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"AT LEAST 436 DEAD AS STORM PUMMELS PHILIPPINES"
Maria Ressa, CNN
www.cnn.com
12/17/11, 12:29 pm EST
Manila, Philippines (CNN) -- At least 436 people are dead after Tropical Storm Washi pummeled the Philippines, Red Cross Secretary General Gwen Pang said Saturday.
The vast majority of the bodies were found in the cities of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro, according to military officials and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. Five people were killed in a landslide, but all others died in flash flooding.
The provinces of Compostela Valley and Zamboanga del Norte were also hit, added Benito Ramos, chairman of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.
About 400 people remain missing after the storm, which is called Sendong locally. More than 2,000 have been rescued, the country's military reported.
Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said officials are investigating reports that an entire village was swept away.
Authorities have also begun distributing food rations for some 10,000 families affected by the storm, while also handing out thousands of blankets and mosquito nets, the Red Cross reported Saturday.
Flash flooding overnight -- following 10 hours of rain -- fueled the devastation, compounded by overflowing rivers and tributaries. As much as 20 centimeters (8 inches) of rain fell within 24 hours in some areas.
Ramos said despite government warning, some did not evacuate.
An estimated 100,000 people are displaced, according to the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
At least 20,000 people were staying in 10 evacuation centers in Cagayan de Oro, Social Welfare Secretary Dinky Soliman said Saturday.
Some 20,000 soldiers embarked on search-and-rescue operations, the military said.
Officials asked for volunteers to pack food to send to those displaced.
Though Washi was headed away from the Philippines on Saturday, trouble could loom for Vietnam, as the storm's westerly path could cross Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday.
CNN Meteorologist Ivan Cabrera contributed to this report.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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Mostly cloudy and 38 degrees in downtown Findlay, OH, wind SW at 11 mph. There is a trace of snow (scattered) on the ground.
Skies across nw.OH were cloudy through the remainder of yesterday and into late morning today, becoming partly sunny-to-mostly cloudy since. Snow flurries and light snow showers fell through the rest of yesterday afternoon and into late yesterday evening before ending, with another 0.1 inch of snowfall (bringing yessterday's snowfall total to 0.5 inch). Light fog was present yesterday evening and this morning, with some haze early this afternoon. Temps remained in a 30 to 32 range through the remainder of yesterday and into mid morning today, rising to the upper 30's this afternoon. Dew points in the upper 20's through the remainder of yesterday and into late morning today have since risen to near 30. Winds became SW-W at 3-8 mph late yesterday afternoon, then SW at 3-8 mph yesterday evening and into early overnight today, then SW-W at 5-15 mph since then.
Here are two photos that i took at 11:55 am and 11:57 am EST, respectively, on the S side of Fostoria...
And, here is a photo that I took at 1:24 pm EST on the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Findlay...
Snowfall totals from across n.OH...
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1118 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2011
THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOWFALL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 15 HOURS
FOR THE 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/CLEVELAND
**********************12 HOUR SNOWFALL**********************
LOCATION 12 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
OHIO
...ASHTABULA COUNTY...
ASHTABULA 3S 1.0 817 AM 12/18
RAOMING SHORES 1.0 729 AM 12/18
...CUYAHOGA COUNTY...
GARFIELD HTS 0.5 712 AM 12/18
CLEVELAND HOPKINS AI T 651 AM 12/18
...GEAUGA COUNTY...
THOMPSON 5SW 0.7 725 AM 12/18
MONTVILLE 0.5 815 AM 12/18
...HOLMES COUNTY...
FRYBURG 1S 0.2 723 AM 12/18
...HURON COUNTY...
NEW LONDON 3NW 0.2 805 AM 12/18
...LAKE COUNTY...
MENTOR 3.5 901 PM 12/17
MADISON 5 S 2.0 842 AM 12/18
LEROY 2.0 816 AM 12/18
MADISON-ON-THE-LAKE 1.3 819 AM 12/18
MADISON VILLAGE 0.9 637 AM 12/18
CONCORD TWP 0.7 817 AM 12/18
...LORAIN COUNTY...
OBERLIN 0.1 800 AM 12/18
ELYRIA 0.1 540 AM 12/18
...LUCAS COUNTY...
TOLEDO AIRPORT T 651 AM 12/18
...MEDINA COUNTY...
MEDINA 0.7 734 AM 12/18
BRUNSWICK 0.2 900 AM 12/18
...MORROW COUNTY...
MORROW CTY/MT GILEAD 0.1 742 AM 12/18
...PORTAGE COUNTY...
HIRAM 0.8 840 AM 12/18
...RICHLAND COUNTY...
MANSFIELD/ONTARIO 1.0 902 PM 12/17
MANSFLD ARPT 0.3 651 AM 12/18
...SUMMIT COUNTY...
TALLMADGE 1.0 901 PM 12/17
CAK AIRPORT 0.3 651 AM 12/18
...TRUMBULL COUNTY...
YNG AIRPORT 0.6 651 AM 12/18
...WAYNE COUNTY...
WOOSTER 7N 0.8 659 AM 12/18
PENNSYLVANIA
...CRAWFORD COUNTY...
CANADOHTA LAKE 1.0 814 AM 12/18
MEADVILLE 5W 1.0 727 AM 12/18
...ERIE COUNTY...
2 WSW ERIE AIRPORT 4.5 907 AM 12/18
FAIRVIEW 2.1 646 AM 12/18
WATERFORD 1.6 717 AM 12/18
FRANKLIN CTR 1.2 715 AM 12/18
ERIE AIRPORT 0.7 651 AM 12/18
**********************24 HOUR SNOWFALL**********************
LOCATION 24 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
OHIO
...ASHTABULA COUNTY...
PIERPONT 2SE 1.2 1000 AM 12/18
...CRAWFORD COUNTY...
1 NW BUCYRUS 1.1 700 AM 12/18
...GEAUGA COUNTY...
1 SSE MONTVILLE 4.0 815 AM 12/18
BURTON 4.0 952 AM 12/18
2 W SOUTH RUSSELL 3.3 800 AM 12/18
...HURON COUNTY...
1 N BELLEVUE 0.2 500 AM 12/18
...LAKE COUNTY...
4 SSW PAINESVILLE 3.9 800 AM 12/18
1 SW KIRTLAND 3.5 630 AM 12/18
SOUTH MADSION 2.0 914 AM 12/18
...LORAIN COUNTY...
2 SW AVON 3.2 755 AM 12/18
SE ELYRIA 2.2 540 AM 12/18
3 SSW NORTH RIDGEVIL 1.5 820 AM 12/18
3 SE ELYRIA 1.2 930 AM 12/18
...LUCAS COUNTY...
3 SSW OREGON 0.5 800 AM 12/18
1 WNW SYLVANIA 0.5 700 AM 12/18
...MARION COUNTY...
4 SSE MARION 0.9 700 AM 12/18
...MEDINA COUNTY...
8 ENE MEDINA 0.5 730 AM 12/18
...OTTAWA COUNTY...
