THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 8 FOR NORTHERN U.S. SPRING STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
500 PM EDT THU APR 12 2007

...SPRING STORM BRINGING WINTRY WEATHER TO THE GREAT LAKES STATES
AND NORTHEASTERN U.S....

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF VERMONT...A
LARGE AREA OF NEW HAMPSHIRE...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AND MUCH OF
MAINE.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS
AND COASTAL PORTIONS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE.

AT 500 PM EDT...A 997 MB...29.44 INCHES...LOW PRESSURE CENTER
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE HURON...AND
CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD. AS THIS LOW CONTINUES TO
WEAKEN...ANOTHER MORE DOMINANT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE HAS DEVELOPED
OFF THE COAST OF NEW JERSEY. WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 999
MB...29.50 INCHES...IT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. 

LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE SNOW WAS OBSERVED ACROSS PARTS OF THE
UPPER MIDWEST TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE LOW OVER LAKE HURON.
AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WERE PROGRESSING NORTHEASTWARD
ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES TOWARD NEW ENGLAND...WITH SNOW
FALLING IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COAST...A
FEW OBSERVATIONS SHOWED PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF SLEET.
FARTHER SOUTH...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WAS MOVING INTO THE
DELMARVA PENINSULA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES AS OF 500 PM EDT...

...MONTANA...

STAHL PEAK                          27.0 
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN                    21.0 
GRAVE CREEK                         16.0 
BABB 18 WSW                         14.0
BADGER PASS                         14.0 
MOSS PEAK                           13.0 
NOISY BASIN                         12.0 
EMERY CREEK                         12.0 
WHITE SULPHUR SPRING 26 N           11.0
NORTH FORK JOCKO                    11.0 

...COLORADO...

CLIMAX                               4.0 
LEADVILLE                            3.7 

...NORTH DAKOTA...

HEBRON                               7.0 
MANDAN EXP.                          7.0 
STANLEY                              7.0 
HALLIDAY                             6.5 
DUNN CENTER                          6.5 
BISMARCK NWS                         5.9 
FLASHER                              5.8 
LIDGERWOOD 6 S                       4.0 
ENGLEVALE 3 W                        4.0 
MINOT EXP.                           3.0 

...SOUTH DAKOTA...

BROOKINGS                            8.0 
CLEAR LAKE                           7.0
SIOUX FALLS                          6.8 
SALEM                                6.7 
HAYTI                                5.5
FLANDREAU                            5.0 
MADISON                              4.0 
ALEXANDRIA                           4.0 

...MINNESOTA...

WINONA 4 S                           8.0 
FAIRMONT                             8.0 
LAKEFIELD                            8.0 
CHATFIELD                            8.0 
IVANHOE                              8.0 
AUSTIN KAAL TV                       7.5  
KIESTER                              7.0 
WORTHINGTON                          7.0 
GLENVILLE                            7.0  
WELCOME                              6.0  
PIPESTONE                            6.0 
SPRING GROVE                         5.5 
ALBERT LEA                           5.5  
MINNEAPOLIS MSP                      1.3  

...IOWA...

ST. ANSGAR                           7.4 
OCHEYEDAN                            7.0 
CRESCO                               7.0
EDGEWOOD                             7.0   
STRAWBERRY POINT                     6.6 
ELKADER                              6.5 
EVERLY                               6.5 
DUBUQUE                              6.2  
CALMAR                               6.1 
STANLEY                              6.0  
LIME SPRINGS                         5.2  
ZWINGLE                              5.0  
OSAGE                                5.0  
WATERLOO                             4.3  
ANAMOSA                              4.0  
DES MOINES INTL ARPT                 3.7 

...WISCONSIN...

