THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 12 FOR SOUTHERN ROCKIES TO NORTHEASTERN U.S.
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2015
...EXPANSIVE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BRING WINTRY
PRECIPITATION TO A LARGE PORTION OF THE NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN
U.S. AS HEAVY RAIN MOVES INTO THE EAST COAST...
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES REMAIN
IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT ACROSS PARTS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST...THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES...AND MUCH OF THE NORTHEAST.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 AM EST...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1004 MB...29.65 INCHES...WAS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS LAKE
MICHIGAN...ABOUT 35 MILES EAST OF MILWAUKEE...WISCONSIN. AN
OCCLUDED FRONT AND A COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW
ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY...SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...THE
SOUTHEAST...AND OFF THE EASTERN GULF COAST. A STATIONARY FRONT
EXTENDED ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA TO THE DELMARVA PENINSULA WHERE A
NEW LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS FORMING. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A WIDESPREAD AREA OF
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUED TO IMPACT PARTS OF THE NORTHERN
PLAINS...THE UPPER MIDWEST AND INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. LIGHT
TO MODERATE SNOW HAD SPREAD INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND...ALONG WITH
A ZONE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK AND
CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND. FARTHER SOUTH...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN WAS OBSERVED ALONG MUCH OF THE EAST COAST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM EST SAT
DEC 26 THROUGH 900 AM EST TUE DEC 29...
...IOWA...
OTHO 4 ENE 10.5
WATERLOO AIRPORT 10.1
DENVER 9.8
CEDAR FALLS 9.5
NEW SHARON 9.5
DECORAH 7.9 ENE 9.0
FORT DODGE 2 NE 7.5
CARROLL 7.0
MONTEZUMA 7.0
NEWHALL S 7.0
OSKALOOSA 7.0
GRAETTINGER 6.5
CEDAR RAPIDS 1 SSE 4.0
JEWELL 3.7
GUTHRIE CENTER 3.5
KNOXVILLE 3.0
...ILLINOIS...
MIDWAY AIRPORT 3 SW 2.1
...MAINE...
SOUTH ELIOT 3 NE 5.5
SOUTH WINDHAM 1 ENE 5.0
WEST FALMOUTH 5.0
SOUTH BERWICK 4.3
GRAY 3.6
...MICHIGAN...
ROGERS CITY 0.2 WSW 11.0
CURTIS 10.0
ATLANTA 9.0
MAPLE CITY 8.0
TRAVERSE CITY 2 WNW 6.2
GREILICKVILLE 2 SW 4.0
SKIDWAY LAKE 2 SW 4.0
JOHANNESBURG 6 SSW 3.5
CADILLAC 5 S 3.1
...MINNESOTA...
WINDOM 9.1
FAIRMONT 8.5
SPRING GROVE 7.5
BLUE EARTH 7.0
ROCHESTER 2 NE 7.0
GOODVIEW 6.7
OWATONNA 6.5
NEW RICHLAND 6.0
MAPLETON 5.5
MANKATO 4.5
...NEBRASKA...
WAYNE 5.1
OMAHA 3.5
GRETNA 3 ENE 3.3
BELLEVUE 4 WNW 2.7
PAPILLION WSW 2.0
SALEM 5 SW 2.0
...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
NORTHFIELD 2.8 E 6.0
BRISTOL 4.3
PITTSBURG 6 NE 3.5
...NEW YORK...
DANNEMORA 1 NE 5.0
SARANAC 1 SSE 4.0
HERKIMER 3.0
JOHNSTOWN 3.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
NORTH SIOUX CITY 2 SSE 5.0
SPRINGFIELD 4.0
TEA 1 SE 3.5
SIOUX FALLS 3 SW 1.1
...VERMONT...
WATERBURY 3 NE 5.1
SOUTH ROYALTON 5.0
ROCHESTER 4.5
SOUTH BURLINGTON 1 NE 4.5
HYDE PARK 4.0
CHESTER 3.0
...WISCONSIN...