3 W PORT CLINTON 0.3 900 AM 12/18
...PORTAGE COUNTY...
N HIRAM 2.8 800 AM 12/18
2 SSW STREETSBORO 1.4 700 AM 12/18
4 NE KENT 0.7 800 AM 12/18
...RICHLAND COUNTY...
1 NW LEXINGTON 0.2 825 AM 12/18
...SENECA COUNTY...
5 S BELLEVUE 0.5 530 AM 12/18
...SUMMIT COUNTY...
MUNROE FALLS 1.0 700 AM 12/18
2 SE STOW 1.0 700 AM 12/18
...TRUMBULL COUNTY...
WARREN 2.0 700 AM 12/18
1 N NEWTON FALLS 1.0 700 AM 12/18
...WAYNE COUNTY...
1 N KIDRON 1.3 700 AM 12/18
WOOSTER 0.8 853 AM 12/18
PENNSYLVANIA
...CRAWFORD COUNTY...
1 WNW SAEGERTOWN 0.7 800 AM 12/18
3 WNW SPRINGBORO 0.6 700 AM 12/18
SPRINGBOR 3NW 0.6 700 AM 12/18
...ERIE COUNTY...
6 SW ERIE 2.4 600 AM 12/18
6 SSE ERIE 1.5 700 AM 12/18
1 WNW NORTH EAST 0.5 800 AM 12/18
*********************** SNOW ON GROUND ***********************
LOCATION SNOW TIME/DATE COMMENTS
ON GROUND OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
OHIO
...ASHTABULA COUNTY...
ASHTABULA 3S 2.0 800 AM 12/18
RAOMING SHORES 1.0 729 AM 12/18
PIERPONT 2SE 1.0 1000 AM 12/18
...CRAWFORD COUNTY...
1 NW BUCYRUS 0.5 700 AM 12/18
...CUYAHOGA COUNTY...
GARFIELD HTS 3.0 712 AM 12/18
CLEVELAND HOPKINS AI T 651 AM 12/18
...GEAUGA COUNTY...
THOMPSON 5SW 4.0 725 AM 12/18
2 W SOUTH RUSSELL 3.5 800 AM 12/18
1 SSE MONTVILLE 3.0 815 AM 12/18
MONTVILLE 3.0 815 AM 12/18
BURTON 3.0 952 AM 12/18
...HOLMES COUNTY...
FRYBURG 1S 1.0 723 AM 12/18
...HURON COUNTY...
1 N BELLEVUE 0.2 500 AM 12/18
NEW LONDON 3NW T 805 AM 12/18
...LAKE COUNTY...
MENTOR 4.0 924 AM 12/18
MADISON VILLAGE 4.0 637 AM 12/18
1 SW KIRTLAND 3.5 630 AM 12/18
CONCORD TWP 3.0 850 AM 12/18
4 SSW PAINESVILLE 3.0 800 AM 12/18
MADISON-ON-THE-LAKE 2.0 819 AM 12/18
LEROY 2.0 816 AM 12/18
MADISON 5 S 2.0 842 AM 12/18
SOUTH MADSION 2.0 914 AM 12/18
...LORAIN COUNTY...
2 SW AVON 3.0 755 AM 12/18
SE ELYRIA 2.0 540 AM 12/18
ELYRIA 2.0 540 AM 12/18
3 SE ELYRIA 1.0 930 AM 12/18
3 SSW NORTH RIDGEVIL 1.0 820 AM 12/18
OBERLIN T 800 AM 12/18
...LUCAS COUNTY...
1 WNW SYLVANIA T 700 AM 12/18
TOLEDO AIRPORT T 651 AM 12/18
3 SSW OREGON T 800 AM 12/18
...MARION COUNTY...
4 SSE MARION 0.5 700 AM 12/18
...MEDINA COUNTY...
MEDINA 1.0 734 AM 12/18
BRUNSWICK T 900 AM 12/18
...MORROW COUNTY...
MORROW CTY/MT GILEAD 2.0 742 AM 12/18
...PORTAGE COUNTY...
HIRAM 3.0 840 AM 12/18
N HIRAM 2.5 800 AM 12/18
4 NE KENT 1.5 800 AM 12/18
2 SSW STREETSBORO 1.0 700 AM 12/18
...RICHLAND COUNTY...
MANSFLD ARPT 1.0 651 AM 12/18
MANSFIELD/ONTARIO 1.0 902 PM 12/17
...SENECA COUNTY...
5 S BELLEVUE 0.5 530 AM 12/18
...SUMMIT COUNTY...
2 SE STOW 1.0 700 AM 12/18
TALLMADGE 1.0 820 AM 12/18
MUNROE FALLS 1.0 700 AM 12/18
CAK AIRPORT 1.0 651 AM 12/18
...TRUMBULL COUNTY...
YNG AIRPORT 3.0 651 AM 12/18
WARREN 2.0 700 AM 12/18
1 N NEWTON FALLS 1.0 700 AM 12/18
...WAYNE COUNTY...
WOOSTER 7N 1.0 659 AM 12/18
1 N KIDRON 1.0 700 AM 12/18
WOOSTER 1.0 853 AM 12/18
...WOOD COUNTY...
6 SE PERRYSBURG T 800 AM 12/18
2 NW BOWLING GREEN T 600 AM 12/18
PENNSYLVANIA
...CRAWFORD COUNTY...
CANADOHTA LAKE 2.0 814 AM 12/18
MEADVILLE 5W 1.0 727 AM 12/18
SPRINGBOR 3NW 1.0 700 AM 12/18
1 WNW SAEGERTOWN 0.7 800 AM 12/18
3 WNW SPRINGBORO 0.6 700 AM 12/18
...ERIE COUNTY...
2 WSW ERIE AIRPORT 5.0 907 AM 12/18
6 SW ERIE 2.4 600 AM 12/18
FAIRVIEW 2.0 646 AM 12/18
WATERFORD 2.0 717 AM 12/18
6 SSE ERIE 1.5 700 AM 12/18
ERIE AIRPORT 1.0 651 AM 12/18
FRANKLIN CTR 1.0 715 AM 12/18
1 WNW NORTH EAST 0.5 800 AM 12/18
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A weak Warm Front will lift NE of nw.OH this afternoon as a HIGH moves from the TN Valley to the Appalachians this afternoon and evening. A Cold Front will move across nw.OH early tomorrow night, then move back N of the area as a Warm Front on Tuesday. A LOW will track across the OH Valley on Wednesday.
The latest zone forecast for Findlay, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
129 PM EST SUN DEC 18 2011
HANCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY
129 PM EST SUN DEC 18 2011
.THIS AFTERNOON...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY...A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 40. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. CHANCE OF RAIN
60 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
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The latest zone forecast for Fostoria, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
129 PM EST SUN DEC 18 2011
SENECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TIFFIN
129 PM EST SUN DEC 18 2011
.THIS AFTERNOON...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. BREEZY
WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY...A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. CHANCE OF RAIN
60 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
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And, the latest zone forecast for Fremont, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
129 PM EST SUN DEC 18 2011
SANDUSKY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT
129 PM EST SUN DEC 18 2011
.THIS AFTERNOON...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. BREEZY
WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING. CLOUDY WITH A
CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 30. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...
