THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. MAJOR WINTER
STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM EST SUN DEC 15 2007

...WINTER STORM PUSHING INTO NORTHEASTERN U.S....

WINTER STORM WARNINGS/WATCHES/ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE
GREAT LAKES REGION EASTWARD INTO THE NEW ENGLAND STATES AND ALONG
THE CENTRAL APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

AS OF 1000 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS SHOWED
A BROAD AREA OF MODERATE PRECIPITATION OVER THE MIDWEST/LOWER
GREAT LAKES REGION STRETCHING INTO THE NORTHEAST...WITH A LINE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PUSHING OFF THE EAST COAST FROM FLORIDA
INTO THE MID ATLANTIC.  THE MAIN LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER OHIO WAS
STRENGTHENING AND MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD...AND THE COASTAL
LOW NEAR THE SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY COAST WAS ALSO INTENSIFYING AND
MOVING NORTHWARD. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 AM EST FRI DEC
14 2007 THROUGH 300 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007...

...MAINE...
CROYDON                                5.0    
SUNAPEE                                5.0    
HOOKSETT                               4.8    
EPPING                                 3.5    
TWIN MOUNTAIN                          2.0    

...NEW YORK...
SPRINGFIELD                            7.0    
CAROGA LAKE                            6.8    
GANSEVOORT                             6.4    
NEWARK                                 5.0    
SYRACUSE                               4.1      
DOLGEVILLE                             4.0
RANDOLPH                               4.0    
FAIR HAVEN                             4.0    
CANASTOTA                              3.3    
WEBSTER                                3.2    
ALBANY                                 4.8     
WALTON                                 2.0    
CATSKILL                               3.0    
BINGHAMPTON NWS OFFICE                 0.7    

...VERMONT...
PERU                                   4.5    
LANDGROVE                              4.0    
JAY                                    4.0    
RANDOLPH CENTER                        4.0    

...CONNECTICUT...
TOLLAND                                4.3    
STAFFORDVILLE                          4.0    
WINSTED                                4.0    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
GOSHEN                                 8.5    
NORTH GRAFTON                          7.5    
PETERBOROUGH                           7.0    
NORTH FOSTER                           6.5    
MANSFIELD                              5.5    
TAUNTON COMMON                         5.0    
SANDWICH                               4.6    
LANESBOROUGH                           4.0    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
OIL CITY                               6.0
ST MARYS                               4.0
SIGEL                                  3.0
CANADOHTA LAKE                         2.6
BUTLER                                 2.0
TOBYHANNA                              2.0
RIDGWAY                                2.0
PITTSBURGH                             2.0 THRU 12AM EST
ROCKTON                                1.0

...OHIO...
LOGAN                                  4.0
DELAWARE                               3.8
SILVERTON                              3.5 
CINCINNATI                             3.5
FAIRFIELD                              3.4 
BATAVIA                                3.4 
HAMILTON                               3.0 

...INDIANA...
SCHERERVILLE                           9.3    
VALPARAISO 3 SE                        7.4    
SOUTH WHITLEY                          7.0
LAFAYETTE                              5.5
WASHINGTON 5.7 SSE                     5.0 
BRIGHT                                 3.5 
RICHMOND                               3.5
LAWRENCEBURG                           3.0 
INDIANAPOLIS 9 W                       3.0
PLAINFIELD 2 N                         2.0

...KENTUCKY...
FLORENCE                               2.5 
BURLINGTON                             2.0 
WALTON                                 2.0 
NAPOLEON                               2.0 
DRY RIDGE                              2.0    

...ILLINOIS...
CALUMET CITY                          10.5    
FRANKFORT                              9.5    
BEECHER                                8.1    
WOODSTOCK                              6.3    
MCHENRY                                5.1
ROODHOUSE                              5.0
QUINCY                                 5.0
GODFREY                                5.0
MOUNT MORRIS                           4.5
SYCAMORE                               4.0
JACKSONVILLE                           3.0
CANTON                                 3.0
ANDALUSIA                              3.0  
PLAINFIELD                             3.0    
RIVERTON                               2.9  
WINCHESTER                             2.8
DECATUR                                2.5
SPRINGFIELD                            2.1    
CHICAGO - O'HARE                       2.0 THRU 12AM CST

