THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR CENTRAL U.S. ICE STORM/HEAVY RAIN
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006
...SIGNIFICANT ICING...SNOW AND HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING OVER PARTS OF
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS UP THROUGH THE MIDWEST...
A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN OKLAHOMA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
TEXAS...OKLAHOMA...NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST
KANSAS...MISSOURI...SOUTHEAST IOWA...AND ILLINOIS. HEAVY SNOW
WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KANSAS
AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI.
FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST
ILLINOIS...SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...MUCH OF INDIANA...AND NORTHWEST
OHIO.
SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN TEXAS...AND PORTIONS OF
KANSAS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ACROSS
MUCH OF THE CENTRAL U.S. INCLUDING CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
TEXAS...ARKANSAS...SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...EASTERN IOWA...AND
SOUTHERN AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS.
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN INDIANA...SOUTHERN MICHIGAN...AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA
AND SOUTHERN NEW YORK. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHEAST
NEW YORK.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
OHIO...WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.
WIND ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
TEXAS...MISSISSIPPI...ALABAMA...CENTRAL TENNESSEE...EASTERN
KENTUCKY...AND WESTERN VIRGINIA.
A HIGH WIND WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
TENNESSEE...WESTERN AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA...EASTERN WEST
VIRGINIA...EASTERN INDIANA...OHIO...MARYLAND...DELAWARE...EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...NEW
YORK...MASSACHUSSETTS...CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND...AND SOUTHERN
VERMONT.
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...AHEAD OF THIS COLD FRONT.
THESE COLLIDING AIR MASSES HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR A MIXTURE OF
HEAVY RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW ACROSS REGIONS OF
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND
ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL MIDWEST. THIS LARGE AREA OF
PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO PROCEED TO THE EAST THROUGH THE
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. WITH COLD AIR
PUSHING INTO 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.
...SELECTED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH 300 PM 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
LOS ALAMOS 8.5
WHITE ROCK 6.8
EL MORRO 6.3
ANGEL FIRE 6.0
TIJERAS 5.4
SAN RAFAEL 5.0
PIETOWN 4.5
RED RIVER 4.3
...TEXAS...
AMARILLO 7.0
FRIONA 7.0
TULIA 7.0
OLTON 6.0
ROPESVILLE 6.0
RANDALL 5.0
POTTER 5.0
CLAUDE 5.0
LITTLEFIELD 4.5
PLAINVIEW 4.5
...OKLAHOMA...
NORMAN 1.5
NOBLE 0.9
...KANSAS...
GOODLAND 2.0
SYRACUSE 2.0
MANTER 2.0
COLBY 1.3
MINNEOLA 1.1
...MISSOURI...
UNITY VILLAGE 2.0
...SELECTED RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH 300 PM CST THURSDAY...
...ILLINOIS...
STERLING ROCKFALLS 4.42
NAPERVILLE 3.21
CARBON HILL 2.11
CHICAGO OHARE 2.05
OAK BROOK 1.74
WHEATON 1.31
...INDIANA...
CROWN POINT 1.62
VALPARAISO 1.58
SOUTH HAVEN 1.55
HEBRON 1.55
CHESTERTON 1.52
SCHERERVILLE 1.49
HAMMOND 1.43
MERRILLVILLE 1.29
...KANSAS...
MCCUNE 1.78
PITTSBURG 1.73
CHEROKEE 1.35
...MISSOURI...
LOWRY CITY 3.57
SPRINGFIELD 3.50
CASSVILLE 3.48
BATTLEFIELD 3.43
AURORA 3.26
NIXA 3.21
THEODOSIA 3.12
FAYETTE 3.07
BUTTERFIELD 3.00
AVA 2.91
OZARK 2.80
...OKLAHOMA...
MCALESTER REGIONAL 3.62
MUSKOGEE 3.58
LOCUST GROVE 1.86
AVANT 1.84
NORMAN 1.56
MILL CREEK 1.52
SPAVINAW 1.42
...TEXAS...
WATAUGA 1.99
WHITE SETTLEMENT 1.71
UNIVERSITY PARK 1.22
...ARKANSAS...
MULBERRY 4.43
FORT SMITH 4.15
HARRISON/BOONE CO. 3.93
NORTHWEST AK REGNL AIRPORT 3.82
FAYETTEVILLE/DRAKE 3.79
BENTONVILLE 3.65
WINFREY 3.64
RUDY 3.37
SILOAM SPRINGS 3.34
...SELECTED ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES AS OF 300 PM CST...
...MISSOURI...
PITTSBURG 1.50
ALDRICH 1.00
BUFFALO 0.75
HALF WAY 0.50
NEOSHO 0.50
FAIR GROVE 0.33
STOCKTON 0.25
LAMAR 0.25
...TEXAS...
EASTLAND 0.25
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 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS WHILE PARTS OF THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND MIDWEST COULD
SEE TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER A FOOT BY FRIDAY MORNING.
FREEZING RAIN WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 0.25 INCHES ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON THURSDAY. RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AS RAIN WILL PRECEDE
THE FROZEN PRECIPITATION.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THIS STORM.
RUBIN-OSTER
Last Updated: 355 PM EST THU NOV 30 2006