STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR CENTRAL U.S. ICE STORM/HEAVY RAIN 
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD  
300 AM CST THU NOV 30 2006  
  
...SIGNIFICANT ICING...SNOW AND HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING OVER PARTS OF
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS UP THROUGH THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY...

ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM EASTERN KANSAS INTO NORTHERN
MISSOURI. WINTER STORM WARNINGS...FOR A MIXTURE OF ICE AND
SNOW...ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS AND THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE...OKLAHOMA...SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...NORTHWESTERN
ARKANSAS...MISSOURI...AND ILLINOIS.  

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN NEW
MEXICO. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL
PORTIONS OF MISSOURI AND EASTERN KANSAS. SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR EASTERN COLORADO...WESTERN KANSAS...AND THE OKLAHOMA
AND TEXAS PANHANDLES.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF
THE CENTRAL U.S. INCLUDING PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO...CENTRAL
TEXAS...SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...ILLINOIS...AND NORTHWESTERN
INDIANA.

A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHING ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. IS
BRINGING ARCTIC AIR INTO THE REGION...WHILE WARM MOIST AIR IS
SURGING NORTH FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO.  AN UPPER LEVEL STORM
CURRENTLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL MOVE INTO THE
SOUTH CENTRAL U.S. DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM HAS
TRIGGERED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ADDITIONALLY...A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW HAS
BEEN FALLING ACROSS REGIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...INTO THE
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BEHIND THIS BAND OF RAINFALL. THIS LARGE
AREA OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO PROCEED TO THE EAST THROUGH
THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WITH HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE. WITH COLD
AIR ENTERING REGIONS IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...SOME OF THE AREAS
CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING RAINFALL WILL SEE A CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING
RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE
THROUGH THURSDAY.
 
FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 0.25 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE
FROM EASTERN OKLAHOMA NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH MISSOURI AND INTO
EASTERN IOWA AND WESTERN ILLINOIS.


...SELECTED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH 200 AM CST THURSDAY...

...COLORADO...

GENESEE                      17.8
ASPEN SPRINGS                17.0
MESA                         16.5
BLACK HAWK                   16.2
EL DORADO SPRINGS            15.0
JAMESTOWN                    14.7
PUEBLO                       13.5
IDAHO SPRINGS                13.2
ESTES PARK                   13.0
SEDALIA                      12.0
CRAWFORD                     12.0
HOTCHKISS                    11.5

...UTAH...

ALTA UDOT                    39.0
ALTA GUARD                   38.0 
BRIGHTON CREST               31.0
ALTA COLLINS                 29.0
SNOWBIRD                     28.0
BIG COTTONWOOD SPRUCES       19.5
SOLITUDE                     19.0
THE CANYONS                  18.0

...NEW MEXICO...

ESPANOLA                     10.0
WHITE ROCK                    6.8
EL MORRO                      6.3
ANGEL FIRE                    6.0
SAN RAFAEL                    5.0
PIETOWN                       4.5
RED RIVER                     4.3


...TEXAS...
RANDALL                       5.0
POTTER                        5.0
AMARILLO                      4.0 
OLDHAM                        3.0
HUTCHINSON                    1.5
GRAY                          1.5


...SELECTED RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH 200 AM CST THURSDAY...

...ILLINOIS...

STERLING ROCKFALLS          4.42
NAPERVILLE                  3.21
CHICAGO OHARE               2.07
OAK BROOK                   1.74
WHEATON                     1.31



...MISSOURI...

BLUE LICK                   2.58
DEERFIELD                   2.38
HAGERS GROVE                2.28
HUNTSVILLE                  2.15
MUSSELFORK                  1.92
SEDALIA                     1.75
SPRINGFIELD                 1.65
KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL         1.40
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BAE      1.18
KANSAS CITY                 1.18


...OKLAHOMA...

MCALESTER REGIONAL          2.07
MUSKOGEE                    1.93
LOCUST GROVE                1.86
AVANT                       1.84
MILL CREEK                  1.52
SPAVINAW                    1.42




AS THIS STORM MOVED THROUGH THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND WASATCH
MOUNTAINS TUESDAY NIGHT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE AND THREE
FEET WERE OBSERVED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WHILE ACCUMULATIONS
OF 2 TO 6 INCHES WERE MEASURED IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. ADDITIONAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHEAST
NEW MEXICO AND THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. PARTS OF THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND MIDWEST COULD SEE
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER A FOOT BY FRIDAY MORNING.

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