STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 8 FOR CENTRAL U.S. ICE STORM/HEAVY RAIN 
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD  
300 AM CST FRI DEC 1 2006  
  
...SIGNIFICANT ICING...SNOW AND HEAVY RAIN THROUGH THE MIDWEST
INTO THE NORTHEAST...

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

A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN MAINE AND A
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY HASS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK
STATE.

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

SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST IOWA...AND
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN
EFFECT FOR NORTHERN 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 999 MB...29.50 INCHES...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR THE ILLINOIS
AND INDIANA BORDER IS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST. THE ACCOMPANYING
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
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND ACROSS PARTS OF THE MIDWEST. THIS
LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO PROCEED TO THE EAST
INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND NORTHEAST. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY FRIDAY ON THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN
SIDE OF THE STORM.


...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                      8.3
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...

TULSA                        10.4
CLEVELAND                     7.0
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...

WARRENSBURG                  10.0
FAYETTE                       8.0
SALINE                        8.0
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 THU)
SPRINGFIELD                   3.92
FAIR GROVE                    3.70 (THROUGH 7 AM CST THU)
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 THU)
TALIHINA                      6.46 (THROUGH 7 AM CST THU)
RED OAK                       5.80 (THROUGH 7 AM CST THU)
BENGAL                        5.22 (THROUGH 7 AM CST THU)
CLAYTON                       4.88 (THROUGH 7 AM CST THU)
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 THU)
MULBERRY                      4.43
FORT SMITH                    4.22
HARRISON/BOONE CO.            4.69
NORTHWEST AK REGNL AIRPORT    4.02
FAYETTEVILLE/DRAKE            3.87
BENTONVILLE                   3.65
WINFREY                       3.64
RUDY                          3.37
SILOAM SPRINGS                3.34

...NEW YORK...

NORTH TONAWANDA               0.72


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


...INDIANA...

LA PORTE                      0.05 (THROUGH 200 AM EST)

...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...

WASHINGTON                    1.00
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 MID
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND MIDWEST. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF
OVER A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS BY FRIDAY EVENING. RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 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 900 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THIS STORM.
  
FRACASSO