THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 10 FOR CENTRAL U.S. ICE STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST TUE DEC 11 2007

...ICING STILL EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF
OKLAHOMA...MISSOURI...ILLINOIS...AND JUST SOUTH OF THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES BEFORE THE STORM MOVES EAST AND AFFECTS THE NORTHEAST WITH
WITH A WINTRY MIX...

WINTER STORM AND HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS...AS WELL AS SNOW
ADVISORIES...ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ACROSS AN AREA CENTERED
AROUND THE FOUR CORNERS STATES.  MEANWHILE...WINTER STORM AND ICE
STORM WARNINGS...AS WELL AS FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES...CONTINUE TO
BE IN EFFECT FROM WESTERN KANSAS...NORTHEASTWARD INTO NORTHERN
ILLINOIS AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE
BEEN POSTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS AS WELL AS ALONG
PORTIONS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...MICHIGAN AND THE
NORTHEAST.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

AT 200 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
CURRENT SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A BROAD AREA OF
PRECIPITATION EXTENDING FROM NORTH TEXAS UP TO THE GREAT
LAKES...AND EASTWARD INTO THE NORTHEAST. THE MAJORITY OF THIS
PRECIPITATION WAS FALLING AS LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN...WITH
OCCASIONAL POCKETS OF HEAVY RAIN FURTHER SOUTH. POCKETS OF
FREEZING RAIN WERE OCCURRING ALONG THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE PLAINS. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS
FALLING ACROSS WISCONSIN...MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE
NORTHEAST. SCATTERED SNOW WAS OBSERVED ACROSS PORTIONS OF
ARIZONA...COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM 700 AM
CST SATURDAY DEC 8 THROUGH 200 PM CST TUESDAY DEC 11...

...WISCONSIN...

PLATTEVILLE	       1.50 SLEET

...IOWA...

BUSSEY	               0.25 FREEZING RAIN

...NEBRASKA...	       
DANBURY                0.75 FREEZING RAIN
MCCOOL JUNCTION	       0.25 FREEZING RAIN
CLAY CENTER 6 SE       0.25 FREEZING RAIN
CAMBRIDGE	       0.25 FREEZING RAIN
GENEVA		       0.25 FREEZING RAIN
LINCOLN		       0.20 FREEZING RAIN

...KANSAS...
MANHATTAN              0.75 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 11)
ADA 2 NE	       0.75 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 11)
ENTERPRISE	       0.50 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 11)
MULLINVILLE	       0.50 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 11)
WALTON	               0.50 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 11)
PARKER                 0.50 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 11)

WASHINGTON	       0.50 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)
CULVER		       0.50 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)
LINCOLN                0.40 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)
SYLVIA		       0.40 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)
HOLTON		       0.25 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)     
LONGFORD 5E	       0.50 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)
MANHATTAN	       0.50 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)
LYNONS		       0.50 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)

EDNA                   1.00 FREEZING RAIN
COLUMBUS               1.00 FREEZING RAIN
PITTSBURG              1.00 FREEZING RAIN
HUTCHINSON             1.00 SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
WASHINGTON             0.50 FREEZING RAIN 
HILL CITY              0.39 FREEZING RAIN 
MINNEAPOLIS            0.20 FREEZING RAIN 
LAWRENCE 10 SW         0.16 FREEZING RAIN 

...MISSOURI...
GALLATIN               0.50 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 11)
PLATTSBURGH	       0.40 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)
ALBANY		       0.40 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)
LIBERTY		       0.31 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)
KINGSTON	       0.25 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)
SAVANNAH	       0.25 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)
PLEASANT HILL	       0.20 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)      

		       SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN

BOWLING GREEN          2.00-3.00
COLUMBIA 1 E           2.00
SWEET SPRINGS          1.50
NW JEFFERSON CITY      1.00
NEVADA                 1.00
ASHLAND                0.80-1.00
RAYMORE 1 SE           0.80
MONTGOMERY CITY        0.75 FREEZING RAIN
LOWRY CITY 5E          0.75 FREEZING RAIN 
LAMAR 6 N              0.75 FREEZING RAIN 
CLINTON 3 ESE          0.70
VERSAILLES             0.50-1.00
WARSAW                 0.50-1.00
RHINELAND              0.50-0.80


...OKLAHOMA...      
COLLINSVILLE           1.25 RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN
WATONGA                0.50 FREEZING RAIN
MIAMI                  0.50 FREEZING RAIN
OKLAHOMA CITY          0.30 FREEZING RAIN
ENID                   0.25 FREEZING RAIN
KENDRICK               0.20 FREEZING RAIN

