THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 11 FOR CHRISTMAS 2009 WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 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.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR LOCATIONS SURROUNDING THE BLIZZARD WARNINGS...AND IN PARTS OF
THE NORTHEAST U.S. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE MIDDLE
TO LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATES...THE CENTRAL GULF COAST...AND
PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST U.S.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 PM CST...THE CENTER OF A 990 MB...29.29 INCH...SURFACE LOW
WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHWEST IOWA...AND MOVING NORTHWARD. NATIONAL
WEATHER SURFACE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE 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 AND NEBRASKA. ANOTHER LOW
PRESSURE CENTER WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA AND THIS
WAS BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TO THE MID-ATLANTIC...EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA...AND EXTENDING INTO NEW YORK STATE.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 PM CST TUE DEC
22 THROUGH 900 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...
CORNING 2 W 14.0
OKETO 3 W 10.0
GOVE 8.0
WINONA 8.0
EUREKA 7.0
QUINTER 7.0
GRAINFIELD 6.0
PALCO 6.0
QUINTER 6.0
OAKLEY 5.0
...MICHIGAN...
THOUSAND ISLAND 3.5
IRONWOOD 2.8
SILVER CITY 2.0
...MINNESOTA...
DULUTH 22.9
WRENSHALL 16.0
PRIOR LAKE 13.2
ST. PAUL 13.0
LESTER PRAIRIE 12.5
OLIVIA 12.0
BUFFALO 11.6
PLYMOUTH 11.5
CHANHASSEN 11.0
MINNEAPOLIS 7.2
...NORTH DAKOTA...
HARVEY 5 S 11.5
CARRINGTON 9.0
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
...NEBRASKA...
OMAHA 10.5
GRETNA 10.0
BENNINGTON 9.5
TECUMSEH 1 S 9.0
WILBER 6.5
ALMA 5.0
COLUMBUS 3 NE 5.0
BEAVER CITY 4.0
FRANKLIN 4.0
HOLDREGE 4.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
LEAD 26.0
DEADWOOD 2 NE 16.2
TIMBER LAKE 15.0
ABERDEEN 12.0
HIGHMORE 12.0
MURDO 12.0
PIERRE 10.0
HAYTI 1 W 8.7
SIOUX FALLS 7.3
MILBANK 7.0
...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 FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
900 PM CST TUE DEC 22 THROUGH 900 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 PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...NEBRASKA...
SCOTTS BLULFF 66
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 76
BUFFALO 59
...WYOMING...
VEDAUWOO 60
...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
...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
...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 NORTHERN IOWA IS SLOWLY
WEAKENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY.
HOWEVER...BLIZZARD OR NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST WITH LOCALIZED 8 TO 12 INCH
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE OVER THIS REGION. WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAIN WILL BE FOUND OVER THE EAST COAST FOR TONIGHT...WITH SOME
FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE FOR PARTS OF NEW ENGLAND THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
HAMRICK
Last Updated: 945 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009