THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR CENTRAL PLAINS TO NORTHEAST U.S. WINTER
STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008
...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW... SLEET... AND FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES TO
PROGRESS EASTWARD INTO THE NORTHEAST US...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR THE GREAT LAKES REGION EASTWARD INTO THE NORTHEASTERN US. ICE
STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM CENTRAL ILLINOIS EASTWARD INTO
WESTERN OHIO.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 1003 MB...29.62 IN...LOW PRESSURE
CENTER OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS. A MIXTURE OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WAS FALLING ACROSS NORTHERN OHIO AND
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA NORTH OF A SURFACE WARM FRONT LOCATED OVER
THE OHIO VALLEY. A LARGE AREA OF GENERALLY MODERATE TO
OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING FROM JUST WEST OF LAKE
MICHIGAN EASTWARD THROUGH LOWER MICHIGAN AND INTO WESTERN NEW YORK
STATE AND NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EST THU DEC
18 THROUGH 900 AM EST FRI DEC 19...
...ILLINOIS...
CHICAGO 4 NW 3.5
HUNTLEY 3.1
WINNEBAGO 2 N 2.0
...INDIANA...
SOUTH BEND 1.0
...MICHIGAN...
HUDSONVILLE 0.3 E 7.0
MT. PLEASANT 5.1 NE 6.4
MUSKEGON 2.5 WSW 6.0
SAGINAW 9 W 6.0
SALEM 6.0
...WISCONSIN...
PLATTEVILLE 11.6
EDGERTON 10.0
WAUKESHA 2 ESE 9.5
UNION GROVE 9.0
RANDOM LAKE 7.0
LANCASTER 4.0
MADISON 4 W 4.0
SUN PRAIRIE 3.5
WAUKESHA 2 ESE 3.4
JANESVILLE 3.2
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 PM EST THU DEC 18 THROUGH 900 AM EST FRI DEC 19...
...ILLINOIS...
PEOTONE 1.10
FRANKFORT 1.00
ALTONA 0.60
GALESBURG 0.60
PEORIA 5 NW 0.60
PEKIN 0.25
MACOMB 0.20
OGDEN 0.10
...INDIANA...
ROCHESTER 0.40
ROCHESTER 0.25
LAFAYETTE 0.14
...PENNSYLVANIA...
FRANKLIN 0.13
MERCER 0.13
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...IOWA...
CRESCO 10.5
SHELDON 9.5
CEDAR FALLS 1.4 SSE 9.0
CHEROKEE 1.1 SSE 8.0
ELDORA 7.7
OELWEIN 7.0
RUTHVEN 0.2 SW 7.0
APLINGTON 6.0
...NEBRASKA...
NORTH PLATTE 18 NNE 4.0
HOLDREGE 3.0
LEXINGTON 2.0
SEWARD 2.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
SIOUX CITY 6 WNW 6.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET AMOUNTS IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...
...IOWA...
MOUNT VERNON 3 NW 2.60
LITTLE SIOUX 0.50
ALBIA 0.20
...NEBRASKA...
VALLEY 1 NW 0.60
COLUMBUS 0.50
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...
...IOWA...
GREENFIELD 0.20
...KANSAS...
MORROWVILLE 4 SSE 0.25
OKETO 3 W 0.25
OAKLEY 0.13
...MISSOURI...
TRENTON 0.50
KANSAS CITY 0.20
MONTGOMERY CITY 0.20
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY MOVE EASTWARD INTO
THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION LATER TODAY. A NEW LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EAST OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST TONIGHT AND WILL
BECOME THE MAIN LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AS IT RACES INTO THE ATLANTIC
OCEAN OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED FROM WESTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA EASTWARD
INTO SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND. ADDITIONAL ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE FROM NORTHERN
OHIO INTO CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
FRACASSO
Last Updated: 952 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008