THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 AM CST SUN DEC 23 2007
...DEEP LOW PRESSURE MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHWARD THROUGH WISCONSIN...
HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS...WINTER STORM WARNINGS...SNOW AND BLOWING
ADVISORIES...AS WELL AS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN
EFFECT FROM EASTERN MINNESOTA EASTWARD INTO PARTS OF WESTERN GREAT
LAKES REGION. PLEASE REFER TO WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV FOR A GRAPHICAL
DEPICTION OF CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS.
AT 830 AM CST...A 980 MB...28.93 INCHES...LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS
MOVING NORTHWARD OVER NORTHERN WISCONSIN WHILE A SHARP COLD FRONT
EXTENDED ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY SOUTHWARD INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO
PUSHING STEADILY EASTWARD. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS SHOWED
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONFINED IN EASTERN MINNESOTA AND CENTRAL
AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE AFFECTING
THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES...MUCH OF THE OHIO VALLEY...INTO THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN. THEY WERE MOVING STEADILY EAST-NORTHEASTWARD
AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 7OO PM CST
FRIDAY DEC 21 THROUGH 900 AM CST SUNDAY DEC 23...
...WISCONSIN...
GALESVILLE 7.0 ESTIMATED
CHIPPEWA FALLS 4.5
MAPLE 4.5
LA CROSSE AIRPORT 4.4
LA CROSSE NWS 4.2
KERRICK 3.7
HOLMEN 1 NW 3.5
HAYWARD 3.1
BLACK RIVER FALLS 3.0
W EAU CLAIRE 1.1
KENNAN 1.0
ELDERON 1.0
...MINNESOTA...
RENO 3 SW 4.4
WINONA 4.3
...ILLINOIS...
QUINCY 1.0
...IOWA...
CEDAR RAPIDS 8.0
CENTERVILLE 6.5
WASHINGTON 6.0 ESTIMATED
ALBIA 5.5
WATERVILLE 8 S 4.5
EDGEWOOD 4.0
OTTUMWA 3.3
WINTERSET 3.2
ST OLAF 2.5
...LATEST SELECTED STRONG WIND GUSTS IN MPH...
...WISCONSIN...
GREEN BAY 10 NE 71
KENOSHA ARPT 55
MILWAUKEE INTL ARPT 52
RACINE BATTEN ARPT 49
SHEBOYGAN ARPT 49
...MICHIGAN...
BENTON HARBOR 55
CRYSTAL VALLEY 6 E 55
DETROIT CITY AIRPORT 53
...INDIANA...
METZ 83
LAPORTE COUNTY 72
SOUTH BEND 62
MCCORDSVILLE 57
GOSHEN 55
GREENSBURG 54
BROWNSBURG 46
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 7OO PM CST
FRIDAY DEC 21 THROUGH 200 AM CST SUNDAY DEC 23 WHERE THE EVENT HAD
ALREADY ENDED...
...NEBRASKA...
AUBURN 1.2
...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
PLATTSBURG 6.0
...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
...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
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN IN UPPER MICHIGAN
DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. SNOW INTENSITY ACROSS WISCONSIN WILL
BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS LIGHTER SNOW SPREADS EASTWARD INTO THE UPPER
GREAT LAKES REGION. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE AFOREMENTIONED REGION ON SUNDAY...BUT
WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE SUNDAY NIGHT. FURTHER SOUTH...THE AREA OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE QUICKLY
EASTWARD...REACHING THE EAST COAST SUNDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
KONG
Last Updated: 1051 AM EST SUN DEC 23 2007