STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 AM CST THU JAN 28 2010
 
...MAJOR WINTER STORM DEVELOPING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY
IN EFFECT ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FROM NEW MEXICO EASTWARD THROUGH THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE...ACROSS MOST OF OKLAHOMA...SOUTHERN KANSAS...SOUTHERN
MISSOURI...CENTRAL TO NORTHERN ARKANSAS AND ACROSS SOUTHERN
KENTUCKY. WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS MOST OF
TENNESSEE ...SOUTHERN VIRGINIA...THE UPSTATE OF SOUTH
CAROLINA...WESTERN AND NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA AND FAR NORTHERN
GEORGIA.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 AM CST...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE
SOUTHWESTERN U.S. IS PRODUCING LIFT ALONG AND TO THE NORTH OF A
SURFACE FRONT STRETCHING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS ARE INDICATING AN EXPANDING AREA OF
PRECIPITATION ACROSS MOST OF NEW MEXICO...WESTERN TEXAS AND
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA TO THE NORTH OF THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY. SNOW IS
BEING REPORTED OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL TO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AND
THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS. FREEZING RAIN IS BEING REPORTED OVER
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO INTO PORTIONS OF WESTERN TEXAS. RAIN IS BEING
REPORTED OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO...EASTWARD INTO SOUTHWESTERN TO
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND INTO SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST THU JAN
28 THROUGH 600 AM CST THU JAN 28...

...NEW MEXICO...
CLOUDCROFT 2.3 S                      5.0                     
MOGOLLON                              3.0                     
CHAMA                                 2.0                     
LOS ALAMOS                            2.0                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST THU JAN
28 THROUGH 600 AM CST THU JAN 28...

...NEW MEXICO...
TATUM 1.7 SW                          1.02                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
600 PM CST THU JAN 28 THROUGH 600 AM CST THU JAN 28...

...NEW MEXICO...
CLOVIS                                0.10                     


THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHWEST IS EXPECTED
TO PUSH EASTWARD THURSDAY INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...HELPING TO
FORM A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER NORTHEASTERN TEXAS. THIS
UPPER LEVEL LOW AND DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW WILL SUPPORT A HEAVY
SNOW THREAT THURSDAY FROM EASTERN NEW MEXICO...ACROSS THE
TEXAS-OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...FAR SOUTHERN KANSAS AND INTO
NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA. SNOW TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THESE AREA. THE HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST TO SPREAD EASTWARD
FRIDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI...NORTHERN TO CENTRAL
ARKANSAS...TENNESSEE...SOUTHERN KENTUCKY...SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND
WESTERN TO CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. SNOW TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 4
INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THESE AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW
THREAT...THERE WILL BE THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT ICING THURSDAY
FROM PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS INTO CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. THIS ICING
THREAT IS FORECAST TO SPREAD EASTWARD FRIDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF
EASTERN ARKANSAS...FAR NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHERN
TENNESSEE...INTO THE UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND ACROSS WESTERN
TO CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

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.

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