THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
AND ARCTIC OUTBREAK
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST MON JAN 06 2014

...WINTRY PRECIPITATION WAS FALLING ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
U.S. ALONG WITH DANGEROUSLY COLD AIR MASS AFFECTING THOSE
REGIONS...         

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA
AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST
AND LOWER GREAT LAKES. WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT
FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY AND THE SOUTHEAST. ACROSS THE
MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEASTERN STATES...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES
AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHEAST.

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES...WATCHES...AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR
AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF THE NATION INCLUDING MOST OF THE
PLAINS...MIDWEST...GREAT LAKES...MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...TENNESSEE
VALLEY...OHIO VALLEY...SOUTHEAST...MID-ATLANTIC...AND NORTHEAST.
HARD FREEZE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND SOUTHEASTERN STATES.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK
STATE AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF MAINE.

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

AT 200 AM CST...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS MOVING ACROSS THE LOWER
GREAT LAKES TOWARDS CANADA. A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE
OF 989 MB...29.21 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ON THE WESTERN TIP OF LAKE
ONTARIO. A COLD FRONT WAS EXTENDING SOUTHWARD FROM THIS LOW INTO
THE SOUTHEAST AND THE GULF OF MEXICO. A WARM FRONT WAS DRAPED
ALONG LAKE ONTARIO AND INTO ONTARIO AND QUEBEC. BELOW ZERO
TEMPERATURES WERE FILTERING IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT INTO THE
UPPER GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS
AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND OHIO VALLEY...AND THE
UPPER MIDWEST AND UPPER GREAT LAKES. THERE WERE SOME REPORTS OF
SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE APPALACHIANS.
FURTHERMORE...RAIN MIXED IN WITH REPORTS OF FREEZING RAIN WERE
AFFECTING MUCH OF THE NORTHEAST. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS ALSO
FALLING ACROSS THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC AND THE SOUTHEAST. REPORTED
WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WERE ALSO OBSERVED ACROSS THE NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL PLAINS...THE UPPER MIDWEST...AND THE OHIO VALLEY. THIS
WAS GIVING WAY TO WIND CHILL VALUES RANGING FROM -30 TO -50
DEGREES FAHRENHEIT...WITH SOME AREAS BELOW -50.                   
                           

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 PM CST SAT
JAN 04 THROUGH 200 AM CST MON JAN 06...

...ILLINOIS...
MASCOUTAH                            15.0                    
GLEN CARBON                          14.5                    
WOOD RIVER                           14.0                    
CHICAGO                              13.5                    
LINCOLNWOOD 1 E                      13.5                    
EDWARDSVILLE                         13.0                    
CENTRALIA                            12.0                    
COFFEEN                              11.9                    
EFFINGHAM                            11.5                    
ROMEOVILLE                           11.1                    
DOWNERS GROVE                        10.6                    
PANA                                 10.6                    
CASEY                                10.5                    
SHILOH                               10.5                    
JOLIET                               10.2                    
GRANITE CITY                         10.0                    
PARIS                                10.0                    
PEORIA                                8.0                    

...INDIANA...
COLUMBIA CITY 7 SSE                  16.2                    
NORTH WEBSTER 2 N                    14.3                    
BLUFFTON                             14.0                    
MARION                               13.5                         
              
PIERCETON                            13.5                    
WARSAW 3 E                           13.5                    
ABOITE                               13.0                    
ELKHART                              13.0                    
GEORGETOWN 1 NNE                     13.0                    
LA PORTE                             12.5                    
LARWILL                              12.5                    
LINCOLNVILLE 3 ENE                   12.5                    
ANDERSON                             12.0                    
WALLEN 3 ESE                         12.0                    
WHITESTOWN                           12.0                    
CASTLETON 2 S                        11.9                    
HUNTINGTON                           11.8                    
GREENCASTLE 2 NE                     11.6                    
ROSELAND 2 S                         11.4                    
ALEXANDRIA                           11.0                    
HARTFORD CITY                        11.0                    
JAMESTOWN 2 E                        11.0                    
INDIANAPOLIS INTL AIRPORT            10.5                    
VALPARAISO                           10.0                    

...KANSAS...
BALDWIN CITY                          5.0                    
OLATHE 3 WNW                          4.2                    
INDEPENDENCE                          4.0                    
LAWRENCE                              4.0                    
LENEXA                                4.0                    
HOWARD                                3.0                    
KINGMAN                               3.0                    
TORONTO                               3.0                    

