THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. MAJOR WINTER
STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM 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
EASTERN 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.
AS OF 300 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS SHOWED
A BROAD PRECIPITATION SHIELD STRETCHING FROM MISSOURI
NORTHEASTWARD INTO NEW YORK STATE...WITH A LINE OF HEAVY RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM THE OHIO VALLEY SOUTHWARD TO THE GULF
COAST.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IS
FORECAST TO DEEPEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY THIS
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 SUB-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.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 100 AM CST FRI DEC
14 2007 THROUGH 200 PM CST SAT DEC 15 2007...
...OHIO...
SILVERTON 3.5
FAIRFIELD 3.4
BATAVIA 3.4
HAMILTON 3.0
...INDIANA...
WASHINGTON 5.7 SSE 5.0
BRIGHT 3.5
LAWRENCEBURG 3.0
INDIANAPOLIS 9 W 3.0
PLAINFIELD 2 N 2.0
WESTFIELD 1.8
...KENTUCKY...
FLORENCE 2.5
BURLINGTON 2.0
WALTON 2.0
NAPOLEON 2.0
DRY RIDGE 2.0
...IOWA...
BEDFORD 5.0
CORNING 5.0
LEON 4.5
PROMISE CITY 6 NW 4.0
ATLANTIC 5 SW 3.0
MOUNT AYR 3.0
CORYDON 3.0
...ILLINOIS...
JACKSONVILLE 3.0
CANTON 3.0
RIVERTON 2.9
WINCHESTER 2.8
CALHOUN 5 SE 2.1
SPRINGFIELD 2.1
BLOOMINGTON 2.0
CHICAGO - OHARE 0.5
...MISSOURI...
MARYVILLE 5.0
GRANT CITY 4.5
MIDDLETOWN 3.5
PATTONSBURG 3.0
VANDALIA 3.0
SAVERTON 3.0
LOUISIANA 3.0
TROY 9 NE 3.0
HANNIBAL 3.0
LAKE ST. LOUIS 2 SW 2.6
TRENTON 2.6
...KANSAS...
GRAY 6.2 SSE 14.5
HAYS 13.5
ELLIS 12.0
SCHOENCHEN 6 WNW 12.0
ELLSWORTH 12.0
GALATIA 12.0
LARNED 6 NNW 11.5
MCCRACKEN 11.0
BURDETT 10 NNW 11.0
DODGE CITY 2 NNW 10.0
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
...NEBRASKA...
NEBRASKA CITY 6.5
WILBER 3 N 6.0
GUIDE ROCK 5.0
DESHLER 5.0
ORLEANS 2 W 5.0
LINCOLN 7 SE 4.7
FAIRMONT 4.0
FRANKLIN 4.0
OMAHA 3.6
HASTINGS 4 N 3.4
...OKLAHOMA...
BEAVER 3.0
GATE 2.5
...NEW MEXICO...
CLAYTON 3.3
RIBERA 2 NW 3.0
EAGLE NEST 3.0
ANGEL FIRE 2.0
RIO RANCHO 1.5
...COLORADO...
ELIZABETH 4.1
CUCHARA 4.0
JULESBURG 4.0
GENESEE 3.3
ROXBOROUGH PARK 1.0
...TEXAS...
AMARILLO 6 SW 3.5
CLARENDON 2.0
BOOTLEG 7 SW 2.0
VEGA 1.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATION IN INCHES FROM
100 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 THROUGH 200 PM CST SAT DEC 15 2007...
...OHIO...
PORTSMOUTH 0.20
...INDIANA...
PARAGON 0.13
...ILLINOIS...
CHESTER 2 SSE 0.25
...MISSOURI...
FREDRICKTOWN 0.25
POTOSI 2 SSE 0.25
SALEM 0.20
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 100 AM CST FRI DEC
14 2007 THROUGH 200 PM CST SAT DEC 15 2007...
...TEXAS...
COLLEGE STATION/EASTERWOOD FIELD 2.50
LUFKIN/ANGELINA CO ARPT 1.86
HUNTSVILLE 1.50
NACOGDOCHES 1.47
PARIS/COX FIELD 1.46
...ARKANSAS...
HOT SPRINGS/MEMORIAL FIELD 2.58
MOUNT IDA 2.05
BLYTHEVILLE AIRPORT 2.71
BATESVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT 2.36
OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS...WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO
SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH NEW ENGLAND. SNOWFALL TOTALS IN
EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER A LARGE AREA FROM THE MIDWEST
INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES REGION AND INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
SOME LOCAL AREAS MAY RECEIVE OVER A FOOT OF SNOW. ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS FROM
WESTERN VIRGINIA AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA NORTHWARD INTO
PENNSYLVANIA AND CENTRAL NEW YORK.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 PM CST SATURDAY. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ON THIS EVENT.
FRACASSO
Last Updated: 353 PM EST SAT DEC 15 2007