The Weather Prediction Center
College Park, MD
Storm Summary Message
Storm Summary Number 3 for Major January Winter Storm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
900 PM CST Sat Jan 24 2026
...Widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain impacting areas
from the southern Plains to the Mid-Atlantic...
Winter Storm Warnings are in effect from the southern Rockies and
southern Plains to New England.
Ice Storm Warnings are in effect from Central Texas to the western
Carolinas.
Extreme Cold Watches and Warnings and Cold Weather Advisories are
in effect for portions of the Plains, Mississippi Valley, Ohio
Valley, Tennessee Valley, Southeast, and New England.
For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov
At 800 PM CST...An upper level low was moving towards the
south-central U.S., while a surface frontal boundary remained
draped along the Gulf Coast. Moisture ahead of the upper low was
expanding across the south-central and southeastern United States
while Arctic air pushed in from the north. National Weather
Service Doppler radar showed widespread wintry precipitation
stretching from the southern Plains to the Mid-Atlantic. On the
northern side of the system, heavy snow was falling from the
central Plains to the Ohio Valley, with moderate snow expanding
into the Mid-Atlantic. On the southern side of the system, sleet
and freezing rain were falling from the southern Plains to the
Carolinas. Observations indicated temperatures in the single
digits and teens from the southern Plains to the Mid-Atlantic.
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM
CST Fri Jan 23 through 800 PM CST Sat Jan 24...
...ARKANSAS...
GIBSON 1 WSW 8.0
NWS LITTLE ROCK 7.8
JONESBORO 7.0
MAYFLOWER 6.8
BEEBE 1 ENE 6.5
AUSTIN 6.3
AMAGON 6.0
MAUMELLE 1 SSE 6.0
NATURAL DAM 1 NE 6.0
EL PASO 5.8
...COLORADO...
CRESTED BUTTE 7 WNW 23.0
MONARCH PASS 1 NNW 11.0
OURAY 8.1
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SE 8.0
DURANGO 1 ESE 5.3
...KANSAS...
ADA 3 NE 8.0
DELPHOS 4 NE 8.0
MCLOUTH 7.3
WAMEGO 2 NW 7.1
BELOIT 1 SSW 7.0
CHAPMAN 5 ENE 7.0
EFFINGHAM 6.3
GLENDALE 6 WSW 6.0
MANHATTAN 4 W 5.9
WICHITA EISENHOWER AP 4.9
...MISSOURI...
MEADVILLE 5.0
SAINT JOSEPH 1 ENE 4.9
INDEPENDENCE 4.5
JAMESPORT 4.5
LA PLATA 1 E 4.4
CAMDEN POINT 4.1
KANSAS CITY INTL AP 4.1
COSBY 4.0
GOWER 3 N 4.0
ST LOUIS-LAMBERT INTL AP 2.3
...NEW MEXICO...
BONITO LAKE 6 SW 13.0
RED RIVER 8 SW 11.0
CUBA 9 E 9.0
TAOS SKI VALLEY 1 SSW 9.0
CANJILON 7 E 7.0
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW 7.0
SANDIA PARK 4 NW 6.0
CHAMA 12.3 SSE 4.3
...OKLAHOMA...
PORUM 7 W 7.5
HUNTER 7.0
KREMLIN 6.5
SHATTUCK 6.0
SKIATOOK 11 W 6.0
ENID 5.5
COLLINSVILLE 2 SSW 5.2
BETHANY 3 WSW 5.0
NORMAN 5 NW 5.0
TULSA 2 ESE 2.0
...TENNESSEE...
ALAMO 5.0
BRADFORD 5.0
MILLINGTON 5.0
HUMBOLDT 4.8
MUNFORD 4.8
DYERSBURG 4.5
GALLAWAY 4.1
FAIRVIEW 4 SSE 4.0
RIPLEY 4.0
WEST MEMPHIS 4.0
TRENTON 3.5
...TEXAS...
WHEELER 4.5
ANSON 4.0
CLARENDON 4.0
QUANAH 2.5
FLOMOT 2 E 2.0
HIGGINS 2.0
VIGO PARK 2.0
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Sleet in inches from 700 AM
CST Fri Jan 23 through 800 PM CST Sat Jan 24...
...ALABAMA...
FLORENCE 2 S 2.00
...ARKANSAS...
MOUNT IDA 3 S 2.00
IRONTON 1 NNW 1.50
HAMBURG 0.50
MAGNOLIA 0.50
MCMILLAN CORNER 1 SE 0.50
...LOUISIANA...
