THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 18 FOR CENTRAL/EASTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM EST SAT DEC 23 2006

...SNOW DIMINISHING IN THE UPPER MIDWEST...WHILE HEAVY RAIN IS
EXITING 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 THROUGH 4 PM EST
SATURDAY FOR NORTHERN WISCONSIN AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE
UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.

SNOW ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN PORTIONS OF
THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN MAINE.

AT 9 AM EST SATURDAY...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CENTERED
OVER NORTHERN MICHIGAN WAS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD...AND IS EXPECTED
TO GRADUALLY TURN EAST NORTHEASTWARD LATER TODAY. 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 9 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...

BESSEMER                         12.0
WATERSMEET                        4.5 
ROCKLAND                          3.0 
MOWHAWK                           2.0 


...SELECTED FREEZING RAIN ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES AS OF 9 AM
EST SATURDAY...

...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 9 AM EST
SATURDAY...

...LOUISIANA...

GALLIANO                         12.53 
GRETNA                           10.62
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...

BATESBURG                         3.34
CONWAY                            3.32 
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH                3.12 
LONGS                             3.09  
EDGEFIELD                         2.80 

...NORTH CAROLINA...

JACKSONVILLE                      4.30
NEW RIVER                         3.95 
KELLY                             3.86 
NEW BERN                          3.65
TRIPLETT                          3.15  
RENDEZVOUS MTN                    3.06 
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                          1.43 
HAGERSTOWN                        1.26 
BALTIMORE SCIENCE CENTER          1.18 

...PENNSYLVANIA...

NORRISTOWN                        2.60 
DILLSBURG                         1.49 
MIDDLETOWN                        1.41 

...WEST VIRGINIA...

MARTINSBURG                       1.05 


AT 9 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
SHOW DECREASING AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
WISCONSIN AND MICHIGAN. AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS
EXITING NEW ENGLAND AND THE SOUTHEAST COAST. THIS PRECIPITATION
WILL END LATER IN THE DAY. 

THE STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE NORTHEAST
INTO CANADA. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE UPPER MIDWEST...WITH HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS
POSSIBLE SOUTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR. COLDER AIR IN FAR NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND IS CAUSING A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING
RAIN. 

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

FRACASSO






Last Updated: 948 AM EST SAT DEC 23 2006