PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1040 AM EST TUE DEC 12 2000 ...THIRD LARGEST SNOWSTORM AT FLINT BISHOP AIRPORT... A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM BROUGHT OVER A FOOT OF SNOW TO PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN SINCE MONDAY MORNING. AT FLINT BISHOP AIRPORT...THE 14.0 INCHES RECORDED RANKS THIS RECENT SNOWSTORM AS THE THIRD LARGEST SINCE 1948. THE TWO HEAVIER SNOWFALL EVENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS... JANUARY 26 AND 27...1967...22.7 INCHES... APRIL 2 AND 3...1975...17.3 INCHES. IN ADDITION...DECEMBER 11TH RANKS FOURTH AT FLINT BISHOP AIRPORT FOR THE MOST SNOW RECORDED IN A SINGLE DAY...MIDNIGHT TO MIDNIGHT. 10.8 INCHES WAS OBSERVED IN FLINT ON THE 11TH. THE THREE HEAVIER SNOWFALL DAYS ARE AS FOLLOWS... JANUARY 26...1967...14.5 INCHES... MARCH 17...1973...12.6 INCHES... APRIL 2...1975...12.2 INCHES. SO FAR IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER...16.9 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN AT FLINT BISHOP AIRPORT. THIS ALREADY PLACES DECEMBER...2000 AS THE 9TH SNOWIEST DECEMBER ON RECORD AT FLINT BISHOP AIRPORT...SURPASSING THE 16.7 INCHES RECORDED IN DECEMBER...1991. 8TH PLACE IS 17.6 INCHES OBSERVED IN 1976. THE SNOWIEST DECEMBER ON RECORD AT FLINT BISHOP AIRPORT WAS IN 1951 WHEN 24.9 INCHES FELL. PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1000 AM EST TUE DEC 12 2000 ...SNOWFALL TOTALS FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN... A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM HAS BROUGHT OVER A FOOT OF SNOW TO PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN SINCE MONDAY MORNING. LOCATIONS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ANN ARBOR TO DETROIT RECEIVED AN ACCUMULATION OF ICE BEFORE A CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED AND HERE IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF PRELIMINARY SNOWFALL TOTALS AS OF 10 AM... MIDLAND COUNTY... MIDLAND 11.0 BAY CITY... BAY CITY 8.5 HURON COUNTY... BAD AXE 6-7 TUSCOLA... FAIRGROVE 13.5 CARO 16.3 SANILAC... DECKERVILLE 8.9 SAGINAW... TRI-CITIES 9.8 AIRPORT SHIAWASSEE... CORUNNA 9.3 GENESEE... MUNDY 14.0 FLINT BISHOP 14.0 BURTON 13.0 ST CLAIR... PORT HURON 20.0 CAPAC 14.0 LIVINGSTON... BRIGHTON 10.5 OAKLAND... WHITE LAKE 14.0 FARMINGTON HILLS 11.0 WEST BLOOMFIELD 11.0 WASHTENAW... ANN ARBOR 8-12 YPSILANTI 7.0 WAYNE... DETROIT METRO 6.1 AIRPORT ALLEN PARK 8.1 DEARBORN 6.0 LENAWEE... HUDSON 2.5 MONROE... MONROE 4.1 DUNDEE 3.0 THIS IS A PARTIAL REPORT FROM OUR EXTENSIVE COOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER NETWORK ACROSS SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. IF MORE REPORTS ARE RECEIVED...AN UPDATED STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED. RECORD REPORT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 750 AM EST TUE DEC 12 2000 ...SNOWFALL RECORDS SET ON MONDAY IN GRAND RAPIDS... ON MONDAY DECEMBER 11TH 2000...GRAND RAPIDS HAD 