THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR LOWER MISSISSIPPI, TENNESSEE, AND OHIO
VALLEYS TO LOWER GREAT LAKES WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM EST FRI JAN 12 2018

...A STRONG COLD FRONT IS TRACKING ALONG THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN
CHAIN WITH RAIN AHEAD AND A WINTRY MIX BEHIND...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO RIVER VALLEYS NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH
THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS/GREAT LAKES...AND INTO THE INTERIOR
MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST.

FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND NORTHEAST.

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

AT 900 PM EST...A STRONG COLD FRONT STRETCHED FROM THE NORTHERN
APPALACHIANS THROUGH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA ALONG THE
CENTRAL/SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST. A FEW LOW
PRESSURE CENTERS WERE LOCATED ALONG THIS FRONT...INCLUDING A LOW
OF 1000 MB OR 29.53 INCHES APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES EAST OF
BRISTOL...TENNESSEE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS
FALLING AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN MUCH OF NORTH CAROLINA...UP INTO
PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NEW ENGLAND. SOME EMBEDDED
CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OBSERVED ALONG THE
NORTH CAROLINA COASTLINE. MEANWHILE...WINTRY CONDITIONS WERE
OBSERVED BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH FREEZING RAIN AND MIXED
PRECIPITATION ACROSS WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA/PENNSYLVANIA INTO
UPSTATE NEW YORK WHILE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING OVER
LARGE SECTIONS OF THE OHIO AND UPPER TENNESSEE VALLEYS INTO THE
LOWER GREAT LAKES AND SECTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM EST THU JAN
11 THROUGH 900 PM EST FRI JAN 12...

...INDIANA...
EVANSVILLE 4 NNE                      5.5                    
FERDINAND 1 NE                        5.0                    
NEWBURGH                              4.5 DRIFTS UP TO 1 FT  
SMITHVILLE 3 NNW                      4.5                    

...KENTUCKY...
MURRAY                                7.0 2 INCHES OF SLEET  
BENTON                                6.5 SNOW/SLEET ACCUM   
EDDYVILLE                             6.1 1.3 INCHES OF SLEET
CALVERT CITY 2 S                      6.0                    
HENDERSON                             5.0                    
CAMBRIDGE SHORES                      4.5                    
LONE OAK 2 SW                         4.5 0.5 INCHES OF SLEET
PADUCAH 2 W                           4.5 0.5 INCHES OF SLEET

...OHIO...
NEW RIEGEL                            4.0                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
MCKEAN                                2.0                    

...TENNESSEE...
PARIS                                 8.0                    
MILAN                                 5.0 SNOW/SLEET ACCUM   
UNION CITY                            4.5                    
GREENFIELD                            4.0 SNOW/SLEET ACCUM   
MARTIN 1 S                            4.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 600 PM EST THU JAN 11
THROUGH 900 PM EST FRI JAN 12...

...INDIANA...
BOURBON                               0.50                    

...KENTUCKY...
PRINCETON                             1.75                    
HICKORY                               0.75                    

...OHIO...
HANOVERTON                            0.50                    

...TENNESSEE...
BOLIVAR 3 N                           1.25                    
ALAMO                                 1.00                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
600 PM EST THU JAN 11 THROUGH 900 PM EST FRI JAN 12...

...ILLINOIS...
LOUISVILLE                            0.10                    

...INDIANA...
NEW SALEM                             0.40                    
SOUTH BEND                            0.10                    

...KENTUCKY...
BOWLING GREEN 4 NW                    0.25                    
PROVIDENCE 2 ESE                      0.25                    
SCOTTSVILLE                           0.25                    
VALLEY STATION 1 NW                   0.24                    
MORGANTOWN 1 ENE                      0.20                    
DEATSVILLE                            0.10                    
ELIZABETHTOWN                         0.10                    
PEWEE VALLEY 2 S                      0.10                    

...NEW YORK...
WELLSVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT          0.08                    
NIAGARA FALLS AIRPORT                 0.07                    
BUFFALO AIRPORT                       0.05                    
DANSVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT           0.04                    

...OHIO...
KELLOGGSVILLE 2 SE                    0.30                    
ASHLAND                               0.20                    
EUCLID                                0.20                    
AKRON 1 W                             0.10                    
CHARDON                               0.10                    
JEFFERSON                             0.10                    
KENT                                  0.10                    
MENTOR                                0.10                    
NORTH RIDGEVILLE                      0.10                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
ELRAMA                                0.10                    
MOON                                  0.02                    

...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM
EST THU JAN 11 THROUGH 900 PM EST FRI JAN 12...

