THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 AM CST FRI JAN 29 2010
 
...A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS CURRENTLY IMPACTING THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS...
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR CENTRAL TEXAS AND PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST.
 
A LARGE AREA EXTENDING FROM THE FOUR CORNERS REGION EASTWARD
THROUGH THE OZARKS AND INTO THE LOWER MID-ATLANTIC 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 UPPER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN
U.S. AS WELL AS OVER THE LOWER MID-ATLANTIC STATES.
 

 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 200 AM CST...A LARGE COMPLEX OF PRECIPITATION CONTINUED TO
MARCH THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WITH A VARIETY OF PRECIPITATION
TYPES FALLING TO THE GROUND. ALONG A SOUTHWEST-NORTHEAST ORIENTED
SURFACE BOUNDARY...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WAS FALLING FROM THE
BIG BEND OF TEXAS NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS MUCH OF THE LONE STAR STATE
AND INTO THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH METROPLEX. SOME OF THE HEAVIER AXES
OF RAINFALL HAVE BEEN ACCOMPANIED BY FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS.
MEANWHILE...UNDERNEATH THE UPPER LOW...PORTIONS OF EASTERN
COLORADO......CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...SOUTHERN KANSAS...AND NORTHERN
OKLAHOMA WERE RECEIVING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL.
FURTHERMORE...A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WAS FALLING
ACROSS MOST OF OKLAHOMA AND INTO ARKANSAS. ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE
WEATHER SYSTEM...A LARGE DRY SLOT HAD DEVELOPED KEEPING MUCH OF
WEST-CENTRAL TEXAS DEVOID OF PRECIPITATION.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST WED JAN
27 THROUGH 200 AM CST FRI JAN 29...

...COLORADO...
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SSE                12.0                     
SALIDA                                5.0                     
BUENA VISTA 4 WNW                     3.9                     
MONARCH PASS 1 NNW                    3.5                     
CUCHARA 2 S                           3.0                     

...KANSAS...
ELKHART                               8.0                     
DODGE CITY 3 SW                       7.0                     
GARDEN CITY                           5.0                     
LIBERAL                               4.0                     
PRETTY PRAIRIE                        4.0                     
EL DORADO 6 N                         3.5                     
WEST WICHITA 1 W                      2.5                     

...NEW MEXICO...
AGUA FRIA 4 ESE                      12.0                     
LOS ALAMOS 6 W                       12.0                     
SEDILLO 3 NNE                        12.0                     
TORREON                              12.0                     
SAN JON                              11.0                     
MORIARTY 7 WNW                       10.0                     
RUIDOSO 1 SW                         10.0                     
CEDAR CREST                           9.0                     
SANDIA PARK                           8.0                     

...OKLAHOMA...
VANCE AIR FORCE BASE                  5.8                     
FAIRVIEW 2 W                          5.5                     
BOISE CITY                            5.0                     
FARGO                                 4.0                     
MOORELAND                             3.5                     

...TEXAS...
DUMAS                                13.5                     
VEGA                                 13.0                     
DALHART                              12.0                     
HARTLEY                              11.5                     
SIMMS 9 ENE                          11.0                     
STRATFORD                            10.5                     
AMARILLO 6 WNW                       10.0                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
600 PM CST WED JAN 27 THROUGH 200 AM CST FRI JAN 29...

...ARKANSAS...
OZARK 8 NE                            0.20                     
ROGERS                                0.20                     
FAYETTEVILLE 5 S                      0.12                     
EUREKA SPRINGS                        0.10                     
GRAVETTE                              0.10                     
PEA RIDGE 1 W                         0.10                     

...NEW MEXICO...
CLOVIS                                0.10                     

...OKLAHOMA...
MANGUM                                1.00                     
KONAWA                                0.63                     
GUTHRIE 10 S                          0.50                     
KINGFISHER                            0.50                     
LEXINGTON                             0.50                     
OKEMAH                                0.50                     
EL RENO                               0.44                     
CLAREMORE 6 SE                        0.40                     
TULSA                                 0.40                     
BRISTOW                               0.38                     
OKLAHOMA CITY 4 SW                    0.25                     

...TEXAS...
CLARENDON                             1.25                     
MEMPHIS                               1.00                     
WELLINGTON                            1.00                     
CHILDRESS                             0.75                     
PADUCAH                               0.75                     
FLOYDADA                              0.50                     
HAPPY                                 0.50                     
HEREFORD 5 ENE                        0.25                     
MATADOR                               0.25                     
AMARILLO 7 ENE                        0.20                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST WED JAN 27
THROUGH 200 AM CST FRI JAN 29...

...ARKANSAS...
PARAGOULD 15 W                        1.00                     

...OKLAHOMA...
WEATHERFORD                           2.00                     
PIEDMONT                              1.50                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST WED JAN
27 THROUGH 200 AM CST FRI JAN 29...

...TEXAS...
WACO-MADISON COOPER                   3.37                     
ARLINGTON MUNI ARPT                   2.32                     


THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE WILL SLOWLY PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS THE LONE STAR STATE
BEFORE REACHING THE ARKLATEX BY FRIDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...A
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN
TEXAS AND WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
THE COMPLIMENTARY PAIR OF LOW CENTERS WILL SUPPORT MORE SNOWFALL
THIS MORNING FROM THE TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE EASTWARD THROUGH
SOUTHERN KANSAS AND INTO NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA. SNOW TOTALS OF 6
TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THIS AREA BY DAYBREAK. THE HEAVY
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PUSH 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 THIS MORNING FROM PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA EASTWARD THROUGH MUCH OF ARKANSAS. 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 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

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Last Updated: 400 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010