THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST U.S.
WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM EST SUN DEC 12 2010
 
...WINTER STORM BRINGING SNOW AND HIGH WINDS TO THE NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHEASTERN U.S....
 
BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST.
 
WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE MIDWEST...THE GREAT LAKES...THE OHIO
VALLEY AND TENNESSEE VALLEY...ALONG THE APPALACHIANS...AS WELL AS
PARTS OF NORTHERN ALABAMA AND GEORGIA.
 
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW
YORK...SOUTHERN VERMONT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AS WELL AS
PORTIONS OF COASTAL MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE.
 
FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
MAINE.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 PM EST...A 988 MB...29.18 INCH SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED OVER
SOUTHERN ONTARIO...JUST NORTH OF LAKE ERIE...MOVING NORTHEASTWARD.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE
MIDWEST...OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS...APPALACHIANS...AND PORTIONS
OF THE DEEP SOUTH. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE
LOW INTO THE DEEP SOUTH. AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY...WIDESPREAD RAIN WAS OCCURRING ALONG MOST OF THE U.S.
EAST COAST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WERE PRODUCING
BLIZZARD OR NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
MIDWEST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 AM EST FRI DEC
10 THROUGH 200 PM EST SUN DEC 12...

...ILLINOIS...
GALENA 5.7 E                          7.5                     
MARSEILLES 5.6 WNW                    7.0                     
PERU 0.6 SW                           6.5                     

...MICHIGAN...
NEGAUNEE 3 E                         14.3                     
CHATHAM 0.2 SSE                      14.0                     
HOLLAND 3.9 NNE                      14.0                     
GAYLORD 5.0 WNW                      12.4                     
HERMAN                               12.1                     
BERGLAND 1 ESE                       11.8                     
WELLSTON 0.8 N                       10.1                     
BEAVER ISLAND 5.9 NNW                 9.5                     
EBEN JUNCTION                         9.5                     
LAKE CITY 5 SSW                       9.2                     
MANISTIQUE 5 NW                       9.0                     
REED CITY 9 NE                        9.0                     
ESCANABA                              8.0                     
IRON MOUNTAIN 2 NNE                   8.0                     
GAASTRA 4 ESE                         7.5                     

...NORTH CAROLINA...
BREVARD                               5.4                     
ASHEVILLE                             5.0                     
CANDLER                               4.0                     
FRANKLIN 9 N                          3.7                     
CANTON 2 NW                           3.0                     

...OHIO...
BUCYRUS                               4.0                     
MOUNT GILEAD                          4.0                     
OLIVESBURG                            4.0                     
MANSFIELD AIRPORT                     3.0                     

...TENNESSEE...
LIMESTONE COVE                        3.0                     

...VIRGINIA...
COEBURN 3 S                           4.0                     
DUNGANNON                             3.0                     

...WISCONSIN...
OSCEOLA 5 SE                         23.0                     
BOYCEVILLE 3.3 N                     20.0                     
ARCADIA                              18.5                     
MENOMONIE 4 NNE                      18.5                     
BUFFALO                              18.0                     
COLBY 4 SW                           17.0                     
ONALASKA 1.6 NW                      17.0                     
CHETEK 2.0 SE                        16.0                     
WAUSAU 1.7 ENE                       16.0                     
WINONA DAM 5A                        16.0                     
SARONA                               15.9                     
ARGONNE 2NW                          15.3                     
BIG FLATS                            14.0                     
LA CROSSE                            13.9                     
WAUPACA 3SW-KING                     12.8                     
WASAU                                12.0                     
GREEN BAY                             6.5                     
MADISON 5 SW                          4.5                     

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

...COLORADO...
YUMA 1 W                                68                     

...IOWA...
SPIRIT LAKE 6 W                         61                     
N AMES AIRPORT                          59                     

...INDIANA...
GARY                                    58                     

...NEBRASKA...
GRAND ISLAND                            62                     

...WYOMING...
CHEYENNE 13 SW                          63                     

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

...IOWA...
ORANGE CITY                           9.0                     
WEST UNION                            8.0                     
ST ANSGAR                             7.8                     
ROCK RAPIDS 2 W                       7.0                     
SPIRIT LAKE                           7.0                     
EDGEWOOD                              6.5                     
LANSING 4 SE                          6.4                     
FENTON 3 ESE                          6.0                     
OTTUMWA                               5.5                     
NEW HAMPTON 1 S                       5.0                     

