THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR CENTRAL U.S. ICE STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2007

...PRECIPITATION ADVANCING TOWARD EAST COAST BUT CONTINUES IN
SOUTHERN PLAINS...

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. WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WATCHES AS WELL AS
SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO
NORTHEASTWARD INTO ILLINOIS.

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

COLD AIR IS SET IN PLACE BEHIND A STATIONARY FRONT STRETCHED FROM
TEXAS NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND INTO
VIRGINIA. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERS WILL RIDE ALONG THIS
BOUNDARY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS PROVIDING A FOCUS FOR THE
PRECIPITATION. A SOUTHERLY FLOW OF WARM AND MOIST AIR FROM THE
GULF OF MEXICO CONTINUES TO OVERRIDE THE SHALLOW ARCTIC AIRMASS
NORTH OF THE FRONT...RESULTING IN AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF FREEZING
RAIN AND SLEET.  

AT 900 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
CURRENT SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED SCATTERED AREAS OF FREEZING
RAIN AND SLEET FROM NORTHERN TEXAS NORTHEASTWARD INTO WESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA. ANOTHER WINTRY MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING
THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH PLAIN
RAIN FALLING ON THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE AREAS OF
PRECIPITATION.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CST SATURDAY DEC 8 THROUGH 800 PM CST SUNDAY DEC 9...

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

...INDIANA...       FREEZING RAIN
RENSSELAER             0.50
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

...MISSOURI...      SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
BOWLING GREEN          2.00-3.00
COLUMBIA 1 E           2.00
NW JEFFERSON CITY      1.00
NEVADA                 1.00
ASHLAND                0.80-1.00
RAYMORE 1 SE           0.80
MONTGOMERY CITY        0.75 FREEZING RAIN
CLINTON 3 ESE          0.70
VERSAILLES             0.50-1.00
WARSAW                 0.50-1.00
RHINELAND              0.50-0.80

...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

...KANSAS...       
RAWLINS                5.0  SNOW
SAINT FRANCIS 3 ESE    2.7  SNOW
CHEYENNE               2.0  SNOW
EDNA                   1.00 FREEZING RAIN
COLUMBUS               1.00 FREEZING RAIN
PITTSBURG              1.00 FREEZING RAIN
INDEPENDENCE           1.00 FREEZING RAIN
HUTCHINSON             1.00 SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN

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

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

...NEW MEXICO...     ALL SNOW
MCGAFFEY 5 SE         10.0
LOS ALAMOS 4 WNW       7.0 

OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...A LARGE AREA FROM THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
EAST-NORTHEAST TO KANSAS CITY AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS AS WELL AS
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST IS 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




Last Updated: 945 PM EST SUN DEC 09 2007