THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY SNOW/HEAVY RAIN
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
9 PM CST FRI DEC 29 2006

...MAJOR WINTER STORM SLOWLY ADVANCES THROUGH SOUTHERN PLAINS... 

THE LATEST MAJOR WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND BRING HEAVY SNOW TO
THE ROCKIES AND HIGH PLAINS STATES...WHILE HEAVY RAIN SHOULD
EXPAND INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY.

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
COLORADO...NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA...NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO...AND
THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES.

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

HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHWESTERN TEXAS.

WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...AND EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...CENTRAL
NEBRASKA...AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA.

SNOW ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS.

FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
WISCONSIN.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN TEXAS AND WESTERN
LOUISIANA THROUGH THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS.

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE
ARKLATEX REGION...SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...AND SOUTHWESTERN
MISSISSIPPI.

A LARGE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY TRACK TO THE EAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.  THE SURFACE CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY LOCATED 70 MILES NORTHWEST OF DALLAS
TEXAS...AND HAS A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1008 MB OR 29.77
INCHES OF MERCURY.

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

...NEW MEXICO...

SANTA FE 9 SSW                   22.0 
SANTA FE                         18.0 
CUBA 10 SE                       16.0 
SANTA FE 15 SSW                  15.0
LA MADERA                        15.0 
WARREN AFB                       12.3 
ALBUQUERQUE                       9.2 
MINERAL HILL                      9.0
EDGEWOOD 2 SE                     8.0
ALBUQUERQUE INTL SUNPORT          6.0  

...COLORADO...

GENESEE 2 N                      30.0 
GOLDEN 12 NW                     29.4 
EVERGREEN 1 S                    28.0 
CUCHARA                          28.0 
EVERGREEN                        27.5 
BLACK HAWK                       27.1 
NEDERLAND                        25.3
COLORADO CITY 8 E                24.0 
CONIFER 5 WNW                    24.0 
JAMESTOWN 3 W                    23.2 
GENESEE                          23.0 
GOLDEN 2 SW                      23.0 
ESTES PARK 1 SSE                 19.6 
ASPEN PARK                       18.0 
BOULDER 7 SW                     18.0 
IDAHO SPRINGS 1 NNE              16.4 
PINE JUNCTION                    16.3 
BOULDER NWS OFFICE               14.2 
LA VETA                          13.0 
WESTCLIFFE                       12.0 
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...

WALLACE                          14.0 
LEOTI                             4.0 
GOODLAND 13.2 SW                  3.0 

...NEBRASKA...

NORTH PLATTE                      6.5 
TAYLOR                            5.5 
HAYES CENTER                      5.0 
CURTIS                            5.0 
MULLEN                            4.0 

...TEXAS...

BOISE CITY 15 NW                  8.0 


...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES AS OF 8 PM CST...

...KANSAS...

LAKIN                             3.58 
GARDEN CITY                       1.89 
HILL CITY                         1.63 

...TEXAS...

DALLAS LOVE FIELD                 2.23 
COLLEGE STATION                   1.87 
HUNTSVILLE                        1.50 
FORT WORTH NAVAL AIR STATION      1.49 

...OKLAHOMA...

MCALESTER                         1.28 


AT 9 PM CST FRIDAY...NWS DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED AREAS OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW OVER EASTERN COLORADO AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. A WINTERY
MIX OF PRECIPITATION WAS REPORTED ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS...CENTRAL
NEBRASKA...AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN AND
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WERE PREVALENT ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN TEXAS
AND OKLAHOMA.

THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY
INTO OKLAHOMA BY SATURDAY. AREAS OF SNOW SHOULD EXPAND INTO THE
WEEKEND WITH SOME AREAS EXPECTED TO SEE 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW BY
SUNDAY...WITH SOME AREAS EXCEEDING 2 FEET. HEAVY RAIN SHOULD
CONTINUE 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 AM CST SATURDAY.  PLEASE REFER TO YOUR
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS WEATHER EVENT.

FRACASSO




Last Updated: 955 PM EST FRI DEC 29 2006