The Weather Prediction Center

College Park, MD


Storm Summary Message



Storm Summary Number 8 for Central and Eastern U.S. Major Storm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
1000 PM EST Fri Dec 28 2018

...Light to moderate snow continues for the Upper Midwest and
Upper Great Lakes while generally moderate rain is occurring in
the Southeast and Carolinas...

Winter Weather Advisories are in effect for portions of Iowa and
Illinois, as well as northern Maine.

Scattered Flood Warnings and Flood Advisories are ongoing across
the Lower Mississippi Valley, Southeast, and the Mid-Atlantic
region.

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

At 900 PM EST...A low pressure system with a minimum central
pressure of 1000 mb, or 29.53 inches, was located over
southeastern Ontario. A cold front extended south from this low
across the Lower Great Lakes region, Appalachians, and to the Gulf
Coast. Warm and moist air from the Gulf of Mexico was being drawn
northward ahead of the cold front and was contributing to an area
of generally moderate rain in the Carolinas and Southeast.
Meanwhile, areas of light to moderate snow were scattered
throughout the Upper Midwest to Upper Great Lakes region.

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

...IOWA...
SIOUX CENTER 2.6 N                    1.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
FINLAND 3 E                          24.0                    
GRAND MARAIS 4.4 W                   21.7                    
MCGREGOR 7 N                         19.2                    
TWO HARBORS 7 NNW                    18.7                    
ISLAND LAKE 6 E                      18.1                    
AURORA 3.0 NW                        17.5                    
TOFTE 4.9 NE                         16.1                    
FEDERAL DAM 1 N                      15.0                    
CASINO 4 ESE                         14.8                    
PILLAGER 5.1 N                       14.8                    
DULUTH 2 NW                          14.1                    

...WISCONSIN...
MAPLE 1 WSW                          10.2                    
POPLAR 2.0 E                         10.2                    
HERBSTER 4 SSE                        9.5                    
SOLON SPRINGS 1.2 W                   8.3                    
ASHLAND 9.8 W                         8.0                    
DAIRYLAND                             8.0                    
MOQUAH 2 N                            8.0                    
BAYFIELD 1.7 SW                       6.8                    
OAKLAND 9.0 ENE                       6.8                    
WEBB LAKE 6 SW                        6.8                    

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

...ALABAMA...
RURAL 1 N                             8.35                    
ALABASTER 2.4 NE                      6.66                    
GROVE HILL 6.1 SW                     6.31                    
PINE HILL 3.6 WSW                     6.20                    
BEVILL LOCK AND DAM                   5.76                    
CENTREVILLE 3.3 NE                    5.39                    
CAHABA HEIGHTS 0.9 WSW                5.27                    
COKER 1 S                             5.25                    
BLOUNTSVILLE 1 NW                     5.07                    
VERNON 1 NNE                          5.05                    
BIRMINGHAM INTL ARPT                  4.57                    
TUSCALOOSA RGNL ARPT                  4.39                    

...GEORGIA...
MADRAS 1 W                            6.02                    
DILLARD 3.5 NE                        5.70                    
HELEN 9.5 ENE                         5.25                    
DUNWOODY                              5.09                    
RABUN GAP 2.1 SW                      4.96                    
THOMAS CROSSROADS 3 SW                4.84                    
CLEVELAND 1 NE                        4.76                    
CHESTATEE 2 SSE                       4.43                    
BROOKWOOD 2 W                         4.33                    
ATLANTA/HARTSFIELD-JACKSON            4.30                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
BREVARD 2 NE                          6.05                    
ASHEVILLE RGNL ARPT                   5.19                    

...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                    

...NEBRASKA...
BASSETT                              12.0                    
MERNA                                12.0                    
SANTEE 7 S                           12.0                    
EUSTIS 4.1 WNW                        9.0                    
LEXINGTON 6.0 SW                      9.0                    
MILBURN 6.6 NE                        9.0                    
SCOTIA 4.0 E                          9.0                    
BURWELL 2.1 SSW                       8.5                    
GREELEY                               8.5                    
BEAVER CITY 6.0 S                     7.7                    

...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                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
KINDRED 1.7 SSE                      12.0                    
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                    
FARGO 3 NE                            9.2                    
BREIEN 4 W                            9.0                    
CENTER                                9.0                    
HAZELTON 4 NW                         8.4                    
CROWN BUTTE LAKE 4 WNW                8.2                    
BISMARCK NWS                          7.5                    

...OKLAHOMA...
GUYMON                               10.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
COLMAN 10.6 N                        22.5                    
ORTONVILLE                           15.0                    
LABOLT 0.1 WSW                       14.0                    
HURON 1.3 S                          13.5                    
MILBANK                              13.0                    
ODESSA                               13.0                    
CASTLEWOOD                           12.6                    
SISSETON 3 W                         12.5                    
LEOLA                                10.8                    
BRITTON                              10.5                    
WILMOT                               10.5                    
ANDOVER                              10.2                    
ABERDEEN 3 ESE                        7.5                    

...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                    

...LOUISIANA...
FRANKLINTON 1 SW                      7.32                    
GRAY 0.5 ENE                          6.38                    
BLACK HAWK 5 SSE                      5.63                    
MANDEVILLE 3.1 NNW                    5.01                    
KENTWOOD 1 E                          4.91                    
BATON ROUGE/RYAN FIELD                4.56                    
MONTEREY                              4.50                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
CLARA                                15.50                    
WOODWARDS 1 SSW                      12.75                    
COLUMBIA 15 S                        11.25                    
LAUREL 2 ESE                         11.20                    
HATTIESBURG 8.2 WSW                  10.98                    
SUMRALL                               8.34                    
PETAL 2 N                             8.19                    
FOREST 12.8 S                         5.89                    
SCOOBA 0.2 SSW                        5.75                    
WAUSAU                                5.23                    

...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                    


Only light to moderate snow is expected to continue over the Upper
Midwest, with some areas of light freezing drizzle as well.
Bitterly cold wind chills are forecast tonight over the Northern
Plains and Minnesota. Rain and a few thunderstorms will continue
moving east through the Carolinas, while showers and storms linger
over the Southeast and Gulf Coast regions into the weekend.
Additional rainfall amounts of an inch or so are possible in the
Florida panhandle and southern Georgia and South Carolina.

This will be the last storm summary issued by the Weather
Prediction Center for this event. Please refer to your local
National Weather service office for additional information.

Tate




Last Updated: 1013 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2018