...NEW YORK...      FREEZING RAIN
NISKAYUNA              0.30
CATSKILL               0.20
ALBANY                 0.10			
BOICEVILLE	       0.10

...OHIO...          FREEZING RAIN
MONTPELIER             0.25
NAPOLEON               0.25 
COLUMBUS GROVE         0.20 
LIMA                   0.20 

...INDIANA...       FREEZING RAIN
RENSSELAER             0.50
MOROCCO                0.38 
FORT WAYNE             0.30
WARSAW 1 NE            0.25
PERU 2 W               0.25
LAFAYETTE              0.25
NORTH WEBSTER 2 N      0.25
ANGOLA 6 W             0.20


...ILLINOIS...      SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
POPLAR GROVE 3 SW      1.00
PHILADELPHIA 2 S       0.70
JACKSONVILLE           0.50
MACKINAW 2 NW          0.50
BEACH PARK 1 W         0.50
BLOOMINGTON 1 NE       0.30
SPARTA                 0.25 FREEZING RAIN
CHESTER                0.25 FREEZING RAIN

...TEXAS...
LIPSCOMB               0.50 SLEET
SPEARMAN               0.50 FREEZING RAIN
AMARILLO               0.20 FREEZING RAIN 
PERRYTON               0.20 FREEZING RAIN


...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM 700 AM
CST SATURDAY DEC 8 THROUGH 200 PM CST TUESDAY DEC 11...

...WISCONSIN...
ARLINGTON              2.0

...KANSAS...       
RAWLINS                5.0  
SAINT FRANCIS 3 ESE    2.7  

...NEBRASKA...
EUSTIS                 4.0  
STOCKVILLE             3.5  
WELLFLEET              3.0  
MASON CITY             3.0  
ENDERS DAM             2.5  
HAYES CENTER           2.5  
MEDICINE CREEK DAM     2.5  

...IOWA...          
LITTLE SIOUX 1.6 NW    5.2
ESTHERVILLE            4.5
SPENCER                4.5
HAMPTON                4.0
POCAHONTAS             4.0
RUTHVEN                4.0
STOUDT                 4.0
ALGONA                 3.5
DENVER                 3.0
FOREST CITY            3.0
HUMBOLDT               3.0

...COLORADO...       
BOULDER 2 S            8.6
CRESTED BUTTE 6 N      7.0
GREELEY 3 W            6.7
RALSTON BUTTES 1 NNW   6.5

...NEW MEXICO...     
CHAMA 2 N             10.5 
MCGAFFEY 5 SE         10.0
LOS ALAMOS 4 WNW       7.0 
SANTA FE 9 NE          6.0 

...UTAH...
NORTH PARK CITY       24.0
LIBERTY               15.0
SUNCREST              15.0
SALINA                14.0
EDEN                  11.0
BOUNTIFUL BENCH       10.5
TOOELE                10.5
KAMAS                  9.0
NORTH SALT LAKE        8.0

A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES EMANATING FROM A DEEP UPPER
TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES...IN CONJUNCTION WITH STRONG
UPPER LEVEL SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW...ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CURRENT
BOUT OF DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. SHALLOW ARCTIC AIR
EXISTS NORTH OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM TEXAS
TO THE OHIO VALLEY AND DOWN INTO NORTH CAROLINA. FREEZING RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AFFECTED AREA AND SPREAD
INTO THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE GREAT LAKES. FREEZING RAIN WILL
BEGIN TO TAPER OFF ACROSS THE CENTER OF THE COUNTRY TONIGHT AS IT
MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC STATES AND NORTHEAST.
ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 0.25 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS NORTHERN
ILLINOIS TONIGHT WITH LESSER AMOUNTS ELSEWHERE. 

BY EARLY WEDNESDAY...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE MOVING INTO
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST BUT SHOULD NOT BE AS SEVERE AS
THE ICING FOUND OVER THE PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST. AS
THIS BATCH OF PRECIPITATION ENDS ON WEDNESDAY...A NEW AREA OF
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET MAY AGAIN REDEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS AS THE NEWEST STORM SYSTEM BEGINS TO FORM ALONG THE
TRAILING EDGE OF A COLD FRONT OVER THE GULF COAST AND TENNESSEE
VALLEY.  THIS SYSTEM MAY THEN SPREAD MORE FREEZING RAIN...SLEET
AND SNOW TO THE OHIO VALLEY AND THEN TO THE NORTHEAST ON
THURSDAY...WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWS POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF NEW
YORK AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 9 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT. 

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Last Updated: 355 PM EST TUE DEC 11 2007