THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR MAJOR WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2006

...STORM TREKS ACROSS PORTIONS OF UPPER MIDWEST AND LOWER GREAT
LAKES...

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NOW OVER INDIANA AND OHIO WILL BE TRACKING
EAST-NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY.  THIS SYSTEM IS
FORECAST TO PRODUCE MODERATE AND OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW ACROSS
THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY AND GREAT LAKES REGIONS. MAXIMUM SNOW
AMOUNTS FROM THIS SYSTEM ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE 4 TO 8
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. FARTHER SOUTH AND
CLOSER TO THE TRACK OF THE LOW PRESSURE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
CONSIDERABLY LESS AS WARMER AIR WILL KEEP THE PRECIPITATION IN THE
FORM OF RAIN FOR MUCH OF THE EVENT.  

AT 2 AM CST RADAR DATA INDICATE A BROAD AREA OF MIXED
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE MIDWEST. DURING THE NIGHT...THE SNOW WAS
HEAVY AT TIMES. LAKE VILLA... ILLINOIS RECEIVED OVER 3 INCHES OF
SNOW IN 70 MINUTES... WHILE PERU...ILLINOIS RECEIVED 4 INCHES IN 2
HOURS. 

WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES... AND ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY
POSTED FOR PORTIONS OF ...ILLINOIS...INDIANA ...MICHIGAN... AND
MAINE.

...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES THROUGH 1 AM CST
SATURDAY...

IOWA...

LOWDEN.................................6.8
FAIRFELD.   ...........................6.0
TIPTON.................................5.0
FARMERSBURG............................5.0
BIRMINGHAM.............................5.0
MCGREGOR...............................5.0
CEDAR RAPIDS...........................4.5
EDGEWOOD...............................3.8

MICHIGAN...

WELLSTON...............................8.6
HOUGHTON LAKE..........................8.5
MANISTEE...............................8.1
CRAWFORD...............................7.0
FERRY TWP..............................7.0
MIDLAND................................6.0
SCOTTVILLE.............................6.0
SHELBY.................................6.0
PENTWATER..............................6.0

ILLINOIS...

LAKE VILLA.............................8.5
HEBRON.................................8.0
GENOA..................................7.2
ST CHARLES.............................7.0
SPRING GROVE...........................7.0
WOODSTOCK..............................6.0
OSCO...................................5.0
PRINCETON..............................4.0
OHIO...................................2.5
WOODSTOCK..............................1.9

WISCONSIN...

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN.......................6.0
BLUE RIVER.............................5.0
STEUBEN................................4.0
KIEL...................................3.0
LYNXVILLE..............................3.0
CUBA CITY..............................2.0


THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY FOR THIS SYSTEM WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER AT 9 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR THE LATEST WARNINGS
AND ADVISORIES IN YOUR AREA.

SZATANEK







Last Updated: 349 AM EST SAT JAN 21 2006