BECOMING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE
OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. CHANCE OF RAIN
60 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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"STORM DEATH TOLL TOPS 650 IN PHILIPPINES; HUNDREDS MISSING"
Maria Ressa, CNN
www.cnn.com
12/18/11, 11:24 am EST
Manila, Philippines (CNN) -- Devastation from a tropical storm that deluged the southern Philippines mounted Sunday, with the death toll rising to 652, the Philippine Red Cross said.
Hundreds are missing, the relief agency said, after entire villages were swept away.
The stench of death permeated the air as aid workers scrambled to help survivors.
The disaster has left heartbreaking scenes of families with children looking for ways to get by during the festive Christmas season.
"Do we still have Christmas, mother?" one crying little girl asked her mother, according to the Red Cross. "Will I get my toys and my new pair of shoes you promised?"
"Of course you will," the mother replied. "Christmas will always be around."
The vast majority of the dead were found in the port cities of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro, according to military and disaster officials. Water-logged bodies from washed-away villages floated at the shoreline, on the northwestern coast of Mindanao island.
Five people were killed in a landslide, but virtually all the others died in flash flooding after Tropical Storm Washi, which is called Sendong locally.
Survivors in the hardest-hit areas are contending with no electricity or clean drinking water. One woman in Cagayan de Oro collected murky brown floodwater in a bucket, just meters away from where a destroyed vehicle was submerged.
Flash flooding overnight Friday -- following 10 hours of rain -- fueled the devastation. As much as 20 centimeters (8 inches) of rain fell within 24 hours in some areas.
December generally brings about 60 millimeters of rain (a little over 2 inches) to the region, CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri reported.
Overflowing rivers and tributaries compounded the disaster for low-lying areas, and officials said floodwater reached roof-level in the middle of the night.
The destruction left cars, furniture and parts of houses in mangled heaps, partly immersed in squalid floodwater.
In Cagayan de Oro, a half dozen vehicles looked like littered toy trucks, with some on their sides or roofs.
An estimated 100,000 people are displaced, according to the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
The country's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said 125,000 people were affected.
Cagayan de Oro is a densely populated, urbanized city, and the storm moved in during the overnight hours when people were asleep.
Many people trudged through knee-high water and packed into evacuation centers.
The weather was warm, with temperatures of up to about 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit), and there were some isolated thunderstorms not related to the tropical storm, Javaheri said.
Philippine Red Cross Chairman Richard Gordon will travel to the stricken region Monday to assess the damage, the organization said.
"Certainly this is a very severe humanitarian crisis going on," Gordon said Sunday.
Authorities have started distributing food rations for some 10,000 families affected by the storm, while also handing out thousands of blankets and mosquito nets, the Red Cross said.
But aid workers are appealing for drinking water, food and dry clothes, and officials have asked for volunteers to pack food to send to those displaced.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed her condolences Saturday on behalf of the U.S. government and said the United States "stands ready to assist Philippine authorities as they respond to this tragedy."
Some Philippine residents called the disaster unprecedented.
Benito Ramos, chairman of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, said he thinks the event was influenced by climate change and deforestation.
Ramos said the storm moved in a westward path to areas rarely hit by major storms or flooding.
In addition, the most devastated cities -- Cagayan de Oro and Iligan -- became catch basins for water flowing from highlands with denuded forests. Floodwater from Bukidnon province poured down into Cagayan de Oro -- the city with the highest death toll -- while water from Lanao del Sur province gushed into Iligan.
CNN Meteorologist Ivan Cabrera contributed to this report.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR SOUTHERN ROCKIES TO CENTRAL PLAINS
PLAINS WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011
...LOW PRESSURE OVER NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING WILL INTENSIFY WITH
AN EXPANDING AREA OF HEAVY SNOW FROM THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE
CENTRAL PLAINS. TRAVEL THROUGH THIS REGION WILL BECOME
DANGEROUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE BY LATER TODAY INTO TUESDAY...
WINTER STORM AND BLIZZARD WARNINGS COVER MUCH OF NORTHERN NEW
MEXICO INTO CENTRAL KANSAS...WITH WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
SURROUNDING THE WARNINGS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 AM CST...A 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES...SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED
NEAR ROSWELL NEW MEXICO...WHILE A COLD FRONT WAS DROPPING SOUTH
THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS. A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS
WERE OVER WESTERN TEXAS...WITH LIGHTER RAINFALL EXTENDING INTO
OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHERN KANSAS. A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND RAIN WAS
FALLING OVER A LARGE PORTION OF NEW MEXICO.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST SUN DEC
18 THROUGH 900 AM CST MON DEC 19...
...NEW MEXICO...
EL MORRO 5 E 5.5
PAJARITO MOUNTAIN SKI AREA 5.0
LA BAJADA 3.0
SKI SANTA FE 3.0
CLOUDCROFT 1.8 SW 2.0
SANTA FE 1.3 WSW 1.5
TIJERAS 5.2 E 1.3
HIGH ROLLS 0.8 SE 1.2
SILVER CITY 3.9 NW 1.2
GRANTS 1.0
MANZANO 2 SE 1.0
SANDIA PARK 1.0
ALBUQUERQUE 8.4 ENE 0.7
LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL INTENSIFY MONDAY AS
IT MOVES INTO WESTERN TEXAS...AND THEN MOVES NORTHEAST INTO
OKLAHOMA MONDAY NIGHT. AS THE LOW DEEPENS AND MOVES INTO THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS...IT WILL DRAW IN COLDER AIR SOUTH AND CHANGE
PRECIPITATION FROM RAIN TO SNOW ACROSS THE REGION. SNOW IS
ALREADY FALLING OVER PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO...AND THE SNOW WILL
EXPAND NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON MONDAY AFTERNOON
AND NIGHT. A LARGE AREA OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM
NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO INTO SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...WITH ISOLATED
AREAS OF AROUND ONE FOOT POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY EVENING. NORTH WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH.
THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES
BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL THROUGH THE REGION WILL QUICKLY
DETERIORATE ON MONDAY...WITH EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE...TRAVEL CONDITIONS BY MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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Cloudy and 47 degrees in downtown Findlay, OH, wind SW at 15g21 mph.
Weather conditions from across nw.OH, as of 12:00 noon EST...
