THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR CENTRAL U.S. ICE STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 AM CST MON DEC 10 2007

...MORE ICING ACROSS THE PLAINS...MIXED PRECIPITATION IN THE
NORTHEAST...A SECOND BATCH OF STORMY WEATHER ON THE HORIZON...

ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM PORTIONS OF NORTHERN TEXAS
TO ILLINOIS.  WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM ILLINOIS TO
UTAH. WINTER STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN POSTED FROM THE FOUR CORNERS
REGION TO THE MIDWEST. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE POSTED FROM
WEST TEXAS TO CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

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

A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM TEXAS TO VIRGINIA SEPARATES TWO
VERY DISTINCT AIR MASSES. WARM HUMID AIR OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES
FROM COLD AIR OVER THE ROCKIES...MIDWEST AND NORTHEAST.  A DEEP
TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN STATES AND 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. 

AT 800 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
CURRENT SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED FREEZING RAIN FROM CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA TO CENTRAL MISSOURI.  SCATTERED SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS
OF...COLORADO...NEW MEXICO...IOWA. THERE IS ALSO A SECOND POCKET
OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION FROM EASTERN NEW YORK TO SOUTHWEST MAINE.
 
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM 700 AM
CST SATURDAY DEC 8 THROUGH 700 AM CST MONDAY DEC 10...

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

...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 700 AM CST MONDAY DEC 10...

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

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

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

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

...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



UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL DELIVER SECOND BATCH OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION
OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS. PRECIPITATION WILL BREAK OUT FROM THE
SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND SOUTHERN PLAINS
TODAY...WITH MORE FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW AFFECTING PARTS
OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES...SOUTHERN PLAINS...AND MIDWEST BY
TUESDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 3 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT. 

SZATANEK




Last Updated: 947 AM EST MON DEC 10 2007