661 NOUS43 KGRR 020021 PNSGRR PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 721 PM EST MON DEC 1 2008 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074- SNOW REPORTS LOCATION OBSERVED TIME/DATE VALUE OF OBSERVATION LAT LON MICHIGAN ...BARRY COUNTY... YANKEE SPRINGS 5.1 M 408 PM 12/01 42.62N 85.45W ...INGHAM COUNTY... OKEMOS 5.0 M 547 PM 12/01 42.71N 84.41W 2 NE OKEMOS 5.7 M 458 PM 12/01 42.73N 84.39W ...ISABELLA COUNTY... MOUNT PLEASANT 5.0 M 401 PM 12/01 43.61N 84.75W ...KENT COUNTY... BYRON CENTER 7.3 M 456 PM 12/01 42.81N 85.72W ...MONTCALM COUNTY... 1 NW GREENVILLE 7.0 M 702 PM 12/01 43.19N 85.27W ...MUSKEGON COUNTY... MUSKEGON 4.2 M 448 PM 12/01 43.23N 86.26W ...VAN BUREN COUNTY... PAW PAW 3.0 M 456 PM 12/01 42.22N 85.89W $$ MJK  485 NOUS42 KGSP 020046 PNSGSP GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-021200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 745 PM EST MON DEC 1 2008 THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/GSP ********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT GEORGIA ...RABUN COUNTY... CLAYTON T 657 PM 12/1 DUSTING TIGER T 657 PM 12/1 DUSTING NORTH CAROLINA ...AVERY COUNTY... FLAT SPRINGS 2.4 730 PM 12/1 FLAT SPRINGS 2.0 100 PM 12/1 1 E COOP NEWLAND 1.0 732 PM 12/1 STILL SNOWING ...BUNCOMBE COUNTY... WEAVERVILLE 1.0 707 PM 12/1 ...GRAHAM COUNTY... STECOAH T 700 PM 12/1 SNOW COVERED ROADS ...HAYWOOD COUNTY... WAYNESVILLE 2.5 835 AM 12/1 5W WAYNESVILLE WAYNESVILLE 1.5 146 PM 12/1 ...JACKSON COUNTY... BALSAM 4.0 149 PM 12/1 BALSAM GAP AREA ...MADISON COUNTY... FAUST 3.8 730 PM 12/1 MARSHALL 1.0 706 PM 12/1 STILL SNOWING MARS HILL 3.0 156 PM 12/1 WOLF LAUREL AREA SPRING CREEK 2.0 1100 AM 12/1 ...MITCHELL COUNTY... BAKERSVILLE 3.5 705 PM 12/1 STILL SNOWING ...SWAIN COUNTY... BRYSON CITY T 702 PM 12/1 DUSTING ...YANCEY COUNTY... BURNSVILLE 2.0 734 PM 12/1 STILL SNOWING BURNSVILLE 2.5 350 PM 12/1 MOUNTAIN AIR COMMUNITY $$  464 NOUS43 KLOT 020100 PNSLOT PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 700 PM CST MON DEC 01 2008 SNOWFALL AND SNOW DEPTH REPORTS. DATA PROVIDED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO AREA AND ROCKFORD AREA SNOWFALL TEAM. 12 HR SNOWFALL 12 HR SNOWFALL TOTAL LOCATION ENDING 6PM ENDING 6AM SNOW TODAY TODAY DEPTH AT 6PM ILLINOIS BATAVIA 0.3 / 1.7 / BEACH PARK / 0.2 / BEECHER 1.0 / 0.8 / 1 CICERO / 1.2 / DOWNERS GROVE 0.7 / 3.7 / 5 GRAYSLAKE / 3.8 / HUNTLEY / 5.1 / LA GRANGE 0.6 / 2.9 / 4 MELROSE PARK T / 2.0 / 4 NAPERVILLE / 2.3 / OAK LAWN / 1.2 / OAK BROOK 0.7 / 3.0 / 4 PLAINFIELD 4SW 0.3 / 2.2 / 2 RICHTON PARK / 1.6 / SCHAUMBURG / 3.2 / SOUTH BELOIT 3SE / 3.6 / WILLOWBROOK 0.4 / 2.4 / 4 WOODSTOCK / 4.0 / NORTHWEST INDIANA HIGHLAND / 1.7 / SCHERERVILLE / 1.6 / VALPARAISO 3SE 0.5 / 1.2 / 2 $$  259 NOUS41 KCAR 020106 PNSCAR MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-021300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 800 PM EST MON DEC 1 2008 THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS ACROSS OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/CARIBOU ********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS RAINFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT MAINE ...AROOSTOOK COUNTY... CLAYTON LAKE 1.15 500 PM 12/1 COOP OXBOW 0.86 500 PM 12/1 COOP CARIBOU WFO 0.76 500 PM 12/1 ASOS KNOWLES CORNER 0.65 500 PM 12/1 COOP LIMESTONE 0.64 500 PM 12/1 NWS-COOP FOX BROOK 0.60 500 PM 12/1 NWS-COOP HOULTON 0.58 500 PM 12/1 ASOS EAGLE LAKE 0.55 500 PM 12/1 COOP NINEMILE BRIDGE 0.50 500 PM 12/1 USGS DICKEY 0.45 500 PM 12/1 USGS FRENCHVILLE 0.45 500 PM 12/1 ASOS PRESQUE ISLE 0.39 500 PM 12/1 AWOS ...HANCOCK COUNTY... ACADIA NATIONAL PARK 0.42 500 PM 12/1 COOP BAR HARBOR 0.17 500 PM 12/1 AWOS ...PENOBSCOT COUNTY... PATTEN 0.73 500 PM 12/1 COOP OLD TOWN 0.71 500 PM 12/1 COOP SUNKHAZE N.W.R. 0.57 500 PM 12/1 COOP MILLINOCKET 0.53 500 PM 12/1 ASOS DIXMONT 0.51 500 PM 12/1 COOP BANGOR 0.43 500 PM 12/1 ASOS ...PISCATAQUIS COUNTY... ABBOT VILLAGE 0.77 500 PM 12/1 USGS BLANCHARD 0.70 500 PM 12/1 USGS DOVER-FOXCROFT 0.56 500 PM 12/1 USGS RIPOGENUS DAM 0.53 500 PM 12/1 COOP SMITH BROOK 0.50 500 PM 12/1 WHFS KOKADJO 0.48 500 PM 12/1 COOP SHIRLEY 0.42 500 PM 12/1 USGS GREENVILLE 0.40 500 PM 12/1 ASOS KINGSBURY 0.39 500 PM 12/1 USGS ...SOMERSET COUNTY... SAINT AURELIE 0.50 500 PM 12/1 NWS-COOP ...WASHINGTON COUNTY... EASTPORT 0.95 500 PM 12/1 COOP JONESBORO 0.73 500 PM 12/1 COOP MOOSEHORN N.W.R. 0.72 500 PM 12/1 COOP DANFORTH 0.64 500 PM 12/1 COOP PRINCETON 0.62 500 PM 12/1 COOP VANCEBORO 0.61 500 PM 12/1 USGS $$  820 NOUS41 KCLE 020120 PNSCLE OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-021320- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 820 PM EST MON DEC 1 2008 THE FOLLOWING ARE OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 12 HOURS FOR THE SNOWFALL 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 1SW 0.6 800 PM 12/1 ...CUYAHOGA COUNTY... BROADVIEW HTS 0.5 700 PM 12/1 ...GEAUGA COUNTY... THOMPSON 5SW 0.7 700 PM 12/1 MONTVILLE 0.5 700 PM 12/1 ...HURON COUNTY... NEW LONDON 3NW 0.6 700 PM 12/1 ...LAKE COUNTY... LEROY 1.0 700 PM 12/1 MADISON 0.4 700 PM 12/1 MENTOR 0.4 700 PM 12/1 ...MEDINA COUNTY... MEDINA 1.5 700 PM 12/1 BRUNSWICK 1.1 700 PM 12/1 MEDINA 0.7 700 PM 12/1 ...PORTAGE COUNTY... KENT 0.9 800 PM 12/1 ...RICHLAND COUNTY... MANSFLD ARPT 0.9 700 PM 12/1 ...SUMMIT COUNTY... CAK AIRPORT 0.1 700 PM 12/1 ...TRUMBULL COUNTY... YNG AIRPORT 0.5 700 PM 12/1 **********************24 HOUR SNOWFALL********************** LOCATION 24 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT PENNSYLVANIA ...ERIE COUNTY... NORTHEAST 6SW 0.5 700 PM 12/1 ***********************SNOW ON GROUND*********************** LOCATION SNOW TIME/DATE COMMENTS ON GROUND OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT OHIO ...ASHTABULA COUNTY... ASHTABULA 1SW 1.0 800 PM 12/1 ...GEAUGA COUNTY... THOMPSON 5SW 7.0 700 PM 12/1 MONTVILLE 4.0 700 PM 12/1 ...HURON COUNTY... NEW LONDON 3NW 1.0 700 PM 12/1 ...LAKE COUNTY... LEROY 3.0 700 PM 12/1 ...MEDINA COUNTY... MEDINA 2.0 700 PM 12/1 BRUNSWICK 1.0 700 PM 12/1 MEDINA 1.0 700 PM 12/1 ...PORTAGE COUNTY... KENT 1.0 800 PM 12/1 PENNSYLVANIA ...ERIE COUNTY... NORTHEAST 6SW 11.0 700 PM 12/1 $$  944 NOUS42 KJAX 020126 CCA PNSJAX FLZ025-042100- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 430 PM EDT MON DEC 1 2008 ...NOVEMBER 2008 CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JACKSONVILLE... ...BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND RAINFALL... NOVEMBER WAS GENERALLY DRY AND CHILLY...WITH A FEW COLD FRONTAL PASSAGES AND LOW PRESSURE AREAS BRINGING IN RAIN AND LOW TEMPERATURES. TEMPERATURES... THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR NOVEMBER WAS 57.7 DEGREES WHICH IS 4 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY HIGH WAS 69.7 DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE MONTHLY LOW WAS 45.7 DEGREES. THE HIGH FOR THE MONTH WAS 85 DEGREES ON THE 13TH. THE LOW FOR THE MONTH WAS 28 ON THE 19TH. A FEW RECORD TEMPERATURES WERE SET IN NOVEMBER. THE RECORD LOW OF 28 ON THE 19TH BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 30 DEGREES IN 1951. THE RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 71 BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 69 IN 1922. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 85 DEGREES TIED THE OLD RECORD HIGH OF 85 SET IN 1940. RAINFALL... AT JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NOVEMBER RAINFALL TOTALED 1.01 INCHES...1.33 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THE GREATEST 24 HOUR TOTAL WAS 0.71 INCHES ON THE 30TH. THERE WERE ONLY 7 DAYS WITH MEASURABLE RAINFALL. WIND... THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR NOVEMBER AT JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 6.0 MILES PER HOUR. THE PEAK WIND GUST FOR THE MONTH WAS 30 MILES PER HOUR FROM THE WEST ON THE 15TH. FOR ENERGY CONSUMPTION PURPOSES... THERE WERE 247 HEATING DEGREE DAYS IN NOVEMBER WHICH IS 99 ABOVE NORMAL. THERE WERE 34 COOLING DEGREE DAYS WHICH IS 30 BELOW NORMAL. THE OUTLOOK FOR DECEMBER IS FOR NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL RAINFALL. THE NORMAL MONTHLY TEMPERATURE FOR DECEMBER IS 55.0 DEGREES. THE NORMAL DAILY HIGH IS 65.8 DEGREES AND NORMAL DAILY LOW IS 44.1 DEGREES. DECEMBER IS NORMALLY ONE OF OUR DRIEST MONTHS WITH 2.64 INCHES OF RAINFALL. ADDITIONAL NOVEMBER RAINFALL REPORTS FROM AROUND THE AREA... JACKSONVILLE VICINITY... NORTHEAST FLORIDA... JACKSONVILLE BEACH.....2.31 LIVE OAK............. ARLINGTON..............1.24 GAINESVILLE..........1.54 FORT CAROLINE..........1.30 LAKE CITY 2E.........1.67 BIG TALBOT ISLAND......0.25 FERNANDINA BEACH.....1.12 LITTLE TALBOT ISLAND...0.73 ST. AUGUSTINE........0.25 HIGHLANDS..............1.48 OCALA................0.35 CRAIG FIELD............1.37 HASTINGS 4NE.........0.70 MAYPORT NS.............0.55 HIGH SPRINGS.........0.31 JACKSONVILLE NAS.......1.90 JASPER...............0.59 SOUTHSIDE TV 4.........1.15 BELL 4NW.............0.62 BEAUCLERC..............1.65 FEDERAL POINT........0.54 AMELIA ISLAND..........1.09 WHITE SPRINGS 7N.....0.05 PALM COAST 6NE.......0.65 STARKE...............0.72 JUNIPER SPRINGS......0.14 CRESCENT CITY........0.65 ORANGE SPRINGS 2SSW..0.44 GLEN ST MARY 1W......0.20 SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... BRUNSWICK..............0.56 ST SIMONS ISLAND....0.61 HOMERVILLE 5N..........3.23 ALMA................4.86 PRIDGEN................5.98 BAXLEY 5NNW.........4.81 WOODBINE...............0.31 HAZLEHURST..........5.73 NAHUNTA 6NE............1.85 FOLKSTON 3SW........0.36 STEPHEN FOSTER SP......0.94 PATTERSON...........1.59 WAYCROSS 4NE...........2.59 RAINFALL REPORTS ARE PRELIMINARY. CO-OP SITES REPORT A 24 HOUR TOTAL NOT BASED ON A MIDNIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CALENDAR DAY. *********** THE COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE RAIN...HAIL...AND SNOW NETWORK...COCORAHS THIS PUBLIC VOLUNTEER RAIN GAUGE NETWORK IS OPEN TO ANYONE WILLING TO MEASURE AND REPORT PRECIPITATION. GO TO THE COCORAHS WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO SIGN UP. HTTP://WWW.COCORAHS.ORG SOME NORTHEAST FLORIDA COCORAHS REPORTS FOR NOVEMBER 2008... ALACHUA COUNTY... BROOKER 6.6 SSE..............2.56 GAINESVILLE 8.1 SW.......... 1.61 GAINESVILLE 7.1 SW...........0.37 GAINESVILLE 3.8 W........... 2.18 BAKER COUNTY... MACCLENNY 2.5 S..............1.48 SANDERSON 4.9 NNW............0.16 CLAY COUNTY... ASBURY LAKE 5.4 NE...........1.35 GREEN COVE SPRINGS 6.2 N.....1.97 GREEN COVE SPRINGS 6.8 SSE...1.30 ORANGE PARK 0.7 NNE..........1.66 ORANGE PARK 4.8 SSW..........1.86 ORANGE PARK 4.7 SW...........2.09 ORANGE PARK 3.0 WNW..........2.08 LAKESIDE 2.9 S...............0.74 KEYSTONE HEIGHTS 7.6 ENE.....0.43 KEYSTONE HEIGHTS 3.5 ENE.....1.70 KEYSTONE HEIGHTS 6.9 ENE.....1.51 KEYSTONE HEIGHTS 9.1 NE......1.42 MIDDLEBURG 6.5 NNE...........1.75 MIDDLEBURG 6.3 NNE......... .0.62 MIDDLEBURG 0.7 SSW...........2.19 COLUMBIA COUNTY... FORT WHITE 1.9 NW............0.37 DUVAL COUNTY... JACKSONVILLE 6.2 ENE.........0.42 JACKSONVILLE 7.5 E...........0.30 JACKSONVILLE 7.3 SW..........1.55 JACKSONVILLE 5.9 SW..........1.46 JACKSONVILLE 3.8 ESE.........1.57 JACKSONVILLE 8.1 SSE.........1.89 JACKSONVILLE 8.8 E...........1.48 JACKSONVILLE 10.0 WSW........1.20 JACKSONVILLE 11.4 ESE........1.50 JACKSONVILLE BEACH 3.9 WNW...1.74 JACKSONVILLE BEACH 4.4 WNW...1.55 JACKSONVILLE BEACH 4.5 W.....1.76 NEPTUNE BEACH 0.5 NNW........1.81 FRUIT COVE 6.1 N.............1.15 FLAGLER COUNTY... BUNNELL 7.7 SW...............1.10 PALM COAST 0.8 SE............1.75 GILCHRIST COUNTY... TRENTON 8.0 ENE..............2.16 FANNING SPRINGS 1.0 E........0.05 HAMILTON COUNTY... JASPER 5.5 S.................2.32 JENNINGS 5.8 WSW.............2.68 MARION COUNTY... SUMMERFIELD 4.9 SE...........0.27 BELLEVIEW 6.0 SSE............0.25 BELLEVIEW 4.5 SE.............0.27 BELLEVIEW 4.8 E..............0.17 LADY LAKE 4.8 WNW............0.33 MICANOPY 3.6 SSW.............2.24 OCALA 7.8 SSW................0.03 OCALA 2.8 SSE................0.30 THE VILLAGES 2.6 NW..........0.26 THE VILLAGES 2.7 NNW.........0.26 NASSAU COUNTY... CALLAHAN 5.0 SSE.............1.25 HILLARD 5.5 NW...............0.12 PUTNAM COUNTY... SATSUMA 0.2 WSW..............0.70 INTERLACHEN 10.4 NNE.........1.29 ST JOHNS COUNTY... ST AUGUSTINE SHORES 0.7 ESE..0.99 ST AUGUSTINE SOUTH 2.1 SSW...0.80 ST AUGUSTINE SOUTH 2.5 SSW...0.63 ST AUGUSTINE SOUTH 1.3 S.....0.37 SUWANNEE COUNTY... LIVE OAK 0.4 NE..............1.90 LIVE OAK 9.1 W...............2.66 LIVE OAK 10.4 NW.............2.80 SOME SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COCORAHS RAINFALL REPORTS FOR NOVEMBER 2008... APPLING COUNTY BAXLEY 10.0 SE...............3.02 BAXLEY 8.4 N.................5.51 ATKINSON COUNTY PEARSON 3.5 NE...............6.08 CAMDEN COUNTY... KINGSLAND 2.9 NE.............1.03 WOODBINE 3.0 S...............0.00 COFFEE COUNTY... DOUGLAS 2.5 WSW..............6.69 PRIDGEN 1.5 NE...............5.27 GLYNN COUNTY BRUNSWICK 8.7 N..............2.72 WARE COUNTY... MANOR 2.1 SE.................3.18 WAYCROSS 6.3 ESE.............2.75 $$ KERNS/WALKER  940 NOUS43 KLOT 020200 PNSLOT PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 800 PM CST MON DEC 01 2008 SNOWFALL AND SNOW DEPTH REPORTS. DATA PROVIDED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO AREA AND ROCKFORD AREA SNOWFALL TEAM. 12 HR SNOWFALL 12 HR SNOWFALL TOTAL LOCATION ENDING 6PM ENDING 6AM SNOW TODAY TODAY DEPTH AT 6PM ILLINOIS BATAVIA 0.3 / 1.7 / BEACH PARK / 0.2 / BEECHER 1.0 / 0.8 / 1 CICERO / 1.2 / DOWNERS GROVE 0.7 / 3.7 / 5 GRAYSLAKE / 0.5 / HUNTLEY / 5.1 / LA GRANGE 0.6 / 2.9 / 4 MELROSE PARK T / 2.0 / 4 NAPERVILLE / 2.3 / OAK LAWN 0.3 / 1.7 / 2 OAK BROOK 0.7 / 3.0 / 4 PLAINFIELD 4SW 0.3 / 2.2 / 2 RICHTON PARK / 1.6 / SCHAUMBURG / 3.2 / SOUTH BELOIT 3SE / 3.6 / WILLOWBROOK 0.4 / 2.4 / 4 WOODSTOCK / 4.0 / YORKVILLE 2SE T / / 3 NORTHWEST INDIANA HIGHLAND 1.1 / 1.7 / 3 SCHERERVILLE / 1.6 / VALPARAISO 3SE 0.5 / 1.2 / 2 $$  263 NOUS44 KHUN 020237 PNSHUN ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-050600- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 835 PM CST MON DEC 1 2008 ...NOVEMBER 2008 CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR HUNTSVILLE AND MUSCLE SHOALS... TEMPERATURES... MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR NOVEMBER WERE BELOW NORMAL FOR EACH LOCATION. THIS WAS THE COOLEST NOVEMBER SINCE 1997 AT THE SHOALS...AND THE COOLEST SINCE 2002 AT HUNTSVILLE. TEMPERATURES FOR THE MONTH WERE GENERALLY ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE FIRST WEEK OF THE MONTH...THEN COOLED RATHER DRAMATICALLY AS A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS MOVED ACROSS THE REGION. DAYTIME HIGHS WERE IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S TO START OFF THE MONTH...CULMINATING IN HIGH TEMPERATURES OF 77 AT HUNTSVILLE ON THE 5TH...AND 78 DEGREES AT THE SHOALS ON THE 6TH. A MUCH COOLER...BUT MODIFIED ARCTIC AIRMASS THEN MOVED INTO THE AREA LATE ON THE 8TH...DROPPING TEMPERATURES SIGNIFICANTLY. BY SUNDAY THE 9TH...DAYTIME HIGHS WERE ONLY IN THE 40S AT EACH LOCATION...AROUND 30 DEGREES COOLER THAN HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY...JUST THREE DAYS PRIOR! TEMPERATURES THEN MODERATED AS THE COLD HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVED OFF TO THE EASTERN U.S....ALLOWING A WARMER SOUTHERLY FLOW TO MOVE BACK INTO THE REGION. DAYTIME HIGHS CLIMBED BACK INTO THE 70S AT THE SHOALS ON THE 14TH...WHILE REACHING THE UPPER 60S AT HUNTSVILLE...BEFORE ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA DROPPING TEMPERATURES ONCE AGAIN. TEMPERATURES HOVERED AROUND 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL...BEFORE ANOTHER REINFORCING SHOT OF COLDER AIR DROPPED TEMPERATURES EVEN FURTHER. DAYTIME HIGHS ON THE 21ST ONLY REACHED THE LOW 40S...WITH MORNING LOWS ON THE 22ND DROPPING INTO THE TEENS AT THE SHOALS AND TO 20 DEGREES AT HUNTSVILLE. THE 17 DEGREES AT THE SHOALS ESTABLISHED A NEW RECORD LOW FOR THE DATE...BREAKING THE OLD RECORD LOW OF 19 SET IN 1914. ALSO...THE LOW OF 17 AT THE SHOALS THAT MORNING WAS THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE TO OCCUR IN NOVEMBER SINCE NOVEMBER 30TH 1976...WHEN THE MERCURY DIPPED TO 15 DEGREES. TEMPERATURES AT BOTH LOCATIONS THEN GRADUALLY MODERATED OVER THE NEXT WEEK...EVENTUALLY CLIMBING ABOVE NORMAL ONCE AGAIN ON THE 27TH. STILL...AVERAGE TEMPERATURES OVERALL WERE QUITE COOL FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER. FOLLOWING ARE TEMPERATURE STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER FOR HUNTSVILLE AND MUSCLE SHOALS... LOCATION.....................HUNTSVILLE AVG MONTHLY TEMP.............48.7 NORMAL NOVEMBER TEMP*........51.2 DEVIATION FROM NORMAL........2.5 BELOW NORMAL MONTHLY RANKING**............25TH COOLEST WARMEST NOVEMBER.............58.6 (1909) COLDEST NOVEMBER.............42.8 (1976) HIGHEST TEMP NOV 2008........77 ON THE 5TH COLDEST TEMP NOV 2008........20 ON THE 22ND ALL-TIME HIGH FOR NOV........84 (NOV 1ST 2000) (NOV 2ND 1961) (NOV 6TH 1914) ALL-TIME LOW FOR NOV.........1 (NOV 25TH 1950) RECORD HIGHS (NOV 2008)......NONE RECORD LOWS (NOV 2008).......NONE LOCATION.....................MUSCLE SHOALS AVG MONTHLY TEMP.............47.7 NORMAL NOVEMBER TEMP*........51.5 DEVIATION FROM NORMAL........3.8 BELOW NORMAL MONTHLY RANKING**............17TH COOLEST WARMEST NOVEMBER.............59.6 (1909) COLDEST NOVEMBER.............41.9 (1976) HIGHEST TEMP NOV 2008........78 ON THE 6TH COLDEST TEMP NOV 2008........17 ON THE 22ND ALL-TIME HIGH FOR NOV........86 (NOV 1ST 1915) (NOV 4TH 1914) ALL-TIME LOW FOR NOV.........2 (NOV 25TH 1950) RECORD HIGHS (NOV 2008)......NONE RECORD LOWS (NOV 2008).......17 ON NOV 22ND PRECIPITATION... PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER WAS VERY SIMILAR FOR BOTH LOCATIONS....AND WAS ONLY ABOUT HALF OF NORMAL. THIS IS THE THIRD MONTH IN A ROW IN WHICH PRECIPITATION WAS BELOW NORMAL AT MUSCLE SHOALS. THE FIRST COLD FRONT FOR THE MONTH BROUGHT A WIDESPREAD AREA OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH RAINFALL ON THE 7TH. HUNTSVILLE AND THE SHOALS RECORDED 0.82" AND 0.94" RESPECTIVELY. THIS WAS THE SINGLE GREATEST CALENDAR DAY TOTAL FOR THE MONTH AT THE SHOALS. WARM MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW WAS THEN REESTABLISHED TOWARDS THE LATTER HALF OF THE SECOND WEEK...WITH PERIODS OF RAIN AND SHOWERS BRINGING MORE PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA. HUNTSVILLE RECORDED ITS GREATEST CALENDAR DAY TOTAL FOR THE MONTH ON THE 14TH...WHEN THE AIRPORT LOCATION RECEIVED 0.84" OF RAINFALL. RAINS CONTINUED ON THE 15TH AS ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS THE AREA. ALTHOUGH AMOUNTS AT THE HUNTSVILLE AIRPORT WERE RELATIVELY LIGHT...AT 0.20"...PARTS OF SOUTHEAST HUNTSVILLE RECEIVED MORE THAN 3 INCHES AS A SERIES OF THUNDERSTORMS TRAINED ACROSS THAT AREA. ANOTHER COLD FRONT BROUGHT RAINFALL TO THE AREA ON THE 24TH...BUT AMOUNTS WEREN'T THAT GREAT...WITH HUNTSVILLE AND THE SHOALS RECEIVING 0.39" AND 0.55" RESPECTIVELY. FOLLOWING ARE PRECIPITATION STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER FOR HUNTSVILLE AND MUSCLE SHOALS... LOCATION.....................HUNTSVILLE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION........2.58 INCHES NORMAL PRECIPITATION*........5.22 INCHES DEVIATION FROM NORMAL........2.64 INCHES MONTHLY RANKING**............32ND DRIEST WETTEST NOVEMBER.............13.60 INCHES (1948) DRIEST NOVEMBER..............0.49 INCHES (1924) MONTHLY SNOWFALL.............0.0 INCHES NORMAL SNOWFALL..............TRACE GREATEST NOVEMBER SNOWFALL...4.0 INCHES (1966) WETTEST DAY (NOV 2008).......0.84 INCHES (14TH) RECORD WETTEST DAY...........3.33 INCHES (NOV 27TH 