The Weather Prediction Center

College Park, MD


Storm Summary Message



Storm Summary Number 04 for Cross-Country Major Winter Storm and
Arctic Blast
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
900 AM CST Sat Dec 24 2022

...Blizzard conditions continue across the Great Lakes while
frigid cold temperatures grip the eastern two-thirds of the
nation...

Blizzard Warnings are in effect for portions of the Upper Midwest
and Great Lakes.

Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories are in effect
for portions of the Upper Midwest, Ohio Valley and Great Lakes.

Hard Freeze and Freeze Warnings are in effect for much of the
South and parts of Southeast.

Wind Chill Warnings and Wind Chill Advisories are in effect across
large areas of the central and eastern U.S.

Coastal Flood Advisories are in effect for parts of the Northeast
and Mid-Atlantic coasts.

Flood Warnings are in effect for portions of coastal and interior
New England.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 800 AM CST...Surface observations show a strong surface low
with a central pressure of 963 mb (28.43 in Hg) over southwest
Quebec moving into southeast Quebec. An occluded front extends
northeast from the low and a stationary front is wrapping around
the southwestern side of the low over the northern Great Lakes.
Radar and surface observations indicate light snow across interior
New England, and moderate to locally heavy lake effect snow
downwind of the Great Lakes, especially across portions of western
New York. Light snow is also being observed in coastal
Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Strong winds
continue across many areas of the Lower Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic,
and Northeast with some areas experiencing winds gusting 40 to 60
mph. 

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM
CST Tue Dec 20 through 800 AM CST Sat Dec 24...

...MASSACHUSETTS...
DALTON                                7.0                    
CHESTER 1 SE                          6.0                    
PITTSFIELD                            5.0                    
BECKET 5.6 SSW                        4.1                    

...MICHIGAN...
MANCELONA 0.5 ESE                    33.0                    
ATLANTIC MINE 3.9 NW                 28.1                    
SPARR 3 N                            26.0                    
ALBA                                 25.0                    
THREE LAKES                          19.1                    
TRAVERSE CITY 6.1 SW                 18.9                    
SUTTONS BAY 3 W                      18.0                    
HONOR 4 NNE                          16.0                    
GRANDVILLE 0.6 SSW                   15.4                    
ONTONAGON 1.8 ESE                    13.5                    
SAINT JOSEPH 1 S                     12.6                    
HOLLAND                              12.5                    
STEVENSVILLE                         11.0                    
EAST GRAND RAPIDS                     8.9                    

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
CENTER SANDWICH 4.9 E	              7.1                    

...NEW YORK...
SNYDER 0.6 SW	                     39.0                    
BUFFALO AIRPORT                      27.8                    
CHEEKTOWAGA 2.7 NE	             27.1                    
CLARENCE 3.8 SSW	             18.0                    
HARRIS HILL 1 SE                     18.0                    
KENMORE 0.3 ESE	                     18.0                    
POINT ROCK 0.6 SE                    16.6                    
NORTH TONAWANDA 2 SSE                14.5                    
RICHLAND 2 W                          7.5                    
STEPHENTOWN 3 WSW                     6.0                    

...OHIO...
CHEVIOT 3.4 W	                      6.0                    
GROVE CITY 1.9 SSE	              6.0                    
AMELIA 0.3 SSW	                      5.6                    
DUBLIN 3.2 ENE	                      5.5                    
SOUTH EUCLID                          4.9                    
KCMH JOHN GLENN CBUS AP               4.8                    
MENTOR 1 SSE                          4.0                    
WHITE OAK 1 SE                        4.0                    
MEDINA 1 ENE                          3.3                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
OGLETOWN 1 S                          8.1                    
BELLEFONTE 4.3 E	              7.0                    
STATE COLLEGE 2.6 NW	              7.0                    
MIDDLEBURG                            6.0                    
EVERETT 3.4 SW	                      5.8                    
BEAUMONT                              5.0                    
BEDFORD 1 SE                          4.5                    
EQUINUNK                              4.0                    

...VERMONT...
WATERBURY 3.0 NW	             10.6                    
MANCHESTER 2.8 ENE	             10.0                    
MONTGOMERY 4.1 ESE	              9.0                    
GREENSBORO 3.9 NNE	              6.8                    
WOODBURY 1.3 NNW	              6.5                    

...WISCONSIN...
ASHLAND 9.8 W	                     15.6                    
WASHBURN 0.8 N	                     15.1                    
BAYFIELD 1.7 SW	                     13.8                    
MELLEN 18.6 SW	                     13.6                    
WASHINGTON ISLAND 1 SSE               9.1                    
CARLSVILLE 3 N                        9.0                    
HAYWARD 9.2 NNE                       6.8                    
DARBOY 1 SW                           6.5                    
MARINETTE 5 SW                        6.5                    
PARK FALLS 1 N                        6.5                    
CAMERON                               6.0                    

...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...

