STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR MIDWEST AND NORTHEAST WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD  
900 PM CST FRI JAN 9 2008
 
...RAIN AND SNOW INTENSIFYING ACROSS CENTRAL PLAINS...
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM SOUTHERN MICHIGAN AND
NORTHERN ILLINOIS THROUGH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND INTO COASTAL
PORTIONS OF CONNECTICUT. 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 900 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 1007 MB LOW PRESSURE CENTER
LOCATED OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI. SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES...IS
CURRENTLY FALLING ALONG A BAND THAT STRETCHES FROM NORTHERN KANSAS
INTO EASTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA. A LIGHTER BAND OF SNOW IS
SPRAWLED THROUGH NORTHERN ILLINOIS...INDIANA...AND OHIO. BRIEF
POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE ALSO OCCURING THROUGH PARTS
OF SOUTHERN IOWA AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS ALONG THE SOUTHER PORTION
OF THE PRECIPITATION BAND...NEAR THE LOW CENTER.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST THU JAN
8 THROUGH 900 PM CST FRI JAN 9...

...NORTH DAKOTA...
MINOT                                10.0                     
CROSBY                                8.0
GARRISON                              7.0
WIMBLEDON 3 N                         6.5
HARVEY                                6.0
NOONAN                                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
BROWN                                 3.0
ABERDEEN                              2.6
LEOLA                                 2.6
WILMOT                                2.5
ASTORIA 2.2 SE                        2.0

...MINNESOTA...
FAIRMONT                              4.0
WINNEBAGO                             3.0
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

...MICHIGAN...
LITCHFIELD                            4.6
KALAMAZOO                             4.3
BATTLE CREEK                          4.0
NILES                                 3.6
TECUMSEH                              3.5
MANITOU BEACH                         3.4
ANN ARBOR                             1.0

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

...INDIANA...
LAGRANGE 1 ENE                        4.1
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 300 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

GRIFFIN