STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR CENTRAL U.S. ICE STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2007

...MAJOR ICE STORM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL U.S...

NUMEROUS ICE STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM
NORTHERN TEXAS NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
INTO PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST...LOWER GREAT LAKES...AND INTO
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM NEW
MEXICO NORTHEASTWARD INTO ILLINOIS.

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

A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERS RIDING NORTHEASTWARD ALONG A
NEARLY STALLED FRONTAL SYSTEM EXTENDING FROM THE TEXAS/NEW MEXICO
BORDER TO THE CAROLINA COAST ARE HELPING TO PUMP A LARGE AREA OF
WARM MOIST AIR FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO OVER A SHALLOW ARCTIC
AIRMASS NORTH OF THE FRONT...RESULTING IN AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET.  

AT 300 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
CURRENT SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED A SWATH OF FREEZING RAIN AND
SLEET WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS FROM NORTHERN TEXAS
EAST-NORTHEAST INTO PENNSYLVANIA.  THE WINTRY MIX WAS FILLING IN
ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CST SATURDAY DEC 8 THROUGH 200 PM CST SUNDAY DEC 9...

...OHIO...          FREEZING RAIN
COLUMBUS GROVE         0.20

...INDIANA...       FREEZING RAIN
WARSAW 1 NE            0.25
LAFAYETTE              0.25
NORTH WEBSTER 2 N      0.25
ANGOLA 6 W             0.20

...MISSOURI...      SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
BOWLING GREEN          2.0-3.0
COLUMBIA 1 E           2.0
NW JEFFERSON CITY      1.0
NEVADA                 1.0
ASHLAND                0.8-1.0
RAYMORE 1 SE           0.8
CLINTON 3 ESE          0.7
VERSAILLES             0.5-1.0
WARSAW                 0.5-1.0
RHINELAND              0.5-0.8

...ILLINOIS...      SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
POPLAR GROVE 3 SW      1.0
PHILADELPHIA 2 S       0.7
JACKSONVILLE           0.5
BEACH PARK 1 W         0.5
BLOOMINGTON 1 NE       0.3

...KANSAS...       
RAWLINS                5.0  SNOW
SAINT FRANCIS 3 ESE    2.7  SNOW
CHEYENNE               2.0  SNOW
COLUMBUS               1.0  FREEZING RAIN
PITTSBURG              1.0  FREEZING RAIN
INDEPENDENCE           1.0  FREEZING RAIN

...OKLAHOMA...      FREEZING RAIN
MIAMI                  0.5 
COLLINSVILLE           0.5
OKLAHOMA CITY          0.3  
ENID                   0.25 
KENDRICK               0.2 

...TEXAS...
LIPSCOMB               0.5  SLEET
SPEARMAN               0.5  FREEZING RAIN
AMARILLO               0.2  FREEZING RAIN 
PERRYTON               0.2  FREEZING RAIN

...WISCONSIN...     ALL SNOW
MADISON                1.0
VERONA 6 NNW           0.9

...IOWA...          ALL SNOW
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...       ALL SNOW
BOULDER 2 S            8.6
CRESTED BUTTE 6 N      7.0
BOULDER 3 S            6.8
GREELEY 3 W            6.7
RALSTON BUTTES 1 NNW   6.5
BOULDER 5 SE           6.0

OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...AREAS FROM THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
EAST-NORTHEAST TO KANSAS CITY AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS AS WELL AS
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE OVER 1/4 INCH OF
FREEZING RAIN. SOME AREAS COULD SEE UP TO TWO INCHES OF ICE ACROSS
OKLAHOMA...KANSAS...AND MISSOURI. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF
UP TO A FOOT ARE EXPECTED ACROSS COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO...WITH UP
TO 6 INCHES FROM THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES INTO NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND. THE CENTRAL US WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR OUT BY THE SECOND HALF
OF THE WEEK AS THE SYSTEM SLOWLY PROGRESSES EASTWARD.

PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

FRACASSO