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