Saturday, February 27, 2016

Winter Storm Petros Event Summary

STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR UPPER GREAT LAKES TO NEW ENGLAND
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
400 PM EST THU FEB 25 2016

...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AND THE
GREAT LAKES...  

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN
EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL APPLACHIANS...AND
DOWNWIND OF LAKE ERIE.

WIND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS.

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

AT 300 PM EST...A 982 MB...29.00 INCHES...SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED
IN FAR NORTHERN MAINE. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM THE LOW THROUGH
NORTHEAST MAINE AND INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WHILE A WARM FRONT
WAS LIFTING NORTH THROUGH THE CANADIAN MARITIMES. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED AN AREA
OF LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE SNOW STILL FALLING WELL TO THE WEST
OF THE SURFACE LOW UNDERNEATH THE UPPER LEVEL LOW ACROSS THE OHIO
VALLEY AND PARTS OF THE UPPER AND LOWER GREAT LAKES. SUSTAINED
WINDS HAVE WEAKENED TO 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS OBSERVED.
WITHIN THE MILDER AIR...AN AREA OF RAIN WAS OBSERVED SOUTH OF THE
SURFACE LOW ACROSS PARTS OF NEW ENGLAND.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1000 PM EST TUE
FEB 23 THROUGH 300 PM EST THU FEB 25...

...INDIANA...
LA PORTE 1 N                         17.0                    
CEDAR LAKE                           15.0                    
LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS 1.5 NNE    15.0                    
CROWN POINT                          14.5                    
SPRINGVILLE 3 WSW                    14.0                    
VALPARAISO 5.7 WSW                   13.0                    
CROWN POINT 1.1 N                    12.5                    
NAPPANEE 1 WSW                       12.3                    
HOBART                               11.5                    
SCHERERVILLE                         11.2                    
EARL PARK                            11.0                    
GRIFFITH                             11.0                    
SOUTH BEND 4.5 SE                    10.5                    
PLYMOUTH 1 WSW                       10.2                    
DE MOTTE 0.8 NNW                     10.0                    
NORTH WEBSTER 2 N                     9.5                    
PORTAGE                               9.5                    
TWIN LAKES 2 N                        9.3                    
INDIANA BEACH 1 WSW                   8.5                    
KNOX                                  7.5                    
AKRON                                 6.5                    

...MAINE...
SAINT PAMPHILE                        8.0                    
SAINT AGATHA 2 WNW                    7.7                    
MADAWASKA 2.5 E                       7.5                    
DYER BROOK                            6.0                    
FORT KENT 15 WSW                      6.0                    
VAN BUREN                             6.0                    
WESTFIELD 2 NNW                       5.0                    
NEW SWEDEN 4 ENE                      4.4                    
PORTAGE                               4.0                    
PRESQUE ISLE                          4.0                    
CARIBOU 1 N                           3.4                    
NEW SHARON 2.0 NW                     1.8                    
LINCOLN 4.3 NE                        1.5                    

...MICHIGAN...
RIVERDALE                            14.0                    
LAPEER 2 W                           13.7                    
PERRY 3 SW                           13.4                    
COLUMBIAVILLE                        13.0                    
MASON 5.8 ENE                        12.8                    
BATH 2 NE                            12.3                    
LAINGSBURG 5.0 SW                    12.3                    
HASTINGS 4 SSW                       12.2                    
BROWNLEE PARK 3 WNW                  12.0                    
PRESQUE ISLE 2 NNW                   12.0                    
MARSHALL                             11.8                    
SANFORD                              11.0                    
SARANAC 2.6 NE                       10.9                    
MARLETTE                             10.6                    
EAST GRAND RAPIDS 0.7 SSW            10.3                    
PECK 2 W                             10.2                    
WALKER 2 ENE                         10.2                    
BURTON 4 N                           10.0                    
DAVISON 5 N                          10.0                    
SAGINAW 2 NW                          9.7                    
LANSING 3.9 WNW                       9.6                    
DANSVILLE 4 NNW                       8.8                    

...OHIO...
FREMONT 2.2 ENE                       2.5                    
WATERVILLE 2.4 NNE                    2.5                    
BELLEVUE 0.6 N                        2.1                    
PERRYSBURG 1.6 WSW                    2.0                    
RAYMOND 4 NW                          1.5                    
TOLEDO 2.2 WSW                        1.5                    
DAYTON COX ARPT                       1.4                    
WILMINGTON 2.2 N                      1.4                    
OGDEN 1 NE                            1.3                    

