THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



 
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR HEAVY SNOW OVER OHIO VALLEY/GREAT LAKES
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM EST SAT FEB 4 2006

...HEAVY SNOW IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES INTO
THE OHIO VALLEY REGION...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...WESTERN MARYLAND AND SOUTH
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.  WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN
EFFECT FOR EASTERN MICHIGAN...NORTHEAST INDIANA...MUCH OF NORTHERN
AND WESTERN OHIO...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND
SOUTHWEST NEW YORK.  WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND SMOKEY
MOUNTAINS.  A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE
MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

SNOW ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
INDIANA...KENTUCKY...TENNESSEE AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.  WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN OHIO...EASTERN INDIANA...NORTHERN KENTUCKY AND
WESTERN NEW YORK

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HEAVY SNOW IS
CURRENTLY LOCATED NEAR HUNTINGTON WEST VIRGINIA.  THE AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AND TRACK NORTHWARD THROUGH THE
OHIO RIVER VALLEY...AND REACH SOUTHWEST ONTARIO TONIGHT. THE LOW
WILL PULL COLDER CANADIAN AIR SOUTH TODAY AND CHANGE RAIN TO SNOW
OVER A LARGE REGION.

ALTHOUGH A GOOD PORTION OF THE PRECIPITATION IS CURRENTLY
RAIN...THE RAIN IS CHANGING OVER TO SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN KENTUCKY
AND THE WESTERN OHIO STATE BORDER.  SNOW HAS ALSO STARTED TO
SPREAD INTO MICHIGAN.  THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND IN
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. A LARGE
REGION OF 4-8 INCH SNOWS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHERN OHIO INTO
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN BY SUNDAY MORNING.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 4 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO STATEMENTS AND
WARNINGS ISSUED BY THE LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM.

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Last Updated: 940 AM EST SAT FEB 04 2006