THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 13 FOR CHRISTMAS 2009 WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
...CHRISTMAS STORM STILL PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PLAINS...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTH AND SOUTH
DAKOTA...AS WELL AS A LARGE PORTION OF NEBRASKA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR LOCATIONS SURROUNDING THE BLIZZARD WARNINGS...ACROSS A LARGE
PART OF LOWER MICHIGAN...AND IN PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST U.S.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF UPSTATE NEW
YORK AND EXTREME WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.
FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE MIDDLE TO LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATES...THE CENTRAL GULF COAST...AND PORTIONS
OF THE SOUTHEAST AND MID ATLANTIC. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT ALONG THE POTOMAC RIVER.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 AM CST...THE CENTER OF A 1000 MB...29.53 INCH...SURFACE LOW
WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHEAST IOWA...DRIFTING EASTWARD. NATIONAL
WEATHER SURFACE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...OCCASIONALLY
HEAVY...ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST.
SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 45 MPH WERE CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN
PARTS OF THE DAKOTAS AND NEBRASKA. A SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE
COMPLEX WAS POSITIONED ALONG COASTAL POTIONS OF NORTH
CAROLINA...CREATING A WIDE SWATH OF WIND FROM CENTRAL MARYLAND AND
OFF THE COAST OF DELAWARE NORTHWARD INTO WESTERN NEW YORK...WITH
MORE SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS NEW ENGLAND.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 PM CST TUE DEC
22 THROUGH 800 AM CST SAT DEC 26...
...IOWA...
SIOUX CITY 17.2
RUTHVEN 16.5
GLENWOOD 15.0
OAKLAND 15.0
LITTLE SIOUX 2 NW 14.6
CLAY 14.0
LE MARS 13.0
ORANGE CITY 13.0
CHEROKEE 12.0
SHENANDOAH 12.0
STORM LAKE 12.0
LITTLE SIOUX 9.6
...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 23.7
PROCTOR 22.0
CURRIE 4 N 19.0
CLOQUET 18.0
FARIBAULT 16.0
WRENSHALL 16.0
INTERNATIONAL FALLS 14.0
PRIOR LAKE 13.2
ST. PAUL 13.0
CHANHASSEN 11.3
ST CLOUD 10.0
MINNEAPOLIS 9.2
...NORTH DAKOTA...
DES LACS 15.0
BISMARCK 2 NNW 14.3
FARGO 5 NW 12.0
HARVEY 5 S 11.5
WELLS 11.5
DICKINSON 10.0
FLASHER 10.0
GLEN ULLIN 10.0
CARRINGTON 9.0
PARK RIVER 8.0
SARLES 3 NNE 8.0
...NEBRASKA...
AUBURN 5 ESE 17.0
MOORHEAD 2 N 15.2
GRETNA 4 SE 15.0
NORFOLK 15.0
NELIGH 13.0
VERDON 4 N 12.0
OMAHA 10.5
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
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DEADWOOD 2 NE 30.8
LEAD 26.0
HARTFORD 6 S 17.5
SISSETON 4 W 16.3
MITCHELL 16.2
SIOUX FALLS 15.7
TIMBER LAKE 15.0
HURON 14.8
VICTOR 4 NNE 12.5
ABERDEEN 12.0
KIMBALL 12.0
CANTON 10.5
PIERRE 10.0
...WISCONSIN...
WASHBURN 5 WNW 14.5
MELLEN 19 SW 13.0
DANBURY 10.5
MAPLE 10.0
ASHLAND 9.0
BENNETT 7.0
BAYFIELD 6.8
WAUKESHA 2 SE 6.8
MENOMONIE 6.6
COLFAX 6.0
ROBERTS 5.5
SUPERIOR 7 SE 5.5
...WYOMING...
HULETT 15.0
SAND LAKE 14.0
INYAN KARA MNTN 4 S 12.0
SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 12.0
DIVIDE PEAK 8.0
NORTH FRENCH CREEK 8.0
BROOKLYN LAKE 6.0
SANDSTONE RANGER STN 6.0
CHEYENNE 4.8
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
900 PM CST TUE DEC 22 THROUGH 800 AM CST SAT DEC 26...
...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
...NEW YORK...
CICERO 0.10
...OHIO...
VAN VERT 0.10
...WISCONSIN...
WATERTOWN 1 N 0.25
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 PM CST TUE DEC
22 THROUGH 800 AM CST SAT DEC 26...
...MARYLAND...
THRUMONT 2.23
JARRETSVILLE 1 N 1.74
LONG GREEN 1.67
CAMP SPRINGS 1.61
...PENNSYLVANIA...
FAIRFIELD 2.08
PITTSBURGH/ALLEGHENY CO ARPT 1.09
...VIRGINIA...
ROANOKE MUNI ARPT 1.44
CHARLOTTESVILLE ARPT 1.37
RICHMOND 1.02
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...NEBRASKA...
SCOTTS BLUFF 66
MCCOOK 2 ENE 61
VALENTINE 59
NORTH PLATTE 3 E 53
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 76
BUFFALO 59
...WYOMING...
LARAMIE 4 SE 63
VEDAUWOO 60
CHEYENNE 55
...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 2 N 6.0
DENVER INTL AIRPORT 5.4
NIWOT 5.4
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 4.7
ESTES PARK 2 S 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 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
...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
...GEORGIA...
ATLANTA INTL ARPT 2.25
PEACHTREE CITY 2.08
AUGUSTA/DANIEL FIELD 2.05
GAINESVILLE/LEE GILMER ARPT 1.89
ATHENS MUNI ARPT 1.87
DOBBINS AFB/MARIETTA 1.43
COLUMBUS METRO ARPT 1.41
CARTERSVILLE AIRPORT 1.38
...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
...NORTH CAROLINA ...
SHELBY MUNI ARPT 2.70
ASHEVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.65
GASTONIA MUNI ARPT 2.46
CHERRY POINT MCAS 2.43
CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL ARPT 2.34
WILMINGTON/NEW HANOVER CO ARPT 2.14
JACKSONVILLE/ELLIS ARPT 1.93
HICKORY RGNL ARPT 1.90
FRANKLIN 1.77
MONROE AIRPORT 1.73
...OKLAHOMA...
BARTLESVILLE MUNI ARPT 1.14
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
COLUMBIA OWENS ARPT 3.44
SHAW AFB/SUMTER 1.96
CLEMSON/OCONEE CO RGNL ARPT 1.91
ROCK HILL/YORK CO ARPT 1.90
GREENVILLE/SPARTANBURG AP 1.63
ORANGEBURG MUNI ARPT 1.59
FLORENCE RGNL ARPT 1.39
...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
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN IOWA IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WEAKENING.
HOWEVER...BLIZZARD OR NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF UP TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST. WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN WILL BE FOUND OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST...WITH
SOME SCATTERED WINTRY PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE ACROSS THE INTERIOR
PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND AND UPSTATE NEW YORK.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
GRIFFIN
Last Updated: 956 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009