STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007

...MAJOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE A MIXTURE OF
WINTRY PRECIPITATION...WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING SEVERE WEATHER...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN COLORADO...NORTHERN
AND WESTERN KANSAS...MUCH OF NEBRASKA...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF
EASTERN IOWA...NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
EASTERN NEBRASKA...THE EASTERN HALF OF SOUTH DAKOTA...MUCH OF
MINNESOTA...IOWA...WISCONSIN...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHERN MICHIGAN...NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWESTERN
OHIO.

WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHERN MINNESOTA...NORTHERN WISCONSIN...MICHIGAN
INCLUDING THE UPPER PENINSULA...OHIO...PENNSYLVANIA...WEST
VIRGINIA...WESTERN VIRGINIA...THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA...MARYLAND...AND NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY.

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...NORTHWESTERN
WISCONSIN...AND PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST INCLUDING SOUTHEASTERN
NEBRASKA...SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...NORTHEASTERN KANSAS...AND
NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI.

AN ICE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
INDIANA.

FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR A SMALL PORTION OF
SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA AND EASTERN ILLINOIS AS WELL AS
INDIANA...CENTRAL OHIO...WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN VIRGINIA.

FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN MISSOURI AND CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS INCLUDING THE ARKLATEX...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND EASTERN
ARKANSAS VALID UNTIL 400 PM CST.

AT 800 AM CST...A 988 MILLIBAR LOW PRESSURE CENTER ASSOCIATED WITH
THE WINTER STORM AND SEVERE WEATHER WAS LOCATED OVER WESTERN
KANSAS AROUND 55 MILES NORTH OF DODGE CITY...AND WAS MOVING TO THE
EAST NORTHEAST. THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN INTENSITY OR
SLIGHTLY STRENGTHEN DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY AS IT MOVES ACROSS
THE PLAINS INTO THE MIDWEST. WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO
INCREASE ACROSS COLORADO AND THE CENTRAL PLAINS AS WELL AS INTO
THE UPPER MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP
THAT WILL SUPPORT NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES OVER PORTIONS OF THE
CENTRAL PLAINS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES AS OF 800 AM CST...

...MINNESOTA...

GRAND MARAIS 5 W                     3.0 
EMBARRASS                            2.0 
DULUTH NWS                           1.5
COOK                                 1.5

...WISCONSIN...

GALESVILLE                          14.0 
HOLMEN 2 NW                         13.8
ARCADIA                             12.0 
LA CROSSE NWS                       12.0 
COON VALLEY                         11.6
HOLMEN                              10.0 
GERMANTOWN                           8.5 
VICTORY                              8.0 
STODDARD                             8.0 
MADISON TRUAX FIELD                  7.0 
MILWAUKEE                            6.0 

...IOWA...

WINONA                              10.0 
MINNESOTA CITY                       9.0 
GRAND MEADOW                         4.1 

...COLORADO...

BUCKLEY AFB 10 SSE                   6.7
PARKER 4 E                           5.0 
ARAPAHOE PARK 5 SSW                  5.0 
MONUMENT 6 E                         3.0 

...SELECTED FREEZING RAIN ICE ACCUMULATIONS AS OF 800 AM CST...

...IOWA...

ESTHERVILLE                         0.25 
FORT MADISON                        0.13 
WEST POINT                          0.13
WHAT CHEER                          0.13 

THE COLD FRONT FROM THIS STORM WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY WITH STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED
ACROSS MUCH OF THE LOWER AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. SOME OF
THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH...LARGE HAIL AND
POSSIBLY TORNADOES.

AS THIS STORM MOVES EAST DURING THE DAY TODAY AND INTO THE MIDWEST
STATES ON SUNDAY...A SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVER THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES LATE SUNDAY. SNOWFALL WILL
EXPAND TODAY FROM COLORADO INTO THE GREAT LAKES WITH ONE TO TWO
FEET OF SNOW POSSIBLE BY MONDAY MORNING IN SOME AREAS. TRAVEL
CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE TODAY AS THE HEAVY SNOW WILL
BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE
CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES STATES.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 PM CST.  PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

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