1973) LOCATION.....................MUSCLE SHOALS MONTHLY PRECIPITATION........2.75 INCHES NORMAL PRECIPITATION*........5.09 INCHES DEVIATION FROM NORMAL........2.34 INCHES BELOW MONTHLY RANKING**............39TH DRIEST WETTEST NOVEMBER.............11.39 INCHES (1948) DRIEST NOVEMBER..............0.16 INCHES (1949) MONTHLY SNOWFALL.............0.0 INCHES NORMAL SNOWFALL..............TRACE GREATEST NOVEMBER SNOWFALL...5.5 INCHES (1929) WETTEST DAY (NOV 2008).......0.94 INCHES (7TH) RECORD WETTEST DAY...........3.65 INCHES (NOV 30TH 1991) OUTLOOKS... THE MONTHLY OUTLOOK FOR DECEMBER FROM THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER... THE ONE MONTH OUTLOOK FOR DECEMBER INDICATES EQUAL CHANCES FOR EITHER BELOW...NEAR...OR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION FOR THE AREA. * NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION ARE BASED ON THE CURRENT 1971-2000 CLIMATOLOGICAL PERIOD. ** TEMPERATURE DATA FOR HUNTSVILLE GO BACK TO 1907...WHILE PRECIPITATION DATA ARE AVAILABLE SINCE 1894. ANY MONTHS THAT CONTAIN MISSING DAILY TEMPERATURE OR PRECIPITATION DATA ARE NOT COUNTED IN THE RANKINGS. TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION DATA FOR MUSCLE SHOALS GO BACK TO 1893...HOWEVER SPORADIC OUTAGES OF DATA OCCUR...ESPECIALLY IN THE 1910S AND AGAIN FROM SEPTEMBER 1995 THROUGH MAY 1997. ANY MONTHS THAT CONTAIN MISSING DAILY TEMPERATURE OR PRECIPITATION DATA ARE NOT COUNTED IN THE RANKINGS. NOTE...ALL DATA ABOVE ARE PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CORRECTION. ALL TEMPERATURE DATA ARE EXPRESSED IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE NCDC WEBSITE AT... HTTP://WWW.NCDC.NOAA.GOV. ONE MONTH AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OUTLOOKS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER WEBSITE AT... HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV $$ KDW  041 NOUS41 KLWX 020254 PNSLWX DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-501-502-VAZ021-025>031-036>042- 050>057-WVZ049>055-501>504-021450- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 950 PM EST MON DEC 1 2008 THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24 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/BALTIMORE **********************24 HOUR SNOWFALL********************** LOCATION 24 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT WEST VIRGINIA ...GRANT COUNTY... BAYARD 1.0 400 PM 12/1 COOP OBSERVER MOUNT STORM 1.0 930 PM 12/1 COOP OBSERVER ...PENDLETON COUNTY... CIRCLEVILLE 1.0 930 PM 12/1 $$ JRK  650 NOUS41 KCLE 020326 PNSCLE OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-021525- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1025 PM EST MON DEC 1 2008 THE FOLLOWING ARE OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 12 HOURS FOR THE SNOWFALL 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 1SW 0.6 800 PM 12/1 COOP ...CUYAHOGA COUNTY... BROADVIEW HTS 0.5 700 PM 12/1 ...GEAUGA COUNTY... THOMPSON 5SW 0.7 700 PM 12/1 MONTVILLE 0.5 700 PM 12/1 MIDDLEFIELD 3SE 0.4 900 PM 12/1 ...HANCOCK COUNTY... FINDLAY 0.5 800 PM 12/1 ...HURON COUNTY... NEW LONDON 3NW 0.6 700 PM 12/1 ...LAKE COUNTY... LEROY 1.0 700 PM 12/1 KIRTLAND 0.4 900 PM 12/1 MADISON 0.4 700 PM 12/1 MENTOR 0.4 700 PM 12/1 ...MEDINA COUNTY... MEDINA 1.5 700 PM 12/1 BRUNSWICK 1.1 700 PM 12/1 HINCKLEY 1.0 900 PM 12/1 MEDINA 0.7 700 PM 12/1 ...PORTAGE COUNTY... HIRAM 1.2 900 PM 12/1 KENT 0.9 800 PM 12/1 ...RICHLAND COUNTY... MANSFLD ARPT 0.9 700 PM 12/1 ONTARIO 0.6 800 PM 12/1 ...SUMMIT COUNTY... CUYAHOGA FALLS 1.2 800 PM 12/1 BATH 0.5 900 PM 12/1 TALLMADGE 0.3 800 PM 12/1 CAK AIRPORT 0.1 700 PM 12/1 ...TRUMBULL COUNTY... YNG AIRPORT 0.5 700 PM 12/1 PENNSYLVANIA ...CRAWFORD COUNTY... CANADOHTA LAKE 0.7 900 PM 12/1 ...ERIE COUNTY... AMITY TWP 0.5 700 PM 12/1 **********************24 HOUR SNOWFALL********************** LOCATION 24 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT OHIO ...PORTAGE COUNTY... RAVENNA 1E 0.7 800 PM 12/1 PENNSYLVANIA ...ERIE COUNTY... NORTHEAST 6SW 0.5 700 PM 12/1 ***********************SNOW ON GROUND*********************** LOCATION SNOW TIME/DATE COMMENTS ON GROUND OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT OHIO ...ASHTABULA COUNTY... ASHTABULA 1SW 1.0 800 PM 12/1 COOP ...GEAUGA COUNTY... THOMPSON 5SW 7.0 700 PM 12/1 MONTVILLE 4.0 700 PM 12/1 ...HANCOCK COUNTY... FINDLAY 1.0 800 PM 12/1 ...HURON COUNTY... NEW LONDON 3NW 1.0 700 PM 12/1 ...LAKE COUNTY... LEROY 3.0 700 PM 12/1 ...MEDINA COUNTY... MEDINA 2.0 700 PM 12/1 BRUNSWICK 1.0 700 PM 12/1 HINCKLEY 1.0 900 PM 12/1 MEDINA 1.0 700 PM 12/1 ...PORTAGE COUNTY... HIRAM 3.0 900 PM 12/1 KENT 1.0 800 PM 12/1 RAVENNA 1E 1.0 800 PM 12/1 ...RICHLAND COUNTY... ONTARIO 1.0 800 PM 12/1 ...SUMMIT COUNTY... BATH 1.0 900 PM 12/1 CUYAHOGA FALLS 1.0 800 PM 12/1 PENNSYLVANIA ...CRAWFORD COUNTY... CANADOHTA LAKE 8.0 900 PM 12/1 ...ERIE COUNTY... AMITY TWP 18.0 700 PM 12/1 NORTHEAST 6SW 11.0 700 PM 12/1 $$  754 NOUS44 KFWD 020350 PNSDFW TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-311200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 950 PM CST MON DEC 1 2008 ...DALLAS/FORT WORTH CLIMATE NARRATIVE FOR NOVEMBER 2008... ONCE AGAIN THIS MONTH...THERE WERE VERY FEW RAIN DAYS. PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS SAW LESS THAN 1/2 INCH DURING NOVEMBER. PROCTOR RESERVOIR (COMANCHE COUNTY) ENDED THE MONTH WITH ONLY 0.09 INCHES. IT WAS ALSO VERY DRY IN CENTRAL TEXAS...WHERE MANY LOCATIONS WERE OVER 2 INCHES BELOW NORMAL FOR THE MONTH. HOWEVER...ONE SIGNIFICANT RAIN EVENT NOVEMBER 10-11 ALLOWED A HANDFUL OF LOCATIONS IN AND NEAR THE DALLAS/FORT WORTH METROPLEX TO RECORD ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION TOTALS FOR THE MONTH. THE MONTHLY TOTAL OF 4.53 INCHES AT DFW AIRPORT WAS AMONG THE 20 WETTEST FOR NOVEMBER. HOWEVER...IT WAS ONLY THE 4TH MONTH IN THE LAST 14 WITH ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NOVEMBER PRECIPITATION 2008 NORMAL DEPARTURE DFW AIRPORT 4.53 2.57 +1.96 WACO 0.43 2.61 -2.18 DALLAS LOVE 3.97 2.61 +1.36 FTW MEACHAM 4.40 DAL-EXECUTIVE 2.86 FTW-ALLIANCE 3.87 ARLINGTON 2.22 2.59 -0.37 DENTON 2.37 2.87 -0.50 MCKINNEY 3.64 3.71 -0.07 TERRELL 2.21 3.83 -1.62 MINERAL WELLS 0.87 2.16 -1.29 CORSICANA 1.66 3.33 -1.67 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEAR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS HAS SEEN BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR. ARLINGTON IS ONE OF A FEW LOCATIONS IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS THAT HAS MISSED THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION EVENTS. HOWEVER...CENTRAL TEXAS REMAINS THE AREA HARDEST HIT BY DROUGHT. SOME AREAS REMAIN IN SEVERE (D2) AND EXTREME (D3) DROUGHT...WITH YEAR-TO-DATE PRECIPITATION TOTALS AS MUCH AS 16 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. -------------------------------------------------------------------- YEAR-TO-DATE PRECIPITATION (JANUARY 1 - NOVEMBER 30) 2008 NORMAL DEPARTURE PERCENT OF NORMAL DFW AIRPORT 26.83 32.16 -5.33 83 WACO 32.86 30.58 +2.28 107 DALLAS LOVE 28.53 34.52 -5.99 83 FTW MEACHAM 26.56 DAL-EXECUTIVE 26.94 FTW-ALLIANCE 29.88 ARLINGTON 24.50 35.25 -10.75 70 DENTON 28.62 35.13 -6.51 81 MCKINNEY 40.27 37.77 +2.50 107 TERRELL 33.78 38.75 -4.97 87 MINERAL WELLS 20.06 30.05 -9.99 67 CORSICANA 30.14 35.88 -5.74 84 -------------------------------------------------------------------- DESPITE SOME COLD NOVEMBER MORNINGS WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES IN MANY AREAS...DFW AIRPORT HAS YET TO RECORD A FREEZE THIS SEASON. THIS WARM URBAN SITE RECORDED ITS 16TH CONSECUTIVE MONTH WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. $$ 25  924 NOUS44 KFWD 020350 PNSACT TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-311200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 950 PM CST MON DEC 1 2008 ...WACO CLIMATE NARRATIVE FOR NOVEMBER 2008... ONCE AGAIN THIS MONTH...THERE WERE VERY FEW RAIN DAYS...AND ALL OF CENTRAL TEXAS RECORDED WELL BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR NOVEMBER. MANY LOCATIONS ADDED MORE THAN 2 INCHES TO LONGTERM DEFICITS THAT HAVE KEPT PARTS OF THE AREA IN DROUGHT FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. WACO RECORDED ONLY 0.43 INCHES OF RAIN IN NOVEMBER...PLACING 2008 IN A TIE FOR THE 13TH DRIEST ON RECORD. PROCTOR RESERVOIR (COMANCHE COUNTY) ENDED THE MONTH WITH ONLY 0.09 INCHES. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NOVEMBER PRECIPITATION 2008 NORMAL DEPARTURE WACO 0.43 2.61 -2.18 DFW AIRPORT 4.53 2.57 +1.96 DALLAS LOVE 3.97 2.61 +1.36 FTW MEACHAM 4.40 DAL-EXECUTIVE 2.86 FTW-ALLIANCE 3.87 ARLINGTON 2.22 2.59 -0.37 DENTON 2.37 2.87 -0.50 MCKINNEY 3.64 3.71 -0.07 TERRELL 2.21 3.83 -1.62 MINERAL WELLS 0.87 2.16 -1.29 CORSICANA 1.66 3.33 -1.67 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEARLY ALL OF CENTRAL TEXAS HAS SEEN BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR. IRONICALLY...WACO IS ONE OF THE FEW ABOVE NORMAL SITES... DESPITE A WELL BELOW NORMAL AUTUMN. THE GREATEST EVER 48-HOUR RAIN EVENT OCCURRED DURING AUGUST...A MONTH RESPONSIBLE FOR NEARLY 1/3 OF THE ENTIRE ANNUAL TOTAL. OUTSIDE OF WACO...PRECIPITATION DEFICITS ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS HAVE BEEN PERSISTENT MUCH OF THE YEAR. SOME AREAS REMAIN IN SEVERE (D2) AND EXTREME (D3) DROUGHT...WITH YEAR-TO-DATE PRECIPITATION TOTALS AS MUCH AS 16 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. -------------------------------------------------------------------- YEAR-TO-DATE PRECIPITATION (JANUARY 1 - NOVEMBER 30) 2008 NORMAL DEPARTURE PERCENT OF NORMAL WACO 32.86 30.58 +2.28 107 DFW AIRPORT 26.83 32.16 -5.33 83 DALLAS LOVE 28.53 34.52 -5.99 83 FTW MEACHAM 26.56 DAL-EXECUTIVE 26.94 FTW-ALLIANCE 29.88 ARLINGTON 24.50 35.25 -10.75 70 DENTON 28.62 35.13 -6.51 81 MCKINNEY 40.27 37.77 +2.50 107 TERRELL 33.78 38.75 -4.97 87 MINERAL WELLS 20.06 30.05 -9.99 67 CORSICANA 30.14 35.88 -5.74 84 -------------------------------------------------------------------- TEMPERATURES AT WACO WERE NEAR NORMAL FOR THE MONTH AS A WHOLE. WACO REGIONAL AIRPORT RECORDED ITS FIRST FREEZE ON NOVEMBER 15...ABOUT A WEEK EARLIER THAN NORMAL. THERE WERE 4 FREEZES DURING THE MONTH (ONE MORE THAN NORMAL)...THE 4TH OF WHICH WAS A CHILLY 27 DEGREES. $$ 25  619 NOUS42 KCAE 020403 PNSCAE PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA, SC 1100 PM EST MON DEC 1 2008 ...ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR NOVEMBER... ...4TH WETTEST NOVEMBER ON RECORD AT AUGUSTA... ...4TH COOLEST NOVEMBER ON RECORD AT COLUMBIA... ...SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING AN EF1 TORNADO ON THE 14TH... THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER WAS VERY ACTIVE ACROSS THE MIDLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA OF GEORGIA. A PERSISTENT TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUED ACROSS THE AREA FOR MUCH OF THE MONTH. THIS PRODUCED BETTER THAN NORMAL CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION ALONG WITH COOLER CONDITIONS. A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM PRODUCED ONE SEVERE WEATHER EVENT ON THE EVENING OF THE 14TH...AS A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED AN EF1 TORNADO THAT TRACKED FROM CALHOUN COUNTY ACROSS LAKE MARION INTO SUMTER COUNTY. THE MAIN STORY WAS THE CHILLY AND WET CONDITIONS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS FOR THE MONTH RANGED FROM AROUND 2 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN MIDLANDS TO AROUND 5 INCHES ACROSS THE EASTERN MIDLANDS. MOST AREAS RECEIVED BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN. IT ALSO REMAINED UNSEASONABLY CHILLY AT TIMES. A COUPLE OF RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES WERE EITHER TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH. ON THE 19TH AT COLUMBIA...THE RECORD LOW OF 22 WAS TIED. ON THE 22ND AT COLUMBIA...A NEW RECORD LOW OF 19 DEGREES WAS SET. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 21 DEGREES. A COUPLE OF RECORD LOWS WERE SET AT AUGUSTA...ONE ON THE 19TH WHEN THE MORNING LOW FELL TO 22 DEGREES. THIS BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 25 DEGREES. ANOTHER RECORD LOW FELL ON THE 22ND...WHEN THE MORNING LOW WAS 18 DEGREES. THIS BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 23 DEGREES. AT COLUMBIA...THE LONGEST STRETCH OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES OF 32 DEGREES OR BELOW FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER WAS REACHED. MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES REMAINED AT 32 DEGREES OR LESS FROM THE 17TH THROUGH THE 27TH...11 CONSECUTIVE DAYS. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 7 STRAIGHT DAYS IN 1950 AND 1970. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AT COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT WAS 49.4 DEGREES OR 5.3 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AT AUGUSTA REGIONAL BUSH FIELD WAS 50.7 DEGREES OR 3.7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE PRECIPITATION TOTAL AT COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT WAS 5.01 INCHES OR 2.13 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. AT AUGUSTA REGIONAL BUSH FIELD THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 7.24 INCHES OR 4.56 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. AUGUSTA REGIONAL BUSH FIELD... MONTHLY TOTAL NORMAL FOR THE MONTH DIFFERENCE NOVEMBER 2007 0.41 2.68 -2.27 DECEMBER 7.51 3.14 +4.37 JANUARY 2008 3.19 4.50 -1.31 FEBRUARY 3.84 4.11 -0.27 MARCH 5.20 4.61 +0.59 APRIL 2.19 2.94 -0.75 MAY 2.47 3.07 -0.60 JUNE 0.89 4.19 -3.30 JULY 4.14 4.07 +0.07 AUGUST 5.62 4.48 +1.14 SEPTEMBER 0.96 3.59 -2.64 OCTOBER 3.97 3.20 +0.77 NOVEMBER 7.24 2.68 +4.56 COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT... MONTHLY TOTAL NORMAL FOR THE MONTH DIFFERENCE NOVEMBER 2007 0.46 2.88 -2.42 DECEMBER 5.68 3.58 +2.30 JANUARY 2008 3.19 4.66 -1.47 FEBRUARY 3.69 3.84 -0.15 MARCH 3.03 4.59 -1.56 APRIL 3.48 2.98 +0.50 MAY 1.80 3.17 -1.37 JUNE 2.79 4.99 -2.20 JULY 3.52 5.52 -2.02 AUGUST 8.82 5.41 +3.41 SEPTEMBER 2.34 3.94 -1.60 OCTOBER 3.21 2.89 +0.32 NOVEMBER 5.01 2.88 +2.13 TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR COLUMBIA GO BACK TO 1887 AND FOR AUGUSTA BACK TO 1874. PRECIPITATION RECORDS FOR COLUMBIA GO BACK TO 1878 AND FOR AUGUSTA BACK TO 1871. THANKS TO WILLIAM SCHMITZ AT THE SOUTHEAST REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER FOR THE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO CONSECUTIVE DAYS. VAUGHAN  763 NOUS44 KCRP 020654 PNSCRP PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1230 AM CDT TUE DEC 02 2008 PRELIMINARY CLIMATE DATA FOR CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Monday December 01 2008 HIGH TEMPERATURE : 73 LOW TEMPERATURE : 45 RAINFALL (INCHES) : 0.00 2008 RAINFALL: 27.56 HIGHEST WIND GUST : 35 MPH DIRECTION OF GUST : NORTHWEST NORMAL AND RECORD TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY... NORMAL RECORD YEAR HIGH 71 87 1964 LOW 51 36 1985 SUNRISE THIS MORNING : 704 AM CST SUNSET THIS EVENING : 534 PM CST ============================================================= PRELIMINARY CLIMATE DATA FOR VICTORIA REGIONAL AIRPORT Monday December 01 2008 HIGH TEMPERATURE : 67 LOW TEMPERATURE : 47 RAINFALL (INCHES) : T 2008 RAINFALL: 21.29 HIGHEST WIND GUST : 37 MPH DIRECTION OF GUST : NORTHWEST NORMAL AND RECORD TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY... NORMAL RECORD YEAR HIGH 68 85 1926 LOW 48 32 1985 SUNRISE THIS MORNING : 705 AM CST SUNSET THIS EVENING : 530 PM CST Notice to users! This is an experimental abbreviated climate message. A full climate summary will be issued under the header CLICRP...WMO Header CDUS44 KCRP...by 700 AM this morning. Please address any comments on this product to John Metz (john.metz@noaa.gov). $$  894 ABAK34 PABR 020723 PNSBRW PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BARROW AK 1023 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...ANOTHER SNOWY MONTH IN BARROW... NOVEMBER WAS ANOTHER MONTH OF WELL ABOVE AVERAGE SNOWFALL IN BARROW..FOR THE MONTH THERE WAS 12.3 INCHES OF SNOW...THIS IS ALMOST 4 TIMES THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF 3.2 INCHES...THIS RANKS AS THE 5TH SNOWIEST NOVEMBER ON RECORD AT BARROW...FOR THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 1ST THROUGH NOVEMBER 30TH THERE HAS BEEN 35.5 INCHES OF SNOW...THIS RANKS AS THE SECOND SNOWIEST OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER ON RECORD...ONLY 1925 HAD MORE SNOW DURING OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER WHEN 40.2 INCHES OF SNOW FELL...SNOW FELL ON 28 DAYS OF THE MONTH WITH THE MAXIMUM DAILY AMOUNT OF 1.8 INCHES ON NOVEMBER 26TH. IT WAS ALSO A RATHER WET MONTH...0.31 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL... THIS IS ALMOST TWICE THE AVERAGE OF 0.16 INCHES...THIS RANKS AS THE 29TH WETTEST NOVEMBER ON RECORD...THERE WAS PRECIPITATION ON 28 DAYS OF THE MONTH...THE MAXIMUM DAILY PRECIPITATION WAS 0.06 INCHES ON NOVEMBER 26TH. NOVEMBER WAS ALSO RATHER WARM...THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 4.0 DEGREES...THIS IS 4.9 DEGREES ABOVE THE AVERAGE OF MINUS 0.9 DEGREES...THIS RANKS AS THE 27TH WARMEST NOVEMBER ON RECORD...17 DAYS RECORDED BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES...THE WARMEST DAY WAS THE 3RD WHEN THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 21 ON THE 3RD AND THE LOW WAS -23 ON THE 28TH. STATISTICS FOR NOVEMBER SNOWIEST WETTEST WARMEST 1. 19.0 1925 1.15 1965 15.3 1950 2. 17.5 2001 1.09 1925 15.0 1998 3. 14.4 2007 0.97 1924 13.9 2007 4. 12.8 1965 0.86 1958 12.6 1965 5. 12.3 2008 0.71 1937 11.3 1951 6. 11.6 2006 0.65 1928 11.1 1997 7. 10.6 1928 0.56 1943 9.7 1940 8. 10.2 2005 0.54 1922 9.5 1979 9. 9.9 1999 0.54 1968 9.3 1926 10. 9.6 1958 0.51 1966 9.3 1996 $$ HATTINGS DEC 08  174 NOUS45 KBOU 020959 PNSBOU COZ030>051-022300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 259 AM MST TUE DEC 02 2008 ...TODAY IN METRO DENVER WEATHER HISTORY... 30-2 IN 1975...VERY STRONG CHINOOK WINDS UP TO 100 MPH CAUSED DAMAGE TO HOMES...AIRCRAFT...AIRCRAFT HANGARS...MOBILE HOMES... CARS...AND POWER LINES ALONG THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTED TO 39 MPH AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON BOTH THE 30TH AND THE 1ST. 1-2 IN 1933...APPARENT POST-FRONTAL HEAVY SNOWFALL TOTALED 8.0 INCHES ACROSS DOWNTOWN DENVER. NORTH WINDS WERE SUSTAINED TO 17 MPH WITH AN EXTREME VELOCITY TO 18 MPH ON THE 1ST. IN 1981 STRONG WINDS GUSTED TO OVER 70 MPH ALONG THE FOOTHILLS. A PEAK GUST TO 100 MPH WAS RECORDED AT WONDERVU. A GUST TO 94 MPH WAS RECORDED JUST WEST OF BOULDER. ROOFS ON HOUSES WERE DAMAGED IN THE EVERGREEN AREA...AND SOME MOBILE HOMES ALSO WERE DAMAGED. AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTED 44 MPH ON THE 1ST AND 37 MPH ON THE 2ND. 1-5 IN 1913...THE 1ST MARKED THE START OF THE HEAVIEST 5-DAY TOTAL SNOWFALL IN THE CITY'S HISTORY. DURING THIS PERIOD SNOWFALL TOTALED 45.7 INCHES. STARTING ON THE 1ST...SNOW FELL INTERMITTENTLY FOR 3 DAYS AND ACCUMULATED A LITTLE OVER 8 INCHES. ON THE 4TH AND 5TH...AN ADDITIONAL 37.4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL. AT GEORGETOWN IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF DENVER EVEN MORE SNOW FELL...86 INCHES OVER THE 5 DAYS WITH THE MOST...63 INCHES...ON THE 4TH. IN COLORADO...SNOWFALL WAS HEAVY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS FROM THE PALMER DIVIDE NORTH. HIGH WINDS DURING THE STORM CAUSED HEAVY DRIFTING...WHICH BLOCKED ALL TRANSPORTATION. SNOW COVER OF AN INCH OR MORE FROM THE STORM PERSISTED FOR 60 CONSECUTIVE DAYS FROM THE 1ST THROUGH JANUARY 29...1914. