THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR CENTRAL PLAINS TO UPPER MIDWEST
BLIZZARD
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012
...A MAJOR WINTER STORM IN PROGRESS ACROSS THE MIDWEST WITH
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS...
HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF
THE MIDWEST...OHIO VALLEY...IN THE LEE OF LAKE ONTARIO AND LAKE
ERIE...AS WELL AS CENTRAL/SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. HIGH WIND WATCHES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE MID ATLANTIC AS WELL AS MUCH OF
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS...WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM EXTREME NORTHEAST MISSOURI NORTHWARD
ACROSS MUCH OF THE UPPER MIDWEST AND EASTWARD INTO THE GREAT
LAKES. WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND
WINTER STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE OHIO
VALLEY...CENTRAL APPALACHIANS...AND INTO THE ADIRONDACKS OF
UPSTATE NEW YORK.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 PM CST...A 982 MB...29.00 INCHES...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WAS
MOVING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS. A WARM FRONT
EXTENDS FROM THE LOW EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA THEN
SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH CENTRAL OHIO AND INTO THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS. AN OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE LOW SOUTHWARD
THROUGH INDIANA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A BROAD AREA OF
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS MOVING ACROSS MUCH OF THE UPPER MIDWEST
MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WHERE
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WERE REPORTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
THE HEAVIEST SNOW WITH POSSIBLY BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WAS OBSERVED
IN EXTREME EASTERN IOWA/WESTERN ILLINOIS NORTHEASTWARD INTO
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CST WED DEC
19 THROUGH 200 PM CST THU DEC 20...
...IOWA...
SAYLORVILLE LAKE 1 S 13.8
GRIMES 1 N 13.4
JOHNSTON 3.7 NNW 13.1
MARSHALLTOWN 13.0
DES MOINES INT AIRPORT 12.4
DUBUQUE 4 WNW 12.1
OELWEIN 11.7
MADRID 6 S 11.5
MADRID 6.4 S 11.5
DES MOINES 4.5 ENE 11.0
DES MOINES 5 ENE 11.0
GUTTENBERG 11.0
EDGEWOOD 10.8
BOONE 10.7
CLAYTON CENTER 10.0
GRUNDY CENTER 10.0
MCGREGOR 4 W 10.0
WATERLOO AIRPORT 10.0
...ILLINOIS...
ORANGEVILLE 2.8 NW 3.0
...MICHIGAN...
GAYLORD 7 W 6.5
STEPHONSON 4 W 6.0
ARNOLD 5.5
HARRISON 5.5
BEAL CITY 5.0
ELMIRA 3 ESE 5.0
LAKE CITY 5.0
DIGHTON 4.0
GRAYLING 10 S 3.0
...WISCONSIN...
ROCK SPRINGS 1 E 12.5
STRAWBERRY POINT 12.2
NORTHFIELD 7 NNW 12.0
DEAVER DAM 3 W 11.7
MUSCODA 11.5
MADISON TRAUX AIRPORT 11.4
MOUNT HOREB 11.4
VOLGA 11.3
OSSEO 11.2
BAGLEY 10.5
UNION 10.5
BERLIN 3 S 10.0
LONE ROCK 10.0
ROTHSCHILD 10.0
RICHLAND CENTER 9.5
CHILI 1SW 9.0
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...IOWA...
CEDAR RAPIDSD AIRPORT 59
PLEASANT GROVE 3 W 56
BURLINGTON AIRPORT 53
DAVENPORT 53
...KANSAS...
COOLIDGE 1 S 60
GARDEN CITY 8 ESE 60
KENDALL 1 ESE 60
SYRACUSE 1 NNE 60
FORBES FIELD AIRPORT 58
LEONA 2 NW 58
LAWERENCE AIRPORT 53
...MISSOURI...
HAZELWOOD 52
...NEBRASKA...
BEATRICE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 52
VALLEY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 52
LINCOLN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 49
...NEW MEXICO...
CARLSBAD 65
HOBBS 63
...OKLAHOMA...
WEATHERFORD 4 WSW 63
GOODWELL 2 E 62
CHEYENNE 6 SW 61
...TEXAS...
GUADALUPE MNTS PARK 88
THE BOWL 86
PINERY 71
BUSHLAND 3 E 67
LAKE TANGLEWOOD 2 NE 64
AMARILLO 5 SSW 62
GOODNIGHT 15 S 62
MASTERSON 8 SSE 62
WOLFFORTH 6 SSW 62
REESE CENTER 61
CLARENDON 60
DENVER CITY 7 WNW 60
DUMAS 60
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...COLORADO...
COLONA 8 NNW 12.5
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SSE 12.0
GENESEE 11.9
RYE 1 SSW 11.2
FOUR CORNERS 8 NE 10.8
ESTES PARK 2 SSE 9.2
ELDORADO SPRINGS 4 WSW 9.0
PENROSE 2 SE 9.0
CRESCENT VILLAGE 2 SSW 8.5
EVERGREEN 3 S 8.0
BROOKVALE 4 SSE 7.8
NEDERLAND 4 ENE 7.0
...KANSAS...
BLAINE 6.0
BURR OAK 5.0
MORROWVILLE 4.5
HOLTON 4.0
AMERICUS 3.7
...MINNESOTA...
MINNESOTA CITY 9.7
LAKE CITY 7.5
MANTORVILLE 7.5
ROCHESTER AIRPORT 7.0
WANAMINGO 4.0
...MISSOURI...
PLATTE CITY 2.0 SSE 5.0
ST JOSEPH 2.1 NE 5.0
LA PLATA 1 E 4.5
KIRKSVILLE 4.0
MARYVILLE 4.0
TRENTON 4.0
...NEBRASKA...
GRETNA 3 NE 10.0
BOYSTOWN 1 N 9.2
FREMONT 8.0
HASTINGS 4 N 8.0
AURORA 7.5
STRATTON NE 7 NNW 7.2
HOLDREGE 7.0
ANSELMO 6.0
CURTIS 6.0
EUSTIS 6.0
KEARNEY 6.0
LEXINGTON 6.0
WELLFLEET 6.0
CLAY CENTER 6 ESE 5.0
GRAND ISLAND 5.0
IMPERIAL 5.0
STAPLETON 5.0
TAYLOR 5.0
THE SURFACE LOW RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS MAJOR WINTER STORM SHOULD
CONTINUE TO DEEPEN WHILE TRACKING NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE UPPER
GREAT LAKES BY TONIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE
FALLING TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE LOW....RESULTING IN A SWATH
OF SIX TO TWELVE INCH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM EASTERN
WISCONSIN INTO THE UPPER PENINSULA AND NORTHERN LOWER
MICHIGAN...WITH STORM TOTALS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT EXPECTED IN SOME
LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION...WIDESPREAD STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOWS TO CREATE DRIFTING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EVEN WHERE SNOWFALL HAS ENDED.
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.
KREKELER
Last Updated: 359 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012