THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR CENTRAL PLAINS TO UPPER MIDWEST
BLIZZARD
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM IN PROGRESS ACROSS THE MIDWEST/GREAT LAKES
WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS...

HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE MIDWEST...OHIO
VALLEY...CENTRAL/SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE NORTHEAST. HIGH WIND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
MID ATLANTIC. HIGH WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE
EASTERN U.S.

BLIZZARD WARNINGS...WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM CENTRAL IOWA EASTWARD THROUGH MUCH
OF ILLINOIS AND WISCONSIN AND INTO THE GREAT LAKES. WINTER STORM
WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR
PORTIONS OF THE OHIO VALLEY...CENTRAL APPALACHIANS...AND INTO THE
UPSTATE NEW YORK.

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

AT 800 PM CST...A 984 MB...29.06 INCHES...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WAS
MOVING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN. AN OCCLUDED FRONT
EXTENDS FROM THE SURFACE LOW EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN MICHIGAN
THEN SOUTH THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY AND INTO THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS. FROM THE TRIPLE POINT OVER THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS...A WARM FRONT EXTENDS EASTWARD ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA
AND A COLD FRONT EXTENDS SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED A BROAD AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW MOVING EASTWARD
ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIDWEST AND INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. THE SNOW IS
MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER...BUT WITH
COLDER AIR QUICKLY FILLING IN BEHIND THE OCCLUDED FRONT
PRECIPITATION IS CHANGING OVER TO SNOW ACROSS INDIANA AND WESTERN
OHIO. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE BEING OBSERVED FROM
SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS
WISCONSIN...IOWA...AND ILLINOIS. WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO INCREASE
ACROSS INDIANA AND OHIO. THE HEAVIEST SNOW...WITH POSSIBLY
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WAS OBSERVED IN EASTERN WISCONSIN AND
ILLINOIS..

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CST WED DEC
19 THROUGH 800 PM CST THU DEC 20...

...ILLINOIS...
WINSLOW 4 SSE                         9.0                    
GALENA 3 SE                           8.0                    
LENA                                  7.5                    
STOCKTON 3 NNE                        7.5                    
NEW WINDSOR 2 N                       4.5                    
MOUNT MORRIS                          3.3                    
ORANGEVILLE 2.8 NW                    3.0                    
SPRINGFIELD                           2.8                    
PEORIA                                2.5                    

...MICHIGAN...
POWERS                               12.0                    
GAYLORD 3 SSE                        10.0                    
OTSEGO LAKE 5 NW                      9.5                    
STEPHENSON 4 W                        9.0                    
GOETZVILLE 17 ESE                     8.8                    
ARNOLD                                8.5                    
CHATHAM 2 WNW                         7.5                    
NEGAUNEE 3 NE                         7.5                    
MCMILLAN                              7.0                    
PALMER                                7.0                    
GAYLORD 7 W                           6.5                    
SAULT STE. MARIE                      6.1                    
STEPHONSON 4 W                        6.0                    
HARRISON                              5.5                    
BEAL CITY                             5.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
MIDDLETON                            19.5                    
CROSS PLAINS 3 SE                    18.0                    
HARTFORD 1 ENE                       15.0                    
SUN PRAIRIE                          15.0                    
OAKFIELD                             14.0                    
PLATTEVILLE                          14.0                    
TAYCHEEDAH                           14.0                    
ROCK SPRINGS 1 E                     12.5                    
STRAWBERRY POINT                     12.2                    
FOSTER 4 SE                          12.0                    
NORTHFIELD 7 NNW                     12.0                    
DEAVER DAM 3 W                       11.7                    
MUSCODA                              11.5                    
MADISON TRAUX AIRPORT                11.4                    
MOUNT HOREB                          11.4                    
VOLGA                                11.3                    
OSSEO                                11.2                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...IOWA...
CEDAR RAPIDSD AIRPORT                 59                    
PLEASANT GROVE 3 W                    56                    
BURLINGTON AIRPORT                    53                    
DAVENPORT                             53                    

...ILLINOIS...
GREENVIEW 3 S                         62                    
PANA                                  62                    
PONTIAC                               55                    

...KANSAS...
COOLIDGE 1 S                          60                    
GARDEN CITY 8 ESE                     60                    
KENDALL 1 ESE                         60                    
SYRACUSE 1 NNE                        60                    
FORBES FIELD AIRPORT                  58                    
LEONA 2 NW                            58                    
LAWERENCE AIRPORT                     53                    

...KENTUCKY...
LOUISVILLE                            60                    

...MISSOURI...
HAZELWOOD 1 SSW                       67                    
LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL ARPT            67                    
HAZELWOOD                             52                    
JEFFERSON CITY MEMORIAL AIRPORT       52                    

