THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR UPPER GREAT LAKES TO NEW ENGLAND
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016
...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WINDING DOWN ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES
WHILE LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWS CONTINUE UNDERNEATH THE CLOSED LOW
ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS NORTHWESTERN INDIANA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM EASTERN ILLINOIS INTO MICHIGAN AS WELL AS NORTHERN MAINE.
ALSO...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN TO CENTRAL APPALACHIANS.
WIDESPREAD WIND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS THE CAROLINAS
AS WELL AS OVER THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 AM EST...A 986 MB...29.12 INCHES...A SURFACE LOW WAS
LOCATED JUST EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING
THROUGH FAR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA INTO THE DELMARVA PENINSULA WHILE
A WAVY WARM FRONT WIGGLED ACROSS NEW ENGLAND. NATIONAL WEATHER
SURFACE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A BAND OF
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING NORTH AND WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW
WITH THE MOST CONCENTRATED ACTIVITY FALLING UNDERNEATH THE UPPER
LOW ACROSS THE LOWER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. SNOWFALL WAS MUCH
LIGHTER IN NATURE OVER INDIANA AND THE WESTERN HALF OF OHIO.
SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE WEAKENED TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS
OBSERVED. ADDITIONALLY...PATCHES OF FREEZING RAIN WERE OBSERVED
ACROSS AREAS OF INTERIOR MAINE. WITHIN THE MILDER AIR...AN
EXTENSIVE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE FALLING ALONG AND
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL OBSERVED FROM
RHODE ISLAND UP TO NEW HAMPSHIRE.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1000 PM EST TUE
FEB 23 THROUGH 300 AM EST THU FEB 25...
...ILLINOIS...
CRETE 7.8
GRANT PARK 7.5
BEECHER 7.0
CHICAGO HEIGHTS 3 SW 7.0
LANSING 7.0
PARK FOREST 7.0
PEOTONE 6.2
DECATUR 6.0
EDWARDSVILLE 5.5
HOMER 2 N 5.2
DANVILLE 3 S 5.0
LE ROY 5.0
MAEYSTOWN 2 SSW 5.0
SPRINGFIELD 2.6
...INDIANA...
CEDAR LAKE 15.0
CROWN POINT 14.5
ST. JOHN 14.0
VALPARAISO 12.0
HOBART 11.5
SCHERERVILLE 11.2
EARL PARK 11.0
GRIFFITH 11.0
MEDARYVILLE 10.4
DYER 1 WNW 9.8
PORTAGE 9.5
LAKES OF THE FOUR 1 NW 9.2
NORTH WEBSTER 2 SW 9.2
MUNSTER 8.7
NAPPANEE 1 WNW 8.6
LA PORTE 8.0
MERRILLVILLE 8.0
WARSAW 8.0
INDIANA BEACH 1 WSW 7.5
KNOX 7.5
LAGRANGE 7.5
OSWEGO 2 NNW 7.5
TIPPECANOE LAKE 7.5
COSHEN 7.3
ROCHESTER 7.3
BASS LAKE 1 S 7.0
BREMEN 7.0
CHESTERTON 7.0
DUNLAP 7.0
NEW PARIS 7.0
MICHIGAN CITY 6.5
SOUTH BEND 6.4
GARY 5.0
...MAINE...
SAINT PAMPHILE 8.0
SAINT AGATHA 2 WNW 7.7
MADAWASKA 6.5
DYER BROOK 6.0
FORT KENT 15 WSW 6.0
VAN BUREN 6.0
WESTFIELD 2 NNW 5.0
NEW SWEDEN 4 ENE 4.4
PORTAGE 4.0
PRESQUE ISLE 4.0
CARIBOU 1 N 3.4
...MICHIGAN...
