THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY SNOW/HEAVY RAIN
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
9 AM CST SAT DEC 30 2006
...MAJOR WINTER STORM SLOWLY ADVANCING THROUGH SOUTHERN PLAINS...
THE LATEST MAJOR WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE HEAVY SNOW THREAT
IS DIMINISHING IN THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES BUT WILL SHIFT INTO THE
HIGH PLAINS STATES THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. HEAVY RAIN SHOULD EXPAND
INTO THE SOUTHEAST OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
COLORADO...SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA...WESTERN KANSAS...NORTHEASTERN
NEW MEXICO...AND THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA...NEBRASKA...EASTERN COLORADO...WESTERN
KANSAS...NEW MEXICO...AND THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES.
HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHWESTERN TEXAS AND CENTRAL COLORADO.
WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH
DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.
SNOW ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NEW MEXICO...CENTRAL NEBRASKA...SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTH
DAKOTA...AND NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...NORTHEASTERN
MINNESOTA...AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN LOUISIANA
THROUGH 12 NOON CST.
FLOOD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
TEXAS...SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...AND LOUISIANA.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF ARKANSAS...MUCH OF LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI.
A LARGE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY CENTERED NEAR THE NEW
MEXICO TEXAS BORDER IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY TRACK TO THE EAST
NORTHEAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE SURFACE CENTER OF LOW
PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY LOCATED ABOUT 50
MILES NORTHWEST OF OKLAHOMA CITY OKLAHOMA...AND HAS A MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1009 MB OR 29.80 INCHES OF MERCURY.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES AS OF 8 AM CST...
...NEW MEXICO...
SANTA FE 9 SSW 22.0
SANTA FE 18.0
CUBA 10 SE 16.0
SANTA FE 15 SSW 15.0
LA MADERA 15.0
WARREN AFB 12.3
ALBUQUERQUE INTL SUNPORT 11.3
ALBUQUERQUE 10.8
MINERAL HILL 9.0
EDGEWOOD 2 SE 8.0
...TEXAS...
BOISE CITY 15 NW 8.0
DALHART 5.5
...COLORADO...
GENESEE 2 N 30.0
GOLDEN 12 NW 29.4
EVERGREEN 28.0
CUCHARA 28.0
BLACK HAWK 27.1
NEDERLAND 25.3
COLORADO CITY 8 E 24.0
CONIFER 5 WNW 24.0
JAMESTOWN 3 W 23.2
GENESEE 23.0
GOLDEN 2 SW 23.0
WALSENBURG 3 SW 20.0
ESTES PARK 1 SSE 19.6
ASPEN PARK 18.0
BOULDER 7 SW 18.0
IDAHO SPRINGS 1 NNE 16.4
PINE JUNCTION 16.3
BOULDER NWS OFFICE 14.2
LA VETA 13.0
WESTCLIFFE 12.0
DENVER CENTENNIAL 8.0
...WYOMING...
BUFORD 12.0
LAGRANGE 4.4 ESE 8.0
PINE BLUFFS 8.0
CHEYENNE 2 SSE 7.0
WHEATLAND 6.0
DOUGLAS 5.0
...KANSAS...
GOODLAND 16.9
WALLACE 14.0
OBERLIN 12.5
LEVANT 11.0
COLBY 10.0
OAKLEY 9.0
...NEBRASKA...
NORTH PLATTE NWS 8.0
NORTH PLATTE 7.5
TAYLOR 6.3
COZAD 6.0
TAYLOR 5.5
HAYES CENTER 5.0
CURTIS 5.0
SCOTTSBLUFF 5.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PICKSTOWN 5.0
CHAMBERLAIN 4.5
LAKE ANDES 3.5
...NORTH DAKOTA...
BISMARK 2.6
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES AS OF 8 AM CST...
...KANSAS...
LAKIN 3.58
DODGE CITY 2.65
GARDEN CITY 2.39
HILL CITY 2.47
...TEXAS...
TERRELL 2.69
DALLAS LOVE FIELD 2.65
PARIS COX FIELD 2.44
HUNTSVILLE 2.33
GLENN HEIGHTS 2.10
COLLEGE STATION 1.99
...OKLAHOMA...
MCALESTER 2.98
MUSKOGEE 2.52
GUYMAN 2.36
...ARKANSAS...
EL DORADO 2.39
TEXARKANA 2.24
...LOUISIANA...
FORT POLK 4.37
LAKE CHARLES 4.16
SHREVEPORT 2.21
SHREVEPORT/DOWNTOWN 2.08
AT 9 AM CST SATURDAY...NWS DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED AREAS OF MODERATE
SNOW OVER PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO...SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...AND
WESTERN KANSAS. LIGHT SNOW HAS SPREAD NORTH INTO CENTRAL SOUTH AND
NORTH DAKOTA. AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WERE
PREVALENT ACROSS MUCH OF LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI...AND ARKANSAS.
THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL LOCATED ACROSS LOUISIANA WAS MAKING STEADY
PROGRESS TOWARD THE EAST.
THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY TO
THE NORTHEAST INTO KANSAS BY THIS EVENING. AREAS OF SNOW SHOULD
EXPAND INTO THE HIGH PLAINS STATES OVER THE WEEKEND WITH MOST
LOCATIONS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE LESS THAN 12 INCHES OF SNOW BY
SUNDAY. HEAVY RAIN SHOULD CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND
SPREAD INTO THE GULF COAST STATES THROUGH SUNDAY WITH ISOLATED
RAINFALL TOTALS AROUND FIVE INCHES POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY. IN ADDITION
TO HEAVY RAIN...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DURING THE DAY TODAY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 3 PM CST SATURDAY. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS WEATHER EVENT.
FRACASSO
A5
Last Updated: 1059 AM EST SAT DEC 30 2006