THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS TO NORTHEAST U.S.
WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER STORM CONTINUES AS IT IMPACTS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND
MID-ATLANTIC REGION WITH A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION...      

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA AND INTO
SECTIONS OF WESTERN OHIO.

ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE FROM INDIANA NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH
THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY AND INTO MUCH OF THE NORTHEASTERN U.S.
SURROUNDING THIS REGION IS AN AREA OF WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES.

A MIXTURE OF HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN PLACE
FROM THE DELMARVA PENINSULA UP ALONG THE COAST INTO MASSACHUSETTS.
A SEPARATE AREA OF WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED ACROSS A LARGE
SECTION OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S.

FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
AND WESTERN NEW JERSEY.

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

AT 200 PM CST...A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WAS ADVANCING INTO THE
CAROLINAS WITH A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW EVIDENT ALONG THE SOUTH
CAROLINA/NORTH CAROLINA BORDER. THIS LOW CENTER WAS MEASURED AT
996 MB (29.41 INCHES) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES NNE OF
COLUMBIA...SOUTH CAROLINA. A DISSIPATING OCCLUSION WAS SEEN
EXTENDING INTO THE EASTERN TENNESSEE VALLEY. MEANWHILE...A STRONG
COLD FRONT DROPPED DOWN INTO FLORIDA WAS DRIVING CONVECTION AHEAD
OF IT WITH MUCH OF THE ACTIVITY SHIFTING OFFSHORE. LOOKING TO THE
NORTH OF THE SYSTEM...A COMPLEX ARRAY OF PRECIPITATION TYPES WERE
BEING OBSERVED. A LARGE AXIS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING
OVER THE OHIO/UPPER TENNESSEE VALLEYS AND INTO LOWER SECTIONS OF
THE GREAT LAKES. FURTHER EAST...AN EXPANSIVE BAND OF MODERATE SNOW
WITH PATCHES OF HEAVIER AMOUNTS WERE OBSERVED IN THE NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC REGION WITH A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN/SLEET/RAIN
FALLING OVER CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND UP INTO EXTREME SOUTHERN
PENNSYLVANIA. ONSHORE FLOW ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST HAS KEPT
TEMPERATURES WARM ENOUGH TO KEEP THE PRECIPITATION TYPE AS RAIN.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM CST TUE DEC
25 THROUGH 200 PM CST WED DEC 26...

...ILLINOIS...
ALBION                               18.3                    
MARION 4 S                           14.5                    
MOUNT CARMEL                         13.0                    
DELWOOD                              12.0                    
DONGOLA                              12.0                    
STONEFORT                            12.0                    
CARMI 1 W                            11.5                    
HEROD                                 9.5                    
SHAWNEETOWN                           9.5                    
CARBONDALE 1.4 W                      9.0                    
CARRIER MILLS                         9.0                    
ELIZABETHTOWN                         9.0                    
MURPHYSBORO 2.0 NW                    8.5                    
CROSSVILLE                            8.0                    
CARTERVILLE                           7.0                    
BLOOMFIELD                            6.0                    
LAWRENCEVILLE                         6.0                    

...INDIANA...
BLOOMFIELD 2 S                       11.8                    
CROSSVILLE                           11.4                    
EVANSVILLE 5 N                       10.5                    
FORT BRANCH                          10.5                    
OAKLAND CITY                         10.5                    
WADESVILE                            10.5                    
EVANSVILLE 5.9 WNW                   10.0                    
POSEY                                10.0                    
CAMBRIDGE CITY                        9.5                    
PRINCETON                             8.9                    
BLOOMINGTON 6.9 S                     8.5                    
CENTERVILLE                           8.0                    
EVERTON                               8.0                    
INDIANAPOLIS INT'L AIRPORT            7.2                    
BROOKVILLE                            7.0                    
EDINBURGH 1.0 SSW                     7.0                    
ELLETTSVILLE 2.7 NE                   7.0                    
HOLLAND 6.3 NW                        7.0                    
VELPEN                                7.0                    
LIBERTY                               6.5                    

...KENTUCKY...
OSCAR                                 7.5                    
BARDWELL                              7.0                    
PADUCAH NWS                           4.6                    
WICKLIFFE                             3.5                    
BANDANA                               3.0                    
KIRKSEY                               1.5                    
MURRAY                                1.5                    

...MARYLAND...
FROSTBURG 2 N                         7.0                    
MOUNT SAVAGE 1 ENE                    6.0                    
CUMBERLAND 1 SSE                      5.0                    
ECKHART MINES                         5.0                    
OAKLAND                               5.0                    
HANCOCK 1 ESE                         4.0                    

