THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 12 FOR CENTRAL U.S. ICE STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 AM CST TUE DEC 12 2007

...ICE STORM WINDS DOWN...

ALL ICE STORM WARNINGS HAVE COME TO AN END. FREEZING RAIN AND
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI AND WESTERN
ILLINOIS WILL EXPIRE SHORTLY.  OTHER WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ACROSS THE MIDWEST...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...NORTHERN NEW YORK AND
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL EXPIRE LATER THIS MORNING.  SNOW
ADVISORIES AND HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE WILL ALSO
EXPIRE LATER THIS MORNING.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

AT 200 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
CURRENT SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE A BAND OF
PRECIPITATION...MOSTLY RAIN...EXTENDING FROM EAST TEXAS
NORTHEASTWARD TO THE OHIO VALLEY...INTO NORTHERN NEW YORK AND NEW
ENGLAND.  MOST OF THE FREEZING PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED ACROSS THE
MIDWEST AND OHIO VALLEY EXCEPT FOR SOME SCATTERED FREEZING DRIZZLE
AND LIGHT SNOW FROM NORTHERN MISSOURI THOUGH LOWER MICHIGAN. SOME
LIGHT SNOW IS FOUND OVER NORTHERN NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND WHILE
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CAN BE FOUND ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
MAINE.

FROM 0.25 TO MORE THAN AN INCH OF ICE CAUSED WIDESPREAD POWER
OUTAGES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND MIDWEST FROM THIS LATEST
ROUND OF WINTER WEATHER.  SOME GRAPHICAL SUMMARIES OF THE ICING
CAN BE FOUND AT SEVERAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOCAL OFFICE WEB
SITES....INCLUDING
...DES MOINES IA (WWW/CRH.NOAA.GOV/DMX/WINTERWX-POST.PHP)
...TOPEKA KS (WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/IMAGE/TOP/IMAGES/WINTER121107B.PNG)
AND 
...KANSAS CITY MO
(WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/EAX/?N=DECEMBER10-11,2007ICESTORM).

SELECTED STORM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST
SATURDAY DEC 8 THROUGH 200 AM CST TUESDAY DEC 12...

...WISCONSIN...

PLATTEVILLE	       1.50 SLEET

...IOWA...
OTTUMWA                1.00 FREEZING RAIN
CENTERVILLE            1.00 FREEZING RAIN
PLEASANTVILLE 1 N      0.88 FREEZING RAIN
DAVENPORT              0.40 FREEZING RAIN
MOUNT PLEASANT         0.38 FREEZING RAIN (LAST HOUR)
GRIMES 4 N             0.35 FREEZING RAIN

...NEBRASKA...	       
DANBURY                0.75 FREEZING RAIN
MCCOOL JUNCTION	       0.25 FREEZING RAIN
CLAY CENTER 6 SE       0.25 FREEZING RAIN
CAMBRIDGE	       0.25 FREEZING RAIN
GENEVA		       0.25 FREEZING RAIN
HASTINGS 4 N           0.20 FREEZING RAIN
LINCOLN		       0.20 FREEZING RAIN

...KANSAS...
MANHATTAN              0.75 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 11)
ADA 2 NE	       0.75 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 11)
BURR OAK               0.75 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 11)
ENTERPRISE	       0.50 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 11)
MULLINVILLE	       0.50 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 11)
WALTON	               0.50 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 11)
PARKER                 0.50 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 11)

EDNA                   1.00 FREEZING RAIN
COLUMBUS               1.00 FREEZING RAIN
PITTSBURG              1.00 FREEZING RAIN
HUTCHINSON             1.00 SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
WASHINGTON             0.50 FREEZING RAIN 
HILL CITY              0.39 FREEZING RAIN 
MINNEAPOLIS            0.20 FREEZING RAIN 
LAWRENCE 10 SW         0.16 FREEZING RAIN 

...MISSOURI...
GALLATIN               0.50 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 11)
PLATTSBURGH	       0.40 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)
ALBANY		       0.40 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)
LIBERTY		       0.31 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)
KINGSTON	       0.25 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)
SAVANNAH	       0.25 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)
PLEASANT HILL	       0.20 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)      

		       SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN

BOWLING GREEN          2.00-3.00
COLUMBIA 1 E           2.00
SWEET SPRINGS          1.50
NW JEFFERSON CITY      1.00
NEVADA                 1.00
ASHLAND                0.80-1.00
RAYMORE 1 SE           0.80
MONTGOMERY CITY        0.75 FREEZING RAIN
LOWRY CITY 5E          0.75 FREEZING RAIN 
LAMAR 6 N              0.75 FREEZING RAIN 
CLINTON 3 ESE          0.70
VERSAILLES             0.50-1.00
WARSAW                 0.50-1.00
RHINELAND              0.50-0.80


...OKLAHOMA...      
COLLINSVILLE           1.25 RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN
WATONGA                0.50 FREEZING RAIN
MIAMI                  0.50 FREEZING RAIN
OKLAHOMA CITY          0.30 FREEZING RAIN
ENID                   0.25 FREEZING RAIN
KENDRICK               0.20 FREEZING RAIN

