THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 09 FOR SOUTHERN ROCKIES TO MIDDLE/UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015
...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BRING A VARIETY OF
WEATHER HAZARDS TO MUCH OF THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE NATION...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
PLAINS...INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST...THE GREAT LAKES. WINTER STORM
WATCHES AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT ACROSS
MUCH OF NEW ENGLAND AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC.
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 PM CST...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WITH A
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 991 MB...29.26 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 4O
MILES SOUTHWEST OF ST. LOUIS...MISSOURI AND MOVING TOWARDS THE
NORTHEAST. AN OCCLUSION AND A COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM THE LOW
ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...TOWARDS CENTRAL TENNESSEE AND ALABAMA
AND OUT INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO. A WARM FRONT EXTENDED ACROSS THE
LOWER OHIO VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A WIDESPREAD
AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST OF
THE LOW ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY...TENNESSEE VALLEY...AND INTO THE
DEEP SOUTH. FARTHER NORTH AND WEST OF THE LOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW WAS OBSERVED ACROSS PARTS OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
AND INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST AND LOWER MICHIGAN. A THIN AXIS OF
FREEZING RAIN WAS ALSO REPORTED IN PARTS OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY AND THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY AND INTO THE NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CST SAT
DEC 26 THROUGH 200 PM CST MON DEC 28...
...IOWA...
CARROLL 4.0
FORT DODGE 2 ENE 4.0
JEWELL 3.7
GUTHRIE CENTER 3.5
FORT DODGE 3.0
KNOXVILLE 3.0
...KANSAS...
NORTONVILLE 2.4
VALLEY FALLS 2.4
BLAINE 2.0
...NEBRASKA...
BELLEVUE 4 WNW 2.7
OMAHA 2.6
PAPILLION WSW 2.0
SALEM 5 SW 2.0
...WISCONSIN...
CASSVILLE 3.0
PLATTEVILLE 3.0
BROOKFIELD 2.8
BAGLEY 3 NW 2.5
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CST SAT
DEC 26 THROUGH 200 PM CST MON DEC 28...
...IOWA...
BURLINGTON RGNL ARPT 1.36
...ILLINOIS...
ROXANA 2 S 9.98
ALTON 8.28
PONTOON BEACH 8.25
JERSEYVILLE 8.13
COLLINSVILLE 7.50
HILLSBORO 6.77
WITT 4 SE 6.20
PANA 6.02
EDWARDSVILLE 5.93
STAUNTON 4 SSW 5.92
CAHOKIA/ST LOUIS 5.69
SPARTA 5.50
DECATUR AIRPORT 5.47
SHELBYVILLE 5.45
NEOGA 5.22
SCOTT AFB/BELLEVILLE 5.17
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO 4.88
MOUNT VERNON/OUTLAND AIRPORT 4.83
MATTOON/CHARLESTON 4.81
SULLIVAN 4.69
EFFINGHAM 4.65
LINCOLN/LOGAN CO. 4.08
WORDEN 2 NE 3.22
PARIS 3.20
GREENVILLE 2.90
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA 2.63
CHARLESTON 2.61
GODFREY 2.50
SPRINGFIELD/CAPITAL ARPT 2.42
...INDIANA...
ULEN 3 N 4.21
CRAWFORDSVILLE 5 S 3.74
LAFAYETTE/PURDUE UNIV ARPT 3.58
LAPEL 5 NW 3.51
TERRE HAUTE/HULMAN RGNL ARPT 3.42
THRONTOWN 3 SW 3.37
GREENCASTLE 4 ESE 3.23
CARMEL 1 NNE 3.08
SHELBYVILLE MUNI ARPT 3.05
INDIANAPOLIS INTL ARPT 3.04
MUNCIE/JOHNSON FIELD 2.72
KOKOMO MUNI ARPT 2.61
GRISSOM AFB/PERU 2.07
...KENTUCKY...
BENTON 6.27
PADUCAH/BARKLEY 4.69
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO. APT 3.51
HENDERSON CITY 3.21
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT 2.27
...MISSOURI...
MONETT 10.50
WAYNESVILLE 10.20
SPRINGFIELD 7 SSW 10.00
ST. ANN 9.88
COTTLEVILLE 9.66
HARVESTER 9.58
WELDON SPRING 9.38
PERSHING 9.10
ST. PETERS 2 SSE 9.10
ROSEBUD 9.01
SPRINGFIELD 3 SW 8.96
ST LOUIS/LAMBERT INTL ARPT 8.65
LEBANON 2 S 8.28
ROLLA/VICHY AIRPORT 8.17
REPUBLIC 6 SW 7.70
ST. PETERS 7.56
ST CHARLES 7.49
MARYLAND HEIGHTS 6.42
FORNEY AAF/FORT LEONARDWOOD 6.40
KAISER/LAKE OZARK 6.26
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT 5.61
FERGUSON 5.02
LOUISBURG 5 W 5.00
...OHIO...
