THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 8 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY SNOW/HEAVY RAIN
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
3 PM CST SAT DEC 30 2006
...MAJOR WINTER STORM SLOWLY ADVANCING THROUGH SOUTHERN PLAINS...
THE LATEST MAJOR WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE HEAVY SNOW THREAT
IS DIMINISHING IN THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES BUT WILL SHIFT INTO THE
HIGH PLAINS STATES THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. HEAVY RAIN SHOULD EXPAND
INTO THE SOUTHEAST OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
COLORADO...SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA...WESTERN KANSAS...NORTHEASTERN
NEW MEXICO...AND THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. WINTER STORM
WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND SOUTH
DAKOTA...WESTERN MINNESOTA...NEBRASKA...SOUTH CENTRAL
COLORADO...WESTERN KANSAS...NEW MEXICO...AND THE TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO...NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA
AND NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.
WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.
SNOW ADVISORIES OR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY
IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO. WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NEW
MEXICO...CENTRAL NEBRASKA...EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA... AND NORTH
DAKOTA. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 8 PM CST.
FLOOD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
TEXAS...SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...LOUISIANA...ARKANSAS AND
MISSISSIPPI.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN
PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA.
A LARGE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER THE
WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...IS EXPECTED TO TRACK TO THE EAST
NORTHEAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE SURFACE CENTER OF LOW
PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY LOCATED ABOUT 50
MILES NORTH OF WICHITA KANSAS...AND HAS A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
OF 1010 MB OR 29.82 INCHES OF MERCURY.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES AS OF 2 PM CST...
...NEW MEXICO...
LOS CERRILLOS 6 ENE 32.0
LAS VEGAS 20 W 27.0
SANTA FE 25.3
ROWE 24.0
ALBUQUERQUE 24.0
ABIQUIU 19.0
EDGEWOOD 18.0
ALBUQUERQUE INTL SUNPORT 15.6
CUBA 10 SW 15.0
SANTA FE 15 SSW 15.0
LA MADERA 15.0
...TEXAS...
TEXLINE 18.0
KENTON 12.0
FELT 8.0
BOISE CITY 15 NW 8.0
DALHART 14 NW 6.0
...OKLAHOMA...
KEYES 12.0
...COLORADO...
GENESEE 2 N 30.0
GOLDEN 12 NW 29.4
BONCARBO 1.5 WSW 28.0
EVERGREEN 28.0
CUCHARA 28.0
BLACK HAWK 27.1
TRINIDAD 5.7 SSW 25.8
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
WALSENBURG 3 SW 20.0
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
...WYOMING...
BUFORD 12.0
LAGRANGE 4.4 ESE 8.0
PINE BLUFFS 8.0
CHEYENNE 2 SSE 7.0
WHEATLAND 6.0
DOUGLAS 5.0
...KANSAS...
GOODLAND 16.9
WALLACE 14.0
OBERLIN 12.5
LEVANT 11.0
COLBY 10.0
OAKLEY 9.0
...NEBRASKA...
TAYLOR 12.0
HAYES CENTER 11.0
SWAN LAKE 9.0
NORTH PLATTE 8.2
WELLFLEET 8.0
IMPERIAL 6.5
AINSWORTH 6.0
HAYES CENTER 5.0
CURTIS 5.0
SCOTTSBLUFF 5.0
LEXINGTON 3.5
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PICKSTOWN 5.0
CHAMBERLAIN 4.5
LAKE ANDES 3.5
...NORTH DAKOTA...
BISMARK 2.6
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES AS OF 2 PM CST...
...KANSAS...
LAKIN 3.58
WAKEENEY 3.36
DODGE CITY 2.97
GARDEN CITY 2.39
HILL CITY 2.47
...TEXAS...
HEMPHILL 11NE 5.74
MONKSTOWN 3.86
SILSBEE 3.35
TERRELL 2.70
DALLAS LOVE FIELD 2.65
PARIS COX FIELD 2.48
HUNTSVILLE 2.34
GLENN HEIGHTS 2.10
COLLEGE STATION 2.07
...OKLAHOMA...
GUYMAN 3.33
MCALESTER 3.02
MUSKOGEE 2.63
KANSAS 6ESE 2.52
...ARKANSAS...
EL DORADO 2.49
TEXARKANA 2.32
...LOUISIANA...
FORT POLK 4.38
LAKE CHARLES 4.23
BATON ROUGE 4.09
SHREVEPORT 2.22
SHREVEPORT/DOWNTOWN 2.08
AT 3 PM CST SATURDAY...NWS DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED AREAS OF MODERATE
SNOW OVER PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO...SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...AND
WESTERN KANSAS. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW HAS ALSO SPREAD NORTH INTO
CENTRAL SOUTH AND NORTH DAKOTA. AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN AND EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS WERE PREVALENT ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI...WESTERN TENNESSEE AND NORTHWESTERN
ALABAMA.
THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY TO
THE NORTHEAST INTO KANSAS BY TONIGHT. AREAS OF SNOW SHOULD EXPAND
INTO THE HIGH PLAINS STATES OVER THE WEEKEND WITH MOST LOCATIONS
EXPECTED TO RECEIVE LESS THAN 12 INCHES OF SNOW BY SUNDAY. HEAVY
RAIN SHOULD CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND SPREAD INTO THE
GULF COAST STATES THROUGH SUNDAY WITH ISOLATED RAINFALL TOTALS
AROUND FIVE INCHES POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY
RAIN...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DURING THE EVENING ON SATURDAY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 9 PM CST SATURDAY. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS WEATHER EVENT.
OTTO
Last Updated: 411 PM EST SAT DEC 30 2006