STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007

...MAJOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE A MIXTURE OF
WINTRY PRECIPITATION...WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING SEVERE WEATHER...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL NEBRASKA...WESTERN
KANSAS...AND EASTERN COLORADO.   

WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA...SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...NORTHERN IOWA...AND WESTERN
WISCONSIN. 

WINTER STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHEAST
KANSAS...EASTERN NEBRASKA...SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...WEST CENTRAL
SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHERN
MINNESOTA...EASTERN WISCONSIN...NORTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHERN
PORTION OF LOWER MICHIGAN...NORTHERN INDIANA...NORTHERN
OHIO...WESTERN AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN
MARYLAND...NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...AND NORTHEASTERN WEST
VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE DISTRACT OF COLUMBIA.

FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR A NARROW SECTION OF
CENTRAL INDIANA.

FLOOD WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...SOUTHEASTERN IOWA...AND NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI.

TORNADO WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS INTO WESTERN
AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST TEXAS UNTIL 600 AM CST
SATURDAY.

AT 300 AM CST...A 990 MILLIBAR LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS OVER
WESTERN KANSAS WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING THROUGH WESTERN TEXAS
INTO MEXICO. THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY TODAY AND MOVE
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS WITH INCREASING WINTRY PRECIPITATION
FROM COLORADO ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST AND
GREAT LAKES. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP THAT WILL SUPPORT NEAR
ZERO VISIBILITIES OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS.

THE COLD FRONT THROUGH WESTERN TEXAS WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN U.S. TODAY WITH STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED.
SOME OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH...LARGE
HAIL AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES AS OF 300 AM CST...

...WISCONSIN...

HOLMEN                     10.0
VICTORY                     8.0
STODDARD                    8.0


...IOWA...

WINONA                     10.0
MINNESOTA CITY              9.0


THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND MOVE EAST TODAY AND INTO
THE MIDWEST STATES ON SUNDAY. ADDITIONALLY...A SECOND AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES ON
SUNDAY. SNOWFALL WILL EXPAND TODAY FROM COLORADO INTO THE GREAT
LAKES WITH ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW POSSIBLE BY MONDAY MORNING IN
SOME AREAS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE TODAY AS
THE HEAVY SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS AND LOW
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST AND
GREAT LAKES STATES.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 AM CST.  PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

KONG/ECKERT