THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 08 FOR CENTRAL PLAINS TO GREAT LAKES WINTER
STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD       
900 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
 
...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM AFFECTING THE NORTH CENTRAL AND
EASTERN U.S....
 
BLIZZARD WARNINGS...WINTER STORM WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST AND UPPER GREAT
LAKES. WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT ACROSS THE NORTHEAST.
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TENNESSEE
RIVER VALLEYS.  FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE
ALSO IN EFFECT ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND COASTAL REGIONS
OF NEW ENGLAND.
 
HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ALONG THE
APPALACHIANS...OHIO VALLEY...AND LOWER GREAT LAKES REGION.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 800 AM CST...A 977 MB...28.85 INCH LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS
LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN WITH WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO
HEAVY PRECIPITATION FALLING ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN
U.S. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT A WIDE BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
WAS FALLING FROM CENTRAL IOWA AND ILLINOIS TO THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES REGION...ALONG WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A WINTRY
MIX WAS OBSERVED ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES, WHILE SNOW WAS
FALLING FROM MASSACHUSETTS NORTHWARD. ADDITIONALLY...A LARGE BAND
OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC AND
SOUTHEAST STATES...WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OBSERVED IN THE
DEEP SOUTH.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST SUN DEC
06 THROUGH 300 AM CST WED DEC 09...

...IOWA...
ATLANTIC 1 NE                        16.0                     
WINTERSET                            15.0                     
DANA                                 14.0               
TOLEDO                               14.0                     
DES MOINES 5 WNW                     12.7                     
HARLAN 1 N                           11.0
CEDAR RAPIDS                         10.0                     
CLIVE 3 SW                           10.0                     
CORNING                              10.0                     
PACIFIC JUNCTION 3 W                 10.0              
GUTHRIE CENTER                        9.5                     
ADEL                                  9.0                     
AUDUBON                               9.0                     
BELLE PLAINE 1 SSW                    9.0                     
WATERLOO                              9.0                     

...ILLINOIS...
FREEPORT                             11.0                     
ROCKFORD 4 NW                         6.0                     
LOVES PARK                            5.5                     
WOODSTOCK                             5.5                     
MOUNT PROSPECT                        4.0                     

...MINNESOTA...
KIESTER                               9.0                     
NEW MARKET                            8.5                     
ROCHESTER                             8.3                     
MANKATO                               8.0               
MINNEAPOLIS                           6.7               
LA CRESCENT 1 N                       6.5                     
READS LANDING 1 W                     6.5                     
PRESTON                               6.3                     
CURRIE 4 N                            5.0                     
FARMINGTON                            4.0                     
OWATONNA                              4.0                     

...MISSOURI...
ROCKPORT                             12.5                     
TARKIO                               12.0                     
OREGON                               10.0                     
BETHANY                               8.0                     
ALBANY                                7.0                     
MERCER                                7.0                     
UNIONVILLE                            7.0                     
COFFEY 5 W                            6.0                     
GILMAN CITY                           6.0                     
SAVANNAH                              5.0                     

...NEBRASKA...
OMAHA                                 6.0                     

...WISCONSIN...
MADISON                              17.2                     
MIDDLETON 4 WSW                      17.0             
ELKHART LAKE                         13.0               
STANLEY                              12.4                     
PORTAGE 3 SE                         11.2              
EAU CLAIRE                           11.0               
LA CROSSE AIRPORT                     9.0                     
OCONOMOWOC                            8.5              
CORNUCOPIA 4 S                        6.0                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST SUN DEC
06 THROUGH 300 AM CST WED DEC 09...

...DELAWARE...
DOVER AFB                             2.11                     

...GEORGIA...
GAINESVILLE/LEE GILMER ARPT           2.41                     
ROME/RUSSELL FIELD                    2.40                     

...KENTUCKY...
JACKSON/J. CARROLL                    2.09                     
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN CO. ARPT         2.06                     

...MARYLAND...
OCEAN CITY MUNI ARPT                  1.88                     

...NORTH CAROLINA  ...
SHELBY MUNI ARPT                      2.06                     
ASHEVILLE MUNI ARPT                   1.97                     

...NEW JERSEY...
WILDWOOD - CAPE MAY CO. ARPT          2.07                     

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
CLEMSON/OCONEE CO. RGNL ARPT          2.26                     
GREENVILLE/SPARTANBURG AP             2.10                     

...VIRGINIA...
WALLOPS ISLAND                        2.78                     
RICHMOND                              1.91                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 PM CST SUN DEC 06 THROUGH 300 AM CST WED DEC 09...

