STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR MAJOR WINTER STORM NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 10PM EST THU JAN 6 2005 ...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN OVER NEW ENGLAND... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY OVER PORTIONS OF MAINE AND NEW HAMPRHIRE. THE STORM THAT BROUGHT A LARGE SWATCH OF SNOW AND ICE FROM THE PLAINS TO THE GREAT LAKES AND NORTHEAST IS WEAKENING AND IS CURRENTLY CENTERED NORTH OF NEW YORK STATE. AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN IOWA OBSERVED THE MOST SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM WHERE AN ISOLATED TOTAL OF 17 INCHES WAS MEASURED AT OELWEIN. THE CHICAGO AREA RECEIVED AROUND 10 INCHES OF SNOW....WHILE THE CITIES OF DETROIT...BUFFALO...AND BOSTON HAD AROUND 5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW. RECENT TOTALS ACROSS NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND INDICATE THAT BETWEEN 3 AND 7 INCHES OF SNOW HAS OCCURRED....WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS. AREAS FROM KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI TO OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA ALSO RECEIVED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS CURRENTLY PUSHING ACROSS THE STATE OF MAINE. SOME PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO OBSERVED THROUGH PARTS OF VERMONT...NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS. THIS PRECIPITATION WILL COME TO AN END BY FRIDAY MORNING AS THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO PROGRESS EAST OF THE REGION. THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED CONCERNING THIS STORM. REFER TO STATEMENTS FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE FOR THE LATEST ADVISORIES. HEDGE