THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



 
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 9 FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST THU NOV 25 2010
 
...WINTER STORM MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. CONTINUES TO CAUSE
HAVOC FOR HOLIDAY TRAVELERS...
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES HAVE
BEEN ISSUED FROM SOUTHERN MISSOURI...NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS AND INDIANA...AND INTO OHIO.
 
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN NORTH
DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.  WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE
ALSO IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC STATES
AND NORTHEAST...AS WELL AS AREAS OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
AND EXTREME WESTERN TENNESSEE VALLEY.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 200 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE STORM SYSTEM SPRAWLED
ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. WITH A 999 MB...29.50 INCHES...SURFACE LOW
LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN MANITOBA. ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND CENTRAL
PLAINS...WINDS WERE INCREASING WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE ASSOCIATED
OCCLUDED AND COLD FRONTS...AND TEMPERATURES WERE QUICKLY FALLING
TO BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.  THE COLD FRONT WAS ALSO
TRIGGERING BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS WITH OCCASIONAL
THUNDER FROM INDIANA SOUTHWEST INTO OKLAHOMA AND ARKANSAS. THE
WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WAVED ACROSS THE OHIO
VALLEY...AROUND THE APPALACHIANS...AND OUT TO THE CAROLINA COAST. 
TO THE NORTH OF THE WARM FRONT...A LARGE AREA OF COLD RAIN WAS
MOVING NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY...LOWER GREAT
LAKES...AND THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC STATES...WITH SOME SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD.

            
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST SUN NOV
21 THROUGH 300 PM CST THU NOV 25...

...ARKANSAS...
WEST MEMPHIS MUNI ARPT                2.37                     
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT                   2.24                     

...ILLINOIS...
MAEYSTOWN 1 SW                        3.90                     
RAMSEY                                3.34                     
CARMI MUNI ARPT                       3.29                     
MOUNT OLIVE                           3.13                     
CLAY CITY 5 SSE                       3.10                     
OLNEY                                 3.05                     
EFFINGHAM 3 SW                        3.04                     
CAHOKIA/ST LOUIS                      3.00                     
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO                2.97                     
PANA                                  2.97                     
LAWRENCEVILLE-VINCENNES INTL AP       2.93                     
PATOKA                                2.81                     
SALEM                                 2.80                     

...INDIANA...
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT                  3.93                     
LINTON 4 NW                           2.93                     
JASPER 3 WSW                          2.80                     
BLOOMINGTON/MONROE CO. ARPT           2.45                     
STENDAL                               2.44                     
FAIREMONT RADIO                       2.30                     
NEW HARMONY                           2.25                     
VINCENNES 1W                          2.20                     
FRANKLIN                              2.15                     
MARTINSVILLE RADIO                    2.14                     
SPENCER                               2.12                     
MARION 2N                             2.10                     
SHELBYVILLE MUNI ARPT                 2.02                     

...KENTUCKY...
HENDERSON CITY                        2.09                     

...MISSOURI...
UNION 3 N                             4.70                     
JENNINGS                              3.80                     
ST LOUIS/LAMBERT INTL ARPT            3.70                     
ST CHARLES                            3.56                     
SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS APT                3.49                     
STEELVILLE 7 S                        3.40                     
ROLLA/VICHY AIRPORT                   3.36                     
VALLEY PARK - MERAMEC RIVER           3.31                     
BLAND 7 S                             3.30                     
ROSEBUD                               3.21                     

...OHIO...
HUNTSVILLE 3N                         2.15                     

...OKLAHOMA...
COMMERCE 5W                           3.72                     
MIAMI 2NE                             2.57                     
VINITA 10NNW                          2.37                     
NEW EUCHA 5W                          2.17                     

...WEST VIRGINIA...
MCKINLEYVILLE                         2.00                     

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

...COLORADO...
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 3 WSW                 89                     

...UTAH...
OGDEN PEAK                              86                     
SNOWBASIN                               75                     
ALTA                                    71                     
CENTRAL WASATCH PEAKS                   71                     

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

...CALIFORNIA...
BOREAL SKI RESORT                    78.0                     
NORTHSTAR 1 ENE                      65.0                     
BEAR VALLEY SKI RESORT               54.0                     
SUGAR BOWL SKI RESORT                44.0                     
CARSON PASS 2 ESE                    40.0                     
CARSON PASS 7 SSE                    36.0                     
PROSSER CREEK 5 WSW                  21.0                     
ALPINE MEADOWS                       20.0                     
GRASS VALLEY 4 ENE                   18.0                     
ALPINE MEADOWS 5 E                   17.0                     
QUINCY 7 W                           16.5                     
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 2 S                 16.0                     
SQUAW VALLEY                         16.0                     
SODA SPRINGS 4 W                     15.0                     
HOMEWOOD                             14.0                     

...COLORADO...
GLENWOOD SPRINGS 1 S                  5.2                     
CARBONDALE 8 S                        4.9                     
AVON 2 N                              4.3                     

