THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 AM CST FRI JAN 29 2010
...A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS CURRENTLY IMPACTING THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS...
A LARGE AREA EXTENDING FROM OKLAHOMA EASTWARD THROUGH THE MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ... TENNESSEE VALLEY ... SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
... AND INTO THE SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC IS UNDER A WINTER STORM
WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 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 ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL/EASTERN TEXAS EASTWARD TO CENTRAL GULF COAST.
SNOW IS BEING REPORTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
KANSAS...NORTHERN OKLAHOMA ... MISSOURI ... AND NORTHERN ARKANSAS.
FURTHERMORE...A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WAS FALLING
ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA INTO CENTRAL/SOUTHERN ARKANSAS
AND WESTERN TENNESSEE/NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST WED JAN
27 THROUGH 900 AM CST FRI JAN 29...
...ARKANSAS...
MOUNTAIN HOME 4.0
EVERTON 1 W 3.2
GILBERT 3.0
GREEN FOREST 2.0
GRANDVIEW 1.5
PEA RIDGE 1 W 1.0
...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
LAKIN 10 S 7.0
LEOTI 6.0
EL DORADO 6 N 5.5
GARDEN CITY 5.0
PARK CITY 3 WSW 5.0
VALLEY CENTER 4 NE 5.0
WEST WICHITA 1 W 4.5
LIBERAL 4.0
PRETTY PRAIRIE 4.0
EMPORIA 3.5
BURDICK 3 E 3.0
COLONY 3.0
...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
PAWHUSKA 2.0
...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 900 AM CST FRI JAN 29...
...ARKANSAS...
FAYETTEVILLE 0.50
SILOAM SPRINGS 3 N 0.40
CLINTON 0.25
MAYSVILLE 3 N 0.20
OZARK 8 NE 0.20
ROGERS 0.20
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
TULSA 0.50
EL RENO 0.44
CLAREMORE 6 SE 0.40
BRISTOW 0.38
OKLAHOMA CITY 4 SW 0.25
PORTER 2 SE 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 900 AM CST FRI JAN 29...
...ARKANSAS...
PARAGOULD 1.00
PARAGOULD 15 W 1.00
...MISSOURI...
HORTON 2 S 2.00
...OKLAHOMA...
WEATHERFORD 2.00
PIEDMONT 1.50
PAWNEE 1.00
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST WED JAN
27 THROUGH 900 AM CST FRI JAN 29...
...ARKANSAS...
DE QUEEN 1.19
...LOUISIANA...
SHREVEPORT RGNL ARPT 1.24
BARKSDALE AFB/BOSSIER CITY 1.17
SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWN ARPT 1.08
...NEW MEXICO...
DEMING MUNI ARPT 1.14
...OKLAHOMA...
ALTUS AFB 2.61
FORT SILL AFB 2.61
LAWTON MUNI ARPT 1.47
OKLAHOMA CITY 1.21
...TEXAS...
WACO-MADISON COOPER 4.07
WACO-MADISON COOPER 3.37
MCGREGOR 3.11
FORT HOOD AAF/KILLEEN 2.96
ABILENE MUNI ARPT 2.84
ARLINGTON MUNI ARPT 2.78
DYESS AFB/ABILENE 2.78
DALLAS/REDBIRD ARPT 2.62
DALLAS/LOVE FIELD 2.48
FORT HOOD/GRAY AAF 2.47
ARLINGTON MUNI ARPT 2.32
FORT WORTH/MEACHAM 2.30
MINERAL WELLS MUNI ARPT 2.23
TERRELL (ASOS) 2.21
FORT WORTH/ALLIANCE 2.18
PARIS/COX FIELD 2.16
DENTON MUNI ARPT 2.15
DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTL ARPT 2.13
CONROE-MONTGOMERY CO. ARPT 2.11
LANCASTER 2.11
HILLSBORO 2.08
MCKINNEY MUNI ARPT 2.05
HOUSTON/INTERCONTINENTAL 1.87
SAN ANGELO/MATHIS 1.74
COLLEGE STATION/EASTERWOOD FLD 1.69
JUNCTION/KIMBLE CO. AIRPORT 1.68
NACOGDOCHES 1.61
ODESSA-SCHLEMEYER FIELD 1.57
BURNET 1.56
GRANBURY 1.53
MIDLAND/ODESSA WFO 1.45
SHEPPARD AFB/WICHITA FALLS 1.43
KILLEEN MUNI ARPT 1.42
HUNTSVILLE 1.37
SHERMAN/DENISON 1.37
LUBBOCK INTL ARPT 1.36
LUFKIN/ANGELINA CO. ARPT 1.36
DEL RIO INTL ARPT 1.32
DRYDEN/TERREL CO. ARPT 1.23
DECATUR 1.21
JACKSONVILLE 1.12
HOUSTON/D.W. HOOKS 1.11
LONGVIEW/GREGG CO. ARPT 1.07
MIDLAND AIRPARK AIRPORT 1.07
KERRVILLE MUNI ARPT 1.03
DALLAS/FORT WORTH 1.02
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 SNOWFALL THIS
MORNING FROM NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA ... SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS INTO
SOUTHERN MISSOURI. THE HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PUSH EASTWARD
LATER TODAY ACROSS TENNESSEE...SOUTHERN KENTUCKY...SOUTHERN
VIRGINIA AND WESTERN TO CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. SNOW TOTALS OF 4
TO 8 INCHES ARE 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 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 300 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
ZIEGENFELDER
Last Updated: 1012 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010