THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 10 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 AM CST THU DEC 21 2006
...MAJOR WINTER STORM MOVING INTO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND
MIDWEST AS SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL IN CENTRAL PLAINS...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN
NEBRASKA...EASTERN COLORADO...AND SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
COLORADO...WESTERN KANSAS...CENTRAL NEBRASKA...AND SOUTHERN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...NORTHWESTERN
IOWA...EASTERN NEBRASKA...AND CENTRAL KANSAS.
AT 9 AM CST THURSDAY...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CENTERED
OVER WESTERN NEBRASKA WAS SLOWLY MOVING EAST NORTHEASTWARD. THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE IS CAUSING SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
THROUGH PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS...AND RAIN THROUGH MOST OF
THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND THE MIDWEST. ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS A 1009 MB /29.79 INCHES/ SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WAS LOCATED OVER WESTERN KANSAS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES THROUGH 8 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...
...ARIZONA...
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN 6.0
FLAGSTAFF 5.5
DILKON 5.0
BELLEMONT 4.5
HOLBROOK 4.0
...NEW MEXICO...
CUBA 20.0
PIETOWN 18.0
RED RIVER 14.0
RUIDOSO 12.0
TAOS 12.0
ALBUQUERQUE 11.0
...COLORADO...
GLEN HAVEN 52.0
CUCHARA 28.0
BLACK HAWK 25.5
IDAHO SPRINGS 25.0
COLORADO CITY 24.0
STUMP LAKES 23.0
CASTLE ROCK 21.0
LA VETA 19.0
EVERGREEN 19.0
BROOKVALE 18.0
SAN ISABEL 18.0
RYE 18.0
BOULDER 16.0
DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 11.0
...UTAH...
MONTICELLO 6.0
ENTERPRISE 6.0
CEDAR CITY 5.0
MOAB 5.0
CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK 3.5
...KANSAS...
KANORADO 10.0
FRANCIS 9.0
ECKLEY 8.0
VERNON 7.0
GOODLAND 6.1
EDSON 6.0
KANORADO 6.0
WRAY 5.0
...TEXAS...
DALHART 5.0
DUMAS 4.0
KENTON 4.0
VEGA 4.0
BOISE CITY 3.0
AMARILLO 2.0
LUBBOCK 1.0
...NEBRASKA...
OGALLALA 12.0
CHAPPEL 9.0
DEUEL 9.0
MULLEN 6.9
VALENTINE 6.0
SCOTTSBLUFF 6.0
IMPERIAL 5.0
KIMBALL 5.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
GREGORY 5.0
DAVISON 1.0
...WYOMING...
CHEYENNE NWS OFFICE 11.0
LARAMIE 5.0
CENTENNIAL 4.0
WHEATLAND 4.0
...SELECTED FREEZING RAIN ICE ACCUMULATIONS AS OF 8 AM CST
THURSDAY...
...OKLAHOMA...
CLAUDE 0.50
GUYMON 0.25
BEAVER 0.13
...TEXAS...
AMARILLO 0.98
STINNETT 0.75
DUMAS 0.50
TEXHOMA 0.50
DUMAS 0.50
MIAMI 0.38
VEGA 0.25
STRATFORD 0.25
...KANSAS...
GOODLAND 0.40
HILL CITY 0.25
...NEBRASKA...
ANSELMO 0.50
MULLEN 0.50
OCONTO 0.50
ARNOLD 0.25
VALENTINE 0.25
THE STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST
NORTHEAST. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY IN THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF
4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. MINOR ADDITIONAL FREEZING RAIN
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 3 PM CST THURSDAY. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
FRACASSO
Last Updated: 953 AM EST THU DEC 21 2006