THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS BLIZZARD
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 AM CST MON DEC 15 2008
...CONDITIONS IMPROVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...
...TEMPERATURES DROPPING RAPIDLY AS THE ARCTIC FRONT PUSHES SOUTH
AND SOUTHEASTWARD...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR A SMALL PORTION OF EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA. THESE WARNINGS WILL EXPIRE
EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WINTER STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE ACROSS
NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN. WIND CHILL WARNINGS
AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS NEARLY ALL OF THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL PLAINS...UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM
WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MID
WEST...SOUTHWARD INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND LOWER OHIO
VALLEY REGION. FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
AT 300 AM CST...A 991 MB LOW IS LOCATED OVER THE NORTHEASTERN
PORTION OF LAKE SUPERIOR. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT EXTENDS TO THE
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF THIS LOW AND IS PUSHING QUICKLY EASTWARD
THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES...LOWER OHIO VALLEY...SOUTH AND
SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE MIDDLE AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND
SOUTHERN PLAINS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT SNOWFALL INTENSITY HAS
DIMINISHED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...WITH MOSTLY LIGHT SNOWFALL BEING REPORTED OVER PORTIONS
OF MINNESOTA...NORTHERN WISCONSIN AND THE WESTERN UPPER PENINSULA
OF MICHIGAN. RAIN THAT HAS BEEN FALLING ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE
ARCTIC FRONT IS CHANGING OVER TO FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW AS
TEMPERATURES DROP QUICKLY AS THE ARCTIC FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE
GREAT LAKES...MID WEST...LOWER OHIO VALLEY AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY. WHILE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND
UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION...20 TO 30 MPH WINDS...WITH GUSTS
TO NEAR 40 ARE BEING REPORTED OVER MUCH OF THE PLAINS
STATES...UPPER TO MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...MID WEST AND LOWER
OHIO VALLEY.
THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES...STRONG WINDS AND
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
DURING MONDAY. 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 300 AM CST MON DEC 15...
...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...
HEWITT 14.0
BABBIT 12.0
PARK RAPIDS 12.0
PROCTOR 11.0
WADENA 10.0
MOORHEAD 9.5
FRAZEE 9.0
HILLMAN 7 S 8.6
LITTLE FALLS 8.5
DONNELLY 8.5
BEMIDJI 8.0
FLOODWOOD 7.5
OGILVIE 7.0
STAPLES 7.0
BOWLUS 6.3
MADISON 6.0
TINTAH 1 W 5.2
GLENWOOD 5.0
ST CLOUD 4.2
GILMAN 2 NW 3.5
PINE CITY 3 N 3.3
MOOSE LAKE 3.0
MINNEAPOLIS 2.4
...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...
PIERRE 6 TO 8
ROSCOE 8.0
ORTONVILLE 7.0
HECLA 8.6 W 6.5
BOWDLE 6.0
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
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 STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES ENDING AT 300 AM CST MON
DEC 15...
...IOWA...
OTTUMWA 1.0
ALBIA 0.5
OSKALOOSA 0.5
BLOOMFIELD 0.5
CENTERVILLE 0.25
...ILLINOIS...
MACOMB 0.5
CHICAGO 5 NNW 0.1
THE SURFACE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH
NORTHEASTERN CANADA MONDAY. THE TRAILING ARCTIC FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE QUICKLY EASTWARD THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES...OHIO
VALLEY AND SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND
SOUTHERN PLAINS. SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
OHIO VALLEY REGION TODAY...WHILE FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER
PORTIONS OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. GUSTY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY MONDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...GREAT LAKES...OHIO VALLEY AND SOUTHERN
PLAINS. LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF
THE PLAINS STATES AND THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
THE NEXT SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 AM CST MONDAY. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
ORAVEC/KONG
aD
Last Updated: 342 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008