THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST SUN DEC 23 2007

...DEEP LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE UPPER GREAT LAKES
WEAKENING....

WINTER STORM WARNINGS...HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS AND SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FROM EASTERN MINNESOTA
EASTWARD INTO PARTS OF THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION. IN
ADDITION...FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF THE OHIO
VALLEY...NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE SOUTHERN TIER OF NEW YORK.
PLEASE REFER TO WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV FOR A GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF
CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS.

AT 800 PM CST...A 995 MILLIBAR...29.38 INCHES...LOW PRESSURE
CENTER WAS LOCATED OVER THE  UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. THIS LOW
HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS...WHILE BEGINNING
TO WEAKEN.  A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDS SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THIS
LOW FROM UPSTATE NEW YORK...SOUTHWARD ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD
AND INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO.NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADARS SHOWED A DECREASE IN INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE OF SNOW 
ACROSS MINNESOTA..WISCONSIN AND THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAS INCREASED IN AREAL COVERAGE ACROSS THE
WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE LOWER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN...ENHANCED BY
WESTERLY FLOW OFF OF LAKE MICHIGAN. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE
MOVING RAPIDLY EASTWARD AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT ACROSS EASTERN NEW
YORK INTO NEW ENGLAND.  SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FARTHER
TO THE SOUTH ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD HAS DIMINISHED.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 7OO PM CST
FRIDAY DEC 21 THROUGH 700 PM CST SUNDAY DEC 23...

...WISCONSIN...

HERBSTER 5 S                 16.0
KENNAN                       14.5
LA CROSSE                    14.4
MEDFORD 4NW                  13.5
NECEDAH 3 SE                 13.0
WEST SALEM                   12.5 
LA CROSSE NWS                12.4
SPARTA 2 S                   11.8 
NORTH BEND                   11.8 
GALESVILLE 2 E               10.0 
VALLEY 1 NW                   9.0 
RICHLAND CENTER 4 W           8.8 
PERKINSTOWN 5 E               8.5 
STEVENS POINT 0.9 SSW         8.0 
BLACK RIVER FALLS 1.7 NNE     7.8 
ARKDALE                       7.5
EAU CLAIRE                    6.7
MOUNT ZION 2 NW               6.5 
LADYSMITH                     6.0
BRUCE 12 N                    6.0 
HUMBIRD 3 NNW                 5.8 
GREEN BAY                     5.6
BARRON 10 N                   5.5 
CUSHING                       5.0 

...MINNESOTA...

CLOQUET                      10.5
KERRICK                       9.8
DULUTH                        9.8
WRENSHALL                     7.6
RENO 3 SW                     4.4 
WINONA                        4.3 
MINNEAPOLIS                   3.9
RUSH CITY                     3.0
ROCHESTER INTL AIRPORT        0.9

...MICHIGAN...

N IRONWOOD                   15.0
MARENISCO 7 NE               12.0
WELLSTON                      6.8
WYOMING                       3.0


...ILLINOIS...

ORANGEVILLE 2.8 NW            2.0 
MORRISON 3.2 E                2.0 
ALEDO 0.8 NW                  1.9 
MOLINE 0.9 N                  1.6 
MENDOTA 0.9 N                 1.4 
QUINCY                        1.0
COAL VALLEY 1.9 SE            1.0 
GERMANTOWN HILLS 0.9 ESE      1.0 

...IOWA...
DECORAH 7.9 ENE               9.0 
CEDAR RAPIDS                  8.0
MANCHESTER 0.7 NNE            7.0 
CENTERVILLE                   6.5
WASHINGTON                    6.0 ESTIMATED
NORWAY 0.4 W                  6.0 
ALBIA                         5.5
MARION 1.2 NE                 5.4 
INDIANOLA 2.4 SSE             5.4 
ANAMOSA 2.5 SSW               5.0 
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...

...MICHIGAN...

MUSKEGON                       78
GREENVILLE                     71
LAWTON 2 N                     70
KALAMAZOO                      67
GUN LAKE                       65
GRAND RAVEN                    65
GRAND RAPIDS                   64
SOUTH HAVEN                    63
JACKSON                        60
CANNONSBURG                    60
MATTAWAN                       60

...WISCONSIN...

RACINE                         66
UNIV OF WI MILWAUKEE           58
FOND DU LAC                    44

...INDIANA...

METZ                           83
LA PORTE                       72
SOUTH BEND AIRPORT             62
FORT WAYNE AIRPORT             51
RICHMOND                       47

...OHIO...
MARION                         61
DAYTON COX INTL AIRPORT        56
WRIGHT PATERSON                54
CLEVELAND                      52

...KENTUCKY...

COVINGTON                      44

...PENNSYLVANIA...

ALLEGHENY COUNTY ARPT          47
PITTSBURGH INTL ARPT           45



...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 OVER THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVERNIGHT...WITH A DECREASE IN WIND TONIGHT
INTO MONDAY.  HEAVIEST SNOWFALL TONIGHT INTO MONDAY WILL BE
CONFINED IN THE LEE OF THE GREAT LAKES WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED.

THIS IS THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

ORAVEC




Last Updated: 957 PM EST SUN DEC 23 2007