THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



 
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR MAJOR WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
10 AM EST THU DEC 15 2005

...WINTER STORM OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL TRANSITION INTO THE
EASTERN U.S. TODAY...

SURFACE ANALYSIS AT 10 AM EST...SHOWED A DEEP SURFACE LOW OVER
CENTRAL MINNESOTA WITH WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW INDICATED THROUGHOUT
THE MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES REGION.  

MEANWHILE...A SECOND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER ALABAMA WAS LIFTING
NORTHEAST AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. TODAY AND UP
THE EASTERN SEA BOARD TONIGHT. DEEP GULF MOISTURE WAS SURGING
NORTHWARD THIS MORNING WITH FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW
REPORTED ACROSS OHIO...WEST VIRGINIA...WESTERN VIRGINIA AND THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS.
  
THE FROZEN PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHWARD TODAY. 
HEAVY SNOWS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN
GREAT LAKES THAT WILL SPREAD INTO THE NORTHEASTERN U.S. TONIGHT. 
A BROAD AREA OF 4 TO 8 INCHES SNOWS IS EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED
AREAS OF A FOOT OR MORE POSSIBLE.

SOUTH OF THIS AREA...INTO THE OHIO VALLEY...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
APPLACHIANS AND MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES...SIGNIFICANT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY. DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES ALONG WITH
POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN NORTHERN GEORGIA...WESTERN
SOUTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING.

WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK STATE
INTO NEW ENGLAND.  WINTER STORM WARNINGS COVER THE EASTERN GREAT
LAKES...UPPER OHIO VALLEY INTO THE NORTHERN MIDDLE ATLANTIC
STATES.

ICE STORM WARNINGS AND FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
THE APPALACHIANS AND WESTERN VIRGINIA...WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA...WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHERN GEORGIA.


...SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH 10 AM EST THURSDAY...

MINNESOTA...

TWO HARBORS..............20.8  INCHES  1100 PM EST WED
BEAVER BAY...............17.0  INCHES  1058 PM EST WED
SILVER BAY...............16.8  INCHES   909 PM EST WED
LAKEWOOD.................14.5  INCHES  1200 AM EST
DULUTH NWS...............13.2  INCHES  1255 AM EST
ROCHESTER AIRPORT.........6.1  INCHES   123 AM EST
MINNEAPOLIS INTL..........5.2  INCHES  1145 PM EST WED

WISCONSIN...

WISCONSIN RAPIDS..........9.0  INCHES  1045 PM EST WED
ROTHSCHILD................8.0  INCHES   800 PM EST WED 
WAUSAU....................7.0  INCHES   825 PM EST WED
LACROSSE..................6.1  INCHES   123 AM EST 
CORNUCOPIA................6.0  INCHES   500 PM EST WED
APPLETON..................6.0  INCHES   725 PM EST WED 
OSHKOSH...................7.0  INCHES   650 PM EST WED 
MADISON...................4.3  INCHES   905 PM EST WED 

IOWA...

OSSIAN....................8.0  INCHES   825 PM EST WED
NASHUA....................7.5  INCHES   825 PM EST WED
CHICKASAW.................7.1  INCHES   825 PM EST WED
CEDAR RAPIDS..............4.5  INCHES   600 PM EST WED 

MICHIGAN...

MENOMINEE.................7.0  INCHES  1029 PM EST WED
MOHAWK....................5.0  INCHES  1029 PM EST WED
TUSTIN....................6.0  INCHES  1130 PM EST WED
PARIS.....................5.0  INCHES  1130 PM EST WED
LUDINGTON.................3.0  INCHES   900 PM EST WED

OHIO...

COLUMBUS GROVE............1.0  INCH     830 AM EST THU
PUTNAM....................1.0  INCH     830 AM EST THU

GEORGIA...

LAVONIA...................0.25 INCH ICE 430 AM EST THU
CLARKESVILLE..............0.25 INCH ICE 530 AM EST THU
MOUNTAIN CITY.............0.25 INCH ICE 630 AM EST THU

NORTH CAROLINA...

GASTON COUNTY.............0.25 INCH ICE 530 AM EST THU

SOUTH CAROLINA...

GREENVILLE................0.25 INCH ICE 530 AM EST THU
PICKENS...................0.25 INCH ICE 530 AM EST THU
ABBEVILLE.................0.25 INCH ICE 530 AM EST THU
ANTIOCH...................0.25 INCH ICE 630 AM EST THU
GREER.....................0.25 INCH ICE 530 AM EST THU
LAURENS...................0.25 INCH ICE 530 AM EST THU

VIRGINIA...

JEFFERSON.................1.0  INCH     600 AM EST THU


THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL 
PREDICTION CENTER AT 4 PM EST.  PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS IN YOUR AREA.

ECKERT







Last Updated: 954 AM EST THU DEC 15 2005