Storm Summary Number 2 for Major January Winter Storm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
300 PM CST Sat Jan 24 2026

...Widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain (ice) spreading
from the Southern Plains to the Mississippi Valley...

Ice Storm Warnings are in effect from East Texas to the western
Carolinas.

Winter Storm Warnings are in effect from the southern Rockies and
southern Plains to New England.

Extreme Cold Watches and Warnings and Cold Weather Advisories are
in effect for much of the Central and Eastern United States.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 200 PM CST...A weak area of low pressure is along a stationary
boundary draped south of the Gulf Coast this afternoon, with a
strong area of Arctic high pressure positioned across the Plains
and Midwest. National Weather Service radar shows precipitation
expanding across the southern and central Plains to the Mid-South.
On the northern side of the system, moderate to heavy snow was
falling from the Central Plains eastward to Tennessee and Ohio
Valleys. On the southern side of the system, the Ark-La-Tex region
into northern Mississippi areas are seeing mixed precipitation in
the form of sleet and some freezing rain. Bitterly cold
temperatures in the single digits and teens are also present
across many of the areas seeing impacts from the winter storm. 

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM
CST Sat Jan 24 through 300 PM CST Sat Jan 24...

...ARKANSAS...
NORTH LITTLE ROCK                     7.8                    
MAYFLOWER                             6.8                    
AUSTIN                                6.3                    
GIBSON 1 WSW                          6.0                    
MAUMELLE 1 SSE                        6.0                    
NATURAL DAM 1 NE                      6.0                    

...KANSAS...
HAYS 2 S                              6.0                    
GOESSEL 3 WNW                         5.5                    
CAWKER CITY                           5.0                    
SALINA                                5.0                    
NESS CITY                             4.5                    

...MISSOURI...
SAINT JOSEPH 6 E                      4.0                    
INDEPENDENCE                          3.5                    
CAMERON                               3.0                    
STEWARTSVILLE                         3.0                    
KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL             2.8                    
SMITHVILLE                            2.0                    
BARTLETT 2 N                          1.8                    

...NEW MEXICO...
RED RIVER 8 SW                       11.0                    
CUBA 9 E                              9.0                    
TAOS SKI VALLEY 1 SSW                 9.0                    
CHAMA 12.3 SSE                        4.3                    

...OKLAHOMA...
PORUM 7 W                             7.5                    
BETHANY 3 WSW                         5.0                    
MARBLE CITY 4 S                       5.0                    
SKIATOOK                              5.0                    
CROWDER                               4.5                    
SPIRO                                 4.1                    
SCULLYVILLE 3 N                       3.0                    
TULSA 2 ESE                           2.0                    

...TENNESSEE...
ALAMO                                 5.0                    
MILINGTON                             5.0                    
RIPLEY                                4.0                    
MIDTOWN MEMPHIS                       3.5                    
TRENTON                               3.5                    

...TEXAS...
ANSON                                 4.0                    
FLOMOT 2 E                            2.0                    
VIGO PARK                             2.0                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Sleet in inches from 700 AM
CST Sat Jan 24 through 300 PM CST Sat Jan 24...

...MISSISSIPPI...
BATESVILLE 1 WSW                     0.90                    
BYHALIA 1 NW                         0.80                    
AMORY 2 N                            0.10                    

...OKLAHOMA...
BENGAL 4 NNW                         2.50                    
HARRIS 3 NNE                         1.50                    
RATTAN                               1.50                    

...TEXAS...
SADLER                               3.50                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in
inches from 700 AM CST Sat Jan 24 through 300 PM CST Sat Jan 24...

...LOUISIANA...
HALL SUMMIT 3 SW                     0.75                    
GREENWOOD 6 SW                       0.25                    
RAYVILLE                             0.15                    
EASTWOOD 3 SW                        0.10                    
SHREVEPORT 3 WSW                     0.10                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
TAYLOR                               0.10                    
CLEVELAND                            0.05                    
MAYERSVLLE                           0.05                    

...NEW MEXICO...
ROSWELL CORRECTION 4 SSW             0.30                    
RUIDOSO                              0.20                    

...OKLAHOMA...
IDABEL 5 E                           0.50                    
VALLIANT 1 WSW                       0.25                    

...TEXAS...
TIMPSON                              0.50                    
MOUNT ENTERPRISE 1 N                 0.40                    
CENTER                               0.25                    
NEW BOSTON 8 SW                      0.25                    
RUSK                                 0.25                    
TEXARKANA 1 W                        0.20                    


This major winter storm is forecast to bring widespread snow,
sleet, and freezing rain to areas from the Southern Plains to the
Northeast through Monday. Heavy snow is forecast across a large
area from the Southern Rockies and Plains through the Mid-Atlantic
and into the Northeast. Maximum snowfall totals are likely to
exceed 1 ft in these regions. South of the heaviest snow, a stripe
of significant sleet accumulations of 1-3 inches are likely. The
snow and sleet will create widespread travel disruptions, some of
which could last for several days. Widespread freezing rain is
expected south of the primary snow axis, affecting parts of the
Southern Plains, Lower Mississippi Valley, Tennessee Valley, the
Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic. Long-duration power outages,
extensive tree damage, and extremely dangerous or impassable
travel conditions are likely. Catastrophic impacts are expected
where freezing rain amounts exceed a half inch, with over one inch
totals possible in parts of northern Louisiana, central and
northern Mississippi, southern Tennessee, and the southern
Appalachians. In wake of the storm, communities from the Southern
Plains to the Northeast will contend with bitterly cold
temperatures hampering clean-up processes, effectively prolonging
infrastructure impacts and hazardous travel through at least early
next week.

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.

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