THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



 
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR MAJOR WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
4 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2005

...WINTER STORM CONTINUES IN THE LOWER GREAT LAKES...OHIO
VALLEY...MIDDLE ATLANTIC...AND THE NORTHEASTERN STATES THROUGH THE
DAY TODAY...

THE LATEST SURFACE MAP SHOWS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR LAKE
ERIE...WITH A SECOND LOW OFF THE GEORGIA COAST.  BY FRIDAY MORNING
THESE LOWS WILL BEGIN TO COMBINE INTO ONE STRONGER LOW OFF THE
MIDDDLE ATLANTIC COAST THAT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND GRAZE
SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND.

OVERNIGHT RADAR HAS SHOWN WIDESPREAD SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE
BULK OF THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY.  MIXED
PRECIPITATION HAS ALSO BROKEN OUT THROUGH THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC AND
APPALACHIANS.  SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR HAVE BEEN
REPORTED IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION...WHILE SOME SIGNIFICANT ICING
IS OCCURRING IN THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS COVER A LARGE
PORTION OF THE OHIO VALLEY STATES...LOWER GREAT LAKES INTO THE
NORTHERN MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES AND MOST OF NEW ENGLAND.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT SOUTH OF THIS AREA FROM
KENTUCKY INTO VIRGINIA...SOUTHERN MARYLAND AND THE COASTAL AREAS
OF DELAWARE...NEW JERSEY AND NEW ENGLAND.

ICE STORM WARNINGS AND FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHWESTERN SOUTH
CAROLINA.


...SNOW AND ICE TOTALS THROUGH 4 AM FRIDAY...

INDIANA...

NWS NORTHERN INDIANA......9.2    INCHES   100  AM EST
FORT WAYNE AIRPORT........8.4    INCHES   100  AM EST
SOUTH BEND................7.8    INCHES   100  AM EST 
HEADLEE...................7.0    INCHES  1155  PM EST THU
TERRE HAUTE...............5.0    INCHES   630  PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS..............5.0    INCHES   630  PM EST
PERU......................5.0    INCHES   630  PM EST

OHIO...

OTTAWA....................7.0    INCHES  1220  AM EST
OKEANA....................6.0    INCHES   945  PM EST THU
TRENTON...................5.3    INCHES   912  PM EST THU
FAIRFIELD.................5.0    INCHES   835  PM EST THU

ILLINOIS...

CHICAGO-MIDWAY...........11.0    INCHES   100  AM EST
BURBANK..................10.2    INCHES   100  AM EST
LA GRANGE.................7.5    INCHES  1130  PM EST THU
WILLOWBROOK...............7.0    INCHES   700  PM EST THU
OAK LAWN..................7.0    INCHES   700  PM EST THU
CHCIAGO-OHARE.............6.7    INCHES   100  AM EST

MICHIGAN...

BRONSON....................9.0   INCHES  1230  AM EST
FLINT-BISHOP INTL..........8.0   INCHES   200  AM EST
BUCHANAN...................8.0   INCHES   200  AM EST
MAYBEE.....................7.8   INCHES   211  AM EST
WAYLAND....................7.0   INCHES   105  AM EST
GRAND BLANC................7.0   INCHES   312  AM EST
LANSING....................6.6   INCHES   200  AM EST
WHITE LAKE.................5.5   INCHES   312  AM EST
DETROIT-METRO..............5.0   INCHES   100  AM EST
PONTIAC....................5.0   INCHES   100  AM EST

PENNSYLVANIA...

HOLLIDAYSBURG..............6.0   INCHES   140  AM EST
NEW KENSINGTON.............4.5   INCHES   103  AM EST

KANSAS...

OVERLAND PARK.............10.5   INCHES   800  AM EST THU
SHAWNEE...................10.1   INCHES   800  AM EST THU
PRAIRIE VILLAGE............8.8   INCHES   800  AM EST THU
LAWRENCE...................8.0   INCHES   720  AM EST THU
COFFEY.....................7.0   INCHES   400  AM EST THU
FRANKLIN...................6.0   INCHES   400  AM EST THU
ANDERSON...................6.0   INCHES   400  AM EST THU
MIAMI......................5.0   INCHES   400  AM EST THU
YATES CENTER...............4.5   INCHES   400  AM EST THU
LOLA.......................4.5   INCHES   800  AM EST THU
EUREKA.....................4.5   INCHES   400  AM EST THU
COTTONWOOD FALLS...........4.0   INCHES   400  AM EST THU
UDALL......................4.0   INCHES   400  AM EST THU 
HUTCHINSON.................4.0   INCHES   400  AM EST THU
NEWTON.....................4.0   INCHES   400  AM EST THU

MISSOURI...

PLEASANT HILL..............8.5   INCHES   1000 AM EST THU
KANSAS CITY................8.3   INCHES   1000 AM EST THU 
BUCHANAN...................6.0   INCHES   926  AM EST THU
CLAY.......................3.0   INCHES   400  AM EST THU 
STE GENEVIEVE..............4.0   INCHES   205  PM EST THU
MARQUAND...................3.0   INCHES   220  PM EST THU
CARROLL....................3.0   INCHES   400  AM EST THU
BOSS.......................2.5   INCHES   217  PM EST THU
SAINT LOUIS-LAMBERT........2.4   INCHES   943  PM EST THU

IOWA...

STILWELL...................6.0   INCHES   800  PM EST THU
WALFORD....................5.0   INCHES   800  PM EST THU 
HAWKEYE....................4.6   INCHES   600  PM EST THU
BURLINGTON.................3.0   INCHES   800  PM EST THU

OKLAHOMA...

WELCH......................2.5   INCHES   1000 AM EST THU 
NOWATA.....................2.0   INCHES   1000 AM EST THU
LENAPAH....................2.0   INCHES   1000 AM EST THU

SNOW TOTALS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY
INTO THE NORTHERN MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES AND NORTHEASTERN U.S.
WITH HIGHER TOTALS IN THE MOUNTAINS. ICING IS LIKELY FROM KENTUCKY
EASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED AT 10 AM EST FRIDAY FROM THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER ON THIS STORM. PLEASE REFER
TO STATEMENTS FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE FOR THE LATEST WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES.

FRIES




Last Updated: 351 AM EST FRI DEC 09 2005