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY PROLONGED THE NUMBER OF DAYS. THIS IS THE THIRD LONGEST PERIOD OF SNOW COVER ON RECORD IN THE CITY. 2 IN 1893...NORTHWEST WINDS WERE SUSTAINED TO 42 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 46 MPH. SNOWFALL WAS ONLY 1.4 INCHES IN THE CITY. IN 1895...0.01 INCH OF MELTED SNOW FROM 0.7 INCH OF SNOWFALL WAS THE ONLY MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION OF THE MONTH IN DOWNTOWN DENVER...RANKING THE MONTH THE 3RD DRIEST DECEMBER ON RECORD. IN 1899...POST-FRONTAL NORTHEAST WINDS SUSTAINED TO 44 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 59 MPH CAUSED THE TEMPERATURE TO PLUNGE FROM A HIGH OF 55 DEGREES TO A LOW OF 15 DEGREES. SNOWFALL WAS ONLY 1.0 INCH. IN 1902...APPARENT POST-FRONTAL NORTHWEST WINDS WERE SUSTAINED TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 53 MPH. A TRACE OF SNOW FELL. IN 1905...ONLY A TRACE OF SNOW FELL IN DOWNTOWN DENVER. THIS WAS THE ONLY SNOW AND PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH... RANKING THE MONTH THE SECOND DRIEST AND THE SECOND LEAST SNOWIEST DECEMBER ON RECORD. IN 1921...SNOWFALL WAS 5.5 INCHES IN DOWNTOWN DENVER. NORTHWEST WINDS WERE SUSTAINED TO 24 MPH WITH AN EXTREME VELOCITY OF 25 MPH. IN 1951...A VIGOROUS PACIFIC COLD FRONT PRODUCED A NORTHWEST WIND GUST TO 51 MPH AT STAPLETON AIRPORT WHERE BRIEF BLOWING DUST WAS OBSERVED. IN 1957...A STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT PRODUCED NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 54 MPH AT STAPLETON AIRPORT WHERE THE SURFACE VISIBILITY WAS BRIEFLY REDUCED TO 1 1/2 MILES IN BLOWING DUST. IN 1977...HIGH WINDS IN BOULDER LIFTED A WAREHOUSE FROM ITS FOUNDATION AND RIPPED IT APART. WIND GUSTS FROM 60 TO 103 MPH TOPPLED AND INJURED A MAN WHILE WALKING. WINDS WERE CLOCKED TO 104 MPH AT NEDERLAND...100 MPH AT MORRISON...AND 62 MPH AT ROCKY FLATS. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTED TO 41 MPH AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. IN 1996...FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW HIGH WINDS RIPPED THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS. WINDS GUSTED TO 81 MPH IN GOLDEN GATE CANYON. WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTED TO 37 MPH AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. 2-3 IN 1955...SNOWFALL TOTALED ONLY 2.9 INCHES AT STAPLETON AIRPORT. THIS WAS THE ONLY MEASURABLE SNOWFALL OF THE MONTH. IN 1973...POST-FRONTAL HEAVY SNOWFALL TOTALED 7.6 INCHES AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHERE NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 37 MPH CAUSED SOME BLOWING SNOW. IN 1990...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS RAKED THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS AND MOST OF METRO DENVER. A WIND GUST TO 87 MPH WAS RECORDED AT ROLLINSVILLE WITH WIND GUSTS TO 58 MPH IN ARVADA AND 55 MPH IN LAKEWOOD. WEST WINDS GUSTED TO 48 MPH AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON THE 2ND. IN 1997...HEAVY SNOW FELL IN THE FOOTHILLS. CONIFER RECEIVED 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. SNOWFALL TOTALED ONLY 2.4 INCHES AT THE SITE OF THE FORMER STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON THE 1ST...2ND...AND 3RD. NORTH WINDS GUSTED TO 24 MPH AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON THE 2ND. 2-4 IN 1909...POST-FRONTAL SNOWFALL TOTALED 6.1 INCHES IN DOWNTOWN DENVER. MOST OF THE SNOW...5.9 INCHES...FELL BETWEEN 6:00 PM ON THE 2ND AND 6:00 PM ON THE 3RD. NORTH WINDS WERE SUSTAINED TO 18 MPH ON BOTH THE 2ND AND 3RD. 2-17 IN 1939...MORE THAN 2 WEEKS OF UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER MADE THE MONTH THE 3RD WARMEST ON RECORD. SEVEN DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET...INCLUDING THE ALL TIME RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH OF 79 DEGREES ON THE 5TH. DAYTIME HIGHS WERE BALMY WITH 14 DAYS IN THE 60'S AND 70'S. LOW TEMPERATURES DIPPED TO FREEZING OR BELOW ON ONLY 5 DAYS. THE PERIOD WAS DRY WITH ONLY A TRACE OF SNOW ON THE 12TH. $$  445 NOUS44 KMOB 021011 PNSMOB ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-021800- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 411 AM CST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...THE MOBILE NEXRAD WILL BE OUT OF SERVICE THIS MORNING... A PEDESTAL DYNAMIC FAULT ERROR HAS RESULTED IN THE MOBILE WSR-88D BEING REMOVED FROM SERVICE THIS MORNING. NWS TECHNICIANS WILL INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM LATER TODAY. NO TIME-FRAME CAN BE GIVEN AT THIS TIME AS TO WHEN THE MOBILE NEXRAD WILL BE RETURNED TO SERVICE. $$  205 NOUS44 KBRO 021013 PNSBRO TXZ248>257-021930- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 413 AM CST TUE DEC 2 2008 TO: SUBSCRIBERS: -FAMILY OF SERVICES -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES FROM: ROBERT J. MCLEOD CHIEF...PERFORMANCE AND AWARENESS DIVISION OFFICE OF CLIMATE...WATER...AND WEATHER SERVICES SUBJECT: HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TEST TO BE RESENT ON DECEMBER 2 2008 FOR PUERTO RICO AND TEXAS. REFERENCE: PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED SEPTEMBER 16 2008 ON HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TESTING FROM SEPTEMBER 17 TO DECEMBER 5 A TERRITORY/STATE TEST MESSAGE FOR PUERTO RICO/TEXAS WILL BE SENT ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 2 AT ABOUT 1900 UTC /UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/ OR 100 PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME. THE TEST MESSAGE WILL BE DISSEMINATED AS A STATE MESSAGE UNDER THE FOLLOWING WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADINGS: WOUSII CCCC FOR PRODUCTS IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES WOCA42 TJSJ FOR PRODUCTS IN PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS WHERE CCCC IS THE FOUR-CHARACTER WMO IDENTIFIER FOR THE STATE-LIAISON NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE...AND II REPRESENTS THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF THE MESSAGE AND SHOULD RANGE FROM 40 TO 49. FOR SOUTH TEXAS...THIS NUMBER IS 44. THE MESSAGES WILL ALSO CARRY AN ASSOCIATED ADVANCED WEATHER INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/ IDENTIFIER ADRXX... WHERE XX IS THE TWO-LETTER U.S. POSTAL SERVICE IDENTIFIER OF A STATE OR TERRITORY. THE ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP TEST MESSAGES MAY BE RELAYED BY EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM /EAS/ PARTICIPATING STATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL AND STATE EAS PLANS. A SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE FOLLOWS. WOUS44 KBRO DDHHMM ADRTX TXC000-DDHHMM- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT NWS TEST HQ NATIONAL COG SILVER SPRING MD RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 215 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS TEST MESSAGE NUMBER 1. THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE NWS TEST HQ NATIONAL COG. THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. THIS IS A TEST OF THE CAPABILITY TO RELAY EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS SYSTEMS. THIS TEST MESSAGE MAY BE RELAYED BY EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM PARTICIPATING STATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL AND STATE EAS PLANS. THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS TEST MESSAGE. $$ DM5118118676012233728/5712239571143566336 END SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE. INFORMATION ON THE HAZCOLLECT PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND AT THE HAZCOLLECT WEB SITE AT: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/HAZCOLLECT/ NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE ORIGINATED BY LOCAL...STATE OR FEDERAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND... AT THEIR REQUEST... NWS MAY RELAY THEM IN NON-WEATHER RELATED TEXT PRODUCTS...AND OVER NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS /NWR/ AND THE EAS. NWS DOES NOT INITIATE NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 INCLUDES THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THESE PRODUCTS. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 APPENDIX C DEFINES CONTENT GUIDELINES FOR EACH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TYPE. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005018CURR.PDF IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT: JOEL WILLIAMS HERB WHITE HAZCOLLECT PROJECT MANAGER DISSEMINATION SERVICES MANAGER SILVER SPRING MARYLAND SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 301-713-3400 X 114 301-713-0090 X 146 JOEL.WILLIAMS@NOAA.GOV HERBERT.WHITE@NOAA.GOV NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$  129 NOUS44 KBRO 021018 CCA PNSBRO TXZ248>257-021930- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 413 AM CST TUE DEC 2 2008 TO: SUBSCRIBERS: -FAMILY OF SERVICES -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES FROM: ROBERT J. MCLEOD CHIEF...PERFORMANCE AND AWARENESS DIVISION OFFICE OF CLIMATE...WATER...AND WEATHER SERVICES SUBJECT: HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TEST TO BE RESENT ON DECEMBER 2 2008 FOR PUERTO RICO AND TEXAS. REFERENCE: PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED SEPTEMBER 16 2008 ON HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TESTING FROM SEPTEMBER 17 TO DECEMBER 5 A TERRITORY/STATE TEST MESSAGE FOR PUERTO RICO/TEXAS WILL BE SENT ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 2 AT ABOUT 1900 UTC /UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/ OR 100 PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME. THE TEST MESSAGE WILL BE DISSEMINATED AS A STATE MESSAGE UNDER THE FOLLOWING WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADINGS: WOUSII CCCC FOR PRODUCTS IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES WOCA42 TJSJ FOR PRODUCTS IN PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS WHERE CCCC IS THE FOUR-CHARACTER WMO IDENTIFIER FOR THE STATE-LIAISON NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE...AND II REPRESENTS THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF THE MESSAGE AND SHOULD RANGE FROM 40 TO 49. FOR SOUTH TEXAS...THIS NUMBER IS 44. THE MESSAGES WILL ALSO CARRY AN ASSOCIATED ADVANCED WEATHER INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/ IDENTIFIER ADRXX... WHERE XX IS THE TWO-LETTER U.S. POSTAL SERVICE IDENTIFIER OF A STATE OR TERRITORY. THE ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP TEST MESSAGES MAY BE RELAYED BY EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM /EAS/ PARTICIPATING STATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL AND STATE EAS PLANS. A SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE FOLLOWS. WOUS44 KBRO DDHHMM ADRTX TXC000-DDHHMM- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT NWS TEST HQ NATIONAL COG SILVER SPRING MD RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 100 PM CST TUE DEC 2 2008 THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS TEST MESSAGE NUMBER 1. THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE NWS TEST HQ NATIONAL COG. THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. THIS IS A TEST OF THE CAPABILITY TO RELAY EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS SYSTEMS. THIS TEST MESSAGE MAY BE RELAYED BY EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM PARTICIPATING STATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL AND STATE EAS PLANS. THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS TEST MESSAGE. $$ DM5118118676012233728/5712239571143566336 END SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE. INFORMATION ON THE HAZCOLLECT PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND AT THE HAZCOLLECT WEB SITE AT: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/HAZCOLLECT/ NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE ORIGINATED BY LOCAL...STATE OR FEDERAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND... AT THEIR REQUEST... NWS MAY RELAY THEM IN NON-WEATHER RELATED TEXT PRODUCTS...AND OVER NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS /NWR/ AND THE EAS. NWS DOES NOT INITIATE NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 INCLUDES THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THESE PRODUCTS. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 APPENDIX C DEFINES CONTENT GUIDELINES FOR EACH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TYPE. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005018CURR.PDF IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT: JOEL WILLIAMS HERB WHITE HAZCOLLECT PROJECT MANAGER DISSEMINATION SERVICES MANAGER SILVER SPRING MARYLAND SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 301-713-3400 X 114 301-713-0090 X 146 JOEL.WILLIAMS@NOAA.GOV HERBERT.WHITE@NOAA.GOV NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$  653 NOUS41 KBUF 021045 PNSBUF NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-022242- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 545 AM EST TUE DEC 2 2008 THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 6 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/BUFFALO ***********************6 HOUR SNOWFALL*********************** LOCATION 6 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT NEW YORK ...CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY... CASSADAGA 4.0 540 AM 12/2 MEDIA-DUNKIRK MAYVILLE 4.0 540 AM 12/2 COUNTY POLICE $$ SFM  398 NOUS41 KRNK 021055 PNSRNK NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>045-022253- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 553 AM EST TUE DEC 2 2008 THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BLACKSBURG ***********************SNOW ON GROUND*********************** LOCATION SNOW TIME/DATE COMMENTS ON GROUND OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT NORTH CAROLINA ...WATAUGA COUNTY... BOONE 0.5 342 AM 12/2 VIRGINIA ...TAZEWELL COUNTY... TAZEWELL 1.0 544 AM 12/2 WEST VIRGINIA ...GREENBRIER COUNTY... QUINWOOD 2.0 546 AM 12/2 CRAWLEY 0.5 546 AM 12/2 ...MERCER COUNTY... BRAMWELL 2.5 552 AM 12/2 BLUEFIELD 2.0 551 AM 12/2 PRINCETON 1.0 546 AM 12/2 $$ 07  305 NOUS41 KRNK 021200 PNSRNK NOUS41 KRNK 021200 PNSRNK NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- 022300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 700 AM EST TUE DEC 2 2008 ****************************************************************** WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS WEEK IN VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 6, 2008 ****************************************************************** THIS WEEK HAS BEEN DECLARED WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS WEEK IN VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. ALL WEEK...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL ISSUE INFORMATIVE MESSAGES TO HELP YOU PREPARE FOR WINTER WEATHER. TODAY'S TOPIC: SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...HOW DO THEY FORM? FORECASTING WHETHER A PARTICULAR WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SNOW...ICE...RAIN OR A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT FORECAST PROBLEMS METEOROLOGIST FACE. OUR CLOSE PROXIMITY TO BOTH THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND A SOURCE OF COLD AIR IN EASTERN CANADA...MAKE FORECASTING THE EXACT POSITION OF THE RAIN...SNOW LINE A MAJOR FORECAST CHALLENGE. IN FACT...A DEVIATION IN FORECAST STORM TRACK OF ONLY 50 MILES CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FOOT OF SNOW...AN INCH OF ICE...OR TWO INCHES OF RAIN. THE KEY FACTOR IN DETERMINING PRECIPITATION TYPE WITH A PARTICULAR WINTER STORM IS THE DEPTH OF COLD AIR ABOVE THE GROUND. IF THE AIR FROM GROUND LEVEL UP SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET IS ABOVE FREEZING...RAIN WILL FALL. IF THE AIR FROM THE GROUND UP THROUGH THE DEPTH OF THE ATMOSPHERE IS BELOW FREEZING...SNOW WILL FALL. HOWEVER...IF COLD AIR IS ENTRENCHED AT THE GROUND WITH A LAYER OF WARM AIR ABOVE IT...SLEET AND...OR FREEZING RAIN ARE LIKELY. FOR SLEET TO FALL...THE COLD AIR NEAR THE GROUND MUST BE DEEP ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE RAINDROPS FALLING THROUGH TO RE-FREEZE BEFORE REACHING THE GROUND. FOR FREEZING RAIN TO FALL...COLD AIR NEAR THE GROUND IS SHALLOW. RAINDROPS REMAIN IN LIQUID FORM UNTIL THEY CONTACT OBJECTS AT GROUND LEVEL. ALL THREE OF THESE PRECIPITATION TYPES CAN CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DISRUPTION TO OUR NORMAL DAILY ACTIVITIES. SLICK OR ICY ROADS PROVIDE A HAVEN FOR MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS...AND POTENTIALLY MASSIVE TRAFFIC JAMS. AT THE VERY LEAST DRIVING SPEEDS WILL BE SLOWED SIGNIFICANTLY BY SNOWY OR ICE CONDITIONS. WALKING ON AN ICE COVERED STREET OR SIDEWALK CAN BE ADVENTUROUS OR EVEN PROHIBITIVE. BY KEEPING ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH NOAA ALL-HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...YOU WILL BE BETTER PREPARED TO HANDLE WINTER'S WEATHER ELEMENTS...WHATEVER THEY MAY BE! ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS CAN BE OBTAINED ON-LINE THROUGH THE VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HOME PAGES. HTTP://WWW.READYVIRGINIA.GOV HTTP://READYNC.ORG UP TO DATE WEATHER INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON-LINE FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RNK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS HOME PAGE: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/WINTER/INDEX.SHTML $$ !--not sent--!  600 NOUS43 KGLD 021200 PNSGLD PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 500 AM MST TUE DEC 02 2008 ...