THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE




STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 FOR CENTRAL U.S. ICE STORM/HEAVY RAIN 
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD  
900 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006  
  
...SIGNIFICANT ICING...SNOW AND HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING OVER PARTS OF
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS UP THROUGH THE MIDWEST...

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN OKLAHOMA.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR OKLAHOMA...NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST KANSAS...MISSOURI...SOUTHEAST
IOWA...ILLINOIS...NORTHWEST INDIANA...EASTERN MICHIGAN...AND
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI. 

FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI...SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...MUCH OF INDIANA...AND NORTHWEST
OHIO.

SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
KANSAS...SOUTHERN IOWA...AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL U.S.
INCLUDING NORTHEAST TEXAS...ARKANSAS...SOUTHEASTERN
MISSOURI...EASTERN IOWA...SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...AND SOUTHERN AND
NORTHWEST ILLINOIS.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA
AND SOUTHERN AND WESTERN NEW YORK. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED
FOR NORTHEAST NEW YORK.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
OHIO...WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...WESTERN VIRGINIA...AND NORTHERN WEST
VIRGINIA.

WIND ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
TEXAS...EASTERN ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...MISSISSIPPI...ALABAMA...TENNESSEE...KENTUCKY...WESTERN
WEST VIRGINIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHERN OHIO...AND
WESTERN VIRGINIA.

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN
AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA...EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...EASTERN
INDIANA...OHIO...MARYLAND...DELAWARE...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW
JERSEY...NEW YORK...MASSACHUSSETTS...CONNECTICUT...RHODE
ISLAND...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...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 900 PM 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
LOS ALAMOS                    8.5
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...

ELMWOOD                       12.0
AMARILLO                      8.25
CHILDRESS                     7.0
FRIONA                        7.0
TULIA                         7.0 
OLTON                         6.0
ROPESVILLE                    6.0
VEGA                          6.0
BEAVER                        6.0
HEREFORD                      6.0
SMYER                         6.0

...OKLAHOMA...

HOMINY                        7.0
NORMAN                        6.0
BRISTOW                       5.0
OKLAHOMA CITY                 3.7

...KANSAS...

MAYFIELD                     12.0
FREDONIA                     10.0
ARKANSAS CITY                10.0
INDEPENDENCE                  8.0
EUREKA                        7.0
DERBY                         7.0
GALESBURG                     6.8
CANEY                         6.5
MADISON                       6.0
CEDARVALE                     6.0
EL DORADO                     5.5
ANTHONY                       5.5
BENTON                        5.0

...MISSOURI...

STANLEY                       5.0
HARRISONVILLE                 4.0
LEES SUMMIT                   4.0
MOUND CITY                    4.0
GRAIN VALLEY                  3.0
OVERLAND PARK                 3.0
UNITY VILLAGE                 2.0 


...SELECTED RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH 900 PM 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...

CROWN POINT                   1.62
VALPARAISO                    1.58 
SOUTH HAVEN                   1.55 
HEBRON                        1.55 
CHESTERTON                    1.52 
SCHERERVILLE                  1.49 
HAMMOND                       1.43  
MERRILLVILLE                  1.29 

...KANSAS...

MCCUNE                        1.78
PITTSBURG                     1.73 
CHEROKEE                      1.35 

...MISSOURI...

WEST PLAINS                   4.10 (THROUGH 7 AM CST)
SPRINGFIELD                   3.92
FAIR GROVE                    3.70 (THROUGH 7 AM CST)
LOWRY CITY                    3.57
CASSVILLE                     3.48
BATTLEFIELD                   3.43 
AURORA                        3.26 
NIXA                          3.21 
THEODOSIA                     3.12 
FAYETTE                       3.07 
BUTTERFIELD                   3.00 
AVA                           2.91 
OZARK                         2.80 

...OKLAHOMA...

FANSHAWE                      6.52 (THROUGH 7 AM CST)
TALIHINA                      6.46 (THROUGH 7 AM CST)
RED OAK                       5.80 (THROUGH 7 AM CST)
BENGAL                        5.22 (THROUGH 7 AM CST)
CLAYTON                       4.88 (THROUGH 7 AM CST)
MCALESTER REGIONAL            3.70 


...TEXAS...

DENTON                        2.25
WATAUGA                       1.99 
WHITE SETTLEMENT              1.71 
FORT WORTH                    1.60

UNIVERSITY PARK               1.22 

...ARKANSAS...

HUNTSVILLE                    4.65 (THROUGH 7 AM CST)
MULBERRY                      4.43
FORT SMITH                    4.22
HARRISON/BOONE CO.            4.69
NORTHWEST AK REGNL AIRPORT    3.99
FAYETTEVILLE/DRAKE            3.87
BENTONVILLE                   3.65
WINFREY                       3.64
RUDY                          3.37
SILOAM SPRINGS                3.34



...SELECTED ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES AS OF 900 PM CST...

...MISSOURI...

CUBA                          3.00
BONNET MILL                   3.00
NEOSHO                        3.00
MOUNT VERNON                  3.00
CASSVILLE                     3.00
STOCKTON                      3.00
ROLLA                         2.50
BLAND                         2.50
BUFFALO                       2.50
NIANGUA                       2.20
BARTON                        2.00
LARMAR                        2.00
PITTSBURG                     1.50
JOPLIN                        1.00

...ILLINOIS...

CHATAHM                       0.75
SPRINGFIELD                   0.75
MOUNT PULSKI                  0.40
LANE                          0.30
CHESTNUT                      0.30


...TEXAS...

EASTLAND                      0.25

...OKLAHOMA...

CLEVELAND                     1.00


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.
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 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THIS STORM.
  
RUBIN-OSTER

1E




Last Updated: 953 PM EST THU NOV 30 2006