STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 AM CST WED DEC 20 2006

...INTENSITY OF MAJOR WINTER STORM STILL INCREASING ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH 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...AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA. 

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...NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...AND SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO INTO THE SOUTHERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE...AND CENTRAL KANSAS.

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

AT 3AM CST WEDNESDAY...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CENTERED
OVER NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO...WAS SLOWLY MOVING EASTWARD.  THIS
MOTION 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 2 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...

...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 2 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

...OKLAHOMA...

CLAUDE                            0.50 
BEAVER                            0.13 
GUYMON                            0.25 

...TEXAS...

AMARILLO                          0.98 
STINNETT                          0.75 
TEXHOMA                           0.50 
MIAMI                             0.38 
VEGA                              0.25 
STRATFORD                         0.25 

...KANSAS...

GOODLAND NWS                      0.25 


AT 2 AM CST WEDNESDAY...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED AREAS OF
RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW FROM COLORADO AND NEW
MEXICO...EXTENDING EASTWARD INTO
TEXAS...OKLAHOMA...KANSAS...NEBRASKA...WESTERN MISSOURI...WESTERN
ARKANSAS...AND NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA.  THIS AREA OF PRECIPITATION
HAS BEEN INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WHILE SPREADING
FURTHER NORTH OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS.

THE STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS BY
WEDNESDAY EVENING. 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 OVER ONE INCH ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE NORTHWARD THROUGH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ON THIS EVENT.

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