14.2 INCHES OF SNOW. THAT BREAKS THE RECORD SNOWFALL FOR NOT ONLY THE DATE...BUT FOR ANY DAY IN DECEMBER. THE OLD RECORD FOR THE DATE AND MONTH WAS 10.3 INCHES ON DECEMBER 11 1970. INCIDENTALLY...THIS YEAR ALSO SET THE RECORD FOR THE MOST SNOW ON ANY NOVEMBER DAY WHEN 11.5 INCHES FELL ON NOVEMBER 20TH. AS OF MIDNIGHT TUESDAY...24.6 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER. THE NORMAL SNOWFALL FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF DECEMBER AT GRAND RAPIDS IS 18.0 INCHES. FOR THE SEASON 47.7 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN. THIS IS CLOSE TO THE ENTIRE SEASONAL SNOWFALL OF THE WINTER OF 1999-2000 WHICH WAS 54.5 INCHES. OSTUNO CORRECTED FOR DECEMBER AND SEASONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS. INDIANA WEATHER SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 515 AM EST TUE DEC 12 2000 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH BEND AREA FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW... A VERY INTENSE STORM SYSTEM WAS CENTERED OVER CENTRAL INDIANA EARLY MONDAY EVENING. THIS STORM SYSTEM MOVED RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES DROPPED OVER TWENTY DEGREES IN A MATTER OF HOURS LATE LAST NIGHT...CHANGING RAIN IN CENTRAL INDIANA TO LIGHT SNOW. THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION REPORTED IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA. HOWEVER THERE WAS A DIFFERENT STORY FOR THE NORTHERN SECTION OF THE STATE. HEAVY SNOW WAS CONTINUED TO FALL ACROSS NORTHWEST AND FAR NORTH CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE STATE THROUGH THE NIGHT HOURS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS RANGED FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES AWAY FROM THE LAKES...AND UP TO 8 TO 10 INCHES AROUND THE LAKE BELT OF SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN. WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUED THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. WITH WINDS FROM THE WEST TO NORTHWEST...ROADS THAT WERE ORIENTED FROM NORTH TO SOUTH CONTINUED TO BE IN DANGER OF BRIEFLY DRIFTING SHUT. TEMPERATURES HAD PROBABLY DROPPED TO THEIR NEAR MINIMUMS. TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE TEENS IN THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE AND LOWER 20S IN THE NORTH. THE WINDY CONDITIONS HAVE CONTINUED TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL CONDITIONS FROM NEAR ZERO TO MINUS 25 DEGREES IN THE STATE. SNOW SHOWERS FROM LAKE MICHIGAN WILL BE PRESENT OVER FAR NORTHWEST INDIANA TODAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. FAR NORTHERN AREAS OF THE STATE CAN EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW. SKIES OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AREAS WILL BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD AND WILL REMAIN IN THE TEENS NORTH AND IN THE 20 TO 25 DEGREE RANGE CENTRAL AND SOUTH. PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1010 AM EST