THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR CENTRAL U.S. ICE STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 AM CST MON DEC 10 2007

...MORE ICING IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...MIXED PRECIPITATION IN THE
NORTHEAST...

WINTER STORM AND ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTHERN
NEW MEXICO AND NORTHERN TEXAS NORTHEASTWARD TO SOUTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.   WINTER STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN POSTED FROM EASTERN
COLORADO AND KANSAS EASTWARD AND NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE
MIDWEST.  FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE POSTED FROM WEST TEXAS TO
SOUTHERN MISSOURI...AND ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN OHIO AND SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND.

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

A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM TEXAS TO VIRGINIA
SEPARATES WARM HUMID AIR OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES FROM COLD AIR
OVER THE ROCKIES...MIDWEST AND NORTHEAST.  A DEEP TROUGH OVER THE
WESTERN STATES AND A BROAD SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT FROM THE
SOUTHWEST STATES TO THE EAST COAST ARE COMBINING TO SET THE STAGE
FOR A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES THAT HAVE ALREADY BROUGHT ICE AND
SNOW FROM THE ROCKIES...SOUTHERN PLAINS...TO THE MIDWEST AND
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST. SOME OF THE FREEZING RAIN OVER OKLAHOMA
AND MISSOURI HAVE BEEN ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHTNING AND THUNDER. 

SEVERAL ADDITIONAL DISTURBANCES AND THE PRESENCE OF SHALLOW ARCTIC
AIR WILL CONTINUE TO BRING BOUTS OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW
FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE PLAINS STATES...MIDWEST AND NORTHEAST
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.  

AT 200 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
CURRENT SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED FREEZING RAIN FROM NORTH
CENTRAL TEXAS...MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.  SCATTERED SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ARE
ALSO FOUND FROM NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN THROUGH
WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW YORK AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND.
 
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CST SATURDAY DEC 8 THROUGH 200 AM CST MONDAY DEC 10...

...NEW YORK...      FREEZING RAIN
BOICEVILLE	       0.10

...OHIO...          FREEZING RAIN
COLUMBUS GROVE         0.20

...INDIANA...       FREEZING RAIN
RENSSELAER             0.50
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

...MISSOURI...      SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
BOWLING GREEN          2.00-3.00
COLUMBIA 1 E           2.00
NW JEFFERSON CITY      1.00
NEVADA                 1.00
ASHLAND                0.80-1.00
RAYMORE 1 SE           0.80
MONTGOMERY CITY        0.75 FREEZING RAIN
CLINTON 3 ESE          0.70
VERSAILLES             0.50-1.00
WARSAW                 0.50-1.00
RHINELAND              0.50-0.80

...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

...KANSAS...       
RAWLINS                5.0  SNOW
SAINT FRANCIS 3 ESE    2.7  SNOW
CHEYENNE               2.0  SNOW
EDNA                   1.00 FREEZING RAIN
COLUMBUS               1.00 FREEZING RAIN
PITTSBURG              1.00 FREEZING RAIN
INDEPENDENCE           1.00 FREEZING RAIN
HUTCHINSON             1.00 SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN

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

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

...WISCONSIN...     ALL SNOW
MADISON                1.0
VERONA 6 NNW           0.9

...IOWA...          ALL SNOW
ESTHERVILLE            4.5
SPENCER                4.5
HAMPTON                4.0
POCAHONTAS             4.0
RUTHVEN                4.0
STOUDT                 4.0
ALGONA                 3.5
DENVER                 3.0
FOREST CITY            3.0
HUMBOLDT               3.0

...COLORADO...       ALL SNOW
BOULDER 2 S            8.6
CRESTED BUTTE 6 N      7.0
BOULDER 3 S            6.8
GREELEY 3 W            6.7
RALSTON BUTTES 1 NNW   6.5
BOULDER 5 SE           6.0

...NEW MEXICO...     ALL SNOW
MCGAFFEY 5 SE         10.0
LOS ALAMOS 4 WNW       7.0 

WHILE ONE WEAK STORM SYSTEM EXITS THE NORTHEAST COAST BY MONDAY
MORNING...ENDING THE MIXED PRECIPITATION THERE. MORE PRECIPITATION
WILL BREAK OUT FROM THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND
SOUTHERN PLAINS LATER ON MONDAY AND EARLY TUESDAY...WITH MORE
FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW AFFECTING PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES...SOUTHERN PLAINS...AND MIDWEST BY TUESDAY.

PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KOCIN




Last Updated: 336 AM EST MON DEC 10 2007