The Weather Prediction Center

College Park, MD


Storm Summary Message



Storm Summary Number 7 for Central and Eastern U.S. Major Storm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
1100 AM EST Fri Dec 28 2018

...Snow winding down but winds continue over the Northern Plains
and Upper Midwest. Widespread heavy rain continues along the Gulf
Coast/Southeast and moves across the Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic
today. Mixed precipitation to changeover to rain in New England...

Blizzard Warnings are in effect over a small portion of northeast
South Dakota.

Winter Storm Warnings are in effect for local areas of eastern
South Dakota and western Minnesota.

Winter Weather Advisories cover parts of Nebraska, much of Iowa
and western Wisconsin, as well as portions of northeast New York
and northern new England.

Flash Flood and Flood Watches are in place from the Lower
Mississippi Valley northeastward into the Mid-Atlantic region.
Flash Flood and Flood Warnings as well as Flood Advisories are
embedded within the Watches in the Lower Mississippi Valley and
Southeast.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 1000 AM EST...A low pressure system with a minimum central
pressure of 998 mb, or 29.47 inches, was located over the Great
Lakes. An cold front extended south from this low across the
Midwest to the Lower Mississippi Valley. Warm and moist air from
the Gulf of Mexico continues to surge northward ahead of the cold
front and was contributing to a large swath of moderate to heavy
rainfall from the Mississippi Delta and Southeast northeastward
along the spine of the Appalachian Mountains. Mixed precipitation
in the form of freezing rain and snow was being observed where the
moisture was overriding colder air locked in place across northern
New England.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM
EST Wed Dec 26 through 1000 AM EST Fri Dec 28...

...MINNESOTA...
FINLAND 3 E                          24.0                    
MCGREGOR 7 N                         19.2                    
HOVLAND 9 WNW                        14.0                    
PAYNE 3 E                            14.0                    
PINE RIVER 7 WSW                     14.0                    
LAVINIA 5 NW                         13.5                    
LENNOX 3 N                           13.0                    
BRAINERD 4 N                         12.3                    
DULUTH NWS                           12.3                    
GOODLAND                             11.0                    
LAKE SHORE 6 WNW                     11.0                    
MOORHEAD                             11.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
BASSETT                              12.0                    
SANTEE 7 S                           12.0                    
GREELEY                               8.5                    
VERDIGRE                              8.0                    
LOUP CITY                             7.9                    
CAMBRIDGE 1 E                         7.0                    
WILSONVILLE                           7.0                    
ELWOOD 8 S                            6.3                    
CAMBRIDGE                             5.0                    
HARTINGTON                            5.0                    
ANSLEY                                4.5                    
RAVENNA 1 NW                          4.4                    
GREELEY 7 WNW                         4.0                    
SCOTIA 4 E                            3.5                    
NORTH PLATTE 3 ENE                    3.3                    
ALBION                                3.0                    
NORTH PLATTE 1 W                      2.6                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
ANAMOOSE 1 N                         11.0                    
GEORGE LAKE 1 W                      11.0                    
ASHLEY                               10.5                    
GOLDEN VALLEY                        10.0                    
MARTIN 3 N                           10.0                    
SOUTH HEART 5 WNW                     9.5                    
UNDERWOOD                             9.5                    
BREIEN 4 W                            9.0                    
CENTER                                9.0                    
HAZELTON 4 NW                         8.4                    
CROWN BUTTE LAKE 4 WNW                8.2                    
BISMARCK NWS                          7.5                    
FARGO 2 S                             6.3                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
MILBANK 2 W                          11.5                    
LEOLA                                10.8                    
ABERDEEN 3 ESE                        7.5                    
HURON                                 7.2                    
LEMMON                                6.0                    
MILBANK                               6.0                    
POLLOCK                               6.0                    
SIOUX FALLS 2 N                       4.2                    

...WISCONSIN...
ROBERTS                               4.2                    
BOYCEVILLE 3 NNE                      4.0                    
MENOMONIE 1 N                         4.0                    
AMNICON FALLS STATE PARK 4 N          3.1                    
MELLEN 2 NNW                          3.1                    
HAMMOND                               3.0                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 700 AM
EST Wed Dec 26 through 900 AM EST Fri Dec 28...

...ALABAMA...
LIVINGSTON                            4.22                    
TUSCALOOSA RGNL ARPT                  3.74                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
MYERSTOWN 3 NW                        1.12                    
UPPER STRASBURG                       1.02                    
HANOVER                               0.99                    

...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...

...COLORADO...
CAMPO 4 SW                            63                    
COMANCHE NATL GRASSLAND               53                    
LAMAR MUNICIPAL                       53                    

...ILLINOIS...
BLOOMINGTON                           63                    
U OF IL WILLARD ARPT                  62                    
SPRINGFIELD CAPITAL ARPT              58                    
CENTRAL ILLINOIS AIRPORT              55                    
URBANA 2 SSE                          54                    

...INDIANA...
CRAWFORDSVILLE                        60                    

...IOWA...
MURRAY 2 W                            58                    

...KANSAS...
PIERCEVILLE 4 NW                      69                    
SCOTT CITY 6 NW                       66                    
HILL CITY ARPT                        60                    
DODGE CITY 3 E                        58                    
GOODLAND                              58                    
PLAINS CITY 2 ENE                     58                    
JEWELL 3 WNW                          47                    
OSBORNE 1 NNW                         46                    

...KENTUCKY...
MILLVILLE 3 WSW                       58                    
OKOLONA 4 NW                          57                    
CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY          52                    

...MISSOURI...
KANSAS CITY INT'L ARPT                52                    

...NEBRASKA...
BROKEN BOW MUNI                       60                    
GRAND ISLAND AIRPORT                  48                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS                           52                    

...OHIO...
YODER 3 NE                            55                    
DAYTON-WRIGHT BROTHERS ARPT           53                    
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB                  52                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
LORENTZ 2 ESE                         44                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches where the
event has ended...

