THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR SOUTHERN ROCKIES TO MIDDLE/UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015
...AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BRING SNOW
OVER THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS...HEAVY RAINS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM ACROSS PARTS OF THE TEXAS
AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...AND INTO WESTERN OKLAHOMA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES EXTENDED FROM
CENTRAL TEXAS NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE MIDWEST AND THE GREAT
LAKES. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WATCHES HAVE
BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF NEW ENGLAND..
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FROM NORTHEAST TEXAS...ACROSS THE MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
INTO THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO RIVER VALLEYS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 AM CST...AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 995 MB...29.38 INCHES...WAS REFORMING IN EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN TEXAS NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER AND WAS MOVING
GENERALLY NORTHWARD. A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM
THE LOW CENTER INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO WHILE A STRONG WARM FRONT
EXTENDED EASTWARD FROM THE LOW. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAINS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP TO
THE NORTH OF THE WARM FRONT ACROSS THE MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO
THE MIDWEST WITH SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN NEAR THE NORTHERN EDGE OF
THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD. FARTHER WEST...AREAS OF SNOW AND
FREEZING RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS KANSAS ...OKLAHOMA...INTO NORTHERN
TEXAS INCLUDING THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. IN ADDITION...A BAND OF
HEAVY SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WAS ROTATING EASTWARD
INTO EASTERN TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AROUND A DEEP
UPPER-LEVEL LOW.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CST SAT
DEC 26 THROUGH 200 AM CST MON DEC 28...
...COLORADO...
SPANISH PEAKS 5 NNE 4.0
...NEW MEXICO...
BONITO LAKE 6 WSW 36.0
CLOUDCROFT 30.0
EDGEWOOD 2 S 26.0
SEDILLO 5 NNE 25.0
SAN ANTONITO 3 E 24.0
ALTO 2 S 21.0
MAGDALENA 15 N 21.0
TIJERAS 9.1 SE 20.0
MANZANO 2 SE 19.0
NOGAL 19.0
SANDIA PARK 19.0
CAPITAN 4.3 WSW 18.0
APACHE SUMMIT 16.0
SANDIA PARK 3.6 ESE 16.0
ROSWELL 1 NW 15.5
EUNICE 4 E 15.0
WEED 13.0
LAS CRUCES 12.0
SANTA FE 9.6 S 8.0
...OKLAHOMA...
ERICK 0.2 NE 2.3
SHATTUCK 0.7 SSW 2.2
...TEXAS...
FRIONA 18.0
ALPINE 12.0
EL PASO 5.1 WSW 9.5
DENVER CITY 9.0
SIERRA BLANCA 9.0
ANTHONY 1.0 ENE 8.5
MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL 7.6
HORIZON CITY 1.9 NNW 7.0
SOCORRO 3.5 NW 6.5
WESTWAY 8 E 6.2
LUBBOCK 5.0
PAMPA 1 NW 4.0
SHAMROCK 4.0
AMARILLO 4.8 WSW 3.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CST SAT
DEC 26 THROUGH 200 AM CST MON DEC 28...
...ARKANSAS...
ELM SPRINGS 10.12
BENTONVILLE 8.25
ROGERS 7.81
SILOAM SPRINGS/SMITH FIELD 7.74
DECATUR 3 ESE 7.08
FAYETTEVILLE/DRAKE FIELD 6.61
BELLA VISTA 1 NNW 6.57
VINEY GROVE 2 NW 6.57
FARMINGTON 1 WSW 5.77
SPRINGDALE 6 WSW 5.46
BATESVILLE RGNL ARPT 4.71
MOUNT IDA 3.95
LITTLE ROCK AFB 3.01
...ILLINOIS...
WITT 4 SE 6.20
PONTOON BEACH 6.16
PANA 6.02
EDWARDSVILLE 5.93
STAUNTON 4 SSW 5.92
SHELBYVILLE 5.45
NEOGA 5.22
SULLIVAN 4.69
MATTOON 3.96
DECATUR AIRPORT 3.43
CAHOKIA/ST LOUIS 3.42
WORDEN 2 NE 3.22
PARIS 3.20
GREENVILLE 2.90
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA 2.63
CHARLESTON 2.61
MOUNT VERNON/OUTLAND AIRPORT 2.54
GODFREY 2.50
SPRINGFIELD/CAPITAL ARPT 2.42
...INDIANA...
