STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS/UPPER MIDWEST SNOWSTORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM EST MON DEC 10 2012

...HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION WITH LIGHTER SNOW
BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF...

ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA... MOST OF THE WATCHES AND WARNINGS HAVE
EXPIRED.  THE EXCEPTION TO THIS IS A SMALL PORTION OF EXTREME
NORTHERN WISCONSIN WHERE A WINTER STORM WARNING IS STILL IN EFFECT
AS WELL AS MUCH OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN IS STILL UNDER A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY.

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

AT 300 AM EST... A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1001
MB...29.56 INCHES...WAS CENTERED ABOUT 112 MILES NORTHEAST OF
DETROIT. THE COLD FRONT FROM THIS LOW EXTENDED SOUTHWESTWARD ALL
THE WAY INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND THE WARM FRONT EXTENDED
SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND OFF THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN DELAWARE.  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE AREA HAS
ENDED. HOWEVER... THERE WAS STILL SOME LIGHTER SNOW BEING REPORTED
ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND NORTHERN MICHIGAN. FARTHER SOUTH AND
WEST... A SWATH OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN... WITH EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVIER RAIN... WAS FALLING ALONG AND AHEAD OF
THE COLD FRONT FROM WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA INTO EASTERN TEXAS.
ADDITIONALLY... SOME LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS ALSO FALLING NORTH
OF THE WARM FRONT ACROSS MUCH OF NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST SAT DEC
08 THROUGH 300 AM EST MON DEC 10...

...MICHIGAN...
GRAYLING 10 S                         4.0                    
EAST JORDAN                           3.5                    
FIFE LAKE                             3.0                    
HARRISON                              3.0                    
SCOTTVILLE 6 NNW                      2.0                    
INDIAN RIVER                          1.2                    

...WISCONSIN...
EAST FARMINGTON 3 E                  14.0                    
MENOMONIE                            13.8                    
OSCEOLA                              13.5                    
EAU CLAIRE                           13.0                    
ARCADIA                               8.0                    
WINONA                                7.7                    
GRANSTBURG 4 N                        7.0                    
HOLMEN 2 NW                           7.0                    
MONDOVI                               7.0                    
LA CROSSE 4 NNW                       6.6                    
OSSEO                                 6.5                    
GALESVILLE 2 WSW                      6.0                    

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

...MINNESOTA...
SACRED HEART                         17.3                    
LINO LAKES 3 N                       16.0                    
HUGO                                 15.8                    
GRANITE FALLS                        15.5                    
HAM LAKE                             15.2                    
CAMBRIDGE 1 ESE                      14.9                    
MAPLEWOOD 2 N                        14.7                    
FALCON HEIGHTS                       14.0                    
SILVER CREEK 4 SSE                   14.0                    
FRIDLEY 2 SSE                        13.6                    
ROSEVILLE 5 NW                       13.6                    
MINNEAPOLIS 1 W                       9.5                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
NEW SALEM 13.7 SSE                    8.0                    
ROOSEVELT 8 NNE                       6.0                    
BEULAH 15.0 NNW                       5.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
BROOKINGS 1.1 S                      11.0                    
MADISON                              11.0                    
ASTORIA                               8.5                    
DE SMET 0.2 SSE                       8.0                    
FLANDREAU 1 NW                        8.0                    
WATERTOWN 2.7 E                       8.0                    
MILBANK 0.9 NNW                       7.2                    
HURON                                 7.1                    
ABERDEEN 1.5 SSW                      7.0                    
GANN VALLEY 7.8 WNW                   6.4                    
WESSINGTON SPRINGS                    6.0                    
WOONSOCKET                            6.0                    


THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ITS NORTHEAST TRACK INTO
EASTERN CANADA. HEAVY SNOW IS NO LONGER BEING FORECASTED FOR THE
NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST. THE LIGHTER SNOW ACROSS THIS
REGION WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF AND MAINLY BE DRIVEN BY LAKE EFFECT
ON MONDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION... THERE IS A CHANCE OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON MONDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

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