...IOWA...
DAVENPORT 6 NE                        0.25                     

...ILLINOIS...
ABINGDON 1 N                          0.25                     

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...ARIZONA...
CHINO VALLEY                            78                     
CROWN KING                              77                     
DEER VALLEY                             74                     
PRESCOTT                                74                     
BELLEMONT                               70                     
WINSLOW                                 69                     
SCOTTSDALE                              68                     
CAMP VERDE                              66                     
LUKE AFB                                62                     

...NEW MEXICO...
MALJAMAR                                78                     
FORT STANTON 2 SSW                      77                     
RUIDOSO 1 SW                            70                     
LOVINGTON                               64                     
LAS VEGAS 6 NE                          63                     
CLOVIS 5 N                              62                     

...TEXAS...
GUADALUPE BOWL                         105                     
MOUNT LOCKE                             87                     
THE PINERY                              85                     
FORT DAVIS 11 NW                        75                     
SEAGRAVES                               68                     
HART 3 N                                65                     
NORTHFIELD 1 S                          65                     
AMARILLO 3 SSE                          64                     
OLTON 6 S                               63                     
SILVERTON 7 ESE                         63                     
LEVELLAND 4 S                           61                     
WAYSIDE 3 NNE                           61                     
HEREFORD                                60                     
TULIA 2 ENE                             60                     
TURKEY 2 WSW                            60                     
TIMBERCREEK CANYON                      59                     
FLOYDADA 2 NNE                          58                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...ARIZONA...
FLAGSTAFF 7.8 SSW                    30.4                     
JACOB LAKE                           24.0                     
WILLIAMS 0.4 SW                      20.0                     
BELLEMONT                            19.0                     
GRAND CANYON SOUTH RIM               18.0                     
DAVENPORT LAKE                       16.0                     
ASH FORK 4.9 SW                      10.0                     

...CALIFORNIA...
KIRKWOOD SKI AREA                    48.0                     
ALPINE MEADOWS                       45.0                     
SODA SPRINGS                         40.0                     
KINGVALE 1.3 WSW                     37.0                     
NORTHSTAR                            36.0                     
CISCO 5 ENE                          35.0                     
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 8 SSW               31.0                     
HOMEWOOD 2 SE                        27.0                     
PROSSER CREEK RESERVOIR              24.0                     
FAIR PLAY 2.8 ESE                    19.0                     
POLLOCK PINES 0.1 E                  16.0                     
VOLCANO 5.4 NE                       15.5                     
MAMMOTH LAKES                        14.0                     

...COLORADO...
PAGOSA SPRINGS 9.1 NNW               33.0                     
CARBONDALE 8.2 S                     24.8                     
CRESTED BUTTE 6.2 N                  24.5                     
DURANGO                              24.0                     
BAYFIELD 7 N                         23.5                     
DOLORES 22 NE                        23.0                     
GREELEY 2.3 SE                       22.0                     
PAGOSA SPRINGS 3 SE                  22.0                     
CARBONDALE 7 S                       21.0                     
MESA 6 S                             21.0                     
BLACK CANYON VISITOR CE              19.0                     
BAYFIELD 0.8 SW                      18.3                     
CREEDE 14 SW                         18.0                     

...IDAHO...
WESTON                                4.0                     
POCATELLO AIRPORT                     3.7                     
BOISE 6.7 SE                          3.5                     

...KANSAS...
MARYSVILLE                           14.0              
MORROWVILLE 4 SSE                    13.0                     
OKETO 3 W                            13.0                     
LINCOLN 5 NE                         12.0                     
SCANDIA                              12.0                     
CONCORDIA 5 SSE                      11.0                     
NE WATERVILLE                        11.0                     
CORNING 2 W                           9.0                     
HAYS 13 WNW                           9.0                     
WEBBER 2.6 ENE                        8.4                     
NORTON 0.4 N                          8.2                     
BENNINGTON 2 SSW                      8.0                     
SALINA                                8.0                     
WAKEENEY 13 W                         8.0                     
ELLSWORTH 5 SE                        7.5                     
ABILENE 5 SSW                         7.0                     
MANHATTAN                             7.0              

...NEBRASKA...
TECUMSEH                             13.5              
ORD                                  12.0                     
HOLDREGE                             11.0                     
FAIRBURY                             10.0                     
YORK                                 10.0                     
AUBURN 5 ESE                          8.6                     
OMAHA 3 N                             8.6             
CRETE                                 8.5                     
BEATRICE                              8.0                     
KEARNEY                               8.0              
WEEPING WATER                         8.0                     
CALLAWAY                              6.5                     
INDIANOLA                             6.0                     
NEBRASKA CITY                         6.0                     

...NEW MEXICO...
LAS VEGAS 8.4 NW                      8.0                     
EL RITO 2.3 NW                        6.0                     
YOUNGSVILLE 5.4 NE                    6.0                     
ANGEL FIRE 10.2 SSE                   5.5                     
SANTA FE 3.3 NE                       5.5                     
TAOS PUEBLO 2.8 NW                    5.2                     
GALLUP 8.1 NNW                        4.8                     
TAOS 13 NW                            4.0                     

