THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 17 FOR CENTRAL/EASTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM EST SAT DEC 23 2006

...HEAVY SNOW IS EFFECTING THE UPPER MIDWEST...WHILE HEAVY RAIN
DIMINISHES ACROSS THE EASTERN UNITED STATES...

FLOOD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
WISCONSIN...NORTHERN ILLINOIS...NORTHERN INDIANA...AND NORTHWEST
OHIO.

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
NORTHERN NEW YORK...VERMONT...NEW HAMPSHIRE...SOUTHERN MAINE....
AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...NORTHERN VERMONT...NORTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE...AND MAINE.

AT 3 AM EST SATURDAY...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CENTERED
OVER NORTHERN MICHIGAN 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 OVER
EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR.


...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES THROUGH 3 AM
EST SATURDAY...

...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 
CONIFERI                         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

...WISCONSIN...               

WAUSAU                            6.0 
NORTHERN ADAMS CO.                5.0 
HURLEY                            4.0 
BERLIN                            2.5  
MARSHFIELD                        2.5 
HWY 73                            2.0 
GILE                              2.0 

...MICHIGAN...

WATERSMEET                        4.5 
ROCKLAND                          3.0 
MOWHAWK                           2.0 


...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 3 AM EST
SATURDAY...

...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 

...INDIANA...

CHESTERTON                        2.21 

...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
EVERGREEN                         2.71
CAMDEN                            2.46
CALERA                            2.02
MOBILE                            1.33
 
...GEORGIA...

GORDON                            3.37 
CEDAR SPRINGS                     3.28 
AUGUSTA                           2.93 
WARNER ROBINS AFB                 2.47 
ALBANY                            2.30
MACON                             2.25  

...FLORIDA...

PANAMA CITY                       2.30 
MARIANA                           2.22
ORLANDO                           2.16  
APALACHICOLA                      2.02 

...SOUTH CAROLINA...

CONWAY                            3.31 
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH                3.12 
LONGS                             3.07 
BATESBURG                         2.76 
EDGEFIELD                         2.68 

...NORTH CAROLINA...

KELLY                             3.86 
NEW RIVER                         3.33 
TRIPLETT                          3.15  
RENDEZVOUS MTN                    3.06 
JACKSONVILLE                      3.03 
WILBAR                            2.81 
LAUREL SPRINGS                    2.75  
PLEASANT GARDENS                  2.67 
BOONE                             2.60 

...VIRGINIA...

DISMAL                            3.88 
FANCY GAP                         3.48 
APPLE ORCHARD                     3.24 
GLADESBORO                        2.88 
BUSTED ROCK                       2.80 
TROT VALLEY                       2.68 
INGALLS FIELD                     2.52 

...MARYLAND...

DELIGHT                           1.44 
FALLSTON                          1.42 
HAGERSTOWN                        1.25 
BALTIMORE SCIENCE CENTER          1.13 

...PENNSYLVANIA...

NORRISTOWN                        2.12 
DILLSBURG                         1.49 
MIDDLETOWN                        1.28 

...WEST VIRGINIA...

MARTINSBURG                       1.05 


AT 3 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
SHOW 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.
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
UPPER MIDWEST...WITH HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE SOUTH OF LAKE
SUPERIOR. AREAS OF MODERATE RAIN WILL PERSIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NEW ENGLAND. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1 INCH ARE
EXPECTED...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. COLDER AIR IN FAR
NORTHERN 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 10 AM EST SATURDAY. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ON THIS EVENT.

TRIMARCO






Last Updated: 350 AM EST SAT DEC 23 2006