...NEBRASKA...
BEATRICE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT            52                    
VALLEY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE       52                    
LINCOLN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT             49                    

...NEW MEXICO...
CARLSBAD                              65                    
HOBBS                                 63                    

...OKLAHOMA...
WEATHERFORD 4 WSW                     63                    
GOODWELL 2 E                          62                    
CHEYENNE 6 SW                         61                    

...TEXAS...
GUADALUPE MNTS PARK                   88                    
THE BOWL                              86                    
PINERY                                71                    
BUSHLAND 3 E                          67                    
LAKE TANGLEWOOD 2 NE                  64                    
AMARILLO 5 SSW                        62                    
GOODNIGHT 15 S                        62                    
MASTERSON 8 SSE                       62                    
WOLFFORTH 6 SSW                       62                    
REESE CENTER                          61                    
CLARENDON                             60                    
DENVER CITY 7 WNW                     60                    
DUMAS                                 60                    

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

...COLORADO...
COLONA 8 NNW                         12.5                    
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SSE                12.0                    
GENESEE                              11.9                    
RYE 1 SSW                            11.2                    
FOUR CORNERS 8 NE                    10.8                    
ESTES PARK 2 SSE                      9.2                    
ELDORADO SPRINGS 4 WSW                9.0                    
PENROSE 2 SE                          9.0                    
CRESCENT VILLAGE 2 SSW                8.5                    
EVERGREEN 3 S                         8.0                    
BROOKVALE 4 SSE                       7.8                    
NEDERLAND 4 ENE                       7.0                    

...IOWA...
DUBUQUE REGIONAL AIRPORT             14.2                    
NWS OFFICE JOHNSTON                  13.8                    
SAYLORVILLE LAKE 1 S                 13.8                    
GRIMES 1 N                           13.4                    
JOHNSTON 3.7 NNW                     13.1                    
MARSHALLTOWN                         13.0                    
DES MOINES INT AIRPORT               12.4                    
OELWEIN                              11.7                    
MADRID 6 S                           11.5                    
MADRID 6.4 S                         11.5                    
DES MOINES 4.5 ENE                   11.0                    
DES MOINES 5 ENE                     11.0                    
GUTTENBERG                           11.0                    
EDGEWOOD                             10.8                    
BOONE                                10.7                    

...KANSAS...
BLAINE                                6.0                    
BURR OAK                              5.0                    
MORROWVILLE                           4.5                    
HOLTON                                4.0                    
AMERICUS                              3.7                    

...MINNESOTA...
MINNESOTA CITY                        9.7                    
LAKE CITY                             7.5                    
MANTORVILLE                           7.5                    
DURAND                                7.0                    
ROCHESTER AIRPORT                     7.0                    
OWATONNA                              5.0                    
WANAMINGO                             4.0                    

...MISSOURI...
PLATTE CITY 2.0 SSE                   5.0                    
ST JOSEPH 2.1 NE                      5.0                    
LA PLATA 1 E                          4.5                    
KIRKSVILLE                            4.0                    
MARYVILLE                             4.0                    
TRENTON                               4.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
GRETNA 3 NE                          10.0                    
BOYSTOWN 1 N                          9.2                    
FREMONT                               8.0                    
HASTINGS 4 N                          8.0                    
AURORA                                7.5                    
STRATTON NE 7 NNW                     7.2                    
HOLDREGE                              7.0                    
ANSELMO                               6.0                    
CURTIS                                6.0                    
EUSTIS                                6.0                    
KEARNEY                               6.0                    
LEXINGTON                             6.0                    
WELLFLEET                             6.0                    
CLAY CENTER 6 ESE                     5.0                    
GRAND ISLAND                          5.0                    
IMPERIAL                              5.0                    
STAPLETON                             5.0                    
TAYLOR                                5.0                    


THE SURFACE LOW RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS MAJOR WINTER STORM SHOULD
BEGIN WEAKENING WHILE TRACKING NORTHEASTWARD INTO SOUTHERN ONTARIO
BY TOMORROW MORNING.  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE
FALLING MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE LOW....RESULTING IN A
SWATH OF SIX TO TWELVE INCH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM EASTERN
WISCONSIN INTO THE UPPER PENINSULA AND NORTHERN LOWER
MICHIGAN...WITH STORM TOTALS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT EXPECTED IN SOME
LOCATIONS. LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF THE LOW TRACK
ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AND INTO WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW YORK
STATE. IN ADDITION...WIDESPREAD STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOWS TO CREATE DRIFTING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EVEN WHERE SNOWFALL HAS ENDED. 

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

KREKELER




Last Updated: 942 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012