...IDAHO...
SHEEP MOUNTAIN                       37.2                     
MILL CREEK SUMMIT                    36.0                     
VIENNA MINE                          32.0                     
FRANKLIN BASIN                       31.7                     
DOLLARHIDE                           27.2                     
HILTS CREEK                          24.7                     
EMIGRANT SUMMIT                      18.6                     
WAYAN 2 NE                           15.1                     
POCATELLO 7 S                        14.8                     
BOISE 12 ENE                          5.5  

...MICHIGAN...
HOUGHTON 2 ESE                        7.0                     
SILVER CITY 4 E                       5.0                     
CALUMET 3 NNE                         4.9                     
TWIN LAKES 2 SW                       3.5                     

...MINNESOTA...
KABETOGAMA                           11.3                     
MOORHEAD 2 N                          9.8                     
INTERNATIONAL FALLS                   8.5                     
LITTLEFORK 2 SW                       8.5                     
ORR 3 E                               7.0                     
SILVER BAY                            6.2                     
TWO HARBORS 7 NW                      5.5                     
CHISHOLM                              5.0                     
HALLOCK                               5.0                     
GRAND RAPIDS 15 N                     4.5                     
DULUTH                                4.2                         
 

...MONTANA...
RONAN 4 NE                           18.8                     
LIVINGSTON 2 SSW                     14.8                     
DIXON                                11.0                     
ANACONDA                             10.0                     
NINEMILE 3 N                          8.0                     
PHILIPSBURG                           6.0                     

...NEVADA...
INCLINE VILLAGE 1 NE                 15.5                     
RENO 9 W                             14.5                     
MT. CHARLESTON 4 WNW                  8.0                     
GARDNERVILLE 5 W                      7.5                     
ELKO 1 SE                             6.1                     
OWENS VALLEY RAWS 5 S                 3.7  

...NORTH DAKOTA...
FARGO 5 SW                           10.0                     
HALLIDAY                              7.0                     
SARLES 5 NE                           7.0                     
BISBEE                                6.0                     
CAVALIER                              6.0                     
PARK RIVER                            6.0                     
PEMBINA                               6.0                     
MOHALL                                5.0                     
SHERWOOD                              5.0                     
NEW SALEM                             4.5                     
BOTTINEAU                             4.4                     
BOWBELLS                              4.0                     
CARTWRIGHT                            3.5                         

...OREGON...
TOMBSTONE SUMMIT                     37.0                     
DETROIT 10 SW                        34.0                     
SANTIAM PASS                         33.0                     
SHEEP CANYON                         22.0                     
ELGIN 9.8 N                          15.2                     
EASTON 7 NNW                         13.0                     
SUNSET SUMMIT                        10.0                     
THREE RIVERS 0.7 NNE                 10.0                     
BEND 4 SSW                            9.0                     
KENNEWICK 1 N                         8.5                     

...UTAH...
SANDY 2 NE                           16.1                     
BRIGHTON CREST                       16.0                     
MORGAN 1 SE                          14.3                     
TAYLORSVILLE 2 SW                    14.0                     
BRIGHAM CITY                          8.0                     
FARNSWORTH PEAK                       8.0                     
WEST JORDAN                           8.0                     
STANSBURY PARK                        7.0                     
RICHMOND                              6.0                     
SALT LAKE CITY                        4.0                     

...WASHINGTON...
MINERAL                              16.4                     
EATONVILLE                           13.0                     
NORTH BEND 3 ESE                     13.0                     
MOSCOW 1 SW                          12.0                     
ANATONE 4 W                          11.0                     
NEWPORT 6 W                           9.7                     
COLFAX                                9.0                     
ISSAQUAH                              6.0                     
SPOKANE 7 W                           5.9                     
SEATTLE-TACOMA AIRPORT                2.7 
                    
...WISCONSIN...
BAYFIELD 3 W                          5.0                     
CORNUCOPIA                            3.0                     
MOUNTAIN                              2.0                     
RHINELANDER                           1.5                         

...WYOMING...
TETON VILLAGE 2 SW                   15.8                     
JACKSON 8 N                          12.0                     
OLD FAITHFUL 14 ESE                  12.0                     
YELLOWSTONE - THUMB DIVIDE SNOTEL    12.0                     
MORAN JUNCTION 25 NE                 11.0                     
SPRING CREEK DIVIDE SNOTEL           11.0                     
KEMMERER 36 N                        10.0                     
MOOSE                                 9.0                     
PAHASKA 14 NE                         6.0                     
WAPITI 19 WSW                         6.0 


THE SURFACE LOW WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT LIFTS
NORTHEASTWARD...WHILE THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTH
AND EAST...REACHING THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES LATE TONIGHT.  SNOW
AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE OHIO
VALLEY...LOWER GREAT LAKES...AND NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC STATES
THROUGH FRIDAY.  FLOODING CONCERNS WILL BE ONGOING FOR PARTS OF
THE OHIO AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEYS...WHILE
SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN COULD MIX IN WITH THE RAIN AT
TIMES OVER INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC
STATES...MUCH OF THE OHIO VALLEY...AND NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.      

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 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

GERHARDT
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Last Updated: 343 PM EST THU NOV 25 2010