STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 AM CST SUN DEC 23 2007

...LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN NEAR CHICAGO...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ACROSS THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION. PLEASE REFER TO
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV FOR A GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF CURRENT WATCHES AND
WARNINGS.

AT 300 AM CST...A 988 MB...29.18 INCHES...AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
CONTINUED TO DEEPEN AND WAS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD OVER NORTHERN
ILLINOIS. A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WAS PUSHING EASTWARD THROUGH THE
OHIO VALLEY SOUTHWARD TO THE GULF OF MEXICO. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADARS SHOWED MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AFFECTING AREAS FROM
WESTERN ILLINOIS NORTHWARD INTO WISCONSIN. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...MOVING EAST
NORTHEAST AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH.  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 7OO PM CST
FRIDAY DEC 21 THROUGH 200 AM CST SUNDAY DEC 23...

...WISCONSIN...
LA CROSSE AIRPORT             4.4 
LA CROSSE NWS                 4.2  
HOLMEN 1 NW                   3.5 
BLACK RIVER FALLS             3.0 
W EAU CLAIRE                  1.1 
KENNAN                        1.0 
ELDERON                       1.0 

...MINNESOTA...
RENO 3 SW                     4.4 
WINONA                        4.3 

...ILLINOIS...
QUINCY                        1.0

...IOWA...
CEDAR RAPIDS                  8.0
CENTERVILLE                   6.5
ALBIA                         5.5
WATERVILLE 8 S                4.5 
EDGEWOOD                      4.0 
OTTUMWA                       3.3  
WINTERSET                     3.2
ST OLAF                       2.5 

...NEBRASKA...
AUBURN                        1.2

...KANSAS...
WILLARD                      11.0
BUSHONG 2 S                  11.0
TOPEKA                        9.0
MAPLE HILL 4 SSW              9.0
WEST WICHITA 2 N              8.0
LEAVENWORTH                   7.0  
HUGOTON                       5.5 
HICKOK 8 NE                   6.5 
MID CONTINENT AIRPORT         6.0
ULYSSES 3 NE                  6.0 
CCIL GROVE                    5.0
EL DORADO 1 N                 4.5
INGALLS 4 SSE                 4.5 
ENGLEWOOD 7 NE                4.5 
SATANTA 10.1 N                4.0
WICHITA                       4.0 
SUBLETTE 11 NNE               4.0 
HAVILAND 3 SSW                4.0  

...MISSOURI...
ST JOSEPH                     8.0
TRENTON                       6.1    
GALLATIN                      6.0
PLATTSBURG                    6.0

...TEXAS...
DALHART                       3.0 
CHANNING                      3.0 
BORGER                        3.0 
AMARILLO NWS                  1.5 

...OKLAHOMA...
ALVA                          4.0  
HARPER                        3.0
BEAVER                        3.0 
CHEROKEE                      3.0  
FAIRVIEW                      3.0  
FREEDOM                       3.0  
KEYES 4.1 NE                  2.0 
BOISE CITY                    2.0 
WOODWARD                      1.5
ANADARKO                      1.0

...COLORADO...
LA VETA                      10.0
SNOWMASS                     10.0
BAILEY 5 SW                  10.0  
CONIFER                       9.0
OURAY                         9.0
BOULDER 11 SW                 7.9  
KEN CARYL                     7.7  
GENESEE                       7.7
EVERGREEN 4 S                 7.3  
TRINIDAD                      6.0
ALAMOSA                       6.0
TWO BUTTES 12 NE              6.0  
MONUMENT                      4.0

...NEW MEXICO...
TUCUMCARI                     5.5  
SANDIA PARK 5 E               5.0
SANTA FE 2 E                  5.0
WATROUS                       4.0 
MOSQUERO                      3.7 
DATIL                         3.5 
TAJIQUE 5 NE                  3.5 
RATON 7 N                     3.5 
EDGEWOOD 6 NNW                3.0 
CONCHAS                       3.0 
TAOS                          3.0 
SANTA ROSA                    3.0 
ALBUQUERQUE 8 E               2.0

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN WHILE MOVING
TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS WILL SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES
REGION. STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION TODAY...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. FURTHER
SOUTH...THE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE QUICKLY EAST NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST COASTAL
REGIONS DURING SUNDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

FRACASSO