STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR MAJOR WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
4 PM EST THU DEC 8 2005

...WINTRY WEATHER STORM TREKKING OVER THE OHIO VALLEY EASTWARD...

WITH A VERY COLD AIR MASS ALREADY IN PLACE OVER MUCH OF THE
NATION...WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST FROM THE CENTRAL U.S. TO
THE NORTHEAST. THIS WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A MIX OF
SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OVER A LARGE PART OF THE OHIO
VALLEY. MEANWHILE... OVER THE SOUTHEAST US...MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINS CONTINUE TO FALL OVER NORTHERN FLORIDA...SOUTHERN GEORGIA
AND SOUTH CAROLINA.

IN ANTICIPATION OF WIDESPREAD WINTRY PRECIPITATION...WINTER STORM
AND HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY POSTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE
...MIDWEST...UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...OHIO VALLEY...MID ATLANTIC
AND NORTHEASTERN U.S.  IN ADDITION...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE
ALSO IN EFFECT OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA NOT COVERED BY WATCHES OR
WARNINGS.

...SNOW AND ICE TOTALS THROUGH 4 PM THURSDAY...

ILLINOIS...

MENDON....................5.0    INCHES   205  PM EST
MOUNT ERIE................3.0    INCHES   122  PM EST
WEST FRANKFORT............2.5    INCHES   122  PM EST
SW JERSEYVILLE............2.0    INCHES   205  PM EST
LEROY.....................1.2    INCHES   230  PM EST

KANSAS...

OVERLAND PARK.............10.5   INCHES   800  AM EST
SHAWNEE...................10.1   INCHES   800  AM EST
PRAIRIE VILLAGE............8.8   INCHES   800  AM EST
LAWRENCE...................8.0   INCHES   720  AM EST
COFFEY.....................7.0   INCHES   400  AM EST
FRANKLIN...................6.0   INCHES   400  AM EST
ANDERSON...................6.0   INCHES   400  AM EST
MIAMI......................5.0   INCHES   400  AM EST
YATES CENTER...............4.5   INCHES   400  AM EST
LOLA.......................4.5   INCHES   800  AM EST
EUREKA.....................4.5   INCHES   400  AM EST
COTTONWOOD FALLS...........4.0   INCHES   400  AM EST
UDALL......................4.0   INCHES   400  AM EST
HUTCHINSON.................4.0   INCHES   400  AM EST
NEWTON.....................4.0   INCHES   400  AM EST

MISSOURI...

PLEASANT HILL..............8.5   INCHES   1000 AM EST
KANSAS CITY................8.3   INCHES   1000 AM EST
BUCHANAN...................6.0   INCHES   926  AM EST
CLAY.......................3.0   INCHES   400  AM EST
STE GENEVIEVE..............4.0   INCHES   205  PM EST
MARQUAND...................3.0   INCHES   220  PM EST
CARROLL....................3.0   INCHES   400  AM EST
BOSS.......................2.5   INCHES   217  PM EST
NODAWAY....................2.0   INCHES   400  AM EST
LAFAYETTE..................2.0   INCHES   400  AM EST

NEBRASKA...

HASTINGS...................1.6   INCHES   400  AM EST

IOWA...

IDA GROVE..................2.5   INCHES   750  AM EST
CHEROKEE...................1.5   INCHES   755  AM EST

OKLAHOMA...

WELCH......................2.5   INCHES   1000 AM EST
NOWATA.....................2.0   INCHES   1000 AM EST
LENAPAH....................2.0   INCHES   1000 AM EST

SNOW TOTALS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OHIO
VALLEY...EASTERN GREAT LAKES...AND NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC STATES
TODAY...AS THE THREAT OF ICING LINGERS. IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...UP
TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST. 

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED AT 10 PM EST THURSDAY FROM
THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER ON THIS STORM. PLEASE
REFER TO STATEMENTS FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE FOR THE LATEST WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES.

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