THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. MAJOR WINTER
STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007

...WINTER STORM PUSHING EASTWARD FROM CENTRAL PLAINS INTO
NORTHEASTERN U.S....

WINTER STORM WARNINGS/WATCHES/ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM
CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH THE MIDWEST NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE NEW
ENGLAND STATES AND ALONG THE CENTRAL APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS.

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

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IS
FORECAST TO DEEPEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY
SATURDAY EVENING.  WITH VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT...AND PLENTY
OF MOISTURE AVAILABLE...THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY
SNOW FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE NORTHEAST OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE DAYS.  FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS VERY
MOIST AIR IS FORCED UPWARD OVER FREEZING SURFACE
TEMPERATURES...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS. 
FURTHER SOUTH...HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FALLING ALONG
THE GULF COAST AND SPREAD NORTHWARD OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN
SEABOARD AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.

AS OF 900 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS SHOWED
A BROAD PRECIPITATION SHIELD STRETCHING FROM CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND
CENTRAL KANSAS NORTHEASTWARD INTO NORTHEAST OHIO AND SOUTHERN
MICHIGAN...WITH A LINE OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING
FROM THE OHIO VALLEY INTO EASTERN TEXAS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 100 AM CST FRI DEC
14 2007 THROUGH 800 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007...

...NEW MEXICO...
CLAYTON                                3.3    
ANGEL FIRE                             2.0    
RIO RANCHO                             1.5    

...COLORADO...
ELIZABETH                              4.1    
JULESBURG                              4.0    
GENESEE                                3.3    
ROXBOROUGH PARK                        1.0    

...TEXAS...
CLARENDON                              2.0    
VEGA                                   1.0    

...KANSAS...
HAYS                                  13.5    
ELLIS                                 12.0    
ELLSWORTH                             12.0    
GALATIA                               12.0    
WALDO                                  8.0    
NESS CITY                              8.0    
RUSSELL                                8.0    
PLAINVILLE 4 WNW                       8.0    
GREAT BEND                             7.5    
NORTH LYONS                            6.0    
CLAY CENTER                            6.0    
MINNEAPOLIS                            7.0    
CIMARRON                               5.5    
CONCORDIA                              5.0    
CLYDE                                  5.0    
ADA                                    5.0    
GOODLAND                               4.4    
SOUTH HUTCHINSON                       4.0    
HILL CITY                              4.0    
JACKSON                                3.0    
SAINT PETER                            3.0    
NICODEMUS                              4.0    
PRATT                                  2.5    

...NEBRASKA...
GUIDE ROCK                             5.0    
FAIRMONT                               4.0    
FRANKLIN                               4.0    
OMAHA                                  3.6    
VALLEY NWS                             2.7    
YORK                                   2.5    

...IOWA...
LEON                                   4.5    
MOUNT AYR                              3.0    
CORYDON                                3.0    
BEDFORD                                2.0    
BATAVIA 3 ENE                          1.8    

...ILLINOIS...
WINCHESTER                             2.8    
JACKSONVILLE                           2.5    
CALHOUN 5 SE                           2.1    
SPRINGFIELD                            2.1    
HERSCHER                               1.5    
ELGIN                                  1.3    
GENOA                                  1.2    
FREEPORT                               1.0    
AVISTON                                1.0    

...MISSOURI...
GRANT CITY                             4.0    
MARYVILLE                              3.0    
VANDALIA                               3.0    
SAVERTON                               3.0    
LOUISIANA                              3.0    
HANNIBAL                               3.0    
LAKE ST. LOUIS 2 SW                    2.6    
TROY                                   2.5    
BOWLING GREEN                          2.0    
SEDALIA                                2.0    
COLUMBIA                               2.0    
COLE CAMP                              2.0    
FORT LEONARD WOOD                      1.0    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATION IN INCHES FROM
100 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 THROUGH 800 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007...

...MISSOURI...
FREDRICKTOWN                           0.25    


...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 100 AM CST FRI DEC
14 2007 THROUGH 800 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007...

...TEXAS...
COLLEGE STATION/EASTERWOOD FIELD       2.37    
PARIS/COX FIELD                        1.46    
HUNTSVILLE                             1.38    
ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT            1.02    

...ARKANSAS...
HOT SPRINGS/MEMORIAL FIELD             2.49 
MOUNT IDA                              1.97 
BLYTHEVILLE AIRPORT                    1.91 
BATESVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT            1.79 
RUSSELLVILLE                           1.36 
ROGERS/CARTER FIELD                    1.04 



OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS...WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO
SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD NEW ENGLAND.  SNOWFALL TOTALS IN
EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE MIDWEST INTO THE EASTERN
GREAT LAKES/NORTHERN NEW YORK/NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.  ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS FROM
WESTERN VIRGINIA/EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA EASTWARD INTO THE MARYLAND
PANHANDLE/SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 PM CST SATURDAY. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ON THIS EVENT.

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Last Updated: 1014 AM EST SAT DEC 15 2007