THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR MIDWEST AND NORTHEAST WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD  
300 PM CST FRI JAN 9 2008
 
...WINTER STORM DEVELOPING ACROSS CENTRAL PLAINS AND MIDWEST...
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM SOUTHERN MICHIGAN AND
NORTHERN ILLINOIS THROUGH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FROM EASTERN IOWA THROUGH CENTRAL
INDIANA AND INTO SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA.  
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

AT 300 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 1006 MB LOW PRESSURE CENTER
LOCATED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA. SNOW...MODERATE IN PLACES...IS
CURRENTLY FALLING ALONG A BAND THAT STRETCHES FROM NORTHERN
ILLINOIS AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN INTO CENTRAL OHIO. A BAND OF RAIN
IS ALSO REPORTED ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA...NEBRASKA...AND WESTERN
KANSAS...WITH SOME REPORTS OF SNOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS BAND.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST THU JAN
8 THROUGH 300 PM FRI JAN 9...

...NORTH DAKOTA...
MINOT                                10.0                     
CROSBY                                8.0
GARRISON                              7.0
HARVEY                                6.0
LANSFORD                              5.8
TURTLE LAKE                           5.5
BISMARK 6 SE                          5.4
WILTON                                5.0

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
HECLA 8.6 W                           3.5
WARNER 3.4 SE                         2.6
ASTORIA 2.2 SE                        2.0
ABERDEEN                              2.0

...MINNESOTA...
FAIRMONT                              4.0
NEW ULM                               3.0
LEWISVILLE                            3.0
LYLE 2 NE                             3.0

...IOWA...
WAUCOMA 3 SE                          4.2
MCGREGOR 4 W                          4.0
NEW HAMPTON                           4.0
POTSVILLE                             3.5
CHARLES CITY                          3.0

...WISCONSIN...
OREGON                                8.5
BURLINGTON                            7.5
ALBION                                6.0
WATERFORD                             5.9
UTICA 3 SSE                           5.3
MILTON                                5.0
KIELER                                3.8
MADISON                               3.6

...ILLINOIS...
GENOA 1.7 N                           2.5
ORAGEVILLE 2.8 NW                     2.1
WINSLOW 4.3 SSE                       2.0
ROCKFORD 3.3 NE                       2.0

...INDIANA...
ELKAHRT 4.8 SW                        2.8
VALPARAISO 3.9 NNW                    1.4

                        
THE SURFACE LOW IS FORECAST TO TRACK EAST ALONG THE OHIO RIVER AND
ACROSS THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC...BRINGING SNOW TO MUCH OF THE
MIDWEST AND SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES INTO CENTRAL APPALACHIANS ON
SATURDAY...AND INTO COASTAL PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND DURING THE DAY
ON SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...SOME FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS SOUTHERN OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA AS THE STORM PROGRESSES
EASTWARD.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

GRIFFIN 




Last Updated: 359 PM EST FRI JAN 09 2009