THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007

...LOW PRESSURE DEEPENING OVER THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS
EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS
IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION...

WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
ADVISORIES AND HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS ARE PRESENTLY IN EFFECT FROM
EASTERN KANSAS NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
AND INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION. PLEASE REFER TO
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV FOR A GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF CURRENT
WATCHES AND WARNINGS.

AT 830 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS SHOWED MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW AFFECTING AREAS FROM NORTHERN MISSOURI...EASTERN
IOWA...FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND INTO NORTH CENTRAL
WISCONSIN.  TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THIS SNOW...NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADARS ARE SHOWING AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
STRETCHING FROM THE LOWER OHIO RIVER VALLEY...SOUTHWARD INTO THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY AND TOWARD THE CENTRAL GULF COAST.  THIS LINE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT
APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH.  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMTS IN INCHES FROM 7OO PM CST
FRIDAY DEC 21 THROUGH 800 PM CST SATURDAY DEC 22...

...COLORADO...

LA VETA                      10.0
SNOWMASS                     10.0
BAILEY 5 SW                  10.0  
CONIFER                       9.0
OURAY                         9.0
BOULDER 11 SW                 7.9  
KEN CARYL                     7.7  
GENESEE                       7.7
EVERGREEN 4 S                 7.3  
TRINIDAD                      6.0
ALAMOSA                       6.0
TWO BUTTES 12 NE              6.0  
MONUMENT                      4.0

...NEW MEXICO...

TUCUMCARI                     5.5  
SANDIA PARK 5 E               5.0
SANTA FE 2 E                  5.0
WATROUS                       4.0 
MOSQUERO                      3.7 
DATIL                         3.5 
TAJIQUE 5 NE                  3.5 
RATON 7 N                     3.5 
EDGEWOOD 6 NNW                3.0 
CONCHAS                       3.0 
TAOS                          3.0 
SANTA ROSA                    3.0 
ALBUQUERQUE 8 E               2.0

...TEXAS...

DALHART                       3.0 
CHANNING                      3.0 
BORGER                        3.0 
AMARILLO NWS                  1.5 

...OKLAHOMA...

ALVA                          4.0  
HARPER                        3.0
BEAVER                        3.0 
CHEROKEE                      3.0  
FAIRVIEW                      3.0  
FREEDOM                       3.0  
KEYES 4.1 NE                  2.0 
BOISE CITY                    2.0 
WOODWARD                      1.5
ANADARKO                      1.0

...KANSAS...

WILLARD                      11.0
BUSHONG 2 S                  11.0
TOPEKA                        9.0
MAPLE HILL 4 SSW              9.0
WEST WICHITA 2 N              8.0
LEAVENWORTH                   7.0  
HUGOTON                       5.5 
HICKOK 8 NE                   6.5 
MID CONTINENT AIRPORT         6.0
ULYSSES 3 NE                  6.0 
CCIL GROVE                    5.0
EL DORADO 1 N                 4.5
INGALLS 4 SSE                 4.5 
ENGLEWOOD 7 NE                4.5 
SATANTA 10.1 N                4.0
WICHITA                       4.0 
SUBLETTE 11 NNE               4.0 
HAVILAND 3 SSW                4.0  

...MISSOURI...

ST JOSEPH                     8.0
TRENTON                       6.1    
GALLATIN                      6.0

...IOWA...

ALBIA                         5.5
OTTUMWA                       3.3  
CEDAR RAPIDS                  2.8 
EDGEWOOD                      2.5

...NEBRASKA...

AUBURN                        1.2


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS EVENING IS
EXPECTED TO DEEPEN RAPIDLY WHILE MOVING NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE
GREAT LAKES REGION BY SUNDAY MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS WILL SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY AND INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. 
IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AMTS...STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO
PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THESE SAME AREAS.  TRAVEL
IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS WILL BE VERY
DIFFICULT.  THE AREA OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SOUTHEAST
OF THE HEAVY SNOW AREA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE QUICKLY EAST
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS AND CENTRAL
TO EASTERN GULF COASTAL REGION TONIGHT AND INTO THE NORTHEASTERN
U.S. DURING SUNDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 3 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

RUBIN-OSTER/ORAVEC
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Last Updated: 953 PM EST SAT DEC 22 2007