THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR CENTRAL PLAINS TO NORTHEAST U.S.
WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN ACROSS THE NORTHEAST WITH LAKE EFFECT
AND UPSLOPE SNOWS IN ITS WAKE...     

HIGH WIND WATCHES AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE
PORTION OF THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEYS...MID-ATLANTIC
STATES...AND THE NORTHEAST.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR AREAS DOWNWIND OF LAKE MICHIGAN...ERIE...AND ONTARIO AS WELL
AS THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS.

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR A SMALL AREA OF THE
APPALACHIANS OF VIRGINIA...WEST VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND.

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

AT 300 PM EST...A WEAKENING 990 MB... 29.23 INCHES... SURFACE LOW
WAS LOCATED ABOUT 25 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF BUFFALO NEW YORK.  A
SECONDARY 981 MB... 28.97 INCHES... SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED ABOUT
40 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALBANY NEW YORK. A SURFACE TROUGH CONNECTS
THE TWO LOWS AND AN OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDED FROM THE SECONDARY LOW
SOUTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.  A WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM
THE TRIPLE POINT ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND COAST EAST SOUTHEAST INTO
THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE TRIPLE POINT
SOUTHWARD INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF MAINLY
LIGHT SNOW FROM MICHIGAN SOUTHWARD INTO THE OHIO VALLEY...CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS AND EASTWARD INTO NEW YORK STATE.  IN NEW ENGLAND...
EAST OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY... MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING
ACROSS MUCH OF NEW ENGLAND.  FARTHER NORTH...LIGHT SNOW IS BEING
REPORTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN
MAINE.  IN ADDITION... SOME STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WERE OCCURRING
ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE UNITED STATES.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM EST WED DEC
19 THROUGH 300 PM EST FRI DEC 21...

...INDIANA...
SPENCER 7.0 S                         3.5                    
INDIANAPOLIS 12.6 NW                  3.2                    
MARSHALL                              3.1                    
BLOOMINGTON                           3.0                    
BLOOMINGTON 6.9 S                     3.0                    
COLUMBUS 2 S                          3.0                    
GOSPORT 4.0 WNW                       3.0                    
LEBANON 4.5 NNE                       3.0                    
ROCHESTER 2 NW                        3.0                    
TIPTON 5 SW                           3.0                    

...KENTUCKY...
HARPER                                4.0                    
HAZEL GREEN 2 S                       4.0                    
DAYSBORO                              3.0                    
FRENCHBURG 2 SW                       3.0                    
SMILAX                                3.0                    

...MICHIGAN...
ISHPEMING 7 SW                       20.0                    
GAYLORD 8 SW                         18.0                    
KINROSS                              18.0                    
NEGAUNEE 3 NE                        16.7                    
DAFTER                               16.0                    
SAULT STE. MARIE                     16.0                    
ARNOLD                               15.0                    
GAYLORD 9 SSW                        13.8                    
SPARR 4 SSW                          13.6                    
SNYDER LAKE 2 NNW                    13.5                    
ELMIRA 3 ESE                         13.0                    
LOVELLS                              13.0                    
VANDERBILT                           12.5                    
ATLANTA 8 N                          12.0                    
GRAND MARAIS 2 ESE                   12.0                    
POWERS                               12.0                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
BEECH MOUNTAIN                        4.0                    

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
FRANCESTOWN                           4.0                    

...NEW YORK...
NEWCOMB                               4.5                    
OLMSTEDVILLE 5 NNE                    4.0                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
COUDERSPORT                           3.5                    

...VIRGINIA...
WISE 4 S                              3.0                    

...VERMONT...
STRAFFORD                             5.5                    
LUDLOW 3 S                            5.3                    
CAVENDISH                             4.5                    
SPRINGFIELD                           4.0                    
CORINTH                               3.5                    
JAY PEAK                              3.0                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
MILL CREEK 10 SW                      5.0                    
CHERRY GROVE 6 WSW                    4.0                    
DUO                                   4.0                    

...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...
GALESBURG 3 ENE                       65                    
GREENVIEW 3 S                         62                    
PANA                                  62                    
DIVERNON 1 NNE                        61                    
EFFINGHAM 2 NE                        59                    
LAWRENCEVILLE-VICENNES INTL AIRPORT   58                    
GIBSON CITY                           56                    
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                    
WINCHESTER 3 NNW                      56                    
EDMONTON 5 W                          55                    
HARDINSBURG 5 SW                      55                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
MARBLEHEAD                            62                    
GLOUCESTER                            60                    
BUZZARDS BAY                          55                    

...MICHIGAN...
SOUTH HAVEN 1 W                       70                    
HOLLAND 5 W                           62                    
BENTON HARBOR 3 WSW                   60                    
BIG SABLE POINT                       59                    
MANISTEE 1 WNW                        54                    

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

...NORTH CAROLINA...
BOONE                                 59                    

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

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
PORTSMOUTH INTL AIRPORT               58                    