...MICHIGAN...
ANN ARBOR                             2.0                    
DEXTER                                2.0                    

...OHIO...
BROOKVILLE                            9.0                    
CLAYTON                               8.0                    
UNION                                 7.9                    
BELLEFONTAINE                         7.5                    
TROY 1 NE                             7.5                    
GREENVILLE 1 E                        7.0                    
PIQUA                                 7.0                    
DAYTON COX ARPT                       6.9                    
ENGLEWOOD 1 WSW                       6.5                    
EATON                                 6.0                    
HILLIARD                              6.0                    
TRENTON                               6.0                    
OXFORD                                2.0                    
WEST CARROLLTON                       2.0                    
ENON 3 N                              1.3                    
WORTHINGTON                           1.0                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
CARRICK                               4.0                    
PRINCETON                             4.0                    
FERNWAY                               3.3                    
CARNOT-MOON 1 NNW                     3.0                    
WEST VIEW                             3.0                    

...TENNESSEE...
DYERSBURG 3 NE                        3.0                    
TIPTONVILLE                           2.0                    
RIPLEY                                1.5                    
COVINGTON                             1.0                    
JACKSON 4 NE                          1.0                    
MARTIN                                1.0                    

...VIRGINIA...
STEPHENS CITY 2 E                     4.0                    
WHITACRE 1 ESE                        4.0                    
WINCHESTER 2 S                        4.0                    
WINTERGREEN                           3.5                    
PURCELLVILLE 1 SW                     3.0                    
SPERRYVILLE                           3.0                    
HAYWOOD                               2.0                    
BEDFORD 3 SW                          1.0                    
WASHINGTON DULLES INTL                1.0                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
TERRA ALTA 1 N                        7.0                    
KLINE GAP 2 NE                        5.8                    
KEYSER 2 SSW                          5.5                    
MARTINSBURG 2 E                       4.5                    
CHERRY GROVE 6 WSW                    4.0                    
FALLING WATERS 2 NW                   4.0                    
HARPERS FERRY                         4.0                    
SPRINGFIELD                           4.0                    
WEIRTON                               4.0                    
LOST RIVER                            3.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
800 AM CST TUE DEC 25 THROUGH 200 PM CST WED DEC 26...

...PENNSYLVANIA...
HOPWOOD                               0.50                    
SCOTTDALE                             0.25                    
WASHINGTON                            0.25                    

...VIRGINIA...
FLOYD                                 0.20                    
FLOYD 5 SE                            0.10                    
NEW CASTLE 1 W                        0.10                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM CST TUE DEC
25 THROUGH 200 PM CST WED DEC 26...

...NORTH CAROLINA...
LAKE TOXAWAY 1.4 NE                   3.66                    
SHELBY MUNICIPAL ARPT                 3.14                    
BREVARD 1.2 NNW                       3.03                    
ROSMAN 4.8 NW                         2.94                    
CANTON 10.3 S                         2.89                    
EAST FLAT ROCK 0.5 NNE                2.79                    
COLUMBUS 1.9 E                        2.61                    
MARION 2.1 NNW                        2.54                    
CHIMNEY ROCK 0.3 E                    2.48                    
BANNER ELK                            1.61                    
BLOWING ROCK                          1.61                    
FOSCOE                                1.61                    
GLADE VALLEY                          1.48                    
SPARTA                                1.20                    
TODD                                  1.11                    
NORTH WILKESBORO                      1.10                    
DOBSON                                1.08                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
TRAVELERS REST 2.4 ESE                2.66                    
LYMAN 2.4 NW                          2.60                    
CLEVELAND 8.0 WSW                     2.59                    
WOODRUFF 3.0 ESE                      2.57                    
TAYLORS 3.0 NNW                       2.50                    

...VIRGINIA...
HUDDLESTON                            1.18                    
STUART                                1.04                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
PRINCETON                             1.03                    

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

...ARKANSAS...
MORRILTON                            13.0                    
AUSTIN                               12.0                    
BOGG SPRINGS                         12.0                    
POCAHONTAS                           12.0                    
SMITHVILLE 4.4 SSE                   12.0                    
VILONIA 5.7 NNE                      12.0                    
MENA                                 11.5                    
MAYFLOWER                            11.0                    
WYE                                  11.0                    
CONWAY                               10.0                    
DESHA                                10.0                    
NORTH LITTLE ROCK 4 NE               10.0                    
PARAGOULD                            10.0                    
PINE RIDGE                           10.0                    
GREENBRIER 2.4 NNW                    9.5                    
MOUNTAIN VIEW 4.7 SSW                 9.5                    
BENTON 4.7 NNE                        8.7                    
HAVANA 11.0 WSW                       8.2                    
MOUNTAIN VIEW 2.8 S                   7.5                    
GRAVEL RIDGE                          7.0                    
DIERKS                                5.5                    
RUSSELLVILLE                          5.0                    
DE QUEEN                              4.0                    
HICKORY RIDGE                         4.0                    

