THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 13 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 AM CST FRI DEC 22 2006
...MAJOR WINTER STORM TRANSITIONING INTO A HEAVY RAIN EVENT FOR
THE EASTERN U.S....WHILE FROZEN PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO IMPACT
THE UPPER MIDWEST...
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA...SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...NORTHERN
GEORGIA...WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA...WESTERN VIRGINIA...AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN WISCONSIN...NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...AND WESTERN NEW
YORK.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...MINNESOTA...NORTHERN WISCONSIN...AND
NORTHERN MICHIGAN INCLUDING THE UPPER PENINSULA.
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN WISCONSIN.
AT 3 AM CST FRIDAY...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CENTERED
OVER EASTERN KANSAS WAS SLOWLY MOVING NORTHEASTWARD...AND IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MOTION THROUGH SATURDAY. MOST OF THE
SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND CENTRAL
PLAINS...WITH ONLY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS REMAINING IN THE NORTHERN
PLAINS. LIGHT SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...AND RAIN HAVE MOVED INTO THE
UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION. MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAINS EXTEND FROM EASTERN LOUISIANA THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST
AND NORTHWARD INTO ILLINOIS AND THE OHIO VALLEY. THE SURFACE
CENTRAL LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
IS 1009 MB OR 29.79 INCHES...AND IS LOCATED NEAR SOUTHWEST IOWA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES THROUGH 2 AM
CST FRIDAY...
...ARIZONA...
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN 6.0
FLAGSTAFF 5.5
DILKON 5.0
BELLEMONT 4.5
HOLBROOK 4.0
...NEW MEXICO...
TIJERAS 21.2
CUBA 20.0
PIETOWN 18.0
RED RIVER 14.0
RUIDOSO 12.0
TAOS 12.0
ALBUQUERQUE 11.0
...COLORADO...
MORRISON 52.0
CONIFER 47.2
GLEN HAVEN 44.0
11 SW BOULDER 42.3
CONIFER 42.0
EVERGREEN 40.0
BLACK HAWK 38.0
GOLDEN 34.5
NEDERLAND 34.0
LITTLETON 32.0
CASTLE ROCK 30.0
CUCHARA 28.0
EVERGREEN 27.5
CENTENNIAL 25.5
IDAHO SPRINGS 25.0
COLORADO CITY 24.0
STUMP LAKES 23.0
FORT COLLINS 21.0
DENVER CENTENNIAL AIRPORT 17.0
...UTAH...
MONTICELLO 6.0
ENTERPRISE 6.0
CEDAR CITY 5.0
MOAB 5.0
CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK 3.5
...KANSAS...
KANORADO 10.0
FRANCIS 9.0
SAINT FRANCIS 8.5
ECKLEY 8.0
VERNON 7.0
GOODLAND 6.1
EDSON 6.0
KANORADO 6.0
...TEXAS...
DALHART 5.0
DUMAS 4.0
KENTON 4.0
VEGA 4.0
BOISE CITY 3.0
AMARILLO 2.0
LUBBOCK 1.0
...NEBRASKA...
BRIDGEPORT 17.5
BUSHNELL 16.2
OGALLALA 12.0
OSHKOSH 11.0
MULLEN 10.0
CHAPPEL 9.0
DEUEL 9.0
VALENTINE 6.0
SCOTTSBLUFF 6.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
VALENTINE 12.0
SAINT FRANCIS 8.0
WINNER 7.0
GREGORY 7.0
IDEAL 6.0
PLATTE 5.0
WHITE LAKE 3.0
PICKSTOWN 2.0
...WYOMING...
YODER 18.0
CHUGWATER 17.0
CHEYENNE NWS OFFICE 13.0
ELK MOUNTAIN 13.0
WARREN AFB 11.9
LARAMIE 10.5
BURNS 10.0
LA GRANGE 9.4
ROCK RIVER 6.8
...MINNESOTA...
LITCHFIELD 2.1
COKATO 2.1
NORTH BRANCH 2.0
ANDOVER 2.0
BALSAM LAKE 2.0
...SELECTED FREEZING RAIN ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES AS OF 8 PM
CST THURSDAY...
...OKLAHOMA...
CLAUDE 0.50
GUYMON 0.25
BEAVER 0.13
...TEXAS...
AMARILLO 0.98
STINNETT 0.75
DUMAS 0.50
TEXHOMA 0.50
DUMAS 0.50
MIAMI 0.38
VEGA 0.25
STRATFORD 0.25
...KANSAS...
GOODLAND 0.40
HILL CITY 0.25
...NEBRASKA...
ANSELMO 0.50
MULLEN 0.50
OCONTO 0.50
ARNOLD 0.25
VALENTINE 0.25
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES AS OF 2 AM CST
FRIDAY...
...LOUISIANA...
PATTERSON MEMORIAL 5.44
NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT APT 4.89
NEW ORLEANS CAL FIELD APT 4.75
NEW ORLEANS INTL APT 4.71
FRANKLINTON 2.27
SALT POINT 2.21
...TEXAS...
LEON 4.40
BEAUMONT 2.50
...MISSISSIPPI...
CHAIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 1.70
THE STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST
NORTHEAST. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE UPPER MIDWEST WITH SOME AREAS EXPERIENCING MINOR FREEZING
RAIN. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF THE
EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY AS THIS SYSTEM PROGRESSES. RAINFALL
TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 9 AM CST FRIDAY. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
TRIMARCO
Last Updated: 403 AM EST FRI DEC 22 2006