THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 09 FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST U.S.
WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM EST MON DEC 13 2010
 
...WINTER STORM MOVING TOWARDS SOUTHEASTERN CANADA....
 
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE
SOUTHEASTERN SHORES OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO.
 
FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NEW
ENGLAND.
 
WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE GREAT LAKES...THE OHIO VALLEY AND
TENNESSEE VALLEY...ALONG THE APPALACHIANS...NORTHWESTERN NEW
ENGLAND...AS WELL AS PARTS OF NORTHERN ALABAMA AND GEORGIA.
 
BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MICHIGAN.
 
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL MAINE AND
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 AM EST...A 985 MB...29.09 INCH SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED OVER
NORTHERN NEW YORK STATE...MOVING NORTHEASTWARD. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED AREAS OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE UPPER GREAT LAKES...OHIO AND
TENNESSEE VALLEYS...APPALACHIANS...AND PORTIONS OF THE DEEP SOUTH.
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW OFF THE MID
ATLANTIC COAST. AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY...WIDESPREAD RAIN
WAS OCCURRING OVER MUCH OF NEW ENGLAND. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH WERE PRODUCING NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE MIDWEST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 AM EST FRI DEC
10 THROUGH 300 AM EST SUN DEC 12...

...ILLINOIS...
GALENA 5.7 E                          7.5                     
MARSEILLES 5.6 WNW                    7.0                     
PERU 0.6 SW                           6.5                     
OLNEY 5 SW                            5.0                     
MULKEYTOWN                            4.0                     
MIDWAY AIRPORT 3 S                    2.5                     

...INDIANA...
FORT WAYNE 5 NE                       5.8                     
MILLERSBURG                           5.0                     
CARMEL 2 NE                           4.5                     
SCHERERVILLE                          4.5                     
INDIANAPOLIS 7 SW                     4.1                     
VALPARAISO                            4.0                     

...KENTUCKY...
HOPKINSVILLE                          3.0                     
SHARPE                                3.0                     

...MICHIGAN...
NEGAUNEE 3 E                         14.3                     
CHATHAM 0.2 SSE                      14.0                     
DIGHTON                              14.0                     
HOLLAND 3.9 NNE                      14.0                     
GAYLORD 5.0 WNW                      12.4                     
HERMAN                               12.1                     
BERGLAND 1 ESE                       11.8                     
WELLSTON 0.8 N                       10.1                     
BEAVER ISLAND 5.9 NNW                 9.5                     
ANN ARBOR                             4.7                     

...NORTH CAROLINA...
FONTANA VILLAGE                       8.0                     
ROBBINSVILLE 12 W                     6.0                     
STECOAH                               6.0                     
BREVARD                               5.4                     
ASHEVILLE                             5.0                     
BOONE                                 5.0                     
CRESTON                               5.0                     
CANDLER                               4.0                     
AVERY                                 3.7                     
FRANKLIN 9 N                          3.7                     

...OHIO...
MANSFIELD AIRPORT                     6.0                     
LIMA                                  5.2                     
WILMINGTON                            5.0                     
LEBANON                               4.5                     
BUCYRUS                               4.0                     
MOUNT GILEAD                          4.0                     
OLIVESBURG                            4.0                     

...TENNESSEE...
CROSSVILLE 10 NW                      8.0                     
DICKSON 7 S                           6.0                     
JAMESTOWN 8 NE                        5.0                     
DOVER                                 4.0                     
MORRISTOWN 3 N                        4.0                     
LIMESTONE COVE                        3.0                     
PARIS                                 3.0                     

...VIRGINIA...
COEBURN 3 S                           4.0                     
DUNGANNON                             3.0                     
ST CHARLES                            3.0                     

...WEST VIRGINIA...
QUINWOOD                              4.5                     
HARDSCRABBLE 4 NW                     4.0                     

...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                     

...INDIANA...
GARY                                    58                     

...MICHIGAN...
LUDINGTON STATE PARK 2 NNW              60                     

...NEBRASKA...
GRAND ISLAND                            62                     

...VERMONT...
CAMBRIDGE                               65                     
JEFFERSONVILLE                          59                     

...WYOMING...
CHEYENNE 13 SW                          63                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...IOWA...
RINGSTED                             10.5                     
LAKE MILLS                            9.0                     
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...
WINONA DAM 5A                        23.0                     
LITTLE CANADA 0.9 WSW                21.5                     
NEW MARKET                           21.5                     
SHAKOPEE                             21.5                     
LAKE CITY                            20.0                     
OAKDALE                              20.0                     
RED WING                             18.1                     
BURNSVILLE 3 SSW                     18.0                     
CARVER                               18.0                     
MINNEAPOLIS                          17.1 KMSP AIRPORT        
READS LANDING 1 W                    17.0                     
SAVAGE                               16.5                     
HASTINGS                             16.3                     

...MISSOURI...
HAZELWOOD 1 SSW                       4.3                     
ST LOUIS                              3.5                     
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                     

...WISCONSIN...
OSCEOLA 5 SE                         23.0                     
EAU CLAIRE                           22.0                     
BOYCEVILLE 3.3 N                     20.0                     
ARCADIA                              18.5                     
MENOMONIE 4 NNE                      18.5                     
BUFFALO                              18.0                     
COLBY 4 SW                           17.0                     
LA CROSSE                            13.9                     
GREEN BAY                             9.5                     
MADISON 5 SW                          4.5                     

...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 NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH
SOUTHEASTERN CANADA TODAY. WHILE MOST OF THE ORGANIZED HEAVIER
SNOWS HAVE ENDED...LAKE ENHANCED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN SHORES OF THE
GREAT LAKES AND ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE APPALACHIANS. AREAS IN CLOSE
PROXIMITY TO THE GREAT LAKES COULD RECEIVE LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS
IN EXCESS OF A FOOT. HIGH WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND TODAY AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND THE
LOW REMAINS STRONG. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND OHIO
VALLEY...WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
RELAXES DUE TO THE SYSTEM LIFTING NORTHEASTWARD. AS VERY COLD AIR
POURS INTO THE ENTIRE EASTERN SEABOARD TODAY...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
CHANGE OVER TO SNOW IN SOME AREAS BEFORE ENDING.

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER
TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.

SOLTOW




Last Updated: 345 AM EST MON DEC 13 2010