THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR NORTH CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM EST SUN DEC 12 2010
...WINTER STORM BRINGING SNOW AND HIGH WINDS TO THE THE NORTH
CENTRAL 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
MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...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 AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
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 900 PM EST...A 994 MB...29.35 INCH SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED NEAR
THE WESTERN TIP OF LAKE EIRE...MOVING EASTWARD. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED AN ELONGATED AREA
OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW BEHIND A SURFACE
TROUGH ACROSS THE MIDWEST INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WAS PRODUCING BLIZZARD OR NEAR-BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS IN THIS REGION. TO THE SOUTH OF THE LOW...FALLING
TEMPERATURES BEHIND A COLD FRONT CAUSED RAIN TO CHANGE OVER TO A
PERIOD OF MODERATE SNOW ACROSS OHIO. RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS MUCH
OF SOUTHERN AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 AM EST FRI DEC
10 THROUGH 800 AM 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
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
...WISCONSIN...
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
...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 3.0 NNW 17.5
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 ACROSS THE EASTERN PART OF THE
GREAT LAKES TODAY AND INTO SOUTHERN CANADA TONIGHT. A STRONG
PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO BRING BLIZZARD OR
NEAR-BLIZZRAD CONDITIONS FROM THE MIDWEST INTO WESTERN PART OF
OHIO VALLEY...AS WELL AS NORTHERN MICHIGAN TODAY. 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. SLOW IMPROVEMENT SHOULD SPREAD
FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION LATER TODAY AS THE LOW PULLS
AWAY. AS THE STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE ENTIRE EASTERN
SEABOARD ON MONDAY...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW IN
SOME AREAS BEFORE ENDING. COLD AIR RUSHING IN BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL ALSO GENERATE HIGH WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
KONG
Last Updated: 1126 AM EST SUN DEC 12 2010