...NEW JERSEY...
ARLINGTON                             60                    
HARRISON                              60                    
NORTH ARLINGTON                       60                    
TETERBORO                             59                    

...NEW YORK...
LA GUARDIA                            61                    

...RHODE ISLAND...
BARRINGTON                            64                    
WARWICK 2 NNW                         55                    

...TENNESSEE...
GATLINBURG 5 S                       100                    
PITTMAN CENTER 2 SW                   84                    
HAPPY VALLEY 2 NNE                    54                    

...VERMONT...
NASHVILLE 1 E                         73                    
JERICHO                               70                    
NORTH PAWLET 3 ENE                    70                    
SOUTH CAMBRIDGE 1 SSE                 70                    
BRISTOL 1 W                           62                    
RIPTON                                61                    

...WISCONSIN...
SHEBOYGAN 1 E                         58                    

...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...
STAWBERRY POINT                      15.2                    
DUBUQUE REGIONAL AIRPORT             14.2                    
ANKENY 2.3 WNW                       14.0                    
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                    
GUTTENBERG                           11.0                    
EDGEWOOD                             10.8                    
BOONE                                10.7                    

...ILLINOIS...
LENA 2 NW                            12.0                    
WINSLOW 4 SSE                         9.0                    
GALENA 3 SE                           8.0                    
LENA                                  7.5                    
STOCKTON 3 NNE                        7.5                    
MACOMB 1 SW                           5.0                    
COLONA 2 SE                           4.7                    
FREEPORT 2.0 NW                       4.5                    
NEW WINDSOR 2 N                       4.5                    
REYNOLDS 0.4 NNE                      4.5                    
BRADFORD 0.4 E                        4.0                    
WINNEBAGO 2 N                         3.9                    
CAPRON 0.1 N                          3.5                    
ROSCOE 2 NE                           3.5                    
MOUNT MORRIS                          3.3                    
ORANGEVILLE 2.8 NW                    3.0                    

...KANSAS...
BLAINE                                6.0                    
PLAINVILLE 0.4 SE                     6.0                    
WEBBER 2.6 ENE                        5.2                    
BURR OAK                              5.0                    
EDSON 12.7 N                          5.0                    
GOODLAND 12.1 N                       4.6                    
MORROWVILLE                           4.5                    
HOLTON                                4.0                    
NATOMA 6.7 NNE                        4.0                    
AMERICUS                              3.7                    

...MINNESOTA...
MINNESOTA CITY                        9.7                    
WINONA 4 SW                           9.0                    
GRAND MEADOW                          8.0                    
SPRING VALLEY 3 W                     8.0                    
LAKE CITY                             7.5                    
MANTORVILLE                           7.5                    
DURAND                                7.0                    
ROCHESTER AIRPORT                     7.0                    
OWATONNA                              5.0                    
WANAMINGO                             4.0                    

...MISSOURI...
GALLATIN 0.2 NNW                      6.0                    
SAVANNAH                              6.0                    
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...
CLAY CENTER 2.8 W                    10.0                    
GRETNA 3 NE                          10.0                    
YORK 3.3 N                           10.0                    
BOYSTOWN 1 N                          9.2                    
BRADSHAW 6.4 N                        9.0                    
HASTINGS 1.9 SSW                      9.0                    
OMAHA 2.9 W                           8.2                    
FREMONT                               8.0                    
AURORA                                7.5                    
STRATTON NE 7 NNW                     7.2                    
HOLDREGE                              7.0                    
ANSELMO                               6.0                    
CURTIS                                6.0                    
KEARNEY                               6.0                    
LEXINGTON                             6.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
BEAVER DAM 3 W                       20.1                    
MADISON 7 SW                         20.0                    
MIDDLETON                            19.5                    
CROSS PLAINS 3 SE                    18.0                    
HARTFORD 1 E                         16.0                    
LAKE MILLS 3 WNW                     15.1                    
HARTFORD 1 ENE                       15.0                    
SUN PRAIRIE                          15.0                    
OAKFIELD                             14.0                    
PLATTEVILLE                          14.0                    
TAYCHEEDAH                           14.0                    
STRAWBERRY POINT                     12.2                    
FOSTER 4 SE                          12.0                    
NORTHFIELD 7 NNW                     12.0                    
MADISON TRAUX AIRPORT                11.4                    
NWS SULLIVAN/MILWAUKEE                9.1                    


STRONG NORTHWESTERLY FLOW BEHIND THE EXITING STORM SYSTEM WILL
PRODUCE LAKE ENHANCE AND UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
LOWER GREAT LAKES AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS THROUGH TONIGHT. AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER
GREAT LAKES AND OHIO RIVER VALLEY. DOWNWIND OF LAKES ONTARIO AND
ERIE...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM LAKE
EFFECT SNOW. IN THE UPSLOPE REGIONS OF THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH
UP TO 18 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. ACROSS NEW
ENGLAND...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE
SYSTEM AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH TONIGHT...HOWEVER LITTLE
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

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.

KREKELER




Last Updated: 356 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012