STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR MAJOR WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
10 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2005

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM...IN PROGRESS OVER THE MIDWEST/OHIO VALLEY
STATES...WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST TODAY AND AFFECT MOST OF THE
NORTHEASTERN U.S...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY FOR
SOUTHEAST/EAST-CENTRAL NEW YORK...CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND AND
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THIS INCLUDES THE NEW YORK CITY AND BOSTON
METROPOLITAN AREAS.

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN MINNESOTA...AND
NORTHEASTERN IOWA.
  
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ACROSS A LARGE
PORTION OF THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE COUNTRY FROM THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...OHIO VALLEY...GREAT LAKES REGION...MID
WEST...MID ATLANTIC...WESTERN AND SOUTHERN NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ACROSS
EAST-CENTRAL ILLINOIS...SOUTHERN INDIANA...NORTHERN
KENTUCKY...SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWESTERN
VIGINIA...WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...UPSTATE SOUTH
CAROLINA....THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...SOUTHERN
DELAWARE...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...UPSTATE NEW YORK AND NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND.

WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE TO
COASTAL MAINE.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE
DAKOTAS...IOWA... AND MINNESOTA...GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH HAVE
BEEN RECORDED. WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA...EASTERN NEBRASKA...EASTERN KANSAS...AND PORTIONS OF
IOWA...ILLINOIS...AND MISSOURI.

....SELECTED SNOW TOTALS IN INCHES THROUGH 9 AM EST....

MINNESOTA...
EAU CLAIRE.............11.5
BRANDON................9.0
DULUTH.................8.2
STILLWATER.............8.0
WACONIA................7.0
ST CLOUD...............7.0
CHANHASSEN.............6.9
ANDOVER................6.0
BUFFALO................6.0
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL...5.5
GLENWOOD...............5.0

WISCONSIN...
HUB CITY...............9.9
FENNIMORE..............9.0
ONTARIO................8.0
LA CROSSE..............7.5
GREEN BAY..............5.9

IOWA...
LANSING................10.0
DORCHESTER.............7.0
VOLGA..................6.0
EDGEWOOD...............4.3

ILLINOIS...
CARPENTERSVILLE........7.5
SCHAUMBURG.............7.1
WRIGLEYVILLE...........7.0
ROCKFORD...............7.0
OHARE AIRPORT..........7.0

INDIANA
ELKHART................8.0
SOUTH BEND.............6.5
FORT WAYNE.............2.5

MICHIGAN
SCHOOLCRAFT............12.5
CALEDONIA..............12.0
PARCHMENT..............10.0
GRAND RAPIDS...........9.0

OHIO
KENTON.................4.0
CELINA.................3.0


AT 10 AM EST AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED NEAR 40.4 NORTH
LATITUDE AND 82.4 WEST LONGITUDE OR APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES WEST 
OF CLEVELAND OHIO.  THE MINIMUM PRESSURE WAS 999 MB OR 29.49
INCHES. THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE
EAST-SOUTHEAST TODAY AND INTENSIFY. BY SATURDAY EVENING THE LOW IS
EXPECTED TO BE ALONG THE DELMARVA COAST. THIS LOW IS FORECAST TO
CONTINUE RAPID DEEPENING AND MOVE NORTHEASTWARD AND BE JUST OFF
NANTUCKET ISLAND SUNDAY MORNING.

HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS...INDIANA INTO
NORTHERN OHIO THIS MORNING. SOUTHERN OHIO WAS EXPERIENCING A
MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THAT WAS SPREADING INTO WEST
VIRGINIA. LIGHT SNOW WAS SPREADING ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN
VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND.

SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN
VIRGINIA...MARYLAND...THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...NEW JERSEY AND
DELAWARE. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6-10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THESE
AREAS.

HEAVIER SNOWS WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW YORK...NORTHERN NEW
JERSEY INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. 
AMOUNTS COULD EXCEED 1 FOOT IN PORTIONS OF THIS AREA.

AS THE LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS SATURDAY...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE OHIO VALLEY REGION AND CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL MOVE EASTWARD
TONIGHT INTO THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 4PM EST SATURDAY JANUARY 22 2005.

REFER TO STATEMENTS FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE FOR THE LATEST ADVISORIES.

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