THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 10 FOR CHRISTMAS 2009 WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST FRI DEC 25 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. BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN
EFFECT AROUND THE WESTERN TIP OF LAKE SUPERIOR.
WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS PARTS OF THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS...PARTS OF
KANSAS...PARTS OF MICHIGAN...AND FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST SOUTHWARD
TO NORTHWESTERN OF MISSOURI...AND ALSO FOR THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS AND FOR LOCATIONS NORTH AND WEST OF
NEW YORK CITY.
FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE MIDDLE
TO LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATES...THE CENTRAL GULF COAST...AND
PORTIONS OF GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 PM CST...THE CENTER OF A 985 MB...29.15 INCH...SURFACE LOW
WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL IOWA...AND MOVING NORTHWARD. NATIONAL
WEATHER SURFACE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF SNOW...LOCALLY HEAVY...COVERING MUCH OF THE
NORTHERN PLAINS AND THE UPPER MIDWEST. SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 45
MPH WERE CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PARTS OF THE DAKOTAS.
ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTH CAROLINA AND
THIS WAS BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TO THE
MID-ATLANTIC...CENTRAL APPALACHIANS...AND THE SOUTHEAST COAST.
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN IN THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS WHERE COLD AIR HAS BEEN TRAPPED IN VALLEYS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 PM CST TUE DEC
22 THROUGH 300 PM CST FRI DEC 25...
...IOWA...
SHENANDOAH 12.0
LITTLE SIOUX 9.6
ATLANTIC 9.1
UNDERWOOD 9.0
EMMET 7.5
KOSSUTH 6.0
PETERSON 5.0
LE ROY 4.0
VALLEY 1 NW 4.0
SIOUX CITY 2.2
...KANSAS...
OSAGE 11.5
GOVE 8.0
WINONA 8.0
EUREKA 7.0
QUINTER 7.0
GRAINFIELD 6.0
PALCO 6.0
QUINTER 6.0
OAKLEY 5.0
RUSSELL SPRINGS 5.0
EUSTIS 2.4
...MICHIGAN...
THOUSAND ISLAND 3.5
IRONWOOD 2.8
SILVER CITY 2.0
...MINNESOTA...
DULUTH 22.0
WRENSHALL 16.0
LESTER PRAIRIE 12.5
OLIVIA 12.0
BUFFALO 11.6
PLYMOUTH 11.5
CHANHASSEN 11.0
PRIOR LAKE 10.7
ST. PAUL 6NE 9.0
MINNEAPOLIS 8.8
...NORTH DAKOTA...
PARK RIVER 8.0
SARLES 3 NNE 8.0
BEULAH 2 NW 6.2
WILTON 6.0
LITCHVILLE 5.5
WATFORD CITY 14 S 5.0
DEVILS LAKE 4.2
WEST FARGO 4.0
MINOT 3.0
LIDGERWOOD 2.5
...NEBRASKA...
GRETNA 10.0
BENNINGTON 9.5
TECUMSEH 1 S 9.0
WILBER 5.5
ALMA 5.0
COLUMBUS 3 NE 5.0
BEAVER CITY 4.0
FRANKLIN 4.0
HOLDREGE 4.0
WILSONVILLE 4.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
HAYTI 1 W 8.7
SIOUX FALLS 7.3
MILBANK 7.0
WATERTOWN 7.0
ORTONVILLE 6.0
MONTROSE 5.5
DEADWOOD 2 NE 5.2
ABERDEEN 1 NNE 4.7
REDFIELD 4.5
CANTON 2.5
...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...
CHEYENNE 4.8
SUNDANCE 6 NW 3.5
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 PM CST TUE DEC
22 THROUGH 300 PM CST FRI DEC 25...
...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
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
900 PM CST TUE DEC 22 THROUGH 300 PM CST FRI DEC 25...
...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
...OHIO...
VAN VERT 0.10
...WISCONSIN...
WATERTOWN 1 N 0.25
...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 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
...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
...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
...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
THE INTENSITY OF THE SURFACE LOW OVER IOWA IS NEAR ITS PEAK...AND
IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WEAKEN FOR THE REST OF TODAY AND INTO
SATURDAY. HOWEVER...BLIZZARD OR NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST WITH LOCALIZED 1 TO 2
FOOT AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FROM IOWA NORTHWARD INTO THE EASTERN DAKOTAS
AND WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION. LOCALIZED FLOODING AND A FEW
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS PARTS OF THE
SOUTHEAST...WHERE 1 TO 3 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
HAMRICK
Last Updated: 358 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009