THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 16 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST FRI DEC 22 2006
...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST...WHILE
HEAVY RAIN THREAT DIMINISHING ACROSS THE EASTERN UNITED STATES...
FLOOD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA...SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEASTERN
WISCONSIN...NORTHWESTERN INDIANA...AND NORTHWESTERN OHIO.
FLOOD WATCHES HAVE BEEN CANCELED ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREAS.
HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN WISCONSIN
AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.
SNOW ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
WISCONSIN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NEW YORK...VERMONT...NEW HAMPSHIRE...SOUTHERN MAINE....WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...AND NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...NORTHERN VERMONT...NORTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE...AND MAINE.
AT 9 PM CST FRIDAY...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CENTERED
OVER NORTHEASTERN WISCONSIN WAS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD...AND IS
EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY TURN EAST NORTHEASTWARD DURING THE DAY ON
SATURDAY. THE SURFACE CENTRAL LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS 997 MB OR 29.44 INCHES...AND IS LOCATED
IN THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES THROUGH 8 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 54.0
GLEN HAVEN 44.0
CONIFER...REVISED AMT 43.0
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 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 8 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...
AUGUSTA 2.93
WARNER ROBINS AFB 2.47
ALBANY 2.30
...FLORIDA...
MARIANA 2.22
APALACHICOLA 2.02
...NORTH CAROLINA...
TRIPLETT 3.09
RENDEZVOUS MTN 2.77
BOONE 2.53
LUMBERTON APT 1.02
...VIRGINIA...
INGALLS FIELD 1.72
APPLE ORCHARD 1.56
AT 8 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS SHOWING
AREAS OF RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF WISCONSIN AND
THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
EXTENDED FROM NEW ENGLAND...DOWN THE EASTERN SEABOARD...TO THE
GULF COAST. THIS PRECIPITATION WAS STEADILY MOVING TO THE EAST.
THE STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE NORTHEAST.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE UPPER
MIDWEST...WITH HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR.
AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL PERSIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NEW ENGLAND. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH
SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. COLDER AIR IN NEW ENGLAND IS EXPECTED
TO CAUSE A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN..AND RAIN TO
FALL OVERNIGHT WITH ONLY MINOR ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 3 AM CST SATURDAY. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
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Last Updated: 1004 PM EST FRI DEC 22 2006