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OHIO REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH
1200 PM EST MON DEC 19 2011
NORTHWEST OHIO
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
DEFIANCE CLOUDY 48 39 71 SW14G21 29.97F
FINDLAY CLOUDY 47 38 71 SW15G23 29.97F
TOLEDO EXPRESS CLOUDY 48 37 65 SW15G25 29.95S
TOLEDO METCALF CLOUDY 47 38 71 SW17G25 29.96S
LIMA CLOUDY 47 35 63 SW14 30.00F
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Skies across nw.OH became partly sunny late yesterday afternoon, then mostly clear yesterday evening and into early overnight today, becoming cloudy since. A few scattered light rain showers fell late overnight and early morning today. Temps were in the mid 30's for the rest of yesterday afternoon, then rose to the upper 30's yesterday evening, then to the low 40's overnight and early this morning, rising to the upper 40's during late morning. Dew points were in the low 30's for the remainder of yesterday and into early morning today, rising to the upper 30's since late morning. Winds were S at 5-15 mph for the remainder of yesterday and until passage of a weak Warm Front around 1:30 am EST today, becoming SW at 10-20g25 mph since then.
A Cold Front across the n.Great Lakes will drop S across nw.OH this evening, then become stationary S of the Ohio River tonight, then move back N across nw.OH as a Warm Front late tomorrow afternopon and tomorrow evening. A LOW will move from the MS Valley will move NE and pass near nw.OH on Wednesday.
The latest zone forecast for Findlay, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1218 PM EST MON DEC 19 2011
HANCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY
1218 PM EST MON DEC 19 2011
.THIS AFTERNOON...CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS AROUND 50.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...
BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
50 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY...A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN LIKELY. LITTLE OR
NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. EAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN THE UPPER 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS AROUND 50.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
30 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN CLEARING. A
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
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The latest zone forecast for Fostoria, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1218 PM EST MON DEC 19 2011
SENECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TIFFIN
1218 PM EST MON DEC 19 2011
.THIS AFTERNOON...CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS AROUND 50.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY...A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN LIKELY. LITTLE OR
NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. EAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN THE UPPER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
30 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN CLEARING. A
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
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And, the latest zone forecast for Fremont, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1218 PM EST MON DEC 19 2011
SANDUSKY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT
1218 PM EST MON DEC 19 2011
.THIS AFTERNOON...CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS AROUND 50.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...
BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
40 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN
RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION LESS THAN AN INCH.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN THE UPPER 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS AROUND 50.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
30 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN CLEARING. A
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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"BLIZZARD SWEEPS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST"
CNN
www.cnn.com
12/19/11, 2:53 am EST
(CNN) -- A powerful blizzard roared out of the southwestern United States early Monday, threatening residents from Arizona to Kansas with a foot or more of snow.
Combined with strong winds and icy roads, the snow could make driving during the holidays dangerous across the region.
Snow, falling at a rate of up to two inches an hour, is expected in the mountains of Arizona and New Mexico, the National Weather Service said.
The snow is forecast to start battering northeast New Mexico on Monday morning. State emergency personnel and transportation crews there are on call, officials say, ready to act if and when the storm hits hard.
Residents, meanwhile, have made their own preparations -- even on an otherwise picturesque day on Sunday, with sunny skies and temperatures in the 60s in some locales.
"I went to the grocery store, and it was packed," said Kevin Mueller of Tucumcari, where he and his wife run the historic Blue Swallow Inn. "People are out there, stocking up."
The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for much of Monday and Tuesday in large swaths of northeast New Mexico, southeast Colorado, southwest Kansas, northern Texas and the Oklahoma Panhandle.
That means places like Santa Rosa, New Mexico, and Springfield, Colorado, could see up to 2 feet of snow, though 8 inches to 16 inches will more likely be the norm and lesser amounts may fall in other locales. That snow will combine with potent winds, which are expected to be between 25 and 45 mph in spots.
The storm is the product of a "sharp blast of cold air" from the north that will turn rain into snow and possibly lead to "white-out conditions," the weather service said.
"Travel will become dangerous, if not impossible across the region," the weather agency's New Mexico division predicts.
About 700 New Mexico highway personnel are set to clear the roads, with plenty of road salt also on hand to deal with ice, said Manon Arnett, a spokeswoman for the state transportation department.
Those crews will be out focusing first on interstates, then on other roads, she added. If visibility diminishes or the roadway gets too slick, it will be up to state police as to whether a given thoroughfare is temporarily shut down, according to Arnett.
Southeast Colorado is also expected to experience blizzard conditions, with the National Weather Service warning people to "avoid traveling in the area."
"Life-threatening winter weather conditions are expected," the agency said.
No flights had been canceled as of Sunday night at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport in north Texas, said aviation director Patrick Rhodes. But the officials there have talked about what to do next at a planning meeting Sunday, including getting the airport's six snow plows ready.
"We're on the dividing line between 3 inches and 9 inches (of snow)," he said.
Amarillo residents were told to expect rain overnight that will switch to snow Monday afternoon.
In Tucumcari, Mueller said his inn has emptied, like many store shelves, ahead of the storm. He's hoping the wintry weather won't prevent his son, who is set to fly in from Kentucky on Tuesday, from reuniting with the family in time for Christmas.
As for unexpected guests at the inn, Mueller said that he has a plow ready to clear the driveway and rooms are ready for snow-weary travelers.
"We plan to leave our lights on," he said. "If we get calls, we're ready to help."
CNN's Sean Morris, Greg Botelho, Jessica Jordan and Dave Alsup contributed to this report.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR SOUTHERN ROCKIES TO CENTRAL PLAINS
PLAINS WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011
...LOW PRESSURE OVER NEW MEXICO IS SPREADING SNOW FROM THE
SOUTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. TRAVEL THROUGH THIS
REGION WILL BE DANGEROUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE INTO TUESDAY...
WINTER STORM AND BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NEW
MEXICO AND NORTHERN TEXAS...NORTHWARD TO KANSAS...WITH WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES SURROUNDING THE WARNINGS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 PM CST...A 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES...SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED
NEAR ROSWELL NEW MEXICO...WHILE A COLD FRONT WAS DROPPING
SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS. RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE
MOVING ACROSS AREAS FROM SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS SOUTHWARD INTO EAST
CENTRAL TEXAS. SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO...FAR NORTHERN TEXAS...SOUTHEASTERN
COLORADO...AND WESTERN KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA. AS COLDER AIR MOVES
INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTH...RAIN IS GRADUALLY CHANGING TO
SNOW FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST SUN DEC
18 THROUGH 200 PM CST MON DEC 19...
...COLORADO...
SPRINGFIELD 7.0
KIM 5.0
RYE 1 SSW 3.0
BEULAH 2.0
...NEW MEXICO...
GRANTS 14.0
BLUEWATER LAKE 12.0
ROCIADA 8 SW 10.0
PREWITT 5 WSW 9.5
LOS ALAMOS 5 WNW 8.0
TESUQUE 0.7 SSW 8.0
ANGEL FIRE 3 ESE 6.0
EL MORRO 5 E 5.5
PAJARITO MOUNTAIN SKI AREA 5.0
SAN ANTONITO 1 E 3.5
LA BAJADA 3.0
ALBUQUERQUE 8 E 2.0
SANTA FE 1.3 WSW 1.5
...OKLAHOMA...