...MICHIGAN...
FLINT                                16.2                    
HASLETT 3 ENE                        15.3                    
BELLEVUE                             15.0                    
SAINT JOSEPH                         14.8                    
BATH 2 NE                            14.3                    
BERIEN CENTER                        14.0                    
COLON 3 S                            14.0                    
HOLLY                                13.7                    
CONSTANTINE 2 E                      13.5                    
CORUNNA                              13.5                    
WATERFORD                            13.5                    
HOWELL                               13.4                    
DIMONDALE                            13.3                    
EATON RAPIDS                         13.0                    
GRAND LEDGE                          13.0                    
OKEMOS                               12.5                    
BATTLE CREEK                         12.0                    
LANSING                              12.0                    
HILLSDALE                            11.5                    
WHITE LAKE 4 E                       11.1                    
ANN ARBOR 5 W                         9.5                    
GARDEN CITY                           9.4                    
EAST GRAND RAPIDS 1 S                 7.5                    

...MISSOURI...
FESTUS                               13.5                    
ST. LOUIS                            12.5                    
FLORISSANT                           12.0                    
GRANITE CITY                         12.0                    
ROLLA 7 SSW                          12.0                    
FARMINGTON                           11.3                    
SULLIVAN                             11.2                    
KIRKWOOD                             11.0                    
ROLLA 3 E                            10.5                    
ST. CHARLES                          10.3                    
RICHWOODS 2 NE                       10.1                    
BOURBON                              10.0                    
FENTON                               10.0                    
GRAY SUMMIT 1 NE                     10.0                    
HERCULANEUM                          10.0                    
LEBANON                              10.0                    
JENNINGS                              9.8                    
JEFFERSON CITY 5 W                    6.5                    

...OHIO...
PAULDING                             14.0                    
SWANTON                              10.0                    
SYLVANIA TWP                          9.3                    
COLDWATER                             8.0                    
BRYAN 1 NW                            7.0                    
TOLEDO EXPRESS AIRPORT                6.4                    
CELINA                                5.0                    
ST. MARYS                             4.0                    
BOWLING GREEN 2 NW                    3.5                    

...TENNESSEE...
JAMESTOWN                             2.0                    
LIVINGSTON 10 N                       2.0                    
MCMINNVILLE 6 ESE                     2.0                    
ASHLAND CITY                          1.0                    
DUNLAP                                1.0                    
JASPER 5 NW                           1.0                    
PIKEVILLE                             1.0                    
TRACY CITY                            1.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
1200 PM CST SAT JAN 04 THROUGH 200 AM CST MON JAN 06...

...DELAWARE...
WILMINGTON                            0.05                    

...MARYLAND...
FREDERICK                             0.25                    
DAMASCUS 3 SSW                        0.20                    
HAGERSTOWN 1 E                        0.20                    
POINT OF ROCKS                        0.18                    

...NEW JERSEY...
HOPEWELL                              0.20                    
TRENTON AIRPORT                       0.16                    
MOUNT HOLLY ARPT                      0.03                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
YORK SPRINGS                          0.30                    
YORK AIRPORT                          0.26                    
CAMP HILL                             0.25                    
CASHTOWN 1 S                          0.25                    
EAST STROUDSBURG                      0.20                    
GOLDSBORO                             0.20                    
HARRISBURG 5 N                        0.20                    
LEBANON                               0.20                    
SHILLINGTON                           0.20                    
LINGLESTOWN                           0.15                    
PHILADELPHIA                          0.09                    
PHILADELPHIA INTL ARPT                0.05                    

...VIRGINIA...
DULLES INTERNATIONAL ARPT 3 NW        0.25                    
LEESBURG                              0.25                    
PURCELLVILLE                          0.25                    
ASHBURN                               0.22                    
BERRYVILLE 1 NNW                      0.19                    

...VERMONT...
BURLINGTON INTL ARPT                  0.04                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
MARTINSBURG 2 E                       0.15                    

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

...OHIO...
EAST LIVERPOOL                        48                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
CHEVY CHASE HEIGHTS 2 E               53                    
CARNOT-MOON 2 SSW                     52                    
SAXONBURG 1 WSW                       52                    
GROVE CITY                            51                    
KOPPEL 7 E                            51                    
MCMRRAY 3 WNW                         51                    
BALDWIN                               50                    
BURGETTSTOWN                          50                    
MCKEES ROCKS                          50                    
WEST MIFFLIN 1 W                      48                    
MARS                                  45                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
CHARLESTOWN 3 NE                      52                    
WILLIAMSTOWN 3 SSE                    52                    
WEST LIBERTY 3 WNW                    51                    
THOMAS 4 W                            47                    

