STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS BLIZZARD
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 AM CST FRI NOV 7 2008        

...LOW PRESSURE BEGINS TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE UPPER
MIDWEST...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS...WINTER STORM WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
DAKOTAS...NORTHWESTERN IOWA...AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.

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AT 900 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 996 MB...29.41 IN...LOW PRESSURE
CENTER LOCATED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.  LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW WAS BEING REPORTED WEST AND NORTHWEST OF THE SURFACE
LOW...FROM NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE
DAKOTAS AND INTO EASTERN MINNESOTA.  THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW RESULTED IN SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 25 TO 35
MPH.  IN ADDITION...SNOW WAS ALSO OBSERVED AHEAD OF THE LOW
PRESSURE CENTER IN SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...SOUTHWARD INTO CENTRAL
IOWA.  RAIN SHOWERS WERE REPORTED ALONG THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
FROM EASTERN MICHIGAN..SOUTHWARD THROUGH CENTRAL TENNESSEE...AND
SOUTHWESTWARD TO THE GULF COAST.    


...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 12 PM CST
WED NOV 5 THROUGH 900 AM CST FRI NOV 7...

...MINNESOTA...
BROWNTON                              4.0  
LESTER PRAIRIE                        3.0  
MORGAN                                3.0  
OLIVIA                                3.0  
PRINSBURG                             3.0
BROWNSDALE                            2.0 
MANKATO                               2.0   
SPRINGFIELD                           2.0 
WACONIA                               2.0  
WINTHROP                              2.0  
 
...NEBRASKA...
HAY SPRINGS                          12.0
GORDON                                6.0 
RUSHVILLE                             6.0  
MERRIMAN                              5.0

...NORTH DAKOTA...
ORRIN                                22.0  
VOLTAIRE                             20.0  
BALFOUR 3 SW                         12.0  
DRAKE 9 NE                           12.0  
ELGIN                                12.0
HEBRON                               11.0 
RUGBY                                10.5  
BEULAH 2 NW                           9.4  
BISMARCK                              9.1  
MARSHALL                              9.0
RICHARDSON                            8.0
WARD                                  7.0  
GLEN ULLIN                            6.0  
LANSFORD                              5.0  
DUNN CENTER 1 E                       4.0 
FORTUNA 1 W                           4.0  
GRENORA                               4.0
LINTON 5 NW                           4.0  

...SOUTH DAKOTA...            
DEADWOOD 2 NE                        43.6 
LEAD 5.5 SSW                         30.0  
WHITEWOOD 4.2 NNW                    24.0  
RAPID CITY 3.4 WNW                   18.5  
FAITH 36.3 W                         18.0  
LEMMON 11.2 SW                       12.0  
USTA 8 WNW                           12.0   
BOX ELDER 6.2 ESE                    10.0 
HARDING 3 SSE                        10.0
BISON 4.5 SE                          8.1 
KADOKA 1 NW                           7.0 
ALLEN 1 W                             6.0 
REVA                                  6.0  

...WYOMING...
SUNDANCE                             12.0
AFTON 12.2 S                          8.0  
UPTON                                 8.0  
NEWCASTLE                             7.0 
THAYNE 4.2 NNE                        5.7  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 12 PM
CST WED NOV 5 THROUGH 900 AM CST FRI NOV 7...

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
MCINTOSH                              0.25

...SELECTED RECENT WIND GUST REPORTS IN MILES PER HOUR OVER THE
PAST 6 HOURS ENDING AT 900 AM CST...

...NEBRASKA...
THEDFORD                                52
AINSWORTH MUNI ARPT                     51
VALENTINE/MILLER FIELD                  51
O'NEIL/BAKER FIELD                      50
BROKEN BOW MUNI ARPT                    48
GRAND ISLAND                            48
ORD                                     48
ALBION                                  47

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
MITCHELL MUNI ARPT                      64
BUFFALO                                 51
YANKTON/CHAN GURNEY MUNI ARPT           50
PIERRE MUNI ARPT                        48
RAPID CITY REGIONAL                     48
ELLSWORTH_AFB/RAPID CITY                47
HURON REGIONAL ARPT                     47


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT SLOWLY MOVES
EASTWARD INTO NORTHERN WISCONSIN BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BEGIN TO DIMINISH OVER THE DAKOTAS AS THE
STORM TRACKS EASTWARD.  ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE MINIMAL...LESS THAN FOUR INCHES...ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH EASTERN MINNESOTA...NORTHERN IOWA...AND SOUTH
WESTERN WISCONSIN.  THE STRONG WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
SHOULD SUBSIDE THROUGHOUT THE DAY FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
IN FROM THE NORTHWEST.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

GERHARDT