The Weather Prediction Center
College Park, MD
Storm Summary Message
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
Last Updated: 957 PM EST MON JAN 08 2024