KENTON 2.0
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...COLORADO...
FOUNTAIN 4 WNW 53
GREAT SAND DUNES 1 SSE 52
LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL MOVE INTO THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT. AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS...IT WILL DRAW COLDER AIR SOUTHWARD AND CONTINUE TO CHANGE
PRECIPITATION FROM RAIN TO SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF KANSAS...
OKLAHOMA...AND NORTHERN TEXAS. A LARGE AREA OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO INTO KANSAS...WITH
ISOLATED AREAS OF AROUND ONE FOOT POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY EVENING.
NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL THROUGH THE REGION
WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE...WITH EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE...TRAVEL CONDITIONS BY TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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Cloudy and 49 degrees just NW of downtown in Fostoria, OH, wind SW at 10 mph.
Weather conditions from across nw.OH, as of 6:00 pm EST...
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OHIO REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH
600 PM EST MON DEC 19 2011
NORTHWEST OHIO
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
DEFIANCE CLOUDY 49 40 71 SW6 30.01R
FINDLAY CLOUDY 47 38 71 SW9 30.01R
TOLEDO EXPRESS CLOUDY 48 40 73 SW9 29.99R
TOLEDO METCALF CLOUDY 48 41 76 SW7 30.00R
LIMA CLOUDY 47 36 65 SW12 30.03R
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Skies across nw.OH became partly cloudy/partly sunny early afternoon into mid afternoon, and then generally cloudy since then. Temps peaked at 50 at FAA-Findlay (OH) at 2:00 pm EST and have hovered in a 48 to 49 range since then. Dew points since mid day have been in the upper 30's. SW winds at 15-25g30 mph early afternoon into late afternoon decreased to 10-20g25 mph then to 8-15 mph since then.
Here is a photo that I took at 12:52 pm EST in downtown Findlay...
And, here is are two photos that I took at 1:59 pm and 2:31 pm EST, respectively, on the N side of Findlay...
Radar shows light-to-moderate rain showers over s. and cen.IN/sw.OH, moving ENE at 30 mph.
A Cold Front across se.MI will move SE across nw.OH this evening, then become stationary across s.OH (or, possibly, cen.OH) later tonight, them move back N across nw.OH as a Warm Front during the day tomorrow, ahead of a LOW that will move across OH on Wednesday; this setup will bring mainly rain (once again) to nw.OH. Another storm system will move across the OH Valley on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, although probably far enough to the E to keep its impact on nw.OH's weather to a minimum.
The latest zone forecast for Fostoria, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
314 PM EST MON DEC 19 2011
SENECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TIFFIN
314 PM EST MON DEC 19 2011
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. COLD WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. LITTLE OR NO
SNOW ACCUMULATION. COOLER WITH HIGHS AROUND 40. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN THE
UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. COLD WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. CHANCE OF SNOW
30 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. COLD
WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLD WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLD WITH LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
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The latest zone forecast for Findlay, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
314 PM EST MON DEC 19 2011
HANCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY
314 PM EST MON DEC 19 2011
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING...
THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LITTLE OR NO
SNOW ACCUMULATION. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH...
BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
40 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN THE
UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. COLD WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. CHANCE OF SNOW
30 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. COLD
WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLD WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLD WITH LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
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And, the latest zone forecast for Fremont, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
314 PM EST MON DEC 19 2011
SANDUSKY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT
314 PM EST MON DEC 19 2011
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. COLD WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...
BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. LITTLE OR NO
SNOW ACCUMULATION. COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN THE
UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS AROUND 50.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. CHANCE OF SNOW 30 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COLD. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN
THE LOWER 30S.
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLD WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLD WITH LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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"DEADLY SNOWSTORM HALTS TRAVEL ACROSS GREAT PLAINS"
Jeri Clausing and Roxana Hegeman, AP
www.ap.org
12/19/11, 6:42 pm EST
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A late-autumn snowstorm lumbered into the Great Plains on Monday, unleashing snow and fierce winds that turned roads to ice, reduced visibility to zero and jeopardized thousands of holiday motorists' travel plans just two days before the official start of winter.
The storm was blamed for at least two deaths in Colorado. A guard and an inmate were killed after a prison van lost control on an icy highway five miles east of Limon on Colorado's plains. Eight other inmates and a prison employee were hospitalized with moderate to serious injuries, the Colorado State Patrol said.
From northern New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle through Oklahoma and northwestern Kansas, blizzard conditions put state road crews on alert and had motorists taking refuge and early exits off major roads.
In northern New Mexico, snow and ice forced the closure of all roads from the town of Raton to the Texas and Oklahoma borders about 90 miles away. Hotels in Clayton, N.M., just east of where the three states touch, were nearly full.
Linda Pape, general manager of the Clayton Super 8 motel said it was packed with unhappy skiers who had been headed to lodges in Colorado and elsewhere in New Mexico.
"They lost a day or two of skiing, and they had budgeted an amount of money they were going to spend, and now they have to spend more staying somewhere else," she said.
Pape said it's not uncommon for skiers to get stuck in Clayton during the winter, and she keeps two freezers and a refrigerator stocked in case roads are closed.
"They are not happy, but we are not letting them go hungry," she said.
The storm came after much of the country had a relatively mild fall. With the exception of the October snowstorm blamed for 29 deaths on the East Coast, there's been little rain or snow. Many of the areas hit Monday enjoyed relatively balmy 60-degree temperatures just 24 hours earlier.
The snow moved into the Oklahoma Panhandle early Monday morning, and 1.5 inches accumulated in about an hour, said Vicki Roberts, who owns the Black Mesa Bed and Breakfast in Kenton. Her inn sits at the base of the 4,973-foot-tall Black Mesa, the highest point in Oklahoma. Looking out her window, she couldn't see it.
"I have a mail route and I'm not going," Roberts said. "You just don't get out in this. We'll be socked in here. If we lose power, we'll just read a book in front of the fireplace."
Travel throughout the region was difficult. New Mexico shut down a portion of Interstate 25, the major route heading northeast of Santa Fe into Colorado, closed, and Clayton police dispatcher Cindy Blackwell said her phones were "ringing off the hook" with calls from numerous motorists stuck on rural roads.
Bill Cook, who works at the Best Western in Clayton, said he hadn't seen such a storm since the 1970s, when cattle had to be airlifted with helicopters and the National Guard was called in to help out. His hotel was packed Monday with people "happy they have a room," and some of the children were playing outside in the snow.
Keith Barras, the owner of the Eklund Hotel, a landmark in Clayton since the 1890s, said guests were happily milling around the lobby and he expected to be full by nightfall.
"We have lots of board games, one of our customers has a guitar, we have a piano, so there'll be a party tonight," Barras said.
Though some drivers were inconvenienced, farmers and meteorologists said the storm was bringing much needed moisture - first rain, then snow as temperatures dropped - to areas of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas that had been parched by a drought that started in the summer of 2010.
Virginia Kepley, 73, spent Monday afternoon baking pumpkin bread to give as Christmas gifts while snow fell on her farm near Ulysses, Kan.
