THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 17 FOR CENTRAL/EASTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM EST SAT DEC 23 2006
...HEAVY SNOW IS EFFECTING THE UPPER MIDWEST...WHILE HEAVY RAIN
DIMINISHES ACROSS THE EASTERN UNITED STATES...
FLOOD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
WISCONSIN...NORTHERN ILLINOIS...NORTHERN INDIANA...AND NORTHWEST
OHIO.
HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN WISCONSIN
AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.
SNOW ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
WISCONSIN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN NEW YORK...VERMONT...NEW HAMPSHIRE...SOUTHERN MAINE....
AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...NORTHERN VERMONT...NORTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE...AND MAINE.
AT 3 AM EST SATURDAY...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CENTERED
OVER NORTHERN MICHIGAN WAS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD...AND IS EXPECTED
TO GRADUALLY TURN EAST NORTHEASTWARD DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY.
THE SURFACE CENTRAL LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE IS 997 MB OR 29.44 INCHES...AND IS LOCATED OVER
EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES THROUGH 3 AM
EST SATURDAY...
...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 54.0
GLEN HAVEN 44.0
CONIFERI 43.0
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...
PLYMOUTH 4.0
LITCHFIELD 2.1
COKATO 2.1
NORTH BRANCH 2.0
ANDOVER 2.0
BALSAM LAKE 2.0
MINNEAPOLIS 1.0
...WISCONSIN...
WAUSAU 6.0
NORTHERN ADAMS CO. 5.0
HURLEY 4.0
BERLIN 2.5
MARSHFIELD 2.5
HWY 73 2.0
GILE 2.0
...MICHIGAN...
WATERSMEET 4.5
ROCKLAND 3.0
MOWHAWK 2.0
...SELECTED FREEZING RAIN ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES AS OF 8 PM
CST FRIDAY...
...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 3 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...LOUISIANA...
GALLIANO 12.53
THIBODAUX 7.81
LUTCHER 6.80
PATTERSON MEMORIAL 6.22
NEW ORLEANS CAL FIELD APT 5.76
NEW ORLEANS INTL APT 5.33
NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT APT 5.12
FRANKLINTON 3.96
SALT POINT 3.42
...TEXAS...
LEON 4.40
BEAUMONT 2.50
...INDIANA...
CHESTERTON 2.21
...MISSISSIPPI...
WIGGINS 5.01
MERRILL 4.25
BROOKLYN 2.53
BILOXI 1.97
CHAIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 1.82
...ALABAMA...
MILLERS FERRY L&D 6.12
WHATLEY 3.97
EVERGREEN 2.71
CAMDEN 2.46
CALERA 2.02
MOBILE 1.33
...GEORGIA...
GORDON 3.37
CEDAR SPRINGS 3.28
AUGUSTA 2.93
WARNER ROBINS AFB 2.47
ALBANY 2.30
MACON 2.25
...FLORIDA...
PANAMA CITY 2.30
MARIANA 2.22
ORLANDO 2.16
APALACHICOLA 2.02
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
CONWAY 3.31
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH 3.12
LONGS 3.07
BATESBURG 2.76
EDGEFIELD 2.68
...NORTH CAROLINA...
KELLY 3.86
NEW RIVER 3.33
TRIPLETT 3.15
RENDEZVOUS MTN 3.06
JACKSONVILLE 3.03
WILBAR 2.81
LAUREL SPRINGS 2.75
PLEASANT GARDENS 2.67
BOONE 2.60
...VIRGINIA...
DISMAL 3.88
FANCY GAP 3.48
APPLE ORCHARD 3.24
GLADESBORO 2.88
BUSTED ROCK 2.80
TROT VALLEY 2.68
INGALLS FIELD 2.52
...MARYLAND...
DELIGHT 1.44
FALLSTON 1.42
HAGERSTOWN 1.25
BALTIMORE SCIENCE CENTER 1.13
...PENNSYLVANIA...
NORRISTOWN 2.12
DILLSBURG 1.49
MIDDLETOWN 1.28
...WEST VIRGINIA...
MARTINSBURG 1.05
AT 3 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
SHOW AREAS OF RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF WISCONSIN
AND THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAIN EXTENDED FROM NEW ENGLAND...DOWN THE EASTERN SEABOARD...TO
THE GULF COAST. THIS PRECIPITATION WAS STEADILY MOVING TO THE
EAST.
THE STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE NORTHEAST.
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
UPPER MIDWEST...WITH HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE SOUTH OF LAKE
SUPERIOR. AREAS OF MODERATE RAIN WILL PERSIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NEW ENGLAND. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1 INCH ARE
EXPECTED...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. COLDER AIR IN FAR
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE A WINTRY MIX OF
SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN..AND RAIN TO FALL OVERNIGHT WITH ONLY
MINOR ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 10 AM EST SATURDAY. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ON THIS EVENT.
TRIMARCO
Last Updated: 350 AM EST SAT DEC 23 2006