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY... IN 1873...DENSE FOG ENVELOPED THE CITY OF DENVER. $$  348 NOUS43 KICT 021201 PNSICT KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-021600- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 601 AM CST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY... IN 1950...A LATE SEASON TORNADO KILLED 4 PEOPLE JUST EAST OF SAINT LOUIS MISSOURI. THUNDERSTORMS ALSO PRODUCED HAIL WHICH CAUSED MORE THAN FOUR MILLION DOLLARS DAMAGE IN THE SAINT LOUIS AREA. $$ AUTO  368 NOUS42 KRAH 021218 PNSRAH NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088>089-022200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 720 AM EST TUE DEC 2 2008 ************************************************************ WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS WEEK IN NORTH CAROLINA NOVEMBER 30 THROUGH DECEMBER 6, 2008 ************************************************************ THIS WEEK HAS BEEN DECLARED WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS WEEK IN NORTH CAROLINA. ALL WEEK LONG THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE ISSUING INFORMATIVE MESSAGES TO HELP YOU PREPARE FOR WINTER WEATHER. TODAY...WE WILL FOCUS ON WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS AND THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN SNOW AND ICE ARE IN THE FORECAST. IS YOUR HOME PREPARED FOR WINTER??? WE THINK OF OUR HOMES AS THE PLACE WE WANT TO BE WHEN THE WEATHER TURNS COLD AND BLUSTERY. HOWEVER...IF CERTAIN PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN BEFORE A WINTER STORM STRIKES...LIFE AT HOME CAN BE JUST AS MISERABLE AS THE WEATHER OUTSIDE. SEVERE WINTER STORMS PRODUCE CONDITIONS WHICH CAN ISOLATE YOU IN YOUR HOME FOR SEVERAL DAYS. PROLONGED LOSS OF POWER AND TELEPHONE SERVICES CAN SEVERELY LIMIT YOUR ABILITY TO HEAT YOUR HOME AND CALL FOR HELP. IN SEVERE WINTER STORMS...OBTAINING SUPPLIES OF FOOD AND OTHER NECESSITIES CAN BE HAMPERED OR PREVENTED BY POOR ROAD CONDITIONS. THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME HELPFUL HINTS TO MAKE YOUR HOME A SAFE HAVEN DURING WINTER WEATHER. DO - STOCK AN EMERGENCY SUPPLY OF FOOD AND WATER PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF A WINTER STORM. INCLUDE FOOD ITEMS WHICH REQUIRE NO COOKING SUCH AS CANNED MEATS...PEANUT BUTTER... AND OTHER NON PERISHABLES. ALSO DO NOT FORGET TO HAVE NECESSARY MEDICINES AND BABY ITEMS ON HAND. A THREE TO FIVE DAY SUPPLY OF FOOD AND MEDICINE IS GENERALLY SUFFICIENT. ALSO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A MANUAL CAN OPENER. DO - KEEP AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEATING FUEL (SUCH AS FIREWOOD AND KEROSENE) AT YOUR HOME. USE YOUR FUEL SPARINGLY AS SUPPLIES MAY BE IN SHORT ORDER DURING WINTER STORMS. USE HEATERS AND FUELS PROPERLY AND SAFELY IN ORDER TO AVOID DEADLY FIRES AND CARBON MONOXIDE. DO - KEEP ON HAND A FLASH LIGHT... BATTERY POWERED RADIO... EXTRA BATTERIES... AND A FIRST AID KIT. DO - PREVENT WATER PIPES FROM FREEZING BY WRAPPING THEM WITH INSULATION OR NEWSPAPER COVERED WITH PLASTIC. IN REALLY COLD WEATHER...LET YOUR FAUCETS DRIP SLIGHTLY TO HELP AVOID FREEZING. IF YOUR PIPES DO FREEZE...REMOVE THE INSULATION AND WARP THE PIPES IN RAGS. OPEN EVERY FAUCET IN THE HOUSE AND POUR HOT WATER OVER THE RAG WRAPPED PIPES. ALSO KNOW HOW TO SHUT OFF YOUR HOMES WATER SUPPLY SHOULD WATER LINES BREAK. DO - KEEP GENERATORS WELL AWAY FROM THE HOME. NEVER RUN A GENERATOR IN YOUR GARAGE OF ANY OTHER ENCLOSED AREA. CARBON MONOXIDE FROM THE EXHAUST OF THE GENERATOR CAN BE A SILENT KILLER. ALSO MAKE SURE YOUR GENERATOR IS PROPERLY WIRED TO YOUR HOME. NEVER - HEAT YOUR HOME USING A CHARCOAL GRILL...GAS GRILL... OR CAMP STOVE. GRILLS AND CAMP STOVES CREATE DEADLY CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES THAT WILL BUILD UP WHEN USED IN YOUR HOME. ALWAYS USE GRILLS OUTSIDE. STRUCTURE FIRES CLAIMED NEARLY THREE THOUSAND LIVES IN 2007 NATIONWIDE. EIGHTY FOUR PERCENT OF THESE FIRE DEATHS OCCURRED IN THE HOME. FIRE IS A REAL DANGER... SO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY FAMILY MEMBER KNOWS HOW TO EVACUATE THE HOUSE IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE. MAKE SURE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY DESIGNATE AN OUTDOOR MEETING PLACE IF YOU DO HAVE TO LEAVE YOUR HOME QUICKLY BECAUSE OF A FIRE. BEING PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER MEANS HAVING THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS. WEATHER FORECASTS PLAY A LARGE ROLE IN THIS DECISION MAKING PROCESS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RECOMMENDS THAT YOU REGULARLY TUNE INTO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... LOCAL TELEVISION AND LOCAL RADIO IN ORDER TO KEEP ABREAST OF WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS THIS WINTER. $$  489 NOUS45 KRIW 021227 PNSRIW WYZ001>020-022>030-021800- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 527 AM MST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...RIVERTON HAS 5TH WARMEST NOVEMBER IN 102 YEARS OF RECORDS... THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN RIVERTON DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER WAS 36.1 DEGREES MAKING IT THE 5TH WARMEST NOVEMBER SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1907. THE 30 YEAR NORMAL FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER IS 28.2 DEGREES. ...THE TOP 5 WARMEST NOVEMBERS FOR THE CITY OF RIVERTON... 40.0 DEGREES IN 1949 38.6 DEGREES IN 1954 37.7 DEGREES IN 1999 37.0 DEGREES IN 1927 36.1 DEGREES IN 2008 $$ TEAM RIVERTON  007 NOUS43 KGLD 021230 PNSGLD FIVE HOUR PRECIPITATION SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 530 AM MST TUE DEC 02 2008 .BR GLD 1202 M DH05/PP : : VALUES REPRESENT PRECIPITATION OVER THE LAST : 5 HOURS SINCE MIDNIGHT MST (1 AM CST) : : : PCPN : GLD : GOODLAND KS AIRPORT : 0.00 HLC : HILL CITY KS AIRPORT : 0.00 MCK : MCCOOK NE AIRPORT : 0.00 ITR : BURLINGTON CO AIRPORT : 0.00 .END $$  612 NOUS43 KLOT 021301 PNSLOT PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 700 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2008 SNOWFALL AND SNOW DEPTH REPORTS. DATA PROVIDED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO AREA AND ROCKFORD AREA SNOWFALL TEAM. 12 HR SNOWFALL 12 HR SNOWFALL TOTAL LOCATION ENDING 6AM ENDING 6PM SNOW TODAY YESTERDAY DEPTH AT 6AM ILLINOIS BATAVIA 0.0 / 0.3 / 2 BEECHER T / 1.0 / 2 DOWNERS GROVE 0.1 / 0.7 / 5 GRAYSLAKE / 0.5 / LA GRANGE T / 0.6 / 4 MELROSE PARK T / T / 0 OAK LAWN 0.1 / 0.3 / 2 OAK BROOK / 0.7 / PLAINFIELD 4SW T / 0.3 / 2 SCHAUMBURG 0.0 / / 2 WILLOWBROOK / 0.4 / YORKVILLE 2SE / T / NORTHWEST INDIANA HIGHLAND 0.0 / 1.1 / 3 VALPARAISO 3SE 0.0 / 0.5 / 2 $$  004 NOUS41 KBUF 021329 PNSBUF NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-030122- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 822 AM EST TUE DEC 2 2008 THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO ***********************6 HOUR SNOWFALL*********************** LOCATION 6 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT NEW YORK ...CATTARAUGUS COUNTY... PERRYSBURG 6.5 700 AM 12/2 ...CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY... CASSADAGA 4.0 541 AM 12/2 MEDIA-DUNKIRK MAYVILLE 4.0 540 AM 12/2 COUNTY POLICE ...WYOMING COUNTY... WARSAW 5.0 730 AM 12/2 WARSAW 4.0 600 AM 12/2 **********************12 HOUR SNOWFALL********************** LOCATION 12 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT NEW YORK ...ERIE COUNTY... COLDEN 4.1 730 AM 12/2 0.38 SWE ELMA 2.0 630 AM 12/2 8 HR TOTAL ********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT NEW YORK ...CATTARAUGUS COUNTY... YORKSHIRE 7.0 748 AM 12/2 1 IN PER HOUR ***********************SNOW ON GROUND*********************** LOCATION SNOW TIME/DATE COMMENTS ON GROUND OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT NEW YORK ...CATTARAUGUS COUNTY... PERRYSBURG 11.0 700 AM 12/2 ...WYOMING COUNTY... WARSAW 10.0 730 AM 12/2 $$ THOMAS  276 NOUS43 KMKX 021336 PNSMKX WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-021800- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 735 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2008 INFORMATION BELOW IS FROM AMATEUR RADIO LEAGUE WEATHER OBSERVERS AROUND THE U.S. AND CANADA WITH HOME WEATHER STATIONS. THIS INFORMATION IS RELAYED TO THE WISCONSIN BADGER WEATHER NET EACH MORNING. DATA IS FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AROUND 6 AM. DATA IS NOT QUALITY CONTROLLED. TEMP. AT NEW SNOW MAX. MIN. OBS. PCPN SNOW DEPTH ID TEMP TEMP TIME (IN.) (IN.) (IN.) LOCATION KQ8R 33 / 22 / 22 / 0.08 /1.2 /3 : LITCHFIELD MI LB 35 / 25 / 25 / 0.04 /T /T : REDFORD MI MLD 23 / 12 / 14 / M /4.0 /11 : IRONWOOD MI NGS 32 / 28 / 30 / 0.20 /2.0 /6 : OWOSSO MI USB 34 / 26 / 26 / 0.18 /1.0 /7 : GREENVILLE MI OH 23 / 8 / 16 / T /T /1 : CHISHOLM MN ZWZ 33 / 19 / 25 / 0.00 /0.0 /0 : REDFIELD SD ICU 33 / 21 / 21 / 0.00 /0.0 /4 : SYCAMORE IL HEQ 35 / 28 / 29 / 0.06 /0.0 /0 : OLNEY IL WR9G 36 / 27 / 27 / 0.04 /T /T : AUSTIN IN AUX 30 / 11 / 19 / 0.00 /0.0 /T : EARLHAM IA OM 53 / 23 / 26 / T /T /0 : STUTTGART KS CXV 40 / 23 / 29 / 0.00 /0.0 /0 : SHELBY NE BOX 34 / 23 / 23 / 0.04 /T /T : MARION OH LS 41 / 32 / 34 / 0.11 /T /0 : CLEVELAND TN NXV 40 / 32 / 32 / 0.15 /T /0 : MORRISTOWN TN VPI 36 / 29 / 29 / 0.07 /1.0 /T : CROSSVILLE TN GMW 37 / 24 / 24 / 0.00 /0.0 /0 : JACKSON TN IMI 39 / 24 / 24 / 0.04 /0.0 /0 : MURFREESBORO TN HNI 38 / 23 / 23 / 0.05 /T /0 : LEWISBURG KY BIK 49 / 28 / 31 / 0.02 /0.0 /0 : VERNON NJ PPQ 56 / 37 / 37 / 0.13 /0.0 /0 : CHATHAM NJ WGE 51 / 32 / 32 / 0.00 /0.0 /0 : SAUGERTIES NY GYW 40 / 20 / 36 / 0.00 /0.0 /0 : HARPERS FERRY WV JRA 54 / 32 / 34 / 0.00 /0.0 /0 : COLUMBIA SC PG 41 / 33 / 34 / 0.00 /0.0 /0 : ROME GA HJ 41 / 31 / 31 / T /T /0 : BUFORD GA MZE 61 / 39 / 39 / 0.00 /0.0 /0 : GULF SHORES AL GQJ 65 / 44 / 44 / 0.25 /0.0 /0 : VILLAGES FL DGU 56 / 31 / 31 / 0.00 /0.0 /0 : THIBODAUX LA DXV M / 33 / 33 / 0.00 /0.0 /0 : JEWETT TX WM 58 / 26 / 26 / 0.00 /0.0 /0 : CENTERVILLE TX JAO 52 / 33 / 36 / 0.00 /0.0 /0 : DENTON TX MYL 67 / 34 / 34 / 0.00 /0.0 /0 : SAN ANTONIO TX VTT 30 / 9 / 10 / T /T /T : OELWEIN IA GD 27 / -1 / 26 / 0.00 /0.0 /6 : PINAWA CANADA KCA 55 / 40 / 40 / T /0.0 /0 : EAST LYME CT .END $$  288 NOUS43 KDTX 021345 PNSDTX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 844 AM EST TUE DEC 2 2008 SNOW REPORTS LOCATION SNOWFALL DURATION (INCHES) (HOURS) LAT LON ...GENESEE COUNTY... LINDEN M 1.1 24 42.82N 83.78W ...ST. CLAIR COUNTY... PORT HURON M 0.6 24 42.99N 82.43W M = MEASURED E = ESTIMATED $$  999 NOUS41 KLWX 021355 PNSLWX DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-501-502-VAZ021-025>031- 036>042-050>057-WVZ049>055-501>504-030151- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 851 AM EST TUE DEC 2 2008 THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24 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/BALTIMORE ********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT WEST VIRGINIA ...GRANT COUNTY... MOUNT STORM 3.0 600 AM 12/2 COOP OBSERVER BAYARD 1.5 702 AM 12/2 ...PENDLETON COUNTY... CIRCLEVILLE 2.0 847 AM 12/2 $$  151 NOUS42 KFFC 021359 PNSFFC GAZ071-072-081>084-093>096-031200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 859 AM EST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...MACON TRANSMITTER WILL BE OFF THE AIR... A NEW MACON WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER WILL BE INSTALLED ON DEC 2 2008. WEATHER RADIO FOR MACON WILL BE OFF THE AIR FROM 7 AM EST TO 11 AM EST WEDNESDAY DEC 2 2008. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE. $$  905 NOUS43 KLOT 021400 PNSLOT PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 800 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2008 SNOWFALL AND SNOW DEPTH REPORTS. DATA PROVIDED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO AREA AND ROCKFORD AREA SNOWFALL TEAM. 12 HR SNOWFALL 12 HR SNOWFALL TOTAL LOCATION ENDING 6AM ENDING 6PM SNOW TODAY YESTERDAY DEPTH AT 6AM ILLINOIS BATAVIA 0.0 / 0.3 / 2 BEACH PARK T / / 1 BEECHER T / 1.0 / 2 DOWNERS GROVE 0.1 / 0.7 / 5 GRAYSLAKE / 0.5 / LA GRANGE T / 0.6 / 4 MELROSE PARK T / T / 0 OAK LAWN 0.1 / 0.3 / 2 OAK BROOK / 0.7 / PLAINFIELD 4SW T / 0.3 / 2 SCHAUMBURG 0.0 / / 2 SOUTH BELOIT 3SE 0.0 / T / 5 WILLOWBROOK T / 0.4 / 3 YORKVILLE 2SE / T / 3 NORTHWEST INDIANA HIGHLAND 0.0 / 1.1 / 3 VALPARAISO 3SE 0.0 / 0.5 / 2 $$  379 NOUS46 KMFR 021412 PNSMFR PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 200 AM PDT MON DEC 1 2008 ...MEDFORD OREGON WEATHER REVIEW: NOVEMBER 2008... OVERALL...THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER AVERAGED SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL FOR TEMPERATURE AND BELOW NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION. THE FIRST OF THE MONTH BEGAN WARM WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 67 DEGREES...BUT QUICKLY AVERAGED TO COOLER WEATHER BY THE END OF THE MONTH AS FOG FORMED DAILY IN THE ROGUE VALLEY. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION OF 0.70 INCHES FELL ON THE 5TH FOLLOWED BY THE SECOND HIGHEST MAXIMUM OF 0.63 ON THE 11TH. THE REST OF THE MONTH WAS RELATIVELY DRY IN COMPARISON. DENSE FOG WAS EXPERIENCED ON A GOOD MAJORITY OF THE DAYS AS ANOMALOUSLY STRONG RIDGES OF HIGH PRESSURE SAT OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST CREATING INVERSIONS ALOFT WHICH TRAPPED THE MOISTURE AT THE SURFACE...LEADING TO FOG FORMATION. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 46.3 DEGREES OR 2.4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 52.8 DEGREES OR 0.0 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 39.8 DEGREES WHICH WAS 4.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 67 DEGREES...OCCURRING ON THE 1ST. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS 30 DEGREES ON THE 24TH. THERE WERE 0 CLEAR DAYS...15 PARTLY CLOUDY DAYS AND 15 CLOUDY DAYS. TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 2.29 INCHES, WHICH WAS 0.64 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THE GREATEST 24 HOUR RAINFALL WAS 0.70 INCHES ON THE 5TH. THE WATER YEAR (BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1ST) WAS AT 2.70 INCHES WHICH IS 2.32 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THE ANNUAL PRECIPITATION (SINCE JANUARY 1ST) WAS AT 10.88 INCHES WHICH IS A DEFICIT OF 4.59 INCHES. THE AVERAGE WIND FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.7 MPH. THE FASTEST RECORDED TWO-MINUTE WIND WAS 35 MPH ON THE 3RD FROM THE SOUTHEAST. THE PEAK WIND WAS 44 MPH ON THE 3RD FROM THE SOUTHEAST. THE HIGHEST PRESSURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 30.54 INCHES ON THE 29TH AND THE LOWEST PRESSURE WAS 29.42 INCHES ON THE 3RD. NO RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH. $$ SUGDEN  138 NOUS41 KBUF 021436 PNSBUF NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-030230- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 930 AM EST TUE DEC 2 2008 THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 2 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/BUFFALO ***********************6 HOUR SNOWFALL*********************** LOCATION 6 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT NEW YORK ...ERIE COUNTY... CHAFFEE 5.0 830 AM 12/2 **********************12 HOUR SNOWFALL********************** LOCATION 12 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT NEW YORK ...CATTARAUGUS COUNTY... SOUTH DAYTON 7.0 915 AM 12/2 SINCE MIDNIGHT ...ERIE COUNTY... COLDEN 5.8 800 AM 12/2 COLDEN 3.0 819 AM 12/2 SINCE MIDNIGHT $$ THOMAS  563 NOUS44 KFWD 021439 PNSFWD TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-021600- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 840 AM CST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...THIS MESSAGE IS RELAYED AT THE REQUEST OF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS... ...HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY TEST TO BE SENT ON DECEMBER 2 2008 AT 1900 UTC OR 100 PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME... REFERENCE: PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED SEPTEMBER 16 2008 ON HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TESTING FROM SEPTEMBER 17 TO DECEMBER 5 AS PART OF THE ONGOING HAZCOLLECT TESTING...A STATE TEST MESSAGE FOR TEXAS WILL BE SENT ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 2 AT ABOUT 1900 UTC /UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/ OR 100 PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME TO TEST DISTRIBUTION OF EMERGENCY MESSAGES OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. THE TEST MESSAGE WILL BE DISSEMINATED AS A STATE MESSAGE UNDER THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADING OF WOUS44 KEWX THE MESSAGE WILL ALSO CARRY AN ASSOCIATED ADVANCED WEATHER INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/ IDENTIFIER OF ADRTX THE ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP TEST MESSAGES MAY BE RELAYED BY EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM /EAS/ PARTICIPATING STATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL AND STATE EAS PLANS. A SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE FOLLOWS. WOUS44 KEWX DDHHMM ADRTX TXC000-DDHHMM- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT NWS TEST HQ NATIONAL COG SILVER SPRING MD RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 115 PM EST TUE DEC 2 2008 THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS TEST MESSAGE NUMBER 1. THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE NWS TEST HQ NATIONAL COG. THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. THIS IS A TEST OF THE CAPABILITY TO RELAY EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS SYSTEMS. THIS TEST MESSAGE MAY BE RELAYED BY EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM PARTICIPATING STATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL AND STATE EAS PLANS. THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS TEST MESSAGE. $$ DM5118118676012233728/5712239571143566336 END SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE. INFORMATION ON THE HAZCOLLECT PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND AT THE HAZCOLLECT WEBSITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/HAZCOLLECT/ NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE ORIGINATED BY LOCAL...STATE OR FEDERAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND...AT THEIR REQUEST... NWS MAY RELAY THEM IN NON-WEATHER RELATED TEXT PRODUCTS AND OVER NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS /NWR/ AND THE EAS. NWS DOES NOT INITIATE NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 INCLUDES THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THESE PRODUCTS. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 APPENDIX C DEFINES CONTENT GUIDELINES FOR EACH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TYPE. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005018CURR.PDF IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT: JOEL WILLIAMS HERB WHITE HAZCOLLECT PROJECT MANAGER DISSEMINATION SERVICES MANAGER SILVER SPRING MARYLAND SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 301-713-3400 X 114 301-713-0090 X 146 JOEL.WILLIAMS@NOAA.GOV HERBERT.WHITE@NOAA.GOV NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN  413 NOUS44 KOHX 021444 PNSOHX TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-030245- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 844 AM CST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOW DEPTH REPORTS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE AS OF 800 AM THIS MORNING... COALMONT...IN GRUNDY COUNTY...2 INCHES... JAMESTOWN...IN FENTRESS COUNTY...2 INCHES... BYRDSTOWN...IN PICKETT COUNTY...1 INCH... MONTEREY...IN PUTNAM COUNTY...1 INCH... PICKETT STATE PART...IN PICKETT COUNTY...1 INCH... CROSSVILLE AGRICULTURAL CENTER...IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY...1 INCH... BEERSHEBA SPRINGS...IN GRUNDY COUNTY...1 INCH... ALTAMONT...IN GRUNDY COUNTY...1 INCH... $$ 19  118 NOUS44 KHGX 021447 PNSHGX TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-030000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 845 AM CST DEC 2 2008 ...TEST EMERGENCY MESSAGE TO BE ISSUED TODAY AT 1900 UTC OR 100 PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME... AS PART OF THE ONGOING HAZCOLLECT TESTING...A TERRITORY/STATE TEST MESSAGE WILL BE SENT TODAY AT ABOUT 100 PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME TO TEST DISTRIBUTION OF EMERGENCY MESSAGES OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. THE TEST MESSAGE WILL BE DISSEMINATED AS A STATE MESSAGE UNDER THE FOLLOWING WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADINGS: WOUSII CCCC FOR PRODUCTS IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES WOCA42 TJSJ FOR PRODUCTS IN PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS WHERE CCCC IS THE FOUR- CHARACTER WMO IDENTIFIER FOR THE STATE-LIAISON NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE....AND II REPRESENTS THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF THE MESSAGE AND SHOULD RANGE FROM 40 TO 49. THE MESSAGES WILL ALSO CARRY AN ASSOCIATED ADVANCED WEATHER INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/ IDENTIFIER ADRXX...WHERE XX IS THE TWO-LETTER U.S. POSTAL SERVICE IDENTIFIER OF A STATE OR TERRITORY. THE ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP TEST MESSAGES MAY BE RELAYED BY EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM /EAS/ PARTICIPATING STATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL AND STATE EAS PLANS. FOR TEXAS THE ADRTX DOES NOT ACTIVATE EAS. HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF A TEST MESSAGE... BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT NWS TEST HQ NATIONAL COG SILVER SPRING MD RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 0100 PM CST DEC 2 2008 THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS THE NATIONAL TEST MESSAGE. THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE NWS TEST GROUP. THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. THIS IS A TEST OF THE CAPABILITY TO RELAY EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS SYSTEMS. THIS TEST MESSAGE MAY BE RELAYED BY EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM PARTICIPATING STATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL AND STATE EAS PLANS. THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS TEST MESSAGE. DM4349418163738944512/22786 END SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE. INFORMATION ON THE HAZCOLLECT PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND AT THE HAZCOLLECT WEBSITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/HAZCOLLECT/ NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE ORIGINATED BY LOCAL...STATE OR FEDERAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND...AT THEIR REQUEST... NWS MAY RELAY THEM IN NON-WEATHER RELATED TEXT PRODUCTS AND OVER NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS /NWR/ AND THE EAS. NWS DOES NOT INITIATE NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 INCLUDES THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THESE PRODUCTS. