Storm Summary Number 03 for Northern Plains to Northeast Winter
Storm and Arctic Outbreak
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
300 AM CST Mon Jan 28 2019

...Moderate to heavy snow is falling across the Midwest while
strong winds continue in the Northern and Central Plains...

Blizzard Warnings are in effect across portions of the Dakotas and
western Minnesota.

Winter Storm Warnings, Watches, and Winter Weather Advisories are
in effect across much of the Upper Midwest, Upper Great Lakes, and
Northeast, as well as portions of the southeastern U.S.

High Wind Warnings and Wind Advisories are in effect for the
Northern and Central Plains and into the Middle Mississippi Valley.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 200 AM CST...A couple of surface lows with central pressures of
998 millibars, or 29.47 inches, were located in Iowa, with
associated warm fronts stretching across the Middle Mississippi
Valley. To the east and north, moderate to heavy snow was falling
across the Upper and Middle Mississippi Valley, while light to
moderate snow was spreading into the Upper Great Lakes region as
well. A narrow corridor of mixed precipitation was located along
the warm front in southeastern Iowa and western Illinois. Strong
sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph, with gusts over 60 mph, were
present behind cold fronts that were sweeping through the Plains.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 600 AM
CST Sun Jan 27 through 200 AM CST Mon Jan 28...

...ILLINOIS...
MOLINE QUAD-CITY ARPT                 1.8                    
ROCKFORD ARPT                         1.3                    

...IOWA...
GARNER                                6.0                    
MASON CITY                            5.0                    
DUBUQUE 2 WNW                         4.5                    
NEW HAMPTON                           4.0                    
ELDORA                                3.5                    
ESTHERVILLE 1 NW                      3.5                    
WATERLOO                              3.3                    
CLARION                               3.0                    
HIAWATHA                              3.0                    
DAVENPORT                             2.8                    

...MINNESOTA...
LAKE ITSACA 5 SSE                     8.0                    
TWO INLETS                            7.0                    
LAKE GEORGE                           6.5                    
PINE RIVER 7 N                        5.5                    
MANKATO                               5.0                    
MINNESOTA LAKE                        5.0                    
DOUGLAS 3 ESE                         4.3                    
ST. CLOUD 5 S                         4.0                    
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL ARPT             2.4                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
OLGA                                  4.0                    
GRAND FORKS 5 SSW                     3.0                    
HARVEY                                3.0                    
VELVA                                 3.0                    
KILLDEER                              2.0                    
ROLLA                                 2.0                    
TOLLEY 6.4 N                          2.0                    
DICKINSON 0.4 NNE                     1.5                    
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE                  1.5                    
BISMARCK 3 SSE                        1.4                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
CASTLEWOOD                            5.2                    
CLAREMONT 2 SSE                       3.0                    
KIDDER 1 N                            2.5                    
NORRIS 2.0 SSW                        2.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
DE SOTO 1 S                           6.0                    
RICHLAND CENTER                       2.0                    
VIROQUA                               2.0                    
EAU CLAIRE                            1.5                    

...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...

...MONTANA...
OPHEIM                                65                    

...NEBRASKA...
ORD ARPT                              62                    
MILLS 10 SE                           61                    
BROKEN BOW ARPT                       60                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
BISMARCK ARPT                         62                    
BUFFALO SPRINGS 3 W                   62                    
MOFFIT 3 E                            62                    
HETTINGER 1 NW                        61                    
MINOT 2 NNE                           61                    
DENHOFF 1 ENE                         60                    
DICKINSON MUNI ARPT                   60                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
EUREKA 13 ENE                         72                    
VIVIAN 13 N                           72                    
PIERRE MUNI ARPT                      71                    
ABERDEEN RGNL ARPT                    68                    
BULLHEAD 11 S                         66                    
BUFFALO 1 N                           64                    
RAPID CITY ARPT                       62                    
FAITH 1 NNE                           61                    

...WYOMING...
YODER 7 SW                            82                    
CHEYENNE 14 WSW                       75                    
CHUGWATER 8 S                         68                    
BUFORD 1 ENE                          65                    
SIBLEY PEAK 8 S                       65                    
PUMPKIN VINE 3 NE                     64                    


The surface low is expected to move eastward across the Midwest on
Monday and through the Great Lakes region Monday night and
Tuesday. Heavy snow will continue spreading north and east of the
low across the Upper Great Lakes region, where 6 to 10 inches of
snow is expected through Monday. However, additional heavy snow is
likely downwind of the Great Lakes in the cold air behind the low
on Tuesday and Wednesday, leading to total snowfall amounts of 1
to 2 feet in some areas. Snow of 8 to 12 inches, with locally
higher amounts, is forecast for the interior Northeast on Tuesday.
Farther south, rain is expected to change to snow behind the cold
front associated with the low; 1 to 4 inches of snow is possible
in parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley, Tennessee Valley, and
the Appalachians. Additionally, this system will usher in an
extremely cold arctic airmass across much of the Northern Plains,
Midwest, and the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast. Dangerously cold and
potentially record breaking temperatures and wind chills are
expected by Tuesday and Wednesday, particularly for the Upper
Midwest, where wind chill values could be as low as 40 to 60
degrees below zero for many locations, including Chicago and
Minneapolis.

The next storm summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 900 AM CST. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

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