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