...WISCONSIN...
MILWAUKEE                              6.2
LANNON                                 5.0
BROOKFIELD                             4.5
PALMYRA 1 SW                           4.2

...MISSOURI...
CHESTERFIELD                           8.0
O'FALLON                               7.3
MARYVILLE                              5.0    
GRANT CITY                             4.5
SULLIVAN 7 NW                          4.0
URBANA                                 4.0
MIDDLETOWN                             3.5    
PATTONSBURG                            3.0
VANDALIA                               3.0    
SAVERTON                               3.0    
LOUISIANA                              3.0
PECULIAR                               3.0    
TROY 9 NE                              3.0     
HANNIBAL                               3.0    
BOURBON                                3.0 

...KANSAS...
GRAY 6.2 SSE                          14.5 
HAYS                                  13.5    
ELLIS                                 12.0
SCHOENCHEN 6 WNW                      12.0    
ELLSWORTH                             12.0    
GALATIA                               12.0 
LARNED 6 NNW                          11.5
MCCRACKEN                             11.0
BURDETT 10 NNW                        11.0
DODGE CITY 2 NNW                      10.0   
WALDO                                  8.0    
NESS CITY                              8.0    
RUSSELL                                8.0    
PLAINVILLE 4 WNW                       8.0    
GREAT BEND                             7.5    
NORTH LYONS                            6.0    
CLAY CENTER                            6.0    
MINNEAPOLIS                            7.0    
CIMARRON                               5.5    
CONCORDIA                              5.0    
CLYDE                                  5.0    
ADA                                    5.0    
GOODLAND                               4.4          

...NEBRASKA...
NEBRASKA CITY                          6.5
WILBER 3 N                             6.0 
GUIDE ROCK                             5.0    
DESHLER                                5.0
ORLEANS 2 W                            5.0
LINCOLN 7 SE                           4.7
BELLEVUE 2 SE                          4.1
FAIRMONT                               4.0    
FRANKLIN                               4.0    
OMAHA                                  3.6    
HASTINGS 4 N                           3.4    

...MICHIGAN...
ANN ARBOR                              7.9    
MANCHESTER                             6.3    
WEST BLOOMFIELD                        6.0    
FAIRGROVE                              5.0    
FREELAND                               5.0    
FORT HURON                             4.5    
MONROE                                 2.8     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATION IN INCHES FROM
200 AM EST FRI DEC 14 2007 THROUGH 900 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007...

...PENNSYLVANIA...
WARWICK                                0.30    
SOUDERTON                              0.30    
WHITEHALL                              0.10    
BERLINSVILLE                           0.10    

...MARYLAND...
SMITHSBURG                             0.50    
CUMBERLAND                             0.25    
FROSTBURG                              0.13
FREDERICK                              0.10

...VIRGINIA...
MIDDLEBURG                             0.80    
FRONT ROYAL                            0.50    
CHRISTIANSBURG                         0.38
SWOOPE                                 0.25
STAUNTON                               0.25
STEPHENSON                             0.13
CHECK                                  0.13
WINCHESTER                             0.10

...WEST VIRGINIA...
BAYARD                                 0.40    
MOUNT STORM                            0.25    
ROMNEY 2.5 W                           0.13    

...OHIO...
PORTSMOUTH                             0.20 

...INDIANA...
FRANKFORT                              0.25
PARAGON                                0.13

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 AM EST FRI DEC
14 2007 THROUGH 900 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007...                     
       

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
COLUMBIA OWENS ARPT                    2.37
COLUMBIA METRO ARPT                    2.10

...GEORGIA...
WARNER ROBINS AFB                      3.23  
MACON                                  2.72
AUGUSTA/BUSH FIELD                     2.58 

...ALABAMA...
DOTHAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT               2.58
CAIRNS AAF/OZARK                       2.48
TROY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT                 1.49

...FLORIDA...
MILTON/WHITING FIELD NAS               2.03
JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT     1.90
VALPARAISO/EGLIN AFB                   1.75
PENSACOLA REGIONAL AIRPORT             1.59