ULEN 3 N 4.21
CRAWFORDSVILLE 5 S 3.74
LAPEL 5 NW 3.51
THRONTOWN 3 SW 3.37
GREENCASTLE 4 ESE 3.23
CARMEL 1 NNE 3.08
INDIANAPOLIS INTL ARPT 2.68
SHELBYVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.61
TERRE HAUTE/HULMAN RGNL ARPT 2.43
KOKOMO MUNI ARPT 2.28
LAFAYETTE/PURDUE UNIV ARPT 2.28
GRISSOM AFB/PERU 2.07
MUNCIE/JOHNSON FIELD 2.06
...KANSAS...
BARTLETT 4.90
OSWEGO 4.25
ALTAMONT 3.05
COFFEYVILLE MUNI ARPT 3.01
PITTSBURG 1 WSW 1.99
CANEY 1.90
...KENTUCKY...
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO. APT 2.82
PADUCAH/BARKLEY 2.74
HENDERSON CITY 2.04
...MISSOURI...
MONETT 10.50
SPRINGFIELD 7 SSW 10.00
LEBANON 2 S 8.28
REPUBLIC 6 SW 7.70
ST. PETERS 7.56
MARYLAND HEIGHTS 6.42
FORNEY AAF/FORT LEONARDWOOD 6.40
ST LOUIS/LAMBERT INTL ARPT 6.27
KAISER/LAKE OZARK 6.26
ROLLA/VICHY AIRPORT 6.01
WELDON SPRING 5.85
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT 5.61
PERSHING 5.60
ST CHARLES 5.33
FERGUSON 5.02
LOUISBURG 5 W 5.00
COLUMBIA RGNL ARPT 2.84
...OHIO...
CINCINNATI 2.60
LIMA/ALLEN CO. ARPT 2.36
MANSFIELD/ONTARIO 2.30
VERSAILLES 1 WSW 2.20
WESTMINSTER 2 WNW 2.05
CLEVELAND-OLD BROOKLYN 1.55
...OKLAHOMA...
CHECOTAH 10.00
TAHLEQUAH 10.00
WILBURTON 8.28
TALIHINA 8.18
EUFAULA 7.88
WESTVILLE 7.81
OKMULGEE 7.75
KANSAS 6 S 7.34
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT 7.30
MUSKOGEE 1 NE 7.20
TULSA/LLOYD JONES 6.09
TINKER AFB/OKLAHOMA CITY 3.40
BARTLESVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.98
GUTHRIE MUNI ARPT 2.57
...TEXAS...
KILLEEN MUNI ARPT 10.44
PARIS/COX FIELD 5.66
TYLER/POUNDS FIELD 4.71
CORSICANA/CAMPBELL FIELD 4.10
SULPHUR SPRINGS MUNI ARPT 3.88
DENTON MUNI ARPT 3.51
SHERMAN/DENISON 3.04
FORT WORTH NAS 2.84
GAINESVILLE 2.79
COLLEGE STATION/EASTERWOOD FLD 2.35
WACO-MADISON COOPER 2.21
DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTL ARPT 1.64
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
1200 AM CST SAT DEC 26 THROUGH 200 AM CST MON DEC 28...
...OKLAHOMA...
BURBANK 0.25
...TEXAS...
ASPERMONT 0.50
DICKENS 0.50
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...NEW MEXICO...
FORT SUMNER 2 E 69
CANNON AFB 1 N 62
TOLAR 13 SE 62
TEXICO 3 NNW 61
BITTER LAKE WILD 14 NNE 60
...OKLAHOMA...
ALVA 73
ALTUS AIR FORCE BA 1 NE 69
CENTRAILIA 7 E 64
HESTER 2 N 64
FORT GIBSON 60
DUNCAN 2 S 59
LAWTON 2 S 58
MEERS 9 W 58
...TEXAS...
ANTON 6 SSW 67
OLTON 6 S 67
AMHERST 1 NE 65
FRIONA 2 NE 60
HART 3 N 58
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTENSIFYING TODAY
AS IT BEGINS TO PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT EASTWARD THROUGH THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EASTWARD FROM
THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS...AS
WELL AS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHAINS BY TONIGHT WHERE A COUPLE OF
INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BEGINS
TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE GREAT LAKES BY TOMORROW...SNOW WILL
BEGIN TO SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY AND
INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST TONIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS APPROACHING A
FOOT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE UPPER
MIDWEST INTO THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. CLOSER TO THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY...FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATING FROM 0.1 TO 0.5 OF
AN INCH IS POSSIBLE FROM EASTERN KANSAS THROUGH THE MIDWEST AND
INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. BY TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO
NEW ENGLAND WHERE A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW IS FORECAST FOR NORTHERN
MAINE.
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: 429 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015