STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS BLIZZARD
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BEGINNING TO BREAK UP NORTHERN PLAINS AND
UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
DAKOTAS...AND EASTERN MINNESOTA. 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 900 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 994 MB LOW PRESSURE CENTER
LOCATED OVER NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.  AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW WAS FALLING NORTH OF THE SURFACE LOW IN NORTHEASTERN
MINNESOTA...AND A SECOND AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS
LOCATED TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE SURFACE LOW IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.
BEHIND THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS AND MISSISSIPPI VALLEYS...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 CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS
TONIGHT...AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT ON MONDAY...ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. 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 IS VERY DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY AT
NIGHT. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED.


...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST SAT DEC
13 THROUGH 900 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
MOHAWK                               3.2
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                              12.0
PARK RAPIDS                         12.0
WADENA                              10.0
MOORHEAD                             9.5
FRAZEE                               9.0
BEMIDJI                              8.0
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


...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 STATION             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
900 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 THROUGH THE
UPPER GREAT LAKES AND INTO CANADA BY LATE MONDAY MORNING.  HEAVY
SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY
MONDAY ACROSS NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...NORTHERN WISCONSIN....AND
PORTIONS OF THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.  LIFE-THREATENING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY MORNING. 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 300 AM CST MONDAY. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

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