"I decided to try to get as much done today in case the electricity goes off and I can't make it tomorrow," she said.
Kepley was grateful for the snow after some of her family's wheat never got enough moisture to sprout last season. A new crop had been planted in the fall for harvest next summer.
"It is wonderful for the wheat," Kepley said. "At least we have wheat we can see this year."
Amarillo had rain Monday morning, and snow was supposed to start in the afternoon with several inches of accumulation by Tuesday morning.
Long haul truck driver Frank Pringle stopped at a Love's Travel Stop in Amarillo but said he intended to go as far west as road conditions would allow Monday. His biggest worry was with four-wheel-drive cars because "they will shoot past you and cut you off and you have to hit your brakes. And hitting brakes in the snow is not a good thing."
Hegeman reported from Wichita, Kan. Associated Press writers Jeri Clausing in Albuquerque, N.M.; Juan Carlos Llorca in El Paso, Texas; and Tim Talley in Oklahoma City contributed to this report.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR SOUTHERN ROCKIES TO CENTRAL PLAINS
PLAINS WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011
...LOW PRESSURE OVER TEXAS IS SPREADING SNOW FROM THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. TRAVEL THROUGH THIS REGION WILL
BE DANGEROUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE INTO TUESDAY...
WINTER STORM AND BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NEW
MEXICO AND NORTHERN TEXAS...NORTHWARD TO KANSAS AND
COLORADO...WITH WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES SURROUNDING THE WARNINGS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 PM CST...A 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES...SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED
ACROSS NORTHERN TEXAS...ABOUT 50 MILES NORTHEAST OF
LUBBOCK...WHILE A COLD FRONT WAS DROPPING SOUTHWARD INTO THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS. RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS AREAS
FROM OKLAHOMA SOUTHWARD INTO EAST CENTRAL TEXAS. SNOW WAS FALLING
ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO...FAR NORTHERN
TEXAS...EASTERN COLORADO...AND WESTERN KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA. HEAVY
SNOW WAS REPORTED IN SOME LOCATIONS. A FEW ISOLATED AREAS OF SLEET
AND FREEZING RAIN WERE REPORTED IN KANSAS. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 40
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WERE OCCURRING IN SOME AREAS...CREATING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED IN
SOME AREAS. AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION FROM THE
NORTH...RAIN IS GRADUALLY CHANGING TO SNOW FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST SUN DEC
18 THROUGH 800 PM CST MON DEC 19...
...COLORADO...
SPRINGFIELD 12.0
LA VETA 3 S 10.0
BEULAH 1 S 8.0
RYE 1 SSW 7.5
TRINIDAD 4 SW 7.0
WALSENBURG 5 WSW 6.0
KIM 5.0
PENROSE 2 SE 4.0
ROSITA 2 WSW 4.0
COLORADO CITY 8 NE 3.0
...KANSAS...
TRIBUNE 6.0
ELKHART 5.0
SYLVAN GROVE 3 SW 4.0
ULYSSES 4.0
ADA 2 NE 3.0
VICTOR 5 E 3.0
WAKEFIELD 7 SSW 3.0
WALDO 3.0
HOLTON 2.5
OSBORNE 17 S 2.0
RUSSELL 10 SE 2.0
...NEW MEXICO...
GRANTS 14.0
BLUEWATER LAKE 12.0
ROCIADA 8 SW 10.0
PREWITT 5 WSW 9.5
LOS ALAMOS 5 WNW 8.0
TESUQUE 0.7 SSW 8.0
CLOUDCROFT 6.5
ANGEL FIRE 3 ESE 6.0
EL MORRO 5 E 5.5
PAJARITO MOUNTAIN SKI AREA 5.0
WHITE SIGNAL 2 WSW 4.5
SAN ANTONITO 1 E 3.5
LA BAJADA 3.0
ALBUQUERQUE 8 E 2.0
SANTA FE 1.3 WSW 1.5
...OKLAHOMA...
BOISE CITY 4.5
KENTON 2 NNE 4.0
...TEXAS...
TEXLINE 6.0
DALHART 2.0
AS THE SURFACE LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
TONIGHT...IT WILL DRAW COLDER AIR SOUTHWARD AND CONTINUE TO CHANGE
PRECIPITATION FROM RAIN TO SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF
KANSAS...OKLAHOMA...AND NORTHERN TEXAS. A LARGE AREA OF 4 TO 8
INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO INTO
KANSAS...WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF AROUND ONE FOOT POSSIBLE BY
TUESDAY EVENING. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO
50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH
WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL THROUGH
THE REGION WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE...WITH EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY. SNOW IS FORECAST TO END ACROSS THE ROCKIES BY TUESDAY
MORNING...BUT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH MUCH
THE DAY TUESDAY BEFORE COMING TO AN END LATE IN THE DAY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR SOUTHERN ROCKIES TO CENTRAL PLAINS
WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2011
...LOW PRESSURE OVER TEXAS IS SPREADING SNOW FROM THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. TRAVEL THROUGH THIS REGION WILL
BE DANGEROUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON TUESDAY...
WINTER STORM AND BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NEW
MEXICO AND THE TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES EXTENDING NORTHWARD INTO
SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO AND KANSAS. BOUNDING THIS REGION IS AN AREA
OF WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 AM CST...A 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES...SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED
ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF
FREDERICK...OKLAHOMA. ATTACHED TO THIS SURFACE CYCLONE WAS AN
OCCLUDED FRONTAL SYSTEM WHICH EXTENDED INTO DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. IN
ADVANCE OF THIS FRONT...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE
LOCATED ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA.
UNDERNEATH THE UPPER LOW POSITIONED OVER THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE...WINTRY PRECIPITATION WAS MORE COMMONPLACE. LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW WAS BEING REPORTED ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES. TO THE NORTH...A HEAVIER AXIS OF SNOWFALL WAS
IMPACTING EASTERN COLORADO AND INTO MUCH OF THE WESTERN HALF OF
KANSAS. EVEN A COUPLE OF LOCATIONS WERE REPORTING FREEZING RAIN
AND SLEET ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WERE OCCURRING IN SOME AREAS...CREATING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED IN
SOME AREAS. AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION FROM THE
NORTH...RAIN IS GRADUALLY CHANGING TO SNOW FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST SUN DEC
18 THROUGH 200 AM CST MON DEC 19...
...COLORADO...
LA JUNTA 15.0
SPRINGFIELD 15.0 DRIFTS UP TO 10 FT
COLORADO CITY 4 SE 13.6
BEULAH 1 S 13.0
LA VETA 3 S 10.0
LAS ANIMAS 10.0 ESTIMATED
MANZANOLA 10.0 ESTIMATED
SUGAR CITY 2 S 10.0 ESTIMATED
WALSENBURG 5 WSW 10.0 ESTIMATED
RYE 1 SSW 9.7
PUEBLO 7.0
TRINIDAD 4 SW 7.0
...KANSAS...
