THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 15 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST FRI DEC 22 2006
...MAJOR WINTER STORM TRANSITIONING INTO A HEAVY RAIN EVENT FOR
THE EASTERN U.S....WHILE PORTIONS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST DUE IN FOR
A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT...
FLOOD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA...SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...NORTHWESTERN INDIANA...AND
NORTHWESTERN OHIO.
FLOOD WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN VIRGINIA...AND
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.
HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN WISCONSIN
AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.
A SNOW ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
WISCONSIN.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...NORTHERN WISCONSIN...THE UPPER PENINSULA
OF MICHIGAN...NORTHERN VERMONT...NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND
MAINE.
AT 3 PM CST FRIDAY...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CENTERED
OVER SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN WAS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD...AND IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MOTION THROUGH SATURDAY. THE SURFACE
CENTRAL LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
IS 1000 MB OR 29.53 INCHES...AND IS LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST
WISCONSIN.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES THROUGH 2 PM
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 2 PM
CST FRIDAY...
...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 2 PM CST
FRIDAY...
...LOUISIANA...
GALLIANO 12.53
THIBODAUX 7.81
LUTCHER 6.80
PATTERSON MEMORIAL 6.22
NEW ORLEANS CAL FIELD APT 5.76
NEW ORLEANS INTL APT 5.33
NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT APT 5.12
FRANKLINTON 3.96
SALT POINT 3.42
...TEXAS...
LEON 4.40
BEAUMONT 2.50
...MISSISSIPPI...
WIGGINS 5.01
MERRILL 4.25
BROOKLYN 2.53
BILOXI 1.97
CHAIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 1.82
...ALABAMA...
MILLERS FERRY L&D 6.12
WHATLEY 3.97
MOBILE 1.33
...GEORGIA...
ALBANY 2.30
...FLORIDA...
MARIANA 2.22
AT 2 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED AREAS
OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN FALLING ACROSS THE UPPER
MIDWEST...ALTHOUGH SOME PORTIONS OF THIS AREA SHOULD SEE A
CHANGEOVER TO SNOW DURING THE EVENING ON FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NEW ENGLAND...WITH AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN EXTENDING TO
THE SOUTH DOWN THE EAST COAST TO THE GULF OF MEXICO.
THE STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE NORTH
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 FRIDAY EVENING. 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 9 PM CST FRIDAY. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
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Last Updated: 359 PM EST FRI DEC 22 2006