TAYLOR                               9.5 
VICTORY                              9.0 
VIROQUA                              8.0 
WILTON 3 E                           8.0
BLACK RIVER FALLS                    8.0 
BLACK RIVER FALLS 2 NW               7.9 
CARLSVILLE                           7.4 
BLAIR                                7.2 
WAUPACA 3 SW                         7.1   
RICHLAND CENTER 4 W                  7.0  
ARCADIA                              7.0
HUB CITY                             7.0
FISH CREEK 3 S                       7.0 
EPHRAIM 5 SE                         6.5 
NEW HOLSTEIN EAST                    6.1 
MERRILLAN                            6.0
EVANSVILLE                           6.0
WAUTOMA 4 N                          5.9  
MILWAUKEE                            5.6 

...ILLINOIS...

WOODSTOCK                            6.0 
WARREN                               6.0  
MUNDELEIN                            5.6 
APPLE RIVER                          5.5  
ROCKFORD                             3.5 
PARK RIDGE                           3.5  
PALATINE                             3.5  
STOCKTON                             3.5  
CHICAGO OHARE                        3.0 
FREEPORT                             3.0  

...MICHIGAN...

GLENNIE 2 S                          9.0 
CADILLAC                             8.0 
LEWISTON 2 E                         7.9 
ALLEGAN 5 W                          7.0
TRAVERSE CITY 1 S                    7.0  
WYOMING 1 S                          7.0
MCKINLEY                             7.0 
LAKE CITY 11 N                       6.5 
HOUGHTON LAKE                        6.4 
ALLENVILLE 1 S                       6.2 
HOLLAND 1 NW                         6.0
PAW PAW                              6.0
GOETZVILLE 2 N                       6.0 
PETOSKEY                             6.0 
GLENNIE                              5.5   
YANKEE SPRINGS                       5.0 
GRANT                                5.0
MOORESTOWN                           5.0 
CHEBOYGAN                            5.0   

...INDIANA...

LA PORTE 2 SW                        2.9 
VALPARAISO 1 W                       1.1 

...NEW YORK...

WELLS                                8.2  
CAROGA LAKE                          8.0 
BENSON                               8.0 
MIDDLE GROVE                         8.0 
NORTH CREEK                          8.0 
SPECULATOR                           7.5 
MINERVA                              7.0 
NEWCOMB                              6.0 
SARANAC                              6.0 
JOHNSBURG                            6.0 
INDIAN LAKE                          6.0 
PISECO                               5.0 

...VERMONT...

BRANDON                              8.0 
WOODFORD                             6.0  
WEST TOPSHAM                         6.0 
PLYMOUTH                             6.0 
WALDEN                               5.5 
CAVENDISH                            5.5 
EAST BARNARD                         5.0 
SHREWSBURY                           5.0 
WHEELOCK                             4.0 
PITTSFIELD                           4.0 
FAYSTON                              4.0 
WEST DOVER                           3.5 
EDEN                                 3.4 
LONDONDERRY                          3.0 

...MASSACHUSETTS...

SAVOY                                3.0 
HANCOCK                              2.0 

...PENNSYLVANIA...

SYLVANIA                             4.5 

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...

ALEXANDRIA                           4.5 
MEREDITH                             3.8 
HOLDERNESS                           3.0 
CROYDON                              3.0 
GILFORD                              3.0 
TILTON                               3.0 
PINKHAM NOTCH SCENIC                 3.0 

...MAINE...

DURHAM                               1.2 
ANDOVER                              1.0 


THIS VIGOROUS SPRING STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS NORTHEASTWARD
INTO ONTARIO CANADA. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WAS ALREADY PUSHING
OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC AND SOUTHEAST COAST WHICH WILL ALLOW THE
THREAT OF RAIN TO TAPER OFF. HOWEVER...SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE
LIKELY TO PERSIST OVER PORTIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA. FARTHER NORTH
ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES STATES AND INTO INTERIOR NEW
ENGLAND...COLDER AIR WILL ALLOW PRECIPITATION TO BE IN THE FORM OF
SNOW WHICH COULD ACCUMULATE TO MORE THAN 8 INCHES...ESPECIALLY IN
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SOME AREAS IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND COULD
SEE OVER ONE FOOT OF SNOW BY THE TIME THIS SYSTEM EXITS ON FRIDAY.
  
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 11 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

RUBIN-OSTER/ORRISON/FRACASSO




Last Updated: 505 PM EDT THU APR 12 2007