STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST TUE DEC 19 2006

...INTENSITY OF MAJOR WINTER STORM INCREASING ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN
NEBRASKA...NORTHEASTERN COLORADO...AND SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEASTERN UTAH...NEW MEXICO...COLORADO...THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES...WESTERN KANSAS...CENTRAL NEBRASKA...AND EASTERN
WYOMING. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A SMALL
PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.

ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH
CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. FREEZING RAIN
ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS...EASTERN NEBRASKA...SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA...NORTHWESTERN IOWA...AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.

SNOW ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
ARIZONA...SOUTHERN UTAH...SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO...COLORADO AND
SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN
EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...SOUTHEASTERN NEW
MEXICO...AND WESTERN TEXAS.

WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA...NORTHWESTERN IOWA...SOUTHWESTERN
MINNESOTA...AND SOUTH DAKOTA.

AT 9PM CST TUESDAY...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CENTERED
OVER ARIZONA...WAS MOVING EASTWARD. THIS MOVEMENT IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS BEFORE TURNING MORE NORTHEASTWARD
BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS AFFECTING
PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS
WITH A WIDE RANGE OF PRECIPITATION TYPES...DEPENDING ON THE
LOCATION.


...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES THROUGH 8 PM
CST TUESDAY...

...ARIZONA...

SUNRISE MOUNTAIN                  6.0 
FLAGSTAFF                         5.5  
DILKON                            5.0 
BELLEMONT                         4.5 
HOLBROOK                          4.0 

...NEW MEXICO...

MCGAFFEY                          8.0 
CUBA                              8.0  
ALBUQUERQUE                       7.0 
QUEMADO LAKE                      6.0 
TORREON NAVAJO MISSION            6.0  
CHAMA                             6.0  
ISLETA PUEBLO                     5.0 

...COLORADO...

MINERAL                          17.0 
PAGOSA SPRINGS                   16.0 
DOLORES                          12.0 
OPHIR                            12.0 
SILVERTON                        12.0 
DURANGO                          12.0 
HESPERUS                         10.5 
SALIDA                            9.0 
CHAFFEE                           9.0 
MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK          9.0 
VALLECITO DAM                     8.5 
BAYFIELD                          8.5 

...UTAH...

MONTICELLO                        6.0 
ENTERPRISE                        6.0 
CEDAR CITY                        5.0 
MOAB                              5.0 
CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK        3.5 


...SELECTED FREEZING RAIN ICE ACCUMULATIONS AS OF 8 PM CST
TUESDAY...

...OKLAHOMA...

CLAUDE                            0.50
BEAVER                            0.13

...TEXAS...

MIAMI                             0.38


AT 8 PM CST TUESDAY...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED AREAS OF
RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW FROM COLORADO AND NEW
MEXICO...EXTENDING EASTWARD INTO TEXAS...OKLAHOMA...KANSAS...AND
SOUTHERN NEBRASKA. THIS AREA OF PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN INCREASING
IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WHILE SPREADING FURTHER NORTH OVER THE
PAST 6 HOURS.

THIS SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY IN THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER
12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND WESTERN
CENTRAL PLAINS. FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO LIKELY IN PARTS OF THE
CENTRAL PLAINS...EXTENDING DOWN INTO PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE-HALF INCH ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE NORTHWARD THROUGH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ON THIS EVENT.

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