STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR CENTRAL U.S. ICE STORM/HEAVY RAIN 
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD  
900 AM CST THU NOV 30 2006  
  
...SIGNIFICANT ICING...SNOW AND HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING OVER PARTS OF
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS UP THROUGH THE MIDWEST...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...NORTHERN TEXAS...OKLAHOMA...NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST KANSAS...MISSOURI...SOUTHEAST IOWA...AND
ILLINOIS. HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF EASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI. 

FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MISSOURI...CENTRAL
MICHIGAN...AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.

SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...WESTERN TEXAS...AND KANSAS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE
CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL U.S. INCLUDING
PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO...CENTRAL TEXAS...ARKANSAS...SOUTHEASTERN
MISSOURI...EASTERN IOWA...AND ILLINOIS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...NORTHERN
INDIANA...SOUTHERN MICHIGAN...AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.

WIND ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
TEXAS...WESTERN LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI...CENTRAL TENNESSEE...AND
EASTERN KENTUCKY.

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
TENNESSEE...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN VIRGINIA...EASTERN
WEST VIRGINIA...EASTERN
INDIANA...OHIO...MARYLAND...DELAWARE...PENNSYLVANIA...NEW
JERSEY...NEW YORK...MASSACHUSSETTS...CONNECTICUT...RHODE
ISLAND...AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHING ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. IS
BRINGING ARCTIC AIR INTO THE REGION...WHILE WARM MOIST AIR IS
SURGING NORTH FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO...AHEAD OF THIS COLD FRONT.
THESE COLLIDING AIR MASSES HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR A MIXTURE OF
HEAVY RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW ACROSS REGIONS OF
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND
ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL MIDWEST. THIS LARGE AREA OF
PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO PROCEED TO THE EAST THROUGH THE
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. WITH COLD AIR
PUSHING INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...SOME OF THE AREAS CURRENTLY
EXPERIENCING RAINFALL WILL SEE A CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING
RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE
THROUGH THURSDAY.


...SELECTED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH 800 AM CST THURSDAY...

...COLORADO...

GENESEE                      17.8
ASPEN SPRINGS                17.0
MESA                         16.5
BLACK HAWK                   16.2
EL DORADO SPRINGS            15.0
JAMESTOWN                    14.7
PUEBLO                       13.5
IDAHO SPRINGS                13.2
ESTES PARK                   13.0
SEDALIA                      12.0
CRAWFORD                     12.0
HOTCHKISS                    11.5

...UTAH...

ALTA UDOT                    39.0
ALTA GUARD                   38.0 
BRIGHTON CREST               31.0
ALTA COLLINS                 29.0
SNOWBIRD                     28.0
BIG COTTONWOOD SPRUCES       19.5
SOLITUDE                     19.0
THE CANYONS                  18.0

...NEW MEXICO...

ESPANOLA                     10.0
WHITE ROCK                    6.8
EL MORRO                      6.3
ANGEL FIRE                    6.0
TIJERAS                       5.4 
SAN RAFAEL                    5.0
PIETOWN                       4.5
RED RIVER                     4.3

...TEXAS...

AMARILLO                      7.0
FRIONA                        6.0
TULIA                         6.5 
OLTON                         5.5
RANDALL                       5.0
POTTER                        5.0
CLAUDE                        5.0
LITTLEFIELD                   4.5
PLAINVIEW                     4.5

...OKLAHOMA...

NORMAN                        1.0 
NOBLE                         0.9 

...KANSAS...

GOODLAND                      2.0 
COLBY                         1.3 
MINNEOLA                      1.1 

...MISSOURI...

UNITY VILLAGE                 2.0 


...SELECTED RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH 800 AM CST THURSDAY...

...ILLINOIS...

STERLING ROCKFALLS            4.42
NAPERVILLE                    3.21
CARBON HILL                   2.11 
CHICAGO OHARE                 2.05
OAK BROOK                     1.74
WHEATON                       1.31

...INDIANA...

VALPARAISO                    1.58 
SOUTH HAVEN                   1.55 
HEBRON                        1.55 
CHESTERTON                    1.52 
SCHERERVILLE                  1.49 
HAMMOND                       1.43  
MERRILLVILLE                  1.29 

...KANSAS...

PITTSBURG                     1.73 
CHEROKEE                      1.35 

...MISSOURI...

BATTLEFIELD                   3.43 
AURORA                        3.26 
NIXA                          3.21 
THEODOSIA                     3.12 
FAYETTE                       3.07 
SPRINGFIELD                   3.06 
BUTTERFIELD                   3.00 
AVA                           2.91 
OZARK                         2.80 

...OKLAHOMA...

MCALESTER REGIONAL            3.39 
MUSKOGEE                      3.38 
LOCUST GROVE                  1.86
AVANT                         1.84
NORMAN                        1.56 
MILL CREEK                    1.52
SPAVINAW                      1.42

...TEXAS...

WATAUGA                       1.99 
WHITE SETTLEMENT              1.71 
UNIVERSITY PARK               1.22 


...SELECTED ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES AS OF 800 AM CST...

...MISSOURI...

BUFFALO                       0.75
HALF WAY                      0.50
FAIR GROVE                    0.33
STOCKTON                      0.25
LAMAR                         0.25

...TEXAS...

EASTLAND                      0.25


AS THIS STORM MOVED THROUGH THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND WASATCH
MOUNTAINS TUESDAY NIGHT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE AND THREE
FEET WERE OBSERVED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WHILE ACCUMULATIONS
OF 2 TO 6 INCHES WERE MEASURED IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. ADDITIONAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS WHILE PARTS OF THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND MIDWEST COULD
SEE TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER A FOOT BY FRIDAY MORNING.
FREEZING RAIN WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 0.25 INCHES ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON THURSDAY. RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AS RAIN WILL PRECEDE
THE FROZEN PRECIPITATION.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THIS STORM.
  
TRIMARCO