The Weather Prediction Center
College Park, MD
Storm Summary Message
Storm Summary Number 04 for Holiday Storm from the Southwest to
the Northern Tier
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
300 AM CST Sun Dec 29 2019
...Winter Storm to bring heavy snow to much of the Central and
Northern Plains into the Upper Mississippi Valley and Upper Great
Lakes. Ice and snow will reach New England by Sunday night...
Winter Storm Warnings are in effect from parts of the
Central/Northern Plains to the Upper Mississippi Valley.
Winter Weather Advisories are in effect from parts of the
Central/Northern Plains to the Upper Great Lakes.
A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for parts of the Northeast.
Flood watches are in effect for portions of central Wisconsin.
Flood and Flash Flood Watches are in effect for portions of the
Ohio Valley.
For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov
At 200 AM CST...An area of low pressure with a central pressure of
997 mb, or 29.44 inches, was located in northern Iowa. A cold
front extended southward from this storm system into the Lower
Mississippi Valley, while a warm front was lifting through the
Ohio Valley. National Weather Service doppler radars and surface
observations indicated rain and embedded thunderstorms ahead of
this system from the Upper Midwest to the Lower Mississippi
Valley. To the north and west of the low, moderate to locally
heavy snow and freezing rain was observed across parts of the
Northern and Central Plains into northern Minnesota, Wisconsin,
and the U.P. of Michigan. Some light snowfall also continued
across portions of the Central Rockies.
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 600 PM
CST Wed Dec 25 through 200 AM CST Sun Dec 29...
...COLORADO...
TELLURIDE 2 SSW 13.0
SHAFFERS CROSSING 3 N 12.0
LAKE CITY 1 NNE 11.0
PLACERVILLE 9 NE 11.0
COAL BANK PASS 6 SW 9.5
SILVERTON 8.3
BROOKVALE 4 SSE 8.0
ASPEN PARK 2 N 7.9
OURAY 0.1 SE 7.0
WALSENBURG 5 WSW 7.0
WESTMINSTER 1 ENE 4.5
CENTENNIAL 2 SSW 4.0
DENVER 6.0 W 3.5
...MINNESOTA...
LITTLE FALLS 7.5
TWO HARBORS 2 SW 6.2
NWS DULUTH 4.9
LESTER PARK 3 NNE 4.5
MOOSE LAKE 4.5
KETTLE RIVER 2 E 4.3
MAHTOWA 3 N 4.3
DEBS 3.0
...NEBRASKA...
CHADRON 12.0
HARRISON 5 SE 10.0
TORRINGTON 23 NNE 8.0
AGATE 23 SSW 6.0
HEMINGFORD 15 W 6.0
TERRYTOWN 5.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
ADRIAN 8.0
ELLENDALE 8.0
MILNOR 8.0
FREDONIA 7.5
ZEELAND 7.0
EDGELEY 4 NW 6.5
WEST FARGO 6.0
JAMESTOWN 5.0
GRAND FORKS NWS OFFICE 2.7
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
LONG LAKE 7 ESE 12.0
PLAINVIEW COLONY 6 NNW 10.0
WASTA 4 SSW 10.0
ONIDA 4 NW 9.0
DUPREE 8.0
HOT SPRINGS 2 W 7.5
ELM SPRINS 5 ESE 6.0
...WISCONSIN...
FOXBORO 1 NW 4.0
OLIVER 4.0
SAND BAY 4 SSW 4.0
...WYOMING...
BURNS 6 N 9.0
CHEYENNE 6 ENE 8.0
FORT LARAMIE 13 SSW 7.0
SOUTH GREELEY 2 NW 6.0
TORRINGTON 1 E 6.0
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in
inches from 600 PM CST Wed Dec 25 through 200 AM CST Sun Dec 29...
...KANSAS...
GOODLAND 1 NNE 0.05
...NEBRASKA...
GREELEY 0.13
...WISCONSIN...
RHINELANDER 0.10
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 600 PM
CST Wed Dec 25 through 200 AM CST Sun Dec 29...
...NEBRASKA...
BENNET 2.13
...WISCONSIN...
MOUNT HOPE 5 E 1.26
SOLDIERS GROVE 1.04
...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...
...CALIFORNIA...
CASE SPRINGS 63
SEQUAN TRUCK TRAIL 53
SILL HILL 49
SAN DIEGO AIRPORT 45
BIG BEAR 44
...MINNESOTA...
BLATNIK BRIDGE 49
DULUTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 41
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches where the
event has ended...
...ARIZONA...
ALPINE 12.0
FOREST LAKES 10.0
KOHLS RANCH 10.0
NUTRIOSO 8.0
TAYLOR 9 NNW 6.0
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT 4.6
...CALIFORNIA...
MOUNT BALDY 1 NW 28.0
WRIGHTWOOD 25.0
FRAZIER PARK 21.5
PALOMAR MOUNTAIN 3 N 21.0
MOUNT WILSON 20.0
LAKE ARROWHEAD 2 NNW 19.5
CRESTLINE 1 ESE 12.0
PALOMAR MOUNTAIN 2 ESE 9.0
ALPINE 3 E 4.0
HESPERIA 2 E 3.5
...NEW MEXICO...
LUNA 6 SSE 10.0
EAGLE NEST 8 SE 8.0
MOGOLLON 6 ESE 7.0
ANGEL FIRE 3 ESE 6.0
LOS ALAMOS 5 WNW 6.0
TERRERO 6 WNW 6.0
ARROYO SECO 6 WNW 4.0
...UTAH...
MONTICELLO 1 SW 6.0
CASTLE VALLEY 5.0
MOAB 5.0
CANYONLANDS THE NECK 2.0
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches where the
event has ended...
...CALIFORNIA...
GARDEN GROVE 1 E 2.66
ALISO VIEJO 2 NW 2.25
LAGUNA BEACH 1 NW 1.97
The low center will continue to lift towards the northeast through
Sunday, reaching the Upper Great Lakes region by early Monday.
Moderate to heavy snow will become more widespread throughout the
day on Sunday from Nebraska to the Upper Mississippi Valley and
Great Lakes. Storm total snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches,
with locally higher amounts, are possible. In addition to wintry
precipitation, gusty winds of 30 to 40 mph are likely across the
Plains and Upper Midwest, which will result in areas of blowing
and drifting snow and hazardous travel conditions. As the system
moves eastward into Monday, potentially significant snow and ice
will develop across portions of New England. Snow accumulations of
6 to 8 inches are expected, with ice accumulations in excess of a
quarter of an inch, especially in the higher elevations of Upstate
New York. To the south, heavy rainfall is likely from Mississippi
Valley to the Ohio Valley on Sunday, moving into the Northeast on
Monday, with flooding and flash flooding possible.
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.
Santorelli
Last Updated: 352 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2019