Storm Summary Number 2 for Plains to Upper Midwest Winter Storm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
1000 AM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024

...Heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and gusty winds are impacting
the Plains and Upper Midwest through early this week...

Winter Weather Advisories and Winter Storm Warnings are in effect
from the central and northern Plains to the Upper Midwest.

Wind Advisories and High Wind Warnings are in effect for portions
of the central and southern Plains and the Middle and Lower
Mississippi Valley.

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

At 900 AM CDT...A vigorous upper level shortwave was providing
support for a strengthening low pressure system over the central
and southern Plains. The central low was located over central
Kansas with a with a minimum central pressure of 991 mb (29.26 in
Hg). An occluded front extends from the low into central Oklahoma
to a triple point with a cold front extending to the southwest and
a warm front extending to the southeast. Another area of low
pressure in Nebraska had an attended cold front draped across the
western areas of the Central Plains and into the Midwest. A
stationary front extended northward through Iowa and Minnesota.
National Weather Service Doppler Radar indicated that there were
showers and thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall on the
southern and eastern side of the system (warm sector), while
moderate to heavy mixed wintry precipitation and snow were falling
on the northern and western side (cold sector) of the system from
Kansas to Minnesota. Winds were gusting up to 35-45 mph in the
central and southern Plains and up to 25-35 mph in portions of the
northern Plains and Upper Midwest. 

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM
CDT Sat Mar 23 through 900 AM CDT Sun Mar 24...

...COLORADO...
WEST WESTCLIFFE                      12.0                    
JAMESTOWN                            10.3                    
SAWPIT                                8.6                    
LEADVILLE                             8.4                    
SNOWMASS VILLAGE 2 SSW                5.1                    
BAYFIELD 7.0 N                        5.0                    
NEDERLAND 4 ENE                       4.0                    
RED MOUNTAIN PASS                     4.0                    
SOUTH FORK 0.6 S                      4.0                    
JAMESTOWN 3 W                         3.7                    
CRESTED BUTTE 6.2 N                   3.5                    

...IOWA...
NEW HAMPTON                           3.0                    
MARBLE ROCK                           2.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
BROOKSTON                            10.5                    
WEST DULUTH                          10.5                    
RICE LAKE                             9.1                    
LAKE SHORE                            7.0                    
LEWISTON                              6.0                    
GARY NEW DULUTH 2 NNW                 5.5                    
MOTLEY 2 ESE                          5.5                    
ROCHESTER 1 SSW                       5.5                    
BLOOMINGTON                           5.0                    
CALEDONIA                             5.0                    
MANTORVILLE                           5.0                    
NWS DULUTH                            3.6                    
DAYTON 4.2 ESE                        3.4                    

...MONTANA...
HUNGRY HORSE                         11.0                    
FINLEY POINT 8 N                      9.0                    
LUTHER 3 SSW                          9.0                    
WHITLASH 13 E                         8.0                    
BELT                                  7.0                    
MONARCH 9 NNW                         7.0                    
RED LODGE 5 W                         7.0                    
CROW AGENCY 6 W                       6.9                    
HELENA 2 W                            6.9                    
BUSBY 1 SE                            6.8                    
KALISPELL 2 NW                        6.6                    
BILLINGS 7 W                          2.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
GOLDEN VALLEY                         8.0                    
KILLDEER                              7.0                    
NEW ENGLAND 10 SW                     6.0                    
DICKINSON                             5.0                    
MANDAN 6 N                            5.0                    
SANGER 4 W                            5.0                    
BEULAH 1.8 SE                         3.2                    
BISMARCK 1.3 WNW                      2.5                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DUPREE                               12.0                    
LODGEPOLE                             7.0                    
STURGIS 2 E                           5.5                    
LUDLOW                                5.0                    
MURDO                                 5.0                    
FAITH 36.3 W                          4.0                    
GREGORY 8.7 N                         4.0                    
MUD BUTTE 8 SE                        4.0                    
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY                   2.6                    

...WISCONSIN...
BIRNAMWOOD                           13.3                    
TIGERTON                             12.0                    
WAUSAU                               11.0                    
ELK CREEK 2 SSE                       6.0                    
SPRING VALLEY                         5.8                    
PLOVER                                5.5                    
STEVENSTOWN 4 NW                      5.0                    
WAUSAU 1 SSE                          4.9                    
WESTON 1 E                            4.7                    
LA CROSSE 2 E                         4.6                    
BRICE PRAIRIE                         4.5                    
LA FARGE                              4.0                    
SUPERIOR 1.7 ESE                      3.2                    

...WYOMING...
CODY 2.4 WSW                          8.0                    
BURGESS JUNCTION 21 SE                6.0                    
POWELL 4.2 SW                         4.0                    
THAYNE 4.7 NNE                        3.5                    
DAYTON 8 WSW                          3.0                    

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

...COLORADO...
DOUGLASS PASS 1 W                      63                    
WAUNITA HOT SPRINGS 10 ESE             53                    
CAMEO 4 NE                             50                    
MACK 9 WSW                             50                    
OXFORD 3 WSW                           48                    

...KANSAS...
ODGEN                                  60                    
MANHATTAN 7 SSE                        59                    
HUTCHINSON                             58                    
HUTCHINSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT           58                    
RUSSELL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT              54                    

...OKLAHOMA...
CLINTON-SHERMAN AIRPORT                55                    
GAGE AIRPORT                           55                    
SEILING                                51                    

...TEXAS...
SUNDOWN 8 SW                           77                    
LUBBOCK INT. AIRPORT 1 N               73                    
OLTON 6 S                              69                    
SUDAN 9 NNW                            68                    
LAKEVIEW 7 WSW                         67                    
LEVELLAND 4 S                          67                    
MCLEAN 1 E                             67                    
LUBBOCK 3 WNW                          66                    
PLAINVIEW 1 SE                         64                    


This system will move northeast towards the Upper Midwest over the
next few days, continuing the threat for heavy snow and blizzard
conditions through early this week. Widespread heavy snow is
expected from western Nebraska northeastward to central and
northern Minnesota. Snow may accumulate at 1-2 inches per hour in
heavier bands tonight across Nebraska, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
Storm total snowfall may exceed a foot (greater than 50 percent
chance) over northern and northeastern Minnesota. Heavy snow
combined with gusty winds will produce blizzard conditions with
near zero visibility into early Tuesday, which will make travel
nearly impossible and could result in power outages and tree
damage. Freezing rain may also pose a threat with high
probabilities of acccumulating greater than or equal to 0.10
inches in areas around the upper Midwest. Today, the warm sector
of the front in eastern Iowa and western Illinois will also
contain the threat of seeing isolated flash flooding as
highlighted in the excessive rainfall outlook and a marginal risk
of severe weather in Missouri and Iowa for risks of tornadoes and
high winds per the forecasts of the Storm Prediction Center. 

The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 1000 PM CDT. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Dolan