THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



 
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR HEAVY SNOW OVER OHIO VALLEY/GREAT LAKES
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM EST SUN FEB 5 2006

...HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE
GREAT LAKES REGION...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
LOWER MICHIGAN...NORTHERN OHIO...NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...FAR
WESTERN NEW YORK...AS WELL AS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SMOKEY
MOUNTAINS IN EASTERN TENNESSEE.  A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CURRENTLY
IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

SNOW...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...OR WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE
CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS LOWER MICHIGAN...EASTERN
INDIANA... EASTERN KENTUCKY...OHIO...WESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN VIRGINIA...EASTERN
WEST VIRGINIA...AND WESTERN MARYLAND.

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE HEAVY SNOW IS
CURRENTLY LOCATED NORTH OF LAKE ERIE...ABOUT 100 MILES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF DETROIT MICHIGAN.  THIS SYSTEM WILL MAINTAIN ITS
STRENGTH THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AS IT TRACKS NEARLY DUE NORTH.

SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND RADAR TRENDS HAVE SHOWN THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL THROUGH THE SATURDAY EVENING HOURS OCCURRED MAINLY IN
EASTERN LOWER MICHIGAN WITH SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH
PER HOUR IN MANY LOCATIONS.  CURRENTLY...RADAR SHOWS A WIDESPREAD
AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL THROUGH NEARLY ALL OF THE
WESTERN GREAT LAKES AREA AND DOWN THE SPINE OF THE
APPALACHIANS...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL LIMITED TO THE NORTHERN
HALF OF LOWER MICHIGAN.  STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 10
INCHES IN FAVORED LOCATIONS FOR LAKE ENHANCEMENT ARE
EXPECTED...WITH UP TO 8 INCHES ELSEWHERE.


...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS IN INCHES THROUGH 2 AM EST...

MICHIGAN...

BAD AXE..............................7.0
WHITE LAKE...........................6.8
DETROIT..............................6.0
LAKE ORION...........................6.0
BURTON...............................5.5
GOODRICH.............................5.3
FLINT................................4.5
LANSING..............................3.0
ALPENA...............................3.0


OHIO...

ONTARIO..............................4.2
VERMILLION...........................3.2
SANDUSKY.............................2.0

INDIANA...

INDIANAPOLIS.........................1.9

KENTUCKY...

LOUISVILLE NWS.......................2.7
MOUNT WASHINGTON.....................2.2
STANDIFORD FIELD.....................1.6  


THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO STATEMENTS AND
WARNINGS ISSUED BY THE LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM.

FRIES





Last Updated: 349 AM EST SUN FEB 05 2006