THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR CENTRAL US HEAVY SNOW/HEAVY RAIN
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
3 AM CST FRI DEC 29 2006

...MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES... WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY NORTHEAST THROUGH THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND AND BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE ROCKIES AND HIGH PLAINS
STATES...WHILE HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO
THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING...WESTERN NEBRASKA...EASTERN
COLORADO...NORTHWEST KANSAS...NEW MEXICO...AND THE TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES.

WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
EASTERN NEW MEXICO...THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...WESTERN
KANSAS...CENTRAL NEBRASKA...WESTERN MINNESOTA AND MUCH OF SOUTH
DAKOTA.

HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHERN COLORADO. SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
COLORADO AND SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING. 

SNOW ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA...CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...EASTERN UTAH...WESTERN
COLORADO...WYOMING...WESTERN NEBRASKA...SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA...AS WELL AS SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WEST TEXAS
INCLUDING THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND THE MARFA PLATEAU.

AT THIS TIME THERE ARE NO FLOOD WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.

A LARGE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER WESTERN
NEW MEXICO...IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY TRACK TO THE EAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.  THE SURFACE CENTRAL LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY LOCATED NEAR AMARILLO TEXAS...AND HAS A
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1009 MB OR 29.79 INCHES.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES AS OF 2 AM CST...

...NEW MEXICO...

15 SSW SANTA FE                   6.5 
EDGEWOOD                          6.0 
SANDIA PARK                       4.0 
15 S ANGEL FIRE                   5.8 

...COLORADO...

EVERGREEN                        28.0 
GENESEE                          23.0 
CONIFER                          23.0 
BLACK HAWK                       19.0 
ASPEN PARK                       18.0 
7 SW BOULDER                     18.0 
IDAHO SPRINGS                    16.4 
PINE JUNCTION                    16.3 
LA VETA                          13.0 
WESTCLIFFE                       12.0 
BEULAH                           11.0 
MONUMENT                          9.8 
DENVER CENTENNIAL                 8.0 

...WYOMING...

CHEYENNE                          4.0 
WHEATLAND                         3.0 
TORRINGTON                        2.0 
DOUGLAS                           2.0 


AT 3 AM CST THURSDAY NWS DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED AN ORGANIZED AREA OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OVER CENTRAL COLORADO WITH ADDITIONAL AREAS
OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO.  RAIN
WAS INCREASING NORTHWARD THROUGH WESTERN TEXAS INTO SOUTHWESTERN
KANSAS.

THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY
THROUGH THE TEXAS PANHANDLE ON FRIDAY AND INTO OKLAHOMA ON
SATURDAY...WHILE INCREASING IN STRENGTH. AREAS OF SNOW SHOULD
EXPAND INTO THE WEEKEND WITH SOME AREAS EXPECTED TO SEE 1 TO 2
FEET OF SNOW BY SUNDAY...WITH ISOLATED AREAS EXCEEDING 2 FEET.
HEAVY RAIN SHOULD DEVELOP ON FRIDAY OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND
SPREAD INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATES THIS WEEKEND WITH
ISOLATED RAINFALL TOTALS AROUND FIVE INCHES POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY.

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

OTTO




Last Updated: 406 AM EST FRI DEC 29 2006