TRIBUNE 6.0
HAYS 5.5 ESTIMATED
SUBLETTE 5.5 ESTIMATED
ELKHART 5.0
LIBERAL 4.0 ESTIMATED
SIMPSON 10 SW 4.0 ESTIMATED
SYLVAN GROVE 3 SW 4.0
ULYSSES 4.0
ADA 2 NE 3.0
GREAT BEND 3.0 ESTIMATED
MARQUETTE 4 ESE 3.0
VICTOR 5 E 3.0
WAKEFIELD 7 SSW 3.0
WALDO 3.0
...NEW MEXICO...
PIETOWN 25 N 24.0
GRANTS 14.0
BLUEWATER LAKE 12.0
ROCIADA 8 SW 10.0
TIJERAS 11 SSE 10.0
PREWITT 5 WSW 9.5
ANGEL FIRE 3 ESE 9.0
EDGEWOOD 2 SE 9.0
SANDIA PARK 2 E 9.0
SEDILLO 9.0
THOREAU 3 W 9.0
ALBUQUERQUE 8 E 7.0
SANTA FE 1 SW 1.7
...OKLAHOMA...
KENTON 2 NNE 10.0 ESTIMATED
BOISE CITY 7.0 ESTIMATED
GUYMON 6.0 ESTIMATED
TURPIN 5.0 ESTIMATED
...TEXAS...
TEXLINE 6.0
HARTLEY 4.0
MORSE 4.0 ESTIMATED
DALHART 2.0
AS THE SURFACE LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
THIS MORNING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS
MUCH OF KANSAS AND INTO NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. IT APPEARS THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM HAS ENDED AS THE DISTURBANCE
TRACKS TOWARD EASTERN OKLAHOMA. FORECAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD
GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HEAVIER AMOUNTS
ACROSS KANSAS. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF OVER 30
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS AREAS
WHICH HAVE RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO ARE ALSO EXPECTED. TRAVEL THROUGH THE
REGION WILL MAY BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DURING
PORTIONS OF TUESDAY. SNOW IS FORECAST TO END ACROSS THE ROCKIES
THIS MORNING...BUT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH
MUCH THE DAY TUESDAY BEFORE COMING TO AN END LATE IN THE DAY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR SOUTHERN ROCKIES TO CENTRAL PLAINS
WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2011
...LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN OKLAHOMA IS SPREADING SNOW FROM
EASTERN COLORADO INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. TRAVEL THROUGH THIS
REGION WILL BE QUITE TREACHEROUS ON TUESDAY...
BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN
TEXAS PANHANDLE...OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...AND MUCH OF CENTRAL AND
WESTERN KANSAS. BOUNDING THIS REGION TO THE SOUTHEAST AND
NORTHWEST ARE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 AM CST...A 1004 MB...29.65 INCH...SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED
ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
OKLAHOMA CITY. ATTACHED TO THIS SURFACE CYCLONE WAS AN OCCLUDED
FRONTAL SYSTEM WHICH EXTENDED INTO DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND INTO
NORTHERN MEXICO. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ACROSS EASTERN TEXAS...NORTHERN
LOUISIANA...AND MUCH OF ARKANSAS. TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE MAIN
SURFACE LOW...WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SNOW WAS
OBSERVED ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL WAS FALLING OVER EASTERN COLORADO AND INTO MUCH OF THE
WESTERN HALF OF KANSAS. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH WERE HAPPENING IN SOME AREAS...CREATING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS. AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION FROM THE
NORTH...RAIN IS GRADUALLY CHANGING TO SNOW FARTHER TO THE SOUTH
AND EAST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST SUN DEC
18 THROUGH 900 AM CST TUE DEC 20...
...COLORADO...
LA JUNTA 15.0
SPRINGFIELD 15.0 DRIFTS UP TO 10 FT
COLORADO CITY 4 SE 13.6
BEULAH 1 S 13.0
LA VETA 3 S 10.0
LAS ANIMAS 10.0 ESTIMATED
MANZANOLA 10.0 ESTIMATED
SUGAR CITY 2 S 10.0 ESTIMATED
WALSENBURG 5 WSW 10.0 ESTIMATED
RYE 1 SSW 9.7
PUEBLO 7.0
TRINIDAD 4 SW 7.0
...KANSAS...
SCOTT CITY 12.0
TRIBUNE 5 NE 10.0
RUSSELL 9.0
RUSSELL SPRINGS 3 N 6.3
HAYS 5.5 ESTIMATED
SUBLETTE 5.5 ESTIMATED
ELKHART 5.0
GREAT BEND 5.0
LIBERAL 4.0 ESTIMATED
SALINA 4.0
SIMPSON 10 SW 4.0 ESTIMATED
SYLVAN GROVE 3 SW 4.0
ULYSSES 4.0
ADA 2 NE 3.0
MARQUETTE 4 ESE 3.0
VICTOR 5 E 3.0
WAKEFIELD 7 SSW 3.0
WALDO 3.0
...NEW MEXICO...
PIETOWN 25 N 24.0
GRANTS 14.0
BLUEWATER LAKE 12.0
ROCIADA 8 SW 10.0
TIJERAS 11 SSE 10.0
PREWITT 5 WSW 9.5
ANGEL FIRE 3 ESE 9.0
EDGEWOOD 2 SE 9.0
SANDIA PARK 2 E 9.0
SEDILLO 9.0
THOREAU 3 W 9.0
ALBUQUERQUE 8 E 7.0
SANTA FE 1 SW 1.7
...OKLAHOMA...
KENTON 2 NNE 10.0 ESTIMATED
BOISE CITY 7.0 ESTIMATED
GUYMON 6.0 ESTIMATED
TURPIN 5.0 ESTIMATED
...TEXAS...
TEXLINE 6.0
HARTLEY 4.0
MORSE 4.0 ESTIMATED
DALHART 2.0
AS THE SURFACE LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
THIS MORNING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS
MUCH OF KANSAS AND INTO NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. IT APPEARS THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM HAS ENDED AS THE DISTURBANCE
TRACKS TOWARD EASTERN OKLAHOMA. FORECAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD
GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HEAVIER AMOUNTS
ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS
OF OVER 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS AREAS WHICH HAVE RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WITH WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO ARE ALSO
EXPECTED. TRAVEL THROUGH THE REGION WILL LIKELY BE EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. SNOW
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH MUCH THE DAY
TUESDAY BEFORE SLOWLY COMING TO AN END LATE IN THE DAY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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Cloudy with very light rain just NW of downtown in Fostoria, OH, temp 34, wind E at 7 mph. There is a trace of snow on the ground.
Weather conditions from across nw.OH, as of 12:00 noon EST...
