STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR SOUTHWEST U.S. AND SOUTHERN PLAINS
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
800 AM MST SUN FEB 22 2015

...A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WINTER WEATHER TO MUCH OF THE
SOUTHWEST U.S. AND SOUTHERN PLAINS...

FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MISSISSIPPI
AND ALABAMA

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES WERE IN EFFECT FROM THE MOUNTAINS OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
COLORADO...SOUTHERN UTAH...NORTHERN ARIZONA...NORTHERN NEW MEXICO
AND WESTERN KANSAS. WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT
ACROSS NORTHERN TEXAS...SOUTHERN ARKANSAS...AND NORTHERN LOUISIANA

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

AT 700 AM MST...A SURFACE LOW WITH MINIMUM PRESSURE OF 1001
MILLIBARS OR 29.56 INCHES OF MERCURY WAS CENTERED NEAR KINGMAN IN
NORTHWEST ARIZONA. A STATIONARY BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM SOUTHERN
NEVADA SOUTHEASTWARD TO SOUTHERN TEXAS WITH VERY COLD AIR PUSHING
INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND SOUTHWEST U.S. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS REVEALED WIDESPREAD SNOW TO
THE NORTH OF THE SURFACE BOUNDARY...AFFECTING SOUTHERN
UTAH...NORTHERN ARIZONA... NEW MEXICO...COLORADO...SOUTHWEST
KANSAS AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA AND THE TEXAS PANHANDLE.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MST SAT FEB
21 THROUGH 700 AM MST SUN FEB 22...

...COLORADO...
WESTMINSTER 1 SW                     19.2                    
ELDORADO SPRINGS 1 WNW               14.9                    
ARVADA                               14.0                    
ELDORADO SPRINGS 4 WSW               13.0                    
PINECLIFFE 4 SSE                     13.0                    
BOULDER 2 SW                         12.7                    
RYE 1 SSW                            12.0                    
BROOMFIELD                           11.5                    
NEDERLAND 4 ENE                      11.3                    
CASTLE ROCK                          11.0                    
COLORADO CITY 1 WNW                  11.0                    
MONUMENT 6 E                         10.0                    
SIMLA 9 NNW                          10.0                    
SUPERIOR 1 NW                        10.0                    
BRECKENRIDGE 1 SE                     9.5                    
DENVER 1 W                            9.0                    
BLACK FOREST 2 N                      8.0                    
LOVELAND                              8.0                    
DENVER 3 SE                           7.8                    
COLORADO SPRINGS 4 NNE                7.0                    
BURLINGTON                            5.5                    
FORT COLLINS                          5.4                    

...KANSAS...
LAKIN 9 S                             7.0                    
GOODLAND                              6.2                    
GARDEN CITY                           6.0                    
LEOTI                                 6.0                    
BURLINGTON                            5.5                    
CIMARRON                              5.0                    
LAKIN                                 4.5                    
SHARON SPRINGS                        4.5                    
LIBERAL                               4.0                    
DODGE CITY 2 E                        2.3                    

...NEW MEXICO...
RED RIVER SKI AREA                   15.0                    
RED RIVER                            12.0                    
SHUREE SNOTEL                         8.0                    
HOPEWELL SNOTEL                       7.0                    
QUESTA                                6.0                    

...UTAH...
BRIGHTON CREST                       16.0                    
ALTA                                 13.0                    
SNOWBIRD                              8.0                    


TODAY ARCTIC AIR WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE PLAINS AND FOUR CORNERS
REGION AS A HIGH PRESSURE CENTER DROPS FROM MONTANA TO EASTERN
NEBRASKA. AT THE SAME TIME...A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL FORM
OVER CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA. TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW AVERAGE FOR
LATE FEBRUARY WILL COMBINE WITH THE UPPER LEVEL STORM TO PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED
IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN UTAH...SOUTHERN COLORADO...AND
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. GREATER THAN 2 FEET OF SNOW IS LIKELY IN THE
HIGH ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN COLORADO. HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO
12 INCHES ARE FORECAST IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA...AND ALSO IN THE HIGH PLAINS EXTENDING FROM EASTERN
COLORADO INTO SOUTHWEST KANSAS AND THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS
PANHANDLES. MEANWHILE...UP TO A HALF INCH OF FREEZING RAIN AND
SLEET MAY ACCUMULATE OVER NORTH TEXAS. MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION
WILL FALL TODAY AND MONDAY...AND THEN DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY MONDAY NIGHT.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 200 PM MST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KREKELER