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Severe Thunderstorms in the East Sunday; Excessive Heat Lingers in the Southern U.S. and Returning to California

Scattered damaging winds from severe thunderstorms will be possible across parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States Sunday. Excessive heat will continue over the southern U.S. Sunday before another round of heat arrives Monday through the central and southern U.S. spreading into the East by Independence Day. California will see excessive heat starting Tuesday. Read More >

Winter storm hammers parts of the area on December 16th 2007

 

A major winter storm moved across the Great Lakes region Saturday night into Sunday morning producing bands of heavy snow overnight, and even a few reports of thundersnow across the area.  The snow came to an end late Sunday morning with a light to moderate lake effect band developing across the northwest portions of the forecast area through the afternoon hours. The heaviest snow fell from Claypool and Columbia City north into Lagrange and Coldwater.  Freezing rain and sleet mixed with the snow Saturday night along and east of Interstate 69 resulting in much lower snowfall totals in these areas.


 

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1121 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...
HEAVY SNOW FELL ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
THE HEAVIEST SNOW FELL FROM WARSAW AND COLUMBIA CITY NORTHEAST
INTO LAGRANGE AND COLDWATER. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET MIXED WITH THE
SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE
69...WHICH RESULTED IN SLIGHTLY LOWER SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THESE AREAS.

...PRELIMINARY SNOWFALL TOTALS...

LOCATION                      SNOWFALL    COMMENTS                   
                               IN/S/

2 N NORTH WEBSTER              16.3       12/16/07 1100 AM
2 E WARSAW IN                  14.5       12/16/07 1053 AM           
COLUMBIA CITY IN               14.0       12/16/07 0951 AM           
BRONSON MI                     14.0       12/16/07 1007 AM           
ALBION IN                      14.0       12/16/07 1238 PM           
2 N NORTH WEBSTER IN           14.0       12/16/07 1054 AM           
WARSAW IN                      13.0       12/16/07 0942 AM           
MILLERSBURG IN                 13.0       12/16/07 1140 AM           
SOUTH WHITLEY IN               12.0       12/16/07 1234 PM           
GIRARD MI                      12.0       12/16/07 1024 AM           
3 SW HILLSDALE MI              12.0       12/16/07 1229 PM           
COLDWATER MI                   11.5       12/16/07 0543 PM           
DUNLAP IN                      11.0       12/16/07 1025 AM           
CASSOPOLIS MI                  11.0       12/16/07 1116 AM           
6 W ANGOLA IN                  11.0       12/16/07 0612 PM           
5 N COLDWATER MI               11.0       12/16/07 0845 AM           
LITCHFIELD MI                  10.0       12/16/07 1048 AM           
LA PORTE IN                    10.0       12/16/07 1108 AM           
BUCHANAN MI                    10.0       12/16/07 0743 AM           
ASHLEY IN                      10.0       12/16/07 0311 PM           
ROCHESTER IN                    9.5       12/16/07 0931 AM           
6 SW ANGOLA IN                  9.5       12/16/07 0923 AM           
4 N ANGOLA IN                   9.5       12/16/07 0630 AM           
2 W PERU IN                     9.5       12/16/07 1200 PM           
TRI-LAKES IN                    9.0       12/16/07 0628 AM           
MEXICO IN                       9.0       12/16/07 0924 AM           
LEESBURG IN                     9.0       12/16/07 0648 AM           
KNOX IN                         9.0       12/16/07 0959 AM           
MONGO IN                        8.5       12/16/07 0437 AM           
SIMONTON LAKE IN                8.2       12/16/07 1042 AM           
ST. JOE IN                      8.0       12/16/07 0700 AM           
NILES MI                        8.0       12/16/07 0619 PM           
KENDALLVILLE IN                 8.0       12/16/07 0701 AM           
FORT WAYNE IN                   8.0       12/16/07 0859 AM           
BERRIEN SPRINGS MI              8.0       12/16/07 1159 AM           
1 S SOUTH BEND IN               8.0       12/16/07 0830 AM           
MICHIGAN CITY IN                7.8       12/16/07 0943 AM           
PERU IN                         7.5       12/16/07 0534 AM           
MISHAWAKA IN                    7.5       12/16/07 0724 AM           
HILLSDALE MI                    7.5       12/16/07 0913 AM           
ROLLING PRARIE IN               7.0       12/16/07 0111 PM           
ELKHART IN                      7.0       12/16/07 0708 AM           
BENTON HARBOR MI                6.3       12/16/07 0835 AM           
ST. JOSEPH MI                   6.0       12/16/07 1028 AM           
JIMTOWN IN                      6.0       12/16/07 0916 AM           
GENEVA IN                       6.0       12/16/07 0848 AM           


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