...CONNECTICUT...
WATERBURY                             2.80                    
ANSONIA 1 NNE                         2.41                    
CHESIRE 2 NNE                         1.98                    

...DELAWARE...
PORT PENN                             1.42                    
TOWNSEND                              1.37                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
PITTSFIELD                            2.00                    
STEARNSVILLE 1 SE                     1.84                    
ROWE                                  1.82                    

...MAINE...
SANGERVILLE 2 ENE                     1.57                    
BROWNVILLE 3 E                        1.50                    

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
BRIDGEWATER 2 NNE                     1.20                    
BRISTOL 1 NNW                         1.06                    

...NEW JERSEY...
RINGWOOD 1 E                          2.22                    
WANAQUE                               2.20                    
OAKLAND                               2.00                    

...NEW YORK...
MOUNT IVY 1 SSW                       2.32                    
OSCEOLA 1 E                           2.24                    
TANNERSVILLE                          2.17                    
CENTRAL SQUARE                        2.08                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
KETTLE CREEK GORGE 1 NW               3.29                    
PORT ALLEGANY                         2.90                    
SAINT MARYS 3 NW                      2.61                    
COUDERSPORT 3 ESE                     2.54                    
BUTTONWOOD 3 ENE                      2.51                    
OSWAYO 1 NE                           2.40                    
EAST BRANCH CLARION LAKE              2.38                    
EMPORIUM 1 ESE                        2.34                    
WILLIAMSPORT                          2.28                    
COFFIN ROCK                           2.27                    
JAMES CITY 1 ESE                      2.23                    
ALTOONA 2 NE                          2.08                    

...VERMONT...
WOODFORD                              1.50                    
WILMINGTON                            1.47                    

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

...MASSACHUSETTS...
WOODS HOLE                            59                    
FALL RIVER                            58                    
MILTON 3 SSW                          57                    

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

...ILLINOIS...
CARRIER MILLS                         5.1                    
MOUNT CARMEL                          5.0                    
METROPOLIS                            4.0 SNOW/SLEET ACCUM   

...MICHIGAN...
PECK 2 W                              5.0                    
SAGINAW 2 NW                          4.8                    
ELBA                                  4.4                    
FLINT 4 SSW                           4.2                    
CORUNNA 2 NE                          4.0                    
WHITE LAKE 4 E                        3.6                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET AMOUNTS IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...

...ARKANSAS...
BLYTHEVILLE                           1.00                    
PARAGOULD                             0.25                    
MONTICELLO MUNICIPAL ARPT/ELLIS       0.20                    

...ILLINOIS...
N COBDEN                              1.50                    
MCLEANSBORO                           1.00                    
CARTERVILLE                           0.50                    

...INDIANA...
EMINENCE                              0.80                    

...MISSOURI...
OAK RIDGE 4 E                         4.25                    
NEW MADRID                            1.00                    
SIKESTON                              1.00                    
POPLAR BLUFF                          0.50                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
OLIVE BRANCH                          0.50                    
GREENVILLE 1 NE                       0.20                    
ARCOLA 10 WSW                         0.10                    
SALLIS 6 SSE                          0.10                    

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

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
ANDREW PICKENS                        2.84                    
LAKE JOCASSEE DAM                     2.54                    


THE STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE
EASTERN SEABOARD TONIGHT AND INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC ON
SATURDAY. RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS FORECAST FOR THE EASTERN
SEABOARD AHEAD OF THE FRONT. SOME FLOODING COULD OCCUR IN THE
NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST THROUGH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY
IN AREAS WITH SNOWPACK DUE TO QUICK MELTING. JUST BEHIND THE
FRONT...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE WITH SNOW TO ITS WEST.
FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATION OF A TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH IS
EXPECTED FOR THE INTERIOR NORTHEAST AND EASTERN MAINE.
ACCUMULATING SNOW IS FORECAST FOR PORTIONS OF THE OHIO VALLEY
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND INTERIOR
NORTHEAST...WITH SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES FOR THE LOWER
GREAT LAKES THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

RUBIN-OSTER




Last Updated: 1000 PM EST FRI JAN 12 2018