THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR CENTRAL PLAINS TO GREAT LAKES WINTER
STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM AFFECTING THE NORTH CENTRAL AND
EASTERN U.S....
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA AND
NORTHEASTWARD INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FROM THE CENTRAL
HIGH PLAINS AND NORTHEASTWARD TO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION.
WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE ALSO IN EFFECT ALONG THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND NORTHWARD
ACROSS NEW ENGLAND.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD...WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE
VALLEYS. FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN
EFFECT ACROSS THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC AND COASTAL REGIONS OF NEW
ENGLAND.
HIGH WIND WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WIND AND LAKE WIND ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT ALONG THE APPALACHIANS...OHIO VALLEY...AND LOWER
GREAT LAKES.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 PM CST...A 992 MB LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS LOCATED OVER WEST
CENTRAL MISSOURI WITH WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION SPREADING ACROSS
THE NORTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S.. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT A BAND OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING FROM EASTERN KANSAS TO THE
UPPER GREAT LAKES. SOUTH AND EAST OF THE SNOW...A WINTRY MIX OF
PRECIPITATION WAS OBSERVED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE OHIO VALLEY AND
LOWER GREAT LAKES. ADDITIONALLY...A LARGE AREA OF SCATTERED
SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST...TENNESSEE VALLEY...AND MID-ATLANTIC.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST SUN DEC
06 THROUGH 900 PM CST TUE DEC 08...
...IOWA...
DES MOINES 10.8
CLIVE 3 SW 10.0
CORNING 10.0
GUTHRIE CENTER 9.5
ADEL 9.0
ATLANTIC 9.0
AUDUBON 9.0
MOUNT AYR 9.0
WATERLOO 9.0
LEON 8.5
WINTERSET 8.5
POLK CITY 3 S 8.4
...ILLINOIS...
ROCKFORD 4 NW 6.0
LOVES PARK 5.5
WOODSTOCK 5.5
MOUNT PROSPECT 4.0
...KANSAS...
MORROWVILLE 4 SSE 13.0
OKETO 3 W 13.0
LINCOLN 5 NE 12.0
SCANDIA 12.0
CONCORDIA 5 SSE 11.0
NE WATERVILLE 11.0
CORNING 2 W 9.0
HAYS 13 WNW 9.0
WEBBER 2.6 ENE 8.4
NORTON 0.4 N 8.2
BENNINGTON 2 SSW 8.0
SALINA 8.0
WAKEENEY 13 W 8.0
ELLSWORTH 5 SE 7.5
ABILENE 5 SSW 7.0
CATHERINE 7.0
GREAT BEND 7.0
LA CROSSE 7 E 7.0
LIEBENTHAL 7.0
...MINNESOTA...
CURRIE 4 N 5.0
NEW MARKET 4.5
FARMINGTON 4.0
OWATONNA 4.0
WASECA 4.0
...MISSOURI...
OREGON 10.0
BETHANY 8.0
MERCER 7.0
UNIONVILLE 7.0
COFFEY 5 W 6.0
GILMAN CITY 6.0
SAVANNAH 5.0
...NEBRASKA...
FAIRBURY 10.0
AUBURN 5 ESE 8.6
CRETE 8.5
BEATRICE 8.0
TECUMSEH 8.0
WEEPING WATER 8.0
WILBER 8.0
CALLAWAY 6.5
INDIANOLA 6.0
LYNCH 6.0
NEBRASKA CITY 6.0
OCONTO 6.0
OMAHA 6.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
SIOUX FALLS 6.0
MENNO 4.0
...WISCONSIN...
CORNUCOPIA 4 S 6.0
MENOMONIE 4.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST SUN DEC
06 THROUGH 900 PM CST TUE DEC 08...
...LOUISIANA...
NEW IBERIA/ACADIANA 6.71
JEANERETTE 6.34
SLIDELL 5.31
BATON ROUGE/RYAN MUNI ARPT 5.04
NEW ORLEANS/MOISANT 4.60
SLIDELL 3.47
LAFAYETTE RGNL ARPT 2.43
...MISSISSIPPI...
GULFPORT-BILOXI 2.74
KEESLER AFB/BILOXI 2.43
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL 2.40
JACKSON WFO 2.17
...TENNESSEE...
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT 2.06
JACKSON/MCKELLAR 2.01
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 PM CST SUN DEC 06 THROUGH 900 PM CST TUE DEC 08...
...IOWA...
DAVENPORT 6 NE 0.25
...ILLINOIS...
ABINGDON 1 N 0.25
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...TEXAS...
HART 3 N 65
NORTHFIELD 1 S 65
AMARILLO 3 SSE 64
OLTON 6 S 63
SILVERTON 7 ESE 63
LEVELLAND 4 S 61
WAYSIDE 3 NNE 61
HEREFORD 60
TULIA 2 ENE 60
TURKEY 2 WSW 60
SUNDOWN 8 WSW 59
TIMBERCREEK CANYON 59
FLOYDADA 2 NNE 58
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...ARIZONA...
