THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS BLIZZARD
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008
...WIDE-SPREAD LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER
THE NORTHERN PLAINS...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE DAKOTAS...AND INTO
EASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN NEBRASKA. NUMEROUS WINTER STORM
WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ALSO IN
EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF THE SURROUNDING AREA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
AT 300 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 990 MB LOW PRESSURE CENTER
LOCATED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. A LARGE BAND OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING WEST AND NORTH OF THE SURFACE
LOW...STRETCHING FROM THE DAKOTAS...EASTWARD THROUGH NORTHERN
MINNESOTA AND INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION. ANOTHER AREA OF
LIGHTER SNOW IS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH EASTERN
COLORADO...WESTERN KANSAS...AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA. BEHIND THE
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS...BELOW
ZERO TEMPERATURES AND 20 TO 30 MPH WINDS...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40
AND 60 MPH WERE REPORTED.
THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES...STRONG WINDS AND
SNOW WILL PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
TONIGHT...AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT ON MONDAY...ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PLAINS. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO
MINUS 20 TO 40 DEGREES...WHILE BLOWING SNOW REDUCES VISIBILITIES
TO NEAR ZERO IN SOME AREAS. VENTURING OUTSIDE WILL BECOME VERY
DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST SAT DEC
13 THROUGH 300 PM CST SUN DEC 14...
...COLORADO...
VAIL 36.0
TELLRIDE 15.0
SILVERTON 15.0
SNOWMASS 14.2
CRESTED BUTTE 6.2 N 12.0
ASPEN 1.7 WSW 12.0
SOUTH FORK 4.1 SW 12.0
EDWARDS 1.3 WNW 12.0
SILVERTHORNE 7.4 NW 11.5
VAIL 2.6 E 10.5
MESA 5.7 SSE 8.9
DILLON 0.6 WNW 8.2
EAGLE 1.0 SSE 8.0
...MICHIGAN...
GRAND MARAIS 10 S 3.5
NEWBERRY 1 N 2.5
WALKERVILLE 4.2 NNE 2.3
MARQUETTE 5.5 SSE 2.2
IRONWOOD 2.2
MUNISING 2.2
SAULT STE. MARIE 3.3 WSW 2.1
ONTONAGON 8 WSW 2.0
...MINNESOTA...
BABBIT 9.0
FLOODWOOD 7.5
BOWLUS 6.3
HILLMAN 7 S 5.5
TINTAH 1 W 5.2
HEWITT 4.0
GILMAN 2 NW 3.5
PINE CITY 3 N 3.3
MOOSE LAKE 3.0
DONNELLY 3.0
WRENSHALL 2.5
BEAVER BAY 2.5
HAYWARD 8 S 2.5
GURNEY 2.5
DULUTH 18 N 2.3
...MONTANA...
NOXON 4 NW 14.0
ALBERTON 4 ENE 10.5
LIBBY 2 W 8.0
CHINOOK 8.0
CHESTER 8.0
NEIHART 7 S 8.0
CHOTEAU 20 W 6.0
PLENTYWOOD 4.6 SE 6.0
BROCKTON 11.6 N 5.5
ROUNDUP 3.7 S 5.0
...NEBRASKA...
CHADRON 0.5 SE 3.5
ELSMERE 9 ENE 3.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
WILLISTON 13.2
BISMARCK 11.7
LITCHVILLE 10.0
LINTON 5 NW 10.0
STREETER 10 NW 10.0
KILLDEER 0.4 W 7.0
FORMAN 7.0
MINOT 6.0
UNDERWOOD 6.0
WEST FARGO 3.8 SSE 5.5
HAZELTON 4 NW 5.2
WATFORD CITY 5.1
FARGO 4.6 SW 5.0
JAMESTOWN 5.0
BUELAH 4.7
LANSFORD 4.1
FLASHER 0.4 NNW 4.0
TOWNER 4.0
FORT YATES 3.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
ROSCOE 8.0
HECLA 8.6 W 6.5
WARNER 3.4 SE 6.0
SISSETON 10.4 ENE 6.0
DEADWOOD 2 NE 5.4
WHITEWOOD 4.2 NNW 5.3
MOBRIDGE 8.0 NNW 5.3
PIERRE 4.0
WATERTOWN 4.0
MILBANK 2 SSW 4.0
COLUMBIA 8 NE 4.0
RAPID CITY 9.8 SW 3.5
WHITE LAKE 3.5
BROOKINGS 1.4 SW 3.0
HOT SPRINGS 3.7 WSW 2.5
...WISCONSIN...
MANITOWISH WATERS 4.5
WASHBURN 4 W 3.0
PARK FALLS 20 NE 3.0
SPOONER 10.6 WNW 2.5
HAYWARD 3 W 2.3
...WYOMING...
AFTON 8 NE 13.0
LANDER 19 SSW 10.0
ATLANTIC CITY 7 NW 10.0
DUBOIS 25 NW 10.0
OLD BATTLE 8.8
DIVIDE PEAK 8.7
SANDSTONE RANGER STATIO 8.3
WEBBER SPRINGS 8.3
JACKSON 8 WNW 8.0
KEMMERER 36 N 8.0
BONDURANT 14 E 8.0
MORAN JUNCTION 25 NE 8.0
PINDALE 12 NNE 7.0
GUNSIGHT PASS 7.0
...SELECTED WIND GUSTS IN MPH FROM 300 AM CST SAT DEC 13 THROUGH
300 PM CST SUN DEC 14...
...COLORADO...
WOLF CREEK PASS 63
MACK 60
TELLURIDE RGNL ARPT 47
...NEBRASKA...
GORDON 65
VALENTINE 62
BROKEN BOW 61
NORTH PLATTE 48
LEXINGTON 44
KEARNEY MUNI ARPT 44
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
RAPID CITY REGIONAL 52
MOBRIDGE 46
YANKTON/CHAN GURNEY MUNI ARPT 46
THE SURFACE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEASTWARD OVER
MINNESOTA AND INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES BY MONDAY MORNING. HEAVY
SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY
SUNDAY ACROSS EASTERN NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA...CENTRAL TO NORTHERN
MINNESOTA...NORTHERN WISCONSIN....AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE
UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND PERSIST
INTO MONDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OVER ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
SYSTEM. THE STRONG WINDS WILL SUPPORT SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
OF THE HEAVY SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.
THE NEXT SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 PM CST SUNDAY. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
COLLINS
Last Updated: 349 PM EST SUN DEC 14 2008