...MAINE...
FRENCHVILLE                            74                    
NEW HARBOR 2 SSW                       67                    
CONNOR 2 S                             65                    
GREENVILLE 3 ENE                       65                    
FORT FAIRFIELD 1 N                     64                    
BELFAST                                63                    

...MARYLAND...
BARTON 4 WNW                           69                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
YARMOUTH 5 SE                          72                    
MATTAPOISETT 6 S                       71                    
SOUTH BOSTON 2 E                       68                    
NANTUCKET ARPT                         61                    
BOSTON LOGAN ARPT                      60                    
PROVINCETOWN 11 NE                     60                    

...MICHIGAN...
HOUGHTON COUNTY MEMORIAL AIRPORT       66                    

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
MOUNT WASHINGTON                      151                    
WHITEFIELD 3 ESE                       63                    
MANCHESTER 4 S                         58                    
PIERMONT 3 ESE                         58                    

...NEW YORK...
LACKAWANNA 3 NW                        79                    
WARSAW 4 NW                            71                    
ROCHESTER ARPT                         69                    
NIAGARA FALLS ARPT                     68                    
DUNKIRK 1 NW                           67                    
BATAVIA 3 ENE                          66                    
CAPE VINCENT 2 S                       65                    
HAMBURG 1 S                            64                    
DEXTER 2 SSE                           63                    
BUFFALO ARPT                           60                    
WATERTOWN ARPT                         59                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
ELROY 3 WSW                            66                    

...OHIO...
FAIRVIEW LANES 2 NNW                   72                    
SEVEN HILLS 2 WSW                      65                    
ARCADIA 1 NNW                          60                    
VERMILION 3 WNW                        60                    
FINDLAY 2 SW                           55                    
CLEVELAND 3 N                          52                    

...OKLAHOMA...
LAWTON 3 SSW                           60                    
GUYMON 1 WSW                           59                    
MINCO 3 SSW                            59                    

...RHODE ISLAND...
BRISTOL 2 SSW                          69                    
BLOCK ISLAND 2 N                       68                    
CHARLESTOWN 4 SW                       65                    
TF GREEN ARPT                          64                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
WANBLEE 7 E                            59                    
UNION CENTER 3 W                       57                    

...TEXAS...
DUMAS 3 SE                             60                    
CHILDRESS 2 W                          58                    
WELLINGTON 6 SE                        58                    

...VERMONT...
ST ALBANS BAY                          64                    

...WYOMING...
ELK MOUNTAIN 2 SE                      83                    
LARAMIE 7 E                            63                    
BUFORD 2 WNW                           60                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches where the
event has ended...

...COLORADO...
SPICER 9 SSE                         11.6                    
BRAINARD LAKE 3 S                    10.1                    
CAMERON PASS 9 SE                     8.7                    
RABBIT EARS PASS 11 S                 8.7                    
BOULDER 1.5 NNW                       8.0                    
LONGMONT 0.4 SW                       6.0                    
WESTMINSTER 1 ENE                     6.0                    
DENVER 4 E                            4.0                    

...ILLINOIS...
CARBONDALE                            4.0                    
SCOTT AFB 1 SSW                       3.1                    
ST. CHARLES 1 ENE                     2.0                    

...INDIANA...
DILLSBORO                             4.1                    
BOONVILLE                             3.5                    
PRINCETON                             3.5                    

...IOWA...
WEBSTER CITY 0.8 SSW                  5.3                    
MARION 2 WSW                          5.0                    
INDIANOLA 1 SSW                       4.0                    
PRIMGHAR                              4.0                    

...KENTUCKY...
KCVG CINCINNATI N KY APT              5.2                    
FORKS OF ELKHORN 2 W                  4.2                    
MARION                                4.0                    
OWENSBORO 2 E                         4.0                    

...MARYLAND...
GRANTSVILLE 4 E                       5.1                    
PECKTONVILLE 3 NNW                    4.0                    
RIDGELEY 1 NW                         4.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
TOFTE 2.1 NE                         12.0                    
MONTGOMERY 2.1 N                      9.0                    
GREEN ISLE                            8.5                    
ROBBINSDALE 1 SSE                     8.1                    
FRIDLEY 1.8 SSE                       7.2                    
MINNEAPOLIS 4 SSE                     6.0                    
CASS LAKE 1 WNW                       5.2                    

...MISSOURI...
CARBONDALE                            4.0                    
POPLAR BUFF 1 E                       3.5                    
EAST PRAIRIE                          3.0                    

...TENNESSEE...
GATLINBURG 6 SSE                      4.0                    
DYERSBURG                             3.0                    
BURLISON                              2.0                    

...UTAH...
ALTA                                  8.0                    
PARK CITY                             7.5                    

...WYOMING...
TETON VILLAGE 3 NW                   15.0                    
SMOOT 10 ESE                         13.0                    
LANDER 9 SSE                          9.0                    
RIVERTON 1 NE                         6.5                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Sleet amounts in inches where
the event has ended...

...PENNSYLVANIA...
HUFFS CHURCH                         0.10                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
MARLINTON 1 E                        0.30                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in
inches where the event has ended...

...MARYLAND...
DEER PARK 6 NE                       0.10                    
LA VALE                              0.10                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
RECTOR 5 SSE                         0.10                    

...VIRGINIA...
MASSANUTTEN 1 SE                     0.13                    
VESUVIUS 1 NW                        0.10                    
WAYNESBORO                           0.10                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
HARMAN                               0.25                    
MATHIAS                              0.10                    
SHADY SPRING 3 ESE                   0.10                    


Areas of moderate to heavy snow and strong winds will continue to
impact the Great Lakes region through tonight. The Arctic air
surging over the Great Lakes will result in extremely heavy
snowfall totals by the end of the weekend with as much as 2 to 4
feet snow expected over the favored snow belts downwind of the
lakes. Blizzard conditions are expected to persist around portions
of the Upper Midwest and the Great Lakes region, but conditions
should improve on Sunday as the winds begin to subside. Arctic air
will be in place across much of the central and eastern U.S. this
holiday weekend with temperatures as much as 20 to 30 degrees
below average, including overnight lows that will be below zero
for many areas of the Midwest, and in the single digits and teens
elsewhere across portions of the southern and eastern U.S. Please
consult WPC's latest winter weather Key Messages for updates on
the progression this blizzard and the Arctic blast impacting the
country. 

The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 900 PM CST. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Dolan/Kebede




Last Updated: 954 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2022