...GEORGIA...
AUGUSTA/BUSH FIELD                     2.88
MACON/LEWIS WILSON AIRPORT             2.75
AUGUSTA/DANIEL FIELD                   2.19
WARNER ROBINS AFB                      2.05
VALDOSTA REGIONAL AIRPORT              1.58
FORT BENNING (COLUMBUS)                1.54
ALBANY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT               1.50

...NORTH CAROLINA...
BEAUFORT/SMITH FIELD                   4.27
CHERRY POINT MCAS                      3.43
NEW RIVER MCAS                         1.85
POPE AFB/FAYETTEVILLE                  1.84
WILMINGTON/NEW HANOVER CO. AIRPORT     1.82
ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON AIRPORT             1.79

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
COLUMBIA OWENS AIRPORT                 2.52
COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT                 2.25
DARLINGTON                             1.78

...SELECTED SNOW AND RAINFALL OBSERVATIONS FOR REGIONS WHERE THE
EVENT HAS ENDED...

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 AM EST FRI DEC
14 2007 THROUGH 300 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007...

...OKLAHOMA...
ENID                                   4.0
PONCA CITY                             3.5
BEAVER                                 3.0
GATE                                   2.5

...NEW MEXICO...
CLAYTON                                3.3    
RIBERA 2 NW                            3.0 
EAGLE NEST                             3.0
ANGEL FIRE                             2.0    
RIO RANCHO                             1.5    

...COLORADO...
ELIZABETH                              4.1    
CUCHARA                                4.0
JULESBURG                              4.0    
GENESEE                                3.3    
ROXBOROUGH PARK                        1.0    

...TEXAS...
AMARILLO 6 SW                          3.5
CLARENDON                              2.0    
BOOTLEG 7 SW                           2.0
VEGA                                   1.0    

...IOWA...
ELLSTON                                8.0
LEON 1 E                               7.0
CHARITON 4 E                           7.0
BEACONSFIELD                           6.5
MOUNT AYR                              6.5
ALBIA                                  6.0
BEDFORD                                5.0
CORNING                                5.0
LEON                                   4.5    
PROMISE CITY 6 NW                      4.0
ATLANTIC 5 SW                          3.0
CORYDON                                3.0    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATION IN INCHES FROM
200 AM EST FRI DEC 14 2007 THROUGH 300 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007...

...ILLINOIS...
CHESTER 2 SSE                          0.25

...MISSOURI...
FREDRICKTOWN                           0.25
POTOSI 2 SSE                           0.25    
SALEM                                  0.20

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 AM EST FRI DEC
14 2007 THROUGH 300 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007... 

...ALABAMA...
DOTHAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT               2.58
CAIRNS AAF/OZARK                       2.44

...TEXAS...
COLLEGE STATION/EASTERWOOD FIELD       2.50    
LUFKIN/ANGELINA COUNTY AIRPORT         1.86
HUNTSVILLE                             1.50    
NACOGDOCHES                            1.47
PARIS/COX FIELD                        1.46    

...ARKANSAS...
HOT SPRINGS/MEMORIAL FIELD             2.58 
MOUNT IDA                              2.05 
BLYTHEVILLE AIRPORT                    2.71 
BATESVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT            2.36 

THE VIGOROUS SURFACE LOW OVER THE OHIO VALLEY IS FORECAST TO
ADVANCE NORTHEASTWARD AND WEAKEN LATER TODAY WHILE THE COASTAL LOW
NEAR SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY BECOMES THE DOMINANT LOW.  THE MAIN
FORCING FOR HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OFFSHORE FOR THE MOST PART...SO
THE STORM SHOULD TRANSITION TO PRIMARILY A HEAVY SNOW MAKER.  AN
ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS MUCH OF
NORTHERN OHIO AND IN THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS...WITH AMOUNTS OF 8
TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER WESTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND.

FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS
AS VERY MOIST AIR MOVES ONSHORE AND CAUSES PRECIPITATION TO FALL
OVER THE VERY COLD SURFACE OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND SOUTH
CENTRAL NEW YORK.

FINALLY...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF
THE NORTHEAST IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE INTENSE DEEPENING OF THE
STORM ALONG THE COAST.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 PM EST SUNDAY. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

SCHECK




Last Updated: 959 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007