THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 14 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 AM CST FRI DEC 22 2006
...MAJOR WINTER STORM TRANSITIONING INTO A HEAVY RAIN EVENT FOR
THE EASTERN U.S....WHILE FROZEN PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO IMPACT
THE UPPER MIDWEST...
FLOOD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI.
FLOOD WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
GEORGIA...WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA...WESTERN VIRGINIA...AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN WISONCSIN
AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN
VERMONT...AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW YORK.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...MINNESOTA...WESTERN WISCONSIN...NORTHERN
MICHIGAN INCLUDING THE UPPER PENINSULA...NORTHERN
VERMONT...NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND WESTERN MAINE.
A SNOW ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
WISCONSIN.
AT 9 AM CST FRIDAY...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CENTERED
OVER SOUTHERN IOWA WAS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD...AND IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THIS MOTION THROUGH SATURDAY. THE SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS
THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND CENTRAL PLAINS...WITH ONLY LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS REMAINING IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS. LIGHT SNOW...FREEZING
RAIN...AND RAIN HAVE MOVED INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND
UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS EXTEND FROM
EASTERN LOUISIANA THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST AND NORTHWARD INTO
ILLINOIS AND THE OHIO VALLEY. THE SURFACE CENTRAL LOW PRESSURE
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS 1007 MB OR 29.74
INCHES...AND IS LOCATED NEAR NORTHERN ILLINOIS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES THROUGH 8 AM
CST FRIDAY...
...ARIZONA...
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN 6.0
FLAGSTAFF 5.5
DILKON 5.0
BELLEMONT 4.5
HOLBROOK 4.0
...NEW MEXICO...
TIJERAS 21.2
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 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
DENVER CENTENNIAL AIRPORT 17.0
...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
SAINT FRANCIS 8.5
ECKLEY 8.0
VERNON 7.0
GOODLAND 6.1
EDSON 6.0
KANORADO 6.0
...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
...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...
YODER 18.0
CHUGWATER 17.0
CHEYENNE NWS OFFICE 13.0
ELK MOUNTAIN 13.0
WARREN AFB 11.9
LARAMIE 10.5
BURNS 10.0
LA GRANGE 9.4
ROCK RIVER 6.8
...MINNESOTA...
PLYMOUTH 4.0
LITCHFIELD 2.1
COKATO 2.1
NORTH BRANCH 2.0
ANDOVER 2.0
BALSAM LAKE 2.0
MINNEAPOLIS 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 AM CST
FRIDAY...
...LOUISIANA...
PATTERSON MEMORIAL 6.22
NEW ORLEANS CAL FIELD APT 5.75
NEW ORLEANS INTL APT 5.33
NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT APT 5.11
SALT POINT 2.70
FRANKLINTON 2.27
...TEXAS...
LEON 4.40
BEAUMONT 2.50
...MISSISSIPPI...
BILOXI 1.97
CHAIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 1.82
THE STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST
NORTHEAST. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE UPPER MIDWEST...WITH HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE NEAR LAKE
SUPERIOR. SOME AREAS IN THE NORTHEAST MAY EXPERIENCING MINOR
FREEZING RAIN. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST
OF THE EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY TODAY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO
2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 3 PM CST FRIDAY. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
FRACASSO
Last Updated: 954 AM EST FRI DEC 22 2006