THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR UPPER GREAT LAKES TO NEW ENGLAND
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
1000 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016

...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE
OHIO VALLEY AND INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES...  

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN
EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY...MUCH OF
MICHIGAN...THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL APPLACHIANS...DOWNWIND OF LAKE
ERIE...AND PARTS OF FAR NORTHERN MAINE.

WIND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS PARTS OF 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 900 AM EST...A 984 MB...29.06 INCHES...SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED
ABOUT 70 MILES NORTH OF MONTPELIER...VERMONT. A COLD FRONT
EXTENDED FROM THE LOW THROUGH NEW ENGLAND AND INTO THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC WHILE A WARM FRONT WAS LIFTING NORTH THROUGH MAINE AND
THE CANADIAN MARITIMES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS
AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED AN AREA OF LIGHT TO LOCALLY
MODERATE SNOW FALLING TO THE WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW UNDERNEATH
THE UPPER LEVEL LOW ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AND PARTS OF THE UPPER
AND LOWER GREAT LAKES. SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE WEAKENED TO 15 TO 20
MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS OBSERVED.  WITHIN THE MILDER AIR...AN AREA
OF RAIN WAS OBSERVED WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW ACROSS NEW YORK AND
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA WITH HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OFF
THE NEW ENGLAND COAST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1000 PM EST TUE
FEB 23 THROUGH 900 AM EST THU FEB 25...

...ILLINOIS...
CRETE 2.6 E                           9.1                    
GRANT PARK                            7.5                    
BEECHER                               7.0                    
CHICAGO HEIGHTS 3 SW                  7.0                    
LANSING                               7.0                    
PARK FOREST                           7.0                    
WALNUT HILL 1.5 WSW                   6.7                    
PEOTONE                               6.2                    
DECATUR                               6.0                    
PARIS                                 6.0                    
PARK FOREST 1.0 SW                    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...
LA PORTE 1 N                         17.0                    
CEDAR LAKE                           15.0                    
LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS 1.5 NNE    15.0                    
CROWN POINT                          14.5                    
ST. JOHN                             14.0                    
TRAIL CREEK 4.5 ESE                  14.0                    
VALPARAISO 5.7 WSW                   13.0                    
CROWN POINT 1.1 N                    12.5                    
HOBART                               11.5                    
SCHERERVILLE                         11.2                    
EARL PARK                            11.0                    
GRIFFITH                             11.0                    
SOUTH BEND 4.5 SE                    10.5                    
PLYMOUTH 1 WSW                       10.2                    
DE MOTTE 0.8 NNW                     10.0                    
PORTAGE                               9.5                    
TWIN LAKES 2 N                        9.3                    
MUNSTER                               8.7                    
INDIANA BEACH 1 WSW                   7.5                    
KNOX                                  7.5                    
AKRON                                 6.5                    
MONTICELLO 1 NNE                      5.0                    

...MAINE...
SAINT PAMPHILE                        8.0                    
SAINT AGATHA 2 WNW                    7.7                    
MADAWASKA 2.5 E                       7.5                    
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                    
NEW SHARON 2.0 NW                     1.8                    
LINCOLN 4.3 NE                        1.5                    

...MICHIGAN...
MASON 5.8 ENE                        12.8                    
LAINGSBURG 5.0 SW                    12.3                    
BROWNLEE PARK 3 WNW                  12.0                    
PRESQUE ISLE 2 NNW                   12.0                    
MARSHALL                             11.8                    
SANFORD                              11.0                    
SARANAC 2.6 NE                       10.9                    
MARLETTE                             10.6                    
EAST GRAND RAPIDS 0.7 SSW            10.3                    
PECK 2 W                             10.2                    
WALKER 2 ENE                         10.2                    
BURTON 4 N                           10.0                    
DAVISON 5 N                          10.0                    
LAPEER 2 W                           10.0                    
SAGINAW 2 NW                          9.7                    
LANSING 3.9 WNW                       9.6                    
GOODRICH                              9.5                    
LINDEN                                9.1                    
ATTICA                                9.0                    
CLARKSTON                             9.0                    
DANSVILLE 4 NNW                       8.8                    

...OHIO...
FREMONT 2.2 ENE                       2.5                    
WATERVILLE 2.4 NNE                    2.5                    
BELLEVUE 0.6 N                        2.1                    
PERRYSBURG 1.6 WSW                    2.0                    
RAYMOND 4 NW                          1.5                    
TOLEDO 2.2 WSW                        1.5                    
DAYTON COX ARPT                       1.4                    
WILMINGTON 2.2 N                      1.4                    
OGDEN 1 NE                            1.3                    

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

...CONNECTICUT...
HAMPTON                               59                    

...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                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
MILTON                                76                    
BLUE HILLS                            74                    
WARE                                  65                    
BRAINTREE                             64                    
FALL RIVER                            63                    
CHESTNUT HILL                         61                    

...MICHIGAN...
MANISTEE 1 WNW                        50                    
GREILICKVILLE 1 SE                    48                    

...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                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...

...INDIANA...
NEW HAVEN 4 NNW                       0.13                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
HOLDEN                                0.12                    
PEPPERELL                             0.12                    
WORCESTER                             0.10                    

...MAINE...
RAYMOND                               0.30                    
SAINT PAMPHILE                        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                    


THE DEEP SURFACE CYCLONE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEASTWARD
THROUGH SOUTHERN QUEBEC TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL TAPER OFF
TODAY AS THE LOW LIFTS FARTHER INTO CANADA...BUT STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS BEHIND THE DEPARTING STORM SHOULD CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SNOW
SHOWERS DOWNWIND OF THE GREAT LAKES AND ALONG THE SOUTHERN TO
CENTRAL APPALACHIANS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY WITH LIGHT AMOUNTS UP TO
4 INCHES POSSIBLE. A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOWFALL MAY ALSO STILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE FREEZING
RAIN...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...AND HEAVY RAIN THREAT ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS STORM HAS COME TO AN END.         

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

SANTORELLI




Last Updated: 1006 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016