THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 FOR NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS BLIZZARD
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 AM CST MON DEC 15 2008
...CONDITIONS IMPROVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...
WIND CHILL WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF
THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS AND THE NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY. WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE STILL IN EFFECT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...NORTHERN WISCONSIN...AND INTO THE
UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 990 MB LOW PRESSURE CENTER
LOCATED OVER EASTERN ONTARIO...JUST SOUTH OF THE HUDSON BAY.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS REPORTED WEST AND NORTH OF THE SURFACE
LOW...SPREADING FROM THE NORTHERN TIP OF MINNESOTA AND
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS ONTARIO. AHEAD AND ALONG THE ASSOCIATED
ARCTIC FRONT...A SOLID BAND OF RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS THE LOWER
GREAT LAKES...OHIO VALLEY...AND SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE TENNESSEE
AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. MIXED PRECIPITATION AND 15 TO 20
MPH SUSTAINED WINDS WERE OBSERVED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST SAT DEC
13 THROUGH 900 AM CST MON DEC 15...
...COLORADO...
VAIL 36.0
SILVERTON 15.0
TELLRIDE 15.0
SNOWMASS 14.2
ASPEN 1.7 WSW 12.0
CRESTED BUTTE 6.2 N 12.0
EDWARDS 1.3 WNW 12.0
SOUTH FORK 4.1 SW 12.0
SILVERTHORNE 7.4 NW 11.5
VAIL 2.6 E 10.5
DILLON 0.6 WNW 8.2
EAGLE 1.0 SSE 8.0
MESA 5.7 SSE 8.9
...MICHIGAN...
ONTONAGON 8 WSW 11.0
HOUGHTON 1.6 ESE 6.5
NEGAUNEE 4 E 4.5
AHMEEK 3.1
GRAND MARAIS 10 S 3.5
MARQUETTE 2 WNW 3.1
MOHAWK 3.2
BARAGA 7 NW 2.7
IRONWOOD 2.2
MUNISING 2.2
NEWBERRY 1 N 2.5
SAULT STE. MARIE 3.3 WSW 2.1
WALKERVILLE 4.2 NNE 2.3
...MINNESOTA...
ASKOV 4 NNE 15.5
MCKINLEY 15.0
HEWITT 14.0
BABBIT 12.0
PARK RAPIDS 12.0
LITTLE FALLS 11.0
PROCTOR 11.0
MCGREGOR 15 SSE 10.0
WADENA 10.0
FRAZEE 9.0
GRAND MARAIS 27 NNW 9.5
HILLMAN 7 S 9.4
MOORHEAD 9.5
SAGINAW 9.7
BEMIDJI 8.0
DONNELLY 8.5
...MONTANA...
NOXON 4 NW 14.0
ALBERTON 4 ENE 10.5
CHESTER 8.0
CHINOOK 8.0
LIBBY 2 W 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
...NORTH DAKOTA...
WILLISTON 13.8
BISMARCK 12.5
FARGO 4.6 SW 10.0
LINTON 5 NW 10.0
LITCHVILLE 10.0
STREETER 10 NW 10.0
JAMESTOWN 8.5
FORMAN 7.0
KILLDEER 0.4 W 7.0
MINOT 6.0
UNDERWOOD 6.0
HAZELTON 4 NW 5.2
WATFORD CITY 5.1
WEST FARGO 3.8 SSE 5.5
BUELAH 4.7
FLASHER 0.4 NNW 4.0
LANSFORD 4.1
TOWNER 4.0
FORT YATES 3.0
...NEBRASKA...
CHADRON 0.5 SE 3.5
ELSMERE 9 ENE 3.0
LONG PINE 16 ESE 3.2
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PIERRE 8.0
ROSCOE 8.0
ORTONVILLE 7.0
BOWDLE 6.0
HECLA 8.6 W 6.5
SISSETON 10.4 ENE 6.0
WARNER 3.4 SE 6.0
DEADWOOD 2 NE 5.4
MOBRIDGE 8.0 NNW 5.3
WHITEWOOD 4.2 NNW 5.3
COLUMBIA 8 NE 4.0
MILBANK 2 SSW 4.0
ROSCOE 0.3 NNW 4.5
SISSETON 10.4 ENE 4.0
WATERTOWN 4.0
BROOKINGS 1.4 SW 3.0
RAPID CITY 9.8 SW 3.5
WHITE LAKE 3.5
HOT SPRINGS 3.7 WSW 2.5
...WISCONSIN...
IRONWOOD 8.1
MELLON 18.6 SW 7.1
BAYFIELD 8.8 N 6.9
SPOONER 10.6 WNW 5.2
UPSON 5.8
MANITOWISH WATERS 4.5
MERCER 4.0
MINOCQUA 4.0
BOULDER JUNCTION 3.0
PARK FALLS 20 NE 3.0
PHELPS 3.0
ST. GERMAIN 3.0
WASHBURN 4 W 3.0
...WYOMING...
AFTON 8 NE 13.0
ATLANTIC CITY 7 NW 10.0
DUBOIS 25 NW 10.0
LANDER 19 SSW 10.0
BONDURANT 14 E 8.0
DIVIDE PEAK 8.7
JACKSON 8 WNW 8.0
KEMMERER 36 N 8.0
MORAN JUNCTION 25 NE 8.0
OLD BATTLE 8.8
SANDSTONE RANGER STATION 8.3
WEBBER SPRINGS 8.3
GUNSIGHT PASS 7.0
PINDALE 12 NNE 7.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST SAT DEC 13
THROUGH 900 AM CST MON DEC 15...
...IOWA...
OTTUMWA 1.00
ALBIA 0.50
CENTERVILLE 0.20
BLOOMFIELD 0.50
OSKALOOSA 0.50
...ILLINOIS...
MACOMB 0.50
CHICAGO 5 NW 0.10
THE SURFACE LOW WILL QUICKLY TRACK NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS CANADA
THROUGHOUT THE DAY MONDAY. FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUS
WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SOUTHEASTWARD AS THE TRAILING
ARCTIC FRONT PUSHES 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 ACROSSMUCH OF THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...GREAT LAKES...OHIO VALLEY...AND SOUTHERN
PLAINS.
THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER
TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.
GERHARDT
Last Updated: 1152 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008