THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. MAJOR WINTER
STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST SAT DEC 15 2007

...WINTER STORM PUSHING INTO NORTHEASTERN U.S....

WINTER STORM WARNINGS/WATCHES/ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM
MISSOURI 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 900 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 NEAR THE GULF COAST. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS
STRENGTHENING OVER THE WESTERN OHIO RIVER VALLEY AS IT CONTINUES
NORTHEASTWARD. A SECONDARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO
FORM OVER THE CAROLINAS OVERNIGHT AND BECOME THE DOMINANT CENTER. 

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

...PENNSYLVANIA...
OIL CITY                               6.0
ST MARYS                               4.0
SIGEL                                  3.0
CANADOHTA LAKE                         2.6
BUTLER                                 2.0
RIDGWAY                                2.0
ROCKTON                                1.0

...OHIO...
LOGAN                                  4.0
DELAWARE                               3.8
SILVERTON                              3.5 
CINCINNATI                             3.5
FAIRFIELD                              3.4 
BATAVIA                                3.4 
HAMILTON                               3.0 

...INDIANA...
WASHINGTON 5.7 SSE                     5.0 
BRIGHT                                 3.5 
RICHMOND                               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...
ELLSTON                                8.0
LEON 1 E                               7.0
CHARITON 4 E                           7.0
BEACONSFIELD                           6.5
MOUNT AYR                              6.5
ALBIA                                  6.0
BEDFORD                                5.0
CORNING                                5.0
LEON                                   4.5    
PROMISE CITY 6 NW                      4.0
ATLANTIC 5 SW                          3.0
CORYDON                                3.0       

...ILLINOIS...
MCHENRY                                5.1
ROODHOUSE                              5.0
QUINCY                                 5.0
GODFREY                                5.0
SYCAMORE                               4.0
JACKSONVILLE                           3.0
CANTON                                 3.0
ANDALUSIA                              3.0  
RIVERTON                               2.9  
WINCHESTER                             2.8
DECATUR                                2.5
SPRINGFIELD                            2.1    
CHICAGO - OHARE                        0.5 THRU 4PM CST

...WISCONSIN...
LANNON                                 5.0
BROOKFIELD                             4.5
PALMYRA 1 SW                           4.2

...MISSOURI...
MARYVILLE                              5.0    
GRANT CITY                             4.5
SULLIVAN 7 NW                          4.0
URBANA                                 4.0
MIDDLETOWN                             3.5    
PATTONSBURG                            3.0
VANDALIA                               3.0    
SAVERTON                               3.0    
LOUISIANA                              3.0
PECULIAR                               3.0    
TROY 9 NE                              3.0     
HANNIBAL                               3.0    
BOURBON                                3.0 

...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
BELLEVUE 2 SE                          4.1
FAIRMONT                               4.0    
FRANKLIN                               4.0    
OMAHA                                  3.6    
HASTINGS 4 N                           3.4    

...OKLAHOMA...
ENID                                   4.0
PONCA CITY                             3.5
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 800 PM CST SAT DEC 15 2007...

...OHIO...
PORTSMOUTH                             0.20 

...INDIANA...
FRANKFORT                              0.25
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 800 PM CST SAT DEC 15 2007...

...GEORGIA...
WARNER ROBINS AFB                      3.05 
MACON                                  2.55 

...ALABAMA...
DOTHAN MUNI ARPT                       2.45
CAIRNS AAF/OZARK                       2.42

...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 


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 36 HOURS. 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. 

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. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE
ALONG THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA AND EASTERN
WEST VIRGINIA NORTHWARD INTO PENNSYLVANIA AND CENTRAL NEW YORK.
FURTHER SOUTH...HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO SPREAD
NORTHEASTWARD OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN SEABOARD AHEAD OF THE COLD
FRONT.

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

FRACASSO




Last Updated: 952 PM EST SAT DEC 15 2007