WEST MONROE 2.70
BROWNSVILLE-BAWCOM 1 NE 2.00
OAK GROVE 1.50
BASTROP 1.00
GREENWOOD 6 SW 1.00
OAK RIDGE 7 NNE 1.00
SHREVEPORT 3 E 1.00
SWARTZ 0.90
HOMER 0.50
...MISSISSIPPI...
ALLIGATOR 3 NE 2.00
HERNANDO 2.00
HORN LAKE 2 SW 1.50
WATER VALLEY 1.50
EUDORA 1.00
HOLLY SPRINGS 1.00
MYRTLE 1.00
BATESVILLE 1 WSW 0.90
BYHALIA 1 NW 0.80
INDIANOLA 1 NNE 0.50
...NEW MEXICO...
CARLSBAD 1 N 0.40
...NORTH CAROLINA...
MAPLE SPRINGS 2 NE 0.30
FAIRPLAINS 1 S 0.20
FLATWOOD 1 E 0.10
...OKLAHOMA...
BENGAL 4 NNW 2.50
LEBANON 2.50
HARRIS 3 NNE 1.50
RATTAN 1.50
...TENNESSEE...
DARDEN 2 W 1.00
...TEXAS...
SADLER 3.50
WHITESBORO 2 NW 3.30
DENISON 1 NW 2.00
POTTSBORO 4 SW 2.00
TOM BEAN 1.90
VAN ALSTYNE 2 E 1.60
JOAQUIN 12 NNW 1.50
LUELLA 1 N 1.50
WHITEWRIGHT 1 SW 1.50
SHERMAN 2 W 1.40
PLANO 1 N 0.50
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in
inches from 700 AM CST Fri Jan 23 through 800 PM CST Sat Jan 24...
...ALABAMA...
HARVEST 5 WSW 0.16
GURLEY 1 W 0.01
HAYLEYVILLE 1 S 0.01
HUNTSVILLE 5 NNE 0.01
MOORSVILLE 2 ENE 0.01
SCOTTSBORO 2 NNE 0.01
...ARKANSAS...
CROSSETT 1 NNE 0.15
...LOUISIANA...
HALL SUMMIT 3 SW 0.75
MONTGOMERY 0.37
GREENWOOD 6 SW 0.25
LAKE PROVIDENCE 3 WSW 0.25
RAYVILLE 0.15
EASTWOOD 3 SW 0.10
NATCHITOCHES 0.10
SHREVEPORT 3 WSW 0.10
...MISSISSIPPI...
CLEVELAND 0.25
PINEFLAT 7 SE 0.25
TULA 0.25
LAMONT 1 NNW 0.20
DREW 2 S 0.15
FAIRVIEW 0.15
CARROLLTON 3 W 0.13
OXFORD 2 ESE 0.13
INVERNESS 0.10
TAYLOR 0.10
WINTERVILLE 0.10
...NEW MEXICO...
ROSWELL CORRECTION 4 SSW 0.30
CORONA 1 WNW 0.25
RUIDOSO 1 E 0.20
...NORTH CAROLINA...
TOAST 2 NW 0.10
BANDANA 5 WNW 0.05
TROUTMAN 0.05
GRANITE FALLS 0.02
TURNERSBURG 6 SE 0.01
...OKLAHOMA...
IDABEL 5 E 0.50
VALLIANT 1 WSW 0.25
...TENNESSEE...
NIOTA 1 N 0.20
MADISONVILLE 1 NW 0.13
BEARDEN 2 W 0.10
PHILADELPHIA 5 SE 0.10
FARRAGUT 4 E 0.04
...TEXAS...
TIMPSON 0.50
MOUNT ENTERPRISE 1 N 0.40
CENTER 0.25
NEW BOSTON 8 SW 0.25
RUSK 0.25
DENISON 1 NW 0.20
SADLER 6 N 0.20
TEXARKANA 1 W 0.20
WHITESBORO 2 NW 0.20
FREDERICKSBURG 3 NNE 0.15
This major winter storm is forecast to bring widespread snow,
sleet, and freezing rain to areas from the south-central U.S. 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 accumulation of 1-3+ inches is
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, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic. Long-duration power
outages, extensive tree damage, and extremely dangerous or
impassable travel conditions are likely. Catastrophic impacts,
some of which may last for a week, are expected where freezing
rain amounts exceed one-half inch, with locally over one inch of
ice accumulation 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 300 AM CST. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.
Dolan
Last Updated: 946 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2026