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 APPENDIX C DEFINES CONTENT GUIDELINES FOR EACH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TYPE. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT: JOEL WILLIAMS HAZCOLLECT PROJECT MANAGER SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 301-713-3400 X 114 JOEL.WILLIAMS@NOAA.GOV HERB WHITE DISSEMINATION SERVICES MANAGER SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 301-713-0090 X 146 HERBERT.WHITE@NOAA.GOV $$  179 NOUS44 KOHX 021451 CCA PNSOHX TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-030245- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED SPELLING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 844 AM CST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOW DEPTH REPORTS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE AS OF 800 AM THIS MORNING... COALMONT...IN GRUNDY COUNTY...2 INCHES... JAMESTOWN...IN FENTRESS COUNTY...2 INCHES... BYRDSTOWN...IN PICKETT COUNTY...1 INCH... MONTEREY...IN PUTNAM COUNTY...1 INCH... PICKETT STATE PARK...IN PICKETT COUNTY...1 INCH... CROSSVILLE AGRICULTURAL CENTER...IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY...1 INCH... BEERSHEBA SPRINGS...IN GRUNDY COUNTY...1 INCH... ALTAMONT...IN GRUNDY COUNTY...1 INCH... $$ 19  020 NOUS41 KCLE 021455 PNSCLE OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-030251- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 951 AM EST TUE DEC 2 2008 THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 12 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... CONNEAUT I-90 5.1 942 AM 12/2 ASHTABULA 1SW 3.7 840 AM 12/2 SAYBROOK 3.7 944 AM 12/2 PIERPONT 2SE 3.3 918 AM 12/2 ASHTABULA 3.0 831 AM 12/2 DORSETT 3W 1.0 835 AM 12/2 ...CRAWFORD COUNTY... NEW WASHINGTON 5S 0.8 931 AM 12/2 GALION 0.5 937 AM 12/2 BUCYRUS 0.1 929 AM 12/2 ...CUYAHOGA COUNTY... BROADVIEW HTS 0.8 856 AM 12/2 NORTH ROYALTON 0.8 857 AM 12/2 ...ERIE COUNTY... VERMILION 1.0 900 AM 12/2 SANDUSKY - WEST SIDE 0.5 933 AM 12/2 ...GEAUGA COUNTY... THOMPSON 5SW 3.2 859 AM 12/2 HAMBDEN TWP. 2.0 838 AM 12/2 CHARDON 0.7 854 AM 12/2 MIDDLEFIELD 3SE 0.2 839 AM 12/2 ...HOLMES COUNTY... FRYBURG T 934 AM 12/2 ...HURON COUNTY... NEW LONDON 3NW 1.0 932 AM 12/2 NORWALK 0.7 841 AM 12/2 NORWALK 0.2 938 AM 12/2 ...LAKE COUNTY... CONCORD TWP. 4.0 923 AM 12/2 LEROY 4.0 931 AM 12/2 PERRY TOWNSHIP 4.0 902 AM 12/2 HOMER NASH KIMBALL 3.8 939 AM 12/2 MENTOR 3.5 850 AM 12/2 LEROY 3.0 848 AM 12/2 MADISON 5 S 3.0 834 AM 12/2 WILLOUGHBY 2.5 857 AM 12/2 MENTOR 2.0 936 AM 12/2 NORTH MADISON 1.2 922 AM 12/2 KIRTLAND 0.7 943 AM 12/2 WICKLIFFE 0.5 839 AM 12/2 ...LORAIN COUNTY... WELLINGTON 0.5 845 AM 12/2 CARLISLE TWP 0.4 855 AM 12/2 ...MEDINA COUNTY... MEDINA 1.5 833 AM 12/2 MEDINA 0.5 933 AM 12/2 BRUNSWICK T 929 AM 12/2 ...RICHLAND COUNTY... LUCAS 0.8 858 AM 12/2 ...SANDUSKY COUNTY... FREMONT 0.6 847 AM 12/2 CLYDE 0.5 848 AM 12/2 ...SUMMIT COUNTY... TALLMADGE 2NE 1.1 840 AM 12/2 BATH TWP 1.0 835 AM 12/2 BATH T 859 AM 12/2 ...TRUMBULL COUNTY... NEWTON FALLS 0.8 938 AM 12/2 ...WAYNE COUNTY... DALTON 0.5 941 AM 12/2 PENNSYLVANIA ...CRAWFORD COUNTY... CANADOHTA LAKE 1.8 942 AM 12/2 CONNEAUTVILLE 6SW 1.0 850 AM 12/2 MEADVILLE 5W 1.0 936 AM 12/2 ...ERIE COUNTY... COLT STATION 11.0 852 AM 12/2 NORTHEAST 6SW 9.0 930 AM 12/2 FAIRVIEW 8.0 918 AM 12/2 WATERFORD 8.0 940 AM 12/2 FRANKLIN CTR 6.9 853 AM 12/2 LAKE CITY 6.0 854 AM 12/2 ERIE AIRPORT 5.5 948 AM 12/2 AMITY TWP 2.2 851 AM 12/2 ***********************SNOW ON GROUND*********************** LOCATION SNOW TIME/DATE COMMENTS ON GROUND OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT OHIO ...ASHTABULA COUNTY... PIERPONT 2SE 9.0 918 AM 12/2 CONNEAUT I-90 8.3 942 AM 12/2 ASHTABULA 1SW 5.0 840 AM 12/2 SAYBROOK 3.7 944 AM 12/2 ASHTABULA 3.0 831 AM 12/2 DORSETT 3W 1.0 835 AM 12/2 ...CRAWFORD COUNTY... GALION 1.0 937 AM 12/2 NEW WASHINGTON 5S 1.0 931 AM 12/2 BUCYRUS 0.2 929 AM 12/2 ...CUYAHOGA COUNTY... BROADVIEW HTS 1.0 856 AM 12/2 NORTH ROYALTON 1.0 857 AM 12/2 ...ERIE COUNTY... SANDUSKY - WEST SIDE 1.0 933 AM 12/2 VERMILION 1.0 900 AM 12/2 ...GEAUGA COUNTY... THOMPSON 5SW 10.0 859 AM 12/2 CHARDON 4.3 854 AM 12/2 HAMBDEN TWP. 4.0 838 AM 12/2 MIDDLEFIELD 3SE 0.3 839 AM 12/2 ...HOLMES COUNTY... FRYBURG T 934 AM 12/2 ...HURON COUNTY... NEW LONDON 3NW 2.0 932 AM 12/2 NORWALK 0.3 841 AM 12/2 NORWALK 0.2 938 AM 12/2 ...LAKE COUNTY... LEROY 16.0 931 AM 12/2 LEROY 6.0 848 AM 12/2 CONCORD TWP. 4.0 923 AM 12/2 PERRY TOWNSHIP 4.0 902 AM 12/2 HOMER NASH KIMBALL 3.8 939 AM 12/2 MENTOR 3.5 850 AM 12/2 MADISON 5 S 3.0 834 AM 12/2 WILLOUGHBY 2.5 857 AM 12/2 MENTOR 2.0 936 AM 12/2 NORTH MADISON 1.2 922 AM 12/2 KIRTLAND 1.0 943 AM 12/2 WICKLIFFE 0.5 839 AM 12/2 ...LORAIN COUNTY... WELLINGTON 1.0 845 AM 12/2 CARLISLE TWP 0.4 855 AM 12/2 ...MEDINA COUNTY... MEDINA 2.0 933 AM 12/2 MEDINA 1.7 833 AM 12/2 BRUNSWICK 1.0 929 AM 12/2 ...RICHLAND COUNTY... LUCAS 1.0 858 AM 12/2 ...SANDUSKY COUNTY... FREMONT 0.6 847 AM 12/2 CLYDE 0.5 848 AM 12/2 ...SUMMIT COUNTY... TALLMADGE 2NE 1.1 840 AM 12/2 BATH TWP 1.0 835 AM 12/2 BATH 0.5 859 AM 12/2 ...TRUMBULL COUNTY... NEWTON FALLS 1.0 938 AM 12/2 ...WAYNE COUNTY... DALTON 0.5 941 AM 12/2 PENNSYLVANIA ...CRAWFORD COUNTY... CANADOHTA LAKE 9.0 942 AM 12/2 MEADVILLE 5W 3.5 936 AM 12/2 CONNEAUTVILLE 6SW 1.0 850 AM 12/2 ...ERIE COUNTY... COLT STATION 20.0 852 AM 12/2 NORTHEAST 6SW 19.0 930 AM 12/2 WATERFORD 16.8 940 AM 12/2 AMITY TWP 14.0 851 AM 12/2 FRANKLIN CTR 11.0 853 AM 12/2 FAIRVIEW 9.5 918 AM 12/2 ERIE AIRPORT 8.3 948 AM 12/2 LAKE CITY 6.0 854 AM 12/2 $$  159 NOUS44 KMOB 021523 PNSMOB ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-021800- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 922 AM CST TUE NOV 30 2008 ...MOBILE NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER OUT OF SERVICE... A TELEPHONE LINE PROBLEM HAS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF SERVICE WITH THE NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER AT MOBILE, ALABAMA...OPERATING ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.55 MHZ. TECHNICIANS ARE BEING DISPATCHED TO WORK ON THE PROBLEM. AT THIS TIME...NO ESTIMATE CAN BE GIVEN AS TO WHEN THE TRANSMITTER WILL BE RETURNED TO SERVICE. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE...AND ARE WORKING TO RETURN THE MOBILE NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER TO SERVICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. $$  607 NOUS43 KSGF 021524 PNSSGF KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-031523- VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVATION REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 923 AM CST TUE DEC 2 2008 MAX MIN COUNTY LOCATION TEMP TEMP PRECIP SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BARRY ROARING RIVER SP 36 23 0.00 BENTON EDWARDS 6W 38 23 0.00 BARTON MINDENMINES 38 28 0.00 DOUGLAS AVA 37 21 0.00 HICKORY CROSS TIMBERS 2N 34 22 0.00 HOWELL WEST PLAINS 5SW 38 17 0.00 JASPER SARCOXIE 1W 39 25 0.00 LACLEDE 1 SE MORGAN 36 25 T LAWRENCE MILLER 37 24 0.00 MORGAN GRAVOIS MILLS 35 18 0.00 HEAVY FROST NEWTON NEOSHO 5W 40 29 0.00 OZARK NOBLE 1S 34 14 0.00 OZARK DORA 37 M 0.00 STONE CRANE 4N 39 18 0.00 TANEY RIDGEDALE 4W 38 25 T TEXAS ROBY 35 23 0.00 WEBSTER NIANGUA 35 24 T  744 NOUS41 KBUF 021536 PNSBUF NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-030303- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1003 AM EST TUE DEC 2 2008 THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 12 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/BUFFALO ***********************6 HOUR SNOWFALL*********************** LOCATION 6 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT NEW YORK ...CATTARAUGUS COUNTY... PERRYSBURG 6.5 700 AM 12/2 ...CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY... CASSADAGA 4.0 541 AM 12/2 MEDIA-DUNKIRK MAYVILLE 4.0 540 AM 12/2 COUNTY POLICE ...ERIE COUNTY... CHAFFEE 5.0 830 AM 12/2 ...WYOMING COUNTY... WARSAW 4.0 600 AM 12/2 **********************12 HOUR SNOWFALL********************** LOCATION 12 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT NEW YORK ...CATTARAUGUS COUNTY... SOUTH DAYTON 7.0 915 AM 12/2 SINCE MIDNIGHT PERRYSBURG 9.5 1000 AM 12/2 3 INCHES SINCE 7 AM ...ERIE COUNTY... COLDEN 5.8 800 AM 12/2 SOUTH WALES 4.5 1000 AM 12/2 COLDEN 3.0 819 AM 12/2 AKRON 2.5 700 AM 12/2 COCORAHS WEST SENECA 2.5 700 AM 12/2 COCORAHS ELMA 2.0 630 AM 12/2 8 HR TOTAL BUFFALO ARPT 1.0 1000 AM 12/2 **********************24 HOUR SNOWFALL********************** LOCATION 24 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT NEW YORK ...ALLEGANY COUNTY... CUBA 2.5 700 AM 12/2 COCORAHS ...CATTARAUGUS COUNTY... LITTLE VALLEY 5.0 700 AM 12/2 HYDBUF NEW ALBION 2.9 700 AM 12/2 HYDBUF ...CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY... MAYVILLE 6.9 700 AM 12/2 HYDBUF JAMESTOWN 2.2 700 AM 12/2 HYDBUF ...ERIE COUNTY... WALES 4.0 700 AM 12/2 HYDBUF ...WYOMING COUNTY... WARSAW 4.5 700 AM 12/2 HYDBUF ********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT NEW YORK ...CATTARAUGUS COUNTY... YORKSHIRE 7.0 748 AM 12/2 SNOW 1 INCH PER HR ***********************SNOW ON GROUND*********************** LOCATION SNOW TIME/DATE COMMENTS ON GROUND OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT NEW YORK ...ERIE COUNTY... COLDEN 8.0 819 AM 12/2 SOUTH WALES 6.5 1000 AM 12/2 $$ THOMAS  426 NOUS41 KWBC 021601 PNSWSH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 330 PM EST THU NOV 13 2008 HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TEST TO BE SENT ON DECEMBER 2, 2008 AT 1900 UTC OR 200 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME. REFERENCE: PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED SEPTEMBER 16 2008 ON HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TESTING FROM SEPTEMBER 17 TO DECEMBER 5 AS PART OF THE ONGOING HAZCOLLECT TESTING...A TERRITORY/STATE TEST MESSAGE FOR PUERTO RICO/TEXAS WILL BE SENT ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 2 AT ABOUT 1900 UTC /UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/ OR 200 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME TO TEST DISTRIBUTION OF EMERGENCY MESSAGES OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. THE TEST MESSAGE WILL BE DISSEMINATED AS A STATE MESSAGE UNDER THE FOLLOWING WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADINGS: WOUSII CCCC FOR PRODUCTS IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES WOCA42 TJSJ FOR PRODUCTS IN PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS WHERE CCCC IS THE FOUR-CHARACTER WMO IDENTIFIER FOR THE STATE- LIAISON NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE...AND II REPRESENTS THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF THE MESSAGE AND SHOULD RANGE FROM 40 TO 49. THE MESSAGES WILL ALSO CARRY AN ASSOCIATED ADVANCED WEATHER INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/ IDENTIFIER ADRXX WHERE XX IS THE TWO-LETTER U.S. POSTAL SERVICE IDENTIFIER OF A STATE OR TERRITORY. THE ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP TEST MESSAGES MAY BE RELAYED BY EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM /EAS/ PARTICIPATING STATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL AND STATE EAS PLANS. A SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE FOLLOWS. WOUS41 KSJU DDHHMM ADRPR PRC000-DDHHMM- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT NWS TEST HQ NATIONAL COG SILVER SPRING MD RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 0200 PM EST TUE DEC 2 2008 THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS THE NATIONAL TEST MESSAGE. THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE NWS TEST GROUP. THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. THIS IS A TEST OF THE CAPABILITY TO RELAY EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SYSTEMS. THIS TEST MESSAGE MAY BE RELAYED BY EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM PARTICIPATING STATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL AND STATE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM PLANS. THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS TEST MESSAGE. $$ DM4349418163738944512/22786 END SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE. INFORMATION ON THE HAZCOLLECT PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND AT THE HAZCOLLECT WEBSITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/HAZCOLLECT/ NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE ORIGINATED BY LOCAL...STATE OR FEDERAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND...AT THEIR REQUEST... NWS MAY RELAY THEM IN NON-WEATHER RELATED TEXT PRODUCTS AND OVER NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS /NWR/ AND THE EAS. NWS DOES NOT INITIATE NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 INCLUDES THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THESE PRODUCTS. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 APPENDIX C DEFINES CONTENT GUIDELINES FOR EACH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TYPE. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005018CURR.PDF IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT: JOEL WILLIAMS HERB WHITE HAZCOLLECT PROJECT MANAGER DISSEMINATION SERVICES MANAGER SILVER SPRING MARYLAND SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 301-713-3400 X 114 301-713-0090 X 146 JOEL.WILLIAMS@NOAA.GOV HERBERT.WHITE@NOAA.GOV NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN  642 NOUS41 KAKQ 021601 PNSAKQ PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1100 AM EST TUE DEC 2 2008 **************************************************** WINTER PREPAREDNESS WEEK IN VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA NOVEMBER 30-DECEMBER 6, 2008 **************************************************** THE GOVERNORS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA HAVE DECLARED THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 30 TO DECEMBER 6, 2008 IS WINTER PREPAREDNESS WEEK. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES SERVING VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA...IN COOPERATION WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...WILL SEND PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS OVER THE NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE EACH DAY THROUGH SATURDAY AT APPROXIMATELY 11 AM AND 3 PM EST. THESE STATEMENTS WILL FOCUS ON DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF WINTER WEATHER IN THE MID ATLANTIC REGION...AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS THE PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE FOR THE UPCOMING WINTER SEASON. TODAY'S TOPIC - SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...HOW DO THEY FORM? SEVERAL WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS AFFECTED VIRGINIA LAST WINTER... BRINGING SNOW AND/OR MIXED PRECIPITATION TO THE COMMONWEALTH. AND...AS MANY OF US REMEMBER, THE 1998-99 WINTER HAD 2 MEMORABLE ICE EVENTS. FOR MANY IN CENTRAL...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...THE CHRISTMAS EVE ICE STORM WILL LONG BE REMEMBERED. TREES...LADEN WITH ONE-HALF INCH TO AN INCH AND A HALF OF ICE SNAPPED LIKE TOOTHPICKS...KNOCKING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...AND SHUTTING OFF POWER OUT POWER TO SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND CUSTOMERS. SOME WERE WITHOUT POWER FOR AS LONG AS 10 DAYS. MANY SPENT CHRISTMAS WITH NO HEAT AND NO LIGHTS...GIVING A TASTE OF WHAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN LIKE FOR EARLY AMERICAN SETTLERS. IN ADDITION TO THE POWER OUTAGES...MANY PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ROADS WERE LITTERED WITH DOWNED TREES AND TREE LIMBS. PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 64 WERE TEMPORARILY CLOSED DUE TO TREE DEBRIS. FORTUNATELY...THE CHRISTMAS EVE ICE STORM WAS NOT ACCOMPANIED BY BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES...WHICH OBVIOUSLY WOULD HAVE MADE THE SITUATION MUCH WORSE. AN ICE STORM OF SIMILAR MAGNITUDE STRUCK NORTHERN VIRGINIA ON JANUARY 14-15 1999. ONE-QUARTER TO ONE INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION CAUSED MANY ACCIDENTS...DOWNED MANY TREES...AND KNOCKED OUT POWER TO MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND CUSTOMERS. ACCIDENTS TEMPORARILY CLOSED PORTIONS OF SEVERAL PRIMARY ROADS...INCLUDING THE DULLES TOLL ROAD...SNARLING TRAFFIC FOR HOURS. DOWNED TREES ALSO CAUSED PART OF INTERSTATE 95 TO BE TEMPORARILY SHUT DOWN. MANY VIRGINIANS WILL ALSO REMEMBER THE MULTIPLE ICE STORMS DURING THE 1993-94 WINTER. UNLIKE THE STORMS OF 1998-99...SEVERAL OF THESE STORMS WERE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY COLD TEMPERATURES...WHICH INHIBITED THE MELTING OF THE ICE AND PROLONGED RECOVERY EFFORTS. FORECASTING WHETHER A PARTICULAR WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SNOW, ICE, RAIN, OR A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT FORECAST PROBLEMS METEOROLOGISTS FACE. VIRGINIA'S CLOSE PROXIMITY TO BOTH THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND A COLD AIR SOURCE OVER EASTERN CANADA AND NEW ENGLAND MAKE FORECASTING THE EXACT POSITION OF THE RAIN/SNOW LINE A MAJOR FORECAST CHALLENGE. IN FACT, A DEVIATION IN FORECAST STORM TRACK OF ONLY 50 MILES CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FOOT OF SNOW, AN INCH OF ICE, OR TWO INCHES OF RAIN. THE KEY FACTOR IN DETERMINING PRECIPITATION TYPE WITH A PARTICULAR WINTER STORM IS THE DEPTH OF COLD AIR ABOVE THE GROUND. IF THE AIR FROM GROUND LEVEL UP SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET IS ABOVE FREEZING, RAIN WILL FALL. IF THE AIR FROM THE GROUND UP THROUGH THE DEPTH OF THE ATMOSPHERE IS BELOW FREEZING, SNOW WILL FALL. HOWEVER, IF COLD AIR IS ENTRENCHED AT THE GROUND WITH A LAYER OF WARM AIR ABOVE IT, SLEET AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE LIKELY. FOR SLEET TO FALL...THE COLD AIR NEAR THE GROUND MUST BE DEEP ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE RAINDROPS FALLING THROUGH TO RE-FREEZE BEFORE REACHING THE GROUND. FOR FREEZING RAIN TO FALL...COLD AIR NEAR THE GROUND IS SHALLOW. RAINDROPS REMAIN IN LIQUID FORM UNTIL THEY CONTACT OBJECTS AT GROUND LEVEL. ALL THREE OF THESE PRECIPITATION TYPES CAN CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DISRUPTION TO OUR NORMAL DAILY ACTIVITIES. SLICK OR ICY ROADS PROVIDE A HAVEN FOR MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, AND POTENTIALLY MASSIVE TRAFFIC JAMS. AT THE VERY LEAST DRIVING SPEEDS WILL BE SLOWED SIGNIFICANTLY BY SNOWY OR ICY CONDITIONS. WALKING ON AN ICE COVERED STREET OR SIDEWALK CAN BE ADVENTUROUS OR EVEN PROHIBITIVE. BY KEEPING ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS, YOU WILL BE BETTER PREPARED TO HANDLE WINTER'S WEATHER ELEMENTS, WHATEVER THEY MAY BE! ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS CAN BE OBTAINED ON-LINE THROUGH THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HOME PAGE. THE URL IS (IN LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.VAEMERGENCY.COM/THREATS/WINTER/INDEX.CFM IN ADDITION...THE READY VIRGINIA AND READY NORTH CAROLINA WEB SITES HAVES BEEN DEVELOPED TO AID VIRGINIANS AND NORTH CAROLINIANS IN THEIR OVERALL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. THE URLS ARE: HTTP://WWW.READYVIRGINIA.GOV/ /ENGLISH VERSION/ HTTP://WWW.LISTOVIRGINIA.GOV/ /SPANISH VERSION/ HTTP://READYNC.ORG/ /ENGLISH VERSION/ HTTP://LISTONC.ORG/ /SPANISH VERSION/ UP-TO-DATE WEATHER INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON-LINE FROM THE FOLLOWING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SITES (ALL URLS IN LOWER CASE): NWS WAKEFIELD - HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/AKQ NWS STERLING - HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LWX NWS BLACKSBURG - HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RNK NWS CHARLESTON WV - HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RLX NWS MORRISTOWN TN - HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MRX NWS RALEIGH NC - HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RAH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS HOME PAGE - HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/WINTER/INDEX.SHTML BILL SAMMLER WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  403 NOUS45 KBOU 021633 CCA PNSBOU PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED SEASONAL VALUES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 930 AM MST TUE DEC 02 2008 ...DENVER METRO AREA SNOWFALL REPORTS... NOTE: ALL REPORTS ARE IN INCHES NOTE: T = TRACE (LESS THAN 0.1 INCH) NOTE: 24 HOUR SNOWFALL AMOUNT IS NORMALLY MEASURED AROUND 8 AM SNOWFALL SNOWFALL SNOWFALL 24 HOUR TOTAL MONTHLY TOTAL SEASONAL TOTAL (DECEMBER) (7/1/08-6/30/09) DENVER INTL AIRPORT 0.0 1.7 1.7 DENVER-STAPLETON 0.0 3.2 3.4 EVERGREEN 0.0 2.5 4.5 NORTH LONGMONT 0.0 1.3 1.3 RALSTON RESERVOIR 0.0 3.5 4.5 WHEAT RIDGE 0.0 4.8 6.2 BENTON  395 NOUS44 KHUN 021637 PNSHUN ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-031200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1035 AM CST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON IMPACTS NORTHERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE... A STRONG STORM SYSTEM PULLED IN ENOUGH COLD AIR TO CHANGE RAIN OVER TO SNOW LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL TENNESSEE VALLEY. DUE TO THE RELATIVELY WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES AND AIR TEMPERATURES GENERALLY REMAINING JUST ABOVE FREEZING...MUCH OF THE SNOW MELTED ON CONTACT. HOWEVER...A FEW LOCATIONS REPORTED A QUICK DUSTING TO AN INCH ON GRASSY SURFACES WITH SOME OF THE HEAVIER SNOW BURSTS. THE MOST SIGNFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN TENNESSEE. BELOW IS A LIST OF SNOW REPORTS ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...FROM SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. ...NORTHERN ALABAMA... LOCATION/COUNTY SNOWFALL /INCHES/ MENTONE/DE KALB 3.0 SKYLINE/JACKSON 1.0 FLORENCE/LAUDERDALE 1.0 HODGES/FRANKLIN 1.0 IDER/DE KALB 1.0 FYFFE/DE KALB 0.7 HUNTSVILLE (WAAY-TV) 0.5 SECTION/JACKSON 0.5 WEST POINT/CULLMAN 0.5 ARAB/MARSHALL 0.2 ...SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE... SEWANEE/FRANKLIN 2.0 WINCHESTER/FRANKLIN 0.4 HUNTLAND/FRANKLIN 0.3 $$ DJN  533 ABAK34 PAMC 021626 PNSMCG PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MCGRATH AK 726 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...MUCH COOLER AND DRYER NOVEMBER FOR 2008... WHILE MOST OF LAST MONTH MAY HAVE SEEMED BITTERLY COLD IN MCGRATH...NOVEMBER WAS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER THAN NORMAL. ONLY THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS ABLE TO CRACK THE TOP 15 IN COLDEST NOVEMBERS...WHILE NEITHER THE AVERAGE HIGH OR OVERALL TEMPERATURE WERE ABLE TO CRACK THE TOP 20 ON RECORD. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 1.7 DEGREES WAS 3.1 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL....ONLY THE 22ND COLDEST NOVEMBER IN THE LAST 60 YEARS. THERE ALSO WAS NOT A SINGLE DAILY TEMPERATURE OR PRECIPITATION RECORD SET OR TIED IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER. THE BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO A VERY COLD AIR MASS THAT SET IN OVER THE AREA DURING OCTOBER...AND HAS STRUGGLED TO MAKE ANY SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT SINCE. AT NO POINT IN NOVEMBER DID THE TEMPERATURE RISE ABOVE FREEZING...SOMETHING THAT NORMALLY WOULD OCCUR 2 TO 3 TIMES DURING THE MONTH. TEMP(F) VALUE NORM(DEPT FROM NORM) NOV 2007(DEPT FROM 08') AVG HIGH 10.6 12.7 (-2.1) 21.7(+11.1) AVG LOW -7.2 -3.1 (-4.1) 8.1 (+15.3) AVG 1.7 4.8 (-3.1) 14.9 (+13.2) LOW <= 0 20 DAYS 18.2 (+1.8) 9 (-12 DAYS) THE SIGNIFICANCE OF NOVEMBER 2007. AFTER A MUCH WARMER OCTOBER...NOVEMBER 2007 CONTINUED A TREND OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR A MAJORITY OF THE MONTH. IN FACT...NOVEMBER 2007 WAS SIGNIFICANTLY WARMER THAN 2008 IN EVERY WAY. ONLY 3 TIMES IN 2008 DID THE HIGH TEMPERATURE RISE ABOVE THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 21.7 DEGREES IN 2007. THE LOW TEMPERATURE DROPPED BELOW ZERO ONLY 9 TIMES IN 2007...LESS THAN HALF OF THE 20 TIMES THAT OCCURRED IN NOVEMBER 2008. WITH THIS WARMTH IN NOVEMBER 2007 ALSO CAME MUCH MORE PRECIPITATION THAN IN 2008. THIS IS ESPECIALLY PRESENT WHEN COMPARING THE LIQUID WATER CONTENT OF THE MONTHLY SNOWFALL. AS YOU MAY EXPECT...THE WARMER TEMPERATURES IN NOVEMBER 2007 PRODUCED ALMOST TWICE AS MUCH LIQUID WATER IN THE SNOWFALL THAN IN 2008. CONVERSELY...THE COLD TEMPERATURES IN 2008 PRODUCED VERY DRY SNOWFALL THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE MONTH. THE MEASURED SNOWFALL WAS ONLY 18 PERCENT BELOW NORMAL LAST MONTH...WHILE THE LIQUID WATER WAS A MORE SIGNIFICANT 47 PERCENT BELOW NORMAL. PRECIP (IN) VALUE NORMAL(DEPT.) NOV. 2007 (DEPT FROM 08') LIQUID EQUIVALENT 0.77 1.46(-0.69) 1.49 (+0.72) SNOWFALL 16.6 20.2 (-3.6) 23.1 (+6.5) $$ DEK DEC 08  724 ABAK34 PAMC 021646 PNSMCG PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MCGRATH AK 746 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...MUCH COOLER AND DRYER NOVEMBER FOR 2008... WHILE MOST OF LAST MONTH MAY HAVE SEEMED BITTERLY COLD IN MCGRATH...NOVEMBER WAS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER THAN NORMAL. ONLY THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS ABLE TO CRACK THE TOP 15 IN COLDEST NOVEMBERS...WHILE NEITHER THE AVERAGE HIGH OR OVERALL TEMPERATURE WERE ABLE TO CRACK THE TOP 20 ON RECORD. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 1.7 DEGREES WAS 3.1 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL...ONLY THE 22ND COLDEST NOVEMBER IN THE LAST 60 YEARS. THERE ALSO WAS NOT A SINGLE DAILY TEMPERATURE OR PRECIPITATION RECORD SET OR TIED IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER. THE BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO A VERY COLD AIR MASS THAT SET IN OVER THE AREA DURING OCTOBER...AND HAS STRUGGLED TO MAKE ANY SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT SINCE. AT NO POINT IN NOVEMBER DID THE TEMPERATURE RISE ABOVE FREEZING...SOMETHING THAT NORMALLY WOULD OCCUR 2 TO 3 TIMES DURING THE MONTH. TEMP(F) VALUE NORM(DEPT FROM NORM) NOV 2007(DEPT FROM 08') AVG HIGH 10.6 12.7 (-2.1) 21.7(+11.1) AVG LOW -7.2 -3.1 (-4.1) 8.1 (+15.3) AVG 1.7 4.8 (-3.1) 14.9 (+13.2) LOW <= 0 20 DAYS 18.2 (+1.8) 9 (-12 DAYS) THE SIGNIFICANCE OF NOVEMBER 2007 APPEARS WHEN COMPARED TO NOVEMBER 2007. AFTER A MUCH WARMER OCTOBER...NOVEMBER 2007 CONTINUED A TREND OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR A MAJORITY OF THE MONTH. IN FACT...NOVEMBER 2007 WAS SIGNIFICANTLY WARMER THAN 2008 IN EVERY WAY. ONLY 3 TIMES IN 2008 DID THE HIGH TEMPERATURE RISE ABOVE THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 21.7 DEGREES IN 2007. THE LOW TEMPERATURE DROPPED BELOW ZERO ONLY 9 TIMES IN 2007...LESS THAN HALF OF THE 20 TIMES THAT OCCURRED IN NOVEMBER 2008. WITH THIS WARMTH IN NOVEMBER 2007 ALSO CAME MUCH MORE PRECIPITATION THAN IN 2008. THIS IS ESPECIALLY PRESENT WHEN COMPARING THE LIQUID WATER CONTENT OF THE MONTHLY SNOWFALL. AS YOU MAY EXPECT...THE WARMER TEMPERATURES IN NOVEMBER 2007 PRODUCED ALMOST TWICE AS MUCH LIQUID WATER IN THE SNOWFALL THAN IN 2008. CONVERSELY...THE COLD TEMPERATURES IN 2008 PRODUCED VERY DRY SNOWFALL THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE MONTH. THE MEASURED SNOWFALL WAS ONLY 18 PERCENT BELOW NORMAL LAST MONTH...WHILE THE LIQUID WATER WAS A MORE SIGNIFICANT 47 PERCENT BELOW NORMAL. PRECIP (IN) VALUE NORMAL(DEPT.) NOV. 2007 (DEPT FROM 08') LIQUID EQUIVALENT 0.77 1.46(-0.69) 1.49 (+0.72) SNOWFALL 16.6 20.2 (-3.6) 23.1 (+6.5) $$ DEK DEC 08  993 NOUS41 KCTP 021653 PNSCTP PAZ004>005-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>034-037-041>042-045>046- 049>053-056>059-063-065>066-030400- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1153 AM EST TUE DEC 02 2008 THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS FOR THE SNOW EVENT THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND THE MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/CTP ********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT PENNSYLVANIA ...CLEARFIELD COUNTY... GRAMPIAN 0.5 700 AM 12/2 COOP REPORT ...MCKEAN COUNTY... KANE 1.6 700 AM 12/2 COOP REPORT CLERMONT 0.5 700 AM 12/2 COOP REPORT ...SOMERSET COUNTY... LAUREL SUMMIT 1.3 700 AM 12/2 COOP REPORT SOMERSET 0.8 700 AM 12/2 COOP REPORT GLENCOE 0.8 700 AM 12/2 COOP REPORT ...TIOGA COUNTY... COVINGTON 0.5 700 AM 12/2 COOP REPORT WESTFIELD 4S 0.5 700 AM 12/2 COCORAHS ...WARREN COUNTY... CHANDLERS VALLEY 1.0 700 AM 12/2 COOP REPORT $$ EVANEGO  059 NOUS43 KFSD 021710 PNSFSD IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090- 097-098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-022209- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1109 AM CST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE DATA... HIGH TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY.... 37 LOW TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY..... 21 PRECIPITATION SINCE MIDNIGHT..... 0.00 INCH SNOWFALL SINCE MIDNIGHT.......... 0.0 INCH CURRENT SNOW DEPTH............... 0 INCH ...HURON CLIMATE DATA... HIGH TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY.... 41 LOW TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY..... 23 PRECIPITATION SINCE MIDNIGHT..... 0.00 INCH SNOWFALL SINCE MIDNIGHT.......... 0.0 INCH CURRENT SNOW DEPTH............... 1 INCHES ...SIOUX CITY CLIMATE DATA... HIGH TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY.... 40 LOW TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY..... 14 PRECIPITATION SINCE MIDNIGHT..... 0.00 INCH SNOWFALL SINCE MIDNIGHT.......... 0.0 INCH CURRENT SNOW DEPTH............... 0 INCH MISSOURI RIVER STAGE............. 8.34 FEET $$  772 NOUS42 KRAH 021735 PNSRAH NCZ038-039-073>075-083-084-032000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1235 PM EST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION WWF-60... SERVING THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT ON 162.425 MHZ AND OPERATED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA... WILL BE UNDERGOING UPGRADES ON ITS TRANSMITTER ON WEDNESDAY... DECEMBER 3. BRIEF INTERRUPTIONS IN SERVICE WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM. WE REGRET ANY INCONVENIENCES THIS MAY CAUSE. $$ GIH  274 NOUS42 KFFC 021819 PNSFFC GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>055-057-030400- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 119 PM EST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOW SHOWERS FELL ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA...ESPECIALLY THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF SNOWFALL REPORTS OBTAINED FROM THE COCO RAHS OBSERVER NETWORK. COUNTY SNOWFALL COBB (KENNESAW 2.9NE) 0.1 DAWSON (NORTH) 0.3 FANNIN (MCCAYSVILLE 5.7WSW) 1.6 FANNIN (EXTREME NORTHWEST) 0.2 FANNIN (SOUTH) 1.0 FLOYD (ROME) 0.1 GILMER (EAST) 0.7 GILMER (NORTHWEST) 0.5 UNION (EAST) 0.3 UNION (SOUTHEAST) 0.3 $$ 19  179 NOUS41 KBUF 021824 PNSBUF NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-030623- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 123 PM EST TUE DEC 2 2008 THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24 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/BUFFALO ********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT NEW YORK ...CATTARAUGUS COUNTY... YORKSHIRE 7.0 748 AM 12/2 1 IN PER HOUR ...CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY... FORESTVILLE 9.0 830 AM 12/2 ...ERIE COUNTY... EAST AURORA 5.0 1005 AM 11/26 EAST AURORA 5.0 110 PM 12/2 CLOUDY $$  601 NOUS42 KGSP 021835 PNSGSP GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-030500- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 135 PM EST TUE DEC 2 2008 THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/GSP ********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT GEORGIA ...RABUN COUNTY... CLAYTON T 657 PM 12/1 DUSTING. TIGER T 657 PM 12/1 DUSTING. NORTH CAROLINA ...AVERY COUNTY... BEECH MOUNTAIN 4.2 700 AM 12/2 ELK PARK 4.0 700 AM 12/2 5 TO 6 INCHES ON MTN PLUMTREE 3.0 700 AM 12/2 TOE RIVER LODGE FLAT SPRINGS 2.9 700 AM 12/2 CROSSNORE 2.0 700 AM 12/2 ...BUNCOMBE COUNTY... WEAVERVILLE 1.0 700 AM 12/2 ...GRAHAM COUNTY... ROBBINSVILLE 6.0 700 AM 12/2 9 WSW SPOTTER 4000FT STECOAH T 700 AM 12/2 SNOWY ROADS MON PM. ...HAYWOOD COUNTY... CATALOOCHEE SKI AREA 6.0 700 AM 12/2 ELEVATION NR 4000FT WAYNESVILLE 2.0 700 AM 12/2 5 NW COCORAHS ...JACKSON... CULLOWHEE 1.0 1100 AM 12/2 ...MACON COUNTY... HIGHLANDS 1.5 700 AM 12/2 REPORT FROM COUNTY COMM FRANKLIN T 700 AM 12/2 T IN VALLEY MORE ON MTN ...MADISON COUNTY... MARS HILL 6.0 700 AM 12/2 5 N NEAR SAMS GAP. MARS HILL 5.0 700 AM 12/2 WOLF LAUREL AREA SPRING CREEK 4.0 700 AM 12/2 REPORT FROM COUNTY COMM MARSHALL 3.0 700 AM 12/2 ...MITCHELL COUNTY... BULADEAN 4.5 700 AM 12/2 ONLY FLURRIES TUES AM BAKERSVILLE 4.0 700 AM 12/2 1 N BAKERSVILLE SPRUCE PINE 1.0 700 AM 12/2 ...SWAIN COUNTY... NEEDMORE 1.0 700 AM 12/2 BRYSON CITY 0.5 700 AM 12/2 . ...YANCEY COUNTY... MOUNT MITCHELL 5.0 700 AM 12/2 BURNSVILLE 3.0 700 AM 12/2 9 W INDIAN CREEK 3200FT BURNSVILLE 2.0 700 AM 12/2 GREEN MTN AREA $$ OUTLAW  720 NOUS42 KCHS 021838 PNSCHS GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-137-138-030245- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 138 PM EST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER AT METTER GA OFF THE AIR... NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL-HAZARDS TRANSMITTER WWH-25...BROADCASTING FROM METTER GEORGIA ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.425 MHZ...IS OFF THE AIR DUE TO A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. WE ARE WORKING TO RESTORE SERVICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. $$  953 NOUS44 KEWX 021844 PNSEWX TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-021930- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1240 PM CST TUE DEC 02 2008 ...HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TEST TO BE SENT ON DECEMBER 2 2008 AT 1900 UTC OR 100 PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME... REFERENCE: PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED SEPTEMBER 16 2008 ON HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TESTING FROM SEPTEMBER 17 TO DECEMBER 5 AS PART OF THE ONGOING HAZCOLLECT TESTING...A TERRITORY/STATE TEST MESSAGE FOR PUERTO RICO/TEXAS WILL BE SENT ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 2 AT ABOUT 1900 UTC /UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/ OR 100 PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME TO TEST DISTRIBUTION OF EMERGENCY MESSAGES OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. THE TEST MESSAGE WILL BE DISSEMINATED AS A STATE MESSAGE UNDER THE FOLLOWING WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADINGS: WOUSII CCCC FOR PRODUCTS IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES WOCA42 TJSJ FOR PRODUCTS IN PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS WHERE CCCC IS THE FOUR-CHARACTER WMO IDENTIFIER FOR THE STATE- LIAISON NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE...AND II REPRESENTS THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF THE MESSAGE AND SHOULD RANGE FROM 40 TO 49. THE MESSAGES WILL ALSO CARRY AN ASSOCIATED ADVANCED WEATHER INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/ IDENTIFIER ADRXX WHERE XX IS THE TWO-LETTER U.S. POSTAL SERVICE IDENTIFIER OF A STATE OR TERRITORY. THE ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP TEST MESSAGES MAY BE RELAYED BY EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM /EAS/ PARTICIPATING STATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL AND STATE EAS PLANS. A SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE FOLLOWS. WOUS41 KSJU DDHHMM ADRPR PRC000-DDHHMM- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT NWS TEST HQ NATIONAL COG SILVER SPRING MD RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 0200 PM EST TUE DEC 2 2008 THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS THE NATIONAL TEST MESSAGE. THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE NWS TEST GROUP. THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. THIS IS A TEST OF THE CAPABILITY TO RELAY EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SYSTEMS. THIS TEST MESSAGE MAY BE RELAYED BY EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM PARTICIPATING STATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL AND STATE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM PLANS. THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS TEST MESSAGE. $$ DM4349418163738944512/22786 END SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE. INFORMATION ON THE HAZCOLLECT PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND AT THE HAZCOLLECT WEBSITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/HAZCOLLECT/ NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE ORIGINATED BY LOCAL...STATE OR FEDERAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND...AT THEIR REQUEST... NWS MAY RELAY THEM IN NON-WEATHER RELATED TEXT PRODUCTS AND OVER NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS /NWR/ AND THE EAS. NWS DOES NOT INITIATE NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 INCLUDES THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THESE PRODUCTS. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 APPENDIX C DEFINES CONTENT GUIDELINES FOR EACH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TYPE. