STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 8 FOR MAJOR NORTH CENTRAL U.S. STORM NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 300 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...MAJOR STORM AFFECTING GREAT LAKES REGION...INTO NORTHERN NEW YORK AND NORTHERN MAINE. BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN IOWA...NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA...EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. WINTER STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN IOWA...MINNESOTA...NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN...NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK...VERMONT...MUCH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND MAINE. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTHERN AND EASTERN NEBRASKA...EASTERN IOWA...EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI...MINNESOTA...WISCONSIN...NORTHERN ILLINOIS...NORTHWESTERN INDIANA...AND WESTERN MICHIGAN. ALL WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT ACROSS NEW ENGLAND. FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI...ILLINOIS...INDIANA...SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...OHIO...PENNSYLVANIA...EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...WESTERN VIRGINIA...MARYLAND...NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW JERSEY...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA. ALL FLOOD WATCHES HAVE BEEN REMOVED ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC AND NEW ENGLAND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A SMALL PORTION OF UPSTATE NEW YORK WHERE FLOOD WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AT 200 PM CST...A WEAKENING 981 MILLIBAR LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHEASTERN WISCONSIN ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF GREEN BAY. THIS LOW HAS BEEN SLOWLY MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AND IS EXPECTED TO TRACK MORE EAST NORTHEASTERLY THROUGH SATURDAY. A SECOND LOW...CURRENTLY WITH A 993 MILLIBAR CENTRAL PRESSURE...THAT HAD DEVELOPED OVER THE MID ATLANTIC THURSDAY NIGHT IS NOW LOCATED OVER EASTERN CONNECTICUT. THIS LOW HAS BEEN MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AND IS EXPECTED TO EXIT THE REGION TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT HAS CLEARED MOST OF THE EAST COAST EXCEPT ACROSS FLORIDA. ...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES AS OF 200 PM CST... ...NORTH DAKOTA... CAYUGA 21.0 BUFFALO 20.0 FINLEY 19.0 ENDERLIN 18.7 LISBON 17.3 COOPERSTOWN 16.0 WIMBLEDON 15.0 GRAND FORKS EAST 13.0 LARIMORE 12.0 WISHEK 12.0 JAMESTOWN 10.0 LITCHVILLE 10.0 VALLEY CITY 9.0 FARGO 8.5 HEBRON 8.0 WILLISTON 6.0 BISMARCK 4.5 ...SOUTH DAKOTA... BRYANT 16.0 SISSETON 12.0 CLARK 11.2 BRISTOL 10.6 VICTOR 10.0 MILBANK 9.2 WATERTOWN 8.0 ROSCOE 6.0 ABERDEEN 6 SE 9.0 ABERDEEN NWS 7.8 ...MINNESOTA... CLOQUET 5 N 20.0 ANDOVER 19.0 CAMBRIDGE 18.5 DULUTH 18.0 MINNETONKA 18.0 TWO HARBORS 7 NW 17.4 DEEPHAVEN 16.0 HILLTOP 14.5 DULUTH NWS 14.0 PROCTOR 14.0 CHANHASSEN 14.0 WACONIA 14.0 MANKATO 13.5 ST. PAUL 13.5 MINNEAPOLIS 12.4 EAST BETHEL 12.2 ASKOV-BRUNO 12.0 RUTHTON 12.0 PINE CITY 11.5 SLAYTON 11.0 ...NEBRASKA... BOYS TOWN 12.8 ONAWA 12.0 VALLEY 12.0 OMAHA 11.4 MILLARD 8.8 LINCOLN 6.6 BENNET 6.0 DESHLER 2.0 ...KANSAS... WASHINGTON 4.0 MANHATTAN 3.5 ...IOWA... HARLAN 16.0 CAROL ARPT 16.0 ESTHERVILLE 14.0 GOLDFIELD 14.0 OAKLAND 13.0 SPIRIT LAKE 12.0 UNDERWOOD 11.2 CHEROKEE 10.0 