THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 08 FOR CHRISTMAS 2009 WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...MAJOR WINTER STORM IS CREATING INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS MOST OF THE
DAKOTAS...NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...THE LOWER MISSOURI VALLEY...AND
AROUND THE WESTERN TIP OF LAKE SUPERIOR.
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.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH
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 200 AM CST...A DEEPENING 986 MB...29.12 INCH...SURFACE LOW WAS
LOCATED OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTH.
NATIONAL WEATHER SURFACE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED A VERY LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM WISCONSIN SOUTHWARD TO THE
CENTRAL GULF COAST...WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RAIN ALONG THE
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 200 AM CST FRI DEC 25...
...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...
EMMET 7.5
KOSSUTH 6.0
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...
DULUTH 11.0
PRIOR LAKE 10.7
FRIDLEY 9.7
ESKO 9.5
CHASKA 2 NW 9.4
ST. PAUL 6NE 9.0
CHANHASSEN 8.3
NEW MARKET 8.0
WATERVILLE 8.0
MINNEAPOLIS 7.2
...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
MCLEAN 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 200 AM CST FRI DEC 25...
...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 ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
900 PM CST TUE DEC 22 THROUGH 200 AM CST FRI DEC 25...
...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 MISSOURI WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AS
IT MOVES INTO NORTHWARD THROUGH THE DAY. 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
SOUTHEAST...WHERE 1 TO 3 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED BEFORE
NOON.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
SOLTOW
Last Updated: 404 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009