THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR CENTRAL PLAINS TO NORTHEAST U.S. WINTER
STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM 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 AS
WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 400 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 1001 MB...29.56 IN...LOW PRESSURE
CENTER OVER NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. A MIXTURE OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WAS FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA NORTH OF A SURFACE WARM FRONT LOCATED
OVER THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION. A LARGE AREA OF GENERALLY LIGHT
TO MODERATE SNOW WAS EXTENDING ACROSS MICHIGAN...WITH AREAS OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SPANNING FROM NORTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH MUCH OF NEW YORK STATE AND INTO THE
NORTHEASTERN US.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EST THU DEC
18 THROUGH 400 PM EST FRI DEC 19...
...ILLINOIS...
BEACH PARK 9.5
ISLAND LAKE 4 NNE 8.5
BELVIDERE 7.8
CARY 1 NE 7.8
ROCKFORD AIRPORT 7.7
CHICAGO 4 NW 3.5
BERWYN 3.4
HUNTLEY 3.1
WINNEBAGO 2 N 2.0
...INDIANA...
HUDSON 2.3
SOUTH BEND 1.5 NE 2.2
AUBURN 0.8 NE 2.0
MISHAWAKA 2.0
WESTVILLE 4.7 ESE 2.0
...MICHIGAN...
PIERSON 14.0
HUBBARDSTON 14.0
MARLETTE 2 W 12.5
HOLTON 7 NW 12.0
WASHINGTON 12.0
ROCHESTER HILLS 11.5
SAGINAW 11.1
GRAND RAPIDS 10.2
CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP 10.0
HOLLY 9.5
STERLING HEIGHTS 9.2
SHELBY TOWNSHIP 9.0
SHIELDS 8.2
MERRILL 5 S 8.0
SANDUSKY 8.0
BRIGHTON 7.0
HUDSONVILLE 0.3 E 7.0
MT. PLEASANT 5.1 NE 6.4
DETROIT 6.0
MUSKEGON 2.5 WSW 6.0
SALEM 6.0
ANN ARBOR 5.5
...PENNSYLVANIA...
BENTON 7.0
HANEYVILLE 7.0
HUGHSVILLE 6.1
MONTOURSVILLE 6.0
MUNCY 6.0
...WISCONSIN...
PLATTEVILLE 2S 13.0
RICHLAND CENTER 4W 12.5
EDGERTON 10.0
WASHBURN 10.0
WAUKESHA 2 ESE 9.5
TWO RIVERS 9.0
MANITOWOC 9.0
UNION GROVE 9.0
RANDOM LAKE 7.0
GREEN BAY 5.4
LANCASTER 4.0
MADISON 4 W 4.0
SUN PRAIRIE 3.5
WAUKESHA 2 ESE 3.4
JANESVILLE 3.2
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EST
THU DEC 18 THROUGH 400 PM EST FRI DEC 19...
...ILLINOIS...
DOWNERS GROVE 2.50
STREAMWOOD 1 SW 2.50
NAPERVILLE 2.40
BATAVIA 2.00
FAIRBURY 1.80
...MICHIGAN...
WELLSTON 1 N 6.40
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 PM EST THU DEC 18 THROUGH 400 PM EST FRI DEC 19...
...ILLINOIS...
PEOTONE 1.10
FRANKFORT 1.00
HENRY 0.70
ALTONA 0.60
GALESBURG 0.60
PEORIA 5 NW 0.60
BLOOMINGTON 0.30
PEKIN 0.25
MACOMB 0.20
OGDEN 0.10
...INDIANA...
ROCHESTER 0.40
ALEXANDRIA 0.25
MARION 0.25
ROCHESTER 0.25
ROLLING PRARIE 0.20
TERRE HAUTE 0.20
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 CONTINUE TO MOVE RAPIDLY
EASTWARD THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. 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 THROUGHOUT NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN
NEW JERSEY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
KOST
Last Updated: 405 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008