TWO RIVERS 1.4 N 13.5
ASHWAUBENON 13.2
BLACK RIVER FALLS 1.7 NNE 11.5
DE PERE 11.0
MANAWA 11.0
MANITOWOC 11.0
GREEN BAY 10.5
STURGEON BAY 10.5
SHEBOYGAN 3.2 NW 10.2
MISHICOT 10.0
FOND DU LAC 9.5
NEENAH 8.5
NEW LONDON 8.0
LA CROSSE 2 E 7.0
SUAMICO 7.0
MILWAUKEE 6.3
BURLINGTON 6.0
CASSVILLE 6.0
MADISON 4.6
PLATTEVILLE 3.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM EST SAT
DEC 26 THROUGH 900 AM EST TUE DEC 29...
...FLORIDA...
TALLAHASSEE 9.6 N 3.42
...GEORGIA...
RABUN GAP 2.1 SW 3.11
RABUN GAP 1.1 WNW 2.94
...NORTH CAROLINA...
COLUMBUS 1.9 E 3.82
LAKE TOXAWAY 3.2 ENE 3.76
CHIMNEY ROCK 0.3 E 3.63
ARDEN 2.4 WNW 3.41
CANTON 10.7 S 3.35
ASHEVILLE 3.3 SE 3.31
COLUMBUS 2.3 ESE 3.29
TRYON 2.2 ESE 3.28
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
1200 AM EST SAT DEC 26 THROUGH 900 AM EST TUE DEC 29...
...NEW YORK...
ADIRONDACK AIRPORT 0.14
MASSENA AIRPORT 0.11
...PENNSYLVANIA...
BEAR LAKE 0.25
BRADFORD REGIONAL 0.20
JOHNSTOWN AIRPORT 0.20
...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...
...KANSAS...
PRINCETON 3 S 4.0
RICHMOND 3.5
OLATHE 4 ESE 3.0
OVERLAND PARK 2.8
NORTONVILLE 2.4
VALLEY FALLS 2.4
BLAINE 2.0
...MISSOURI...
GILMAN CITY 4.0
LOCK SPRINGS 4.0
LEXINGTON 3.8
WESTON 3.5
INDEPENDENCE 3.0
UNIONVILLE 3.0
BRECKENRIDGE 4 N 2.5
KANSAS CITY INTL ARPT 2.3
...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...
NNW BOISE CITY 9.5
TURPIN 6.0
SHATTUCK 0.7 SSW 3.1
ERICK 0.2 NE 2.3
OWASSO 6 ENE 1.5
...TEXAS...
QUEEN 24.0
ARTESIA 3 N 20.0
FRIONA 18.0
CARLSBAD 3 S 15.0
EUNICE 4 E 15.0
HOBBS 14.0
ALPINE 12.0
ATOKA 12.0
GREENWOOD 12.0
PLAINS 12.0
DENVER CITY 11.0
LUBBOCK 11.0
PLAINVIEW 10.0
EL PASO 5.1 WSW 9.5
SIERRA BLANCA 9.0
ANTHONY 1.0 ENE 8.5
ODESSA 8.5
LEVELLAND 8.0
MULESHOE 8.0
SEMINOLE 8.0
TAHOKA 8.0
MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL 7.6
TEXLINE 7.5
DALHART 7.0
HORIZON CITY 1.9 NNW 7.0
N DUMAS 7.0
SOCORRO 3.5 NW 6.5
WESTWAY 8 E 6.2
BROWNFIELD 6.0
FORT MCKAVETT 6.0
ABILENE 4.9
MAY 4.5
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
ROGERS/CARTER FIELD 9.98
BENTONVILLE 9.96
BATESVILLE RGNL ARPT 9.07
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
...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
RUMA 7.00
HILLSBORO 6.77
DU QUOIN 6.25
WITT 4 SE 6.20
DECATUR AIRPORT 6.07
PANA 6.02
EDWARDSVILLE 5.93
STAUNTON 4 SSW 5.92
CAHOKIA/ST LOUIS 5.69
SPARTA 5.50
SHELBYVILLE 5.45
NEOGA 5.22
SCOTT AFB/BELLEVILLE 5.17
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO 4.88
MOUNT VERNON/OUTLAND AIRPORT 4.83
LINCOLN/LOGAN CO. 4.08
GREENVILLE 2.90
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA 2.63
SPRINGFIELD/CAPITAL ARPT 2.42
...INDIANA...
