THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR CHRISTMAS 2009 WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...MAJOR WINTER STORM IS CREATING INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S...
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH
OF THE MIDDLE TO LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATES.
WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER MIDWEST AND EXTENDING SOUTHWARD TO
NORTHEAST TEXAS...AND ALSO FOR THE LOWER GREAT LAKES REGION AND
CENTRAL APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS. ICE STORM WARNINGS AND FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND A
SMALL PART OF THE LOWER GREAT LAKES REGION.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS MOST OF THE
DAKOTAS...CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...EASTERN PARTS OF THE CENTRAL
PLAINS...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 900 PM CST...A DEEPENING 989 MB...29.20 INCH...SURFACE LOW WAS
LOCATED OVER NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...AND MOVING TOWARDS THE
NORTHEAST. NATIONAL WEATHER SURFACE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A VERY LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN
SOUTHWARD TO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST...WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE
RAIN ALONG THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. MEANWHILE...AS AN ARCTIC AIR
MASS CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTHWARD... WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST.
SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WAS FALLING IN PARTS OF THE GREAT
LAKES REGION AND INTO IOWA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 PM CST TUE DEC
22 THROUGH 900 PM 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
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
...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
EUSTIS 2.4
...MICHIGAN...
THOUSAND ISLAND 3.5
IRONWOOD 2.8
SILVER CITY 2.0
...MINNESOTA...
CHASKA 2 NW 9.4
DULUTH 9.0
PRIOR LAKE 8.5
NEW MARKET 8.0
WATERVILLE 8.0
FRIDLEY 2 SE 7.7
NORTHFIELD 7.5
ST. PAUL 7.2
WRENSHALL 7.2
MANKATO 6.5
MINNEAPOLIS 5 NW 6.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
LITCHVILLE 5.5
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
...OKLAHOMA...
PAWNEE 5 W 12.0
OKLAHOMA CITY INTL AIRPORT 11.0
WELTY 9.0
BLANCHARD 8.0
BROKEN ARROW 7.0
NORMAN 3 S 6.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DEADWOOD 2 NE 5.2
REDFIELD 4.0
CANTON 2.5
...TEXAS...
BURKBURNETT 9.5
POST 9.0
AMHERST 8.0
LITTLEFIELD 7.0
ALBANY 5.5
BAIRD 5.0
LEVELLAND 5.0
PLAINVIEW 5.0
WELLINGTON 5.0
MCLEAN 4.0
SHAMROCK 4.0
...WISCONSIN...
BENNETT 7.0
BAYFIELD 6.8
MENOMONIE 6.6
ASHLAND 6.0
COLFAX 6.0
ROBERTS 5.5
SUPERIOR 7 SE 5.5
BRUCE 5.0
...WYOMING...
CHEYENNE 4.8
SUNDANCE 6 NW 3.5
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 PM CST TUE DEC
22 THROUGH 900 PM 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
...MISSISSIPPI...
GREENVILLE 1.58
JACKSON 1.19
VICKSBURG 1.17
...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 900 PM CST THU DEC 24...
...IOWA...
DAVENPORT 0.40
DAYTON 1 W 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
...KANSAS...
OBERLIN 0.25
BURR OAK 0.24
BONNER SPRINGS 0.20
...NEBRASKA...
BRUNING 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...
...OKLAHOMA...
WASHINGTON 6 SSW 62
NORMAN 2 NW 60
WALTERS 1 NW 60
...TEXAS...
CLAUDE 17 SSE 69
MEMPHIS 1 NE 68
MCLEAN 1 ENE 65
SILVERTON 64
PAMPA 2 ESE 62
GRAHAM 5 SSW 61
CLARENDON 2 WSW 60
THE SURFACE LOW OVER ARKNASAS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AS
IT MOVES INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI BY CHRISTMAS MORNING. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS...HEAVY SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALL BE PRESENT WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM.
WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...WITH
LOCALIZED 1 TO 2 FOOT AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FROM IOWA NORTHWARD INTO
THE EASTERN DAKOTAS AND WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION. SOUTHEAST OF
THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AREA...SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE OVER NORTHEASTERN IOWA AND INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND
EASTERN MICHIGAN. LOCALIZED FLOODING AND A FEW SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY BE FOUND ACROSS PARTS OF THE DEEP SOUTH
AND TENNESSEE...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 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
HAMRICK
Last Updated: 950 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009