THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 09 FOR CHRISTMAS 2009 WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 AM 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 MISSOURI-KANSAS BORDER...and AROUND THE WESTERN TIP OF
LAKE SUPERIOR.
WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS...PARTS OF
KANSAS...PARTS OF MICHIGAN...AND FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST SOUTHWARD
TO THE WESTERN HALF OF MISSOURI. ICE STORM WARNINGS AND FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ALONG THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN
MOUNTAINS. WINTER STORM WATCHES...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES...AND
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM CENTRAL APPALACHIANS
NORTHWARD TO WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS
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 800 AM CST...THE CENTER OF A 985 MB...29.15 INCH...SURFACE LOW
WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL IOWA...MOVING NORTHWARD. NATIONAL
WEATHER SURFACE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF SNOW...LOCALLY HEAVY...COVERING MUCH OF THE
NORTHERN PLAINS. SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WERE CREATING
BLIZZARD OR NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. MOSTLY RAIN EXTENDS EASTWARD
INTO MILDER AIR ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST...THE GREAT
LAKES...CENTRAL APPALACHIANS INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND THE
SOUTHEAST COAST. AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN LINGERED IN THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 PM CST TUE DEC
22 THROUGH 800 AM CST FRI DEC 25...
...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...
LESTER PRAIRIE 12.5
OLIVIA 12.0
BUFFALO 11.6
PLYMOUTH 11.5
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
...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 800 AM CST FRI DEC 25...
...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
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
900 PM CST TUE DEC 22 THROUGH 800 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
...OHIO...
VAN VERT 0.10
...WISCONSIN...
WATERTOWN 1 N 0.25
...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...
PAWNEE 5 W 12.0
OKLAHOMA CITY INTL AIRPORT 14.1
WELTY 9.0
BLANCHARD 8.0
BROKEN ARROW 7.0
NORMAN 3 S 6.0
...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
...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 IOWA IS NEAR ITS PEAK...AND
IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WEAKEN FOR THE REST OF TODAY AND SATURDAY.
HOWEVER...BLIZZARD OR NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
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 BE LIKELY ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST...WHERE
1 TO 3 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED.
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: 1005 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009