THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
AND ARCTIC OUTBREAK
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST TUE JAN 07 2014

...DANGEROUSLY COLD ARCTIC AIR OVERTAKES THE EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF
THE NATION...    

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

WINTER STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR A FEW AREAS OF THE
GREAT LAKES. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF NEW YORK STATE EAST OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO

WIND CHILL WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE
EASTERN TWO-THIRDS OF THE NATION. HARD FREEZE WARNINGS ARE IN
EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE DEEP SOUTH AND PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS.

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

AT 200 AM CST...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 965
MB...28.49 INCHES...WAS CENTERED OVER NORTHERN QUEBEC NEAR HUDSON
BAY. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FAR OFFSHORE IN THE
ATLANTIC OCEAN. THE FRIGID ARCTIC AIR MASS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
HAS OVERTAKEN MOST OF THE EASTERN U.S. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
WERE OCCURRING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST...GREAT
LAKES...AND ISOLATED AREAS OF THE APPALACHIANS. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS
WERE ONGOING DOWNWIND OF THE GREAT LAKES WITH HEAVY SNOW REPORTED
AT TIMES IN THE LAKE EFFECT BANDS. THE INTENSE PRESSURE GRADIENT
BETWEEN THE SURFACE LOW OVER QUEBEC AND THE ARCTIC SURFACE HIGH
OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. WAS RESULTING IN GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH
ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND EASTERN U.S. COMBINED WITH THE COLD
TEMPERATURES...THESE GUSTY WINDS WERE RESULTING IN DANGEROUSLY
COLD WIND CHILLS OF -20 TO -50 DEGREES.                           
       

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 PM CST SAT
JAN 04 THROUGH 200 AM CST MON JAN 07...

...MICHIGAN...
BENTON HARBOR 3 SE                   27.0                    
OWOSSO                               18.7                    
FENTON 2.7 SSE                       18.0                    
HASLETT 3 ENE                        18.0                    
FLINT                                17.1                    
NORTH BRANCH                         17.0                    
HOLLY                                15.9                    
BELLEVUE                             15.0                    
SAINT JOSEPH                         14.8                    
WHITE LAKE 4 E                       14.6                    
BATH 2 NE                            14.3                    
BERIEN CENTER                        14.0                    
WATERFORD                            13.5                    
LANSING                              12.0                    
ANN ARBOR 5 W                        10.4                    
GRAND JUNCTION 1 ENE                  9.0                    
DETROIT                               7.8                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
BEECH MOUNTAIN                        5.0                    
BAKERSVILLE 4 W                       4.0                    
ASHLAND                               3.0                    
FAUST                                 3.0                    
FLATWOOD 1 SE                         3.0                    
ROBBINSVILLE 7 W                      3.0                    
SEVIN DEVILS                          3.0                    
FLAT SPRINGS                          2.9                    

...OHIO...
PAULDING                             14.0                    
DEFIANCE 0.9 E                       10.0                    
PERRYSBURG 6 SE                      10.0                    
SWANTON                              10.0                    
TOLEDO 2.4 ENE                        9.9                    
SYLVANIA TWP                          9.3                    
NAPOLEON 0.6 WSW                      8.5                    
COLDWATER                             8.0                    
BRYAN 1 NW                            7.0                    
CONNEAUT I-90                         5.3                    
CELINA                                5.0                    
ST. MARYS                             4.0                    
BOWLING GREEN 2 NW                    3.5                    

...VIRGINIA...
WISE 3 S                              6.0                    
LEBANON                               2.0                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
QUINWOOD                              5.0                    
CRAIGSVILLE 0.6 NE                    3.1                    
CRAWLEY                               2.0                    

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

...DELAWARE...
WILMINGTON AIRPORT                    45                    

...KENTUCKY...
HINDMAN 5 N                           51                    
LONDON 3 SSE                          51                    

...NEW YORK...
BUFFALO INTL ARPT                     60                    
MASSENA AIRPORT                       54                    

...OHIO...
EAST LIVERPOOL                        48                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
CHEVY CHASE HEIGHTS 2 E               53                    
JIMMY STEWART FIELD                   53                    
CARNOT-MOON 2 SSW                     52                    
PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT      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                    
ALLENTOWN AIRPORT                     46                    
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                    

...ILLINOIS...
BURNHAM-HEGEWISCH 2 NNW              15.6                    
MASCOUTAH                            15.0                    
GLEN CARBON                          14.5                    
WOOD RIVER                           14.0                    
CHICAGO                              13.5                    
HOMER GLEN 0.8 ENE                   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                    
PARIS                                10.0                    
PEORIA                                8.0                    

...INDIANA...
LA FONTAINE 1.1 NW                   18.0                    
COLUMBIA CITY 6.6 SSE                16.7                    
NORTH WEBSTER 2 N                    14.3                    
BLUFFTON                             14.0                    
MARION                               13.5                    
NORTH WEBSTER 2 SW                   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                    
INDIANAPOLIS INTL AIRPORT            11.4                    

...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                    

...KENTUCKY...
WALLINS CREEK                         4.0                    
LEBURN 4 N                            3.5                    
HINDMAN 5 N                           3.0                    
SMILAX                                3.0                    
COLDIRON                              2.5                    
MCKEE 9.4 NW                          2.2                    
HARLAN 2.9 NNE                        2.0                    
MIDDLESBORO                           2.0                    

...MARYLAND...
OAKLAND                               3.0                    

...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                    

...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                    

...TENNESSEE...
ERWIN 9 SW                            5.0                    
MOUNTAIN CITY                         4.0                    
BYRDSTOWN                             3.0                    
COSBY 4 SE                            3.0                    
MELVINE 4 W                           3.0                    
TRACY CITY 3 NW                       3.0                    
JAMESTOWN                             2.5                    
MONTEREY 3.9 W                        2.5                    
JAMESTOWN 3.1 SE                      2.2                    
FAIRFIELD GLADE                       2.0                    
LIVINGSTON 10 N                       2.0                    
MCMINNVILLE 6 ESE                     2.0                    
MONTEREY                              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 IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...

...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                    


A COMBINATION OF FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS THAT WILL
OCCUR OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF -20 TO -40 DEGREES IN MANY
AREAS ON TUESDAY. MOST OF THE SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BE
CONFINED TO THE GREAT LAKES ON TUESDAY WITH LOCALLY VERY HIGH
AMOUNTS.

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: 342 AM EST TUE JAN 07 2014