THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 9 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM 
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD  
900 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 PORTIONS OF EASTERN
MISSOURI...EXTREME SOUTHEAST IOWA...ILLINOIS...NORTHWEST
INDIANA...LOWER MICHIGAN...SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...AND NORTHERN
MAINE. ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF
SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. 

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

SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
ARKANSAS...SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...EASTERN IOWA...SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN...ILLINOIS...NORTHWEST INDIANA...AND NORTHERN MAINE.

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

FLOOD WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF NEW YORK AND
PENNSYLVANIA.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
INDIANA...OHIO...PENNSYLVANIA...EASTERN KENTUCKY...EASTERN
TENNESSEE...WESTERN VIRGINIA...WEST VIRGINIA...WESTERN
MARYLAND...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...NEW YORK...CONNECTICUT...RHODE
ISLAND...MASSACHUSETTS...AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

WIND ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...INDIANA...ALABAMA...GEORGIA...SOUTH CAROLINA...NORTHERN
FLORIDA...TENNESSEE...KENTUCKY...WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA...WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHERN OHIO...WESTERN
VIRGINIA...MARYLAND...DELAWARE...AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
NEW HAMPSHIRE AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST ON
FRIDAY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
OHIO UNTIL 12 NOON ON FRIDAY.

A 994 MB...29.37 IN...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED IN NORTHERN
INDIANA 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 FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO 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 800 AM CST FRIDAY...

...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...

CHANUTE                      16.0
YATES CENTER                 14.5
FREDONIA                     13.5
CANEY                        13.0
INDEPENDENCE                 12.5
MAYFIELD                     12.0
HOWARD                       12.0
CENTERVILLE                  11.0 
FORT SCOTT                   11.0 
ARKANSAS CITY                11.0
OSAWATOMIE                   10.0
SOUTH HAVEN                  10.0
WINFIELD                     10.0

...MISSOURI...

BUTLER                       18.0
SEDALIA                      16.0
URICH                        16.0
MOBERLY                      15.0
BOONVILLE                    15.0
COLUMBIA                     13.5 
WHITMAN AFB                  13.0
OSCEOLA                      12.0 
FAYETTE                      12.0
SALISBURY                    12.0
WINDSOR                      12.0
WARRENSBURG                  10.0
CARTHAGE                     10.0 
HERMITAGE                     9.5 
SPRINGFIELD                   9.0 

...ILLINOIS...

PRINCETON                    15.0
GALVA                        14.5
TOULON                       13.0
MACOMB                       13.0
ST. DAVID                    12.5
CANTON                       12.0
ALTOONA                      10.5
STERLING                     10.5
ROME                          9.5
GALESBURG                     9.0
NEW WINDSOR                   9.0

...WISCONSIN...

GENOA CITY                    7.7
BURLINGTON                    7.0
WAUKESHA                      5.0
PADDUCK LAKE                  5.0
HALES CORNERS                 5.0

...IOWA...

KEOKUK                        9.0


...SELECTED RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH 900 PM CST THURSDAY...

...ILLINOIS...

STERLING ROCKFALLS            4.43 
NAPERVILLE                    3.21
CHICAGO OHARE                 2.81 
CARBON HILL                   2.11 
HOMER                         2.10 
OAK BROOK                     1.74
WHEATON                       1.31

...INDIANA...

BEECH GROVE                   3.41 
BROWNSBURG                    3.33 
GREENFIELD                    3.12 
CROWN POINT                   3.09 
PLAINFIELD                    3.08 
PARAGON                       2.96 
VALPARAISO                    2.88  

...KANSAS...

MCCUNE                        1.78
PITTSBURG                     1.73 
CHEROKEE                      1.35 

...MISSOURI...

AVA                           6.09 
WEST PLAINS                   5.30 
MOUNTAIN VIEW                 5.10 
ROUND SPRING                  4.25 
SPRINGFIELD                   4.19 
WEST PLAINS                   4.10
KIMBERLING CITY               3.90 
LAMPE                         3.90  
FAIR GROVE                    3.70 
LOWRY CITY                    3.57
CASSVILLE                     3.48
BATTLEFIELD                   3.43 

...OKLAHOMA...

FANSHAWE                      6.52 
TALIHINA                      6.46 
RED OAK                       5.80 
BENGAL                        5.22 
CLAYTON                       4.88 
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 
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 FREEZING RAIN ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES AS OF 900 PM
CST THU...

...INDIANA...

LA PORTE                      0.05 

...MISSOURI...

BUFFALO                       1.50
AVA                           1.00
IBERIA                        0.75
JOPLIN                        0.50
MORRISVILLE                   0.50
SPRINGFIELD                   0.25
PLEASANT HOPE                 0.25
CAMERON                       0.25
INDEPENDENCE                  0.25

...KANSAS...

OVERLAND PARK                 0.50

...ILLINOIS...

WASHINGTON                    0.50 
MOUNT PULSKI                  0.40
CHESTNUT                      0.33 
LANE                          0.30
LOVINGTON                     0.25 
FOREST CITY                   0.25
HITT                          0.25 

...MICHIGAN...

BERRIEN SPRINGS               0.15

...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 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS BY FRIDAY EVENING.
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AS RAIN WILL
PRECEDE THE FROZEN PRECIPITATION. FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS CAUSING ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 0.25 TO 0.50
INCHES. 

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





Last Updated: 957 AM EST FRI DEC 01 2006