LIMA/ALLEN CO. ARPT 2.98
CINCINNATI 2.82
MANSFIELD/ONTARIO 2.30
VERSAILLES 1 WSW 2.20
WESTMINSTER 2 WNW 2.05
CLEVELAND-OLD BROOKLYN 1.55
...OKLAHOMA...
CHECOTAH 10.00
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
1200 AM CST SAT DEC 26 THROUGH 200 PM CST MON DEC 28...
...IOWA...
MIDDLETOWN 0.25
BURLINGTON 2 NW 0.20
MEDIAPOLIS 3 SSE 0.20
...ILLINOIS...
KEWANEE 1 SSW 1.00
ABINGDON 1 N 0.30
CREVE COEUR 0.30
GALESBURG 0.30
BLOOMINGTON 3 NE 0.25
GERMANTOWN HILLS 0.25
PEORIA 8 NW 0.25
...INDIANA...
FORT WAYNE 5 N 0.20
GOSHEN 2 NW 0.15
NORTH WEBSTER 2 N 0.12
FORT WAYNE 1 NE 0.10
...MISSOURI...
CHARLIE HEATH MEM 3 ENE 0.20
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CST SAT DEC
26 THROUGH 200 PM CST MON DEC 28...
...IOWA...
LOWDEN 2.00
PARNELL WNW 1.75
BURLINGTON 2 NW 0.90
NORTH ENGLISH 0.50
...ILLINOIS...
CHICAGO HEIGHTS 3 NNW 1.70
CHICAGO RIDGE 3 E 1.50
SOMONAUK 1.30
CHICAGO 1 S 1.20
PLAINFIELD 3 SW 1.20
LEBERTYVILLE 1.10
MCHENRY 0.25
BATAVIA 0.20
...INDIANA...
VALPARAISO 0.90
PORTAGE 0.60
...MISSOURI...
TRENTON 1.00
MEMPHIS 0.47
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...ARKANSAS...
PINE BLUFF 58
...ILLINOIS...
WILLARD AIRPORT 48
PEORIA INTERNATIONAL 46
...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
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...NEW MEXICO...
BONITO LAKE 6 WSW 41.0
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 WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...ARKANSAS...
ELM SPRINGS 10.12
BATESVILLE RGNL ARPT 9.07
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
MOUNT IDA 3.95
LITTLE ROCK AFB 3.01
...KANSAS...
BARTLETT 4.90
OSWEGO 4.25
ALTAMONT 3.05
COFFEYVILLE MUNI ARPT 3.01
PITTSBURG 1 WSW 1.99
CANEY 1.90
...OKLAHOMA...
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
FORT WORTH/MEACHAM 2.45
COLLEGE STATION/EASTERWOOD FLD 2.35
WACO-MADISON COOPER 2.21
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...
...KANSAS...
ANTHONY 8 NE 1.00
GRENOLA 1 N 0.50
HARPER 0.50
MURDOCK 5 E 0.25
...OKLAHOMA...
BURBANK 0.25
...TEXAS...
ASPERMONT 0.50
DICKENS 0.50
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET AMOUNTS IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...
...KANSAS...
CHAUTAUQUA 0.25
...OKLAHOMA...
SHAWNEE 1.50
GLENPOOL 1.00
CLAREMORE 0.50
JENKS 0.50
TULSA 0.50
AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES MOVING NORTHEASTWARD...THE
HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST AND UPPER GREAT
LAKES TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 12 INCHES OF
SNOW IS FORECAST FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST TO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES.
BY TUESDAY...SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND AS WELL
WHERE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST...EXCEPT FOR PARTS OF
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MAINE WHERE UP TO A FOOT IS EXPECTED.
FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO BE A THREAT ACROSS THE LOWER
LAKES...SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC. A TENTH TO HALF AN INCH OF ICE IS FORECAST ACROSS
THESE REGIONS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO CONTINUE THIS EVENING
AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE DEEP SOUTH
WHERE ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN MAY BE POSSIBLE. BY
TONIGHT...RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC AND SOUTHEASTERN
STATES WITH GENERALLY LESS THAN AN INCH OF RAIN FORECAST EXCEPT IN
STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WHERE LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY BE
POSSIBLE. FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CONCERN TONIGHT
ACROSS THE TENNESSEEE AND OHIO VALLEYS AND PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
SANTORELLI
Last Updated: 412 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015