Critical Fire Weather Conditions in the Plains; Heavy Snow in the Sierra and Northern Rockies

Gusty winds and warm, very dry conditions will lead to a Critical Risk of fire weather across much of the High Plains through Thursday. A Pacific storm system will bring strong winds and precipitation from the Pacific Northwest to the Northern Rockies, with heavy mountain snow in the Sierra-Nevada and northern Rockies. Heavy snow will continue in the northern Rockies on Thursday. Read More >

Overview

Snow and ice occurred across the region late on the 6th into the 7th before transitioning to heavy rain on the 8th.

Ice Reports
Rainfall

Ice Reports from late on the 6th into the 7th

NOUS41 KCTP 072141
PNSCTP
PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053-
056>059-063>066-080900-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
441 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24
HOURS FOR THE ICE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION.
APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE
OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS.  THIS
SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/CTP

******************** STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ********************

LOCATION          STORM TOTAL    TIME/DATE    COMMENTS
                     SNOWFALL       OF
                     (INCHES)   MEASUREMENT


PENNSYLVANIA

...CAMERON COUNTY...
   STEVENSON DAM          1.0   700 AM  1/7   COOP REPORT

...CENTRE COUNTY...
   PLEASANT GAP           0.5   700 AM  1/7   SLEET
   STATE COLLEGE          0.2   700 AM  1/7   SLEET

...CLEARFIELD COUNTY...
   GRAMPIAN               1.5   700 AM  1/7   COOP REPORT

...CLINTON COUNTY...
   RENOVO                 1.0   700 AM  1/7   COOP REPORT

...COLUMBIA COUNTY...
   BENTON                 1.1   700 AM  1/7   COOP REPORT

...ELK COUNTY...
   RIDGWAY                1.0   700 AM  1/7   COOP REPORT

...LYCOMING COUNTY...
   HUGHESVILLE            0.5  1013 PM  1/6   SIGNIFICANT ICING
   WILLIAMSPORT           0.5  1000 PM  1/6   COOP REPORT

...TIOGA COUNTY...
   WESTFIELD              1.0   700 AM  1/7   COCORAHS



*********************** STORM TOTAL ICE *********************

LOCATION          STORM TOTAL    TIME/DATE    COMMENTS
                          ICE       OF
                     (INCHES)   MEASUREMENT


PENNSYLVANIA

...ADAMS COUNTY...
   GETTYSBURG            0.40   630 AM  1/7   COOP REPORT
   YORK SPRINGS          0.40   653 AM  1/7   TREE DAMAGE OCCURRING

...CAMBRIA COUNTY...
   JOHNSTOWN             0.25   920 PM  1/6   SIGNIFICANT GLAZING
   BELMONT               0.25   900 AM  1/7   COCORAHS

...CENTRE COUNTY...
   BELLEFONTE            0.50   900 AM  1/7   PENNDOT
   STATE COLLEGE         0.30   800 AM  1/7   NWS OFFICE
   PLEASANT GAP          0.25   700 AM  1/7   ICE OVERTOP SLEET

...CUMBERLAND COUNTY...
   SHIREMANSTOWN         0.25   930 AM  1/7   SPOTTER

...DAUPHIN COUNTY...
   ROCKVILLE             0.30   910 AM  1/7   SPOTTER - MAIN ROADS OK

...FRANKLIN COUNTY...
   UPPER STRASBURG       0.50   800 AM  1/7   COOP - TREE LIMBS BENT
   ROXBURY               0.40   400 PM  1/7   TREE LIMBS DOWN
   CHAMBERSBURG          0.30   430 PM  1/7   SPOTTER

...LANCASTER COUNTY...
   MILLERSVILLE          0.12  1106 PM  1/6   MOD FREEZING RAIN 31F

...LYCOMING COUNTY...
   WILLIAMSPORT 4S       0.40   900 AM  1/7   TREE LIMBS BENT TO
                                              GROUND
   WILLIAMSPORT 2NE      0.25   900 AM  1/7   COCORAHS

...NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY...
   EXCHANGE              0.40   830 AM  1/7   SPOTTER

...SOMERSET COUNTY...
   MEYERSDALE            0.50   800 AM  1/7   WIDESPREAD ICING
   GLENCOE               0.50   900 AM  1/7   WIDESPREAD ICING

...UNION COUNTY...
   NEW COLUMBIA          0.50   900 AM  1/7   TREE DAMAGE - SPOTTER

...YORK COUNTY...
   STEWARTSTOWN          0.30  1000 AM  1/7   TREE LIMBS DOWN

$$

TYBURSKI/EVANEGO

Rain Reports

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1150 AM EST THU JAN 08 2009

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL STORM TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS
FOR AMOUNTS GREATER THAN 1.00 INCH OVER THE PAST 2 DAYS FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THANKS TO PUBLIC AND COOP SPOTTERS
FOR YOUR REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR HOME
PAGE AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/CTP

********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL********************

LOCATION          STORM TOTAL    TIME/DATE    COMMENTS
                     RAINFALL       OF
                     (INCHES)   MEASUREMENT


PENNSYLVANIA

...ADAMS COUNTY...
   YORK SPRINGS          1.37   700 AM   1/8   COCORAHS
   BIGLERVILLE           1.07   700 AM   1/8   COOP
   HANOVER               1.07   700 AM   1/8   COOP
   ABBOTTSTOWN           1.02   745 AM   1/8   COCORAHS

...BEDFORD COUNTY...
   EVERETT               1.04   700 AM   1/8   COOP

...CLEARFIELD COUNTY...
   GRAMPIAN              1.23   700 AM   1/8   COOP

...COLUMBIA COUNTY...
   BENTON                1.14   700 AM   1/8   COOP
   BENTON                1.14   700 AM   1/8   COCORAHS

...FRANKLIN COUNTY...
   UPPPER STRASBURG      1.20   700 AM   1/8   COOP
   SOUTH MOUNTAIN        1.08   700 AM   1/8   COOP
   GREENCASTLE           1.07   825 AM   1/8   COCORAHS

...LANCASTER COUNTY...
   NEW HOLLAND           1.24   700 AM   1/8   COOP
   SAFE HARBOR           1.08   700 AM   1/8   COOP
   MILLERSVILLE          1.05   700 AM   1/8   COOP

...SCHUYLKILL COUNTY...
   PINE GROVE            1.05   700 AM   1/8   COOP

...YORK COUNTY...
   NEW SALEM             1.14   500 AM   1/8   COCORAHS
   YORK HAVEN            1.13   700 AM   1/8   COOP
   DOVER                 1.12   622 AM   1/8   COCORAHS