THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 9 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY SNOW/HEAVY RAIN
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
9 PM CST SAT DEC 30 2006

...HEAVY SNOW THREAT DIMINISHING OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND
CENTRAL PLAINS...WHILE IMPACTING THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
HEAVY RAIN THREAT SHIFTING EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHEAST... 

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...WESTERN KANSAS...AND NORTHEASTERN NEW
MEXICO. WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF NEW MEXICO...THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES...KANSAS...NEBRASKA...EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTH
DAKOTA...AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA. HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY
IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND
NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.

SNOW ADVISORIES OR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY
IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN COLORADO...SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA... NEW MEXICO...AND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS IN TEXAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH OVER SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI HAS EXPIRED.

FLOOD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
TEXAS...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
NORTHWESTERN TEXAS...IS EXPECTED TO TRACK TO THE EAST NORTHEAST
DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS...BEFORE TURNING MORE NORTHEASTWARD. THE
SURFACE CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS
CURRENTLY LOCATED ABOUT 125 MILES WEST OF KANSAS CITY
MISSOURI...AND HAS A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1010 MB OR 29.82
INCHES OF MERCURY.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES AS OF 8 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 
2 N PLACITAS                     21.0 
ABIQUIU                          19.0 
EDGEWOOD                         18.0 
ALBUQUERQUE INTL SUNPORT         15.6
 
...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...

CUCHARA                          48.0 
AGUILAR 5 NNW                    38.0 
LA VETA                          32.0 
GENESEE 2 N                      30.0
WALSH 1 N                        30.0 
GOLDEN 12 NW                     29.4
BONCARBO 1.5 WSW                 28.0 
EVERGREEN                        28.0 
BLACK HAWK                       27.1
LA JUNTA                         27.0 
TRINIDAD 5.7 SSW                 25.8 
NEDERLAND                        25.3
FOWLER 2 SE                      24.0 
COLORADO CITY 8 E                24.0 
TWO BUTTES 12 NE                 24.0 
JAMESTOWN 3 W                    23.2 
GENESEE                          23.0 
GOLDEN 2 SW                      23.0
ESTES PARK 1 SSE                 19.6 
BOULDER 7 SW                     18.0 
BOULDER NWS OFFICE               14.2 
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
LEOTI                            12.0 
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...

WAGNER                            8.0 
PLANKINTON                        6.5 
PICKSTOWN                         5.0 
CHAMBERLAIN                       4.5 
LAKE ANDES                        3.5 

...NORTH DAKOTA...

BISMARK                           2.6 


...SELECTED FREEZING RAIN ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES AS OF 8 PM
CST...

...KANSAS...

DENSMORE                          1.00
HILL CITY 1 E                     0.30

...NEBRASKA...

KEARNEY                           0.50 
MINDEN                            0.25 
SAINT PAUL                        0.25 


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

...KANSAS...

LAKIN                             3.58 
WAKEENEY                          3.36 
DODGE CITY                        2.98 
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                         2.59
TEXARKANA                         2.32 


...LOUISIANA...

FORT POLK                         4.39 
LAKE CHARLES                      4.24 
BATON ROUGE                       4.27 
SHREVEPORT                        2.22 
SHREVEPORT/DOWNTOWN               2.09 
       

AT 9 PM CST SATURDAY...NWS DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST ORIENTED BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW EXTENDING FROM
NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO TO SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.  THIS BAND HAS
BEEN DIMINISHING IN SIZE OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW WAS ALSO FALLING ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN
PLAINS...WHERE LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WAS MIXING IN BEFORE
TRANSITIONING TO RAIN FURTHER EAST INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY. AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WERE
PROGRESSING TO THE EAST ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...WHERE THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN DIMINISHING.

THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD
TOWARD THE UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION BY MONDAY. SNOWFALL ACROSS THE
HIGH PLAINS STATES IS GENERALLY EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN 12
INCHES BY SUNDAY. HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD FURTHER EAST
ALONG THE GULF COAST INTO THE WESTERN PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA TONIGHT
WHERE UP TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH AREAS
FURTHER NORTH RECEIVING LESSER AMOUNTS. ISOLATED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

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

OTTO




Last Updated: 1004 PM EST SAT DEC 30 2006