...NEW YORK...      FREEZING RAIN
NISKAYUNA              0.30
CATSKILL               0.20
ALBANY                 0.10			
BOICEVILLE	       0.10

...OHIO...          FREEZING RAIN
MONTPELIER             0.25
NAPOLEON               0.25 
COLUMBUS GROVE         0.20 
LIMA                   0.20 

...INDIANA...       FREEZING RAIN
RENSSELAER             0.50
MOROCCO                0.38 
FORT WAYNE             0.30
WARSAW 1 NE            0.25
PERU 2 W               0.25
LAFAYETTE              0.25
NORTH WEBSTER 2 N      0.25
ANGOLA 6 W             0.20


...ILLINOIS...      SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
POPLAR GROVE 3 SW      1.00
PHILADELPHIA 2 S       0.70
JACKSONVILLE           0.50
MACKINAW 2 NW          0.50
BEACH PARK 1 W         0.50
BLOOMINGTON 1 NE       0.30
SPARTA                 0.25 FREEZING RAIN
CHESTER                0.25 FREEZING RAIN

...TEXAS...
LIPSCOMB               0.50 SLEET
SPEARMAN               0.50 FREEZING RAIN
AMARILLO               0.20 FREEZING RAIN 
PERRYTON               0.20 FREEZING RAIN


...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM 700 AM
CST SATURDAY DEC 8 THROUGH 200 AM CST TUESDAY DEC 12...

...MAINE...
PORTAGE LAKE	       6.5
PRESQUE ISLE	       5.5

...MICHIGAN...
BIG RAPIDS	       6.0
WHITE CLOUD 9E	       6.0
LEROY		       6.0
MOUNT PLEASANT	       5.0
MIDLAND		       4.0
BALDWIN		       4.0

...WISCONSIN...
COTTAGE GROVE	       7.0
HOLY HILL 2E	       6.0
OCONOMOWOC	       5.9
MILWAUKEE SULLIVAN     5.1
MADISON		       5.1
ARLINGTON              2.0

...KANSAS...       
RAWLINS                5.0  
SAINT FRANCIS 3 ESE    2.7  

...NEBRASKA...
KIMBALL 17 N	      10.0
SIDNEY 1W	       8 TO 9
EUSTIS                 4.0  
STOCKVILLE             3.5  
WELLFLEET              3.0  
MASON CITY             3.0  
ENDERS DAM             2.5  
HAYES CENTER           2.5  
MEDICINE CREEK DAM     2.5
LEXINGTON              2.0

...IOWA...          
LITTLE SIOUX 1.6 NW    5.2
ESTHERVILLE            4.5
SPENCER                4.5
HAMPTON                4.0
POCAHONTAS             4.0
HOLY CROSS             4.0
RUTHVEN                4.0
STOUDT                 4.0
ALGONA                 3.5
DENVER                 3.0
HUMBOLDT               3.0

...COLORADO...       
BOULDER 2 S            8.6
CRESTED BUTTE 6 N      7.0
GREELEY 3 W            6.7
RALSTON BUTTES 1 NNW   6.5
DENVER		       5.5

...WYOMING...
CENTENNIAL 6W	      11.0
CHEYENNE	       5.2

...NEW MEXICO...     
CHAMA 2 N             10.5 
MCGAFFEY 5 SE         10.0
TAOS 6E		      10.0
LOS ALAMOS 4 WNW       7.0 
SANTA FE 9 NE          6.0 

...UTAH...
NORTH PARK CITY       24.0
LIBERTY               15.0
SUNCREST              15.0
SALINA                14.0
EDEN                  11.0
BOUNTIFUL BENCH       10.5
TOOELE                10.5
KAMAS                  9.0
NORTH SALT LAKE        8.0
BLANDING	       4.0

THIS LATEST WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WINDS DOWN WITH ONLY MINOR
AMOUNTS OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS
OF THE MIDWEST AND NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 
HOWEVER...UPPER-LEVEL SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AND A DEEP TROUGH OVER
THE SOUTHWEST...COMBINED WITH A STRONG SURFACE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
AND COLD AIR TO THE NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY REMAIN IN PLACE AND WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO A NEW WINTER STORM DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY.  WHILE THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE MORE FREEZING
RAIN AND SLEET OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...OKLAHOMA AND
MISSOURI BY LATER WEDNESDAY...IT WILL NOT BE NEARLY AS HEAVY OR
WIDESPREAD AS THE PREVIOUS STORM SYSTEM.

AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY LATE
WEDNESDAY...MOVES EAST NORTHEASTWARD ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND NEW
LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST ON
THURSDAY...MORE SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MAY DEVELOP ACROSS
THE NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY AND FROM PENNSYLVANIA NORTHEASTWARD INTO
NEW ENGLAND ON THURSDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW MAY OCCUR BETWEEN NEW
YORK CITY AND BOSTON ON THURSDAY WITH THIS NEXT SYSTEM.

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER
TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT. 

KOCIN




Last Updated: 356 AM EST WED DEC 12 2007