STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS BLIZZARD
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 AM CST FRI NOV 7 2008        

...DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BEGINS TO WEAKEN BUT BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ARE CONTINUING ACROSS THE DAKOTAS...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS...WINTER STORM WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR  THE MAJORITY OF NORTH AND SOUTH
DAKOTA...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN
MINNESOTA...AND NORTHWESTERN IOWA.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

AT 300 AM CST...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHWESTERN
MINNESOTA. THE CENTRAL PRESSURE OF THIS LOW LOWERED TO AROUND 991
MB AT 9 PM CST LAST NIGHT BUT HAS RISEN TO AROUND 996 MB (29.41
IN) SINCE THEN. THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT TO THE WEST OF THIS
LOW HAS RESULTED IN SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH ACROSS MUCH
OF THE DAKOTAS OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH IN NEBRASKA.
NWS DOPPLER RADARS CONTINUED TO SHOW A BAND OF SNOW ACROSS
WEST-CENTRAL NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA. THE COVERAGE OF THE SNOW HAS
GRADUALLY DECREASED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 12 PM CST
WED NOV 5 THROUGH 300 AM CST FRI NOV 7...

...NEBRASKA...
HAY SPRINGS                          12.0
RUSHVILLE                             6.0  
GORDON                                6.0  
MERRIMAN                              5.0

...NORTH DAKOTA...
ELGIN                                12.0
HEBRON                               11.0 
MARSHALL                              9.0
RICHARDTON                            8.0
WARD                                  7.0  
GLEN ULLIN                            6.0  
RICHARDSON                            5.0  
DUNN CENTER 1 E                       4.0  
FORTUNA 1 W                           4.0  
GRENORA                               4.0

...SOUTH DAKOTA...            
DEADWOOD 2 NE                        43.6 
FAITH                                18.0
RAPID CITY 4 NE                      13.0  
WHITEWOOD 4.2 NNW                    12.0
LEMMON 11.2 SW                       12.0
USTA 8 WNW                           12.0   
HARDING 3 SSE                        10.0
BOX ELDER 6.2 ESE                    10.0  
BISON 4.5 SE                          8.1 
KADOKA 1 NW                           7.0 
ALLEN 1 W                             6.0 
REVA                                  6.0  

...WYOMING...
SUNDANCE                             12.0  
UPTON                                 8.0  
NEWCASTLE                             7.0  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 12 PM
CST WED NOV 5 THROUGH 300 AM CST FRI NOV 7...

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
MCINTOSH                              0.25

...SELECTED RECENT WIND GUST REPORTS IN MILES PER HOUR OVER THE
PAST 6 HOURS ENDING AT 200 AM CST...

MITCHELL MUNI ARPT                SD       64
BUFFALO                           SD       55
ELLSWORTH_AFB/RAPID CITY          SD       53
MOBRIDGE                          SD       49
ARLINGTON                         WY       49
DEVILS LAKE MUNI ARPT             ND       49
VEDAUWOO                          WY       49
ABERDEEN WFO                      SD       48
PIERRE MUNI ARPT                  SD       46
RAPID CITY REGIONAL               SD       46
BROKEN BOW MUNI ARPT              NE       46


THE LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD INTO NORTHERN WISCONSIN
BY FRIDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE DAKOTAS SHOULD BEGIN TO
SUBDIDE FRIDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO TWELVE
INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER A LARGE AREA OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
DAKOTAS... WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...REACHING DEPTHS OF
MORE THAN TWO FEET. STRONG WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE LATE FRIDAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTHWEST.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
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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