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005018CURR.PDF IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT: JOEL WILLIAMS HERB WHITE HAZCOLLECT PROJECT MANAGER DISSEMINATION SERVICES MANAGER SILVER SPRING MARYLAND SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 301-713-3400 X 114 301-713-0090 X 146 JOEL.WILLIAMS@NOAA.GOV HERBERT.WHITE@NOAA.GOV NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN  380 NOUS43 KDLH 021906 PNSDLH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 105 PM CST TUE DEC 2 2008 THE DULUTH WEATHER RADAR WILL BE DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE UNTIL 2130Z//330 PM CST. ALTERNATE RADARS ARE KMPX KGRB KMQT KMVX KARX. $$  807 NOUS41 KAKQ 021922 PNSAKQ NCZ011>014-030-VAZ065-079-087-088-092-051800- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1130 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 ...TESTING OF NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION WWG33 ON DECEMBER 3 AND 4... NOAA WEATHER RADIO HARDWARE AND COMMUNICATIONS TESTING WILL BE CONDUCTED ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION WWG33 ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 3...AND THURSDAY DECEMBER 4 2008. NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION WWG33 BROADCASTS FROM MARGARETTSVILLE NC. THIS TESTING IS BEING CONDUCTED TO IMPROVE NOAA WEATHER RADIO SERVICE. DURING THE TEST PERIOD ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 3...THE STATION IS EXPECTED TO BE OFF THE AIR FOR A FEW HOURS SOMETIME BETWEEN 800 AM AND 200 PM. DURING THE TEST PERIOD ON THURSDAY DECEMBER 4...THE STATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ON AIR BUT THERE WILL BE SEVERAL TEST MESSAGES USING THE ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT /ADR/...SPECIFIC AREA MESSAGE ENCODING /SAME/ ALERT CODE. IF THERE IS A THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER...THE TESTING WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE THREAT HAS ENDED. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...COMMENTS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO HARDWARE AND COMMUNICATIONS TESTING...YOU SHOULD CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN WAKEFIELD VA AT 7 5 7 8 9 9 4 2 0 0...BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 700 AM AND 900 PM. $$ FOSTER  415 NOUS41 KAKQ 021923 PNSAKQ NCZ011>014-030-VAZ065-079-087-088-092-051800- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 225 PM EST TUE DEC 02 2008 ...TESTING OF NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION WWG33 ON DECEMBER 3 AND 4... NOAA WEATHER RADIO HARDWARE AND COMMUNICATIONS TESTING WILL BE CONDUCTED ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION WWG33 ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 3...AND THURSDAY DECEMBER 4 2008. NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION WWG33 BROADCASTS FROM MARGARETTSVILLE NC. THIS TESTING IS BEING CONDUCTED TO IMPROVE NOAA WEATHER RADIO SERVICE. DURING THE TEST PERIOD ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 3...THE STATION IS EXPECTED TO BE OFF THE AIR FOR A FEW HOURS SOMETIME BETWEEN 800 AM AND 200 PM. DURING THE TEST PERIOD ON THURSDAY DECEMBER 4...THE STATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ON AIR BUT THERE WILL BE SEVERAL TEST MESSAGES USING THE ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT /ADR/...SPECIFIC AREA MESSAGE ENCODING /SAME/ ALERT CODE. IF THERE IS A THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER...THE TESTING WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE THREAT HAS ENDED. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...COMMENTS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO HARDWARE AND COMMUNICATIONS TESTING...YOU SHOULD CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN WAKEFIELD VA AT 7 5 7 8 9 9 4 2 0 0...BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 700 AM AND 900 PM. $$ FOSTER  867 NOUS41 KAKQ 021932 PNSAKQ VAZ087-051800- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 225 PM EST TUE DEC 02 2008 ...TESTING OF NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION WWG33 ON DECEMBER 3 AND 4... NOAA WEATHER RADIO HARDWARE AND COMMUNICATIONS TESTING WILL BE CONDUCTED ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION WWG33 ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 3...AND THURSDAY DECEMBER 4 2008. NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION WWG33 BROADCASTS FROM MARGARETTSVILLE NC. THIS TESTING IS BEING CONDUCTED TO IMPROVE NOAA WEATHER RADIO SERVICE. DURING THE TEST PERIOD ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 3...THE STATION IS EXPECTED TO BE OFF THE AIR FOR A FEW HOURS SOMETIME BETWEEN 800 AM AND 200 PM. DURING THE TEST PERIOD ON THURSDAY DECEMBER 4...THE STATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ON AIR BUT THERE WILL BE SEVERAL TEST MESSAGES USING THE ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT /ADR/...SPECIFIC AREA MESSAGE ENCODING /SAME/ ALERT CODE. IF THERE IS A THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER...THE TESTING WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE THREAT HAS ENDED. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...COMMENTS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO HARDWARE AND COMMUNICATIONS TESTING...YOU SHOULD CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN WAKEFIELD VA AT 7 5 7 8 9 9 4 2 0 0...BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 700 AM AND 900 PM. $$ FOSTER  040 ABAK34 PAOM 022010 PNSOME PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NOME AK 1110 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...NOME MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 2008... TEMPERATURES IN NOME THIS MONTH WERE NEAR NORMAL FOR THE FIRST 18 DAYS, BEFORE SUB-ZERO CONDITIONS ARRIVED FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON. TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW ZERO ON 13 DAYS THIS MONTH, WHILE ONLY THREE OF THOSE DAYS SAW HIGH TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO. NOME WAS BELOW FREEZING FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH, WHICH WAS ALSO THE FIRST OCCURRENCE THIS SEASON. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE RECORDED WAS 29 ON THE FIRST, AND THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS -21 ON THE 28TH. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 9.1 DEGREES AND THIS TIES THE MARK FOR THE 13TH COLDEST NOVEMBER ON RECORD. BY COMPARISON, THE COLDEST NOVEMBER ON RECORD WAS IN 1918, WHEN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 2.8 DEGREES. PRECIPITATION WAS IN THE FORM OF SNOW FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH. NOME RECORDED 9.1 INCHES OF SNOW, BRINGING THE TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON TO 12 INCHES. A LIQUID EQUIVALENT AMOUNT OF 0.35 INCHES WAS RECORDED, AND WAS 0.93 INCHES BELOW NORMAL FOR NOVEMBER. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR IS 9.92 INCHES, MAKING THIS YEAR THE 8TH DRIEST YEAR ON RECORD SO FAR. ALMOST HALF OF THE MONTH’S SNOWFALL OCCURRED ON THE EVENING OF THE 26TH, WHEN A LOCALIZED LOW FORMED IN NORTON SOUND AND DUMPED 4.5 INCHES IN NOME. VISIBILITIES DROPPED TO A 1/4 MILE AS NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SET IN FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON THE NIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING. $$ SAK DEC 08  778 NOUS41 KLWX 022015 PNSLWX VAZ021-025>031-036>042-050>057-030415- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 315 PM EST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...WINTER PREPAREDNESS WEEK IN VIRGINIA NOVEMBER 30 THROUGH DECEMBER 6 2008... THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA HAS DECLARED THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 30 TO DECEMBER 6, 2008 AS WINTER PREPAREDNESS WEEK. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES SERVING VIRGINIA...IN COOPERATION WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...WILL SEND PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS OVER THE NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE EACH DAY THROUGH SATURDAY AT APPROXIMATELY 11 AM AND 3 PM EST. THESE STATEMENTS WILL FOCUS ON DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF WINTER WEATHER IN THE MID ATLANTIC REGION...AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS THE PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE FOR THE UPCOMING WINTER SEASON. TODAY'S TOPIC - SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...HOW DO THEY FORM? SEVERAL WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS AFFECTED VIRGINIA LAST WINTER... BRINGING SNOW AND/OR MIXED PRECIPITATION TO THE COMMONWEALTH. AND...AS MANY OF US REMEMBER, THE 1998-99 WINTER HAD 2 MEMORABLE ICE EVENTS. FOR MANY IN CENTRAL...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...THE CHRISTMAS EVE ICE STORM WILL LONG BE REMEMBERED. TREES...LADEN WITH ONE-HALF INCH TO AN INCH AND A HALF OF ICE SNAPPED LIKE TOOTHPICKS...KNOCKING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...AND SHUTTING OFF POWER OUT POWER TO SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND CUSTOMERS. SOME WERE WITHOUT POWER FOR AS LONG AS 10 DAYS. MANY SPENT CHRISTMAS WITH NO HEAT AND NO LIGHTS...GIVING A TASTE OF WHAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN LIKE FOR EARLY AMERICAN SETTLERS. IN ADDITION TO THE POWER OUTAGES...MANY PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ROADS WERE LITTERED WITH DOWNED TREES AND TREE LIMBS. PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 64 WERE TEMPORARILY CLOSED DUE TO TREE DEBRIS. FORTUNATELY...THE CHRISTMAS EVE ICE STORM WAS NOT ACCOMPANIED BY BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES...WHICH OBVIOUSLY WOULD HAVE MADE THE SITUATION MUCH WORSE. AN ICE STORM OF SIMILAR MAGNITUDE STRUCK NORTHERN VIRGINIA ON JANUARY 14-15 1999. ONE-QUARTER TO ONE INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION CAUSED MANY ACCIDENTS...DOWNED MANY TREES...AND KNOCKED OUT POWER TO MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND CUSTOMERS. ACCIDENTS TEMPORARILY CLOSED PORTIONS OF SEVERAL PRIMARY ROADS...INCLUDING THE DULLES TOLL ROAD...SNARLING TRAFFIC FOR HOURS. DOWNED TREES ALSO CAUSED PART OF INTERSTATE 95 TO BE TEMPORARILY SHUT DOWN. MANY VIRGINIANS WILL ALSO REMEMBER THE MULTIPLE ICE STORMS DURING THE 1993-94 WINTER. UNLIKE THE STORMS OF 1998-99...SEVERAL OF THESE STORMS WERE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY COLD TEMPERATURES...WHICH INHIBITED THE MELTING OF THE ICE AND PROLONGED RECOVERY EFFORTS. FORECASTING WHETHER A PARTICULAR WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SNOW, ICE, RAIN, OR A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT FORECAST PROBLEMS METEOROLOGISTS FACE. VIRGINIA'S CLOSE PROXIMITY TO BOTH THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND A COLD AIR SOURCE OVER EASTERN CANADA AND NEW ENGLAND MAKE FORECASTING THE EXACT POSITION OF THE RAIN/SNOW LINE A MAJOR FORECAST CHALLENGE. IN FACT, A DEVIATION IN FORECAST STORM TRACK OF ONLY 50 MILES CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FOOT OF SNOW, AN INCH OF ICE, OR TWO INCHES OF RAIN. THE KEY FACTOR IN DETERMINING PRECIPITATION TYPE WITH A PARTICULAR WINTER STORM IS THE DEPTH OF COLD AIR ABOVE THE GROUND. IF THE AIR FROM GROUND LEVEL UP SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET IS ABOVE FREEZING, RAIN WILL FALL. IF THE AIR FROM THE GROUND UP THROUGH THE DEPTH OF THE ATMOSPHERE IS BELOW FREEZING, SNOW WILL FALL. HOWEVER, IF COLD AIR IS ENTRENCHED AT THE GROUND WITH A LAYER OF WARM AIR ABOVE IT, SLEET AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE LIKELY. FOR SLEET TO FALL...THE COLD AIR NEAR THE GROUND MUST BE DEEP ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE RAINDROPS FALLING THROUGH TO RE-FREEZE BEFORE REACHING THE GROUND. FOR FREEZING RAIN TO FALL...COLD AIR NEAR THE GROUND IS SHALLOW. RAINDROPS REMAIN IN LIQUID FORM UNTIL THEY CONTACT OBJECTS AT GROUND LEVEL. ALL THREE OF THESE PRECIPITATION TYPES CAN CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DISRUPTION TO OUR NORMAL DAILY ACTIVITIES. SLICK OR ICY ROADS PROVIDE A HAVEN FOR MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, AND POTENTIALLY MASSIVE TRAFFIC JAMS. AT THE VERY LEAST DRIVING SPEEDS WILL BE SLOWED SIGNIFICANTLY BY SNOWY OR ICY CONDITIONS. WALKING ON AN ICE COVERED STREET OR SIDEWALK CAN BE ADVENTUROUS OR EVEN PROHIBITIVE. BY KEEPING ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS, YOU WILL BE BETTER PREPARED TO HANDLE WINTER'S WEATHER ELEMENTS, WHATEVER THEY MAY BE! ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS CAN BE OBTAINED ON-LINE THROUGH THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HOME PAGE. THE URL IS (IN LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.VAEMERGENCY.COM/THREATS/WINTER/INDEX.CFM IN ADDITION...THE READY VIRGINIA WEB SITE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO AID VIRGINIANS IN THEIR OVERALL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. THE URLS ARE: HTTP://WWW.READYVIRGINIA.GOV/ /ENGLISH VERSION/ HTTP://WWW.LISTOVIRGINIA.GOV/ /SPANISH VERSION/ UP-TO-DATE WEATHER INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON-LINE FROM THE FOLLOWING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SITES (ALL URLS IN LOWER CASE): NWS WAKEFIELD - HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/AKQ NWS STERLING - HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LWX NWS BLACKSBURG - HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RNK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS HOME PAGE - HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/WINTER/INDEX.SHTML CHRIS STRONG WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STERLING VA $$  902 NOUS42 KCHS 022033 PNSCHS GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-137-138-030100- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 333 PM EST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER AT METTER GA IS BACK ON THE AIR... NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL-HAZARDS TRANSMITTER WWH-25...BROADCASTING FROM METTER GEORGIA ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.425 MHZ...IS BACK IN SERVICE. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. $$  206 NOUS45 KSLC 022054 PNSSLC PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 157 PM MST TUE DEC 02 2008 GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPED BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH. ...PRELIMINARY STORM INFORMATION... ***** WIND REPORTS ***** WINDSPEED PLAYA STATION - 4280 FT 63 MPH LAKESIDE MOUNTAIN - 5039 FT 62 MPH WENDOVER PORT OF ENTRY - 4227 FT 60 MPH OGDEN PEAK - 9570 FT 60 MPH V-GRID - 4226 FT 58 MPH NORTH SALT FLATS - 4218 FT 54 MPH CAUSEWAY - 4246 FT 53 MPH BAKER LAB - 4294 FT 53 MPH WEST SALT FLATS - 4237 FT 53 MPH WEST OF WILDCAT MTN - 4259 FT 53 MPH SALT FLATS - 4265 FT 52 MPH I-80 AT GRASSEY - 4650 FT 51 MPH SNOWBASIN-STRAW TOP - 8999 FT 50 MPH UPPER CEDAR MTN - 7052 FT 50 MPH LAKE POINT I-80 - 4301 FT 49 MPH WIG MOUNTAIN - 4352 FT 49 MPH CAMEL BACK MTN - 5077 FT 49 MPH LOWER CEDAR MTN - 4495 FT 49 MPH SIMPSON SPRINGS - 4645 FT 49 MPH CENTRAL WASATCH PEAKS - 11066 FT 49 MPH I-80 EAST OF EVANSTON - 7579 FT 49 MPH PROMONTORY POINT - 6926 FT 48 MPH INTERSTATE 80 - 4125 FT 48 MPH DITTO - 4345 FT 47 MPH CLIFTON FLAT - 6384 FT 47 MPH JULIET ROAD - 4324 FT 46 MPH ROSEBUD - 4987 FT 46 MPH ENGLISH VILLAGE - 4788 FT 45 MPH WHITE SAGE - 4363 FT 45 MPH US-40 @ STARVATION - 5720 FT 45 MPH GREAT SALT LAKE MARINA - 4206 FT 44 MPH NW DECON PAD - 4380 FT 44 MPH FISH SPRINGS - 4282 FT 43 MPH WENDOVER FIELD - 4236 FT 43 MPH CALLAO GATE - 4250 FT 42 MPH TOWER GRID - 4346 FT 42 MPH SIGNAL PEAK - 8792 FT 42 MPH RED SPUR - 8872 FT 42 MPH CARDIFF PEAK - 10059 FT 42 MPH BLUFFDALE - 4700 FT 42 MPH DURAND ROAD - 4538 FT 41 MPH TARGET S - 4349 FT 41 MPH HAT ISLAND - 4242 FT 41 MPH LARB HOLLOW - 8490 FT 41 MPH WASATCH HILLS - 6939 FT 41 MPH CALLAO - 4530 FT 40 MPH EVANSTON - BURNS FIELD - 7162 FT 40 MPH OAK CITY - 5138 FT 40 MPH $$  841 NOUS43 KLBF 022102 PNSLBF NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-032100- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR TABLE DEPARTURES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 302 PM CST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...NOVEMBER 2008 BROUGHT ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION TO BOTH NORTH PLATTE AND VALENTINE... DURING NOVEMBER 2008 IT WAS MILDER THAN NORMAL WITH MEAGER PRECIPITATION. THERE WAS ONLY ONE DAY DURING THE MONTH WHERE PRECIPITATION EXCEEDED ONE TENTH OF AN INCH...AT BOTH NORTH PLATTE AND VALENTINE. MONTHLY SNOWFALL WAS ONLY 2.0 INCHES IN NORTH PLATTE...WITH A TOTAL OF 2.4 INCHES REPORTED AT VALENTINE. IT WAS A WINDY MONTH AT TIMES...WITH PEAK WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER OCCURRING ON 5 DAYS DURING THE MONTH AT BOTH NORTH PLATTE AND VALENTINE. NOVEMBER 2008 ALSO HAD WIDE SWINGS IN TEMPERATURE. VALENTINE HAD A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 81 DEGREES ON NOVEMBER 2ND...WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE DURING THE MONTH OF 7 DEGREES ON THE 20TH AND 21ST. AT LEE BIRD FIELD IN NORTH PLATTE THE TEMPERATURE WARMED TO 76 DEGREES ON THE 1ST AND 2ND DAYS OF THE MONTH...WITH THE LOWEST NOVEMBER TEMPERATURE DROPPING TO 8 DEGREES ON THE 21ST OF NOVEMBER. THE PEAK WIND GUST IN NORTH PLATTE WAS 52 MPH ON THE 6TH OF NOVEMBER...WITH VALENTINE CLOCKING A 59 MILE AN HOUR GUST ON THE 7TH OF NOVEMBER. AT NORTH PLATTE...THE AVERAGE DAILY MEAN TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 38.0 DEGREES...WHICH WAS A WHOPPING 3.4 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 34.6 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 51.9 DEGREES...WHICH WAS ALSO 3.4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR NOVEMBER. THE AVERAGE DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 24.0 DEGREES...OR 3.3 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 20.7 DEGREES. NO RECORD TEMPERATURES WERE SET DURING NOVEMBER 2008 IN NORTH PLATTE. FOR VALENTINE...THE AVERAGE DAILY MEAN TEMPERATURE AT MILLER FIELD WAS 36.0 DEGREES...WHICH WAS 3.0 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 33.0 DEGREES FOR NOVEMBER. THE AVERAGE DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 48.0 DEGREES...OR 2.1 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 45.9 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 23.9 DEGREES...OR 3.8 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 20.1 DEGREES. A NEW RECORD DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 80 DEGREES WAS SET ON NOVEMBER 1ST...BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 78 DEGREES WHICH WAS SET ON NOVEMBER 1ST 1978. ANOTHER DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD WAS SET ON THE 18TH OF NOVEMBER... WHEN IT WARMED TO 77 DEGREES...BREAKING THE OLD RECORD PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED IN 1904 WHEN IT WARMED TO 75 DEGREES. AFTER THE STAGGERING OCTOBER 2008 PRECIPITATION OF 4.78 INCHES AT LEE BIRD FIELD IN NORTH PLATTE...NOVEMBER 2008 BROUGHT MUCH LESSER AMOUNTS. DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER ONLY 0.34 OF AN INCH PRECIPITATION OCCURRED...WHICH WAS 0.42 OF AN INCH BELOW THE MONTHLY NORMAL OF 0.76 OF AN INCH. THIS RANKED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD...AS THE 71ST WETTEST NOVEMBER OUT OF 134 YEARS OF RECORD. NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH. THE BULK OF THE MONTHLY SNOWFALL OCCURRED ON THE 10TH WHEN 1.3 INCHES OF SNOW WAS RECORDED...WITH ANOTHER SIX TENTHS OF AN INCH ON THE 11TH. SIX DAYS DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER HAD SNOWFALL...BUT MEASURABLE SNOW ONLY OCCURRED THREE TIMES DURING THE MONTH. PRECIPITATION DURING THE MONTH FOR VALENTINE TOTALED 0.34 OF AN INCH...OR 0.38 OF AN INCH BELOW THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF 0.72 OF AN INCH. SEVENTEEN HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH WAS RECORDED ON THE 6TH WITH 2.2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. ANOTHER FOUR HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH PRECIPITATION OCCURRED ON THE 7TH