STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 8 FOR CENTRAL U.S. ICE STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 AM CST MON DEC 11 2007

...SIGNIFICANT ICING AFFECTING KANSAS...NEBRASKA...NORTHERN
MISSOURI...SOUTHERN IOWA...AND NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

ANOTHER WIDESPREAD WINTER STORM IS AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHWEST...ROCKY MOUNTAINS....SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS AND
PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST WITH FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW. 
WINTER STORM AND HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS...AS WELL AS SNOW
ADVISORIES...ARE CENTERED AROUND THE FOUR CORNERS STATES. 
MEANWHILE...A LARGE AREA OF WINTER STORM AND ICE STORM
WARNINGS...AS WELL AS FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES...ARE ISSUED FOR A
WIDESPREAD ICESTORM FROM THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...NORTHWESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND MUCH OF KANSAS...NORTHEASTWARD TO SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN...NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHERN INDIANA.

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

A BURST OF MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING RAIN IS PRODUCING SERIOUS
ICING AGAIN OVER PORTIONS OF THE PLAINS STATES INTO THE MIDWEST. 
SHALLOW ARCTIC AIR AND A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES
EMANATING FROM A DEEP UPPER TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN UNITED
STATES...IN CONJUNCTION WITH STRONG UPPER LEVEL SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW...ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CURRENT BOUT OF DANGEROUS WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS.  BY TUESDAY MORNING...FREEZING RAIN WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AFFECTED AREA AND SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD
ACROSS IOWA...NORTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...NORTHERN
INDIANA AND LOWER MICHIGAN. AMOUNTS OF 0.25 TO 0.50 INCHES ARE
LIKELY TO BE WIDESPREAD FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS STATES INTO THE
MIDWEST AND RESPONSIBLE FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES.  SOME AREAS
WILL LIKELY RECEIVE UP TO AN INCH OR MORE OF ICE...CAPABLE OF
WIDESPREAD AND DESTRUCTIVE DAMAGE...AS WELL AS HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

AT 200 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
CURRENT SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOW AN INCREASING AREA OF
RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WEST TEXAS MOVING
NORTHEASTWARD INTO WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS. THE AREA
OF FREEZING RAIN...AS WELL AS SLEET AND SNOW...THAT HAS PLAGUED
THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON MONDAY IS CURRENTLY LOCATED ACROSS
KANSAS...EASTERN NEBRASKA...NORTHERN MISSOURI...SOUTHERN IOWA AND
IS ENTERING NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN.  MOST OF
THIS PRECIPITATION IS FALLING IN THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN AND
SLEET WHILE SNOW IS FOUND ALONG THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN EDGE OF
THE PRECIPITATION AREA.  SCATTERED SNOWS ARE ALSO FOUND ACROSS
PORTIONS OF ARIZONA...NEW MEXICO...EASTERN UTAH AND COLORADO.  
 
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM 700 AM
CST SATURDAY DEC 8 THROUGH 200 AM CST MONDAY DEC 11...


...NEBRASKA...	       
MCCOOL JUNCTION	       0.25 FREEZING RAIN
CLAY CENTER 6 SE       0.25 FREEZING RAIN
CAMBRIDGE	       0.25 FREEZING RAIN
GENEVA		       0.25 FREEZING RAIN
LINCOLN		       0.20 FREEZING RAIN

...KANSAS...
LONGFORD 5E	       0.50 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)
MANHATTAN	       0.50 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)
STERLING	       0.50 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)
PARKER		       0.50 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)
LYNONS		       0.50 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)
WASHINGTON	       0.50 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)
CULVER		       0.50 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)
LINCOLN                0.40 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)
SYLVIA		       0.40 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)
WILLARD		       0.25 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)
BLUE RAPIDS	       0.25 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)
HOLTON		       0.25 FREEZING RAIN (DEC 10)
       
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
WASHINGTON             0.50 FREEZING RAIN 
HILL CITY              0.39 FREEZING RAIN 
MINNEAPOLIS            0.20 FREEZING RAIN 
LAWRENCE 10 SW         0.16 FREEZING RAIN 

...MISSOURI...
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 MONDAY DEC 11...

...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


THE AREA OF MIXED FROZEN PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO THE
NORTHEAST THROUGH TUESDAY WITH THE FREEZING RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW
ACROSS KANSAS AND NEBRASKA BEFORE ENDING TUESDAY NIGHT.  BY
TUESDAY NIGHT...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL HAVE CLEARED OUT OF
THE PLAINS STATES BUT WILL STILL BE AFFECTING THE LOWER GREAT
LAKES AND UPPER OHIO VALLEY.  BY EARLY WEDNESDAY...SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN WILL BE MOVING INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHEAST BUT SHOULD NOT BE AS SEVERE AS THE ICING FOUND OVER THE
PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST.  

AS THIS BATCH OF PRECIPITATION ENDS ON WEDNESDAY...A NEW AREA OF
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET MAY AGAIN REDEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS AS THE NEWEST STORM SYSTEM BEGINS TO FORM ALONG THE
TRAILING EDGE OF A COLD FRONT OVER THE GULF COAST AND TENNESSEE
VALLEY.  THIS SYSTEM MAY THEN SPREAD MORE FREEZING RAIN...SLEET
AND SNOW TO THE OHIO VALLEY AND THEN TO THE NORTHEAST ON
THURSDAY...WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWS POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF NEW
YORK AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

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

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