January 21-24, 2013 Snowfall Accumulation

Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Northeast; Heavy Rain Returns to California

An Alberta clipper will bring lake effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes, with the highest snow totals downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario. Snow squalls may impact New Year's Eve travel during the evening and overnight hours across parts of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and Northeast. Heavy rain will bring a flash flooding threat for southern California on New Year's Eve into New Year's Day. 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.

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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