THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST WED DEC 20 2006
...MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH
CENTRAL UNITED STATES...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN
NEBRASKA...EASTERN COLORADO...AND SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
COLORADO...NEW MEXICO...THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES...WESTERN KANSAS...CENTRAL NEBRASKA...AND SOUTHEASTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA.
SNOW ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING.
ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH
CENTRAL KANSAS.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...NORTHWESTERN
IOWA...AND EASTERN NEBRASKA.
WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL KANSAS.
AT 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CENTERED
OVER SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO WAS SLOWLY MOVING EASTWARD AND IS
EXPECTED TO TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST DURING THE NIGHT ON
WEDNESDAY. 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. A 1004
MB (29.65 INCHES) SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS LOCATED OVER
SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...SLOWLY MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES THROUGH 3 PM
CST WEDNESDAY...
...ARIZONA...
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN 6.0
FLAGSTAFF 5.5
DILKON 5.0
BELLEMONT 4.5
HOLBROOK 4.0
...NEW MEXICO...
PIETOWN 18.0
CHAMA 10.0
ALBUQUERQUE 10.0
EAGLE NEST 10.0
CEDAR CREST 10.0
CUBA 9.0
MCGAFFEY 8.0
QUEMADO LAKE 6.0
TORREON NAVAJO MISSION 6.0
ISLETA PUEBLO 5.0
...COLORADO...
STUMP LAKES 23.0
MINERAL 17.0
RYE 16.5
PAGOSA SPRINGS 16.0
LA VETA 15.0
COLORADO CITY 14.0
BEULAH 14.0
ASPEN SPRINGS 13.0
DOLORES 12.0
OPHIR 12.0
SILVERTON 12.0
DURANGO 12.0
HESPERUS 10.5
DENVER 6.0
...UTAH...
MONTICELLO 6.0
ENTERPRISE 6.0
CEDAR CITY 5.0
MOAB 5.0
CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK 3.5
...KANSAS...
VERNON 7.0
KANORADO 6.0
WRAY 5.0
GOODLAND 4.0
STANTON 4.0
SHERMAN 4.0
...TEXAS...
DUMAS 4.0
KENTON 4.0
VEGA 4.0
STRATFORD 3.0
GUYMON 2.0
FRITCH 2.0
...NEBRASKA...
KIMBALL 5.0
BROADWATER 4.0
SIDNEY 4.0
...WYOMING...
CHEYENNE 2.0
...SELECTED FREEZING RAIN ICE ACCUMULATIONS AS OF 3 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...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...
MULLEN 0.50
ARNOLD 0.25
VALENTINE 0.25
AT 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED AREAS OF
RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW FROM COLORADO AND NEW
MEXICO...EXTENDING EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
PLAINS...AND ALONG THE LOWER AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THIS
AREA OF PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN SPREADING FURTHER NORTH AND EAST
OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS.
THE STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS BY
TONIGHT. 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...WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF .10 TO .25 INCHES ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 9 PM CST WEDNESDAY. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ON THIS EVENT.
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Last Updated: 403 PM EST WED DEC 20 2006