STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR EARLY SEASON SNOWFALL ACROSS NEW
MEXICO...TEXAS...AND OKLAHOMA
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
200 AM MST SUN NOV 25 2007

...THE THREAT FOR SNOWFALL HAS BEGUN TO DIMINISH ACROSS NEW MEXICO
BUT MEASURABLE SNOWS ARE STILL EXPECTED ACROSS AREAS OF WESTERN
AND CENTRAL TEXAS ON SUNDAY...

HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR EXTREME WESTERN TEXAS AND
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL TEXAS.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE AREA OF WEST
CENTRAL TEXAS.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AN AREA OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS.
THIS AREA RESIDES NORTH OF THE REGION WITH HEAVY SNOW AND WINTER
STORM WARNINGS. 

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR AN AREA OF SOUTHERN
TEXAS ALONG THE BIG BEND AS WELL AS NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

ALL WATCHES AND WARNINGS HAVE EXPIRED ACROSS NEW MEXICO.

AS OF 120 AM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS
DEPICTED A LARGE AREA OF MIXED PRECIPITATION FALLING ACROSS THE
STATE OF TEXAS. WITH COLD AIR IN PLACE AFTER A STRONG FRONTAL
PASSAGE A FEW DAYS AGO...MANY AREAS OF WEST AND CENTRAL TEXAS HAVE
CONTINUED TO HAVE TEMPERATURES SUPPORTIVE OF FREEZING
PRECIPITATION. A LARGE UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WHICH HAS  QUICKLY
PROGRESSED EASTWARD ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL MEXICO HAS HELPED TRIGGER
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IN VARIOUS FORMS. TEMPERATURES ACROSS
WESTERN TEXAS CONTINUE TO LINGER IN THE LOWER 30S WHICH HAS
ALLOWED A LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO FALL ACROSS MANY CITIES IN
WEST TEXAS. FARTHER EAST...TEMPERATURES HAVE STAYED IN THE MID 30S
WHICH HAS SUPPORTED A CHILLY RAINFALL WITH HEAVIER BANDS STREAMING
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM MST NOV 23
2007 THROUGH 100 AM MST NOV 25 2007...

...NEW MEXICO...

ROSWELL                                9.2 
CLOUDCROFT 1.8 SW                      9.0 
MORIARTY 1 NE                          7.4 
EAGLE NEST                             7.0 
CAPITAN                                6.0 
RUIDOSO                                5.0 
TIJERAS 5 E                            3.1 
CLAYTON 33 W                           3.0 
CEDAR CREST 10 ENE                     3.0 
MOUNTAINAIR                            2.5 
CAPULIN                                2.3
SUNSPOT 0.07 N                         2.1 

...TEXAS...

BRAVO                                  5.0 
STRATFORD                              4.5 
DALHART                                3.5 
TEXLINE                                3.0
GRUVER                                 3.0 
DUMAS                                  3.0 
EL PASO 3.3 NNE                        2.5 

...OKLAHOMA...

FELT                                   3.5 
BOISE CITY                             3.0 

AS THE UPPER-LEVEL ENERGY IN MEXICO MOVES EASTWARD...THE THREAT OF
PRECIPITATION WILL PROGRESS TO THE EAST AS WELL. WITH COLD AIR
STILL IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL
TEXAS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH
ISOLATED AREAS RECEIVING SLIGHTLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH SUNDAY. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD THE EAST...A
WARM...MOIST ONSHORE FLOW FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL KEEP
TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE FREEZING AND KEEP THE PRECIPITATION IN THE
FORM OF RAIN AS THE SYSTEM ENTERS EASTERN TEXAS AND LOUISIANA.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 800 MST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

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