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

...ARKANSAS...
BELLA VISTA                           5.0                    
BENTONVILLE                           3.0                    
CENTERTON                             3.0                    
DECATUR                               3.0                    

...IOWA...
KEOKUK                                5.5                    

...OKLAHOMA...
BARTLESVILLE                          5.0                    
JAY                                   4.0                    
PRYOR                                 4.0                    
MIAMI                                 3.5                    
BIXBY 3 W                             3.0                    
CHELSEA                               3.0                    
CLEVELAND                             3.0                    
JEFFERSON                             3.0                    
PONCA CITY                            3.0                    
STILLWATER 8 NW                       3.0     
              
...SELECTED WIND CHILL VALUES REPORTED EARLIER IN THE EVENT...

...IOWA...
MASON CITY                           -48	
SHELDON                              -45
STORM LAKE                           -45
ESTHERVILLE                          -45
CHARLES CITY                         -45
QUAD CITIES                          -42
CEDAR RAPIDS                         -42
DES MOINES                           -39
FORT DODGE                           -38

...MINNESOTA...
GRAND MARAIS AIRPORT                 -55
FLAG ISLAND			     -53
GRAND RAPIDS                         -53
GLENWOOD                             -53
NORTHOME                             -52
BEMIDJI                              -52
DULUTH                               -52 
CROOKSTON                            -51
ALEXANDRIA AIRPORT                   -50
INTERNATIONAL FALLS                  -50
HALLOCK				     -50
STARBUCK 9 SSW                       -50
BAUDETTE			     -47
MINNEAPOLIS                          -46

...MONTANA...
COMERTOWN 6 S                        -63
NAVAJO 1 N			     -61
BREDETTE 8 WSW			     -59
COMERTOWN 6 S			     -58
LINDSAY 7 NNW			     -57
SAINT MARIE			     -56
NOHLY 12 WSW			     -54
LANDUSKY 5 W			     -53
BLOOMFIELD 6 ESE		     -50
GLASGOW				     -50
VIDA 9 S			     -50
ZORTMAN 10 ENE			     -50

...NORTH DAKOTA...
ROLLA                                -60
CROSBY 1 NNW			     -59
AMBROSE 4 SE			     -58
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE	             -58
RAY 2 W				     -58
RUGBY AIRPORT			     -58
ELLENDALE                            -56
TIOGA 2 ESE			     -56
DENHOFF 1 ENE			     -55
FORBES 9 NW                          -55
STERLING 3 NE                        -55
CARRINGTON AIRPORT		     -54
SHELL VALLEY 1 ENE		     -54
STANLEY 1 SW			     -54
INTL PEACE GARDENS		     -53
DICKINSON                            -51
BISMARCK                             -46

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
HILLHEAD 3 WSW                       -53
WEBSTER 3 S                          -52
BUFFALO				     -50
LONG LAKE 10 W                       -50
HILLHEAD 3 WSW                       -48
BULLHEAD 11 S                        -47
WATERTOWN MUNICIPAL AIROPRT          -47
FAITH				     -47
ABERDEEN			     -45
PIERRE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT	     -44

...WISCONSIN...
DEXTER 1 ENE                         -47
NEW RICHMOND                         -47
WAUSAU                               -44
EAU CLAIRE COUNTY AIRPORT            -42
MEDFORD                              -42
RHINELANDER                          -42
MADISON                              -33
GREEN BAY                            -30


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER LAKE ONTARIO IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
MOVING NORTHEAST INTO ONTARIO AND QUEBEC PROVINCES BY MONDAY
MORNING. ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW...LAKE EFFECT SNOWS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE ON MONDAY WITH SOME LOCALLY HEAVY AMOUNTS UP
TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE NORTHEAST CAN ALSO EXPECT BETWEEN 1 TO
3 INCHES OF SNOW. IN ADDITION...FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS
GREATER THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE NORTHEAST. MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WILL TAPER OFF BY MONDAY
MORNING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS BEHIND THE STORM SYSTEM...IN
COMBINATION OF FRIGID ARCTIC AIR...WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD
WIND CHILL VALUES. THESE VALUES RANGING FROM -30 TO -60 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS INTO THE MIDWEST
AND OHIO VALLEY ON MONDAY MORNING.   

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

FANNING




Last Updated: 403 AM EST MON JAN 06 2014