The Weather Prediction Center

College Park, MD


Storm Summary Message



Storm Summary Number 06 for Cross-Country Major Winter Storm and
Arctic Blast
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
900 AM CST Sun Dec 25 2022

...Moderate to Heavy snow continues downwind of the Great Lakes
with isolated blizzard conditions while frigid temperatures
persist in the eastern half of the nation...

Blizzard Warnings are in effect downwind of Lake Ontario.

Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories are in effect
for parts of the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes.

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

Wind Chill Warnings and Wind Chill Advisories are in effect for
parts of the central and eastern U.S.

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 an approximate central pressure of 976 mb (28.82 in Hg) over
western Quebec. National Weather Service radar and surface
observations continue to show areas of lake effect snow persisting
downwind of the Great Lakes with the heaviest snow bands off of
Lake Erie and Lake Ontario in western New York. Some gusty winds
continue across the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and the central and
northern Appalachians with winds occasionally gusting over 30 mph.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM
CST Tue Dec 20 through 800 AM CST Sun Dec 25...

...MASSACHUSETTS...
CHILMARK 0.9 E                        8.5                    
EDGARTOWN 1 N                         7.5                    
CHESTER 1 SE                          6.0                    
HANCOCK 3.6 NNE                       6.0                    
MARTHAS VINEYARD 1 SE                 6.0                    
GREAT BARRINGTON 3.0 N                5.0                    
PITTSFIELD                            5.0                    
BECKET 5.6 SSW                        4.1                    

...MICHIGAN...
BARAGA 2 S                           42.8                    
MUNISING 11.1 SSW                    40.0                    
MANCELONA 0.5 ESE                    38.0                    
THREE LAKES                          31.3                    
ATLANTIC MINE 3.9 NW                 28.1                    
SAGOLA                               28.0                    
GAYLORD 6 NW                         27.0                    
SPARR 3 N                            26.0                    
ALBA                                 25.0                    
TRAVERSE CITY 6.1 SW                 23.4                    
GRANDVILLE 1 WSW                     22.7                    
LAKE ANN                             21.0                    
KENTWOOD 2 ENE                       20.1                    
EAST GRAND RAPIDS 1 SSW              19.3                    
SUTTONS BAY 3 W                      18.0                    
HONOR 4 NNE                          16.0                    
ONTONAGON 1.8 ESE                    15.8                    
HOLLAND 3.9 NNE                      15.0                    
SAINT JOSEPH 1 S                     12.6                    
STEVENSVILLE                         11.0                    

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

...NEW YORK...
SNYDER 0.6 SW                        56.5                    
BUFFALO AIRPORT                      43.0                    
CHEEKTOWAGA 2.7 NE                   43.0                    
CLARENCE 3.8 SSW                     31.5                    
LOCKPORT                             30.0                    
AMHERST 5.4 NNE                      25.5                    
KENMORE 0.3 ESE                      24.0                    
HARRIS HILL 1 SSE                    19.0                    
POINT ROCK 0.6 SE                    16.6                    
NORTH TONAWANDA 2 SSE                14.5                    

...OHIO...
SOUTH EUCLID 0.2 ESE                  6.7                    
CHEVIOT 3.4 W                         6.0                    
GROVE CITY 1.9 SSE                    6.0                    
AMELIA 0.3 SSW                        5.6                    
KCMH JOHN GLENN CBUS AP               4.8                    
MENTOR 1 SSE                          4.0                    
WHITE OAK 1 SE                        4.0                    
MEDINA 1 ENE                          3.3                    

...VERMONT...
WATERBURY 3.0 NW                     10.6                    
MANCHESTER 2.8 ENE                   10.0                    
MONTGOMERY 4.1 ESE                    9.0                    
WOODBURY 3.4 NNW                      7.5                    
GREENSBORO 3.9 NNE                    6.9                    

...WISCONSIN...
ASHLAND 9.8 W                        15.6                    
GILE                                 15.5                    
PRESQUE ISLE                         15.4                    
WASHBURN 0.8 N                       15.2                    
BAYFIELD 5.1 NNW                     14.7                    
MELLEN 18.6 SW                       13.6                    
HAYWARD 9.2 NNE                      12.3                    
PARK FALLS 1.3 N                     11.0                    
WASHINGTON ISLAND 1 SSE               9.1                    
CARLSVILLE 3 N                        9.0                    

...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...
COPPER HARBOR                          71                    
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                    

...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                    

...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                    


Moderate to heavy lake effect snow and gusty winds will continue
through today then gradually subside early Monday as the low
pressure system continues to weaken. Storm total snowfall amounts
are forecast to reach as high as 2 to 4 feet before the snow
tapers off. Well below average temperatures will continue through
tonight, then temperatures will return to near seasonal values by
midweek. 

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




Last Updated: 944 AM EST SUN DEC 25 2022