THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST U.S.
WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM EST SUN DEC 12 2010
...WINTER STORM BRINGING SNOW AND HIGH WINDS TO THE NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHEASTERN U.S....
BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST.
WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE MIDWEST...THE GREAT LAKES...THE OHIO
VALLEY AND TENNESSEE VALLEY...ALONG THE APPALACHIANS...AS WELL AS
PARTS OF NORTHERN ALABAMA AND GEORGIA.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW
YORK...SOUTHERN VERMONT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS
PORTIONS OF COASTAL MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE.
FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
MAINE.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 PM EST...A 988 MB...29.18 INCH SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED OVER
SOUTHERN ONTARIO...JUST NORTH OF LAKE ERIE...MOVING NORTHEASTWARD.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE
MIDWEST...OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS...APPALACHIANS...AND PORTIONS
OF THE DEEP SOUTH. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE
LOW INTO THE DEEP SOUTH. AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY...WIDESPREAD RAIN WAS OCCURRING ALONG MOST OF THE U.S.
EAST COAST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WERE PRODUCING
BLIZZARD OR NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
MIDWEST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 AM EST FRI DEC
10 THROUGH 200 PM EST SUN DEC 12...
...ILLINOIS...
GALENA 5.7 E 7.5
MARSEILLES 5.6 WNW 7.0
PERU 0.6 SW 6.5
...MICHIGAN...
NEGAUNEE 3 E 14.3
CHATHAM 0.2 SSE 14.0
HOLLAND 3.9 NNE 14.0
GAYLORD 5.0 WNW 12.4
HERMAN 12.1
BERGLAND 1 ESE 11.8
WELLSTON 0.8 N 10.1
BEAVER ISLAND 5.9 NNW 9.5
EBEN JUNCTION 9.5
LAKE CITY 5 SSW 9.2
MANISTIQUE 5 NW 9.0
REED CITY 9 NE 9.0
ESCANABA 8.0
IRON MOUNTAIN 2 NNE 8.0
GAASTRA 4 ESE 7.5
...NORTH CAROLINA...
BREVARD 5.4
ASHEVILLE 5.0
CANDLER 4.0
FRANKLIN 9 N 3.7
CANTON 2 NW 3.0
...OHIO...
BUCYRUS 4.0
MOUNT GILEAD 4.0
OLIVESBURG 4.0
MANSFIELD AIRPORT 3.0
...TENNESSEE...
LIMESTONE COVE 3.0
...VIRGINIA...
COEBURN 3 S 4.0
DUNGANNON 3.0
...WISCONSIN...
OSCEOLA 5 SE 23.0
BOYCEVILLE 3.3 N 20.0
ARCADIA 18.5
MENOMONIE 4 NNE 18.5
BUFFALO 18.0
COLBY 4 SW 17.0
ONALASKA 1.6 NW 17.0
CHETEK 2.0 SE 16.0
WAUSAU 1.7 ENE 16.0
WINONA DAM 5A 16.0
SARONA 15.9
ARGONNE 2NW 15.3
BIG FLATS 14.0
LA CROSSE 13.9
WAUPACA 3SW-KING 12.8
WASAU 12.0
GREEN BAY 6.5
MADISON 5 SW 4.5
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...COLORADO...
YUMA 1 W 68
...IOWA...
SPIRIT LAKE 6 W 61
N AMES AIRPORT 59
...INDIANA...
GARY 58
...NEBRASKA...
GRAND ISLAND 62
...WYOMING...
CHEYENNE 13 SW 63
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...IOWA...
ORANGE CITY 9.0
WEST UNION 8.0
ST ANSGAR 7.8
ROCK RAPIDS 2 W 7.0
SPIRIT LAKE 7.0
EDGEWOOD 6.5
LANSING 4 SE 6.4
FENTON 3 ESE 6.0
OTTUMWA 5.5
NEW HAMPTON 1 S 5.0
...MINNESOTA...
LITTLE CANADA 0.9 WSW 21.5
NEW MARKET 21.5
SHAKOPEE 21.5
WINONA 21.2
LAKE CITY 20.0
OAKDALE 20.0
RED WING 18.1
BURNSVILLE 3 SSW 18.0
CARVER 18.0
MINNEAPOLIS 17.1 KMSP AIRPORT
READS LANDING 1 W 17.0
HASTINGS 16.3
DELANO 1 SSW 15.0
...MISSOURI...
COLUMBIA 2.3
...MONTANA...
NOISY BASIN 21.0
RONAN 4 NE 18.8
MARIAS PASS 18.0
LOLO PASS 16.0
PIKE CREEK 15.0
BABB 19 W 10.0
LOOKOUT PASS RESORT 10.0
KRAFT CREEK 9.0
WOLF POINT 8.8
NASHUA 7.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
WILLISTON 14.4
WHITE SHIELD 10.0
GARRISON 9.0
CARRINGTON 4 N 8.0
HARVEY 8.0
HALLIDAY 7.0
SARLES 5 NE 7.0
BISBEE 6.0
CAVALIER 6.0
ESMOND 5 N 6.0
MCCLUSKY 6.0
DUNN CENTER 1 NE 5.0
BISMARCK 4.8
MINOT 4.0
...NEBRASKA...
MARTINSBURG 3.5
OMAHA 5 W 3.1
VALLEY 2 N 3.0
JOHNSTOWN 4 WSW 1.5
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
CANTON 9.0
SIOUX FALLS 3 SE 8.0
SIOUX FALLS 7.6
HENDRICKS 7 SSW 6.0
DEADWOOD 5.6
VERMILLION 5.5
SISSETON 10.4 ENE 4.0
ELK POINT 5.6 NNE 3.6
...WYOMING...
OLD BATTLE 9.0
WEBBER SPRINGS 7.5
BROOKLYN LAKE 6.0
BATTLE MOUNTAIN 5.0
SAND LAKE 5.0
NORTH FRENCH CREEK 3.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...
...MINNESOTA...
ST JAMES 0.10
...WISCONSIN...
DE SOTO 0.10
STEUBEN 4 SE 0.10
THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SOUTHEASTERN CANADA
TONIGHT. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO
BRING BLIZZARD OR NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM THE MIDWEST INTO
WESTERN PARTS OF THE OHIO VALLEY...AS WELL AS NORTHERN MICHIGAN
TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE
COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF THE OHIO VALLEY...APPALACHIANS AND INTO NEW
ENGLAND THROUGH MONDAY. SOME AREAS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE GREAT
LAKES COULD RECEIVE IN EXCESS OF A FOOT OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
THROUGH MONDAY AS SNOW IS ENHANCED DUE TO THE LAKE EFFECT. SNOW
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH
MONDAY AS THE SURFACE LOW LIFTS INTO SOUTHEASTERN CANADA. HIGH
WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND THROUGH
MONDAY AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS STRONG. ELSEWHERE ACROSS
THE MIDWEST AND OHIO VALLEY...WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES DUE TO THE SYSTEM LIFTING NORTHEASTWARD.
AS VERY COLD AIR POURS INTO THE ENTIRE EASTERN SEABOARD ON
MONDAY...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW IN SOME AREAS
BEFORE ENDING.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
RYAN
Last Updated: 346 PM EST SUN DEC 12 2010