OF NOVEMBER WITH TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF SNOW. SNOWFALL OCCURRED ON TEN DAYS DURING NOVEMBER 2008... BUT TRACE AMOUNTS WERE REPORTED ON EIGHT OF THE TEN DAYS IN WHICH SNOW OCCURRED. NO DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET FOR VALENTINE. THE LATEST TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OUTLOOK FOR NOVEMBER...ACCORDING TO THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER IS FOR EQUAL CHANCES OF ABOVE...BELOW OR NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES. INDICATIONS ARE THAT PRECIPITATION FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. ...NORTH PLATTE AND VALENTINE PRECIPITATION FOR THE LAST 12 MONTHS... PRECIPITATION DEPARTURE LBF VTN LBF VTN MONTH DECEMBER 2007 0.84 0.91 0.44 0.58 JANUARY 2008 0.03 0.24 -0.36 -0.06 FEBRUARY 2008 0.10 0.48 -0.41 0.00 MARCH 2008 0.90 1.04 -0.34 -0.07 APRIL 2008 3.67 1.39 1.70 -0.58 MAY 2008 7.45 3.53 4.11 0.33 JUNE 2008 2.79 4.48 -0.38 1.47 JULY 2008 2.23 3.66 -0.94 0.29 AUGUST 2008 2.75 1.07 0.60 -1.13 SEPTEMBER 2008 1.34 2.31 0.02 0.70 OCTOBER 2008 4.78 1.98 3.54 0.76 NOVEMBER 2008 0.34 0.34 -0.42 -0.38 TOTALS 27.22 21.43 7.56 1.91 $$ CLB  317 NOUS42 KCHS 022106 PNSCHS GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-137-138-030915- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 406 PM EST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER AT METTER GA OFF THE AIR... NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL-HAZARDS TRANSMITTER WWH-25...BROADCASTING FROM METTER GEORGIA ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.425 MHZ...IS OFF THE AIR DUE TO A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. WE ARE WORKING TO RESTORE SERVICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE. $$  463 NOUS44 KOHX 022117 CCA PNSOHX TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-022115- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED SPELLING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 844 AM CST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOW DEPTH REPORTS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE AS OF 800 AM THIS MORNING... COALMONT...IN GRUNDY COUNTY...2 INCHES... JAMESTOWN...IN FENTRESS COUNTY...2 INCHES... BYRDSTOWN...IN PICKETT COUNTY...1 INCH... MONTEREY...IN PUTNAM COUNTY...1 INCH... PICKETT STATE PARK...IN PICKETT COUNTY...1 INCH... CROSSVILLE AGRICULTURAL CENTER...IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY...1 INCH... BEERSHEBA SPRINGS...IN GRUNDY COUNTY...1 INCH... ALTAMONT...IN GRUNDY COUNTY...1 INCH... $$ 19  889 NOUS44 KOHX 022120 CCA PNSOHX TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-022123- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED SPELLING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 844 AM CST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOW DEPTH REPORTS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE AS OF 800 AM THIS MORNING... COALMONT...IN GRUNDY COUNTY...2 INCHES... JAMESTOWN...IN FENTRESS COUNTY...2 INCHES... BYRDSTOWN...IN PICKETT COUNTY...1 INCH... MONTEREY...IN PUTNAM COUNTY...1 INCH... PICKETT STATE PARK...IN PICKETT COUNTY...1 INCH... CROSSVILLE AGRICULTURAL CENTER...IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY...1 INCH... BEERSHEBA SPRINGS...IN GRUNDY COUNTY...1 INCH... ALTAMONT...IN GRUNDY COUNTY...1 INCH... $$ 19  236 NOUS44 KMOB 022146 PNSMOB ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-030000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 345 PM CST MON NOV 30 2008 ...MOBILE NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE... THE NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER AT MOBILE, ALABAMA...OPERATING ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.55 MHZ...HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. $$ /04  852 NOAK49 PAFG 022153 PNSAFG AKZ205-216>226-031000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1253 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...COLD TEMPERATURES HAVE MOVE INTO THE STATE... STARTING IN THE NORTH AND MOVING ACROSS THE MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY TO THE CANADIAN BORDER THEN TO THE SOUTH THE TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED TO THIRTY AND FORTY BELOW ZERO. COLVILLE VILLAGE...............-31 UMIAT AIRFIELD.................-33 GALENA.........................-31 KAVET CREEK....................-31 ARCTIC VILLAGE.................-42 COLDFOOT.......................-37 CHANDALAR LAKE.................-44 BETTLES AIRPORT................-38 HOGATZA RIVER..................-31 NORUTAK LAKE...................-37 BEAVER.........................-35 BIRCH CREEK ABOVE 12 MI........-32 FORT YUKON.....................-31 LIVENGOOD......................-34 WISEMAN........................-31 MANLEY HOT SPRINGS.............-33 TANANA.........................-35 FAIRBANKS INTL AIRPORT.........-31 EIELSON AFB....................-34 FORT WAINWRIGHT................-31 GOLDSTREAM.....................-35 NOME CREEK.....................-31 SALCHA.........................-34 WOODSMOKE (COOP)...............-35 DELTA JUNCTION (CWOP)..........-35 DELTA JUNCTION SCHOOL..........-37 WHITESTONE FARMS...............-33 GRANITE CREEK..................-40 WARD FARM......................-38 CHICKEN........................-37 EAGLE..........................-37 NORTHWAY AIRPORT...............-36 TOK............................-38 TOK DOT........................-34 DENALI VISITOR CENTER..........-34 MCKINLEY PARK..................-33 TOK RIVER BOTTOM...............-31 OBRIEN CREEK...................-38 FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAD THIS YEARS FIRST TEMPERATURE BELOW THIRTY DEGREES BELOW ZERO. $$  734 NOUS43 KDLH 022155 PNSDLH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 355 PM CST TUE DEC 2 2008 THE DULUTH WEATHER RADAR IS NOW BACK ONLINE AND OPERATIONAL. $$ BETTWY  470 NOUS44 KJAN 022158 PNSJAN PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 400 PM CDT TUE DEC 2 2008 LATE ON NOVEMBER 7 2008...THE ASOS AT GREENWOOD LEFLORE AIRPORT STOPPED TRANSMITTING DATA DUE TO A POWER OUTAGE. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE POWER OUTAGE HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION IN AN UNDERGROUND CABLE THAT RUNS FROM THE POWER METER TO THE ASOS SITE. THE FAA IS CURRENTLY WORKING TO REPAIR THE FAULTY CABLE. HOWEVER...THE LENGTH OF THE CABLE IS SUBSTANTIAL...NEARLY A HALF MILE LONG...WHICH HAS LEAD TO AN EXTENDED OUTAGE TIME. AT THIS TIME...AN ESTIMATED RETURN TO SERVICE IS STILL UNKNOWN. THIS OUTAGE HAS AFFECTED ALL CLIMATE DATA FOR GREENWOOD. THIS INCLUDES DAILY DATA SINCE NOVEMBER 7...THE NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER MONTHLY TOTALS FOR PRECIPITATION AND DEGREE DAYS...AS WELL AS SEASONAL AND ANNUAL PRECIPITATION AND DEGREE DAY TOTALS. UNTIL THE POWER OUTAGE IS REPAIRED...THE DAILY DATA WILL CONTINUE TO BE MISSING. $$ CLB  298 NOUS43 KBIS 022208 PNSBIS NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-022330- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 405 PM CST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... BISMARCK RADAR WSR-88D IS IN STANDBY. TIME OF OUTAGE UNKNOWN. TECHNICIANS HAVE BEEN CALLED. $$ HW  814 NOUS41 KBUF 022214 PNSBUF NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-031013- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 513 PM EST TUE DEC 2 2008 THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 1 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/BUFFALO ********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT NEW YORK ...GENESEE COUNTY... DARIEN CENTER 4.0 500 PM 12/2 10PM TO 5PM $$ SAGE  348 NOUS42 KILM 022231 PNSILM NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-031045- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 531 PM EST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...NOVEMBER CLIMATE SUMMARY... THIS NOVEMBER WILL GO DOWN AS BELOW NORMAL FOR TEMPERATURES THANKS TO A CHILLY SECOND HALF OF THE MONTH. FLORENCE, SC HAD AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 50.6 DEGREES AND AN AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 61.9 DEGREES. THESE WERE BOTH GOOD ENOUGH FOR 2ND PLACE RESPECTIVELY FOR COLDEST NOVEMBER TEMPERATURES. WILMINGTON, NC ALSO SAW A COLD NOVEMBER BUT HISTORICALLY SPEAKING NOTHING WAS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO WARRANT A PLACEMENT IN THE TOP 10. BELOW IS A MORE DETAILED LIST OF CLIMATE STATISTICS FOR NOVEMBER 2008. MYRTLE BEACH, SC AND LUMBERTON, NC WERE NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE A LONG ENOUGH SET OF CLIMATE HISTORY. ************************************************************************ FLORENCE, SC...6 OUT OF THE FIRST 15 DAYS HAD HIGHS IN THE 70S. FOR THE REMINDER OF THE MONTH WE NEVER REACHED 70 OR BETTER. OUR AVERAGE HIGH FOR A 11 DAY STRETCH FROM THE 16TH THROUGH THE 26TH WAS ONLY 53.4! FLORENCE, SC NOVEMBER LOWEST AVERAGE OF AVERAGE TEMPERATURES RECORDS SINCE 1948 1) 49.0 1976 2) 50.6* 1967/2008 4) 50.7 1996/1951 6) 50.9 1984 7) 51.3 1950 8) 51.7 1969/1997 10) 52.1 2002/1981 FLORENCE, SC NOVEMBER LOWEST AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES RECORDS SINCE 1948 1) 60.4 1976 2) 61.9* 2008 3) 62.4 1962/1996 5) 62.6 1997 6) 62.7 1951 7) 63.4 2002 8) 63.6 1984 9) 63.7 1972/1954 FLORENCE, SC NOVEMBER 2008 SUMMARY 2008 AVERAGE HIGH 61.9 (-4.7) AVERAGE HIGH 66.6 2008 AVERAGE LOW 39.3 (-4.9) AVERAGE LOW 44.2 2008 AVERAGE TEMP 50.6 (-4.8) AVERAGE TEMP 55.4 *OTHER NOTABLES...TIED FOR 8TH COLDEST AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT 39.3. ************************************************************************ WILMINGTON, NC...8 OF THE FIRST 15 DAYS HAD HIGHS IN THE 70S. WE ONLY HIT 70 ONCE FOR THE REMINDER OF THE MONTH AND THAT OCCURRED ON THE LAST DAY OF THE MONTH (70). OUR AVERAGE HIGH FOR A 11 DAY STRETCH FROM THE 16TH THROUGH THE 26TH WAS ONLY 53.3! WILMINGTON, NC NOVEMBER 2008 SUMMARY 2008 AVERAGE HIGH 63.4 (-4.4) AVERAGE HIGH 67.8 2008 AVERAGE LOW 42.0 (-3.1) AVERAGE LOW 45.1 2008 AVERAGE TEMP 52.7 (-3.9) AVERAGE TEMP 56.6 *OTHER NOTABLES...52.7 TIED WITH 1962 FOR THE 17TH COLDEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURE. *OTHER NOTABLES...42.0 TIED WITH 1974 AND 1956 FOR 17TH COLDEST AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE. $$ HEDEN  669 NOUS41 KBUF 022232 PNSBUF NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-031031- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 531 PM EST TUE DEC 2 2008 THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 4 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/BUFFALO ********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT NEW YORK ...ERIE COUNTY... CHAFFEE 5.0 300 PM 12/2 MID-6AM ...GENESEE COUNTY... DARIEN CENTER 4.0 500 PM 12/2 10PM TO 5PM $$ SAGE  892 NOUS43 KARX 022238 PNSARX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 438 PM CST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...HIGHEST WINDS /SORTED BY GUSTS/ IN THE PAST 12 HOURS... STATION COUNTY TIME SPEED GUST ROCHESTER ASOS OLMSTED 1054 AM 22 MPH 40 MPH ST CHARLES 4W RWIS OLMSTED 856 AM 25 MPH 37 MPH CANTON RWIS FILLMORE 1134 AM 24 MPH 36 MPH PRESTON AWOS FILLMORE 1159 AM 23 MPH 33 MPH DODGE CENTER AWOS DODGE 934 AM 26 MPH 32 MPH NWS LA CROSSE LA CROSSE 904 AM 13 MPH 32 MPH ARCADIA HILL RWIS TREMPEALEAU 409 PM 13 MPH 30 MPH DECORAH 2SE RWIS WINNESHIEK 1114 AM 22 MPH 29 MPH CHARLES CITY AWOS FLOYD 1055 AM 22 MPH 29 MPH MEDFORD AWOS TAYLOR 1015 AM 18 MPH 29 MPH MOUNT STERLING 1S RWIS CRAWFORD 307 PM 13 MPH 28 MPH STANLEY 1 SE RWIS CHIPPEWA 123 PM 14 MPH 28 MPH WISC DELLS AWOS SAUK 315 PM 18 MPH 28 MPH MAUSTON APRS JUNEAU 1242 PM 12 MPH 26 MPH OELWEIN AWOS FAYETTE 1055 AM 22 MPH 26 MPH DECORAH AWOS WINNESHIEK 1155 AM 14 MPH 26 MPH AUSTIN AWOS MOWER 1055 AM 22 MPH 26 MPH LA CROSSE ASOS LA CROSSE 153 PM 17 MPH 26 MPH NECEDAH RAWS JUNEAU 1248 PM 16 MPH 25 MPH PDC RWIS-MISS RVR BRIDGE CRAWFORD 1207 PM 12 MPH 25 MPH TOMAH 4N RWIS MONROE 206 PM 13 MPH 23 MPH DIAMOND LAKE RAWS TAYLOR 114 PM 14 MPH 23 MPH BLACK RIVER FALLS RAWS JACKSON 215 PM 8 MPH 22 MPH SPARTA AWOS MONROE 1155 AM 12 MPH 22 MPH 5W TOMAH RWIS MONROE 408 PM 6 MPH 22 MPH BOSCOBEL ASOS GRANT 253 PM 14 MPH 22 MPH I-90 AT I-94 RWIS JUNEAU 205 PM 10 MPH 22 MPH FRENCH ISLAND RWIS LA CROSSE 205 PM 10 MPH 21 MPH VOLK FIELD JUNEAU 1155 AM 13 MPH 20 MPH WINONA AWOS WINONA 1133 AM 12 MPH 20 MPH NEW HAMPTON RWIS CHICKASAW 223 PM 15 MPH 20 MPH PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AWOS CRAWFORD 335 PM 13 MPH 20 MPH KEY TO OBSERVATION TYPES AWS - SENSORS FROM AWS INCORPORATED. OFTEN LOCATED AT SCHOOLS. RWIS - ROAD WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEMS. LOCATED ON MAJOR ROADS AND BRIDGES. RAWS - FIRE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS. OFTEN LOCATED IN FORESTS. ASOS/AWOS - AVIATION WEATHER OBSERVATIONS. LOCATED AT AIRPORTS. OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED IS CONSIDERED OFFICIAL. $$ BAUMGARDT  397 NOUS45 KFGZ 022244 PNSFGZ PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 340 PM MST TUE DEC 2 2008 SUBJECT: ELIMINATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA /SCD/ OBSERVATIONS FOR BELLEMONT ARIZONA BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - FLAGSTAFF EFFECTIVE FRIDAY JANUARY 2 2008 ALL INFORMATION PUBLISHED IN SUPPLEMENTAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA /SCD/ OBSERVATIONS FOR BELLEMONT ARIZONA IS AVAILABLE IN OTHER...MORE EASILY ACCESSIBLE...PRODUCTS. AS A RESULT...AND IN THE INTEREST OF EFFICIENCY...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF WILL CEASE TO PUBLISH THESE PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE FRIDAY JANUARY 2 2008. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT: GEORGE HOWARD WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST POB 16057 BELLEMONT, AZ 86015 928-556-9161 X223 GEORGE.HOWARD@NOAA.GOV $$ HOWARD  609 NOUS45 KFGZ 022256 CCA PNSFGZ PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 340 PM MST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...CORRECTED FOR EFFECTIVE DATE... SUBJECT: ELIMINATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA /SCD/ OBSERVATIONS FOR BELLEMONT ARIZONA BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - FLAGSTAFF EFFECTIVE FRIDAY JANUARY 2 2009 ALL INFORMATION PUBLISHED IN SUPPLEMENTAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA /SCD/ OBSERVATIONS FOR BELLEMONT ARIZONA IS AVAILABLE IN OTHER...MORE EASILY ACCESSIBLE...PRODUCTS. AS A RESULT...AND IN THE INTEREST OF EFFICIENCY...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF WILL CEASE TO PUBLISH THESE PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE FRIDAY JANUARY 2 2009. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT: GEORGE HOWARD WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST POB 16057 BELLEMONT, AZ 86015 928-556-9161 X223 GEORGE.HOWARD@NOAA.GOV $$ HOWARD  449 NOUS44 KOHX 022304 PNSOHX TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-031200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 505 PM CDT TUE DEC 2 2008 ...A COLD DRY NOVEMBER FOR NASHVILLE... NOVEMBER AVERAGED 46.4 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT...WHICH IS 2.9 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 76 DEGREES ON THE 5TH...AND THE COOLEST WAS 18 DEGREES ON THE TWENTY-SECOND. TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.75 INCHES...WHICH IS 2.70 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THERE WAS A TRACE OF SNOW. CROSSVILLE AVERAGED 43.8 DEGREES FOR THE MONTH...WHICH IS 3.1 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMEST TEMPERATURE WAS 72 DEGREES ON 5TH AND 6TH...WHILE THE COLDEST WAS 11 ON THE TWENTY-SECOND. TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 4.45 INCHES...WHICH IS 0.78 INCH BELOW NORMAL. CLARKSVILLE AVERAGED 44.6 DEGREES FOR THE MONTH AND TABULATED 1.57 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION. $$ GIRODO  733 NOUS43 KLBF 022305 CCA PNSLBF NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-032100- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED WORDING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 400 PM CST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...NORTH PLATTE 2008 THREE MONTH FALL SUMMARY...SEPTEMBER...OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER... NORTH PLATTE RECORDED NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES DURING THE 3 MONTH METEOROLOGICAL FALL PERIOD OF SEPTEMBER...OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER. PRECIPITATION MORE THAN DOUBLED THE LONG TERM AVERAGE OF 3.17 INCHES THIS YEAR...TOTALING 6.46 INCHES...HOWEVER WELL SHORT OF THE MAX OF 9.29 INCHES RECORDED IN 1946. SNOWFALL...AT 3.1 INCHES WAS AN INCH AND A HALF BELOW THE LONG TERM AVERAGE. |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | | PRECIP | SNOW | AVG | AVG | AVG | DAYS LO | DAYS HI | | | | | TEMP | HIGH | LOW | <= 32 | 80 + | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |AVERAGE | 3.17 | 4.6 | 50.2 | 64.6 | 35.8 | 39.0 | 19.0 | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |MAX | 9.29 | 20.6 | 55.1 | 69.9 | 40.9 | 55 | 32 | |YEAR | 1946 | 1919 | 1933 | 1904 | 1931 | 1976 | 1979 | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |MIN | 0.48 | 0.0 | 44.3 | 56.0 | 28.7 | 23 | 9 | |YEAR | 1893 | 1899 | 1985 | 1985 | 1976 | 1886 | 1893 | | | | 1901 | | | | | 1896 | | | | 1903 | | | | | 1901 | | | | | | | | | 1965 | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |2004 | 4.24 | 9.9 | 51.9 | 65.7 | 38.0 | 33 | 18 | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |2005 | 1.41 | 3.9 | 52.8 | 69.4 | 36.1 | 42 | 27 | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |2006 | 3.66 | 2.8 | 46.6 | 61.9 | 31.2 | 50 | 15 | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |2007 | 3.13 | 0.6 | 52.1 | 68.5 | 35.8 | 38 | 22 | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |2008 | 6.46 | 3.1 | 49.6 | 64.1 | 35.1 | 35 | 14 | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION RECORDS...1875 TO CURRENT SNOWFALL RECORDS...1892 TO CURRENT AVERAGES...CALCULATED FROM ENTIRE RECORD $$ MASEK  011 NOUS42 KFFC 022329 CCA PNSFFC GAZ071-072-081>084-093>096-031200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 629 PM EST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...MACON TRANSMITTER WILL BE OFF THE AIR... A NEW MACON WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER WILL BE INSTALLED ON DEC 3 2008. WEATHER RADIO FOR MACON WILL BE OFF THE AIR FROM 7 AM EST TO 11 AM EST WEDNESDAY DEC 3 2008. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE. $$  977 NOUS42 KCHS 022330 PNSCHS GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-137-138-031130- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 630 PM EST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER AT METTER GA IS BACK ON THE AIR... NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL-HAZARDS TRANSMITTER WWH-25...BROADCASTING FROM METTER GEORGIA ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.425 MHZ...IS BACK IN SERVICE. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. $$  315 NOUS43 KGLD 022342 PNSGLD PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 434 PM MDT TUE DEC 02 2008 ...UNOFFICIAL RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT MCCOOK NEBRASKA... A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 70 DEGREES WAS SET AT MCCOOK TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 68 DEGREES SET IN 1932. THE ABOVE READING(S) ARE UNOFFICIAL AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY. OFFICIAL DATA ARE REPORTED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS AT THE END OF THE MONTH. $$ JAMES