TUE DEC 12 2000 FOLLOWING ARE SNOWFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 7AM DEC 11 AND 7AM DEC 12 AND SNOW DEPTH AT 7AM DEC 12. CITY/TOWN COUNTY/STATE SNOWFALL SNOW DEPTH ANGOLA STEUBEN IN 2.3 4 NILES BERRIEN MI 12.1 WATERVLIET BERRIEN MI 8 10 GRISSOM AFB MIAMI IN 2.0 2 LOGANSPORT CASS IN 1.5 2 MARION GRANT IN 0.3 ONWARD CASS IN 0.5 1 ROYAL CENTER CASS IN 1.5 2 BLUFFTON WELLS IN T T DECATUR ADAMS IN T T GOSHEN ELKHART IN 8.0 8 BERRIEN SPRINGS BERRIEN MI 10.0 KINGSBURY LAPORTE IN 10 LAPORTE LAPORTE IN 11-13 MICHIGAN CITY LAPORTE IN 9 NORTH JUDSON STARKE IN 5.5 WESTVILLE LAPORTE IN 10.0 10 FAIRMOUNT GRANT IN T ANGOLA STEUBEN IN 4.0 3 AUBURN DEKALB IN 0.5 2 COLUMBIA CITY WHITLEY IN 1-1.5 3-4 CROMWELL NOBLE IN 3.5 5 ELKHART ELKHART IN 11-14 11-15 FORT WAYNE ALLEN IN 0.3 2 GOSHEN ELKHART IN 6.5-13.5 7-14 KENDALLVILLE NOBLE IN 1.4 3 LIGONIER NOBLE IN 4.5 4 MIDDLEBURY ELKHART IN 9.5 11 MISHAWAKA ELKHART IN 10.0 12 NAPPANEE ELKHART IN 6.5 12 NILES BERRIEN MI 12.0 15 PLYMOUTH MARSHALL IN 6.0 10 ST. JOSEPH BERRIEN MI 12.0 14 STURGIS ST. JOSEPH MI 12.0 12 SYRACUSE KOSCIUSKO IN 3.0 3 METZ STEUBEN IN 4.0 4 SALEM CENTER STEUBEN IN 12.0 12 UNION CASS MI 10.0 14 WAKARUSA ELKHART IN 6.0 7 WARSAW KOSCIUSKO IN 3.3 3 WATERLOO DEKALB IN 1.0 3 WHITE PIGEON ST. JOSEPH MI 10.0 6 WOLCOTTVILLE NOBLE IN 3.5 4 CHALMERS 5W WHITE IN 2.0 2 COLUMBIA CITY WHITLEY IN 2.0 2 HARTFORD CITY BLACKFORD IN 0.3 0 LAOTTO NOBLE IN 3.5 2 PLYMOUTH MARSHALL IN 7.2 7 YOUNG AMERICA CASS IN 1.0 1 DEFIANCE DEFIANCE OH 0.0 3 MONTPELIER WILLIAMS OH 3.0 4 VAN WERT VAN WERT OH 0 THREE RIVERS ST. JOSEPH MI 14 CASSOPOLIS 5N CASS MI 16 NEW CARLISLE ST. JOSEPH IN 7 PLYMOUTH MARSHALL IN 8 SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH NORTH WEBSTER NWS KOSCIUSKO IN 5.9 6 SOUTH BEND AIRPORT ST. JOSEPH IN 11.5 12 FORT WAYNE AIRPORT ALLEN 0.3 1 SNOW SNOW :LOCATION DATE/TIME HIGH LOW PCPN FALL DEPTH :NORTHEAST ILLINOIS... ANTI2: ANTIOCH : DD / / / ARRI2: AURORA : DD / / / 0.37 7.0 7 BARI2: BARRINGTON : DD120700/ / / 0.60 8.5 10 BVDI2: BELVIDERE : DD120700/ / / 0.34 6.0 10 CDII2: CHANNAHON : DD / / / CBGI2: BOTANIC GARDENS : DD120800/ 32 / 7 / 0.60 5.0 11 MDWI2: BURBANK : DD120600/ 32 / 9 / 1.32 14.5 15 CRYI2: CRYSTAL LAKE : DD / / / DEKI2: DE KALB : DD120700/ 25 / 2 / 0.26 7.3 10 ELBI2: ELBURN : DD / / / ELGI2: ELGIN : DD120700/ 29 / 3 / 0.50 6.5 12 GEOI2: GENOA : DD120700/ / / 0.66 9.2 12 GPWI2: GURNEE : DD / / / HVDI2: HARVARD : DD120700/ / / 0.19 5.0 9 JOLI2: JOLIET LOCK/DAM : DD / / / LKVI2: LAKE VILLA : DD / / / LSLI2: LA SALLE : DD120700/ / / 0.41 MARI2: MARENGO : DD / / / MHYI2: MCHENRY : DD / / / MOEI2: MONEE : DD / / / MOSI2: MORRIS : DD120800/ 31 / -1 / 0.25 8.2 11 MUNI2: MUNDELEIN : DD120700/ 30 / 3 / 0.60 10.6 11 NWKI2: NEWARK : DD120800/ / / 1.12 8.0 9 OTTI2: OTTAWA : DD120800/ 29 / 0 / 0.11 5.0 8 PKFI2: PARK FOREST : DD120800/ 31 / 3 / 0.82 8.0 11 PEOI2: PEOTONE : DD120800/ / / 0.45 10.0 10 PRUI2: PERU : DD120700/ 22 / -2 / 0.34 4.2 8 PFDI2: PLAINFIELD : DD120700/ / / 0.40 6.0 10 SHBI2: SHABBONA : DD120800/ / / 0.14 5.0 SNWI2: STREAMWOOD : DD / / / STAI2: STREATOR : DD / / / WAUI2: WAUKEGAN : DD / / / WHTI2: WHEATON : DD120800/ / / 0.70 10.0 13 WLWI2: WILLOW SPRINGS : DD / / / SNOW SNOW :LOCATION DATE/TIME HIGH LOW PCPN FALL DEPTH :NORTHWEST ILLINOIS... AMBI2: AMBOY : DD120800/ / / 0.20 5.0 10 COMI2: COMPTON : DD120700/ / / 0.43 5.8 9 DXNI2: DIXON : DD120700/ / / 0.32 9.1 LNWI2: LINDENWOOD : DD120700/ / / 0.03 2.5 6 OREI2: OREGON : DD / / / PAWI2: PAW PAW : DD / / / POLI2: POLO : DD / / / RCHI2: ROCHELLE : DD120600/ 18 / 0 / 0.20 4.5 8 RFDI2: ROCKFORD : DD / / / SIRI2: SHIRLAND : DD / / / 10.5 12 SNOW SNOW :LOCATION DATE/TIME HIGH LOW PCPN FALL DEPTH :NORTHWEST INDIANA... BOKI3: BROOK : DD / / / BOSI3: BOSWELL : DD120500/ / / 0.94 CRPI3: CROWN POINT : DD120700/ / / 0.91 9.0 10 DMTI3: DE MOTTE : DD120700/ / / 1.13 HEBI3: HEBRON : DD120700/ / / 2.06 8.0 IDNI3: INDIANA DUNES : DD / / / KTLI3: KENTLAND : DD / / / LVGI3: LAKE VILLAGE : DD120800/ / / 0.71 5.0 5 LLLI3: LOWELL : DD120700/ / / 0.68 9.0 MORI3: MOROCCO : DD120800/ / / 0.72 3.0 3 RMGI3: REMINGTON : DD120600/ / / 0.98 2.4 2 RZLI3: RENSSELAER : DD120730/ / / 0.90 5.0 VALI3: VALPARAISO : DD120500/ / / 1.20 5.0 13 WANI3: WANATAH IN : DD120700/ 31 / 12 / 0.84 0.2 WFDI3: WHEATFIELD : DD120700/ 31 / 4 / 1.25 6.8 8 SNOW SNOW :LOCATION DATE/TIME HIGH LOW PCPN FALL DEPTH :EASTERN ILLINOIS... BOUI2: BOURBONNAIS : DD / / / 9 CHTI2: CHATSWORTH : DD / / / 6.5 7 CHBI2: CHEBANSE : DD120700/ / / 0.61 6.0 7 CWWI2: DWIGHT : DD120700/ / / 0.26 8.0 8 FRBI2: FAIRBURY : DD / / / GIBI2: GIBSON CITY : DD120700/ / / 0.67 3.0 3 KKEI2: KANKAKEE : DD120700/ 32 / 2 / 0.72 7.5 7 MFDI2: MILFORD : DD120800/ / / 0.68 2.8 3 MOMI2: MOMENCE : DD120800/ / / 0.91 9.5 10 PXNI2: PAXTON : DD / / / PIPI2: PIPER CITY : DD120700/ / / 0.55 3.5 PNTI2: PONTIAC : DD / / / RDKI2: REDDICK : DD120700/ / / 0.54 6.0 6 WATI2: WATSEKA : DD120700/ 33 / 2 / 0.47 4.0 4 WISCONSIN WEATHER SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 530 AM CST TUE DEC 12 2000 A WINTER STORM ROARED THROUGH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN YESTERDAY. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS WERE SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM JANESVILLE TO MILWAUKEE...WHERE AMOUNTS AVERAGED 7 TO 12 INCHES. SOME 13 TO 15 INCH TOTALS WERE REPORTED IN MILWAUKEE...RACINE...AND KENOSHA COUNTIES. MUCH OF NORTHERN WISCONSIN RECEIVED LITTLE OR NO SNOW. HIGH TEMPERATURES WERE ONLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS...EXCEPT FOR SOME 20S AND LOWER 30S IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. LINGERING SNOW MOVED OUT OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT...LEAVING BEHIND CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES. STRONG WINDS LINGERED WELL INTO THE NIGHT IN PARTS OF THE EAST. LOWS RANGED FROM WELL BELOW ZERO IN THE NORTHWEST TO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO IN MUCH OF THE EAST AND SOUTH.