THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR CENTRAL PLAINS TO NORTHEAST U.S. WINTER
STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD  
1000 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008
 
...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND WINTRY MIX RAPIDLY MOVING OUT TO THE
ATLANTIC OCEAN...
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHEASTERN US.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 1000 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 1006 MB...29.70 IN...LOW PRESSURE
CENTER OVER NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. A SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE
CENTER OF 1004 MB...29.64 IN...HAS DEVELOPED EAST OF THE NEW
JERSEY COAST. AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUE TO SPREAD
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEASTERN US.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EST THU DEC
18 THROUGH 1000 PM EST FRI DEC 19...

...CONNECTICUT...
LISBON                                9.0
NORWICH                               9.0
CANAAN                                8.5
CLINTON                               8.5
GILMAN                                8.5
SHELTON                               7.9
NEW HAVEN                             7.8
EAST FARMINGTON                       7.0
BURLINGTON                            6.5
DOWNTOWN TORRINGTON                   5.5
BRIDGEWATER                           5.0

...MASSACHUSETTS...
BUZZARDS BAY                          9.5
ACHUSNET                              9.3
SWANSEA                               9.1
HAMPDEN                               8.3
METHUEN                               8.0
OTIS                                  8.0
STOCKBRIDGE                           6.0
ALFORD                                5.5
SAVOY                                 5.5
LANESBOROUGH                          5.0

...MICHIGAN...
PIERSON                              14.0
HUBBARDSTON                          14.0
GRAND HAVEN                          13.5
MARLETTE                             12.8
BURT                                 12.0
HOLTON 7 NW                          12.0
WASHINGTON                           12.0
ROCHESTER HILLS                      11.5
SHELBY TOWNSHIP                      11.5
SAGINAW 9 W                          11.2
MERRILL 5 S                          10.3
GRAND RAPIDS                         10.2
CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP                10.0
STERLING HEIGHTS                     10.0
HOLLY                                 9.5
BRIGHTON                              9.0
SHIELDS                               8.2
SANDUSKY                              8.0
FLINT                                 7.4
ANN ARBOR                             7.2
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

...NEW JERSEY...
WANTAGE                               9.4
LIBERTYVILLE                          8.9
OAKLAND                               8.3
NEWTON                                8.0
BUTLER                                7.5
BRANCHVILLE                           7.0
BLAIRSTOWN                            6.6
MARCELLA                              6.3

...NEW YORK...
LA SALLE                             13.5
GETZVILLE                            12.0
FAIRPORT                             11.5
MONTEZUMA                            11.0
KENMORE                              10.4
HIGHLAND HILLS                       10.0
NEWBURGH                             10.0
BUFFALO AIRPORT                       9.1
SOUTH VESTAL                          8.3
CAMPBELL                              8.0
EAST ROCHESTER                        7.9
VOORHEESVILLE                         7.0
POUGHKEEPSIE                          6.8
ALBANY                                6.0
SYRACUSE                              5.0
FLUSHING                              4.6

...PENNSYLVANIA...
EXETER                                9.0
EAST STROUDSBURG                      8.9
DINGMANS FERRY                        8.5
BUSHKILL                              8.0
HAWLEY                                7.5
BENTON                                7.0
HANEYVILLE                            7.0
POCONO SUMMIT                         6.5
HUGHSVILLE                            6.1
MONTOURSVILLE                         6.0
MUNCY                                 6.0

...RHODE ISLAND...
TIVERTON                              8.5
CHARLESTOWN                           8.0
NORTH KINGSTOWN                       8.0
NORTH PROVIDENCE                      8.0
PORTSMOUTH                            8.0
WEST WARWICK                          8.0
WESTERLY                              7.5

...VERMONT...
STOWE                                 7.0
WOODFORD                              6.5
                     
...WISCONSIN...
GREEN LAKE                           13.3
PLATTEVILLE 2S                       13.0
RICHLAND CENTER 4W                   12.5
SUN PRAIRIE                          12.5                     
EDGERTON                             10.0
WASHBURN                             10.0
SHEBOYGAN 1 SW                        9.8                     
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
JANESVILLE                            3.2

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 700 PM EST
THU DEC 18 THROUGH 1000 PM EST FRI DEC 19...  

...MICHIGAN...
WELLSTON 1 N                          6.40
                     
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 PM EST THU DEC 18 THROUGH 1000 PM EST FRI DEC 19...

...PENNSYLVANIA...
FRANKLIN                              0.13                     
MERCER                                0.13
                 
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...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        

...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...

...ILLINOIS...
DOWNERS GROVE                         2.50
STREAMWOOD 1 SW                       2.50
NAPERVILLE                            2.40
BATAVIA                               2.00
FAIRBURY                              1.80

...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...

...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...
AKRON                                 0.60
COLUMBIA CITY                         0.50
ROCHESTER                             0.40
ALEXANDRIA                            0.25
MARION                                0.25                     
ROCHESTER                             0.25
ROLLING PRARIE                        0.20
TERRE HAUTE                           0.20                     
LAFAYETTE                             0.14        

...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

...OHIO...
DESHLER                               0.50
VAN WERT                              0.50
MEDINA                                0.30
DOYLESTOWN                            0.25
FRYBURG                               0.25
GREENVILLE                            0.25
HIRAM                                 0.25
WAPAKONETA                            0.25                     

THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD
INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN OVERNIGHT...AND THE ASSOICATED WINTRY
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO EXIT THE NORTHEASTERN US BY MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. 

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER
TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KOST 




Last Updated: 1003 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008