FLAGSTAFF 7.8 SSW 30.4
WILLIAMS 0.4 SW 20.0
ASH FORK 4.9 SW 10.0
WILLIAMS 8.0
BELLEMONT 7.2
GRAND CANYON ARPT 3.0
...CALIFORNIA...
KIRKWOOD SKI AREA 48.0
ALPINE MEADOWS 45.0
SODA SPRINGS 40.0
KINGVALE 1.3 WSW 37.0
NORTHSTAR 36.0
CISCO 5 ENE 35.0
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 8 SSW 31.0
HOMEWOOD 2 SE 27.0
PROSSER CREEK RESERVOIR 24.0
FAIR PLAY 2.8 ESE 19.0
POLLOCK PINES 0.1 E 16.0
VOLCANO 5.4 NE 15.5
MAMMOTH LAKES 14.0
...COLORADO...
PAGOSA SPRINGS 9.1 NNW 33.0
CARBONDALE 8.2 S 24.8
CRESTED BUTTE 6.2 N 24.5
DURANGO 24.0
BAYFIELD 7 N 23.5
DOLORES 22 NE 23.0
GREELEY 2.3 SE 22.0
PAGOSA SPRINGS 3 SE 22.0
CARBONDALE 7 S 21.0
MESA 6 S 21.0
BLACK CANYON VISITOR CE 19.0
BAYFIELD 0.8 SW 18.3
CREEDE 14 SW 18.0
...IDAHO...
WESTON 4.0
POCATELLO AIRPORT 3.7
BOISE 6.7 SE 3.5
...NEW MEXICO...
LAS VEGAS 8.4 NW 8.0
EL RITO 2.3 NW 6.0
YOUNGSVILLE 5.4 NE 6.0
ANGEL FIRE 10.2 SSE 5.5
SANTA FE 3.3 NE 5.5
TAOS PUEBLO 2.8 NW 5.2
GALLUP 8.1 NNW 4.8
TAOS 13 NW 4.0
...NEVADA...
HEAVENLY VALLEY 34.0
MT ROSE SKI AREA 23.0
CARSON CITY 1.3 NW 18.0
MINDEN 4.2 WSW 14.5
RENO 7.1 N 13.7
DAYTON 1.7 SW 13.0
SUN VALLEY 0.9 N 10.5
INDIAN HILLS 0.7 N 10.0
FALLON 0.6 ESE 9.3
SPARKS 7.5 N 9.0
SPRING CREEK 8.0
...UTAH...
VERDUE 8 WNW 25.0
SPRINGDELL 23.0
ORDERVILLE 19.0
NEW HARMONY 18.0
BLANDING 28 W 15.0
SALEM 1 W 14.0
BRIGHTON 1 N 12.0
HEBER CITY 12.0
OAK CITY 0.3 SSE 10.6
BOULDER 1.3 NNW 10.3
NORTH SALT LAKE 10.0
SPRINGVILLE 10.0
...WYOMING...
SAND LAKE 11.0
DIVIDE PEAK 9.0
NORTH FRENCH CREEK 9.0
SARATOGA 0.3 ESE 8.0
SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 7.0
YODER 6.5 SSE 7.0
LARAMIE 27.3 WSW 6.0
BURNS 8 NNE 4.5
ELK MOUNTAIN 2.1 S 4.4
CHEYENNE 26.7 NE 4.3
THAYNE 4.2 NNE 4.1
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...ARIZONA...
BAGDAD 3.88
FLORENCE 9.1 NW 3.11
MAYER 0.4 WSW 2.75
PINE 0.9 SW 2.20
SEDONA 2.20
NEW RIVER 3.2 ENE 2.17
CAVE CREEK 7.7 ENE 2.06
PRESCOTT 16.2 NNW 2.04
...CALIFORNIA...
JOSHUA TREE 2.8 ENE 5.50
JAMUL 11.0 ESE 3.40
SANTEE 0.8 W 2.84
LYTLE CREEK RAWS 2.77
IDYLLWILD 1.8 NW 2.66
EL CAJON 0.7 S 2.40
HENSHAW DAM 2.36
JULIAN 2.36
POTRERO 2.27
SANTA YSABEL 2.17
LEMON GROVE 1.8 WNW 2.16
SAN DIEGO 6.1 W 2.12
...TEXAS...
GALVESTON 6.4 NE 2.25
GALVESTON/SCHOLES 2.18
DICKINSON 1.4 W 2.00
THE STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT QUICKLY MOVES
ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY OVERNIGHT ON TUESDAY.
WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES REGIONS...WITH TOTALS GREATER THAN 12
INCHES POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED AREAS NORTHWEST OF THE LOW TRACK. THE
COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE POTENTIAL
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY AND GREAT LAKES. AS PRECIPITATION SPREADS NORTHWARD...SLEET
AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BECOME A THREAT ALONG THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS AND PORTIONS OF THE MID ATLANTIC. FLOODING WILL ALSO
BE A THREAT FOR THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC COASTAL AREAS...WHERE 1
TO 2 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
GERHARDT
Last Updated: 955 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009