THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO EASTERN U.S.
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY WIND DOWN OVERNIGHT WHILE
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES...
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 NEW
ENGLAND. ALSO...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TO CENTRAL APPALACHIANS.
WIDESPREAD WIND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO
AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS...SOUTHEASTERN U.S...AND MID-ATLANTIC REGION.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 PM EST...A 987 MB...29.15 INCHES...A SURFACE LOW WAS
LOCATED OVER THE SOUTH-CENTRAL SHORES OF LAKE ERIE. NATIONAL
WEATHER SURFACE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A
BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING NORTH AND WEST OF THE
SURFACE LOW...EXTENDING ACROSS EASTERN ILLINOIS....NORTHERN
INDIANA...NORTHWESTERN OHIO...AND THE LOWER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WERE
REPORTED IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW. ALSO...PATCHES OF FREEZING RAIN
WERE OBSERVED ACROSS SECTIONS OF VERMONT AS WELL AS NORTHERN
MAINE. WITHIN THE MILDER AIR...AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WERE FALLING ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THIS
STRETCHED FROM UPSTATE NEW YORK SOUTHWARD INTO THE EASTERN
MID-ATLANTIC.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1000 PM EST TUE
FEB 23 THROUGH 900 PM EST WED FEB 24...
...ILLINOIS...
CRETE 7.8
GRANT PARK 7.5
BEECHER 7.0
CHICAGO HEIGHTS 3 SW 7.0
PARK FOREST 7.0
PEOTONE 6.2
DECATUR 6.0
LANSING 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 13.0
CROWN POINT S 12.5
EARL PARK 11.0
ST. JOHN 10.0
PORTAGE 9.5
LAKES OF THE FOUR 1 NW 9.2
DYER 1 WNW 9.0
NAPPANEE 1 WNW 8.6
HOBART 8.5
MERRILLVILLE 8.0
SCHERERVILLE 8.0
INDIANA BEACH 1 WSW 7.5
OSWEGO 2 NNW 7.5
TIPPECANOE LAKE 7.5
VALPARAISO 7.5
BASS LAKE 1 S 7.0
CHESTERTON 7.0
NORTH WEBSTER 2 N 7.0
LEESBURG 6.8
BURNETTSVILLE 3 NNE 6.5
MICHIGAN CITY 6.5
WARSAW 6.5
HEADLEE 6.3
ROSELAWN 6.1
TOPEKA 6.1
DELPHI 6.0
ORLAND 6.0
STROH 6.0
WHEELER 6.0
GARY 5.0
SOUTH BEND 4.7
...MAINE...
SAINT AGATHA 2 WNW 7.7
MADAWASKA 6.5
FORT KENT 15 WSW 6.0
VAN BUREN 6.0
WESTFIELD 2 NNW 5.0
SAINT PAMPHILE 4.5
NEW SWEDEN 4 ENE 4.4
PORTAGE 4.0
PRESQUE ISLE 4.0
CARIBOU 1 N 3.4
NORTH AMITY 1 SW 0.1
...MICHIGAN...
MARLETTE 10.6
PECK 2 W 10.2
BURTON 4 N 10.0
LAPEER 2 W 10.0
SAGINAW 2 NW 9.7
GOODRICH 9.5
LINDEN 9.1
ATTICA 9.0
GRAND BLANC 9.0
LEONARD 9.0
DANSVILLE 4 NNW 8.8
LYNDON TOWNSHIP 8.8
HOWELL 7.9
MILFORD 3 E 7.9
BATH 2 NE 7.7
CLARKSTON 2 E 7.6
HODUNK 1 NNE 7.6
CLARKSTON 7.0
LAKEVILLE 2 S 7.0
WHITE LAKE 4 E 7.0
DAVISON 5 N 6.5
LAKE ORION 6.0
WATERFORD 6.0
LITCHFIELD 5.5
ANN ARBOR 4.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
1000 PM EST TUE FEB 23 THROUGH 900 PM EST WED FEB 24...
...INDIANA...
NEW HAVEN 4 NNW 0.13
...MASSACHUSETTS...
HOLDEN 0.12
PEPPERELL 0.12
WORCESTER 0.10
...MAINE...
RAYMOND 0.30
NEW GLOUCESTER 0.20
GRAY NWS OFFICE 0.15
CARIBOU 1 N 0.10
...MICHIGAN...
MARYSVILLE 0.05
...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
ALEXANDRIA 2 W 0.25
...NEW JERSEY...
WANTAGE 0.10
...NEW YORK...
MASSENA AIRPORT 0.44
WARSAW 6 SW 0.25
WATERTOWN 0.13
WYOMING 3 W 0.13
HERRINGS 0.10
...OHIO...
PETTISVILLE 1 NE 0.20
...VERMONT...
KNAPP STATE AIRPORT 0.28
...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
...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
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 ERIE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK
NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHERN QUEBEC TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW
SHOULD COME TO AN END WHILE THE LOW LIFTS FARTHER INTO CANADA ON
THURSDAY...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 4 TO 8
INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEASTERN MICHIGAN. OVER PORTIONS OF
UPPER NEW ENGLAND...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN...WILL CONTINUE INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT THEN PRECIPITATION SHOULD TRANSITION INTO ALL
RAIN BY FRIDAY MORNING. 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 400 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
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Last Updated: 1012 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016