THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST THU JAN 28 2010
 
...A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS...
 
A LARGE AREA EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS EASTWARD THROUGH
THE OZARKS AND INTO THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY IS UNDER A WINTER
STORM WARNING WITH WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES BOUNDING THIS REGION
TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH. MEANWHILE...WINTER STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN
ISSUED ACROSS THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY AND INTO THE LOWER
MID-ATLANTIC.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 200 PM CST...A LARGE COMPLEX OF PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING
THROUGH THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS AS WELL AS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. A
WEST-TO-EAST ORIENTED SURFACE BOUNDARY HAS GENERALLY
DIFFERENTIATED THE PRECIPITATION TYPES WITH WINTRY PRECIPITATION
TO THE NORTH AND SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SOUTH. IN
PARTICULAR...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS BEING REPORTED ACROSS THE
TEXAS PANHANDLE AND ALONG THE TEXAS/NEW MEXICO BORDER.
MEANWHILE...WARMER AIR ALOFT LINGERS ABOVE A SUBFREEZING SURFACE
ACROSS MUCH OF OKLAHOMA THEREBY PRODUCING A MIXTURE OF FREEZING
RAIN AND SLEET. WITHIN THE WARM SECTOR OF THE FRONTAL SYSTEM...A
COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD
THROUGH CENTRAL TEXAS. SOME OF THESE REGIONS HAVE BEEN ACCOMPANIED
BY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS AND/OR FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST WED JAN
27 THROUGH 200 PM CST THU JAN 28...

...NEW MEXICO...
LOS ALAMOS 6 W                        8.0                     
SAN JON                               8.0                     
LOGAN                                 7.5                     
SEDILLO 3 ESE                         7.0                     
ANGUS                                 6.0                     
BONITO LAKE 6 WSW                     6.0                     
CHUPADERO 7 ESE                       6.0                     
CLOVIS                                6.0                     
LUNA                                  6.0                     
TUCUMCARI                             6.0                     
CLOUDCROFT 2.3 S                      5.0                     
MOGOLLON                              3.0                     
CHAMA                                 2.0                     

...TEXAS...
DALHART                               7.0                     
VEGA                                  7.0                     
STRATFORD                             6.5                     
DUMAS                                 6.0                     
CANYON                                5.0                     
HEREFORD                              5.0                     
SPEARMAN                              5.0                     
NWS AMARILLO                          3.0                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
600 PM CST WED JAN 27 THROUGH 200 PM CST THU JAN 28...

...NEW MEXICO...
CLOVIS                                0.10                     

...TEXAS...
HEREFORD 5 ENE                        0.25                     
PAMPA                                 0.25                     
WHEELER                               0.25                     
AMARILLO 7 ENE                        0.20                     
CLAUDE                                0.13                     
WELLINGTON                            0.10                     


THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHWEST IS EXPECTED
TO PUSH EASTWARD THIS EVENING 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 EXPECTED
ACROSS THIS 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  UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND ACROSS WESTERN TO
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

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Last Updated: 405 PM EST THU JAN 28 2010