STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR GREAT LAKES AND NORTHEAST MAJOR WINTER
STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD 
1000 PM EST THU FEB 07 2013

...MAJOR WINTER STORM FORECAST FOR THE NORTHEAST... BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS LIKELY...      

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE NEW YORK CITY METRO
AREA... AS WELL AS MUCH OF CONNECTICUT... RHODE ISLAND... AND
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR A WIDESPREAD AREA FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST EASTWARD INTO THE
NORTHEAST.

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

AT 900 PM EST...THE FIRST AND WHAT WILL BECOME THE MAIN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE... WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1008 MB... 28.77
INCHES... WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHERN GEORGIA AND MOVING TO THE
NORTHEAST.  FARTHER NORTH... A SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE... WITH
A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1009 MB... 29.80 INCHES... WAS LOCATED IN
NORTHWEST INDIANA AND MOVING TO THE EAST.  NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS INDICATED AN AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
WAS FALLING FROM SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TO NORTHERN INDIANA... AS
WELL AS SOUTHERN MICHIGAN.  LIGHT SNOW WAS ALSO FALLING ACROSS
PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK.                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EST WED FEB
06 THROUGH 900 PM EST THU FEB 07...

...MICHIGAN...
MUSKEGON 4 SE                         9.8                    
GRAND HAVEN 3 S                       6.8                    
KENT CITY                             6.0                    
HOLLAND 3 E                           5.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
KENOSHA AIRPORT 3 SW                  6.8                    
PLEASANT PRAIRIE                      5.8                    
RACINE 2 WSW                          5.5                    
CUDAHY 1 NE                           5.1                    


THE SURFACE LOW OVER GEORGIA WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AND OFF
THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA BY TOMORROW MORNING.  THIS SOUTHERN
STREAM OF ENERGY WILL MERGE WITH THE SECOND SYSTEM MOVING EAST
ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES LEADING TO RAPID INTENSIFICATION OF THE LOW
AS IT MOVES NORTH ALONG THE EAST COAST ON FRIDAY. MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD FROM THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT INTO
THE NORTHEAST AND NEW ENGLAND BY FRIDAY AS THE MAIN SYSTEM
APPROACHES. STORM TOTAL ESTIMATES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE...
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...
STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH ARE FORECAST WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF NEW ENGLAND.
THIS WILL CAUSE DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW LEADING TO HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

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

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