...MINNESOTA...
LITTLE CANADA 0.9 WSW                21.5                     
NEW MARKET                           21.5                     
SHAKOPEE                             21.5                     
WINONA                               21.2                     
LAKE CITY                            20.0                     
OAKDALE                              20.0                     
RED WING                             18.1                     
BURNSVILLE 3 SSW                     18.0                     
CARVER                               18.0                     
MINNEAPOLIS                          17.1 KMSP AIRPORT        
READS LANDING 1 W                    17.0                     
HASTINGS                             16.3                     
DELANO 1 SSW                         15.0                     

...MISSOURI...
COLUMBIA                              2.3                     

...MONTANA...
NOISY BASIN                          21.0                     
RONAN 4 NE                           18.8                     
MARIAS PASS                          18.0                     
LOLO PASS                            16.0                     
PIKE CREEK                           15.0                     
BABB 19 W                            10.0                     
LOOKOUT PASS RESORT                  10.0                     
KRAFT CREEK                           9.0                     
WOLF POINT                            8.8                     
NASHUA                                7.0                     

...NORTH DAKOTA...
WILLISTON                            14.4                     
WHITE SHIELD                         10.0                     
GARRISON                              9.0                     
CARRINGTON 4 N                        8.0                     
HARVEY                                8.0                     
HALLIDAY                              7.0                     
SARLES 5 NE                           7.0                     
BISBEE                                6.0                     
CAVALIER                              6.0                     
ESMOND 5 N                            6.0                     
MCCLUSKY                              6.0                     
DUNN CENTER 1 NE                      5.0                     
BISMARCK                              4.8                     
MINOT                                 4.0                     

...NEBRASKA...
MARTINSBURG                           3.5                     
OMAHA 5 W                             3.1                     
VALLEY 2 N                            3.0                     
JOHNSTOWN 4 WSW                       1.5                     

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
CANTON                                9.0                     
SIOUX FALLS 3 SE                      8.0                     
SIOUX FALLS                           7.6                     
HENDRICKS 7 SSW                       6.0                     
DEADWOOD                              5.6                     
VERMILLION                            5.5                     
SISSETON 10.4 ENE                     4.0                     
ELK POINT 5.6 NNE                     3.6                     

...WYOMING...
OLD BATTLE                            9.0                     
WEBBER SPRINGS                        7.5                     
BROOKLYN LAKE                         6.0                     
BATTLE MOUNTAIN                       5.0                     
SAND LAKE                             5.0                     
NORTH FRENCH CREEK                    3.0                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...

...MINNESOTA...
ST JAMES                              0.10                     

...WISCONSIN...
DE SOTO                               0.10                     
STEUBEN 4 SE                          0.10                     


THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SOUTHEASTERN CANADA
TONIGHT. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO
BRING BLIZZARD OR NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM THE MIDWEST INTO
WESTERN PARTS OF THE OHIO VALLEY...AS WELL AS NORTHERN MICHIGAN
TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE
COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF THE OHIO VALLEY...APPALACHIANS AND INTO NEW
ENGLAND THROUGH MONDAY. SOME AREAS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE GREAT
LAKES COULD RECEIVE IN EXCESS OF A FOOT OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
THROUGH MONDAY AS SNOW IS ENHANCED DUE TO THE LAKE EFFECT. SNOW
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH
MONDAY AS THE SURFACE LOW LIFTS INTO SOUTHEASTERN CANADA. HIGH
WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND THROUGH
MONDAY AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS STRONG. ELSEWHERE ACROSS
THE MIDWEST AND OHIO VALLEY...WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES DUE TO THE SYSTEM LIFTING NORTHEASTWARD.
AS VERY COLD AIR POURS INTO THE ENTIRE EASTERN SEABOARD ON
MONDAY...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW IN SOME AREAS
BEFORE ENDING.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

RYAN




Last Updated: 346 PM EST SUN DEC 12 2010