THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR CHRISTMAS 2009 WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CREATE INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S....
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE
MIDDLE TO LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATES.
WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE PLAINS STATES FROM NORTHERN TEXAS
NORTHWARD TO THE CANADIAN BORDER...AND THEN EASTWARD INTO THE
WESTERN GREAT LAKES. ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF THE MIDWEST AND THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. FREEZING RAIN
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL INDIANA AND PARTS OF
THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT
ALONG THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...THE
EASTERN PART OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE...AND AROUND THE WESTERN TIP
OF LAKE SUPERIOR.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 AM CST...A DEEPENING 995 MB...29.38 INCH...SURFACE LOW WAS
LOCATED OVER EXTREME NORTHEASTERN TEXAS. NATIONAL WEATHER SURFACE
DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW AHEAD OF
A COLD FRONT ACROSS LOUISIANA. MEANWHILE...AS AN ARCTIC AIR MASS
BEING DRAWN SOUTHWARD...A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WAS
OCCURRING FROM CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WESTWARD INTO NORTHERN TEXAS.
ANOTHER AREA OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WAS OCCURRING OVER MUCH OF
WISCONSIN AHEAD OF A DECAYING FRONTAL SYSTEM.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 PM CST TUE DEC
22 THROUGH 800 AM CST THU DEC 24...
...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
PINECLIFFE 3 SE 7.2
GREELEY 1 N 6.8
WATKINS 8 SE 6.7
NUNN 4 WNW 6.3
FORT COLLINS 1 SE 6.0
NORTH BRUSH 6.0
PARADOX 2N 6.0
NIWOT 5.4
HUGO 1 NW 5.0
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 4.7
BUCKEYE 4.7NNE 4.1
ESTES PARK 2.2S 4.0
COLORADO SPRINGS 5 ESE 2.0
...IOWA...
PETERSON 5.0
LE ROY 4.0
VALLEY 1 NW 4.0
SIOUX CITY 2.2
...KANSAS...
GOVE 8.0
WINONA 8.0
QUINTER 7.0
GRAINFIELD 6.0
PALCO 6.0
QUINTER 6.0
OAKLEY 5.0
RUSSELL SPRINGS 5.0
WINONA 5.0
EUSTIS 2.4
...MICHIGAN...
THOUSAND ISLAND 3.5
IRONWOOD 2.8
SILVER CITY 2.0
...MINNESOTA...
COKATO 4.5
PRIOR LAKE 2 W 4.5
ZUMBROTA 4.5
LAKEVILLE 4.2
BURNSVILLE 4.0
NEW MARKET 4.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
WEST FARGO 4.0
...NEBRASKA...
ALMA 5.0
COLUMBUS 3 NE 5.0
BEAVER CITY 4.0
FRANKLIN 4.0
HOLDREGE 4.0
WILSONVILLE 4.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DEADWOOD 2 NE 5.2
CANTON 2.5
...WYOMING...
CHEYENNE 4.8
SUNDANCE 6 NW 3.5
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 PM CST TUE DEC
22 THROUGH 800 AM CST THU DEC 24...
...ARKANSAS...
LITTLE ROCK/ADAMS FIELD 6.89
HOT SPRINGS/MEMORIAL FIELD 5.81
SEARCY MUNI AIRPORT 5.64
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT 5.21
TEXARKANA RGNL ARPT 4.59
BATESVILLE RGNL ARPT 4.20
PINE BLUFF/GRIDER FIELD 3.82
EL DORADO/GOODWIN FIELD 3.75
SEARCY MUNI AIRPORT 3.47
JONESBORO MUNI ARPT 3.34
DE QUEEN 2.35
MOUNT IDA 2.16
BATESVILLE RGNL ARPT 2.10
JONESBORO MUNI ARPT 2.04
...ILLINOIS...
SPRINGFIELD/CAPITAL ARPT 1.58
PEORIA RGNL ARPT 1.23
...LOUISIANA...
BARKSDALE AFB/BOSSIER CITY 3.02
SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWN ARPT 2.15
MONROE RGNL ARPT 2.14
SHREVEPORT RGNL ARPT 2.10
...MISSOURI...
WHITEMAN AFB/SEDALIA 2.38
KAISER/LAKE OZARK 2.00
POPLAR BLUFF MUNI ARPT 1.99
TROY 1.51
...OKLAHOMA...
BARTLESVILLE MUNI ARPT 1.14
...TEXAS...
NACOGDOCHES 2.71
LONGVIEW/GREGG CO. ARPT 2.66
HUNTSVILLE 2.57
NACOGDOCHES 2.35
LUFKIN/ANGELINA CO. ARPT 2.17
LONGVIEW/GREGG CO. ARPT 2.09
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
900 PM CST TUE DEC 22 THROUGH 800 AM CST THU DEC 24...
...IOWA...
DAVENPORT 0.40
DAYTON 1 W 0.25
IOWA CITY 5 NW 0.20
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
...KANSAS...
OBERLIN 0.25
BURR OAK 0.24
...NEBRASKA...
BRUNING 0.25
THE SURFACE LOW OVER EASTERN TEXAS WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS
IT MOVES INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY CHRISTMAS MORNING.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...HEAVY SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...HEAVY
RAINFALL...AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALL BE A THREAT WITH THIS
STORM. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WITH LOCALIZED 1 TO 2
FOOT AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FROM IOWA NORTHWARD INTO THE EASTERN DAKOTAS
AND WESTERN GREAT LAKES. TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE HEAVY
SNOW...SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER
NORTHEASTERN IOWA AND INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND EASTERN MICHIGAN.
FLOODING AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE A THREAT ACROSS LOWER
AND MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...WHERE 2 TO 4 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS ARE
EXPECTED BY CHRISTMAS MORNING.
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.
KONG
Last Updated: 1020 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009