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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 >

Cyclogenesis off the New England coast anchored by strong blocking ridge over Greenland allowed for the first shot of true arctic air southward across the Great Lakes behind an Alberta Clipper December 4th and set the stage for the first significant Lake Effect Snow event across northwest Indiana and southwest Michigan.  Lake Effect Snow bands developed in earnest Saturday evening December 4th and continued into Tuesday night on the 7th.

4 day storm total snowfall

 

 Below is a table highlighting the highest snowfall amounts.

 

LOCATION SNOW AMT   LOCATION SNOW AMT
Wanatah 4.4 ESE 10.0   Hudson 4.6 N 5.8
Leesburg 6.7 ESE 9.7   La Porte 6.2 N 5.6
Granger 2.9 W 9.7   Valparaiso 3.9 ENE 5.6
Granger 1.6 N 9.5   LaGrange 1.3 ENE 5.4
La Porte 1.2 E 9.3   Mishawaka 2.5 SE 5.4
La Porte 1.6 SW 9.1   Middlebury 2.6 WSW 5.2
Goshen 1.2 WNW 8.8   Wakarusa 2.4 NNE 5.1
Kingsbury 0.3 WNW 8.5   Plymouth 1.1 SSE 5.1
Goshen 3.0 WSW 8.4   Westville 4.7 ESE 5.0
Walkerton 5.7 ENE 8.2   Columbia City 5.4 N 5.0
La Porte 2.3 ESE 7.5   Kingsbury 5.0 ENE 4.9
South Bend 4.6 SE 7.2   Valparaiso 4.6 NNE 4.9
Goshen 1.9 NW 7.1   Valparaiso 0.9 NNW 4.9
Elkhart 3.1 SSE 6.9   Plymouth 2.5 WSW 4.8
Mishawaka 3.9 ENE 6.9   Valparaiso 1.8 N 4.5
Elkhart 4.8 SW 6.8   Mishawaka 5.9 SE 4.5
Millersburg 0.5 SW 6.3   Fort Wayne 9.0 WSW 4.4
Albion 3.7 S 5.9   Syracuse 0.9 SW 4.3
Chesterton 4.2 E 5.9   Valparaiso 1.3 NNE 4.3
Butler 0.5 NNE 5.8   Valparaiso 0.4 SSW 4.2

 

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