THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 12 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST THU DEC 21 2006
...MAIN FOCUS OF MAJOR WINTER STORM SHIFTING INTO THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION...WHILE HEAVY
RAINFALL IS FALLING ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...
SLEET ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN WISCONSIN.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...MINNESOTA...NORTHERN WISCONSIN...AND
NORTHERN MICHIGAN INCLUDING THE UPPER PENINSULA.
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN WISCONSIN.
A FLOOD WARNING IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN
ILLINOIS.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
AT 9 PM CST THURSDAY...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CENTERED
OVER CENTRAL KANSAS WAS SLOWLY MOVING NORTHEASTWARD...AND IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MOTION THROUGH FRIDAY. MOST OF THE SNOW
HAS ENDED ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND CENTRAL PLAINS...WITH
ONLY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS REMAINING IN THESE AREAS. LIGHT
SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...AND RAIN HAVE MOVED INTO THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION. RAIN EXTENDS
DOWN SOUTH THROUGH THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS TO THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST. SOME OF THE HEAVIEST RAINS ARE PRESENTLY OCCURRING
ACROSS LOUISIANA..EASTWARD TO ALABAMA. THE SURFACE CENTRAL LOW
PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE REMAINS TO
BE 1009 MB OR 29.79 INCHES...AND IS LOCATED OVER NORTHERN KANSAS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES THROUGH 8 PM
CST THURSDAY...
...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...
MORRISON 52.0
CONIFER 47.2
GLEN HAVEN...REVISED AMT 44.0
11 SW BOULDER 42.3
CONIFER 42.0
EVERGREEN 40.0
BLACK HAWK 38.0
GOLDEN 34.5
NEDERLAND 34.0
LITTLETON 32.0
CASTLE ROCK 30.0
CUCHARA 28.0
EVERGREEN 27.5
CENTENNIAL 25.5
IDAHO SPRINGS 25.0
COLORADO CITY 24.0
STUMP LAKES 23.0
FORT COLLINS 21.0
LA VETA 19.0
BROOKVALE 18.0
SAN ISABEL 18.0
RYE 18.0
DENVER CENTENNIAL AIRPORT 17.0
VERNON 14.0
...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...
BRIDGEPORT 17.5
BUSHNELL 16.2
OGALLALA 12.0
OSHKOSH 11.0
MULLEN 10.0
CHAPPEL 9.0
DEUEL 9.0
VALENTINE 6.0
SCOTTSBLUFF 6.0
IMPERIAL 5.0
KIMBALL 5.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
VALENTINE 12.0
SAINT FRANCIS 8.0
WINNER 7.0
GREGORY 7.0
IDEAL 6.0
PLATTE 5.0
WHITE LAKE 3.0
PICKSTOWN 2.0
...WYOMING...
CHUGWATER 20.0
CHEYENNE NWS OFFICE 13.0
BURNS 10.0
LA GRANGE 9.4
WARREN AF BASE 8.0
ROCK RIVER 6.8
LARAMIE 5.0
CENTENNIAL 4.0
WHEATLAND 4.0
...MINNESOTA...
BALSAM LAKE 2.0
CAMBRIDGE 1.5
CUMBERLAND 1.5
CENTER CITY 1.5
LONG PRAIRIE 1.0
...SELECTED FREEZING RAIN ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES AS OF 8 PM
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
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES AS OF 8 PM CST
THURSDAY...
...LOUISIANA...
PATTERSON MEMORIAL 4.79
NEW ORLEANS CAL FIELD APT 4.75
NEW ORLEANS INTL APT 4.40
NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT APT 4.29
SALT POINT 2.39
...TEXAS...
LEON 4.40
BEAUMONT 2.50
...MISSISSIPPI...
CHAIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 1.34
THE STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST
NORTHEAST. MINOR FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...NORTHERN WISCONSIN...AND
THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. AS THE
SYSTEM APPROACHES THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES REGION...IT IS EXPECTED TO RE-INTENSIFY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY...AND PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOWFALL ACROSS THIS
AREA...ALTHOUGH IT WILL NOT BE AS SIGNIFICANT AS IN THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES AND PLAINS.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 3 AM CST FRIDAY. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
OTTO
Last Updated: 958 PM EST THU DEC 21 2006