Storm Summary Number 1 for Plains to Great Lakes Major Winter Storm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
900 PM CST Mon Jan 08 2024

...Blizzard conditions ongoing across parts of the central and
southern Plains...

Blizzard Warnings are in effect for parts of northeast New Mexico,
southeast Colorado, the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles, western
Kansas, and southern Nebraska.

Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories are in effect
from the central Plains to the Upper Great Lakes.

High Wind Warnings are in effect for parts of the southern Plains,
Northeast, and Gulf Coast.

Wind Advisories have been issued across the southern Plains, much
of the South, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast.

Winter Storm Watches are in effect for parts of northern New
England.

Flood Watches have been issued from the southern Appalachians to
the Northeast.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 800 PM CST...A low pressure system was analyzed across central
Oklahoma with an estimated central pressure of 993 mb. Recent
radar trends and surface observations indicated moderate to
locally heavy snow stretching from parts of the southern Plains to
the Midwest, while heavy rain was occurring across parts of the
central Gulf Coast ahead of an associated cold front. Blizzard
conditions and very strong winds were also being observed
throughout much of the central and southern Plains surrounding the
deep low pressure system.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 600 AM
CST Sun Jan 07 through 800 PM CST Mon Jan 08...

...COLORADO...
WOLF CREEK PASS                      21.0                    
MONTROSE 15 W                        17.0                    
VALLECITO 4 NNE                      17.0                    
CUCHARA 7 NW                         16.5                    
PAGOSA SPRINGS 7 NW                  16.5                    
AVON 1 NW                            13.0                    

...IOWA...
ROCK VALLEY                           7.0                    
LARCHWOOD 1 NNE                       5.0                    
SIOUX CENTER 3 N                      5.0                    

...KANSAS...
CAMPUS 1 ESE                         11.0                    
GRAINFIELD                           10.0                    
NEW ALMELO 7 SSE                      9.5                    
PARK                                  8.0                    
GOODLAND 1 NNE                        3.8                    

...MINNESOTA...
HILLS                                 7.5                    
SLAYTON                               6.5                    
PIPESTONE                             4.6                    

...NEBRASKA...
CRESTON 5 SE                         11.5                    
WAYNE                                10.4                    
COLUMBUS                             10.0                    
LINCOLN 4 SE                          4.5                    

...NEW MEXICO...
CHUPADERO 7 E                        18.0                    
SANTA FE SKI AREA 2 SSE              18.0                    
TRES RITOS 3 NW                      16.0                    
MIERA 2 SW                           14.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
HARRISBURG 1 NNE                      9.1                    
MONROE 4 ENE                          9.0                    
YANKTON 1 S                           9.0                    
SIOUX FALLS 3 ESE                     8.4                    

...TEXAS...
DALHART 1 SE                          4.7                    
TEXLINE                               3.0                    

...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...

...ARKANSAS...
HIGHFILL 3 NE                          61                    

...COLORADO...
CAMPO 4 SW                             80                    
PUEBLO ARPT                            64                    
BOYERO 8 NNW                           63                    
COLORADO SPRINGS ARPT                  59                    

...KANSAS...
ULYSSES 2 NNW                          63                    
GOODLAND 1 NNE                         59                    

...NEW MEXICO...
RATON CREWS ARPT                       90                    
OTIS 5 WSW                             64                    
MIDWAY 3 W                             62                    

...OKLAHOMA...
GUYMON 2 W                             74                    
ERICK 4 E                              60                    

...TEXAS...
ROMERO 11 SSW                          69                    
DUMAS 3 SE                             68                    
EL PASO INTL ARPT                      68                    
LUBBOCK INTL ARPT                      68                    
BROWNSVILLE INTL ARPT                  63                    
MIDLAND INTL ARPT                      58                    


The near-record strong (for January) low pressure system located
over the southern Plains Monday night is forecast to continue
strengthening and progressing on a northeasterly track towards the
Midwest Tuesday and Great Lakes on Wednesday morning. Heavy snow
is likely on the northwest periphery of this system, stretching
from the southern High Plains to Great Lakes. The combination of
strong winds and snowfall may create blizzard conditions across
parts of the central and southern High Plains tonight. The
heaviest snowfall from this system (including the potential for
over a foot of snow) is expected to occur from southern Iowa to
southern Wisconsin, including northwest Illinois. Additionally,
light freezing rain is possible along the Appalachians on Tuesday
as moisture surges up the eastern United States. Heavy snow is
possible farther north into northern New England, where over a
foot of snow is possible across the White Mountains of New
Hampshire and Maine. Strong winds and heavy rain are also forecast
from the Deep South to the East Coast on the warm side of the
system. A Moderate Risk (level 3/4) of Excessive Rainfall is in
effect for parts of the central Gulf Coast tonight and Eastern
U.S. into Tuesday. Widespread and potentially significant river
and flash flooding are likely in these regions.

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.

Snell