THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015

...SNOW CONTINUES IN PARTS OF THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS WHILE HEAVY
RAIN AND SEVERE WEATHER MOVING INTO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY... 

BLIZZARD WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT
FOR THE WESTERN PART OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS.  WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
NORTHWESTERN COLORADO.

FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...FLOOD ADVISORIES...AND AREAS OF FLASH FLOOD
WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE LOWER AND MID-MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY.

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

AT 800 PM CST...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH AN ESTIMATED SEA-LEVEL
PRESSURE OF 992 MB...29.29 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 70 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF WICHITA...KANSAS.  COLD AIR CONTINUED TO WRAP
AROUND THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN FLANK OF THE LOW. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT
SOME OF THE SNOW HAD CHANGED OVER TO RAIN IN THE PAST FEW HOURS AS
TEMPERATURES ROSE SLIGHTLY DURING THE DAY.  FARTHER TO THE
WEST...SNOW CONTINUED TO FALL IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS WHERE 35 TO
40 MPH WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 50 MPH WERE CREATING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS.  TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE LOW...A SQUALL LINE
ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT CONTINUED TO BRING MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING EASTWARD INTO THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER VALLEY.  FARTHER NORTH...A LARGE SWATH OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAIN WITH EMBEDDED HEAVY RAIN WAS SPREADING ACROSS THE MIDWEST
INTO THE GREAT LAKES. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST SAT NOV
16 THROUGH 800 PM CST TUE NOV 17...

...COLORADO...
OURAY 4 N                            25.0                    
TRINIDAD 2 SSW                       21.0                    
MONUMENT 6 E                         19.8                    
ELIZABETH 4 NW                       19.0                    
KIM 10 WNW                           18.0                    
SPRINGFIELD                          18.0                    
COLORADO SPRINGS 18.7 N              16.0                    
EVERGREEN 3 S                        16.0                    
GENESEE                              16.0                    
PONDEROSA PARK 1 WNW                 15.0                    
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 1.9 E              15.0                    
THE PINERY 1.2 ESE                   14.2                    
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SSE                14.0                    
BERGEN PARK 1 SSE                    13.0                    
BRECKENRIDGE 3.3 SE                  12.0                    
BROOKVALE 4 SSE                      12.0                    
CRESTED BUTTE 6.2 N                  12.0                    
PERRY PARK 3 ESE                     12.0                    
RED MOUNTAIN PASS                    12.0                    
WOODLAND PARK 1.1 NNW                12.0                    
EVERGREEN 1 S                        11.0                    
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 5 NE               10.0                    
SILVERTON                             9.0                    
GLENWOOD SPRINGS                      8.7                    
BLACK HAWK 3 N                        8.2                    
CASTLE ROCK 4 NW                      8.2                    
DENVER 6.3 SSE                        7.0                    

...KANSAS...
SHARON SPRINGS                       12.0                    
ATWOOD 7 NW                          11.5                    
GOODLAND                              4.0                    

...NEW MEXICO...
CHUPADERO 7 ESE                      29.0                    
TRES RITOS 3 NW                      23.0                    
TERERRO 6 WNW                        22.0                    
ARROYO SECO 8 NE                     11.0                    
TOADLENA 5 SSE                       10.0                    
SANDIA PARK 4 NW                      9.0                    
CEDRO 5 SE                            8.0                    
LLANO LARGO 5 SSE                     8.0                    
ALBUQUERQUE 9 NE                      7.0                    
SEDILLO 1 WSW                         6.5                    
SAN ANTONITO 2 E                      6.0                    

...OKLAHOMA...
BOISE CITY                            5.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST SAT NOV
16 THROUGH 800 PM CST TUE NOV 17...