...NEVADA...
HEAVENLY VALLEY                      34.0                     
MT ROSE SKI AREA                     23.0                     
CARSON CITY 1.3 NW                   18.0                     
MINDEN 4.2 WSW                       14.5                     
RENO 7.1 N                           13.7                     
DAYTON 1.7 SW                        13.0                     
SUN VALLEY 0.9 N                     10.5                     
INDIAN HILLS 0.7 N                   10.0                     
FALLON 0.6 ESE                        9.3                     
SPARKS 7.5 N                          9.0                     
SPRING CREEK                          8.0                     

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
SIOUX FALLS                           6.0                     
NORTH SIOUX CITY                      5.3              
VERMILLION                            5.0               
CANTON                                4.0              
MENNO                                 4.0                     

...UTAH...
VERDUE 8 WNW                         25.0                     
SPRINGDELL                           23.0                     
ORDERVILLE                           19.0                     
NEW HARMONY                          18.0                     
BLANDING 28 W                        15.0                     
SALEM 1 W                            14.0                     
BRIGHTON 1 N                         12.0                     
HEBER CITY                           12.0                     
OAK CITY 0.3 SSE                     10.6                     
BOULDER 1.3 NNW                      10.3                     
NORTH SALT LAKE                      10.0                     
SPRINGVILLE                          10.0                     

...WYOMING...
SAND LAKE                            11.0                     
DIVIDE PEAK                           9.0                     
NORTH FRENCH CREEK                    9.0                     
SARATOGA 0.3 ESE                      8.0                     
SOUTH BRUSH CREEK                     7.0                     
YODER 6.5 SSE                         7.0                     
LARAMIE 27.3 WSW                      6.0                     
BURNS 8 NNE                           4.5                     
ELK MOUNTAIN 2.1 S                    4.4                     
CHEYENNE 26.7 NE                      4.3                     
THAYNE 4.2 NNE                        4.1                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...ALABAMA...
HUNTSVILLE/MADISON CO. AIRPT          3.90                     

...ARIZONA...
BAGDAD                                3.88                     
FLORENCE 9.1 NW                       3.11                     
MAYER 0.4 WSW                         2.75                     
PINE 0.9 SW                           2.20                     
SEDONA                                2.20                     
NEW RIVER 3.2 ENE                     2.17                     
CAVE CREEK 7.7 ENE                    2.06                     
PRESCOTT 16.2 NNW                     2.04                     

...CALIFORNIA...
JOSHUA TREE 2.8 ENE                   5.50                     
JAMUL 11.0 ESE                        3.40                     
SANTEE 0.8 W                          2.84                     
LYTLE CREEK RAWS                      2.77                     
IDYLLWILD 1.8 NW                      2.66                     
EL CAJON 0.7 S                        2.40                     
HENSHAW DAM                           2.36                     
JULIAN                                2.36                     
POTRERO                               2.27                     
SANTA YSABEL                          2.17                     
LEMON GROVE 1.8 WNW                   2.16                     
SAN DIEGO 6.1 W                       2.12                     

...LOUISIANA...
NEW IBERIA/ACADIANA                   6.71                     
JEANERETTE                            6.34                     
SLIDELL                               5.32                     
BATON ROUGE/RYAN MUNI ARPT            5.05                     
NEW ORLEANS/MOISANT                   4.60                     
SLIDELL                               3.47                     
LAFAYETTE RGNL ARPT                   2.45                     
LAKE CHARLES MUNI ARPT                1.96                     

...MISSISSIPPI...
GULFPORT-BILOXI                       2.76                     
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL                    2.66                     
PASCAGOULA                            2.52                     
KEESLER AFB/BILOXI                    2.44                     
JACKSON WFO                           2.18                     

...TENNESSEE...
OAK RIDGE                             3.08                     
CHATTANOOGA-LOVELL FIELD              2.68                     
KNOXVILLE MUNI ARPT                   2.39                     
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT                     2.09                     
JACKSON/MCKELLAR                      2.01                     

...TEXAS...
GALVESTON 6.4 NE                      2.25                     
GALVESTON/SCHOLES                     2.19                     
DICKINSON 1.4 W                       2.00                     


THE STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AS IT QUICKLY
MOVES ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WEDNESDAY.
WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE UPPER MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES REGION...WITH TOTALS GREATER
THAN 12 INCHES POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED AREAS NORTHWEST OF THE LOW
CENTER TRACK. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL
CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST AND
GREAT LAKES. AS THE PRECIPITATION SPREADS NORTHEASTWARD...PATCHES
OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN SOME ICING OVER THE
NORTHEASTERN U.S. FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN FOR THE NEW
ENGLAND AND NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC COASTAL AREAS...WHERE 1 TO 3
INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

SOLTOW




Last Updated: 1016 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009