Heavy to excessive rainfall may lead to flooding today over southwest Pennsylvania into northern West Virginia, and western Maryland. Severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening in the Mid-South and across Eastern North Carolina. An extended period of hot weather is forecast for parts of coastal southern California including Los Angeles from today through Thursday. Read More >
Cyclogenesis off the New England coast anchored by strong blocking ridge over Greenland allowed for the first shot of true arctic air southward across the Great Lakes behind an Alberta Clipper December 4th and set the stage for the first significant Lake Effect Snow event across northwest Indiana and southwest Michigan. Lake Effect Snow bands developed in earnest Saturday evening December 4th and continued into Tuesday night on the 7th.
Below is a table highlighting the highest snowfall amounts.
LOCATION | SNOW AMT | LOCATION | SNOW AMT | |
Wanatah 4.4 ESE | 10.0 | Hudson 4.6 N | 5.8 | |
Leesburg 6.7 ESE | 9.7 | La Porte 6.2 N | 5.6 | |
Granger 2.9 W | 9.7 | Valparaiso 3.9 ENE | 5.6 | |
Granger 1.6 N | 9.5 | LaGrange 1.3 ENE | 5.4 | |
La Porte 1.2 E | 9.3 | Mishawaka 2.5 SE | 5.4 | |
La Porte 1.6 SW | 9.1 | Middlebury 2.6 WSW | 5.2 | |
Goshen 1.2 WNW | 8.8 | Wakarusa 2.4 NNE | 5.1 | |
Kingsbury 0.3 WNW | 8.5 | Plymouth 1.1 SSE | 5.1 | |
Goshen 3.0 WSW | 8.4 | Westville 4.7 ESE | 5.0 | |
Walkerton 5.7 ENE | 8.2 | Columbia City 5.4 N | 5.0 | |
La Porte 2.3 ESE | 7.5 | Kingsbury 5.0 ENE | 4.9 | |
South Bend 4.6 SE | 7.2 | Valparaiso 4.6 NNE | 4.9 | |
Goshen 1.9 NW | 7.1 | Valparaiso 0.9 NNW | 4.9 | |
Elkhart 3.1 SSE | 6.9 | Plymouth 2.5 WSW | 4.8 | |
Mishawaka 3.9 ENE | 6.9 | Valparaiso 1.8 N | 4.5 | |
Elkhart 4.8 SW | 6.8 | Mishawaka 5.9 SE | 4.5 | |
Millersburg 0.5 SW | 6.3 | Fort Wayne 9.0 WSW | 4.4 | |
Albion 3.7 S | 5.9 | Syracuse 0.9 SW | 4.3 | |
Chesterton 4.2 E | 5.9 | Valparaiso 1.3 NNE | 4.3 | |
Butler 0.5 NNE | 5.8 | Valparaiso 0.4 SSW | 4.2 |
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