MARLETTE 10.6
PECK 2 W 10.2
BURTON 4 N 10.0
DAVISON 5 N 10.0
LAPEER 2 W 10.0
SAGINAW 2 NW 9.7
GOODRICH 9.5
LINDEN 9.1
ATTICA 9.0
CLARKSTON 9.0
GRAND BLANC 9.0
LEONARD 9.0
DANSVILLE 4 NNW 8.8
LYNDON TOWNSHIP 8.8
BATH 2 NE 8.3
EAST LANSING 1 WNW 8.0
MIDLAND 8.0
WAKEFIELD 8.0
HOWELL 7.9
MILFORD 3 E 7.9
BATTLE CREEK 7.8
KENTWOOD 3 ENE 7.8
HODUNK 1 NNE 7.6
ALAMO 2 S 7.3
EAST GRAND RAPIDS 7.2
GRANDVILLE 1 WSW 7.0
LAKEVILLE 2 S 7.0
WAVERLY 1 SSW 7.0
WHITE LAKE 4 E 7.0
WHITE PIGEON 6.5
ANN ARBOR 4.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
1000 PM EST TUE FEB 23 THROUGH 300 AM EST THU FEB 25...
...INDIANA...
NEW HAVEN 4 NNW 0.13
...MASSACHUSETTS...
HOLDEN 0.12
PEPPERELL 0.12
WORCESTER 0.10
...MAINE...
RAYMOND 0.30
CARIBOU 1 N 0.24
KOKADJO 0.20
NEW GLOUCESTER 0.20
GRAY NWS OFFICE 0.15
...MICHIGAN...
MARYSVILLE 0.05
...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
ALEXANDRIA 2 W 0.25
...NEW JERSEY...
WANTAGE 0.10
...NEW YORK...
MASSENA AIRPORT 0.61
WARSAW 6 SW 0.25
ADIRONDACK AIRPORT 0.19
WATERTOWN 0.13
WYOMING 3 W 0.13
HERRINGS 0.10
...OHIO...
PETTISVILLE 1 NE 0.20
...VERMONT...
KNAPP STATE AIRPORT 0.44
SMUGGLERS NOTCH 1 SSE 0.10
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...GEORGIA...
AUGUSTA 6 SSE 56
EVANS 2 NE 51
...ILLINOIS...
LERNA 4 N 55
CHAMPAIGN 53
...INDIANA...
GARY 62
MICHIGAN CITY 2 WNW 58
...KENTUCKY...
BIGSTONE 1 WNW 52
DORTON 3 E 51
...LOUISIANA...
LEEVILLE 27 SSE 60
...NORTH CAROLINA...
MACKALL ARMY AIRFIELD 55
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
SPRINGDALE 1 SSW 53
CHARLESTON AIRPORT 52
...VERMONT...
OLD BENNINGTON 1 WNW 59
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...ARKANSAS...
QUEEN WILHELMINA STATE 9.0
KINGSTON 8.0
COMPTON 7.5
MT MAGAZINE 6.0
WITTS SPRING 5.8
DENNARD 10.0 WSW 5.5
JASPER 11 S 5.5
MT SHERMAN 5.0
FALLSVILL 1.0 N 4.5
PETTIGREW 4.0
ST. JOE 2.7 WNW 4.0
...MISSOURI...
HIGH RIDGE 8.0
PERRYVILLE 7.0
ELLISVILLE 6.5
POTOSI 2 ESE 6.0
RICHWOODS 5 W 6.0
WILDWOOD 5.5
DES PERES 5.3
ROBERTSVILLE 5.0
SALEM 5 SW 5.0
SUNSET HILLS 5.0
CATAWISSA 2 SE 4.8
FENTON 4.5
WILLOW SPRINGS 4.5
BELLEVILLE 3 W 4.0
ST. LOUIS 3.6
THE DEEP SURFACE CYCLONE OVER LAKE ONTARIO WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK
NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHERN QUEBEC EARLY THIS MORNING. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END WHILE THE LOW LIFTS FARTHER
INTO CANADA TODAY...BUT STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE DEPARTING STORM
SUPPORTS SNOW SHOWERS DOWNWIND OF THE GREAT LAKES AND ALONG THE
SOUTHERN TO CENTRAL APPALACHIANS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. AN
ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER
PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN THIS MORNING. OVER PORTIONS OF UPPER NEW
ENGLAND...FREEZING RAIN WILL WIND DOWN TODAY WITH PRECIPITATION
EVENTUALLY TRANSITIONING TO ALL RAIN. PLEASE REFER TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE SEVERE WEATHER
AND HEAVY RAIN THREAT WITH THIS SYSTEM.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER 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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Last Updated: 336 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016