THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR CENTRAL PLAINS TO NORTHEAST U.S.
WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WINTER STORM CONTINUES ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND GREAT
LAKES...RAPIDLY APPROACHING THE NORTHEASTERN STATES...     

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR A SMALL AREA OF THE
APPALACHIANS OF VIRGINIA...WEST VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR A LARGE AREA OF THE MIDWEST...GREAT LAKES AND CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST.

HIGH WIND WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
OHIO RIVER VALLEY...THE APPALACHIANS...MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND THE
NORTHEAST.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 200 AM CST...A 987 MB...29.15 MB WAS CENTERED OVER CENTRAL
MICHIGAN. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THE LOW
INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
ANOTHER SURFACE LOW HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES
ALONG THE FRONT. THIS SURFACE LOW WAS CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN
PENNSYLVANIA WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 988 MB...29.18 INCHES.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
A LARGE AREA OF MAINLY LIGHT SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE
MIDWEST...OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND GREAT LAKES. LIGHT SNOW WAS
REPORTED AS FAR SOUTH AS THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN TENNESSEE. EAST
OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY IN THE WARM AIR...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
WAS FALLING FROM NEW YORK STATE SOUTHWARD TO THE COAST OF NORTH
CAROLINA. ACROSS NEW ENGLAND...LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS
VERMONT...NEW HAMPSHIRE AND PORTIONS OF UPSTATE NEW YORK. BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT COLD POLAR AIR MASS HAD PUSHED ALL THE WAY INTO THE
DEEP SOUTH...WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S REPORTED ALONG PARTS OF
THE GULF COAST. STRONG WINDS WERE REPORTED IN MANY AREAS OF THE
GREAT LAKES...OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND APPALACHIANS WHERE WIND GUSTS
OF 30 TO 50 MPH OR HIGHER HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.                     


...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CST WED DEC
19 THROUGH 200 AM CST FRI DEC 21...

...ILLINOIS...
LENA 2 NW                            12.0                    
WINSLOW 4 SSE                         9.0                    
GALENA 3 SE                           8.0                    
LENA                                  7.5                    
STOCKTON 3 NNE                        7.5                    
MACOMB 1 SW                           5.0                    
COLONA 2 SE                           4.7                    
NEW WINDSOR 2 N                       4.5                    
WINNEBAGO 2 N                         3.9                    
ROSCOE 2 NE                           3.5                    
MOUNT MORRIS                          3.3                    
ORANGEVILLE 2.8 NW                    3.0                    
SPRINGFIELD                           2.8                    
RIVERTON                              2.6                    
PEORIA                                2.5                    
ROCKFORD AIRPORT                      1.4                    

...MICHIGAN...
GAYLORD 9 SSW                        13.8                    
SPARR 4 SSW                          13.6                    
POWERS                               12.0                    
PETOSKEY 1 SE                        11.6                    
GAYLORD 3 SSE                        10.0                    
SUTTONS BAY                          10.0                    
OTSEGO LAKE 5 NW                      9.5                    
STEPHENSON 4 W                        9.0                    
GOETZVILLE 17 ESE                     8.8                    
ARNOLD                                8.5                    
CHATHAM 2 WNW                         7.5                    
NEGAUNEE 3 NE                         7.5                    
MCMILLAN                              7.0                    
PALMER                                7.0                    
SAULT STE. MARIE                      6.1                    
STEPHONSON 4 W                        6.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
MADISON 7 SW                         20.0                    
MIDDLETON                            19.5                    
BEAVER DAM 3 W                       18.0                    
CROSS PLAINS 3 SE                    18.0                    
HARTFORD 1 E                         16.0                    
LAKE MILLS 3 WNW                     15.1                    
HARTFORD 1 ENE                       15.0                    
SUN PRAIRIE                          15.0                    
OAKFIELD                             14.0                    
PLATTEVILLE                          14.0                    
TAYCHEEDAH                           14.0                    
STRAWBERRY POINT                     12.2                    
FOSTER 4 SE                          12.0                    
NORTHFIELD 7 NNW                     12.0                    
MADISON TRAUX AIRPORT                11.4                    
NWS SULLIVAN/MILWAUKEE                9.1                    

...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                    

...ILLINOIS...
GALESBURG 3 ENE                       65                    
GREENVIEW 3 S                         62                    
PANA                                  62                    
DIVERNON 1 NNE                        61                    
EFFINGHAM 2 NE                        59                    
LAWRENCEVILLE-VICENNES INTL AIRPORT   58                    
GIBSON CITY                           56                    
PONTIAC                               55                    

...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                    

...KENTUCKY...
LOUISVILLE                            60                    
WINCHESTER 3 NNW                      56                    
EDMONTON 5 W                          55                    
HARDINSBURG 5 SW                      55                    

...MISSOURI...
HAZELWOOD 1 SSW                       67                    
LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL ARPT            67                    
HAZELWOOD                             52                    
JEFFERSON CITY MEMORIAL AIRPORT       52                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
BOONE                                 67                    

...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                    

...IOWA...
DUBUQUE REGIONAL AIRPORT             14.2                    
ANKENY 2.3 WNW                       14.0                    
NWS OFFICE JOHNSTON                  13.8                    
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                    
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                    

...KANSAS...
BLAINE                                6.0                    
PLAINVILLE 0.4 SE                     6.0                    
WEBBER 2.6 ENE                        5.2                    
BURR OAK                              5.0                    
EDSON 12.7 N                          5.0                    
GOODLAND 12.1 N                       4.6                    
MORROWVILLE                           4.5                    
HOLTON                                4.0                    
NATOMA 6.7 NNE                        4.0                    
AMERICUS                              3.7                    

...MINNESOTA...
MINNESOTA CITY                        9.7                    
LAKE CITY                             7.5                    
MANTORVILLE                           7.5                    
DURAND                                7.0                    
ROCHESTER AIRPORT                     7.0                    
OWATONNA                              5.0                    
WANAMINGO                             4.0                    

...MISSOURI...
GALLATIN 0.2 NNW                      6.0                    
SAVANNAH                              6.0                    
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...
CLAY CENTER 2.8 W                    10.0                    
GRETNA 3 NE                          10.0                    
YORK 3.3 N                           10.0                    
BOYSTOWN 1 N                          9.2                    
BRADSHAW 6.4 N                        9.0                    
HASTINGS 1.9 SSW                      9.0                    
OMAHA 2.9 W                           8.2                    
FREMONT                               8.0                    
AURORA                                7.5                    
STRATTON NE 7 NNW                     7.2                    
HOLDREGE                              7.0                    
ANSELMO                               6.0                    
CURTIS                                6.0                    
KEARNEY                               6.0                    
LEXINGTON                             6.0                    


LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES...OHIO
RIVER VALLEY AND THE APPALACHIANS THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT BEFORE
BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING AS THE NORTHERN SURFACE
LOW MOVES INTO QUEBEC. ACROSS THE NORTHEAST...LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS MORNING ACROSS NORTHERN
VERMONT...NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NEW YORK BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN THIS
AFTERNOON AS WARMER AIR PUSHES INTO THE REGION. PRECIPITATION WILL
ONCE AGAIN CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS NEW ENGLAND AS THE COLD FRONT
PASSES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 1
TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT
LAKES AND OHIO RIVER VALLEY. THE HEAVIEST ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS WHERE 6 TO 10
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...AND IN THE LAKE EFFECT AREAS EAST OF LAKES
ERIE AND ONTARIO WHERE A FOOT OR MORE WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME
AREAS.    

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

RYAN




Last Updated: 347 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012