...ARIZONA...
EAGER                                 7.0                    
GREER                                 7.0                    
ST JOHNS                              5.6                    
ALPINE 2 E                            3.5                    
LYMON LAKE STATE PARK                 3.3                    
FORT DEFIANCE                         3.0                    

...COLORADO...
RED MOUNTAIN PASS                     9.0                    
MOLAS PASS                            8.0                    
POWDERHORN SKI AREA                   6.0                    
COAL BANK PASS                        5.0                    

...KANSAS...
NORTON                                8.5                    
HEALY                                 7.0                    
LAKIN 9 S                             7.0                    
QUINTER                               7.0                    
REXFORD 8 N                           7.0                    
GARDEN CITY                           6.0                    
HOXIE                                 6.0                    
BIG BOW 4 NE                          5.0                    
HOLCOMB                               5.0                    
DEERFIELD                             4.5                    

...MONTANA...
COLSTRIP 20 ESE                       2.5                    

...NEVADA...
PINE VALLEY 4 SE                     15.0                    
TUSCARORA 18 NE                      15.0                    
MOUNTAIN CITY 18 S                   13.0                    
GIBBS RANCH 17 SW                    12.0                    

...NEW MEXICO...
CHUPADERO 7 ESE                       9.0                    
LLANO LARGO 5 SSE                     9.0                    
BONITO LAKE 5 SW                      8.0                    
COYOTE 12 SSE                         8.0                    
TRES RITOS 4 NNW                      8.0                    
ARROYO SECO 8 NE                      7.0                    
LOS ALAMOS 5 WNW                      7.0                    
EAGLE NEST 8 SE                       6.0                    
VALDEZ 8 ENE                          6.0                    
LOS CERILLOS 4 S                      5.5                    
ALBUQUERQUE 9 NE                      5.0                    
MOGOLLON 6 ESE                        5.0                    
RED RIVER 8 SSW                       5.0                    
ROCIADA 8 SW                          5.0                    
TAOS                                  4.0                    

...OKLAHOMA...
GUYMON                               10.0                    

...TEXAS...
TEXHOMA                               8.0                    
STRATFORD                             7.0                    
DALHART                               5.0                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches where the
event has ended...

...KANSAS...
NASHVILLE 3 N                         2.50                    
HOLCOMB                               2.16                    
CENTROPOLIS 2 NNW                     1.94                    
MAYETTA 5 WSW                         1.93                    
MILTONVALE                            1.85                    
HOLTON 1 WSW                          1.79                    

...LOUISIANA...
FRANKLINTON 1 SW                      7.02                    
BLACK HAWK 5 SSE                      5.52                    
KENTWOOD 1 E                          4.91                    
BATON ROUGE/RYAN FIELD                4.56                    
MONTEREY                              4.50                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
CLARA                                11.50                    
COLUMBIA 15 S                        11.25                    
HATTIESBURG 4 ESE                     9.03                    
PETAL 2 N                             8.19                    
HATTIESBURG 4 SSW                     8.02                    
LAUREL/NOBLE FIELD                    8.00                    
SUMRALL                               8.00                    
HATTIESBURG/BOBBY L CHAIN ARPT        7.10                    
PURVIS 2 N                            6.92                    
HATTIESBURG 2 E                       6.65                    
HATTIESBURG 5 SSW                     5.55                    
WAUSAU                                5.23                    
JACKSON/HAWKINS FIELD ARPT            3.29                    

...MISSOURI...
WASHBURN 5 W                          2.38                    

...TEXAS...
TRINITY 10 E                          3.88                    
KENNARAD 3 NE                         3.78                    
RIVERSIDE                             3.68                    
POINT BLANK 6 N                       3.32                    
COLLEGE STATION 1 S                   3.04                    


The low pressure system will continue moving northeastward into
Ontario today with snowfall diminishing across the Plains and
Midwest. While only light snows are expected to continue today in
the Northern Plains and Upper Mississippi Valley, winds will
remain strong and gusty with blowing snow likely to impede travel
in some areas. Rain and thunderstorms are expected to keep pushing
eastward along and ahead of the cold front. Through this afternoon
heaviest rainfall in the range of 1-2 inches will be most likely
along the immediate Gulf Coast and northeast to the Central
Appalachians. A Slight Risk of excessive rainfall/flash flooding
exists along the spine of the Appalachians from eastern Tennessee
to western Virginia due to already saturated soils and the
possibility of terrain enhancing the rainfall amounts.

The next storm summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 400 PM EST. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Carbin




Last Updated: 1104 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2018