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OHIO REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH
1200 PM EST TUE DEC 20 2011
NORTHWEST OHIO
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
DEFIANCE LGT SNOW 34 28 80 E7 30.11F FOG WCI 28
FINDLAY LGT RAIN 34 33 96 E7 30.08F WCI 28
TOLEDO EXPRESS FLURRIES 34 28 79 E9 30.11F WCI 27
TOLEDO METCALF CLOUDY 36 30 79 E8 30.12F
LIMA LGT RAIN 37 33 85 E9 30.07F FOG
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Skies acros nw.OH have remained cloudy since early yesterday evening. Light rain began just after midnight today, then changed to light snow from around 3:00 am until around 10:00 am EST, then to light sleet then back to light rain, before tapering to scattered light rain showers within the past hour. As of 12:00 noon EST, 0.15 inch of rain has fallen so far today at FAA-Findlay (OH), and around 0.4 inch of snow has fallen. Temps fell from the low 40's to the upper 30's with passage of a Cold Front just before midnight, and so far today have ranged between 33 and 34. Dew points since early overnight have been in the low 30's. Winds became NW at 5-10 mph late yesterday evening, then NE at 10-20g25 mph early overnight, then decreased to 5-10 mph mid overnight, then became NE-E since late overnight.
The aforementioned Cold Front, now across cen.OH, will become stationary near the Ohio River this afternoon and early this evening, then begin moving back N as a Warm Front later this evening, lifting N of nw.OH overnight. A LOW (1008 mb) over cen.OK will move NE across n.OH tomorrow, dragging a Cold Front acros nw.OH during the day. A weak HIGH will try to build into the region tomorrow night and Thursday. Another LOW and associated fronts will pass S and E of the region this Christmas weekend.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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The latest zone forecast for Fostoria, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1241 PM EST TUE DEC 20 2011
SENECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TIFFIN
1241 PM EST TUE DEC 20 2011
.THIS AFTERNOON...RAIN AND SNOW. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION.
COOLER. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. TEMPERATURE RISING
INTO THE MID 40S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF
RAIN 70 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
30 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 40.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN CLEARING. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
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The latest zone forecast for Findlay, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1241 PM EST TUE DEC 20 2011
HANCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY
1241 PM EST TUE DEC 20 2011
.THIS AFTERNOON...RAIN. COOLER. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN THE UPPER
30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. TEMPERATURE RISING INTO THE MID 40S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN
60 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
30 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 40.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN CLEARING. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
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The latest zone forecast for Fremont, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1241 PM EST TUE DEC 20 2011
SANDUSKY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT
1241 PM EST TUE DEC 20 2011
.THIS AFTERNOON...RAIN LIKELY. COOLER. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN
THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN
70 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. TEMPERATURE RISING INTO THE LOWER 40S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
30 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN CLEARING. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
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And, the latest zone forecast for Bowling Green, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1241 PM EST TUE DEC 20 2011
WOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWLING GREEN
1241 PM EST TUE DEC 20 2011
.THIS AFTERNOON...RAIN LIKELY. COOLER. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN
THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN
70 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. TEMPERATURE RISING INTO THE LOWER 40S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN
60 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
30 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN CLEARING. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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"BLIZZARD MAKES TRAVEL 'DANGEROUS' OR 'IMPOSSIBLE' IN PARTS OF WEST, MIDWEST"
CNN
www.cnn.com
12/20/11, 10:55 am EST
(CNN) -- Travel through the southern Rockies into the central Plains "will be dangerous, if not impossible" Tuesday, forecasters warned, as a winter weather system blasts broad swaths of the West and Midwest.
Blizzard warnings stretched from southeast Colorado through western Kansas, the Oklahoma panhandle and far northern Texas, according to the National Weather Service.
"Blizzard conditions with wind chill temperatures below zero are expected," the agency said.
Warnings that had threatened northeast New Mexico, however, had expired by late Tuesday morning.
Still, winter storm warnings stretched farther across that state, Colorado and into Kansas.
Heavy snowfall was reported in eastern Colorado and western Kansas on Tuesday, along with freezing rain and sleet across south-central Kansas. Blustery winds of 20 to 50 mph were also reported.
But "it appears the heaviest snowfall with this system has ended, as the disturbance tracks toward eastern Oklahoma," the National Weather Service said.
Snow across the Rockies was expected to end late Tuesday morning, but will continue across the central Plains until late in the day, the weather agency said.
But areas such as Pie Town, New Mexico, and La Junta and Springfield, Colorado, have already seen more than 15 inches of snowfall since Sunday evening.
Interstates and highways were shut down Monday night as at least five states contended with heavy snow, fierce winds and ice.
Visibility in parts of western Kansas and southeast Colorado was less than a quarter-mile, said Ariel Cohen, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma.
New Mexico State Police shut down Interstate 40, a major east-west artery, from Albuquerque to the Texas state line, saying there was zero visibility because of blowing snow. Interstate 25 was shut down from just north of Albuquerque to the Colorado state line because of the blizzard conditions, which included snow-packed and icy roads.
The state police also shut down U.S. and state highways in the northeast corner of the state.
Texas authorities closed I-40 westbound in the Texas panhandle at New Mexico's request. It remained closed west of Amarillo by late Tuesday morning.
"Our biggest concern is ice coming out of Amarillo," said Gabriel Medrano, a spokesman for the state's Department of Public Safety. "We had several calls for stranded motorists. We had troopers and National Guard assisting, pulling people from their vehicles."
Vehicle crashes were reported around Amarillo, which lies along I-40 in the Texas panhandle, Medrano said.
"We have whiteout conditions for the north of Amarillo at this point," he said earlier.
Medrano said his office had received "dozens (of) calls for assistance," though most of them came from people "west out of Oldham County."
His agency and the Texas Department of Transportation said motel rooms had filled in Tucumcari, New Mexico, the first major town on I-40 across the state line, because drivers weren't allowed to travel any farther on the highway.
Meteorologists call the storm system a strong one that is producing "very hazardous" conditions. And while such storms typically occur around winter, the large area of strong winds combined with the snow is considered unusual.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry activated the Texas Military Forces as a precaution to provide help on the roads, his office said.
Snow accumulations of up to 6 inches were likely, with higher accumulations expected across the northwest Texas Panhandle, Perry's office added.
Flights were canceled at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport for Tuesday morning, spokesman Patrick Rhodes said, but normal operations have since resumed.
To the north, in the Oklahoma panhandle, U.S. highways were closed and transportation workers were salting the roads, according to Michaelann Ootean of the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management.
Roads and highways were "completely snow-packed" or covered with ice in much of western Kansas on Monday, according to the state's Department of Transportation. They included Interstate 70, which crosses the state from west to east, and Interstate 135 through Salina.
U.S. highways 50 and 54 were shut in southwest Kansas. The DOT said U.S. 50 was closed because of blizzard conditions and "multiple accidents" in Colorado.
The Colorado Department of Transportation shut down highways across the southeastern part of the state because of snow and icy conditions. Interstate 25 was shut southbound from Pueblo to the New Mexico state line, and the DOT said lodging was unavailable south of Colorado City. Northbound I-25 remained open.
CNN's Nick Valencia, Tracy Sabo and Greg Morrison contributed to this report.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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