Major Winter Storm Developing!

Here is the latest storm summary message from HPC. You can check here for the latest storm summary http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/wwd/winter_wx.shtml

http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/nfdscc4.html

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STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR EARLY WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
800 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2007

…HEAVY RAINS DEVELOP ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA…SOUTHERN NEVADA…AND ARIZONA. WIDESPREAD WINTER
STORM ON TRACK TO DEVELOP FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN TO CENTRAL UNITED
STATES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. MANY WINTER STORM WATCHES FROM
THE SOUTHWEST TO THE PLAINS TO THE GREAT LAKES HAVE BEEN CHANGED
TO WARNINGS. THE STORM WILL BRING A MIXTURE OF HEAVY
RAIN…SNOW…SLEET…AND FREEZING RAIN.

FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ARIZONA…SOUTHERN UTAH…SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO…AND SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR A SMALL PORTION OF
SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO.

WINTER STORM AND HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO…WESTERN COLORADO…UTAH…THE MOUNTAINS OF
SOUTHERN NEVADA…AND A SMALL PORTION OF SOUTHERN WYOMING. WINTER
STORM WARNINGS HAVE ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA…NORTHERN IOWA…EXTREME NORTHERN ILLINOIS…ALL OF
WISCONSIN…MUCH OF MINNESOTA…MICHIGAN’S UPPER PENINSULA AND THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF MICHIGAN’S LOWER PENINSULA.

ICE STORM WARNINGS AND FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE WIDESPREAD AND
IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN COLORADO…NORTHERN
KANSAS…EASTERN NEBRASKA…NORTHERN MISSOURI…SOUTHERN IOWA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS.

WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST NORTH
DAKOTA…NORTHWEST MINNESOTA…NORTHEAST ILLINOIS…MUCH OF LOWER
MICHIGAN…EXTREME NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO…CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA…PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND EASTERN NEW
YORK…SOUTHERN VERMONT…WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHWEST
CONNECTICUT.

SNOW…BLOWING SNOW… AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN WYOMING…PORTIONS OF SOUTH
DAKOTA…NORTH DAKOTA…AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

THIS IS LIKELY TO BE A LARGE AND WIDESPREAD WINTER STORM AND
FORECASTS MAY BE UPDATED FREQUENTLY. TO GET THE LATEST
UPDATES…PLEASE VIEW A GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF CURRENT WATCHES AND
WARNINGS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AVAILABLE AT: WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 800 PM MST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS SHOWED LIGHT TO
MODERATE AND HEAVY PRECIPITATION ADVANCING FROM SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA…SOUTHERN ARIZONA…AND
SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WHILE SCATTERED AREAS OF RAIN AND HIGHER
ELEVATION SNOW WERE OBSERVED ACROSS UTAH AND COLORADO.

…SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 5OO AM MST
THUR NOV 29 THROUGH 800 PM MST FRI NOV 30…

…ARIZONA…

MOUNT LEMMON 1.85
MANNING CAMP 1.53
WHITE TAIL NEAR PALISADES 1.45
MOUNT LEMMON 1.37
WHITE TAIL 1.34
GLENDALE ACDC @67TH AVE 1.18
PHOENIX SKUNK CREEK @I-17 1.18

…CALIFORNIA…

MOUNT PALOMAR OBSERVATORY CARLSBAD 2.16
TANBARK 1.68
RAMONA AIRPORT 1.57
CLAREMONT 1.55
TWENTYNINE PALM 1.41
BARSTOW DAGGETT 1.36
SANTA MONICA 0.92
SAN DIEGO INTL AIRPORT 0.80
PALMDALE (DAILY RECORD) 0.75
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES 0.50

SEVERAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO A STRONG AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE OVER COLORADO BY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL
THEN MOVE EAST-NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES BY SUNDAY
MORNING. HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ARIZONA AND SOUTHERN
NEW MEXICO INTO SOUTHERN UTAH ON SATURDAY WHILE HEAVY SNOW WILL
SPREAD ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF UTAH…WESTERN COLORADO…AND
SOUTHERN WYOMING. A LARGE AREA OF SNOW…SLEET…AND FREEZING
RAIN WILL DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND
SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE UPPER MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES
SATURDAY. SNOW WILL ALSO SPREAD INTO PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST BY
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2-4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER ARIZONA AND
SOUTHERN UTAH…WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND PART OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS
AND UPPER MIDWEST BY SATURDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF
ICE ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND MIDWEST.
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST MAY ALSO SEE SNOW…SLEET AND SOME ICE
BY SUNDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 200 AM MST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

KOCIN
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