THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS TO NORTHEAST WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST MON DEC 12 2016

...SNOW TAPERING OFF IN LOWER MICHIGAN BUT QUICKLY SPREADING INTO
MUCH OF NEW ENGLAND...

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES WITH AREAS OF WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE
IN EFFECT FROM PENNSYLVANIA NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH MUCH OF NEW
ENGLAND

ICE STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GARRENT COUNTY MARYLAND

FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS AND INTO THE INTERIOR MID-ATLANTIC.

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

AT 200 AM CST...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1003 MB...29.61 INCHES...WAS LOCATED OVER LAKE HURON ABOUT 50
MILES NORTHEAST OF ALPENA...MICHIGAN. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW IN LOWER MICHIGAN HAS TAPERED OFF TO FLURRIES
FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. MEANWHILE...A LARGE AREA OF
SNOW WAS SPREADING QUICKLY EASTWARD INTO MUCH OF UPSTATE NEW YORK
AND INTO NEW ENGLAND. AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WERE ALSO REPORTED IN
SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...THE MARYLAND PANHANDLE...AS WELL AS
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AHEAD OF A WARM
FRONT.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CST SAT DEC
10 THROUGH 200 AM CST MON DEC 12...

...ILLINOIS...
GENOA                                 4.6                    
WONDER LAKE 1 WNW                     3.9                    
LAKE VILLA 2 WSW                      3.7                    
OHARE                                 3.6                    
CHICAGO 6 ESE                         3.5                    
PARK FOREST 1 SW                      3.0                    

...INDIANA...
OSCEOLA                               8.0                    
ANGOLA                                7.5                    
SIMONTON LAKE  3 SW                   7.5                    
MISHAWAKA 2 SE                        7.1                    
FORT WAYNE 4 SW                       7.0                    
NORTH MANCHESTER                      7.0                    
WALLEN 4 SE                           7.0                    
WINONA LAKE 1 NNW                     7.0                    
AKRON                                 6.0                    
HEBRON                                4.0                    
WHEATFIELD 1 ENE                      3.5                    
VALPARAISO 6 WSW                      3.4                    
MERRILLVILLE 2 NNW                    3.0                    

...MICHIGAN...
LAKE ANN 2 E                         13.0                    
PAW PAW                              13.0                    
EAST GRAND RAPIDS 0.7 SSW            11.7                    
WHITE LAKE                            9.8                    
GRAND MARAIS 1 ESE                    9.0                    
PECK                                  8.4                    
EAST JORDAN 2 NNW                     8.3                    
FARMINGTON HILLS                      8.0                    
ZEELAND 3 WSW                         7.0                    
INDIAN RIVER                          6.2                    
HOPKINS 2.0 N                         5.5                    
HASTINGS 1 W                          5.0                    
KALAMAZOO 6.0 SW                      5.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
REDWOOD FALLS                        12.1                    
MONTGOMERY                           11.0                    
MORRISTOWN 3 NE                       9.5                    
WINONA                                9.3                    
MINNEOTA                              9.0                    
WINTHROP                              8.5                    
HARMONY                               8.0                    
ROCHESTER INTL ARPT                   7.8                    
AUSTIN 1 WSW                          7.3                    
ST. PAUL 3 WSW                        7.0                    
MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL AIRPORT          6.7                    
LA CRESCENT                           6.6                    
GOODVIEW                              6.5                    
KASSON                                6.5                    
MAPLE PLAIN                           6.5                    
MOUND PRAIRIE 3 ENE                   6.5                    
MANTORVILLE                           6.0                    
WABASHA 1 NE                          5.5                    
FILLMORE 1 W                          5.0                    
MABEL                                 5.0                    
SPRING VALLEY                         4.0                    

...NEW JERSEY...
WANTAGE                               1.5                    

...NEW YORK...
NORTH TONAWANDA                       5.1                    
BUFFALO AIRPORT                       4.6                    
RICHFORD 1 SE                         2.5                    
BINGHAMTON NWS                        2.0                    
CALLICOON CENTER                      2.0                    

...OHIO...
TOLEDO EXPRESS AIRPORT                6.0                    
BUSHNELL                              4.0                    
THOMPSON TWP                          3.5                    
FINDLAY                               3.0                    
GREEN                                 3.0                    
DOVER 5 WNW                           2.2                    
ORWELL 1 E                            2.0                    
SHAKER HTS                            2.0                    
CLEVELAND W SIDE                      1.5                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
SPRINGBORO 3 WNW                      6.4                    
SHARPSVILLE 1 SSE                     3.9                    
GRAMPIAN 2 N                          3.5                    
TIDIOUTE                              3.0                    
BRADFORD                              2.5                    
MONTROSE                              2.5                    
SAYRE 2 WNW                           2.5                    
WARREN                                2.5                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
CLARK                                 8.6                    
GARDEN VALLEY                         6.0                    
COLUMBIA                              5.5                    
BROOKINGS                             5.0                    
WATERTOWN                             5.0                    
HURON 2 S                             4.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
VIOLA 3.5 WNW                         5.7                    

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

...IOWA...
FAYETTE                               5.3                    
MONONA WWTP                           4.7                    
CHARLES CITY                          4.0                    
EDGEWOOD                              4.0                    
HARPERS FERRY                         4.0                    
DELWEIN                               3.5                    
GUTTENBERG DAM 10                     3.5                    

...WISCONSIN...
ELKHORN 7 NW                          9.1                    
LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT            9.0                    
OAK CREEK 3 W                         8.5                    
ROCHESTER                             8.5                    
BEAVER DAM 3 WNW                      8.4                    
KENDALL                               8.3                    
HUMBIRD                               8.0                    
MCFARLAND                             8.0                    
MENOMONEE FALLS                       8.0                    
MONROE                                8.0                    
ONTARIO                               8.0                    
ARCADIA                               7.5                    
GALESVILLE 2 WSW                      7.5                    
TOMAH 1 S                             7.0                    
CASHTON 3 NNW                         6.5                    
TREMPEALEAU DAM 6                     6.4                    
SUSSEX 3.4 W                          6.1                    
LYNXVILLE DAM 9                       6.0                    
GERMANTOWN 1.0 NE                     5.8                    
MILWAUKEE 3.6 NNW                     5.8                    


AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND
GRADUALLY DEEPENS...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD MUCH OF NEW ENGLAND WITH
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS
UPSTATE NEW YORK AND INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY. AREAS
DOWNWIND OF LAKE ERIE AND ESPECIALLY LAKE ONTARIO COULD RECEIVE
MUCH HIGHER SNOWFALL OF MORE THAN A FOOT POSSIBLE. FARTHER
SOUTH...AN INTRUSION OF MILDER AIR ALOFT FROM THE ATLANTIC WILL
LEAD TO AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS AND INTERIOR MID-ATLANTIC...SPREADING INTO CENTRAL
NEW ENGLAND DURING THE DAY TODAY. THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS
FORECAST TO MOVE EAST OF MAINE BY TONIGHT...LEADING TO A GRADUAL
TAPERING OFF OF THE SNOW OVER NEW ENGLAND BY THIS EVENING. 

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 900 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KONG




Last Updated: 412 AM EST MON DEC 12 2016