EVANSVILLE 1 SE 5.40
LAFAYETTE/PURDUE UNIV ARPT 4.31
ULEN 3 N 4.21
TERRE HAUTE/HULMAN RGNL ARPT 4.15
CRAWFORDSVILLE 5 S 3.74
INDIANAPOLIS INTL ARPT 3.52
LAPEL 5 NW 3.51
SHELBYVILLE MUNI ARPT 3.37
THRONTOWN 3 SW 3.37
GREENCASTLE 4 ESE 3.23
CARMEL 1 NNE 3.08
MUNCIE/JOHNSON FIELD 2.72
KOKOMO MUNI ARPT 2.61
GRISSOM AFB/PERU 2.07
...KANSAS...
BARTLETT 4.90
OSWEGO 4.25
ALTAMONT 3.05
COFFEYVILLE MUNI ARPT 3.01
PITTSBURG 1 WSW 1.99
CANEY 1.90
...KENTUCKY...
BENTON 6.27
PADUCAH/BARKLEY 4.69
OWENSBORO/DAVIESS CO. APT 4.17
HENDERSON CITY 3.83
FORT KNOX AAF 2.47
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT 2.46
LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD 1.63
...MISSOURI...
UNION 12.25
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 3.60
CINCINNATI 3.18
MANSFIELD/LAHM MUNI ARPT 2.38
MANSFIELD/ONTARIO 2.30
VERSAILLES 1 WSW 2.20
PORT COLUMBUS INTL AIRPORT 2.17
DAYTON GENERAL AIRPORT 2.14
WESTMINSTER 2 WNW 2.05
CLEVELAND-OLD BROOKLYN 1.55
...OKLAHOMA...
CHECOTAH 10.00
TAHLEQUAH 10.00
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT 8.29
WILBURTON 8.28
TALIHINA 8.18
EUFAULA 7.88
WESTVILLE 7.81
OKMULGEE 7.75
KANSAS 6 S 7.34
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
...TENNESSEE...
CLARKSVILLE/OUTLAW FIELD 2.45
CHATTANOOGA-LOVELL FIELD 1.29
NASHVILLE METRO ARPT 1.23
...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...
...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
...KANSAS...
ANTHONY 8 NE 1.00
GRENOLA 1 N 0.50
HARPER 0.50
MURDOCK 5 E 0.25
...MISSOURI...
CHARLIE HEATH MEM 3 ENE 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...
...IOWA...
SPRINGVILLE NNW 4.80
IOWA CITY 1 WSW 3.50
LOWDEN 2.00
MUSCATINE 2.00
PARNELL WNW 1.75
BURLINGTON 2 NW 0.90
NORTH ENGLISH 0.50
...ILLINOIS...
ROCKFORD AIRPORT 3.50
BROOKFIELD 4 NE 3.00
NORA 1 ESE 2.80
MIDWAY AIRPORT 3 SSW 2.10
OHARE AIRPORT 1.90
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...
REMINGTON N 1.64
VALPARAISO 0.90
PORTAGE 0.60
...KANSAS...
CHAUTAUQUA 0.25
...MICHIGAN...
PERRY 3 SW 2.30
ROMULUS 0.60
...MISSOURI...
CHARLIE HEATH MEM 3 ENE 1.50
TRENTON 1.00
MEMPHIS 0.47
...OKLAHOMA...
SHAWNEE 1.50
GLENPOOL 1.00
CLAREMORE 0.50
JENKS 0.50
TULSA 0.50
THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER IN THE GREAT LAKES IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN
TODAY WHILE THE NEW LOW PRESSURE CENTER NEAR THE MARYLAND COAST
DEVELOPS AND MOVES UP THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST. AS THE MAIN ENERGY
OF THE SYSTEM SHIFTS EASTWARD TO THE NEW LOW PRESSURE CENTER OFF
THE EAST COAST AND COLD AIR REMAINS IN PLACE OVER NEW ENGLAND...A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS FORECAST ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND
WHERE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
FARTHER WEST...REMAINING MOISTURE AND SURFACE TROUGH AXIS WILL
SUPPORT LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF SNOW FROM ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES...THE
UPPER MIDWEST...AND INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 4
INCHES OR LESS IS EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...FREEZING RAIN IS LIKELY
ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WHERE UP TO A QUARTER OF
AN INCH OF ICE CAN BE EXPECTED. FARTHER SOUTH...RAIN MOVING
ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING IN THE
SOUTHEASTERN STATES WHERE LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE
POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
KREKELER
Last Updated: 933 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2015