THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR SOUTHERN ROCKIES TO SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL PLAINS WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015

...DYNAMIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHERN
TEXAS...EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE OHIO VALLEY...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM
THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES INTO SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS...

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FROM NORTHEAST TEXAS TO THE OHIO VALLEY.

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO...THE
TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...AND SMALL PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
COLORADO INTO SOUTHWEST KANSAS.

ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA.

OTHER WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES...WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS AND INTO PARTS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND THE UPPER
MIDWEST.

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

AT 200 AM CST...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
997 MB...29.44 INCHES...WAS LOCATED NEAR THE TEXAS-MEXICAN BORDER
ABOUT 65 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF LAREDO...TEXAS. A STRONG FRONT
EXTENDED NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE LOW CENTER THROUGH THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS...THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND EMBEDDED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND TO THE NORTH OF THE FRONT FROM CENTRAL
TEXAS NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE LOWER GREAT LAKES. LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN CONTINUED TO EXTEND EASTWARD INTO NEW ENGLAND. OVER
IN WESTERN TEXAS...A LINE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAD
DEVELOPED AND HAD BEEN MOVING RAPIDLY EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL TEXAS.
 HEAVY RAIN CHANGING OVER TO SNOW AND SLEET ALONG WITH THUNDER WAS
OBSERVED AS THIS LINE MOVED ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS
DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS.  FARTHER TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE
SURFACE LOW...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUED TO EXPAND ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND INTO THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CST SAT
DEC 26 THROUGH 200 AM CST SUN DEC 27...

...NEW MEXICO...
WEED                                 13.0                    
LAS CRUCES                           12.0                    
EDGEWOOD 3 NNW                        6.0                    
SILVER CITY                           5.0                    
TRUCHAS 1 ESE                         3.8                    
DATIL 2 W                             2.8                    
ESCONDIDA 2 NE                        2.0                    
FARMINGTON 10 N                       1.6                    

...TEXAS...
ANTHONY 2 E                           5.8                    
MORTON                                2.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CST SAT
DEC 26 THROUGH 200 AM CST SUN DEC 27...

...ARKANSAS...
SILOAM SPRINGS/SMITH FIELD            4.21                    
ROGERS/CARTER FIELD                   3.97                    
BENTONVILLE                           3.55                    

...ILLINOIS...
WORDEN 2 NE                           3.22                    
GREENVILLE                            2.90                    
MATTOON/CHARLESTON                    2.83                    
DECATUR AIRPORT                       2.76                    
PONTOON BEACH                         2.61                    
EDWARDSVILLE                          2.60                    
GODFREY                               2.50                    
LOVINGTON 2 NW                        2.39                    
EAST ALTON                            2.34                    
PARIS                                 2.24                    
TAYLORVILLE 2 SW                      2.15                    
SPARTA                                2.10                    
TUSCOLA                               1.63                    
MORRISONVILLE                         1.60                    

...INDIANA...
BLUFFTON                              1.10                    
AMBOY 3 WSW                           1.03                    

...MISSOURI...
SPRINGFIELD MUNI ARPT                 6.02                    
ST. LOUIS                             4.78                    
KAISER/LAKE OZARK                     4.54                    
ST. CHARLES                           4.10                    
UNION                                 4.00                    
MARYLAND HEIGHTS                      3.70                    
SULLIVAN                              3.60                    
SHREWSBURY                            3.50                    
ST. CLAIR                             3.50                    
LOUISBURG 6 SW                        3.00                    
CATAWISSA                             2.50                    
ST. PETERS 1 ESE                      2.37                    
WELDON SPRING                         2.27                    
FERGUSON                              2.11                    
PERSHING                              2.00                    

...OKLAHOMA...
OKMULGEE MUNI ARPT                    2.25                    
TINKER AFB/OKLAHOMA CITY              2.00                    
GUTHRIE MUNI ARPT                     1.54                    
TULSA/LLOYD JONES                     1.29                    

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

...NEW MEXICO...
CANNON AFB 1 N                        61                    
TEXICO 3 NNW                          61                    
BITTER LAKE WILD 14 NNE               60                    

...OKLAHOMA...
ALTUS AIR FORCE BA 1 NE               69                    
HESTER 2 N                            64                    
LAWTON 2 S                            58                    

...TEXAS...
ANTON 6 SSW                           67                    
OLTON 6 S                             67                    
FRIONA 2 NE                           60                    
HART 3 N                              58                    


THE HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE OHIO VALLEY
WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS PLENTY OF MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM
NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO AND LIFTS ALONG THE STRONG
FRONTAL BOUNDARY AHEAD OF THE INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.  A
TOTAL OF 3 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...IS
FORECAST FOR TODAY FROM PARTS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS INTO SOUTHWEST
MISSOURI. THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
INTO MONDAY MORNING IN THESE AREAS.  FARTHER NORTHEAST...1 TO 3
INCHES OF RAIN IS FORECAST FOR THE OHIO VALLEY.  AS THE STORM
INTENSIFIES FURTHER TODAY...THE SNOW OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES
WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGH
PLAINS TODAY WHERE A FOOT OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...IS EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
COMBINING WITH HEAVY SNOW WOULD LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AROUND
THE TEXAS PANHANDLE...WHICH WILL SEVERELY IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS THE
REGION. BY MONDAY...THE SYSTEM WILL SHIFT
NORTHEASTWARD...SPREADING HEAVY SNOW INTO PARTS OF THE CENTRAL
PLAINS AND THE UPPER MIDWEST WHERE STORM TOTALS OF OVER A FOOT ARE
POSSIBLE.  CLOSER TO THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY...FREEZING RAIN
ACCUMULATING A TENTH TO HALF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE FROM WEST-CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA THROUGH THE MIDWEST AND INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES IS
LIKELY THROUGH TUESDAY 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.

KONG




Last Updated: 424 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2015