Storm Summary Number 1 for Arctic Front Wind and Snow
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
1000 AM EST Thu Dec 05 2024

...Arctic cold front brings snow squalls, strong winds, and lake
effect snow to the Great Lakes and Northeast...

Blizzard Warnings are in effect for far northwest Pennsylvania,
far western Maryland, and portions of eastern West Virginia.

Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories are in effect
for portions of Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York,
Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.

Lake Effect Snow Warnings are in effect for northeast Ohio,
northwest Pennsylvania, and southwest New York.

High Wind Warnings are in effect for portions of western North
Carolina and southwest Virginia.

Wind Advisories are in effect for portions of New York,
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina.

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

At 900 AM EST...A strong area of low pressure was located across
the eastern Great Lakes, with high pressure centered over the
northern Plains and Upper Midwest. This pattern resulted in a
tight pressure gradient and strong west to northwesterly winds
across the Great Lakes and Appalachians. An Arctic cold front was
pushing into the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. National Weather
Service Doppler Radar showed scattered snow showers and squalls
across portions of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, with lake
effect snow bands occurring downwind of the Great Lakes.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 900 PM
EST Wed Dec 04 through 900 AM EST Thu Dec 05...

...CONNECTICUT...
STAFFORDVILLE                         7.4                    
NORTH CANTON 0.8 SSW                  6.5                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
BRIMFIELD                             7.0                    
WARREN                                6.0                    

...MICHIGAN...
MOUNT ARVON 5 SSE                    12.0                    
HERMAN 2 SE                          11.0                    
CHASSELL                              9.5                    
CASEVILLE                             9.0                    
IRONWOOD                              8.0                    
MUNISING                              7.0                    
EMMETT                                5.0                    

...NEW YORK...
WYOMING 3 W                           9.5                    
BATAVIA 3.4 WSW                       8.0                    
EAST AURORA 2.7 SSE                   7.3                    
BUFFALO AIRPORT                       7.1                    
LITTLE VALLEY                         6.0                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
DUBOIS 1 SE                           4.5                    
SALLADASBURG                          4.5                    

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

...ILLINOIS...
GARY AIRPORT                           62                    
PEORIA INTL AIRPORT                    61                    
AURORA-SUGAR GROVE                     58                    
CHICAGO MIDWAY                         58                    

...INDIANA...
INDIANAPOLIS                           64                    
BENTON HARBOR                          61                    
SOUTH BEND INTL AIRPORT                58                    
MUNCIE                                 57                    

...KENTUCKY...
COVINGTON                              59 CVG AIRPORT        

...MARYLAND...
CAMP DAVID                             68                    

...MICHIGAN...
SOUTH HAVEN RGNL AIRPORT               74                    
WHITEHALL                              61                    
FRANKFORT LIGHT                        55                    
PORT HOPE                              54                    
DETROIT WILLOW                         49                    

...NEW YORK...
DUNKIRK AIRPORT                        47                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
JEFFERSON - ASHE COUNTY AIRPORT        76                    

...OHIO...
LORAIN COUNTY RNGL AIRPORT             62                    
CLEVELAND BURKE LAKEFRONT AIPORT       61                    
COLUMBUS OSU AIRPORT                   60                    
DAYTON INTL AIRPORT                    60                    
GLENDALE                               60                    
WILMINGTON AIR PARK                    55                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
ERIE INTL AIRPORT                      56                    

...WISCONSIN...
KEWASKUM 1 NW                          56                    


Strong and gusty winds are forecast across much of the Great
Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast through the afternoon and
evening hours in the wake of the cold front. Wind gusts up to 80
mph are likely, which should result in power outages, downed
trees, and hazardous travel. Scattered snow showers and squalls
will accompany the front as it passes through the region this
morning. Some of the stronger snow showers and squalls will be
capable of producing intense bursts of heavy snow and gusty winds.
These rapidly changing conditions can result in whiteouts, icy
roads, and dangerous travel conditions. Cold air blowing across
the still relatively warm Great Lakes will also lead to heavy lake
effect snow, up to 1-2 feet, downwind of the Great Lakes, along
the Central Appalachians, and across the higher terrain of
interior New England. In the lake effect snow belts and the
Central Appalachians, the heavy snow will combine with strong
winds to produce near-blizzard conditions.

The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 1000 PM EST. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Miller