January 21-24, 2013 Snowfall Accumulation

Heavy Rain is Likely Across the Mid-Atlantic States Today Along With Potentially Damaging Wind Gusts; Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are expected today across the Mid-Atlantic and forecast to contain heavy to excessive rainfall. Numerous instances of flash flooding are possible in southern Virginia and north-central North Carolina. Severe thunderstorms are also possible across the northern Great Plains today. Elevated to Critical Fire Weather located across the Intermountain West. Read More >

4 Day Lake Effect Snowfall Accumulation

Cold temperatures and persistent northwesterly flow have caused significant snowfall accumulations in areas downwind of Lake Michigan. The map below shows total snowfall accumulations for the past 4 days. We have received some reports of locally higher amounts, but generally 6-12 inches of snow has been common across Berrien and Cass counties in Michigan and La Porte and St. Joseph counties in Indiana.

Click for 4 day snowfall total amounts.

LOCATION                                            VALUE
BLOOMINGDALE                                        18.0
MUSKEGON ASOS                                       15.8
Stevensville 1.7 SSE                                14.9
Niles 2.7 W                                         14.2
Buchanan 1.3 WNW                                    10.5
(WA9RON)La Porte 1.3 SSW                            8.0
GRAND RAPIDS ASOS                                   6.9
SOUTH BEND ASOS                                     6.7
(KA9WNQ)La Porte 1.7 SW                             6.5
(W9OPR)Wheatfield 1.4 ENE                           6.0
Valparaiso 5.5 SSW                                  5.9
Elkhart 4.8 SW                                      5.5
KINGSBURY 1 N                                       5.4
(N9ROM)Trail Creek 4.5 ESE                          4.7
BUFFALO                                             4.0
MINNEAPOLIS                                         4.0
ROANOKE                                             4.0
ST LOUIS                                            4.0
Valparaiso 4.3 SW                                   3.8
Goshen 1.9 NW                                       2.3
DETROIT INT AIRPORT                                 2.2
Plymouth 2.5 WSW                                    2.1
Angola 1.2 S                                        2.0
Columbus 9.3 NNE                                    2.0
LANSING ASOS                                        1.8
Valparaiso 0.9 NNW                                  1.7
WANATAH 2 WNW                                       1.7
(KB9GPW)North Judson 3.9 SW                         1.5
MILWAUKEE                                           1.4
New Albany 2.8 SSE                                  1.4
North Judson 5.7 ESE                                1.3
(W9AL)North Judson 5.7 ESE                          1.3
Mishawaka 5.9 SE                                    1.2
De Motte 0.8 NNW                                    1.0
Bellevue 4.9 S                                      1.0
Lima 2.7 NE                                         0.8
Angola 4.1 N                                        0.7
Rochester 2.4 NW                                    0.6
Marion 4.2 SSE                                      0.6
FRANCESVILLE 2 SW                                   0.5
Fort Wayne 9.1 SE                                   0.5
Valparaiso 1.8 N                                    0.5
Northwood 2.8 ENE                                   0.5
ROCHESTER                                           0.5
Fort Wayne 2.6 NE                                   0.4
Huntington 0.3 W                                    0.4
Galloway 3.1 N                                      0.4
Anna 3.1 NNW                                        0.4
O'HARE INTERNATIONAL APT                            0.4
(N9ZMY)Logansport 0.9 E                             0.3
Yorktown 1.1 NNW                                    0.3
Woodburn 2.8 WSW                                    0.2
Bluffton 3.0 ENE                                    0.2
Bradford 2.3 NW                                     0.2
McClure 3.4 SSE                                     0.2
BLUFFTON 1 N                                        0.1
Kokomo 7.2 WNW                                      0.1
Urbana 0.3 ENE                                      0.1
Napoleon 0.3 NNW                                    0.1
PAULDING                                            0.1
CHALMERS 5 W                                        0.0
Frankfort 4.9 ENE                                   0.0
(K9EFY)Flora 0.3 S                                  0.0
Marion 5.6 NE                                       0.0
Bluffton 4.1 N                                      0.0
INDIANAPOLIS                                        0.0
MARION 2 N                                          0.0
Defiance 0.9 E                                      0.0
PERRYSVILLE 4 WNW                                   0.0
Woodburn 3 N                                        0.0
WEST LAFAYETTE 6 NW                                 0.0