...MISSOURI...
DUDLEY                               12.0                    
SIKESTOWN 4 N                         9.5                    
DEXTER                                8.7                    
BLOOMFIELD                            8.0                    
MALDEN                                8.0                    
MINER                                 8.0                    
CAPE GIRARDEAU                        6.0                    
KENNETT                               6.0                    
POPLAR BLUFF                          5.0                    
NEELYVILLE                            4.5                    
FREDERICKTOWN                         4.0                    
HAYTI                                 3.0                    
THAYER                                2.0                    

...OKLAHOMA...
HEAVENER 10 S                         8.0                    
IDABEL 4 SW                           8.0                    
OCTAVIA                               7.0                    
HAWORTH 4 WSW                         6.7                    
GREENWOOD                             6.0                    
NASHVILLE                             6.0                    
BROKEN BOW                            5.0                    
PANAMA                                5.0                    
RED OAK 5 N                           5.0                    
BENGAL 6 SW                           4.0                    
SWINK 9 N                             4.0                    
OZARK                                 3.0                    
POCOLA                                3.0                    
CAMERON                               2.0                    
MESSER                                2.0                    
MULDROW                               2.0                    

...TEXAS...
DE KALB                               8.5                    
BONHAM 6 N                            6.0                    
TOM BEAN 1 W                          6.0                    
DETROIT                               5.0                    
MCKINNEY                              5.0                    
MOUNT VERNON 7 SE                     5.0                    
ALLEN                                 4.0                    
CLARKSVILLE                           4.0                    
GLENRIO 5 ENE                         4.0                    
FRISCO 1.9 N                          3.8                    
WICHITA FALLS 2.2 S                   3.6                    
CANYON                                3.0                    
LUTIE                                 3.0                    
SHAMROCK                              3.0                    
PANHANDLE                             2.5                    
ARLINGTON                             2.0                    
DENTON                                2.0                    
QUITMAN                               2.0                    

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

...ARKANSAS...
NORTH LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT             0.20                    

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

...ALABAMA...
VALLEY 0.5 N                          4.38                    
COKER 0.6 S                           2.83                    
PRATTVILLE 5.9 WSW                    2.70                    
AUBURN 0.6 ENE                        2.33                    
MONTGOMERY 4.3 ENE                    1.94                    
BIRMINGHAM 3.5 SE                     1.80                    
HUNTSVILLE 5.9 SE                     1.76                    
TALLADEGA 8.8 NW                      1.76                    
TUSKEGEE 8.9 E                        1.70                    

...LOUISIANA...
FERRIDAY 1.1 NNW                      3.15                    
PLAIN DEALING 3.3 ESE                 2.92                    
ABITA SPRINGS 1.9 NE                  1.90                    
SHREVEPORT 5.3 SSE                    1.84                    
LAKE PROVIDENCE 0.8 ESE               1.74                    
HOMER 1.2 N                           1.70                    
MINDEN 2.2 NE                         1.33                    
BATON ROUGE 3.5 SE                    0.80                    
SLIDELL 2.2 NE                        0.80                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
TERRY 5.7 NW                          4.49                    
RAYMOND 2.7 E                         3.61                    
MERIDIAN 3.2 NW                       3.56                    
RIDGELAND 1.1 S                       3.40                    
DE KALB 3.3 W                         3.20                    
CLINTON 2.1 SW                        3.08                    
VICKSBURG 2.2 NE                      2.48                    
STARKVILLE 5.3 S                      2.30                    
DIAMONDHEAD 1.4 NNW                   1.20                    
OXFORD 10.7                           1.09                    
KILN 3.3 N                            1.06                    

...TEXAS...
OAKWOOD 4.2 NE                        1.64                    
FROST 1.3 WNW                         1.49                    
HALLSVILLE 5.4 NNE                    1.42                    


THE SURFACE LOW WHICH DEVELOPED ACROSS THE CAROLINAS THIS
AFTERNOON WILL TRACK NORTHWARD TOWARD THE DELMARVA PENINSULA THIS
EVENING REACHING COASTAL SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED NORTH AND NORTHWEST
OF THE LOW TRACK. DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...SNOW IS
FORECAST ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES...CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS...AND INTO MUCH OF THE NORTHEASTERN U.S. THE HEAVIEST
AMOUNTS SHOULD FOCUS FROM UPSTATE NEW YORK AND LAKE ONTARIO
NORTHEASTWARD INTO NEW ENGLAND WHERE OVER A FOOT OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. ADDITIONALLY...AMOUNTS CLOSER TO TWO FEET WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS AREAS OF CENTRAL MAINE. BOUNDING THIS REGION TO
THE SOUTH WILL BE AN AXIS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WITH A TENTH
TO QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICING EXPECTED FROM CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
NORTHEASTWARD INTO WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

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.

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Last Updated: 352 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012