THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY SNOW/HEAVY RAIN
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
3 AM CST SAT DEC 30 2006

...MAJOR WINTER STORM SLOWLY ADVANCING THROUGH SOUTHERN PLAINS... 

THE LATEST MAJOR WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND BRING HEAVY SNOW TO
THE ROCKIES AND HIGH PLAINS STATES...WHILE HEAVY RAIN SHOULD
EXPAND INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY.

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
COLORADO...WESTERN NEBRASKA...WESTERN KANSAS...NORTHEASTERN NEW
MEXICO...AND THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES.

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

HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHWESTERN TEXAS AND CENTRAL COLORADO.

WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH
DAKOTA...NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA.

SNOW ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NEW MEXICO...NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...CENTRAL NEBRASKA...AND
SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA.

FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...CENTRAL NEBRASKA...NORTHEASTERN
MINNESOTA...AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS
AND LOUISIANA THROUGH THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS.

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF EASTERN TEXAS...SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...AND LOUISIANA.

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE
ARKLATEX REGION...INCLUDING SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...NORTHEASTERN
TEXAS...SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS...MUCH OF LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWESTERN
MISSISSIPPI.

A LARGE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER EASTERN
NEW MEXICO IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY TRACK TO THE EAST NORTHEAST
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  THE SURFACE CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY LOCATED ABOUT 115 MILES
WEST OF OKLAHOMA CITY OKLAHOMA...AND HAS A MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 1008 MB OR 29.77 INCHES OF MERCURY.

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

...NEW MEXICO...

SANTA FE 9 SSW                   22.0 
SANTA FE                         18.0 
CUBA 10 SE                       16.0 
SANTA FE 15 SSW                  15.0
LA MADERA                        15.0 
WARREN AFB                       12.3 
ALBUQUERQUE                       9.2 
MINERAL HILL                      9.0
EDGEWOOD 2 SE                     8.0
ALBUQUERQUE INTL SUNPORT          6.0  

...COLORADO...

GENESEE 2 N                      30.0 
GOLDEN 12 NW                     29.4 
EVERGREEN                        28.0 
CUCHARA                          28.0 
BLACK HAWK                       27.1 
NEDERLAND                        25.3
COLORADO CITY 8 E                24.0 
CONIFER 5 WNW                    24.0 
JAMESTOWN 3 W                    23.2 
GENESEE                          23.0 
GOLDEN 2 SW                      23.0
WALSENBURG 3 SW                  20.0 
ESTES PARK 1 SSE                 19.6 
ASPEN PARK                       18.0 
BOULDER 7 SW                     18.0 
IDAHO SPRINGS 1 NNE              16.4 
PINE JUNCTION                    16.3 
BOULDER NWS OFFICE               14.2 
LA VETA                          13.0 
WESTCLIFFE                       12.0 
DENVER CENTENNIAL                 8.0 
BOULDER                           6.0 

...WYOMING...

LAGRANGE 4.4 ESE                  8.0 
CHEYENNE 2 SSE                    7.0 
WHEATLAND                         3.0 
TORRINGTON                        2.0 
DOUGLAS                           2.0 

...KANSAS...

GOODLAND                         16.4 
WALLACE                          14.0 
OBERLIN                          12.5 
LEVANT                           11.0 
COLBY                            10.0 
LEOTI                             4.0 


...NEBRASKA...

NORTH PLATTE                      7.5 
TAYLOR                            6.3 
COZAD                             6.0 
TAYLOR                            5.5 
HAYES CENTER                      5.0 
CURTIS                            5.0
OVERTON                           4.0 
MULLEN                            4.0 
LEXINGTON                         3.0 

...SOUTH DAKOTA...

LAKE ANDES                        3.5 


...TEXAS...

BOISE CITY 15 NW                  8.0 
DALHART                           5.5


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

...KANSAS...

LAKIN                             3.58
DODGE CITY                        2.61 
GARDEN CITY                       2.35 
HILL CITY                         2.26 

...TEXAS...

DALLAS LOVE FIELD                 2.63 
HUNTSVILLE                        2.32 
COLLEGE STATION                   1.97 
FORT WORTH NAVAL AIR STATION      1.49 AS OF 7 PM FRI

...OKLAHOMA...

MCALESTER                         2.72 

...LOUISIANA...

FORT POLK                         0.63 

AT 3 AM CST FRIDAY...NWS DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED AREAS OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. A WINTRY MIX
OF PRECIPITATION WAS OBSERVED FROM THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES NORTHWARD INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA. AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WERE
PREVALENT ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN
TEXAS...LOUISIANA...AND EXTENDING NORTHWARD INTO ARKANSAS AND
SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL LOCATED ACROSS
WESTERN ARKANSAS AND LOUISIANA WAS MAKING STEADY PROGRESS TO THE
EAST.

THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY TO
THE NORTHEAST INTO KANSAS BY SATURDAY EVENING. AREAS OF SNOW
SHOULD EXPAND INTO THE WEEKEND WITH SOME LOCATIONS EXPECTED TO SEE
1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW BY SUNDAY...WITH ISOLATED LOCATIONS EXCEEDING
2 FEET. HEAVY RAIN SHOULD CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND
SPREAD INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATES THIS WEEKEND WITH
ISOLATED RAINFALL TOTALS AROUND FIVE INCHES POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY. IN
ADDITION TO HEAVY RAIN...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DURING
THE DAY ON SATURDAY.

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

OTTO




Last Updated: 404 AM EST SAT DEC 30 2006