...ARKANSAS...
BATESVILLE RGNL ARPT                  4.35                    
SILOAM SPRINGS/SMITH FIELD            3.82                    
LITTLE ROCK AF                        3.52                    

...ILLINOIS...
ST. JAMES 10 S                        6.50                    
EFFINGHAM                             1.87                    

...KANSAS...
NORTON 1.3 SSW                        2.82                    
ST. PAUL 0.4 ESE                      2.58                    
INDEPENDENCE 0.3 NW                   2.10                    
GRANTVILLE 1.6 NE                     2.08                    
TOPEKA/BILLARD MUNI ARPT              2.03                    
IOLA 2.7 SSE                          1.97                    
MANHATTAN 2.7 NW                      1.80                    
LENEXA 2.8 E                          1.79                    
BURLINGAME 3.5 NNE                    1.75                    
BERRYTON 0.1 NNE                      1.67                    

...LOUISIANA...
SHREVEPORT RGNL ARPT                  3.63                    

...MISSOURI...
JEFFERSON CITY                        6.00                    
PERSHING                              5.90                    
AVA                                   5.70                    
BLAND 7 S                             5.50                    
ROLLA/VICHY AIRPORT                   5.00                    
EDGAR SPRINGS 2 S                     4.76                    
COLUMBIA                              4.68                    
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT                      3.34                    

...NEBRASKA...
BEAVER CITY 6.0 S                     1.87                    
BURWELL 0.4 E                         1.61                    
WESTERN 1.2 SE                        1.50                    
ELYRIA 6.3 W                          1.49                    
BURWELL 2.1 SSW                       1.46                    
DAYKIN 1.2 SW                         1.39                    
MILLER 0.5 SE                         1.36                    
WILCOX 0.3 SW                         1.36                    
ORD 6.8 SSE                           1.30                    
LOUP CITY 7.1 NNE                     1.28                    

...OKLAHOMA...
JAY 3.3 NNE                           2.90                    
VINITA 8.6 ESE                        2.83                    
SALLISAW 0.3 SE                       2.80                    
POTEAU/ROBERT S KERR AIRPORT          2.55                    
BROKEN ARROW 7.3 ENE                  2.32                    
CLAREMORE 6.6 W                       1.95                    
OCHELATA 5.6 N                        1.82                    
WESTVILLE 0.2 ENE                     1.76                    
TULSA 5.4 SSE                         1.60                    
GLENPOOL 0.6 S                        1.59                    
NORMAN 1.9 N                          0.90                    

...TEXAS...
NACOGDOCHES                           7.73                    
HUNTSVILLE                            5.06                    
HORSESHOE BAY 1.5 WNW                 3.00                    
ANNA 3.7 SSW                          2.42                    
LA GRANGE 7.8 NNE                     2.37                    
VAN ALSTYNE 6.2 ENE                   2.26                    
MCKINNEY 4.0 SE                       2.12                    
NEW ULM 0.1 ENE                       2.12                    
THORNDALE 8.8 N                       2.05                    
BURTON 6.9 SSW                        1.89                    
DUNCANVILLE 0.9 SE                    1.81                    
RICHARDSON 2.2 NW                     1.79                    
COLLEGE STATION 6.4 ENE               1.67                    
GONZALES 0.6 S                        1.66                    
RAVENNA 1.7 SE                        1.65                    
PLANO 2.4 N                           1.49                    
AUSTIN 2.8 N                          1.32                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...COLORADO...
NE KIT CARSON                         63                    
WILD HORSE 6 N                        62                    
FLAGLER 1 NNE                         58                    
WRAY                                  51                    

...KANSAS...
SHARON SPRINGS 9 SSE                  56                    
LEOTI 16 NNW                          54                    
HOXIE 1 WNW                           50                    
MARIENTHAL 4 NNW                      50                    
PENDENNIS 9 N                         50                    

...OKLAHOMA...
GAGE/SHATTUCK                         53                    

...TEXAS...
ARLINGTON MUNI ARPT                   51                    


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD
INTO MINNESOTA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.  AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES
OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND EARLY OF WEDNESDAY IN THE
CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE WEST OF THE LOW TRACK.  MEANWHILE...THE
STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL CONTINUE MOVING
EASTWARD ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...REACHING THE EAST COAST ON THURSDAY.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS
FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF
THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. BY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL SHIFT TO THE
SOUTHEASTERN U.S...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS THAT REGION.
FLASH FLOODING WILL BE A CONCERN FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO
THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 300 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KONG




Last Updated: 1006 PM EST TUE NOV 17 2015