SHELDON 10.0 HUMBOLT 10.0 STORM LAKE 10.0 SIOUX CITY 1 NE 8.6 SIOUX FALLS 8.0 MASON CITY 8.0 ...WISCONSIN.... HERBSTER 5 S 17.0 SHELL LAKE 14.0 ASHLAND 12.7 BARNES 12.0 SUPERIOR 12.0 DANBURY 12.0 MENOMONIE 9.0 SARONA 7.0 RHINELANDER AIRPORT 7.0 WASHBURN 6.5 GILE 6.5 GREEN BAY 5.1 ...MICHIGAN... ROGERS CITY 16.0 PERKINS 10.0 ATHELSTANE 2 E 10.0 PERKINS 10.0 LUPTON 9.0 BIG RAPIDS 9.0 HOWARD CITY 8.5 CLARE 8.0 ALPENA 5.3 SAULT STE. MARIE 4.8 ...NEW YORK... SOUTH BOMBAY 4.5 PLATTSBURGH 4.0 GANSEVOORT 2.0 HUDSON FALLS 2.0 LAKE LUZERNE 2.0 ALBANY 0.4 ...VERMONT... ANDOVER 8.0 SPRINGFIELD 7.8 WALDEN 7.0 BENNINGTON 3.2 SOUTH BURLINGTON 2.6 ...NEW HAMPSHIRE... HILLSBORO 6.0 HENNIKER 5.5 WASHINGTON 5.0 HINSDALE 4.5 KEENE 2.8 ...MASSACHUSETTS... CHARLEMONT 4.0 GREENFIELD 3.0 PEPPERELL 3.0 ...SELECTED RAINFALL TOTALS IN INCHES AS OF 200 PM CST... ...KANSAS... PRAIRIE VILLAGE 2.71 SHAWNEE 2.48 OVERLAND PARK 2.27 OLATHE 2.20 OTTAWA 1.60 ...MISSOURI... LITTON AGRI-SCI CNTR 1.57 KANSAS CITY MUNI ARPT 1.52 ...TENNESSEE... NICKAJACK DAM 1.56 ...KENTUCKY... LONDON-CORBIN ARPT 2.51 ...MISSISSIPPI... TUPELO 2.63 BILOXI 2.14 ...GEORGIA... ATHENS 3.73 FORT BENNING 3.62 AUGUSTA 2.86 GAINSVILLE 2.68 ATLANTA 2.36 ...SOUTH CAROLINA... OCONEE CO ARPT 3.19 SPARTANBURG 2.87 CLEMSON 2.73 ANDERSON CO ARPT 2.63 GREENVILLE 2.62 GREENWOOD CO ARPT 2.54 ...NORTH CAROLINA... CHARLOTTE 3.41 GASTONIA 3.23 ASHVILLE 2.40 NEW BERN 2.13 W KERR SCOTT RESV 1.68 ELK CREEK DCP 1.67 BLACKBURN KNOB 1.56 RENDEZVOUS MTN 1.55 ...VIRGINIA... GLASGOW 2.62 BUSTED ROCK 2 2.36 CIRCLE M 1.84 FANCY GAP 1.84 GRAYSON HIGHLAND 1.56 DISMAL 1.52 ...CONNECTICUT... DARIEN 3.61 BRIDGEPORT 2.02 DANBURY 1.44 ...NEW JERSEY... TETERBORO 2.55 HARRISON 2.44 ESSEX FELLS 2.16 ...NEW YORK... WHITE PLAINS 3.28 CENTRAL PARK 2.49 UPTON 2.49 ISLIP 2.19 LA GUARDIA APT 2.09 SHEEPSHEAD BAY 1.70 ...SELECTED FREEZING RAIN ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES AS OF 200 PM CST... ...MICHIGAN... CADILLAC 3 E 0.30 IRON RIVER 0.25 GLADWIN 0.20 LAKE ANN 0.20 ...NEW YORK... MIDDLEBURGH 0.40 RICHFIELD SPRINGS 0.40 BRUNSWICK 0.25 ALBANY 0.10 ...CONNECTICUT... NEW HARTFORD 0.20 ...SELECTED NON THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR AS OF 200 PM CST... ...SOUTH DAKOTA... LONG LAKE 5 N 61 LEOLA 10 NW 61 PIERRE 51 GETTYSBURG 49 FAULKTON 48 BOWDLE 46 PARADE 41 ...INDIANA... NEW HAVEN 51 ...VERMONT... BENNINGTON 59 THE LATEST NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS ARE SHOWING AREAS OF MOSTLY LIGHT TO MODERATE AREAS OF SNOW FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS EASTWARD THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. FARTHER SOUTH IN NEW ENGLAND AND CLOSER TO THE COAST...THE PRECIPITATION IS FALLING AS A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN...WITH POCKETS OF HEAVY RAIN WERE OBSERVED TO BE EXITING NEW ENGLAND FROM WEST TO EAST. THE SURFACE LOW OVER WISCONSIN WILL CONTINUE A SLOW EAST NORTHEASTWARD PROGRESSION THROUGH THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NEAR THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. THE SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE COAST...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN TO PARTS OF COASTAL NEW ENGLAND AND HEAVY SNOW TO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY EXCEED 6 INCHES OVER NORTHERN MAINE. ADDITIONAL FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANT ACROSS NEW ENGLAND. THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT. OTTO