THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR CENTRAL U.S. ICE STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST MON DEC 10 2007

...PERIODS OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN TO EXPAND NORTHWARD ACROSS
KANSAS...NEBRASKA...AND MISSOURI INTO THE EVENING BEFORE A SECOND
BATCH OF ICE APPROACHES THE AREA TONIGHT...

ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
TEXAS...NORTHEASTWARD INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS. WINTER STORM
WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWESTWARD TO
THE PANHANDLES OF TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA...EXTENDING INTO PORTIONS OF
THE ROCKIES. WINTER STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN POSTED ACROSS NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST...EASTWARD INTO NORTHWESTERN OHIO. 

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

A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM SOUTH TEXAS TO VIRGINIA
SEPARATES TWO VERY DISTINCT AIR MASSES WITH WARM AND HUMID AIR
OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES AND COLD AIR OVER THE ROCKIES...MIDWEST
AND NORTHEAST.  A DEEP UPPER LEVEL 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 200 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
CURRENT SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED A BAND OF RAIN AND FREEZING
RAIN FROM THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TO WESTERN MISSOURI MOVING NORTHWARD
INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND MIDWEST. LIGHT RAIN EXTENDS EAST FROM
THIS AREA INTO THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC STATES. SCATTERED SNOW
WAS ALSO OBSERVED ACROSS PORTIONS OF...COLORADO...NEW MEXICO...AND
ARIZONA. 
 
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM 700 AM
CST SATURDAY DEC 8 THROUGH 200 PM CST MONDAY DEC 10...

...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

...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
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

...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 200 PM CST MONDAY DEC 10...

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

...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...     
CHAMA 2 N             10.5 
MCGAFFEY 5 SE         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


AN AREA OF ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE
WEST WILL EJECT OUT INTO THE PLAINS HELPING TO DELIVER A SECOND
BATCH OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS
EXTENDING INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS
ALREADY INCREASING OVER NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS...WILL CONTINUE
TO SPREAD NORTH AND EAST INTO TONIGHT...WITH MORE FREEZING
RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW AFFECTING PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES...CENTRAL PLAINS...AND MIDWEST BY TUESDAY MORNING.
ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST TO REACH UP TO AN INCH
ACROSS NORTHEASTERN KANSAS INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI BY TUESDAY
EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
EASTERN COLORADO WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 9 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT. 

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Last Updated: 353 PM EST MON DEC 10 2007