STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST SUN DEC 23 2007

...DEEP LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER NORTHERN WISCONSIN PRODUCING
HEAVY SNOWS AND HIGH WINDS...

WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
FROM EASTERN MINNESOTA EASTWARD INTO PARTS OF THE WESTERN GREAT
LAKES REGION. IN ADDITION...FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR
PARTS OF THE OHIO VALLEY AND WESTERN NEW YORK. PLEASE REFER TO
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV FOR A GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF CURRENT WATCHES AND
WARNINGS.

AT 200 PM CST...A 983 MILLIBAR...28.93 INCHES...LOW PRESSURE
CENTER WAS MOVING NORTHWARD OVER UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN WHILE
A SHARP COLD FRONT EXTENDED ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY SOUTHWARD INTO
THE GULF OF MEXICO PUSHING STEADILY EASTWARD. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADARS SHOWED MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONFINED TO
MINNESOTA...THE NORTHERN HALVES OF ILLINOIS AND
INDIANA...WISCONSIN...AS WELL AS SCATTERED AREAS OF MICHIGAN.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SPAWNING IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF A
STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH IS CURRENTLY AFFECTING MUCH OF NEW YORK
SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES...AND DOWN INTO EASTERN
SOUTH CAROLINA. THE RAINFALL WAS RACING OFF TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST
MOVING UP INTO THE NEW ENGLAND STATES.

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

...WISCONSIN...
WEST SALEM                   12.5 
NECEDAH 3 SE                 12.3 
SPARTA 2 S                   11.8 
NORTH BEND                   11.8 
LA CROSSE NWS                10.8 
GALESVILLE 2 E               10.0 
VALLEY 1 NW                   9.0 
RICHLAND CENTER 4 W           8.8 
PERKINSTOWN 5 E               8.5 
STEVENS POINT 0.9 SSW         8.0 
BLACK RIVER FALLS 1.7 NNE     7.8 
ARKDALE                       7.5
MOUNT ZION 2 NW               6.5 
LADYSMITH                     6.0
BRUCE 12 N                    6.0 
HUMBIRD 3 NNW                 5.8 
BARRON 10 N                   5.5 
CUSHING                       5.0 

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

...ILLINOIS...
ORANGEVILLE 2.8 NW            2.0 
MORRISON 3.2 E                2.0 
ALEDO 0.8 NW                  1.9 
MOLINE 0.9 N                  1.6 
MENDOTA 0.9 N                 1.4 
QUINCY                        1.0
COAL VALLEY 1.9 SE            1.0 
GERMANTOWN HILLS 0.9 ESE      1.0 

...IOWA...
DECORAH 7.9 ENE               9.0 
CEDAR RAPIDS                  8.0
MANCHESTER 0.7 NNE            7.0 
CENTERVILLE                   6.5
WASHINGTON                    6.0 ESTIMATED
NORWAY 0.4 W                  6.0 
ALBIA                         5.5
MARION 1.2 NE                 5.4 
INDIANOLA 2.4 SSE             5.4 
ANAMOSA 2.5 SSW               5.0 
WATERVILLE 8 S                4.5 
EDGEWOOD                      4.0 
OTTUMWA                       3.3  
WINTERSET                     3.2
ST OLAF                       2.5 

...LATEST SELECTED STRONG WIND GUSTS IN MPH...

...MICHIGAN...

MUSKEGON                       78
GREENVILLE                     71
LAWTON 2 N                     70
KALAMAZOO                      67
GUN LAKE                       65
GRAND RAVEN                    65
GRAND RAPIDS                   64
SOUTH HAVEN                    63
JACKSON                        60
CANNONSBURG                    60
MATTAWAN                       60

...OHIO...

DAYTON COX INTL AIRPORT        56


...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 7OO PM CST
FRIDAY DEC 21 THROUGH 200 AM CST SUNDAY DEC 23 WHERE THE EVENT HAD
ALREADY ENDED...

...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 HAS BEGUN TO SLOWLY WEAKEN OVER UPPER
MICHIGAN AND WILL MOVE OFF TO THE NORTHEAST DURING THE REMAINDER
OF SUNDAY. SNOW INTENSITY ACROSS WISCONSIN WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS
LIGHTER SNOW SPREADS EASTWARD INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION.
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
ACROSS THE AFOREMENTIONED REGIONS ON SUNDAY...BUT WILL SLOWLY
SUBSIDE SUNDAY NIGHT. FARTHER SOUTH...THE AREA OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE QUICKLY EASTWARD...REACHING
THE EASTERN SEABOARD AND NEW ENGLAND STATES SATURDAY EVENING.

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

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