THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015

 ...SNOW WILL BE WINDING DOWN OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS...HEAVY RAIN
AND SEVERE WEATHER MOVING INTO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...

FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AS WELL AS THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHAINS

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
CENTRAL WESTERN KANSAS AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KANSAS.

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

AT 200 AM CST...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH AN ESTIMATED SEA-LEVEL
PRESSURE OF 992 MB...29.29 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 30 MILES
NORTH OF WICHITA...KANSAS.  COLD AIR CONTINUED TO WRAP AROUND THE
NORTHERN AND WESTERN FLANK OF THE LOW WITH THE COLD FRONT DRAPED
SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN TEXAS.
THE PRIMARY LOW IS LOCATED IN SOUTHWEST IOWA WITH AN OCCLUDED
FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE CONFLUENCE OF THE
MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVERS. FROM THERE...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS
SOUTHWARD ACROSS MISSISSIPPI AND EASTERN LOUISIANA.  NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS
WITH LIGHT SNOW AND SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION ACROSS CENTRAL
NEBRASKA. HEAVY RAIN WAS OBSERVED FROM THE CENTRAL GULF COAST
NORTHWARD TO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING FURTHERN NORTH ACROSS THE UPPER
MIDWEST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST MON NOV
16 THROUGH 200 AM CST WED NOV 18...

...KANSAS...
ATWOOD 9 SE                          16.6                    
COLBY                                12.0                    
SHARON SPRINGS                       12.0                    
EDSON 13 N                            7.0                    
GOODLAND                              7.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST MON NOV
16 THROUGH 200 AM CST WED NOV 18...

...ARKANSAS...
JONESBORO MUNI ARPT                   5.27                    
BATESVILLE RGNL ARPT                  4.56                    
LITTLE ROCK AFB                       3.73                    
BENTONVILLE                           3.16                    
TEXARKANA RGNL ARPT                   2.29                    

...IOWA...
DAVENPORT 1 SSE                       3.10                    

...ILLINOIS...
ST. JAMES 10 S                        6.50                    
QUINCY                                3.68                    
BETTENDORF 1 W                        2.45                    
HENRY                                 2.43                    
ASTORIA                               2.23                    
PEORIA INTL ARPT                      1.99                    
BLOOMINGTON                           1.89                    

...KANSAS...
NORTON 1.3 SSW                        2.82                    
ST. PAUL                              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                    
MONROE RGNL ARPT                      3.61                    
BATON ROUGE/RYAN MUNI ARPT            2.62                    

...MISSOURI...
JEFFERSON CITY                        6.00                    
PERSHING                              5.90                    
AVA                                   5.70                    
CUBA                                  5.56                    
POPLAR BLUFF MUNICIPAL AIRPORT        5.18                    
NEW HAVEN                             5.00                    
COLUMBIA                              4.68                    
ASHLAND                               4.00                    
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT                      3.52                    
SPRINGFIELD MUNI ARPT                 3.42                    
KANSAS CITY INTL ARPT                 1.31                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
VICKSBURG/TALLULAH ARPT               3.62                    

...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                    
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                    

...TENNESSEE...
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT                     4.53                    

...TEXAS...
NACOGDOCHES                           7.73                    
HUNTSVILLE                            5.06                    
HORSESHOE BAY 1.5 WNW                 3.00                    
RIVERSIDE 1 NE                        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 STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...COLORADO...
OURAY 4 N                            25.0                    
TRINIDAD 2 SSW                       21.0                    
MONUMENT 6 E                         19.8                    
ELIZABETH 4 NW                       19.0                    
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                    
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                    

...NEW MEXICO...
CHUPADERO 7 ESE                      29.0                    
TRES RITOS 3 NW                      23.0                    
TERERRO 6 WNW                        22.0                    
LLANO LARGO 5 SSE                    19.0                    
CUBA 9 E                             18.0                    
RED RIVER                            15.0                    
EAGLE NEST                           13.5                    
ARROYO SECO 8 NE                     11.0                    
TOADLENA 5 SSE                       10.0                    
ALBUQUERQUE 9 NE                      7.0                    

...OKLAHOMA...
BOISE CITY                            5.0                    

...TEXAS...
TEXLINE                               4.0                    

...WYOMING...
CHEYENNE 5 NE                         4.0                    


A STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP LOW OVER THE PLAINS
WILL CONTINUE MOVING EASTWARD...REACHING THE EAST COAST ON
THURSDAY.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
MAINLY FROM THE GULF COAST NORTHWARD TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY.  BY
LATER TONIGHT....THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL SHIFT TO THE
SOUTHEASTERN U.S AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...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 900 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KREKELER




Last Updated: 402 AM EST WED NOV 18 2015