STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY SNOW/HEAVY RAIN
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
9 AM CST FRI DEC 29 2006

...MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES... 

ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY
NORTHEAST THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE
ROCKIES AND HIGH PLAINS STATES...WHILE HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY.

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEASTERN COLORADO.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING...SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...WESTERN
NEBRASKA...EASTERN COLORADO...WESTERN KANSAS...NEW MEXICO...AND
THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES.

WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO...THE TEXAS PANHANDLE...SOUTHWESTERN
KANSAS...NORTHEASTERN WYOMING...CENTRAL NEBRASKA...WESTERN
MINNESOTA AND MUCH OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.

SNOW ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO...EASTERN UTAH...WESTERN COLORADO...AND SOME OF THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WEST TEXAS INCLUDING THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND
THE MARFA PLATEAU.

AT THIS TIME THERE ARE NO FLOOD WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.

A LARGE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER WESTERN
NEW MEXICO...IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY TRACK TO THE EAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.  THE SURFACE CENTRAL LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF AMARILLO TEXAS...AND
HAS A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1011 MB OR 29.85 INCHES OF
MERCURY.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES AS OF 8 AM CST...

...NEW MEXICO...

CUBA 10 SE                       16.0 
SANTA FE 1.3 WSW                  9.5 
TIJERAS 5 E                       6.6 
SANTA FE 15 SSW                   6.5 
EDGEWOOD                          6.0 
SANDIA PARK                       4.0 
ANGEL FIRE 15 S                   5.8 

...COLORADO...

EVERGREEN                        28.0 
EVERGREEN                        27.5 
BLACK HAWK                       27.1 
NEDERLAND                        25.3
JAMESTOWN 3 W                    23.2 
GENESEE                          23.0 
CONIFER                          23.0 
CUCHARA                          21.0 
ESTES PARK 1 SSE                 19.6 
ASPEN PARK                       18.0 
BOULDER 7 SW                     18.0 
IDAHO SPRINGS                    16.4 
PINE JUNCTION                    16.3 
LA VETA                          13.0 
WESTCLIFFE                       12.0 
BEULAH                           11.0 
MONUMENT                          9.8 
DENVER CENTENNIAL                 8.0 
BOULDER                           6.0 

...WYOMING...

LAGRANGE 4.4 ESE                  8.0 
CHEYENNE 2 SSE                    7.0 
WHEATLAND                         3.0 
TORRINGTON                        2.0 
DOUGLAS                           2.0 

...KANSAS...

GOODLAND 13.2 SW                  3.0 


AT 9 AM CST THURSDAY NWS DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED AN ORGANIZED AREA OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OVER EASTERN COLORADO WITH ADDITIONAL AREAS
OF MODERATE SNOW FALLING OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO...NORTHWESTERN
KANSAS...SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA...AND PARTS OF THE OKLAHOMA AND
TEXAS PANHANDLES.  RAIN WAS INCREASING NORTHWARD THROUGH WESTERN
TEXAS INTO SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.

THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY
THROUGH THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TODAY AND INTO OKLAHOMA ON
SATURDAY...WHILE INCREASING IN STRENGTH. AREAS OF SNOW SHOULD
EXPAND INTO THE WEEKEND WITH SOME AREAS EXPECTED TO SEE 1 TO 2
FEET OF SNOW BY SUNDAY...WITH ISOLATED AREAS EXCEEDING 2 FEET.
HEAVY RAIN SHOULD DEVELOP TODAY OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND
SPREAD INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATES THIS WEEKEND WITH
ISOLATED RAINFALL TOTALS AROUND FIVE INCHES POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 3 PM CST FRIDAY.  PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS WEATHER EVENT.

SCHECK/SULLIVAN