 PM CST. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.
Kebede
Last Updated: 355 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2019