THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND BEGINNING TO
MOVE TO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS...

WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FROM EASTERN NEBRASKA...ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AND
LOWER GREAT LAKES...AND INTO THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND.

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

AT 200 PM CST...A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WAS LOCATED ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST U.S. WITH A NEARLY CLOSED OFF UPPER LEVEL LOW ACROSS
NORTHERN MEXICO.  THIS CLOSED LOW WAS ALLOWING PLENTY OF MID-LEVEL
MOISTURE FROM THE PACIFIC TO STREAM NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN PLAINS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY
PRECIPITATION FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
PLAINS.  AT THIS POINT...MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WAS IN THE FORM
OF RAIN EXCEPT FOR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA WHERE SOME LIGHT SNOW WAS
BEING REPORTED.  FARTHER WEST ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS
REGION...SOME HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW WAS STILL FALLING AS WELL AS
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN
ARIZONA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST THU JAN
29 THROUGH 300 PM CST SAT JAN 31...

...COLORADO...
COAL BANK PASS                        5.5                    
MONARCH PASS 1 NNW                    5.0                    
PAGOSA SPRINGS 2.5 W                  4.5                    
MAYSVILLE                             4.2                    
DURANGO 18 NNE                        4.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
MULLEN 3 S                            2.5                    

...NEW MEXICO...
LOS ALAMOS 6 W                       15.0                    
TIERRA AMARILLA                      14.0                    
ALCALDE 19 N                         10.0                    
BLUEWATER LAKE 11 WSW                 9.0                    
RED RIVER 1 WNW                       9.0                    
EDGEWOOD 4.8 NW                       8.0                    
QUESTA 2.2 NNE                        8.0                    
SANDIA PARK 4 NW                      7.0                    
TAOS 2 SSE                            6.5                    
SANTA FE 1 WNW                        5.5                    

...UTAH...
CEDAR POINT                           5.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST THU JAN
29 THROUGH 300 PM CST SAT JAN 31...

...ARIZONA...
MILLER CARR CANYON ALERT GAUGE        4.45                    
SIERRA VISTA 8 S                      4.36                    
CARR RAWS                             4.07                    
MONTEZUMA CANYON                      3.64                    
ASH CANYON ALERT GAUGE                3.51                    
DRAGOON                               3.51                    
BISBEE TUNNEL                         2.61                    

...NEW MEXICO...
MOGOLLON 3 WSW                        1.73                    
PLEASANTON                            1.58                    

...NEVADA...
NELSON                                1.57                    
SAM'S TOWN 2 NNW                      1.29                    


THE BROAD UPPER TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD THROUGHOUT
THE EVENING REACHING THE CENTRAL U.S. BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.  AS
THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY EXITS THE MOUNTAINS...AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL
PLAINS ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES
EASTWARD TOWARDS THE OHIO VALLEY.  AN ORGANIZED AREA OF SNOW
SHOULD BEGIN DEVELOPING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS BY TONIGHT AND
MOVE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY BY SUNDAY...EVENTUALLY REACHING THE
NORTHEAST BY MONDAY.  STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE EXPECTED FROM IOWA TO
MASSACHUSETTS.  ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS...LIGHTER AMOUNTS ON THE
ORDER OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.  SNOW IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES SHOULD COME TO AN END BY
TONIGHT WITH ONLY A FEW ADDITIONAL INCHES POSSIBLE.

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.

HAMRICK




Last Updated: 357 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015