THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR LOWER MISSISSIPPI, TENNESSEE, AND OHIO
VALLEYS TO LOWER GREAT LAKES WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM CST FRI JAN 12 2018

...A STRONG COLD FRONT IS TRACKING THROUGH THE LOWER GREAT LAKES
AND OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS WITH RAIN AHEAD AND WINTRY MIX
BEHIND...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE
TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS...GREAT LAKES...INTERIOR
MID-ATLANTIC...AND NORTHEAST.

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

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

AT 200 PM CST...A STRONG COLD FRONT STRETCHED FROM THE LOWER GREAT
LAKES INTO THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS AND THROUGH THE
SOUTHEAST. A FEW LOW PRESSURE CENTERS WERE LOCATED ALONG THIS
FRONT...INCLUDING A LOW OF 1000 MB OR 29.53 INCHES NEAR
KNOXVILLE...TENNESSEE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS
FALLING AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN THE SOUTHEAST...PORTIONS OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC...LOWER GREAT LAKES...AND NORTHEAST. WINTRY
CONDITIONS WERE OCCURRING BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH FREEZING RAIN
AND MIXED PRECIPITATION FOR PORTIONS OF THE MID TO UPPER OHIO
VALLEY AND UPPER TENNESSEE VALLEY AND THE LOWER GREAT LAKES...AND
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IN THE LOWER TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS.

...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM
CST THU JAN 11 THROUGH 200 PM CST FRI JAN 12...

...MASSACHUSETTS...
STEARNSVILLE 1 SE                     1.84                    

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
BRISTOL 1 NNW                         1.06                    

...NEW YORK...
OSCEOLA 1 E                           2.24                    
TANNERSVILLE                          2.17                    
CENTRAL SQUARE                        2.08                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
CRANBERRY                             2.10                    
BRADFORD RGNL                         1.74                    
ALLENS MILLS                          1.48                    

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

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST THU JAN
11 THROUGH 200 PM CST FRI JAN 12...

...ILLINOIS...
CARRIER MILLS                         5.1                    

...INDIANA...
EVANSVILLE                            2.8                    

...KENTUCKY...
CAMBRIDGE SHORES                      4.5                    
MURRAY                                4.0                    

...MICHIGAN...
FLINT 4 SSW                           4.2                    
PECK 2 W                              4.1                    
WHITE LAKE 4 E                        3.6                    

...TENNESSEE...
UNION CITY                            4.5                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST THU JAN 11
THROUGH 200 PM CST FRI JAN 12...

...ILLINOIS...
N COBDEN                              1.50                    
MCLEANSBORO                           1.00                    

...INDIANA...
EMINENCE                              0.80                    
BOURBON                               0.50                    

...KENTUCKY...
PRINCETON                             1.75                    
HICKORY                               0.75                    

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

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

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
600 PM CST THU JAN 11 THROUGH 200 PM CST FRI JAN 12...

...ILLINOIS...
LOUISVILLE                            0.10                    

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

...KENTUCKY...
BOWLING GREEN 4 NW                    0.25                    
VALLEY STATION 1 NW                   0.24                    
MORGANTOWN 1 ENE                      0.20                    

...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                    

...MISSOURI...
OAK RIDGE 4 E                         4.25                    
NEW MADRID                            1.00                    
SIKESTON                              1.00                    


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 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

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Last Updated: 406 PM EST FRI JAN 12 2018