THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR MIDWEST TO NORTHEAST U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
500 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS
THE NORTHEAST...      

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK
STATE.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM PORTIONS OF THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND OHIO RIVER VALLEY TO
THE NORTHEAST. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.

WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR AN EXPANSIVE AREA ACROSS MUCH OF
THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN
EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA...VIRGINIA...AND NORTH
CAROLINA.

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

AT 400 PM EDT...A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS BECOMING BETTER
ORGANIZED ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION. A SURFACE LOW WITH A
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 982 MB...29.00 INCHES...WAS CENTERED ACROSS
WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM
THIS SURFACE LOW ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS AND INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN
STATES. A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED EASTWARD FROM THE
SURFACE LOW ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES...ACROSS LONG
ISLAND...AND AND INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE ARE OF
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE NORTHEAST...GENERALLY NORTH OF THE
STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY. FROM WESTERN NEW YORK STATE INTO
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND...THE ATMOSPHERE WAS COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT
SNOW. SNOW WAS GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE...ALTHOUGH HEAVY SNOW
WAS REPORTED IN A FEW LOCATIONS. FARTHER SOUTH...THE SHALLOW
NATURE OF THE COLD AIR MASS WAS RESULTING IN AREAS OF FREEZING
RAIN ACROSS THE CENTRAL HUDSON VALLEY. WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW AND
THE COLD FRONT...SCATTERED AREAS OF GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW WERE
FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIDWEST AND OHIO RIVER VALLEY.     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EDT TUE MAR
11 THROUGH 400 PM EDT WED MAR 12...

...ILLINOIS...
NEW LENOX 3 E                         7.0                    
BURNHAM-HEGEWISCH 2 NNW               6.5                    
JOLIET                                6.2                    
PLAINFIELD 5 SW                       6.2                    
MANHATTAN 5 ENE                       6.1                    
LOCKPORT 1 SE                         6.0                    
PALOS PARK 1 SW                       6.0                    
PARK FOREST                           6.0                    
CHICAGO OHARE                         3.6                    

...INDIANA...
NEW HAVEN                             9.5                    
WALLEN 2 ESE                          8.2                    
FORT WAYNE 7 NE                       7.9                    
NAPPANEE                              7.7                    
NORTH WEBSTER 2 N                     7.7                    
HAMILTON 2 E                          7.2                    
CHURUBUSCO                            7.0                    
LEO 2.2 NW                            6.5                    
S MICHIGAN CITY                       6.5                    
HUNTERTOWN 0.2 SSW                    6.4                    
TYNER                                 6.3                    
DYER 1 WNW                            6.0                    
STAR CITY                             6.0                    
VALPARAISO 5 NNE                      5.1                    

...MAINE...
BRIDGTON                              4.9                    

...MICHIGAN...
HOLLY                                 9.3                    
MOUNT CLEMENS                         8.9                    
CLARKSTON                             8.2                    
WHITE LAKE 4 E                        8.1                    
PECK 2 W                              8.0                    
SPRINGFIELD                           8.0                    
EATON RAPIDS                          7.9                    
BELLEVUE                              7.5                    
DOWAGIAC 5.3 NNW                      7.2                    
MONROE                                7.2                    
GRAND BLANC                           7.0                    
MASON                                 7.0                    
PAW PAW 4 NNE                         7.0                    
KALAMAZOO                             6.5                    
PORTAGE 2 NW                          6.5                    

...NEW YORK...
IRONDEQUOIT                          10.0                    
BROCKPORT                             9.0                    
BRANT LAKE                            8.0                    
BUFFALO                               7.2                    
INLET                                 7.0                    
LIVONIA 8 S                           7.0                    
CHEEKTOWAGA 3 NE                      6.9                    
TRUMANSBURG                           6.5                    
DUNDEE                                6.0                    
GENEVA                                6.0                    
MARCELLUS                             6.0                    
WHEELER                               6.0                    
CORINTH                               5.0                    
WARRENSBURG                           5.0                    

...OHIO...
FLORIDA                               7.5                    

...VERMONT...
WEST RUTLAND 1 N                      9.1                    
ORWELL 3 S                            9.0                    
DANBY FOUR CORNERS                    7.6                    
RIPTON                                7.0                    
TURNBRIDGE                            7.0                    
WASHINGTON                            7.0                    
ROCHESTER                             6.8                    
CORNWALL                              6.0                    
CASTLETON                             5.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EDT TUE MAR 11
THROUGH 400 PM EDT WED MAR 12...

...MICHIGAN...
BELLEVILLE                            6.00                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 THROUGH 400 PM EDT WED MAR 12...

...NEW YORK...
GANSEVOORT                            0.10                    
NISKAYUNA 1 NNW                       0.10                    
SCHAGHTICOKE                          0.10                    

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

...KENTUCKY...
HINDMAN 5 N                           54                    
CAMPTON 6 NW                          50                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
MARMET 4 SW                           54                    
CHARLESTON 3 NE                       52                    
LORENTZ                               52                    
STANAFORD 2 SE                        51                    
SNOWSHOE                              48                    


THE SURFACE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC
REGION THIS EVENING BEFORE MOVING ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COASTLINE
OVERNIGHT. HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHEAST INTO THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS THE
APPALACHIANS AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE
NORTHEASTERN U.S...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES
POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AS HIGH
AS 40 TO 50 MPH...THE RESULT OF AN INTENSE PRESSURE GRADIENT
AROUND THE SURFACE LOW...MAY RESULT IN BLIZZARD OR NEAR-BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT FOR SOME AREAS OF THE NORTHEAST. ALONG THE
COAST...THE INTRUSION OF SOME WARMER AIR ALOFT MAY RESULT IN
FREEZING RAIN ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH TO A QUARTER
INCH...PRIMARILY ACROSS COASTAL MAINE.     

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1100 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

RYAN




Last Updated: 440 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014