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

...CONNECTICUT...
HAMPTON                               59                    

...GEORGIA...
AUGUSTA 6 SSE                         56                    
EVANS 2 NE                            51                    

...ILLINOIS...
LERNA 4 N                             55                    
CHAMPAIGN                             53                    

...INDIANA...
GARY                                  62                    
MICHIGAN CITY 2 WNW                   58                    

...KENTUCKY...
BIGSTONE 1 WNW                        52                    
DORTON 3 E                            51                    

...LOUISIANA...
LEEVILLE 27 SSE                       60                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
MILTON                                76                    
BLUE HILLS                            74                    
WARE                                  65                    
BRAINTREE                             64                    
FALL RIVER                            63                    
CHESTNUT HILL                         61                    

...MICHIGAN...
SAUGATUCK 2 NNW                       52                    
MANISTEE 1 WNW                        50                    
GREILICKVILLE 1 SE                    48                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
MACKALL ARMY AIRFIELD                 55                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
SPRINGDALE 1 SSW                      53                    
CHARLESTON AIRPORT                    52                    

...VERMONT...
OLD BENNINGTON 1 WNW                  59                    

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

...ARKANSAS...
QUEEN WILHELMINA STATE                9.0                    
KINGSTON                              8.0                    
COMPTON                               7.5                    
MT MAGAZINE                           6.0                    
WITTS SPRING                          5.8                    
DENNARD 10.0 WSW                      5.5                    
JASPER 11 S                           5.5                    
MT SHERMAN                            5.0                    
FALLSVILL 1.0 N                       4.5                    
PETTIGREW                             4.0                    
ST. JOE 2.7 WNW                       4.0                    

...ILLINOIS...
CRETE 2.6 E                           9.1                    
GRANT PARK                            7.5                    
BEECHER                               7.0                    
CHICAGO HEIGHTS 3 SW                  7.0                    
LANSING                               7.0                    
PARK FOREST                           7.0                    
WALNUT HILL 1.5 WSW                   6.7                    
PEOTONE                               6.2                    
DECATUR                               6.0                    
PARIS                                 6.0                    
PARK FOREST 1.0 SW                    6.0                    
EDWARDSVILLE                          5.5                    
HOMER 2 N                             5.2                    
DANVILLE 3 S                          5.0                    
LE ROY                                5.0                    
MAEYSTOWN 2 SSW                       5.0                    
SPRINGFIELD                           2.6                    

...MISSOURI...
HIGH RIDGE                            8.0                    
PERRYVILLE                            7.0                    
ELLISVILLE                            6.5                    
POTOSI 2 ESE                          6.0                    
RICHWOODS 5 W                         6.0                    
WILDWOOD                              5.5                    
DES PERES                             5.3                    
ROBERTSVILLE                          5.0                    
SALEM 5 SW                            5.0                    
SUNSET HILLS                          5.0                    
CATAWISSA 2 SE                        4.8                    
FENTON                                4.5                    
WILLOW SPRINGS                        4.5                    
BELLEVILLE 3 W                        4.0                    
ST. LOUIS                             3.6                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...

...INDIANA...
NEW HAVEN 4 NNW                       0.13                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
HOLDEN                                0.12                    
PEPPERELL                             0.12                    
WORCESTER                             0.10                    

...MAINE...
RAYMOND                               0.30                    
SAINT PAMPHILE                        0.30                    
CARIBOU 1 N                           0.24                    
KOKADJO                               0.20                    
NEW GLOUCESTER                        0.20                    
GRAY NWS OFFICE                       0.15                    

...MICHIGAN...
MARYSVILLE                            0.05                    

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
ALEXANDRIA 2 W                        0.25                    

...NEW JERSEY...
WANTAGE                               0.10                    

...NEW YORK...
MASSENA AIRPORT                       0.61                    
WARSAW 6 SW                           0.25                    
ADIRONDACK AIRPORT                    0.19                    
WATERTOWN                             0.13                    
WYOMING 3 W                           0.13                    
HERRINGS                              0.10                    

...OHIO...
PETTISVILLE 1 NE                      0.20                    

...VERMONT...
KNAPP STATE AIRPORT                   0.44                    
SMUGGLERS NOTCH 1 SSE                 0.10                    


THE DEEP SURFACE CYCLONE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEASTWARD
THROUGH EASTERN CANADA THIS EVENING. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS BEHIND
THE DEPARTING STORM SHOULD CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SNOW SHOWERS
DOWNWIND OF THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND ALONG THE SOUTHERN TO
CENTRAL APPALACHIANS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. ONLY A FEW
ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECASTED. RAIN SHOWERS LINGERING
ACROSS PARTS OF NEW ENGLAND WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW AS COLDER AIR
FILTERS IN BUT IS EXPECTED TO ONLY AMOUNT TO 1 TO 2 INCHES OF
ADDITIONAL SNOW. THE FREEZING RAIN...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...AND
HEAVY RAIN THREAT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM HAS COME TO AN END.  
      

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.

SANTORELLI