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Heavy to Excessive Rainfall in the Central Appalachians; Severe Weather in the Mid-South; Hot Weather in Southern California

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 >

 

Below is a table highlighting the highest snowfall amounts for this event.

 
LOCATION SNOW AMT   LOCATION SNOW AMT
Wanatah 4.4 ESE 31.5   South Bend 4.6 SE 8.2
Westville 4.7 ESE 28.0   Leesburg 6.7 ESE 7.2
La Porte 1.6 SW 24.7   Porter 0.6 S 7.1
North Judson 5.7 ESE 20.5   Valparaiso 5.7 WSW 7.1
Valparaiso 3.9 ENE 19.0   Syracuse 0.9 SW 6.8
Kingsbury 5.0 ENE 18.2   Crown Point 7.8 E 6.7
Valparaiso 0.4 SSW 17.1   Hebron 3.7 NE 6.2
Valparaiso 1.4 ENE 15.9   Valparaiso 1.8 NW 6.2
Kingsbury 0.3 WNW 15.1   La Porte 2.3 ESE 6.0
La Porte 6.2 N 14.5   Fort Wayne 7.0 NE 5.8
Valparaiso 0.9 NNW 13.6   Woodburn 2.8 WSW 5.6
La Porte 1.2 E 13.2   Munster 0.8 SSE 5.5
Lakes Of The Four Seasons 1.5 NNE 10.0   Crown Point 1.1 N 5.5
Valparaiso 1.4 WNW 9.9   Bedford 8.6 NNW 5.5
Chesterton 4.2 E 9.2   Valparaiso 0.6 SE 5.5
Burnettsville 9.9 NNW 9.1   Mishawaka 2.5 SE 5.2
Valparaiso 4.6 NNE 8.9   Fort Wayne 9.1 SE 5.1
Valparaiso 2.0 ESE 8.6   Carmel 0.9 ESE 5.1
Chesterton 1.4 ENE 8.3   Logansport 2.2 NNW 5.0
Portage 0.9 ESE 8.2   LaGrange 7.2 ESE 5.0

 

24 Hour Totals Dec. 12: Mainly system snow amounts   24 Hour Totals Dec. 13: Lake Effect Snow amounts
 

 

24 Hour Totals Dec. 14: Lake Effect Snow amounts   24 Hour Totals Dec. 15: Lake Effect Snow amounts
 

 

3 Day Snowfall Totals as of Tuesday, December 14, 2010

 

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Below is a picture of downtown La Porte at the height of the storm on December 12th. Notice the limited visibility and blowing snow!

Photo courtesy Joe Vorrier

 

Below are a few photos showing the amount of snow La Porte County where over 30 inches fell in the 3 day period. (Photos courtesy Lori Barrett)

Wanatah - December 13th  
Wanatah - December 13th   Wanatah - December 14th

 

Union Mills - December 14th

 

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