THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR NORTH CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010
...WINTER STORM BRINGING SNOW AND HIGH WINDS TO THE THE NORTH
CENTRAL U.S....
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW
YORK...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
MAINE.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY...AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE AREA OF THE MIDWEST AND OHIO
VALLEY...EASTWARD INTO PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND. WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES EXTEND AS FAR SOUTH AS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ALABAMA AND
GEORGIA.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR IOWA...SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA...SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...AND NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 AM CST...A 997 MB...29.44 INCH SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED OVER
SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN AND WAS MOVING EASTWARD. A COLD FRONT
EXTENDED SOUTH FROM THE LOW INTO THE SOUTHEAST AND INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...PRECIPITATION WAS
FALLING PRIMARILY IN THE FORM OF RAIN. BEHIND THE FRONT AND NORTH
OF THE LOW...MUCH COLDER AIR WAS ALLOWING PRECIPITATION TO FALL
PRIMARILY IN THE FORM OF SNOW. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW...AS WELL AS WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH...PRODUCING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF IOWA...MINNESOTA AND
WISCONSIN. SNOW WAS ALSO FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF
ILLINOIS...MICHIGAN AND MISSOURI.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 AM CST FRI DEC
10 THROUGH 200 AM CST SUN DEC 12...
...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
...MICHIGAN...
ESCANABA 8.0
IRON MOUNTAIN 2 NNE 8.0
GAASTRA 4 ESE 7.5
WELLSTON 1 N 5.4
SIDNAW 2 SSW 5.0
CADILLAC 4.0
...MINNESOTA...
NEW MARKET 21.5
SHAKOPEE 21.5
WINONA 21.2
OAKDALE 20.0
RED WING 18.1
BURNSVILLE 3 SSW 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
...WISCONSIN...
ARCADIA 18.5
MENOMONIE 4 NNE 18.5
BUFFALO 18.0
COLBY 4 SW 17.0
SARONA 15.9
BIG FLATS 14.0
LA CROSSE 13.9
WASAU 12.0
GREEN BAY 6.5
MADISON 5 SW 4.5
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
900 AM CST FRI DEC 10 THROUGH 200 AM CST SUN DEC 12...
...MINNESOTA...
ST JAMES 0.10
...WISCONSIN...
DE SOTO 0.10
STEUBEN 4 SE 0.10
...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
...NEBRASKA...
GRAND ISLAND 62
...WYOMING...
CHEYENNE 13 SW 63
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...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
THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHEAST TODAY AND MOVE INTO
CANADA BY SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO SPREAD EASTWARD INTO THE GREAT LAKES...EASTERN OHIO
RIVER VALLEY AND THE APPALACHIANS ON SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF MICHIGAN
TODAY...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF THE OHIO VALLEY
AND THE APPALACHIANS. RAIN WILL BE THE MAIN PRECIPITATION TYPE IN
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE EAST COAST STATES...WITH A CHANGE TO
SNOW POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS BEFORE PRECIPITATION COMES TO AN END
AS VERY COLD AIR MOVES IN BEHIND THE FRONT. HIGH WIND WILL ALSO BE
A CONCERN ACROSS PORTIONS OF UPSTATE NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND. AS
THE FRONT MOVES OFF INTO THE ATLANTIC ON MONDAY...AN ARCTIC
AIRMASS WILL SETTLE INTO THE EASTERN U.S...WITH WELL BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
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Last Updated: 345 AM EST SUN DEC 12 2010